Benefits of 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Nepal

10 Aug 2022 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy

500 hour yoga teacher training in Nepal is a complete and organized program for Advance level Yoga teacher training. This teacher training program is designed to strengthen your basic learning and Yoga practice and concepts. You will learn all the aspects of Yoga in this course. You will master most of the asanas as well as learn all the theories behind Yoga. You will also learn various meditation practices. You will have knowledge of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as well. ( Both Primary and Intermediate Series )

As a successful yoga teacher, you will need to have amazing yoga knowledge and yoga teacher training skills, and thus the 500 hour yoga teacher training in Nepal is designed to accomplish those needs. In this 500 hour yoga teacher training course, you will study both 200 hour yoga teacher training in Nepal and also 300 hour yoga teacher training course which will provide your certification for both levels of the yoga teacher training course.

Syllabus of 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course

Yoga Philosophy :

Detailed study and analysis of yoga philosophies and traditional yogic texts: Meaning, Definition, and History of Yoga, Biography of some yogic Rishis such as Lord Shiva, Patanjali;

Brief introduction of the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Pradipika, and Gherand Samhita;

Forms of yoga: Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Gyana yoga, Dhyana yoga, Mantra yoga, Hatha yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga

Yogic Lifestyle: Day Regimen, Night Regimen, and Seasonal Regimen, Aahara – Vihara – Vichaara – Vishraama;

Ethics: Yama (social ethics): eg. Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness); Asteya (non-stealing), Aparigraha (non-possessiveness), Brahmacharya (True nature), Niyama (individual ethics): eg. Shouch (purification); Santosha (contentment), Tapa (tenacity), Swadhyaya (self-study), Ishwor pradhan (self-surrender to god)

Concepts of Dharma and Karma, Bondage and Moksha

Yogic Aahara / Sattvic Food, Rules of healthy food habits

Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher-student relationships and community

Understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others (Seva)

Yoga Asanas (Postures):

This advanced yoga teacher training course will teach you the practice of techniques and alignment for many advanced Asanas. You will practice traditional, research-based, modern, and advanced variations as well as precise corrections for a deeper understanding of Yoga Asanas. You will learn different asanas as per different yogic texts and practice them on a spiritual basis as well as physically. Asanas are taught by yoga teacher trainers who have experience of many years.

Pranayama, Mudras, and Bandhas

You will learn various Pranayama. As Pranayama is the most important aspect of our life for a better life. It is the key to deeper meditation. The breath is a gateway to enter into you. Students develop better in their own practice of pranayama by scouring the entire body through pranic (breath) energy.

Also Mudras and bandhas knowledge help to understand the pranayama in more detail.

Bhagwad Geeta-

The amazing class takes students through selected shlokas of the Bhagwad Geeta – its understanding, interpretation, and application of its essence to daily life.

Anatomy–Physiology And Yoga Therapy-

A general understanding of the principal organs in each system; their overall structure and location. The nine Major systems of the body with their primary functions and the effect of Yoga practices on each of them.

Yogic Diet- Principles for longevity
Yoga Techniques and Asanas or Yoga postures
Shat Kriyas– Purification techniques
Pranayama’s– Yogic breathing techniques
Yogendra Conceptual Techniques
Mantra Chanting and Meditation skills

Teaching Methodology

Communication skills such as group dynamics, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries
How to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations, to the degree possible in a group setting
Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting, and correcting
Teaching styles and Qualities of a teacher
The student learning process
Business aspects of teaching yoga (including marketing and legal) Exams and Evaluations- At the end of the course, students who have the stipulated attendance and they have completed the mandated assignments, can register with the course coordinator to give the final exams (Theory & Practical’s). Students are required to pass both the Theory and Practicals. The minimum passing mark for each is 50%