SIVANANDA YOGA CENTRE, GURGAON
“Health is wealth. Peace of mind is happiness. Yoga shows the way.”
ADVANCED YOGA TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE - LEVEL 2
yoga alliance certified 300 Hours training
(one month residential course)
BACKGROUND and OVERVIEW
Yoga is a vast science. Yoga is a vast science. IAYTTC –II is designed to give Yoga Teacher Graduates like yourself, from any tradition, a deeper experience of this ancient science. It intends for you to have an ongoing and stronger commitment to Yoga.
The course contains advanced Asanas and Pranayama. There is an introduction to Sanskrit, and wider and deeper understanding of human anatomy and physiology. The syllabus includes Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and Advaita Vedanta. There is also an introduction to yoga and its use in illnesses, and the cultivation of health.
The advanced course looks at the participant as someone who is not a beginner. In this sense, the course builds on the foundations set in the RYT 200 hours Yoga Teachers’ Training Course.
This four-week course offers a profound personal experience, designed to build a firm foundation of inner discipline and provide the proficiency to teach yoga to others. The essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons. The approach to teaching is personal, focusing on the individual student.
We have been running this course since 2016.
200 Hours Yoga Alliance certificate pre-requisite.
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Palampur, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
(+91) 9818990014, 9810645850
31 August - 27 September 2025 (4 weeks)
one month residential course
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COURSE LOCATION
Pops Resort, Village Chachian, Palampur Tehsil, (Dharamasala) District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, (INDIA) PIN 176059
Palampur, at a height of 1219 mts., is a main spot in the beautiful valley surrounded by tea gardens and pine trees, 30 kilometers from the popular tourist destination Dharamsala. It is surrounded by the Dhauladhar range - mountains and Himalayan peaks are visible in the foreground.
The ashram has about 25 twin sharing rooms, and a few triple sharing rooms for participants and staff.
Admission is on a first come first served basis.
COURSE CURRICULUM
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Yoga Asanas
• Progress in your yoga asana practice (advanced variations and prolonged holding of the postures), increase your concentration and learn detailed corrections. Step by step methods to help progress to the more advanced postures. 4 hours daily practice. -
Pranayama, Bandhas & Kriyas
• One hour of practice early each morning including kriyas, advanced pranayama and bandhas. -
Philosophy
• Overview of the different philosophical schools of India. In-depth study of Advaita Vedanta. Vedantic meditation methods. -
Raja Yoga
• In-depth study of Patanjali Yoga Sutras for deeper understanding of how to control and eventually transcend the mind. -
Sanskrit
• The alphabet, pronunciation, recitation and the writing of sacred mantras. -
Anatomy and Physiology
• A close look at the human body’s major systems in relationship to principles and practices of the 5 Points of Yoga. -
Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga
• Inner attitudes of selfless service through Karma Yoga. Bhakti Yoga as a means for transforming emotions into love and devotion. -
Meditation
• Guide to meditation and different meditation methods, benefits of meditation, the use of mantras and mantra initiation. -
Satsang
• Satsang consists of silent meditation, chanting and a talk or reading on the philosophy of yoga and Vedanta. It will help you develop a strong and steady meditation practice. -
Yoga and medical ailments
• The approach to medical disorders, their causes from a yoga point of view, their diagnoses and amelioration, using yoga, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, home remedies and ancient wisdom.
WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE THE NEXT BIG STEP?
In the one month, armed with some greater maturity, and experience of the TTC, you have a chance to learn and grow once more. The ATTC will touch the corners of your being, give you infinite access to stamina, greater levels of mental fitness and a key to your own indomitable spirit. The course has a kind of depth that is rare. There will be a whole lot of interesting twists and turns, and it promises to be an experience worth getting yourself into.
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Internationally valid certificate
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Continue your transformational journey
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Re-living the TTC experience
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Get connected with yourself at a deeper level
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Physical & mental challenge
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Higher levels of energy
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Fitness, strength, stamina, flexibility
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A community of like-minded individuals
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Getting back into the routine
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Powerful detox for the body & mind
MEET THE TEACHERS
Sivananda Yoga Centre, Gurgaon has a teacher body of over 100 active teachers. Each of them has completed his or her International Yoga Teachers’ Training course certified by Yoga Alliance to teach yoga anywhere in the world. This teacher body, growing and maturing as each day goes by, is one of the largest pools of qualified yoga teachers of the Sivananda system in the world, practicing and teaching together at one centre, online and onsite.
Our greatest assets are the faculty who teach the IAYTTC. They are some of the very best in the world, vastly experienced, senior, wise, charismatic, articulate, passionate, and highly motivated in sharing knowledge.
DAILY SCHEDULE
4.30 am Wake up
5.00 am Warm ups, Kriyas, Advanced Pranayama and Bandhas
6.00 am Meditation, chanting and talk or silent walk
7.30 am Tea time
8.00 am Advanced Asana Class
10.00 am Brunch
11.00 am Seva time – selfless service (60 mins)
12.00 noon Sanskrit class/Yoga Sutras class
1.30 pm Tea time
2.00 pm Main Lecture. Philosophy as well as anatomy and physiology
4:00 pm Advanced Asana Class. Practice and teaching methods
6:00 pm Dinner
7.30 pm Satsang (meditation, chanting and lecture or special program)
9.30 pm Lights out
ASSESSMENT and CERTIFICATION
The students are continuously assessed throughout the course at all levels. There will be a written exam at the end of the course to evaluate the understanding of the philosophy of Yoga and skills of the students.
Assessment is based on:
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Regular attendance of all classes
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Written summary of the main classes
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Attitude and behaviour inside and outside of the ashram while attending the course
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Performance and attitude in the practical asana, pranayama, bandhas and kriya classes
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Understanding and grasp of hatha yoga teaching skills
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Karma yoga
Upon the successful completion of the course, the students receive the Certificate from Sivananda Yoga Centre, Gurgaon.
This training course fulfills the requirements for the Yoga Alliance 300-hour certification, (www.yogaalliance.org) for which graduates of the programme are invited to register.
Prerequisite: This course is open to
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All Sivananda style teachers’ training graduates
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Yoga teacher graduates from any other style or school.
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The only condition is that it should be a recognized Yoga Alliance as RYT 200 hours training.
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The Registered Yoga School, and Registered Yoga Teacher 200 hours certificate must be produced as evidence for admission to the RYT 300 hours course.
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Participants do not need to be active yoga teachers.
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Mastery of any yoga practice is not necessary.
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Only a keen desire to continue the yoga journey and an intention to improve one’s understanding of health, and well being.
HOW TO APPLY
Please fill in our online application form. Kindly also submit a minimum, non-refundable deposit of 25% of the course fee (plus 18% GST), to reserve your place in the course. The whole fee can either be paid immediately, or by latest 9 August 2025. Click below for application form and payment details.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT TILL 31 MAY 2025
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