Pre-application requirements

The eligibility for this course is a sincere desire to learn and discipline to attend all the classes. Previous experience in Ashtanga or Hatha yoga is preferred but not a must.

Certifications

Students who complete their training before December 31, 2020, are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

How the training works

All material will be shared on Google Drive, as downloadable files or shared on Vimeo. SANCYA will have availability for contact hours as they are free to call or conference them as needed and the final exam is live video call via WhatsApp.

Contact hours

There will be live contact 60 hours whenever needed in order to clarify doubts and the final exam is live.

Non-contact hours

All modules are previously recorded so students can access the material at their own convenience. 180 non-contact hours for self-study.

Timing of sessions (UTC+05:30)

The online sessions run from Monday to Saturday. Classes can be taken in between 6 a.m. to 8 p.m Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30).

Course information

You can choose between Hatha Vinyasa yoga teacher training or Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training.

Hatha Vinyasa

In the Hatha Vinyasa yoga teacher training, you will will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the asana experience as you learn to teach basic Hatha yoga series with focus on breath coordination, lines of energy, modifications, and adjustment.

The practices of pranayama (science of breath), meditation, and chanting will be introduced to enrich you as well as provide you with the skill to lead these practices as they might relate to a yoga class. You will learn how to give guided classes and become teachers of asana and meditation.

Ashtanga Vinyasa

The Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training will push you to go further than you ever thought possible. Known as the most physically demanding of the yoga’s, Ashtanga Vinyasa embraces the philosophy that it is through your physical bodies that you will clear your mental bodies which allows the true self to shine forth.

This process unfolds by carefully following an eight-limed path laid out by the Sage Patanjali. In the training, you will focus on the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga. You will study in depth all eight limbs and practice them.

You will be learning the primary series of Ashtanga yoga (yoga Chikitsa), how to give guided classes and become teachers of asana. You will also learn to steady the mind (dharana) and focus the mind (dyhana) and work towards entering into mediation (samadhi).

For both trainings, you will be studying the yoga sutras of Patanjali, Hatha yoga Pradipika, anatomy of yoga, pranayama, and Aryuveda among other subjects.

Pranayama

As humans, you are expressions of the universal pranic energy or the prana (life force). However, improper lifestyles and unconscious untrained ways of breathing processes hamper your life force and unbalance your body and mind increasing stress, anxiety, and fears in your minds. In your course, you will learn how to breathe properly and to guide and expand prana or life-force in the right way to connect to your higher self.

• Nadi Shodhana pranayama
• Surya Bheda pranayama
• Sheetali pranayama
• Seetkari pranayama
• Bhramari pranayama
• Bhastrika pranayama
• Kapalbhati pranayama

Yoga philosophy

Philosophy is the core of any subject and yoga is not different, without philosophy similar body without yoga is a consciousness. Philosophy classes at SANCYA conducted in an environment, where the interactive process not only allows participants to learn and navigate how to form questions but also helps them reach their own answers regarding mundane, emotional, and spiritual life.

• Yoga history, philosophy, and lifestyle
• What is yoga
• History of yoga
• Yogic texts
• Paths of yoga
• Ayurveda
• Koshas
• Pranas
• Nadis
• Chakras
• Pranayama
• Bandhas
• Mudras
• Shat Karmas
• Meditation

Ayurveda & Naturopathy

Ayurveda is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science. In Sanskrit, Ayurveda means “The Science of Life.” Ayurvedic knowledge originated in India more than 5,000 years ago and is often called the “Mother of All Healing.” It stems from the ancient Vedic culture and was taught for many thousands of years in an oral tradition from accomplished masters to their disciples. Some of this knowledge was set to print a few thousand years ago, but much of it is inaccessible. The principles of many of the natural healing systems now familiar in the West have their roots in Ayurveda, including naturopathy and yoga therapy.

• Learn the basics of Naturopathy: principals and theory
• Body constitutions: 5 natural elements
• Relation between Ayurveda and yoga
• Five elements
• Diet and nutrition according to naturopathy

• 60 contact hours including live final exam
• 180 non-contact hours for self-study
• 7 online yoga sessions daily
• Previously recorded materials
• YOGA ALLIANCE Certificate of completion
• Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion before 31st december 2020

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• Online Retreat fees 22,000 INR Indian Rupees.