Beginners Yoga Curriculum

Asana Session:-

• Two yoga sessions daily 90 minutes each. Emphasis on alignment and adjustment as per the requirement of each student.
• Learn and practice various asana and their variation through our experienced teacher’s demonstration and verbal explanation.
• Deepen your asana practice with the help of various tools such as rope, wall, blocks, etc
• Get individual attention for Adjustments.
• Learn the science of sequencing asana with our lead trainer.
• Get a chance to conduct a small yoga session with fellow yoga participants.

Mantra /Meditation and Pranayama session:-

• Reciting mantras is an integral part of traditional yoga. We introduce selected mantras to participants and help them to recite them properly under the guidance of the teacher.
• Learn several techniques to develop concentration and with time and dedication, your concentration becomes meditation. We facilitate you to develop the habit to sit for meditation but it will come with time.
• Learn pranayama and its basics and practice Anuloma-Viloma, Ujjayi, , Shitalli, Brahmri Bhastrika pranayama and their variations .
• Learn the meaning, purpose, and benefits of meditation
• Learn yoga Nidra to deepen your relaxation and awareness.

Philosophy:-

In our yoga philosophy session, we cover selected topics from the Bhagwat Gita and Patanjali yoga sutra. We try to provide complex philosophy easily and interestingly so you are not confused with complex terminology of philosophy and get a greater understanding of the subject resulting in helping you to lead a more balanced

approach towards life. Our approach to philosophy is not merely to satisfy our intellect but how to adopt it in our yoga life. We share stories and relate them with real examples so you understand the essence of philosophy and take it with you back home.

Reciting and expounding on selected yoga sutra and their significance in yoga teaching.

• History and Origin of Yoga
• 8 Limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga yoga/Patanjali yoga)
• Different Paths of Yoga
• Study of yoga Anatomy which covers the following topics
• Nadis, Chakras, Kundalini, Prana, Bandha, Koshas, Mudra

Shat Karma:-

Shat Kerma means six actions/processes. They are useful in the detoxification of the body and mind. Here we do select practice under the guidance of an experienced yoga teacher. These selected practice help in cleansing nasal and air passages, and the upper digestive tract, These practices are useful for deepening your meditation and pranayama practices.

• Kapalbhati,
• Neti,
• Kunjal,
• Kriya,
• Tratak

Once a week in the morning time we practice yogic cleansing sessions under expert teacher supervision.

Sunday is a day off. This is our daily schedule. But it can be changed as per the weather conditions /session

During the course twice (Sundays) we take you to nearby spiritual places such as visiting a holy cave /temple/Ganga aarti/ashram visit with our teacher to help you and to Indian culture, spiritual orientation, or significance of the such place.

For two weeks you are free to do your shopping in Rishikesh.

During this course, we offer you a free Ayurvedic massage (50 minutes)

We believe the surrounding environment plays an important role in learning and exploring yoga. We provide neat and clean accommodations to our valuable yoga participants with an aesthetic view of mountains and gardens. Our yoga school is located in the silent and peaceful location of Tapovan (Rishikesh) which is beyond the unnecessary traffic noise and tourist crowd yet within walking distance from the main shopping area of Tapovan.

We believe the surrounding environment plays an important role in learning and exploring yoga. We provide neat and clean accommodations to our valuable yoga participants with an aesthetic view of mountains and gardens. Our yoga school is located in the silent and peaceful location of Tapovan (Rishikesh) which is beyond the unnecessary traffic noise and tourist crowd yet within walking distance from the main shopping area of Tapovan.