Become a certified yoga teacher

Welcome to your Yoga Teacher Training! Before you embark on this journey, read the information that are given below.

Check the schedule for this course below and make sure that you have put enough time aside to complete it.

Attendance to all live sessions is mandatory for certification. Some of the sessions are live and need your participation. 

The timings of the online preparatory sessions have been arranged so that students from time zones that extend over Europe and India can attend. 

The last 2 weeks are onsite at Kanha Shanti Vanam, India!

Let us know if you have any question. Write to yoga@heartfulness.org.

Pre-requisites

This course is reserved for youth between 18 and 30 years old and has 2 weeks of training on site.

To take this course, I understand that I need to:
• Have the time to practice and follow the online program as described below
• Take time off from work and family and travel for the 3-week onsite immersion segment
• Have been practicing consistently yoga for 1 year and be able to demonstrate all the poses
• Be 18 years of age or older

Fill the application form first so that we can check that you have the requested level and let us guide you towards the best course for your growth.

This course is a professional certification and is not meant for beginners in Yoga. Be prepared to demonstrate poses as a learning tool. You will learn how to “teach” these poses to students and will be making great improvements with your posture along the way. 

Students who would have registered without a proper experience in Yoga practice might be asked to extend their training into a subsequent batch. 


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Bangalore Heartfulness Retreat

(CREST Bangalore)

If you are looking for an escape place, just on the outskirt of Bangalore, one of the young cities of India, here is the place for you to enjoy nature, the friendly climate of Bangalore and a space exclusive to yoga training. 

The Yoga Teacher Training Course is a professional certification that requires an adequate environment to stay focus while at the same time be supported by nature, food and atmosphere into the subtle practices of Heartfulness.

CREST Heartfulness Retreat Center in Bangalore, immersed in nature, is the perfect place as it offers a quiet and secluded environment. Just what you need to dive into the world of Yoga!

Your accommodation and sattvik food is included in the fees of the program. There are limited possibilities to book a shared room (double occupancy) for an additional fee. Contact us if you are interested.

CREST Bangalore. Kanakapura Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560082


Course curriculum

Pre-recorded sessions are accessible only on enrolment
Week 1-6 are self-paced learning (Webinar's on Sundays)
Week 7 & 8 are Onsite in Kanha Shanti Vanam

  • 1

    Before starting

    • Getting Ready

    • Your Companion Book

    • Intention Setting

  • 2

    Week-1 Introduction to the world of Yoga

    • Welcome

    • Safe Practice

    • Practice Video - One hour flow W1F1

    • Asana Video 1 - Surya Namaskar

    • Theory Video 1 - Yogic Lifestyle

    • Theory Video 2- History of Yoga

    • Week 1 - Quiz

    • End of Week 1

    • My Companion Book - Week 1

  • 3

    Week-2 Yogic Anatomy and Physiology

    • Welcome to Week 2

    • Practice Video - One hour flow W2F2

    • Asana video 1 - Titali Asana

    • Asana Video 3- Trikonasana

    • Asana video 2- Bhadrasana

    • Theory Video 1- Yogic Anatomy

    • Theory video 2- Ayurveda

    • Introduction to Heartfulness Meditation

    • Week 2 - Quiz

    • My Companion Book

  • 4

    Week-3 Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita

    • Welcome to 'Week 3'!

    • Practice Video - One hour flow W3F3

    • Asana Video 1- Virabhadrasana 1

    • Аsana Video 2- Virabhadrasana 2

    • Аsana Video 3- Shalabhasana

    • Theory Video 1- Bhagavad Gita

    • Theory Video 2- Skeletal System

    • Introduction to Heartfulness Cleaning

    • Quiz 3

    • My Companion Book

  • 5

    Week-4 The 4 paths of Yoga

    • Welcome to Week 4

    • Practice Video - One hour flow W4F4

    • Аsana Video 1- Paschimottanasana

    • Аsana Video 2- Rajakapotasana

    • Аsana Video 3- Parivrtta Janu Sirshasana

    • Theory Video 1- Four Path of Yoga

    • Тheory Video 2- Мuscular System

    • Introduction to Inner Connect

    • Quiz 4

    • My Companion Book

  • 6

    Week-5 Yoga and Breathing

    • Welcome to Week 5

    • Practice Video - One hour flow W5F5

    • Аsana Video 1- Bhujangasana

    • Аsana Video 2- Dhanurasana

    • Аsana Video 3- Setu Bandhasana

    • Тheory Video 1- Sankhya Philosophy

    • Theory Video 2 - Cardiovascular System

    • Тheory Video 3 - Respiratory System

    • The Condition

    • My Companion Book

  • 7

    Week-6 From Patanjali to Modern Yogis

    • Welcome to Week 6!!

    • Practice Video - One hour flow W6F6

    • W6A1 - Marjariasana

    • W6A2 - Shashankasana

    • Тheory Video 1- Аshtanga Yoga

    • Тheory Video 2- Modern Schools of Yoga

    • Week 5 & 6 - Quiz

    • My Companion Book

  • 8

    Week 7 Day 1

    • Day 01 - Yoga Sutra Class 01 Explaining the benefits of chanting Meaning of Opening & Closing Prayers + Om Chanting OM Experience of OM Chanting

    • Day 01 - Theory of Asana _ Sukhasana, Siddhasana, Surya Namaskar

    • Loosening Exercise

  • 9

    Week 7 Day 2

    • Day 02 - Yoga Sutra Class 02 Chanting Opening and Closing Prayers + Pronunciation + Memorization word by work Explanation of Yoga Sutras Chanting + Yogena Chitasya Prayer Chanting + Meaning

    • Day 02 - Theory of Asana 02 Abdominal breathing, Tadasana, Vriksasana

    • Quiz 1

    • Goal of Yoga PDF

  • 10

    Week 7 Day 3

    • Day 03 - Theory of Asana 03 Yogic breathing: Om chanting Uttanasana Trikonasana

    • Day 03 - Chanting Class 03 Yogena Chittasia prayer pronunciation + memorization Sutras Chap 1 with English Translation + meaning Chanting and memorization Sutras 1 To 4

    • Quiz 2

    • Spiritual Anatomy and Evolution of Consciousness PDF

  • 11

    Week 7 Day 4

    • Day 04 - Chanting Class 03 Yogena Chittasia prayer pronunciation Sutras Chap 1 with English Translation + meaning Chanting Sutras 1 to 4

    • Day 04 - Theory of Asana 04 Nadi Shuddhi (Alternate Nostril Breathing), Parivrtta Trikonasana, Parsva Uttanasana

    • Quiz 3

    • Tantra and Hatha Yoga Principles PDF

  • 12

    Week 7 Day 5

    • Day 05 - Chanting class 04 Sutras Chap 1 with English Translation + meaning Chanting and memorization Sutras 5 To 11

    • Day 05 - Theory of Asana 05 Kapalabhathi, Virabhadrasana 1 & 3 ,Utkatasana

    • Quiz 4

    • Hatha Yoga Pradipika

  • 13

    Week 7 Day 6

    • Day 06 - Chanting Class 06 Sutras Chap 1 with English Translation + meaning Chanting and memorization Sutras 5 To 11

    • Day 06 - Theory of Asana 06 Bhramari Pranayama, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Gomukhasana

  • 14

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras

    • Yoga Sutras

Instructor(s)

Lead Trainer

Amar Srividya

Amar Srividya’s passion for yoga led him to explore different styles of yoga: in Hatha Yoga E-RYT500 hrs, Ashtanga Yoga (Mysore) and Prenatal Yoga and Pranayama course from the Bihar School of Yoga. He completed his Master of Yogic Science. Amar has been training people of different age groups in India and abroad. Prior to this, Amar has six years of work experience in the Human Resource Departments in the corporate sector.

Lead Trainer

Marion Marceau

Prior to being a yoga teacher, Marion had a strong experience as an educator in France and abroad. Her love for Indian culture pushed her to settle down in India for many years where she learned Heartfulness meditation under the guidance of her Master and expanded her knowledge and experience in the realm of Yoga. Marion has been certified as a yoga teacher from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta organisation in India. Marion is a Registered Yoga Teacher (E- RYT 500) with Yoga Alliance.

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