We specialize in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yoga Therapy,
​Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga and Vinyasa Flow

Abhijna School of Yoga & Meditation conducts eight Yoga Teacher Training Programs in India each Year.  We have separate courses of 200 and 300 hours in different styles.  Over 500 people have received Yoga Certification from our school and teach yoga in the US, Europe, Canada, Asia, Australia, The Middle East, Africa and Central and South America.
Trainings are given in small groups, limited to 16 people for Ashtanga, 12 for Yoga Therapy and 14 for Hatha Yoga.
Courses are designed to suprass the requirements for registration with Yoga Alliance.  At the end of the course you will be a Certified Yoga Instructor, elegible to register with Yoga Alliance and qualified to teach the chosen style such as Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yoga Therapy or Hatha Yoga.

For more information visit our partner websites: www.yogatherapyindia.com,  www.yogakerala.net ​

200 HOUR ASHTANGA VINYASA TTC

Mysore's most Famous and Vigorous Style of Yoga as taught by Sri K. Pattabi Jois

You will learn and practice in detail Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga everyday.   You will be trained to be able to teach this powerful Ashtanga vinyasa style to others.  The course is an in-depth study of the concept of vinyasa, ujjayi breathing, dristhis (gaze points) and hands-on adjustments.  

More details and ​curriculum click here
*The yoga therapy components of our 200-Hour Teacher Training on Yoga Therapy follows Abhijna School of Yoga and Meditation Standards and is not derived from our status as an RYS® nor RYTs® with Yoga Alliance Registry. Our main sources are based on Ayurvedic principles of Charaka and Sushruta Samhita, the yoga teachings and therapeutic benefits of yoga  are derived from Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita and Patanjali´s Yoga Sutras.

200H Yoga Therapy TTC

The Yoga Therapy Program gives yoga teachers the skills
to work intelligently with students who are living with chronic illness and injury, as well as aging populations. Knowing how to work with these groups will deepen your confidence as a teacher, expand the range of private clients you can work with, and increase the types of classes you can offer. The training also offers a great education in the gentler styles of yoga that can be incorporated into more active classes.

200 HOUR VINYASA FLOW TEACHER TRAINING
FEB 7 - MAR 7, 2019                               APR 23 - MAY 21, 2019

Learn the Art of Vinyasa Flow

Come to explore the Creativity and Freedom derived from Abhijna's 200 Hour Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training.

​We draw our training on the essential teachings given by Krishnamacharya,  where the practice of Asanas should be done in an Intelligent way known as Vinyasa Krama.  We will use the breath and body to integrate the mind and adapt the body towards a state of flow and inner stillness within that flow. 

200 Hour Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training

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Connect with your Yin Force - the force of creativity and source of stillness.  

The Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Course is divided into two essential parts where the student develops into a competent teacher:  
1.  Yin Yoga Techniques:  you will learn how to structure and teach beginners, intermediate and advanced yin yoga practices thus helping you cater a wide range of clients.
2.  Meditation Techniques:  Learn to teach and safely guide meditations.

200 Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher's Training Course

Learn the classical and gentle approach of Hatha Yoga and its foundation asanas, pranayamas, kriyas and meditative practices. This course is a perfect approach if you wish to teach people who have never done yoga, who are stiff or have health related-issues, it also  gives a strong foundation for any yoga practice and practitioner.   

​You will learn how to teach and how to tailor a practice depending on the individual's needs.  We cover the basic undertstanding of Hatha Yoga Pradipika as well as Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

300 HOUR ASHTANGA VINYASA TTC - INTERMEDIATE SERIES

The 300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training at Abhijna School of Yoga on Ashtanga Vinyasa Intermediate Series requieres a previous compulsory foundational 200 Hour program, on the Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa.  As part of the application process, the student should send a copy of his/her previous 200 Hour YTTC Certificate from a Yoga Alliance USA Registered Institution.  If unable to complete this requirement, student should undergo first a 200H YTTC on Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series preferably at Abhijna School of Yoga*.

Course certification is available to those students who:
  1. Successfully complete the 300-hour training in addition to the 200H YTTC
  2. Teach 100 hours after completion and send proof of teaching to the school.
  3. Pass the written and Teaching Practicums Tests with passing mark of 70%.
Overview
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Program (+300-Hours)

The Abhijna School of Yoga & Meditation 300-Hour Teacher Training is a month-long residential program held in Varkala, Kerala.  It is a rigorous program taught by Mahesh Chandra and Ellie Ruales. It attracts students from around the world and produces empowered, knowledgeable and confident yoga teachers.

It emphasizes the essentials of the primary series as an essential tool for the foundation and development of the intermediate series.  The student will go over the details of doing and teaching yoga asana postures of both series, hands-on adjustments for both series, study of yoga philosophy, practicums on teaching pranayama, bandhas, and mantra, learning foundational functional anatomy and subtle energy, while exploring modifications and variations to deepen the understanding of the intermediate series.
A variety of learning modalities will be used: shared experience and observation of asanas, reading, lecture, discussion, and teaching practicums. We will explore openly and collaboratively all aspects of the program.