In today’s busy world, finding time for self-care and spiritual growth can feel impossible. Between work, family, and daily responsibilities, dedicating weeks to a yoga course might seem unrealistic. What if you could experience authentic yoga education and transformation in just one week? At Himalayan Yoga Association in Rishikesh, we offer our 50-hour Yoga Teacher Training Micro-Yoga program that delivers profound results in a short time.
What is the 50-Hour Yoga Teacher Training?
Our 50-hour Yoga Teacher Training serves as the perfect introduction to professional yoga instruction. It is the initial stage of our 100-hour programme, intended to be taken by students who wish to expand practice but are unable to invest in full teacher training at this time. This intensive course is a one-week crash course that is condensed unlike the conventional month-long programmes, which are full of numerous teachings.
What is beautiful about this micro-yoga retreat is its efficiency. Each hour is designed so as to optimise learning and change. You get the quality of teaching as more lengthy courses, but in a condensed form. This is ideal in the case of working professionals, students, parents, or any person who has limited vacation time and wishes to start teaching.
Full Curriculum within a Week
The syllabus includes all the basic elements of yoga learning. You will study Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, which is the basis of the contemporary practice, and you will know how to move consciously in the poses, and coordinate breathing with movement. The Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga element will initiate you into the traditional practice, such as sacred Sun Salutations, and standing sequence poses, such as Trikonasana, Parsvakonasana, and Prasarita Padottanasana.
In addition to physical practice, you will learn pranayama breathing exercises that manage your energy of life. You will get to know Nadi Shodhana, Kapalbhati, and yogic breathing. Meditation lessons every day will teach you different techniques, such as Om meditation or Shiva mantra meditation and chakra meditation, which will provide you with the necessary means to relax the mind and get in touch with your inner being.
Philosophy classes study the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and you learn that yoga is not merely physical activity. You will find out the triple misery, the eight-fold path of yoga and the classical literature that characterises the actual yoga practise.
Yoga anatomy and physiology classes combine ancient knowledge and contemporary science. You will learn about the human skeletal system, the kinds of joints, body movements and the functioning of the body during the yoga practice. This is important information which is essential to effective, safe teaching.
The instruction on the methodology will equip you to lead others and you will learn about the principles of alignment, techniques of adjustment, corrections of hands-on corrections, and sequencing of classes. You will be practising as a teacher with the assistance of the mentors.
What will be included in the Retreat
Your course fee encompasses all that you require to have a full experience of yoga education. You will have seven days of cosy stay including one free early check-in evening prior to the commencement of the course. You are offered three healthy vegan or vegetarian meals a day, without lunch or dinner on Sundays, when you are free to sightsee Rishikesh.
The package will come with a free Ayurvedic full body massage in our spa to aid in recovery after the rigorous practise. You will get a detailed course manual, course materials such as a notebook, pen, neti pot, rubber neti and eye cups to use in the practises of cleansing. Yoga mats and props are offered to use in the course.
On successfully passing the test, you will be awarded with internationally recognised certificates of Yoga Alliance USA. The fee covers all the teaching materials and course content.
The benefit of this retreat to you
This is a one-week intensive retreat that changes you in various ways. You will get stronger, more flexible, and have better posture physically. The practice of asana every day will take the tension that is in your body, will lift your energy level, and will teach you how to properly position your body to avoid getting injured. You will know how to pose your bodies properly in yoga.
The spirituality makes you more attached to your inner self and the old yoga exercises. The experience will be real by practising in Rishikesh where yoga originated. The calmness of Himalayas and sacred river Ganges provide the environment that helps to change the inner world and find oneself.
Professionally, you will be in a position to teach yoga. The training on teaching methodology provides you with the skills of organising the classes in a sequence, safely adjusting the students and guiding the rest. Your international certification will enable you to be in a position to teach anywhere in the world either on a full time basis or part time.
Socially you will get to meet other like minded individuals in the world that have the same interest as you have in yoga. These friendships are usually long-lasting even when the course is finished and this creates a global fraternity of yoga students.
Why Choose Rishikesh?
Rishikesh is called the Yoga Capital of the World. This Himalayan city has become a spiritual centre due to thousands of years.
Thousands of years have made this Himalayan city a spiritual centre. It is in these mountains that ancient sages meditated, and found the practices we today refer to as yoga. Rishikesh is connected to the sacred Ganges River which provides a cleansing effect to your practice.
Himalayan Yoga Association is located within 4 kilometres of the town centre and it offers a tranquil environment although it is very accessible. We are a big campus which has four special yoga rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, gardens, and a spectacular view of the mountain. This is the best place to study intensive yoga because of the clean air, natural beauty and spiritual atmosphere.
Make More Skills on Your Way
You will be able to include Sound Healing or Reiki Healing courses at a minimal fee during your 50-hour training. The sessions are offered in your free time and you can acquire several certifications during your trip. Sound healing involves the use of singing bowls and other instruments to produce therapeutic vibrations. Reiki healing involves learning how to direct universal energy in healing. These are other competencies that will add to your teaching of yoga and will qualify you as a more holistic wellness expert.
We also have a 7-Day Yoga Retreat which is aimed at those who do not want to teach, and just to relax. This is not a professional training programme but rather a personal healing programme. You will get to attend the yoga sessions, meditation sessions, Ayurvedic massages, and curing therapies in a more casual setting. The retreat will involve the same relaxing atmosphere, nutritious food, and weekend field trips, ideal to a person who requires an escape or wants to enhance his/her personal practice without the hustle of teacher training.
Start Your Journey
Seven days are not long but the transformation that can be accomplished in seven committed days is miraculous.Students have always stated that they feel calmer, more focused and self-confident. You will be walking home with international certification, teaching skills, improved knowledge of self-awareness and practical tools of lifelong wellness.
The mountains are calling. The Ganges is flowing. Your mat is waiting. This is a Himalayan Yoga Association life-changing micro-yoga retreat. It is the starting point to become a certified yoga teacher, and it costs only seven days.
