Arshayoga

Yoga Teacher Training - 1 Year (in Malayalam only)
2020-10-02 - 2021-10-02 | Arsha Yoga, Next to Anganvadi, Edasheri beach south, Thrissur, Kerala, 680569, India
This is 1 year yoga teacher training for local Indians in Malayalam medium. This is Arsha Yoga`s charitable project offered to people from the locality free of cost since 2011.
Registration and information in person or phone: 9446813057

Intensive Yogatherapie Ausbildung (4 Wochen), Bad Meinberg
2020-08-02 19:30 - 2020-08-30 22:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online
Du möchtest Menschen mit Beschwerden mit Yoga helfen? Du möchtest lernen, Yoga Stunden für besondere Zielgruppen mit körperlichen Beschwerden zu geben? Dann ist diese Yogatherapie Ausbildung genau das Richtige für dich.
Mit der ganzheitlichen Yogatherapie Ausbildung kannst du:
– kompetent auf bestimmte Zielgruppen mit körperlichen Beschwerden eingehen
– deine bisherige Yoga Unterrichtspraxis erweitern und Yoga Stunden für bestimmte Gruppen anbieten, z.B. Yoga für Asthmatiker, Yoga für Behinderte, Yoga bei Rückenbeschwerden
– Yoga Übungen und Yoga Techniken gezielt therapeutisch einsetzen
– Individuelle Yoga Übungsprogramme für Privatstunden und Einzelberatungen erarbeiten und anbieten
– besser auf spezielle Anforderungen im Yoga Unterricht reagieren
– Menschen in deinen Yoga Kursen gezielter helfen
– den menschlichen Körper und seine Reaktion besser verstehen
– die natürlichen Regenerations- und Heilkräfte des Körpers fördern
– noch bewusster mit dir, deinem Körper und deinem Leben umgehen und dies auch anderen vermitteln
Seminarleiter: Harilalji and Meera Karanath
For more info and registration: https://www.yoga-vidya.de/seminare/seminar/intensive-yogatherapie-4-wochen-ausbildung-b200802-8/

International Yoga Teacher Training (4 Weeks), Germany
2020-07-05 - 2020-08-02 | Yoga Vidya Meinberg, Yogaweg 7, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Learn how to teach Yoga classes – an intensive 4-weeks International Yoga Teachers‘ Training at Yoga Vidya Ashram in Germany, Europes biggest and leading Yoga teacher’s institute – with more than 20 years of experience in training Yoga teachers and advanced yoga teachers training. More than 12,000 graduated content Yoga students successfully completed our training. Our experienced Yoga Trainers will provide you with solid teaching know-how and the necessary background – an unforgettable experience!
Live and practice yoga as you learn to teach it. This intensive training gives you hands-on experience to the classical yoga way of life which has been adapted to suit western culture.
Yoga Vidya offers this 4 week intensive International Yoga Teachers‘ Training Course in Bad Meinberg, in the beautiful, pastoral region of northern Germany. Located about an hour south of Hannover, Bad Meinberg is a historic spa-town with clean air, freshwater, and miles of rejuvenating hiking trails. The perfect environment for your spiritual journey to evolve. Please join us for this deeply life-changing eve.

Course Content

1. Introduction
Philosophy and Aim of Yoga
History of Yoga
Paths of Yoga: the Main Schools of Yoga
Masters of Yoga

2. Hatha Yoga – an overview

As a path to general good health and well-being
Stress-management
Therapy and healing
As a means of developing mental capacity
As a physical approach to psychotherapy
As spiritual exercise

Preparatory exercises
Sensitivity and physical awareness
Mental exercises
Warm-up exercises
Eye exercises
Sun Salutations

Relaxation
Classical relaxation, Yoga-Nidra
Relaxation techniques for daily life
Progressive Muscle Relaxation according to Jacobson
Modern stress-research and stress-management

Asanas (Yoga Postures)
Rishikesh sequence with its 12 basic postures
Asanas for relaxation
Yoga for the back and spine
Yoga in comparison to other forms of physical training
Yoga and sports training
Asanas and physiological research
Asanas for general fitness
Introduction to demanding sequences
Asanas for the flow of life-energy: prolonged of asanas, combined with chakra concentration, special breathing techniques, mantras, bandhas, mudras Asanas for personal growth and development

Pranayama (Breathing Techniques)
Breathing techniques for daily life
Breath control
Easy pranayama for relaxation and recharging
Samanu: psychic cleansing
Advanced pranayama according to Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Kriyas (Yoga Cleansing Exercises)
Shat kriyas (6 purification techniques) according to the classical text “Hatha Yoga Pradipika”: Tratak (eye cleansing), Neti (nasal cleansing), Kapalabhati (lung cleansing), Dhauti (throat and stomach cleansing), Nauli (small intestine cleansing), Basti (colon cleansing). Shank Prakshalama (total intestine cleansing)

Physiology and Health
Understanding the physical body in relation to yoga exercises
Muscle and bone structure
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Nervous systems and hormones
Physiological effects of yoga
Physiology of movement
Sport medicine theory and research

Health
What is health? Reasons for disease
Healthy, holistic living
Yogic remedies for the treatment of minor illnesses such as colds, hayfever, headache, allergies and constipation
Yoga as therapy: remaining healthy well into old age
Healing through mental training

Ayurveda
Health and disease
The three Doshas
Correct living according to your body type
Ayurvedic food

Nutrition
Natural nutrition; reasons for a vegetarian diet
The mental and energetic effects of food
Nutrition and advanced Hatha Yoga
Fasting. slimming and staying slim
Special nutrition and diets

3. Tantra and Kundalini Yoga: energy training

Theory: Shiva-Shakti Philosophy
The astral body: Prana, Nadis, Chakras, Kundalini
Astral World, spirits, and life after death.
Help for the deceased.
Opening of chakras

Parapsychological phenomena: clairvoyance, channeling, mindreading, psychokinetic, extrasensory perception.
Kundalini awakening: methods, experiences, dangers and security measures
Techniques of Kundalini Yoga: Mantra, Laya, Yantra, Nada, Hatha Yoga.
White, red and black Tantra.
Sexuality and relationships.

4. Raja Yoga: mental training and meditation

The human psyche: subconsciousness, consciousness, super-consciousness.
Raja Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Yamas and Niyamas
The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga
Thought-power and positive thinking
Thoughts as creators of your destiny
Development of memory, willpower, concentration, creativity, and intuition.
Dealing with feelings and emotions.
Affirmation and visualization.
Charisma and personal charm.
How to overcome negative habits.
Levels of consciousness and expanded consciousness.
Raja Yoga and modern neuroscience.
Indian and Western psychology in comparison.

Meditation
Techniques of concentration
Awareness in daily life
Techniques of meditation: Mantra-Meditation, Tratak, Chakra-Meditation, Energy-Meditation,
Awareness-Meditation, Expansion-Meditation,
Abstract Meditation, creative visualization.
Levels of meditation.
Overcoming obstacles in meditation
Experiences with meditation
Meditation and scientific research

5. Karma Yoga: Yoga of Action

Karma, the law of cause and effect
Dharma: right conduct
Reincarnation: death, life after death,
Ethics in daily life.
Ahimsa: non-violence
Swadharma and Swarupa: the art of right decision making
Detached service and spirituality
Living in harmony
How to deal with difficult persons
Rhetoric training and communication training
Enhancing your relationships
The ascetic way
Simple living – high thinking
Ecological consciousness and social engagement

6. Bhakti Yoga: the devotional approach

Feelings and emotions.
The miracle of Love
What is God?
Experiences of the Divine
Contacting the Divine
God in your daily life.
Prayer
Hindu mythology
Kirtan: chanting
Rituals: Arati, Puja, Homa
Possibility of Mantra Initiation
Guru and disciple
Christian, Jewish and Islamic schools of mysticism

7. Jnana Yoga: Yoga of Knowledge

Introduction to the classical scriptures of Hinduism, Vedas, Smritis, Itihasas, Puranas Important scriptures of the Yoga tradition: Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Bhakti Sutras physical, astral and causal bodies Levels of spiritual growth (7 Bhumikas) Cosmology and Creation. Time, space and causality Vedanta: Philosophy of the Absolute. Who am I? What is real? What is consciousness? What is happiness? Self as Existence, Knowledge, and Bliss. Modern Physics and Vedanta

8. Yoga teaching techniques

Basic principles of yoga teaching Personality and inner attitude of a yoga Teacher Rhetoric training, structure of a yoga class. Structure of courses and classes. Beginners, intermediate and advanced courses, workshops. Yoga for the back and spine. Correction of posture through yoga. Yoga for pregnancy. Yoga for children. Yoga for senior citizens. Benefits and restrictions of yoga therapy. Yoga-teaching as a profession and calling.

The following is the basic daily schedule:

6.00-08.30 a.m.
Morning Meditation, Chanting, Lecture. Early morning is a time of strong spiritual vibrations; this will aid your meditation and help it to grow deep and intense.

8.45-11.00 a.m.
Asanas, Pranayama, Relaxation class

11.00 a.m.
Breakfast/Lunch.

12 noon
Karma Yoga* (selfless service for 45 minutes to one hour), leisure time

2.00-3.45 p.m.
Lecture, Workshop

4.00-6.10 p.m.
Asanas, Pranayama, Relaxation, teaching skills in small groups of students

6.10 p.m.
Dinner, Leisure time

8.00-10.00 p.m.
Evening Meditation, Chanting, Lecture

* every student helps for 45 minutes with different work in the house. Karma Yoga, selfless service, is an important Yoga aspect for personal and spiritual growth

Exam: There will be written and practical exams at the completion of the Yoga Vidya Teacher Training Course.

Yoga Vidya Teachers Association

After you complete the Yoga Vidya 4 week teacher training course, you are eligible to join the Yoga Vidya Teacher’s Association (“Berufsverband der Yoga Vidya Lehrer”). It is one of Europe’s leading institutions in the education of yoga teachers. It offers an extensive range of continuing education, advanced training and courses in yoga and related topics to teachers from all traditions.
Registered member of the Yoga Alliance.
Completion of the Yoga Vidya 4 week intensive TTC certifies you at the Yoga Alliance 200 level following your application to the Yoga Alliance organization.

Certificate – Yoga Alliance
Upon completion of the 4-Week-Intensive TTC course and exam, you will be awarded a yoga teacher certificate by the Yoga Vidya Teachers Association (BYV). This certificate enjoys wide recognition and you are also eligible for the RYT 200 hour Yoga Alliance registration.
Meals
There are two organic nutritious lacto-vegetarian/vegan meals every day (brunch at 11.00 a.m. and dinner at 6.10 p.m.). The meals are served buffet-style and include both hot and cold dishes, and are prepared with love and care; all ingredients are strictly organic. If you have special requests, please notify us at least one week in advance.
Leisure
Fridays are reserved for your leisure, from 9.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. there will be no classes. You can use the time for walks, cycling tours, swimming, saunas, trips into the country and relaxation.
Requirements
Basic knowledge of asanas and the philosophy of yoga is helpful. You need not be an advanced student to attend the Yoga Vidya Teachers’ Training Course. However, the course is demanding and requires your discipline. Participation in all classes, lectures and seminars is mandatory. Meat, fish, eggs, tobacco, caffeine and alcoholic beverages are strictly forbidden during the course. Additionally, we recommend you read “The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga” by Swami Vishnu-Devananda before entering the course.
Arrival and Departure
Your room will be ready at 3.00 p.m. on the day of your arrival. There is a yoga class at 4.00 p.m. and dinner at 5.30 p.m. The course will officially start at 7.00 p.m. Departure time on the final day is 1.00 p.m. Due to the intensity of training, it won´t be possible to arrive later or depart earlier, or to miss a day in between. There is a shuttle service from the train station in Horn-Bad Meinberg (If you plan to use this please notify us at least 3 days prior to arrival).

What you should bring
“The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga” by Swami Vishnu-Devananda, “Bhagavad Gita” with commentary by Swami Sivananda, towels, alarm clock, bed linens (which may be rented for a fee of 5 €), yellow shirt and one pair of white trousers for your teaching in the small group of students, comfortable indoor slippers plus personal items and toiletries. Optional: musical instruments for chanting and talent shows, all-weather clothing for country walks.

Yogatherapie Ausbildung (1 Jahr), Speyer
2020-06-05 22:00 - 2020-06-06 00:00
Du bist Yogalehrer/in und möchtest Menschen mit gesundheitlichen Beschwerden gezielt und kompetent in Einzel- oder Gruppenarbeit unterstützen. Dann bist Du hier richtig!
Du lernst Yogastunden bei bestimmten Beschwerden, wie z.B. Asthma, Rückenbeschwerden, Arthrose/Arthritis, Migräne oder Depression, anzubieten sowie individuelle Übungsprogramme für Privatstunden und Einzelberatungen zu erarbeiten und Menschen in deinen Kursen gezielt zu helfen.
Ausbildungsinhalte nach S-VYASA-Institut, Yoga-Universität in Karnataka/Südindien, die seit 25 Jahren mit angeschlossenem Krankenhaus Studien über Yoga und Therapie durchführt
Beginn der 1-jährigen Ausbildung: 5. Juni 2020
6 Wochenenden sowie zwei 4-Tage Blocks in Speyer sowie einer Abschlusswoche in Bad Meinberg.

International Yoga Therapy Training (1 year), Rotterdam
2020-05-29 10:30 - 20:30
Teachers: Harilal & Meera Karanath from Arsha Yoga
Duration: 8 modules & 1 intensive week in 15 months
https://yoga-vidya.nl/yoga-therapy-training/
We offer you a unique, intensive course where you will learn the essential foundations of Yoga Therapy. Thanks to its structure, the course is suitable for students from all over the country and international students.
Are you interested in teaching one-on-one / small group yoga? Does the therapeutic application of yoga interest you? Are you already a certified yoga teacher?
Then this training is for you!
We are happy and honored to have international top-teachers from India & Check Republic teaching this training. To make this possible the format of the Yoga Therapy Training includes modules of different lengths.

Training content
Yoga can be used to stay healthy, happy and balanced. When the balance shifts, yoga also has a proven therapeutic effect. Research shows that yoga can play an important role in the treatment of various diseases related to trauma, stress and addiction. If you are a Yoga Teacher and if you would like to help people with ailments competently and purposefully, in private or group sessions, then this training is for you!
You will learn the basic concept of Yoga Therapy with the following main content:

Model of the Panchakosha Tattwa, the 5 sheaths from the Taitariya Upanishad
Aadhi – Stress and its management
Aadhija vyadhi (psychosomatic complaints)
Vedic Psychology (structure of the mind & the relationship between mind and body)
The application of yoga therapy as described in the Yoga Vashishita, a classic scripture of yoga.
Pathology from the Yogic point of view
Therapy techniques: Yoga-physiotherapy, respiratory movements, Asanas, Pranayamas, Shat kriyas, cyclical relaxation, the technique of directing Prana (Energy), counseling, meditation techniques etc.
Exercises and techniques of Yoga Therapy that can successfully be used for: psychosomatic complaints, asthma, allergies, back pain, knee pain, headache, migraine, arthritis, anxiety, depression, muscular dystrophy
You will learn to perform a consultation purposefully and which exercises you should use for specific cases. You will learn how to teach the exercise to the participant/patient and how to give her/him valuable advice on prevention as well as dealing with the disease and tips for improvement of the condition.

The aim is to enable the patient to practice these exercises regularly at home. Thereafter, once the ailment is under control, the patient can again practice regular yoga to improve the quality of life and maintain good health.
Topics and structure of the training
During the 15 months of the Yoga Therapy Training all topics will be first studied in theory, then practiced and taught practically, then transmitted to others in a setting of a consultation. The following structure will be approximately followed.
Basics of yoga philosophy, Indian scriptures and Philosophy systems.
# Basics of teaching Yoga Therapy.
# Practical learning and teaching of diverse techniques for different problems and diseases. The intensive Yoga Therapy Training includes an in-depth studying and understanding of the following techniques: respiratory motion, specific Yoga Therapy techniques, Asanas, Pranayamas, Kriyas (yogic purification techniques), Cyclic relaxation, PCT = Prana Chanalizing technique, Prana directing techniques, various meditation techniques and much more.
# You will practice what you have learned by practicing consultations, diagnosing and coaching on each other, practicing treatments in couples or small groups.
The lessons are based on the traditional Indian Gurukula system and the traditional Vedic scriptures with a focus on transmitting the holistic yoga wisdom.
You can get more information and register for training at: https://yoga-vidya.nl/yoga-therapy-training/

Online Open Class
2020-05-26 06:00 - 2020-12-31 07:30
365 days in a year – 365 days yoga
(yoga doesn’t take time off, therefore even Sundays and holidays)
Arsha Yoga offers everyday at 6am a Hatha Yoga open class for intermediate level. The class includes warm-up practices, asanas, deep relaxation, pranayama and meditation.
Classes are conducted in Malayalam OR English OR mixed.
Join Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81196111267?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 811 9611 1267
Password: [REDACTED]

Йога Уикенд с Харилал и Мира Каранат
2020-05-23 16:30 - 2020-05-25 16:30 | Kovachevitsa, Bulgaria
Асана, Пранаяма, Медитация и Йога философия –
и тази година ви каним на няколко вдъхновяващи дни с Харилал и Мира Каранат в Ковачевица – в края на м. Май.
Задълбочените лекции, непринудената атмосфера, планинския въздух и чистата храна – в допълнение на йога-практиките – правят истински пълноценно времето, което ви каним да посветите на себе си!
Себе-изследването е основен метод за трансформация в йога и безценни са възможностите да го правите под ръководството на опитен учител!
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Ачаря Харилал е роден и израснал в традиционно южно-индийско семейство в Керала, Южна Индия. Основател и Директор е на Арша Йога Благотворителен Фонд в Индия. В продължение на няколко години изучава, преподава и живее в различни ашрами в Керала и Хималаите. Завършва Йога Терапия в Йога Университета VYASA, като дипломната му работа е на тема „Интегрален подход на Йога Терапия при психосоматични заболявания.
Мира Каранат е йога-преподавател с дългогодишен опит в класическите и терапевтични практики, също в Ин Йога и Хормонална Йога…
От 18 години двамата организират различни курсове и обучения в Индия, Германия, Чехия и България.
Имат малък семеен ашрам на брега на морето в Южна Индия, който регулярно е посещаван и от български групи. В родината ни идват за пореден път.
Повече за тях вижте на: www.arshayoga.org
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Информация и записване: 0889 667780 – Юлия Савова

Йога Ритрийт с Харилал и Мира Каранат, Керала, Индия

Jóga a Bhagavad Gíta s Meerou a Hariláldžím
2020-05-17 09:00 - 13:00
S radostí a vděčností za to, že se k nám rozhodli vážit cestu a strávit s námi čas, vás jménem studia YoGaia pozývám na nedělní květnové dopoledne s Marií Meerou Karanath, jejím mužem – indickým guruem Hariláldžím a jejich dcerkou Gayatri.
Meeru už můžete znát z workshopu, který u nás před časem vedla – na téma ženské cykličnosti. Tentokrát bude její lekce inspirovaná Bhagavad Gítou, jedním z nejposvátnějších hinduistických textů.
Program workshopu:
9-10:30h indická mytologie v praxi – Bhagavad Gíta (Hariláldží)
10:30 – 12h lekce jógy inspirovaná Bhagavad Gítou (Marie Meera)
12 – 13h žitvot v indickém ášramu očima Češky (Marie Meera)
Přihlášení v rezervačním systému studia: https://www.yogaia.cz/

Saturday Night LIVE with Arsha Yoga
2020-05-16 18:00 - 19:30
Join us as we connect live with Meera and Harilal of Arsha Yoga in India, at the slightly later time this week of 2.30pm UK time.
This will be a special Satsang connecting all students and friends of Arsha Yoga from all over the World.
This week’s theme is “Indian Mythology for Daily Life”
Learn to chant to soothe your emotions, meditate and more! No experience necessary, just bring an open heart and mind.
We will stream via Zoom and the link will be posted in the event page closer to the date.

Live Satsang with Arsha Yoga & Pradhipa Yoga
2020-05-16 18:00 - 19:30
Join us weekly, as we connect live with Meera and Harilal of Arsha Yoga in India, the home of our yearly ashram retreat.
Learn to chant to soothe your emotions, meditate and more! No experience necessary, just bring an open heart and mind.
We will stream live on Facebook and Zoom. Joining details to be added closer to the event.
This is a free event, but donations to Arsha Yoga are welcomed and encouraged via PayPal arshayoga.org@gmail.com. Suggested donation £5-10. Please do not let money be a barrier to you joining us.
General guidelines for using ZOOM:
1) Install Zoom app and add your profile picture & name in your zoom account.
2) Please arrange your space ready and set up the connection at least 1 hr prior to the session time, so that we can start smoothly all together. Also ensure that you are online 5 minutes before the opening time. Once meditation starts, you may need to wait till meditation finishes.
3) Attend satsang from a silent and closed room for full involvement.
4) Either sit down on a yoga mat or sit on a chair without back support with your feet resting on a mat comfortably.
5) Mute your microphone unless you have any questions. At the time of question, you may give a sign.
6) Send a text on zoom if any disturbance or low volume occurred from our side.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in the virtual world.

Jógový workshop s Marií Meerou a Hariládžím Karanath
2020-05-16 12:30 - 16:30 | JAKO DOMA – Jógová domácnost pro tři generace, Úvoz 47, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Mám velkou radost, že v květnu přijedou naši jógovou domácnost navštívit moji učitelé jógové terapie! Taková pěkná družba mezi jižní Indií a jižní Moravou 🙂 Mimochodem, máme v tomto ohledu ještě další velké plány a v říjnu zas můžete jet s Jako doma za nimi do Indie – https://www.facebook.com/events/123589988986479/
Program:
sobota 16.5. 9-13h
9-10:30h indická mytologie v praxi (Hariláldží) – v angličtině, pokud bude potřeba zajistíme tlumočení
10:30 – 12h lekce jógy inspirovaná Indií (Marie Meera)- česky
12 – 13h žitvot v indickém ášramu očima Češky (Marie Meera) – česky
Cena: 600,-
Platba předem.
Místo: Jógamatka, Gorkého 44, Brno
Přihlášky (prosím nutné se hlásit předem, kapacita jen 9 lidí):
jakodomajoga@gmail.com
Více o Meeře a Hariládžím:
Narodila jsem se v Praze. Při studiu překladatelství v Německu jsem
absolvovala v roce 2006 dvouroční učitelský kurz jógy. V průběhu své učitelské praxe jsem si uvědomila důležitost individuálního přístupu ke svým studentům a v roce 2007 jsem absolvovala jednoroční kurz jógové terapie u svého budoucího manžela. Od té doby se snažím společně s ním žít a šířit moudrost jógy a jógové terapie. V roce 2009 jsme se rozhodli přestěhovat do jižní Indie a tam jsme společně založili charitativní organizaci Arsha Yoga
Gurukulam, která má za cíl šířit poslání jógy mezi místní prosté lidi, kteří jinak nemají šanci k józe přičichnout. V našem rodinném ášramu také vychováváme dcerku Gayatri. Na jaře se vracím jako vlaštovky domů do Čech.
Ve svých hodinách nekladu důraz na fyzickou náročnost cvičení, ale spíše na osobní prožitek každého z lidí na hodině, který bude dozajista zcela rozdílný. Mým cílem je zprostředkovat tento prožitek tak, aby ho mohli lidé vnést i do svého každodenního života, a následně praktikovat jógu nejen na mých hodinách, ale 24 h denně podle vzoru Bhagavad Gíty: Samatvam Yoga Uchyate (Jóga znamená zachování klidné mysli, ať už zažíváte radost nebo
zklamání.)
Inspirací v mém přístupu jsou osobnosti od svatých indických mužů až po moji babičku a dceru. Ve volném čase, který mám díky své profesi asi stále :), ráda pozoruji, konverzuji, zpívám a tančím.
Harilalji je zakladatelem charitativní organizace ARSHA YOGA Gurukulam Charitable Trust, která sídlí v Kérale, jižní Indii a důraz klade na šíření tradiční indické moudrosti z oblasti jógy, jógové terapie a ájurvédy. Narodil se ve státě Kérala v prostředí tradiční indické rodiny. Po dosažení titulu Jógačarja žil a učil jógu v ášramu Šivananda v Kérale, Dillí a Himalájích. Později studoval a praktikoval jógovou terapii na univerzitě pro jógu sVYASA ve státě Karnataka. Evropu navštívil poprvé v roce 2001 na pozvání svých studentů. V současné době vede mezinárodní semináře a kurzy jógové terapie, jakož i nabízí individuální jógovou terapii v Praze, Německu a Bulharsku. Většinu roku pobývá se svou ženou a dcerou v ášramu Arsha Yoga Gayatri v Indii. Zároveň také vyučuje jógu na ájurvédské univerzitě Nangelil Ayurveda Medical College v Kérale. Jeho největší zálibou je studium védanty. Za svého současného učitele považuje Swamiho Bhoomananda Tirtha.

Yoga, Kirtan, and the archetypal energies
2020-05-15 08:30 - 10:00 | Jógamatka, Gorkého 44, Brno, Czech Republic
The fifth of our thematic kirtan series with Janaki Ja!
(no perfect knowledge of English needed, just your interest…)
In yoga, and especially in chanting mantras and singing kirtans, names of what seems to be various Hindu gods and goddesses often comes up. But why is that? Who are they and what do they represent?
Through this practice of chanting and singing, we will explore closer the meaning of these archetypal forces which lives inside each and every one of us, and what they have to offer us in our growth and our lives.
No registration needed. Recommended contribution 150 CZK.
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This Kirtan will be about the Indian concept of “Guru” – the teacher, an exemplar in life, inspirational source and who reveals the meaning of life. We will dedicate our singing and chanting to the teachers and guides who shine on our life journey.
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This evening Jitkas teachers from India will be with us – Marie Meera Karanath and Harilaji Karanath. You are very welcomed to stay a while longer and have tea and chat with us. The other day Meera and Hari will lead a workshop in Jógamatka: FB Events
And Jitka is planning for this October the journey with a group to their ashram. It’s worth considering… 😉 Za jógou a poznáním do Indie

Live Satsang with Arsha Yoga & Pradhipa Yoga
2020-04-25 19:30 - 20:00 | Online

Yoga Therapy Training - Online Information with Harilal & Meera
2020-04-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
16:00 – 17:30 european time, 7:30 pm IST
You are already a Yoga teacher and you want to help people with ailments competently and purposefully, in private or group sessions? Then this training is for you!

The 1 year International Yoga Therapy training with Harilal & Meera Karanath will start in May (first online and later in person).

Meet the teachers from India during this Online Information event. You will receive relevant information on the training and you are invited to ask questions.

Please register via email contact@yoga-vidya.nl and you will receive a confirmation and the zoom link to the meeting.

The Yoga Therapy Training is a unique, intensive course where you will learn the essential foundations of Yoga Therapy from international teachers, according to the system of the renowned SVYASA Institute in Karnataka (South India). Thanks to it’s structure, the course is suitable for students from all over the country and international students.
Find all information on the training on: https://yoga-vidya.nl/yoga-therapy-training/

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Yoga Vidya Rotterdam
Vijverhofstraat 47
3032 SB Rotterdam

contact@yoga-vidya.nl
0634860459

www.yoga-vidya.nl

MANTRA RELAXATION TECHNIQUE (MRT) mit Harilalji
2020-04-06 18:30 - 21:45 | Yoga Vidya Speyer, St.-German-Str. 1, Speyer, 67346, Germany
Englisch mit deutscher Übersetzung
Die Klangschwingungen der Mantras geht in Resonanz mit Organen, Gehirn und Nerven, Nadis und Chakras. Sie haben einen positiven Einfluss auf die Gehirnwellen, beruhigen den Geist und stärken das Immunsystem. So hilft MRT Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden zu stärken, alltäglichen Stress zu meistern und psychosomatische Beschwerden jeglicher Art zu lindern. Für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene geeeignet.
€ 35, Abo € 28
Registrations at: Online or Speyer@yoga-vidya.de

Prana, die Lebensenergie praktisch und wissenschaftlich
2020-04-05 14:00 - 17:00 | Yoga Vidya Koeln, Lübecker Straße 8-10, Köln, 50668, Germany
Erfahre etwas über die Formen von Prana und das Konzept der Energiehülle des Menschen, die das eigentliche Immunsystem enthält. Du erlernst eine Technik der Pranakanalisierung, die zu tiefer Entspannung und Stärkung des Immunsystems und der ganzen Persönlichkeit führt. Geeignet für alle Übungslevel.
Harilalji Karanath, erfahrener Yogalehrer, Yogatherapeut, Ausbilder von Yogalehrern und Yogatherapeuten.
30 €, ermäßigt 25 €
Registration Link or Koeln@yoga-vidya.de

Online Yoga Therapy Consultation
2020-04-01 - 2020-05-17 | Online
In ancient times, yoga used to be taught one-on-one. Today, group yoga classes are a more common phenomenon. However, if we want to assist you in the most efficient way in response to your specific needs, we need individual yoga or in another words – yoga therapy.
It is the birth right of every human being to feel healthy and fulfilled. You don’t have to change your partner, your house or the country of residence. You only need to change your attitude and restore the feeling of completion which is already within you but has been covered by layers of conscious or unconscious thoughts, impressions and experiences. In this sense yoga therapy doesn’t mean learning but rather “unlearning” or being yourself without any preconceptions or clichés. Our nature is happiness and bliss.
Today, where almost everyone suffers of one or more chronic diseases is the individual approach of outmost significance.
NEWLY we offer online Yoga Therapy consultations and practice. There are 3 categories to choose from according to your health condition and need:
1. Consultation and Therapy (for psychosomatic disorders such as backpain, MS, migraine, asthma etc.)
2. Vijñānopadeśa (for psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, burn out and stress)
3. Yogopadeśa (for healthy people who look for life direction and coaching)
First consultation takes 60 min, all following sessions 45 min. If you want to book yoga therapy session/s, please send an email to info@arshayoga.org with a short description of your problem. In return, we will send you a questionnaire to fill. Once you have completed the questionnaire, mail it back to us and we can book the first consultation.
Looking forward to meeting you in the virtual space!

Kalari Yoga Retreat with Kuttu and Sudarsh
2020-03-07 16:00 - 2020-03-16 16:00 | Arsha Yoga, Next to Anganvadi, Edasheri beach south, Thrissur, Kerala, 680569, India
Life doesn’t fit in our yogamats!! We need to extend our Yoga to the Life!! Kalariyogam is created to transform person into a level where his physical, emotional and intellectual levels are strong and balanced ,so that he can live the very life in its intensity.
All his qualities will enhance not just on the yoga mat, but on the life itself. It is a balanced combination of Hatha yoga, ‘Kalarippayattu’ and ‘Tantra’ created by Kuttu by acquiring and seeking knowledge and suggestions from various spiritual gurus and yoga Āchāryas from India.
Hatha yoga is a yogam of stillness in pranic level, Kalarippayattu is yogam of dynamic prana and Tantra has a perfect way to combine both these yogams and implement it in life. When these systems combined with proper understanding Kalariyogam turns into an absolute yoga system for present world.
Course details:
A retreat to give a wider and clearer understanding about yoga system and to transform the practitioner to a certain level, so that he experiences the pranic world. The retreat follows the traditional path of hatha yoga., using the tools from kalari and tantra to enhance the pace and to make use of it in the daily life of the practitioner.
Practical sessions of kalariyoga Retreat are mainly designed to make the practitioner to move from ‘āsanas’ to the next level ‘prānayāma’. It is merely breathing excercises that are often being practiced in the name of prānayāma. To be able to do prānayāma one should feel the prāna in its’ totality. ‘Prānadhārana ‘( the ability to maintain total awareness on prāna) should be maintaned. This is our aim. Our lectures compose of the philosophy of Hatha yoga and other traditional yoga systems. Philosophy means the root map with clear explanation, instruction and information of very path each practitioner is supposed to move on. Transformation is prior to the philosophy. It is direction of practice, rather than mere intellectual information.
Daily schedule
6:15 herbal tea
6:45- 7:15- meditation
7:30- 9:30- Hatha yoga with pranadharanam
10:00- brunch
11:00- 12:30 – lecture class on hathayoga philosophy and kalari, tantra spiritual philosophy
12:45- 13:15- yoga nidra, prana dhyana, ayurveda lifestyle etc
13:15 – tea and snacks
13:30- 16:00- free time
16:00- 18:00- Kalari Yoga practical class
18:30- dinner
19:30-20:30- satsang, bhajans , fire ceremony etc
21:00 – lights off
Teachers:
Nithin (Kuttu)
A spiritual practitioner in all aspects
Started learning yoga from the age of 10 from swami goraknath. Started staying in agastya sidha yoga ashram and started teaching yoga from the age of 16. Also been practicing Ayurveda during this period.
www.agastyashram.com
From the age of 19 started traveling and teaching in different places inside and outside of India.
Learned and practiced under many yoga and philosophy gurus)
Learned rajayogam and tantra philosophy Learned kalarippayattu from paramu Ashan memorial kalari and also from different schools. At the age of 25 formed ‘kalari yoga’ a balanced combination of hathayoga, kalarippayattu and thantra. And been teaching it in Moscow and India since that.
National champion of kalarippayattu in years 2018, 2019.
Sudarsh
Spiritual teacher with in-depth knowledge.
Sudarsh is a spiritual teacher with in-depth knowledge in different schools of Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Tantra shastra, Mantra Yoga, Vedanta ,Vedic chanting and Yogic diet. He was born and brought up in a traditional Brahmin family in Kerala, South India. From childhood itself, Sudarsh was inclined to spiritual practices and mastered tantric rituals such as pooja, homa, mantra shastra and vedic chanting.
After finishing his graduation in English literature he decided to dedicate his life completely for learning and sharing the knowledge of Yoga and Tantra.
First, Sudarsh finished his four years of intense yoga and yoga therapy studies in a traditional Gurukula system under the guidance of Acharya Harilalji at Arsha Yoga Gurukulam www.arshayoga.org and continued his spiritual journey at Sivananda ashram (Madurai), the Divine Life Society (Rishikesh), Vippasana Meditation (Dehradun) Sivananda yoga Vidyapeethom (Kerala), and completed his training in Yin yoga. Sudarsh Learned and practises an effective system of yoga therapy under the guidance of Yogacharya Chandran master who is the founder of Bodhanada yoga, he is initiated into an auspicious system called “sreevidyasampradaya “
(worship of mother goddess) from his Tantrik guru M.T Viswanathan considered to be the ultimate teaching in Tantra.
Reservation and payment:
Introductory price special!: 500€ for share accommodation (4 beds), 550€ for twin accommodation
For reservation and deposit payment details kindly contact Kuttu directly at nithinbabumb@gmail.com to pay the non-refundable deposit of 150€ through Transferwise www.transferwise.com. From our experience, this is the safest, fastest and cheapest way to transfer money to India.
For the balance payment, please don´t rely on ATM withdrawals in India, as ATMs are often out of order. Also international bank transfers are not secure. We have made such experience in the past. India, in contrast to other countries, has no IBAN. Money, which are sent sometimes don’t reach their receiver.
Due to all these reasons, please bring your balance payment in EUR/USD in cash right from your country! Thank you.
Venue:
Arsha Yoga Gurukulam has been founded by Meera and Harilal Karanath whose aim is to make traditional Vedic knowledge and lifestyle accessible for a modern mind. Arsha Yoga Gurukulam is located in silent beach of central Kerala in Thrissur District, where traditional knowledge of yoga, Ayurveda and Vedanta is being impaired.
The Ashram provides two simple vegetarian Ayurvedic meals per day that suit the learning and practicing of yoga and two times chai and snacks.
We take effort to provide homegrown organic vegetables and fruits from our garden to the guests. What we eat, we serve also. We do not use any chemical detergents such as washing powder or cleaning detergent. Our main home makers are vinegar, baking soda and soap nuts. Even though the soil is mostly sandy, since some time, our garden doesn’t need any extra fertiliser, as we use the mixture of cow dung from our Parvati and compost waste. We can proudly say, that you cannot find such a green land anywhere along the beach stripe.
Arsha Yoga Gurukulam is a plastic free zone. Whatever plastic you bring, please take back with you also.
Experience authentic local living with an international family flair.
In respect of the local culture and in consideration of the ashram life please comply by the following ashram guidelines:
Alcohol, drugs, smoking and non-vegetarian diet (meat, fish or eggs) are prohibited during the ashram stay.
Long pants and t-shirt covering the shoulders are required for the ashram stay. Tight fitting and transparent clothing should be avoided.
For swimming, women are requested to wear shorts down to their knees and a t-shirt covering the shoulders.
In respect of the local culture kindly restrain expressions of affection (like hugging or kissing) in public.
This is plastic FREE zone. If you bring any plastic bags or bottles with you, please think of packing them with you when you leave
Mosquito nets, first aid kit, boiled water are provided and eco-friendly washing soap can be purchased from the ashram.
Be punctual in schedule, so that you can keep the rhythm of the ashram.
The gate will be locked everyday at 6 pm.
Observe silence before morning pranayama class, after evening satsang and during food time. Kindly keep the lights out time which is 9:30pm.
Shoes, and to a lesser degree, feet, have unclean associations. Shoes are not allowed in any of the ashram buildings, especially in places of worship and dining. Shoes should be left neatly in the spaces provided. Avoid pointing your feet at the altar or teacher as this is considered disrespectful.
In India, as the left hand is generally used for personal hygiene, one should avoid using the left hand when interacting with others. In our Indian ashrams, meals are served in the traditional manner by sitting on the floor and eating with the right hand. It is considered rude to offer anything or serve food etc. with the left hand. Eat, give and receive (especially food and prasad) with your right hand.
All books are symbolically associated with Saraswasti – the goddess of learning and creativity. It is considered disrespectful to place the feet or sit on books.
Do not bring any drinks or food items from outside to the ashram as this disrupts the schedule and diet suitable for ashram life. If you have any dietary requirements due to health reasons, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
The guidelines have been set up in order to maintain a pure atmosphere and make the ashram stay a true spiritual experience for its guests.
FACILITIES: library and internet access are available outside of class timings.

YTITC - Yoga Therapy Instructor Training Course (260 hrs)
2020-01-16 21:30 - 2020-02-13 21:30
COURSE DATES: January 16 – February 13, 2020
In ancient times, yoga used to be taught one-on-one. Today, group yoga classes are a more common phenomenon. However, if we want to assist our students in the most efficient way in response to their specific needs, we need individual yoga or in another word yoga therapy.In this four weeks course, we build on a concept that each body and mind is unique. It is impermanent and can be molded at any given time. It changes with time, disease or as an adjustment to external conditions.

If we want to improve health in a holistic way, we need to look closely at a few factors that compose the human existence: body, breath and it’s associate prana, different parts of the mind, the concept of soul and eternal happiness that we call in yoga Pancha Kosha – five sheaths existence.It is the birth right of every human being to feel healthy and fulfilled. You don’t have to change your partner, your house or the country of residence. You only need to change your attitude and restore the feeling of completion which is already within you but has been covered by layer of conscious or unconscious thoughts, impressions and experiences. In this sense yoga therapy doesn’t mean learning but rather “unlearning”.

Join us for the one month journey within! Only when you know yourself, you will be able to direct others on a similar internal quest for sustainable happiness.This course deals with topics such as comprehensive yoga therapy, Panchakosha Tattwa (five sheaths existence), Adhi (distress), Vyadhi (disease), Svastha Vrittam (prevention according to Ayurveda), consultation, Vijnanopadesa (yogic counselling), basics of anatomy and physiology, rehabilitation and psychosomatic diseases. Besides the classical yoga techniques, you will acquire many special techniques from yoga therapy such as cyclic relaxation or prana channalizing. Part of the course is also a detailed study and practice of the cleansing techniques – Shatkriya.

In this training you don’t learn to treat diseases but you work with your client individually in a unique way depending on many factors such as combination of diseases, working environment, family background etc.

During these 4 weeks you should be ready to set your personal likes and dislikes aside. You will be practicing and living the concept of Kriya Yoga – Tapas, Ishwara Pranidhana, Swadhyaya – as it was described by sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. This is also the essence of yoga therapy as a successful treatment method. Therefore your full commitment to the course is required. Your quality as a student and aspiring yoga therapist should be: 1. tapas = will power, 2. ishwara pranidhana = trust, 3. swadhyaya = self-analysis.

Today, where almost everyone suffers of one or more chronic diseases is the individual approach of outmost significance. After completing this course you can either treat people in the form of individual consultation sessions or you can implement the teachings into your yoga classes. After having passed the practical and written exam and having proven your abilities to become a yoga therapy instructor during the whole course of training, you will be awarded a certificate bearing the title Yoga Therapy Instructor certified by both Arsha Yoga as well as Yoga Alliance International.

Furthermore, we offer ongoing yoga therapy training such as Level 2 – Yoga Psychology and Yoga Therapy for Autoimmune Disorders and Level 3 – Yoga Therapy for Psychological Disorders.

CURRICULUM (260 hrs)
Practice (118 hrs): therapeutic effects in asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, kriya
Theory (48 hrs): 4 paths of yoga in yoga therapy, pancha kosha tattwa (5 sheaths of human existence), adhi (distress), adhija vyadhi (psychosomatic disease)
Specific practices for Yoga therapy (48 hrs)
Special techniques for yoga therapy (24 hrs): cyclic relaxation, prana channalizing
Hormone Yoga Therapy (8hrs)
Anatomy and physiology according to functional anatomy by Paul Grilley (6 hrs)
Guest lectures (8 hrs): Ayurveda by dr. Nil
Self-study (80 hrs) non-contact hrs: karma yoga, revision

Staff teachers and guest lectures:
main Acharya: Harilalji (India)
course co-ordinator: Marie Meera Karanath (Czech Republic, India)
practical: Sudarsha Namboothiri
kriya (cleansing techniques): Sudarsh
mantra and hormone yoga therapy: Meera
yoga anatomy and physiology: Meera
Puja and Homa (vedic ritual): Sudarsh Namboothiri
Ayurveda: Dr. Nil (www.ayurmarmam.com)

STAFF teachers:

Acharya Harilalji:
was born in 1970 and comes from a traditional family in Kerala, South India. He was born and brought up in a traditional Indian environment with agriculture, Ayurveda, Vedanta and Yoga. After attaining the title ‘Yogacharya’, he lived and taught yoga in Sivananda ashram in Kerala, Delhi and the Himalayas. Later he studied and practiced yoga therapy at sVYASA -the university for yoga- in Karnataka and completed a full time diploma course with an ‘A’ grade. The subject of his thesis was ‘Integrated approach of yoga therapy for psychosomatic diseases’. Curious to experience the western culture, which was the background of most of his students in India, he came to Germany for the first time in the spring of 2001 and has been visiting Europe ever since. He gives seminars and courses on Yoga Therapy, yoga psychology and yoga philosophy in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Germany as well as individual yoga therapy. He is also Yoga acharya /Therapist in Nangelil Ayurveda Medical College near Ernakulam in South India. Harilalji is currently studying under his guru Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha.

Marie Meera Karanath:
was born in 1980 in the Czech Republic. Besides her translation and interpreting studies, Meera completed her two years yoga teachers` training course in 2006 and one year yoga therapy instructors’ course in 2008. After gaining experience for three years as a yoga teacher in Germany she continues her teaching practice at Arsha Yoga. She is one of the teachers and the course coordinator of Arsha Yoga, at the moment also a full time mother. Her main passion is yin yoga, individual yoga therapy, kirtan, mantra chanting and vedic meditation. “You can learn something from everyone, especially your enemy. The qualities you see in people reflect your own personality. Living in a different country teaches you to set your ego aside, to reassess your social and cultural background, to come out of the cocoon and become a butterfly. My daugther, Gayatri, is the greatest teacher in this regard.”

Sudarsh Namboothiri:
Sudarsh Namboothiri was born in 1982 and is one of the founder member of Arsha yoga. He was born and brought up in a traditional brahmin family of Kerala. Other than his formal vedic education in tanric ritual and recitation from his family tradition,he was trained under the well-known tantric personality ‘Vettikott Appan’ in tantra and rituals. He started his yoga life with Harilalji from the very beginning Arsha yoga. Later on, he studied with Sivananda ashrams and the Divine life society in Rishikesh.He was the head of the yoga section at the Kerala center in Moscow and after his return to India he has joined Arsha Yoga Gurukulam.[/one]Recommended texts:
1. Yoga Vasishta
2. Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha from the Bihar School of Yoga
3. Bhagavad Gita interpreted by Swami Dayananda Saraswati
4. Course manual – will be distributed at the beginning of the coursePLEASE NOTE: The teaching and schedule will be in a traditional Indian Gurukula system which may be different from what you have experienced until now. All participants should be physically and mentally fit when joining the course in order to be able to feel and experience the wisdom of the ancient science of yoga. All sessions are mandatory and the course is not to be regarded as a personal vacation. If you wish to travel, plan your travels before or preferably after the course.ARRIVAL: arrive at the latest on January 16th by 4 pm. You can arrive 1 or 2 days in advance to settle in or recover from jet lag.DEPARTURE: the course finishes on February 13th evening. Plan your departure for February 14th or 15th.
The closest international airport is Cochin that is 1,5 – 2 hrs drive from our centre. An airport transfer can be arranged upon request for approximately 1.800 INR. The closest railway station is Thrissur that is 1 hr drive from our centre. A taxi pick-up can be arranged upon request for approximately 800 INR.PREREQUISITE: 200-hrs yoga teacher’s training of any tradition (basic yoga philosophy must be included) and sound mental and physical healthFEE: early bird until August 31, 2019 – 1.600 EUR, thereafter – 1.750 EUR, Indian nationals 35.000 INR.A non-refundable/ non-transferable deposit 150 EUR is due upon completion of the online registration. ONLY in the case of sickness or another such unexpected event, the deposited amount will be transferred to another Yoga Therapy Training Course within the course of 1 year.

Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course - Module B
2020-01-04 17:00 - 2020-01-12 03:00
“Yin Yoga, Upper-Body-Anatomy, Meridians & Chakra Meditation“- Module B
4. – 11. January 2020with Shakti and Maheshwara
This Yin Yoga Teacher Training offers two modules and after each module students will be awarded a Arsha Yoga/Yoga Alliance 50 hour certificate.
The trainings are based on the anatomical principles of Paul and Suzee Grilley and each module is complete in itself, providing you with the foundations of Yin Yoga and then specialize on a different theme, deepening your understanding of this mindful asana-practice as well as yoga-philosophy in general.
The tissue in our body needs an appropriate exercise in order to stay healthy, grow and heal. The law of our body is: use it or lose it.
Yin Yoga originated in the US and was founded by Paul Grilley. It is a soft and slow asana practice without any correct or exact form. While the connective tissue, fascia and soft tissues of the joints are “trained“ in a specific way, our muscles remain relaxed. The postures are held without any effort or strain. Yin Yoga has has a strengthening and regenerative effect on the tissues while the entire system enjoys deep states of relaxation. Physical restrictions disappear and energy flows.
Yin yoga positively influences the joints and myofascial structures mainly of the pelvis, legs and spine. In this training we will specialise in the muscles of the upper body and skeletal variations of the shoulder girdle, cervical spine, humerus and ulnar, which has an influence on all asanas involving the upper back, arms and hands.We will then deeply explore the fascia as the “meridian-tissue“ and look at the Yin-Meridians of the body in theory and practice.

What you will learn in this training:
In this training we will analyse, observe and practice all of the elements of Yin Yoga in depth. We will break down the theory and practice of Yin, Chakras and Meridians, Anatomy of yoga for Yin and Yang and Modern Meridian Theory as applied to Yin Yoga. The trainings are based on the philosophical and anatomical principles of Paul and Suzee Grilley. Students will be awarded a yoga alliance 50 hour certificate.

Introduction to Taoist Anatomical Analysis and Yin/Yang Yoga Sutras of Paul Grilley.
Interactive hands-on study of anatomy.
Finding skeletal landmarks and testing range of motion.
Understanding and discriminating sensation: Tension vs Compression, Muscle vs Fascia, Physical vs Subtle Energy.
Exploring Yin Yoga Poses and the Variations of Functional Alignment.
Communication: When to listen/observe, when to speak/lead.
Yin Yoga in theory and practice, theory of exercise, Yin & Yang-Theory, the functional approach to yoga
Overview: 14 skeletal segments, 10 muscle groups
In depth study of the upper-body-musculature
Skeletal variations: shoulder girdle, cervical spine, humerus, ulnar
The 7 archetypal asanas and variations
Functional analysis of asanas like shoulderstand, headstand, wheel, pigeon, caturanga, downward dog and implications for your Yin Yoga practice

Energy-theory & Chakra Meditation
Exploring the target areas for the Yin and Yang Meridians of the Body
The Effect of Yin Yoga on Meridians and how to apply this in your Yin Yoga Class

After complete attendance at all parts of the course including the meditations sessions, Karma Yoga and Satsangs and the successful completion of your exam (Writing a short paper on a given topic of yin yoga), you will receive a certificate “Yin Yoga Instructor (50 hours)“ or after attending both modules „Yin Yoga Teacher (100 hours) “ by Arsha Yoga Gurukulam.
Daily schedule:6:30 to 7:20 AM Meditation (25 Min. sitting meditation on the roof, 20 Min. walking meditation
7:30h Tea
08:00 – 9:00h Lecture/Workshop
09:00 – 10:00h Yang to Yin Yoga Class
10:15 Brunch
10:45 – 11:30h Seva
13:00h Tea
13:30 – 15:00h Lecture/Workshop
15:30 – 17:15h Yin Yoga Class
18:15h Dinner
19:30 – 20:30/21:00h Meditation, chanting or Workshop
Start of the course: Saturday 4. December 7pm
Please arrive latest by 16:00h, you are welcome to book your stay a few days prior to the beginning of the course to enjoy the serene atmosphere, get accustomed to the climate or to recover from your jet lag. If there is no availability in the Ashram, we are happy to book a homestay for you in the neighbourhood (additional cost of 1.000 INR per night applies)
End of the course: Saturday 11. January 4pm
Course fee: Early Bird Discount 600 € until September 1st 2019, 690 € thereafter (Indian Nationals 25.000/30.000 Rupees) incl. food & accommodation. Non-refundable deposit of 150 € due upon registration. Balance fees can bring in cash in USD or EUR.

About teachers:
Maheshwara Manfred Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 1 & 2 with Paul Grilley, meditation course instructor (BYVG), long time experience in teaching teacher trainings since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, physical therapist;
Shakti Simone Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 2 with Paul Grilley, meditation teacher (BYV), experience as teacher trainer since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, naturopath, Ayurveda- & hormone yoga therapist.
Both did their yoga teacher trainings with Yoga Vidya in Germany (BYV) and the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers (ISYVC) in India in 1999 and 2001. In 2003 they founded the Yoga Vidya Center in Speyer, Germany where they teach courses and trainings since then. Every year they visit India to continue and deepen their knowledge. They also organize yatras to India and study with their yoga and vedanta teachers Swami Govindananda and Swami Tattvarupananda philosophy and Sanskrit. Every January they teach anatomy and asana classes in the advanced training for Yoga Teachers (YTTC Level 2) of the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham. Maheshwara´s passion is the teaching of hatha yoga anatomy in a lively, practical and down to earth approach. Both teach with humor and love from 20 years of practice and teaching experience.

Ayurveda - the Science of Life
2019-12-08 03:00 - 2019-12-18 20:00
The word Ayurveda means the science of life. Yoga and Ayurveda are related as sister disciplines. Both are based on deep wisdom and knowledge that were acquired during meditations performed by sages thousands of years ago. A famous Ayurvedic doctor once said: “Ayurveda does not add to years to life, but life to years”.
This course contains the basic theory of ayurveda applicable to everyday life as well as practical learning of basic ayurvedic body care such as oil massage, hair and skin beauty, make-up, ayurvedic cooking…
CURRICULUM:Daily practices
There will be daily asana, pranayama, meditation and karma yoga practices other than the lectures and course topics.
MantraScriptures based in teaching.
Homa and Puja
Homa and Puja will be performed by traditional Brahmin priests.
Schedule:

Day

5.30 am
Saucha

6.30 am
Prata smarami

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

2 pm
main lecture
4.00 – 6.00 pm
practical session

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

7-12-2019
SAT

5.30 am
Saucha

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

8-12-2019
SUN

5.30 am
Saucha

mantra, pranayama & meditation

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

Ayurveda, Swastha & Yoga introduction
Harilalji
self abhyanga practical

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

9-12-2019
MON

5.30 am
Saucha

Consultation massage day

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

Swastha introduction
Dr. Neel Venugopal
massage day
Danta dhavanam, collarium,nasyam, ear cleaning….. training

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

10-12-2019
TUE

5.30 am
Saucha

Yoga kriya

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

yoga for happy life and stress management Harilalji
abhyanga / hair oils preparation massage day

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

11-12-2019
WED

5.30 am
Saucha

Pranayama

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

Dinacharya & Ritucharya Dr. Neel Venugopal
Ayurveda cooking workshop – Uma & Hema

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

12-12-2019
THURS

5.30 am
Saucha

Ayur kriya

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

yoga-ayurveda diet Harilalji
collarium Preparation

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

13-12-2019
FRI

5.30 am
Saucha

Pranayama

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

off-day
Free day

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

14-12-2019
SAT

5.30 am
Saucha

Pranayama

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

panchakarma
Dr. Srikrishnan
tooth powder preparation

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

15-12-2019
SUN

5.30 am
Saucha

Pranayama

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

hygine & women heigine Dr. M Prasad
home remedies & herbal tea

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

16-12-2019
MON

5.30 am
Saucha

Yoga Kriya Massage day

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

thridosha & shodhana, shamana, nidana
Dr. Neel Venugopal Massage day
ayurveda cooking workshop – Uma & Hema

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

17-12-2019
TUE

5.30 am
Saucha

Pranayama

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

10. 30
brunch

11. 30
karma yoga

purushartha; the goal of life as per yoga & ayurveda
Harilalji
hair care & natural beauty care

6.15 pm
dinner

7.30 pm
satsang

18-12-2019
WED

5.30 am
Saucha

Pranayama

7. 30
tea

8. 30
Hatha Yoga

thriopa sthambha and beauty care
Dr. Neel Venugopal
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Temple visit, Ashram Visit optional

Off-DayThere is one day off in a week. Students are required to attend morning and evening satsangs and to complete their karma yoga duties. The rest of the day is free for their personal study and activities. A day trip may be organized on request at additional payment.AttendanceAttendance at all activities is mandatory. Don’t let your likes and dislikes affect your commitent to the course. Slight changes in the program may occur.Assessment and CertificationThe students are continuously assessed throughout the course at all levels. The final result will be based on internal assessment, attendance and the final exam.PrerequisiteYoga teachers, yoga therapists, students of Ayurveda, students of Indian/Vedic culture or others with interest in Ayurveda are eligible to attend this course. Some basic knowledge about Indian culture, yoga or Vedic culture is an advantage, but not mandatory, for a better understanding of the subject. An open mind is necessary to follow this knowledge to the people who educated in modern system.

Lecturers:

Harilalji Karanath
Born 1970,comes from a traditional family in Kerala, South India and is one of the founders of Arsha Yoga Gurukulam. He was born and brought up in a traditional Indian environment with agriculture, Ayurveda, Vedanta and Yoga. After attaining the title ‘Yogacharya’, he lived and taught yoga in Sivananda ashram in Kerala, Delhi and the Himalayas. Later he studied and practiced yoga therapy at sVYASA -the university for yoga- in Karnataka and completed a full time diploma course with an ‘A’ grade. The subject of his thesis was ‘Integrated approach of yoga therapy for psychosomatic diseases’. Curious to experience the western culture, which was the background of most of his students in India, he came to Germany for the first time in the spring of 2001 and continues to visit Europe ever since. He gives seminars and courses on Yoga Therapy, yoga psychology and yoga philosophy in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Germany as well as individual yoga therapy. He is also Yoga acharya /Therapist in Nangelil Ayurveda Medical College near Ernakulam in South India. Harilalji is currently studying under his guru Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha.

Dr. Neel Venugopal
Dr. Nil Venugopal is an enthusiastic Doctor practicing the ages old Indian medicine branch, Ayurveda. Dr. Neel obtained his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from the famous University of Kannur in Kerala, a state of India.

Dr. Nil is noted for his combination therapy of Marma (Vital Point), Yoga and Ayurveda. His exposure to the world famous Kalaripayattu (a martial arts having roots in Kerala) and formal training in modern physio-therapies has strengthened his capacity as a sports-medic as well. Dr. Neel was one of the hand-picked support medics for world class athletes during the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi.

Dr. Neel is currently chief physician at Theertha Ayurveda clinic , Chavakkad . Apart from his daily routines, he is involved in exploring the depths of Ayurveda and researching on the therapeutic and medicinal aspects of various herbs and plants.
(www.ayurmarmam.com)
Dr. Srikrishnan
was head of toxicology department at Kottakkal Ayurveda university. From a traditional ayurvedadic family. chief physician and director of Dhanvanthari ayurveda, Kerala. (www.ayurbhavan.com)

Dr. M Prasad
is principal at Ashtavaidyam ayurveda university. director of Sunethri ayurveda hospital.(www.sunethriayurveda.com) After his study in ayurveda medicine, gone under 21 yrs of traditional training with Raghavan thirumulpad, a legend in ayurveda. He is also the principal of the Ashtamgam Ayurveda College in Palakkad, Kerala. (www.ashtamgam.org)

Sudarsh Namboothiri
Sudarsh Namboothiri was born in 1982 and is one of the founder member of Arsha yoga. He was born and brought up in a traditional brahmin family of Kerala. Other than his formal vedic education in tanric ritual and recitation from his family tradition,he was trained under the well-known tantric personality ‘Vettikott Appan’ in tantra and rituals. He started his yoga life with Harilalji from the very beginning Arsha yoga. Later on, he studied with Sivananda ashrams and the Divine life society in Rishikesh.He was the head of the yoga section at the Kerala center in Moscow and after his return to India he has joined Arsha Yoga Gurukulam.

Marie Meera Karanath

Arsha Yoga and family back up. 😉

PLEASE NOTE: The teaching and schedule will be in a traditional Indian Gurukula system which may be different from what you have learned until now. All participants should be physically and mentally fit when joining the course in order to be able to feel and experience the wisdom of the ancient science of yoga. Following the ashram rules as well as respect the local culture is mandatory. Course donations are non-refundable, however any unused amount may be transferred, minus an administration fee of € 100, to another course within one year of the original course starting date.Arrival day: Friday, 6 December 2019Start of the course: 3pm on 7 DecemberPlease arrive latest by 5 pm on the 6th, you are welcome to book your stay 1 day prior to the beginning of the course to enjoy the serene atmosphere, get accustomed to the climate or to recover from your jet lag. (additional cost of 1.000 INR per night applies).End of the course: Wednesday, 18 December at 9amCourse fee: EARLY BIRD discount 690€ until 30 June 2019, 750€ thereafter incl. food & accommodation and all yoga classes and lectures. Non-refundable deposit of 150€ is due upon registration.

Yoga Therapy Training - Level 2
2019-11-17 - 2019-11-29 | Yoga Vidya Meinberg, Yogaweg 7, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Yoga Psychology and Autoimmune diseases/ Yoga Psychologie und Autoimmunerkrankungen
For information in English please visit: https://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar/#c130100
Yogatherapie-Aufbaukurs für Yogatherapeuten/innen; Intensiv-Weiterbildungsseminar für Yogalehrende ohne Yogatherapie-Ausbildung
In allen Aspekten des Lebens – sei es Yoga, Ayurveda, Künste, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Gesellschaft oder Politik – haben wir es immer mit dem Geist zu tun – ohne Geist/Psyche (Intellekt, Instinkt, bewusste und unter-/unbewusste Anteile) geht gar nichts und alles ist durch den Geist, seine Prägungen und Fähigkeiten gefärbt.
In diesem Aufbaukurs sammeln das alte und neue Wissen um Geist/Gemüt/Psyche aus verschiedenen Disziplinen und versuchen, es in eine Gesamtstruktur zu bringen, die für den modernen Menschen zugänglich ist.
Yogatherapeuten bietet diese Intensiv-Fortbildung ein vertieftes Verständnis des in der Ausbildung Gelernten und praktische Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für ihre therapeutische Arbeit. Yogalehrende bekommen einen Kompaktkurs zum besseren Verständnis des eigenen Geist-Psyche-Komplexes und seiner Wirkungsweisen.
Ausbildungsthemen u.a.:
– Psychohygiene und -gesundheit
– Yoga Psychologie:
o Beziehung von Körper, Geist und Seele
o Sinne und Geist
o Prana als Teil des Geistes
o Die 4 Aspekte des Geistes
– Ursachen, Hintergründe und wirkungsvoller Umgang mit Autoimmunerkrankungen
– Detailtraining, Theorie und Praxisübungen: Stärkung des Immunsystems
– Spezielle Yogaübungen für verschiedene Krankheitsbilder/Problemfelder
– Mantra-Entspannungstechnik in mehreren Sequenzen
– Pranalenkung-Entspannungstechnik
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen: Yogatherapie- oder Yogalehrer Ausbildung (min. 200 Unterrichtseinheiten. Kenntnis des Yoga-Modells des menschlichen Geistes wird vorausgesetzt.
Prüfung/Zertifikat: Bei erfolgreicher Teilnahme und Bestehen der Prüfung/Abschlussarbeit erhalten ausgebildete Yogatherapeuten erhalten ein Zertifikat “Yogatherapie Ausbildung Level II – Yoga Psychologie und das Immunsystem“, Yogalehrende ohne Therapieausbildung eine Weiterbildungsbescheinigung „Yoga Psychologie und das Immunsystem“. Ca. 140 Unterrichtseinheiten
Mehr Info und Anmeldung unter: https://www.yoga-vidya.de/seminare/seminar/yogatherapie-ausbildung-level-2-yoga-psychologie-b191117-7/

Yoga Ashram Retreat to South India 2019
2019-11-03 15:00 - 2019-11-17 10:00
Do you find it hard to find time to do your Yoga and Meditation practice everyday?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could take a total break from your daily responsibilities and turn your attention inside and onto your practice?
Imagine how it would feel to have your day to day responsibilities taken care of, leaving you free from distractions, to totally focus on you?
On this Yoga Ashram Retreat to Kerala, India you can do exactly that!
Following a daily schedule of yoga, pranayama and meditation, in an idyllic location and also experiencing the fascinating Indian culture.
Sounds good? Drop me a message for more information and to be considered for our next retreat in November 2019.
“The yoga retreat was like pushing a reset button for me, as though someone said ‘ok, welcome back to you, you are a beautiful peaceful being, now go and spread your light!’, it brought me back to me. Thank you Angela and Meera! ” Emma Seafield
This two week Yoga Ashram retreat to South India is an opportunity of a lifetime that will leave you feeling deeply relaxed, rejuvenated and centred. Learn the deep wisdom of Traditional Indian Hatha Yoga and deepen your practice in this traditional family run ashram set in the heart of rural Kerala.
Along with daily yoga and meditation there will be overnight tours, trekking and wildlife watching in Idukki district, boating the back waters, a visit to the ancient city of Madurai, a number of workshops and lectures, and a visit to Amritapuri Ashram, the home of world renowned spiritual teacher Amma – “The Hugging Mother”.
Learn about Indian Culture, including a cooking workshop and how to look after your mind, body and soul using traditional Ayurvedic principles.
The retreat is being run by Angela Cresswell of Pradhipa Yoga (UK) and Arsha Yoga (India).
Message Angela now for more information and to register for this exciting opportunity – pradhipayoga@gmail.com.
SPACES LIMITED – book early to avoid disappointment!

Hitáhára aneb ájurvéda jako matka zdravé výživy
2019-09-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Infinity Yoga Space, Dřevčice 212, 25001, Czech Republic
S Hariláldžím a Meerou Karanath
Zdravá strava podle jógy se doporučuje v klasických textech pouze pro asketické jogíny, kteří praktikují několik hodin denně. Tedy, přiznejme si, nic moc praktického pro dnešní pracující ženu s několika dětmi za zády.
Proto se pro běžný světský život doporučuje strava podle sesterské disciplíny ájurvédy. Strava je jedním z hlavních pilířů zdraví např. vedle správného vylučování, trávení nebo spánku.
V poslední době se to jen hemží výživovými doporučeními, které avšak často nevedou k nějakému plnohodnotnému výsledku. Avšak ájurvéda nám již před tisíci lety dala podrobný návod na to, jak se správně stravovat, abychom v životě dosáhli stavu sukha, což v překladu se sanskrtu znamená lehkost.
CZK 600

Shatdarshana retreat with Sw. Haribrahmedrananda Saraswathi
2019-02-17 - 2019-02-22
Shatdarshana retreat with Sw. Haribrahmedrananda Saraswathi
Venue: Arsha Yoga Gurukulam, thampankadavu beach, thalikkulam, thrissur Dt.
Medium -: Malayalam
ഹരി ഓം🙏🏽
ഉത്തരകാശി ബ്രഹ്മവിദ്യാ പീഠത്തിലെ ആചാര്യനായ സ്വാമി ഹരി ബ്രഹ്മേന്ദ്രാനന്ദ തീർത്ഥയുടെ കേരള സന്ദർശനത്തിൽ, ‘ഷഡ് ദർശനങ്ങളെ’ കുറിച്ചുള്ള അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മലയാളത്തിലുള്ള 6 ദിവസത്തെ ക്ലാസ്സിനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം നമുക്ക് നമ്മുടെ ആർഷ യോഗ ഗുരുകുലത്തിൽ ലഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. 6 ദിവസങ്ങളിലായി നടത്തുന്ന ഈ ക്ലാസ്സുകളിൽ നമ്മുടെ ഭാരത പൈതൃക ജ്ഞാനമായ ഷഡ്ദർശനങ്ങളിലെ ഓരോ ദർശനവും ഓരോ ദിവസങ്ങളിലായി സ്വാമി മലയാളത്തിൽ ക്ലാസ്സ് എടുക്കുന്നു.
കൂടാതെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ചോദ്യോത്തര ക്ലാസ്സുകളും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും. റസിഡൻഷ്യലായും അല്ലാതേയും പങ്കെടുക്കാം. റസിഡൻഷ്യലായി പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നവർക്ക് ഈ 6 ദിവസം ഒരു യോഗ ക്യാമ്പ് ആയിരിക്കും. ക്യാമ്പിൽ സ്വാമിയുടെ ക്ലാസ്സിനു പുറമെ, ദിവസവും യോഗാസന പ്രാണായാമ ധ്യാന ക്ലാസ്സുകളും, സംസ്കൃതം ക്ലാസ്സുകളും ഉണ്ടാകും. ഫെബ്രുവരി 2019 17th ഞായറാഴ്‌ച മുതൽ 22nd വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച വരെയാണ് ക്യാമ്പ്.
സ്ഥലം: ആർഷ യോഗ ഗുരുകുലം, ഗായത്രി ബീച്ച്, വാടാനാപ്പിള്ളി, തളിക്കുളം വഴി, തൃശൂർ. റസിഡൻഷ്യൽ ആയി ആദ്യം രജിസ്ട്രർ ചെയ്യുന്ന 20 പേക്കു മാത്രം. യോഗാടീച്ചേർസ്, സാധകർ, യോഗികൾ തുടങ്ങിയ എല്ലാവരും ഈ സന്ദർഭത്തെ പരമാവധി പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുക. താൽപര്യമുള്ളവർ എത്രയും വേഗം താഴെ കൊടുത്തിരിക്കുന്ന നമ്പറുകളിൽ വിളിച്ച് രജിസ്ട്രർ ചെയ്യുക.
MOB: 9446813057 / 9961202212 (BLOCK YOUR DATE: FEBRUARY 17TH Sun TO 22ND Fri. 2019).
Hari ohm🙏🏽

Yoga Ashram Retreat to South India 2019
2019-01-19 - 2019-02-02
Dates: January 19 – February 2, 2019

An amazing opportunity to experience Traditional Yoga Ashram life whilst exploring the very colourful Indian culture!
This two week Yoga Ashram retreat to South India is an opportunity of a lifetime that will leave you feeling deeply relaxed, rejuvenated and centred. Learn the deep wisdom of Traditional Indian Hatha Yoga and deepen your practice in this traditional family run ashram set in the heart of rural Kerala.
There will be daily yoga and meditation as well as overnight tours, trekking and wildlife watching in Idukki district, boating the back waters, a visit to the ancient city of Madurai, a number of workshops and lectures, and a visit to Amritapuri Ashram, the home of world renowned spiritual teacher Amma – “The Hugging Mother”.

Learn about Indian Culture, including a cooking workshop and how to look after your mind, body and soul using traditional Ayurvedic principles.
The retreat is being run by Angela of Pradhipa Yoga (UK) and Meera of Arsha Yoga (India).
For more information and to register for this exciting opportunity, please contact Angela on pradhipayoga@gmail.com or telephone +44-7548 317703.
SPACES LIMITED – book early to avoid disappointment!
Title photo: Nadette Charlet

Yin Yoga Training - Anatomical Foundations
2019-01-05 - 2019-01-12
Dates: January 5 – 12, 2019
The tissue in our body needs an appropriate exercise in order to stay healthy, grow and heal. The law of our body is: Use it or lose it.
Yin Yoga originated in the US and was founded by Paul Grilley. It is a soft and slow asana practice without any correct or exact form. While the connective tissue, fascia and soft tissues of the joints are trained in a specific way, our muscles remain relaxed. The postures are held without any effort or strain. Yin Yoga has a strengthening and regenerative effect on the tissues while the entire system enjoys deep states of relaxation. Physical restrictions disappear and energy flows.
Yin yoga positively influences the joints and myofascial structures mainly of the pelvis, legs and spine. During the course of the training you will study these parts of the body in detail: muscles of the thigh and torso as well as the skeletal variations of the legs, hips and spine. You will learn how asanas work in these different areas and how each individual will approach asana practice to avoid injuries or frustration and enjoy the deepest benefit of the pose.
This course will give you a whole new understanding about the importance of an individual approach to asana practice and infuse your teaching with new enthusiasm, as you will be able to recognize the anatomical differences in your students and provide them with appropriate individual guidance.
What you will learn in this training:
• Yin Yoga in theory and practice, theory of exercise, Yin & Yang-theory, the functional approach to yoga
• Overview: 14 skeletal segments, 10 muscle groups
• In depth study of 9 muscle groups (thigh and torso mandala)
• Skeletal variations: ankles, tibia, femur, hips and spine
• The 7 archetypal asanas and their variations
• Functional analysis of asanas (spinal twists, hip openers and sitting postures, backbends and forward bends)
• Target areas in Yin Yoga
• How to teach Yin Yoga
• Fascia and the regenerative effect of Yin Yoga
• Sequencing a Yin Yoga class
Daily schedule:
6:30 to 7:20 AM Meditation (25 Min. sitting meditation on the roof, 20 Min. walking meditation
7:30h Tea
08:00 – 9:00h Lecture/Workshop
09:00 – 10:00h Yang to Yin Yoga Class
10:15 Brunch
10:45 – 11:30h Seva
13:00h Tea
13:30 – 15:00h Lecture/Workshop
15:30 – 17:15h Yin Yoga Class
18:15h Dinner
19:30 – 20:30/21:00h Meditation, chanting or story-time
Teachers:
Maheshwara Manfred Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 1 & 2 with Paul Grilley, meditation course instructor (BYVG), long time experience in teaching teacher trainings since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC in the US & India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, physical therapist;
Shakti Simone Lehner, yoga teacher (BYV) and yoga acharya (ISYVC), Yin Yoga Teacher Level 2 with Paul Grilley, meditation teacher (BYV), MBSR-Trainer, long time experience in teaching teacher trainings since 2002 (YV Speyer, ISYVC in the US & India, SYVP India), post graduate biologist, naturopath, Ayurveda- & hormone yoga therapist.
Both did their yoga teacher trainings with Yoga Vidya in Germany (BYV) and the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers (ISYVC) in India in 1999 and 2001. In 2003 they founded the Yoga Vidya Center in Speyer, Germany where they teach courses and trainings since then. Every year they visit India to continue and deepen their knowledge. They also organize yoga-pilgrimage-tours through different parts of India and study philosophy and sanskrit with their yoga and vedanta teachers Swami Govindananda and Swami Tattvarupananda in Kerala. Every January they teach anatomy and asana classes in the advanced training for Yoga Teachers (YTTC Level 2) of the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham. Maheshwara´s passion is the teaching of yoga anatomy with a lively, practical and down to earth approach. Both teach with humor and love forged from 21 years of practice and teaching experience.
After completing all parts of the course including the meditations sessions, Karma Yoga and Satsangs and the successful completion of your exam (Writing a short paper on a given topic of yin yoga), you will receive a certificate “Yin Yoga Instructor (50 hours)“ or after attending both modules „Yin Yoga Teacher (100 hours) “ by Arsha Yoga Gurukulam.
Arrival day: Saturday, 5 January
Start of the course: 3pm
please arrive latest by noon on the 5th, you are welcome to book your stay a 1 day prior to the beginning of the course to enjoy the serene atmosphere, get accustomed to the climate or to recover from your jet lag. (additional cost of 1.000 INR per night applies)
End of the course: Saturday, 12 January 10:30 am
Course fee: EARLY BIRD discount 600€ until September 30th 2018, 690€ thereafter incl. food & accommodation (Indian Nationals 30.000 Rupees). Non-refundable deposit of 100€ due upon registration. Balance fees can bring in cash in USD or EUR.

Yoga Therapy Training Level 2 - Yoga Psychology
2018-12-01 09:00 - 2018-12-12 17:00
Dates:December 1 – 12, 2018
This 12 days course offers a good understanding about the human mind and its connection with the material world, our body and soul. It deals with the knowledge spread over many Vedic scriptures of ancient India. As the Mind itself is an instrument of endless information and knowledge, even the Encyclopaedia Britannica would have not been sufficient in describing it and its functions. But what we can cover in 5 days is an insight into the mysteries of the mind that Rishis (the wisemen) were able to see and describe. The knowledge of mind is present in all aspects of life – yoga, ayurveda, music, dance, rituals, economics, social life or politics – and all such disciplines deal with the concept of mind only. This course is an attempt to collect this dissipated knowledge about mind and put it into a structure which is understandable for the modern mind. While the modern psychology starts its inquiry about the Mind from the aspect of the physical body, the yoga psychology mentions the Soul first. The objective of this course is not to compare yoga and western psychology and point out the differences but rather to present yoga psychology as a complete functional psychological approach. Suitable for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, psychologists, holistic therapists, and healers.

Curriculum
Daily practices
There will be daily asana, pranayama, meditation and karma yoga practices other than the lectures and course topics.
Mantra
Learning to recite Vedic mantra and Bhagavad Gita.
Scriptures based in teaching
The knowledge of yoga psychology is spread into various scriptures. Some portion of the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga sutra will be taught with interpretation in the course.
Homa and Puja
Homa and puja will be performed by traditional Brahmin priests.
Daily schedule:
6:00 to 7h: pranayama and meditation (25 Min. sitting meditation, 20 Min. walking meditation)
7:15: Tea
08 – 9:45h: yoga class
10:15h: brunch
10:45 – 11:30h seva
13:00h tea and snacks
14 – 16h lecture
16 – 18h free time
18:15h dinner
19:30 – 21:00h meditation, chanting or story-time
Off Day
There is one day off in a week. Students are required to attend morning and evening satsangs and to complete their karma yoga duties. The rest of the day is free for their personal study and activities. A day trip may be organized on request at additional payment.
Attendance
Attendance at all activities is mandatory. Don’t let your likes and dislikes affect your commitent to the course. Slight changes in the program may occur.
Assessment and Certification
The students are continuously assessed throughout the course at all levels. The final result will be based on internal assessment, attendance and the final exam.
Prerequisite
Yoga teachers, yoga therapists, students of Indian or western psychology, students of Indian/Vedic culture or others with interest in Vedic psychology are eligible to attend this course. Some basic knowledge about Indian culture, yoga or Vedic culture is an advantage, but not mandatory, for a better understanding of the subject. An open mind is necessary to follow this knowledge to the people who educated in modern system.
PLEASE NOTE: The teaching and schedule will be in a traditional Indian Gurukula system which may be different from what you have learned until now. All participants should be physically and mentally fit when joining the course in order to be able to feel and experience the wisdom of the ancient science of yoga.
Following the ashram rules as well as respect the local culture is mandatory.

Course donations are non-refundable, however any unused amount may be transferred, minus an administration fee of € 100, to another course within one year of the original course starting date.
Arrival day: Friday, 30 November 2018
Start of the course: 3pm on 1 December
please arrive latest by 5 pm on the 30th, you are welcome to book your stay 1 day prior to the beginning of the course to enjoy the serene atmosphere, get accustomed to the climate or to recover from your jet lag. (additional cost of 1.000 INR per night applies)
End of the course: Wednesday, 12 December at 9pm
Course fee: EARLY BIRD discount 690€ until 31 March 2018, 750€ thereafter incl. food & accommodation and all yoga classes.
Non-refundable deposit of 100€ is due upon registration.

Yogatherapie Ausbildung - 4 Wochen Intensiv
2018-07-29 08:00 - 17:00
Termin: 29.7.-26.8.2018
mit Harilalji und Meera Karanath
Kurssprache: Deutsch und teilweise Englisch mit deutscher Übersetzung
Du möchtest Menschen mit Beschwerden mit Yoga helfen? Du möchtest lernen, Yoga Stunden für besondere Zielgruppen mit körperlichen Beschwerden zu geben? Dann ist diese Yogatherapie Ausbildung genau das Richtige für dich.
Mit der Yogatherapie Ausbildung kannst du:
– kompetent auf bestimmte Zielgruppen mit körperlichen Beschwerden eingehen
– deine bisherige Yoga Unterrichtspraxis erweitern und Yoga Stunden für bestimmte Gruppen anbieten, z.B. Yoga für Asthmatiker, Yoga für Behinderte, Yoga bei Rückenbeschwerden
– Yoga Übungen und Yoga Techniken gezielt therapeutisch einsetzen
– Individuelle Yoga Übungsprogramme für Privatstunden und Einzelberatungen erarbeiten und anbieten
– besser auf spezielle Anforderungen im Yoga Unterricht reagieren
– Menschen in deinen Yoga Kursen gezielter helfen
– den menschlichen Körper und seine Reaktion besser verstehen
– die natürlichen Regenerations- und Heilkräfte des Körpers fördern
– noch bewusster mit dir, deinem Körper und deinem Leben umgehen und dies auch anderen vermitteln
Du lernst in dieser Ausbildung das Grundkonzept der Yogatherapie mit folgenden Hauptinhalten:
– Modell des Panchakosha Tattwa, der 5 Hüllen aus der Taitariya Upanishad
– Aadhi – Stress und seine Bewältigung
– Aadhija vyadhi (psychosomatische Beschwerden)
– Psychosomatik/vedische Psychologie (Struktur des Geistes, Wechselwirkung Psyche und Körper)
– Die Anwendung der Yogatherapie, wie sie in der Yoga Vasishta beschrieben wird
– Pathologie aus yogischer Sicht
– Therapietechniken: Yoga Physiotherapie, Atembewegungen, Asanas, Pranayamas, Shat Kriyas, zyklische Entspannung, Prana-Lenkung, Beratung, Meditationstechniken etc.

Die Yogatherapie Ausbildung beinhaltet Übungen und Techniken der Yogatherapie, die besonders erfolgreich eingesetzt werden können für: psychosomatische Beschwerden, Asthma, Allergien, Rücken-, Knie-, Kopfschmerzen, Migräne, Arthritis, Angstzustände, Depressionen, muskuläre Dystrophie
– Du erfährst in dieser Yogatherapie Ausbildung, wie du eine Konsultation zielgerichtet durchführst.
1. Woche der Yogatherapie Ausbildung:
Grundlagen der Yoga Philosophie. Indische Schriften und Philosophiesysteme. Grundlagen des Unterrichtens von Yogatherapie.
2. und 3. Woche:
Praktisches Erlernen und Üben von verschiedenen Techniken der Yogatherapie bei verschiedenen Problemen und Krankheiten. Atembewegung. Spezielle Techniken. Asanas. Pranayamas. Kriyas, die yogischen Reinigungstechniken, Cyclic Relaxation = zyklische Entspannung, PCT = Prana Chanalizing Technique, Pranalenkungstechniken, Meditationstechniken u.v.a.
4. Woche der Yogatherapie Ausbildung:
Praktizieren des Gelernten, Gegenseitiges Anleiten des Gelernten, Üben von Konsultationen, Beratungen, Diagnosen, Behandlungen zu zweit oder in Kleingruppen.
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen für die Yogatherapie Ausbildung: Yogalehrer Ausbildung BYV, BDY, SYVC, andere auf Anfrage. Längere eigene Yoga Praxis. Yoga Unterrichtserfahrung. In der Yogatherapie Ausbildung werden Yoga Kriyas geübt – daher nicht geeignet für Menschen mit schwerwiegenden Erkrankungen und für Schwangere. Falls du eine schwerwiegende Krankheit hast und nicht sicher bist, ob die Yogatherapie Ausbildung für dich geeignet ist, kannst du dich direkt an den Leiter der Ausbildung wenden und fragen (englisch oder deutsch): arshayoga.hari@gmail.com.
Prüfung: Die Yogatherapie Ausbildung schließt mit einer schriftlichen Prüfung, einer Abschlussfeier mit Festessen, feierlicher Zertifikatsübergabe und Erteilung des spirituellen Segens. Zertifikat: Bei Bestehen der Prüfung und Erfüllen der Teilnahmebedingungen erhältst du das Zertifikat „Yoga Therapeut/in BYAT“ des Berufsverbands der Yoga und Ayurveda Therapeuten (BYAT). 763 Unterrichtseinheiten (mind. 363 UE Therapie plus 400 UE Yogalehrer Ausbildung).
Englisch mit deutscher Übersetzung.

Wenn deine Yogatherapie Ausbildung mindestens 2 Jahre umfasst (seit Beginn der Yogalehrer Grundausbildung) erfüllt sie die Anforderungen der Krankenkassen, sofern du die sonstigen Krankenkassen Bestimmungen erfüllst (d.h. entweder die 2-Jahres Baustein Ausbildung mit 642 Unterrichtseinheiten, die 2-Jahres Yogalehrerausbildung mit 723 Unterrichteinheiten oder die 3-Jahres Yogalehrerausbildung mit 780 Unterrichteinheiten hast. Mit jedem staatlich anerkannten Studien- oder Berufsabschluss und Yogalehrer/in ohne medizinischen/pädagogischen Grundberuf müssen zusätzlich mindestens 200 Zeitstunden Unterrichtserfahrung als Yogalehrer/in nachgewiesen werden.)

Yoga Teacher Training - 4 weeks intensive
2018-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Yoga Vidya Meinberg, Yogaweg 7, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
July 1- July 29, 2018 at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg, Germany. http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/international-yoga-teachers-training/
Course language: English/German
Learn how to teach Yoga classes – an intensive 4-weeks International Yoga Teachers‘ Training at Yoga Vidya Ashram in Germany, Europes biggest and leading Yoga teacher’s institute – with more than 20 years of experience in training Yoga teachers and advanced yoga teachers trainings. More than 12,000 graduated content Yoga students successfully completed our trainings. Our experienced Yoga Trainers will provide you with a solid teaching know-how and the necessary background – an unforgettable experience!
Live and practice yoga as you learn to teach it. This intensive training gives you hands-on experience to the classical yoga way of life which has been adapted to suit western culture.
Yoga Vidya offers this 4 week intensive International Yoga Teachers‘ Training course in Bad Meinberg, in the beautiful, pastoral region of northern Germany. Located about an hour south of Hannover, Bad Meinberg is an historic spa-town with clean air, fresh water, and miles of rejuvenating hiking trails. The perfect environment for your spiritual journey to evolve. Please join us for this deeply life-changing event.

About Yoga
Yoga is a practical system for developing the entire personality. Its benefits include good health, happiness, success, and peace of mind. Yoga Vidya teaches a holistic approach to classical yoga. It is an integral approach that was developed by Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, and brought to the West by Swami Vishnu-devananda.
Here at Haus Yoga Vidya, we present a synthesis of all the major techniques of yoga. Students find that continued practice enhances all aspects of life.
Teaching Yoga
Teaching yoga is a fulfilling task that demands a dedicated personal practice as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the ancient teachings of yoga.
This course provides you with a thorough educational base for your own personal practice, as well as the skills to teach a variety of classes to all types of students. Upon successful graduation you will receive a widely accepted certificate, and Yoga Alliance 200 certification. If your aim is to develop your personality or experience yoga at a deeper level, this course is highly recommended.
Course Content
1. Introduction
Philosophy and Aim of Yoga
History of Yoga
Paths of Yoga: the Main Schools of Yoga
Masters of Yoga
2. Hatha Yoga – an overview
As a path to general good health and well-being
Stress-management
Therapy and healing
As a means of developing mental capacity
As physical approach to psychotherapy
As spiritual exercise
Preparatory exercises
Sensitivity and physical awareness
Mental excercises
Warm-up exercises
Eye exercises
Sun Salutations
Relaxation
Classical relaxation, Yoga-Nidra
Relaxation techniques for daily life
Progressive Muscle Relaxation according to Jacobson
Modern stress-research and stress-management
Asanas (Yoga Postures)
Rishikesh sequence with its 12 basic postures
Asanas for relaxation
Yoga for the back and spine
Yoga in comparison to other forms of physical training
Yoga and sports training
Asanas and physiological research

Asanas for general fitness
Introduction to demanding sequences
Asanas for the flow of life-energy: prolonged of asanas, combined with chakra concentration, special breathing techniques, mantras, bandhas, mudras Asanas for personal growth and development
Pranayama (Breathing Techniques)
Breathing techniques for daily life
Breath control
Easy pranayama for relaxation and recharging
Samanu: psychic cleansing
Advanced pranayama according to Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Kriyas (Yoga Cleansing Excercises)
Shat kriyas (6 purification techniques) according to the classical text “Hatha Yoga Pradipika”: Tratak (eye cleansing), Neti (nasal cleansing), Kapalabhati (lung cleansing), Dhauti (throat and stomach cleansing), Nauli (small intestine cleansing), Basti (colon cleansing). Shank Prakshalama (total intestine cleansing)
Physiology and Health
Understanding the physical body in relation to yoga exercises
Muscle and bone structure
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Nervous sytems and hormones
Physiological effects of yoga
Physiology of movement
Sport medicine theory and research
Health
What is health? Reasons for disease
Healthy, holistic living
Yogic remedies for the treatment of minor illnesses such as colds, hayfever, headache, allergies and constipation
Yoga as therapy: remaining healthy well into old age
Healing through mental training
Ayurveda
Health and disease
The three Doshas
Correct living according to your body type
Ayurvedic food
Nutrition
Natural nutrition; reasons for a vegetarian diet
The mental and energetic effects of food
Nutrition and advanced Hatha Yoga
Fasting. slimming and staying slim
Special nutrition and diets
3. Tantra and Kundalini Yoga: energy training
Theory: Shiva-Shakti Philosophy
The astral body: Prana, Nadis, Chakras, Kundalini
Astral World, spirits and life after death.
Help for the deceased.
Opening of chakras
Parapsychological phenomena: clairvoyance, channeling, mindreading, psychokinetics, extrasensory perception.
Kundalini awakening: methods, experiences, dangers and security measures
Techniques of Kundalini Yoga: Mantra, Laya, Yantra, Nada, Hatha Yoga.
White, red and black Tantra.
Sexuality and relationships.
4. Raja Yoga: mental training and meditation
The human psyche: subconsciousness, consciousness, super-consciousness.
Raja Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Yamas und Niyamas
The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga
Thought-power and positive thinking
Thoughts as creators of your destiny
Development of memory, willpower, concentration, creativity and intuition.
Dealing with feelings and emotions.
Affirmation and visualisation.
Charisma and personal charm.
How to overcome negative habits.
Levels of consciousness and expanded consciousness.
Raja Yoga and modern neuroscience.
Indian and Western psychology in comparison.
Meditation
Techniques of concentration
Awareness in daily life
Techniques of meditation: Mantra-Meditation, Tratak, Chakra-Meditation, Energy-Meditation,
Awareness-Meditation, Expansion-Meditation,
Abstract Meditation, creative visualisation.
Levels of meditation.
Overcoming obstacles in meditation
Experiences with meditation
Meditation and scientific research
5. Karma Yoga: Yoga of Action
Karma, the law of cause and effect
Dharma: right conduct
Reincarnation: death, life after death,
Ethics in daily life.
Ahimsa: non-violence
Swadharma and Swarupa: the art of right decision making
Detached service and spirituality
Living in harmony
How to deal with difficult persons
Rhetoric training and communication training
Enhancing your relationships
The ascetic way
Simple living – high thinking
Ecological consciousness and social engagement

6. Bhakti Yoga: the devotional approach
Feelings and emotions.
The miracle of Love
What is God?
Experiences of the Divine
Contacting the Divine
God in your daily life.
Prayer
Hindu mythology
Kirtan: chanting
Rituals: Arati, Puja, Homa
Possibility of Mantra Initiation
Guru and disciple
Christian, Jewish and Islamic schools of mysticism
7. Jnana Yoga: Yoga of Knowledge
Introduction to the classical scriptures of Hinduism, Vedas, Smritis, Itihasas, Puranas
Important scriptures of the Yoga tradition: Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Bhakti Sutras
Physical, astral and causal bodies
Levels of spiritual growth (7 Bhumikas)
Cosmology and Creation. Time, space and causality
Vedanta: Philosophy of the Absolute. Who am I?
What is real? What is consciousness?
What is happiness?
Self as Existence, Knowledge and Bliss.
Modern Physics and Vedanta
8. Yoga teaching techniques
Basic principles of yoga teaching
Personality and inner attitude of a yoga Teacher
Rhetoric training, structure of a yoga class.
Structure of courses and classes.
Beginners, intermediate and advanced courses, workshops.
Yoga for the back and spine.
Correction of posture through yoga.
Yoga for pregnancy.
Yoga for children.
Yoga for senior citizens.
Benefits and restrictions of yoga therapy.
Yoga-teaching as a profession and calling.
