Advanced 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh, India

300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh

Take your teaching to the next Level. You have already established a foundation. Now go where you are not, transcend where you are. This course is designed for intermediate and advanced practitioners. It will help take your teaching to a more powerful and in-depth level. Open greater opportunities for your teaching as well as deepen your understanding and own practice of Yoga as a way of life. Our trainings are considered by many as the most comprehensive yoga Teacher Training in the world. 

The Sattva Yoga Academy 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh will open an extraordinary depth to your practice and your teaching, opening a whole world of new possibilities for your leadership as a global yoga teacher. It will prepare you to teach at festivals, lead retreats and assist in trainings globally. This training is essential to be eligible for applying to Sattva Master Level Training.

Curriculum of 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training Course

300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Rishikesh

Advanced Technology of Sattva Yoga Integrated Practices

  • Advanced Hatha Asanas, Kundalini practices and Tantra Kriyas
  • How to blend and work with 7 distinct styles of Yoga with 3 Sattva Waves and merge them into one organic whole
  • Understand how to use the techniques for healing and transformation of body, mind, and spirit
  • In-depth look at the relationship of the 5 layers of the body and the effect of the techniques on each
  • Purpose, benefits, contraindications of all techniques and how to use the practice for the ultimate aim of Yoga
  • Learn to design and teach class sequences (practice teaching mixed level classes and advanced classes)

Yogic Philosophy, Ethics, & Ancient Scriptures

  • Investigate advanced philosophy of the Himalayan Yog-Vedantic Tradition
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
  • Discover the scope of the Bhagavad Gita
  • Recognise the history of Hatha Yoga Pradipika
  • Tantras and Agamas
  • Upanishads
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Knowledge Meetings and Satsangs

  • Advanced wisdom is presented in Knowledge Meetings and Satsangs.
  • Learn to appreciate that living enlightenment is an ever-expanding process of growth and evolution; it is not an end-game.
  • Knowledge Meetings cover many of the subjects of the course, including the nature of the Self, the field of unity, states of consciousness, subtle body practices, chanting, meditation, japa and mantra, nada yoga, music, sangha (community), introduction to Ayurveda , Vedanta, and philosophy.
  • Satsang offers the opportunity to ask questions about the many subjects of the course, including meditation, philosophy. Questions are answered as part of Satsang.

Asanas and Kriyas, Technology of Sattva Yoga

  • Advanced asanas are taught at this level.
  • Advanced kriyas are introduced as the capacity of the students increases
  • Learn to incorporate Kriya sets in your practice and teaching for specific purposes
  • Discover sequences of practices that are specifically designed to achieve a desired effect
  • Enhance your toolbox of practices to bring greater support to your students
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Advanced Pranayama Principles and Practice

  • Advanced principles and theory of pranayama
  • Practical training in advanced pranayama technology
  • Learn Pranayama sets to enrich your practice and classes
  • Investigation of modern scientific research confirming the knowledge of the rishis.
  • Includes teaching methods

Advanced Mantra Practice

  • Dive deep into advanced mantra practice
  • Learn how to incorporate Naad in your classes
  • Practice teaching mantra
  • Learn to give instruction in japa
  • Give deeper experience to your students
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Teaching Methodology

  • Increase your understanding of the Sattva Yoga teaching method
  • Learn to apply the Sattva basic 3-Wave class structure
  • Expand your knowledge of structuring the seven aspects of a Sattva Yoga class/journey to include meditation, breath practices, asana, kriya, mantra, partner work and freedom movement
  • Develop your awareness of the distinct yogic traditions and their techniques
  • Energetics and adjustments of assists
  • The art of sequencing
  • Ethics of teaching yoga, including the types of teachers and students
  • Teach Advanced Kundalini and Sattva Tantra Kriyas
  • Vinyasa Krama ‒ Study the transformative effects and learning how to blend them together with vinyasa krama.
  • Expand the scope of your classes by incorporating different techniques.

Practicum with Small Group Peer Review

  • Teach classes in a small group setting to hone your skills
  • Practice teaching is included
  • Observe and assist in classes taught by others
  • Give and receive feedback
  • Write responses to suggested Contemplation topics
  • Enrich your oral presentation skills
  • Practical skills for conducting satsang.
  • Practice giving Dharma Talks
  • Learn to give private initiations
  • Teach advanced pranayama practices
  • Learn how to support your students with private mentoring
  • Learn how to plan and execute retreats with theme and intention
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Group Practicum

  • Includes class observation
  • Focus on class structure
  • Structure, sequence and teach a class
  • Set intention for a class with theme and music

Integration Coursework, Seva, and Self-Practice Requirements

  • Students are required to finish homework after the completion of the contact hours.
  • The homework is considered a vital part of the coursework and is required in order to apply for certification by Yoga Alliance or other certifying organisations.
  • The Homework should be submitted within 3 months of the completion date of the course contact hours.
  • Complete all the course contemplative questions.
  • Structure and teach seven classes and write about your experience.
  • Log your personal sadhana for at least 40 days.
  • Undertake a SEVA project (volunteer/serve) and share your experience.
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What You'll Receive in Sattva 300 hour YTT Course in Rishikesh

The Sattva Yoga Academy's 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh is widely regarded as the most comprehensive program of its kind globally. Renowned for its excellence, it draws students from diverse corners of the world, fostering the development of authentic, confident, knowledgeable, and empowered yogis.

  • Exclusive Sattva Yoga Academy manuals distributed only at Sattva Yoga Academy trainings
  • Full immersion into a unique yogic culture
  • 3 delicious organic meal per day, plus 2 chai/herbal tea breaks
  • Use of campus facilities such as free wi-fi, swimming pool, steam room, much more.
  • Accommodation at the luxurious Sattva Retreat Centre with attached bathroom, AC and views that include the river, pool and mountains
  • Outdoor excursions that include some of the caves, temples, waterfalls, or local mountain villages
  • Direct access to Sattva global community of like-spirited yogis around the world
  • Full guidance of senior experienced and dedicated faculty.
  • A welcome bag of surprise goodies
  • Certification of completion when all requirements have been met. The certificate enables you to register with Yoga Alliance USA as a 300 hour RYT.

Sample of Schedule for Sattva 300 hour YTT Program in Rishikesh

Sattva Yoga Teacher Training is designed to immerse students into the physical, mental, and spiritual states of yoga so they emerge as students and teachers of wisdom and practice. Sattva Yoga Teacher Training is not about “becoming” a yoga teacher, but about coming into the strong spine, the fierce presence, and the free life that allows for being a teacher from wherever you stand in your community. The power of taking the journey to India for this experience is tremendous. The journey inspires, heals, invigorates, and frees. The journey is deeply transforming and deeply joyous. All are supported in community to rise fully.

Example of a typical day:-

Timing Activity
6:30 - 7:00 AM Puja
7.00 - 7.45 AM Meditation
7.45 - 8.30 AM Herbal Tea, Fruit and Silent Reflection / Journaling
8.30 - 10.30 AM Morning Asana and Kriya Practice
10:30 - 12.30 PM Breakfast in Silence, Morning break
12.30 - 2.30PM FIRST SESSION. Understanding Yoga (History, philosophy, core principles, teaching methodology, queuing, language, purpose, observation, voice, taking your seat as a teacher)
Timing Activity
2:30 - 3.30PM Lunch
3:30 - 5.30PM SECOND SESSION.  Yoga anatomy and principles of Sattva Yoga
5:30 - 6.45PM Asana, Kriya, Breakdown with adjustments or evening asana, pranayama, kriya, yoga nidra practice
6:45 - 7:00PM Aarti
6:45 - 8:00PM Dinner
8:00 - 8:45PM THIRD SESSION  . Satsang, Sutras explanation, chanting, community time

You will have some afternoon time free and one day a week will be off, in that day the schedule above is followed until 10:30 am and the rest of the day may include either free or an optional group excursion/adventure. Included in the program can be also a sacred pilgrimage to temples in the lower Himalayas, and to the Ma Ganga river. 


Please consider this schedule is flexible. Some sessions will be decided according to the progression of the groups.

Eligibility

For Sattva 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training Rishikesh – A 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certificate from Sattva Yoga Academy or any other Yoga Alliance approved yoga school is required.

We make sure that our teachers in training are prepared for the level 2 curriculum. Depending on the nature of the yoga school you attended you may be given extra study to do in order to be up to par with the curriculum offered in this training.

Course Fee & Dates

Course fee for Sattva 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

Dates Booking
10th April to 08th May 2024

15th September to 13th October 2024

 20th November to 18th December 2024

Standard room —US $2350 (Standard shared room per person)
Deluxe room – US $2500 (Deluxe shared room per person)
US $350 required to hold your spot.

*For single occupancy add US $450.
*All rooms sizes and views differ
*All deposits are non-refundable, but can be transferred to other upcoming trainings at Sattva Yoga Academy. The deposit is valid for a lifetime. If you wish to cancel, be sure to notify Sattva  [email protected] of your cancelation at least one week before the course start date. Once training is started, no cancellation will be accepted.

Accommodation

Just as a healthy body is essential for the flourishing of the soul, a clean and hygienic atmosphere is necessary for the well-being of our physical body. 

Our rooms are specifically designed for yogis, spacious and well-ventilated. Our management is dedicated to ensuring that your rooms are always kept clean and hygienic.

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What does a student get after the completion of the course?

Completing the 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, students will receive a certificate from the Sattva Yoga Academy. This certificate is of great significance, as it verifies that the students have completed the course from a respected association and institution. It also grants them the eligibility to become yoga instructors if they so choose. The certificate is recognized and verified by the Yoga Alliance, a long-standing leading association in the yogic lifestyle.

FAQ

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At Sattva Yoga Academy, the 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh is designed for intermediate and advanced practitioners. It is an extensive course of the integrated practices drawn from the Himalayan Yogic Tradition. Students who complete the program are equipped with the knowledge and skills to teach transformative Sattva Yoga classes in various environments. They have the necessary training and certification to become a 300 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance and other certifying organisations.

At Sattva Yoga Academy, the 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh is designed for intermediate and advanced practitioners. It is an extensive course of the integrated practices drawn from the Himalayan Yogic Tradition. Students who complete the program are equipped with the knowledge and skills to teach transformative Sattva Yoga classes in various environments. They have the necessary training and certification to become a 300 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance and other certifying organisations.

Our training is considered by many as the most comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training in the world. Open greater opportunities for your teaching as well as deepen your own practice of Yoga and your understanding of Yoga as a way of life. The Sattva Yoga Academy 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh will open an extraordinary depth to your practice and your teaching, opening a whole world of new possibilities for your leadership as a global yoga teacher. It will prepare you to teach at festivals, lead retreats and assist in trainings globally. This training is essential to be eligible for applying to Sattva Master Teacher Training. The Sattva Yoga Academy 300 hour YTT course in Rishikesh is aligned with the standards and guidelines of Yoga Alliance and other certifying organisations. Students are eligible to apply for certification with the status of a 300 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) when course requirements have been fulfilled.

At Sattva Yoga Academy, the 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh is a course lasting 4 weeks. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Coursework/homework is given after the course end date to be submitted to Sattva in order to be eligible to apply to Yoga Alliance and other certifying organizations. Final graduation is dependent upon completion of the integration coursework/homework. It will include writing descriptions of your personal sadhana, creating and teaching several free classes, doing seva, and submitting responses to contemplative questions. All this will only help you become more confident and sincere as a practitioner and teacher.

The Sattva Yoga Academy curriculum for the 300 hour YTT Course in Rishikesh includes training sessions about the advanced technology of Sattva Yoga Integrated Practices that are drawn from the Himalayan Yogic Tradition, yogic philosophy and ancient scriptures, knowledge meetings and satsangs, practice of asanas and kriyas, technology of Sattva Yoga, advanced pranayama principles and practice, advanced mantra and japa practice, teaching methodology, practicum with small group peer review which includes how to teach the advanced Sattva Meditation Technique and advanced pranayama technique, how to give private initiation, how to give dharma talks, how to enrich your oral presentation skills, how to plan and execute retreats and workshops worldwide, group practicum, homework, seva, and self-practice requirements and much more.

There is no additional cost for the course itself. Students are responsible for the cost of travel to and from Sattva Yoga Academy at Sattva Retreat Centre including airport transfer to and from Sattva Yoga Academy, taxi fares to and from Sattva Yoga Academy for trips into town, specialty drinks and sweets in the Sattva cafés, treatments and massages in the onsite Ayurvedic Spa and Salon, laundry service for personal items, and notebooks/journals, pens/pencils and books.

Students are expected to be present for 100% of the schedule, including some excursions, in order to obtain a training certificate.

Please visit Sattva website FAQs section for a list what to pack. Go to link https://sattvayogaacademy.com/faq where you will also find more information about the Travel, Health & Safety in the section.

Yes, there is a required reading list that will be sent with the welcome email confirming that your deposit has been received. Once you receive the required reading list, you can start reading the books in preparation for the course. Note: These books are not included in the course fee.

Graduation will be on the last day of the training. Sattva will approve an application to Yoga Alliance or other certifying organisations when the student has completed the integration coursework/homework given after the training course end date.

Yes. After completing the Sattva 300 hour YTT Course in Rishikesh, graduates are qualified to teach yoga.

All deposits are non-refundable, but can be transferred to other upcoming trainings at Sattva Yoga Academy. The deposit is valid for a lifetime. If you wish to cancel, be sure to notify Sattva [email protected] of your cancelation at least one week before the course start date. Once training is started, no cancellation will be accepted.

The course fee at Sattva Yoga Academy includes 3 nutritious, delicious vegetarian meals every day plus 2 chai/herbal tea breaks and accommodations on the campus of the luxurious Sattva Retreat Centre surrounded by the beautiful nature of the Himalayas. The environment supports the students in embracing and enjoying the teachings at Sattva. All rooms have modern amenities, including attached bathroom, AC and views that include the river, pool and mountains.

The Sattva Yoga Academy course fee includes exclusive Sattva Yoga Academy manuals, a welcome bag of surprise goodies, three delicious organic meals per day, plus two chai/herbal tea breaks, use of campus facilities such as free wi-fi, swimming pool, and steam room, accommodation at the luxurious Sattva Retreat Centre with attached bathroom, Air-conditioning, room cleaning and linens on request, outdoor excursions that may include some of the caves, temples, waterfalls, or local mountain villages, Satsangs and Trainings, and full immersion into a unique yogic culture, a rich worldwide sangha of like-minded yogis.