For Yoga teachers

Travel to the birthplace of Yoga and earn your certification as an Intermediate Integral Yoga teacher.

While in the motherland of Sri Swami Satchidananda, train with our master Yoga instructors in an intimate classroom setting. Near ancient temples and surrounded by the local culture, the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore will allow you to experience India to its fullest.

This three-week immersion will gift you with the opportunity to profoundly enrich your understanding and practice of Yoga and meditation, dive deeply into the subtle aspects of Yoga, and acquire the skills needed to teach them.

In this program you will:

• Learn important additional asanas, their benefits, and how to safely guide students into and out of the poses
• Expand your knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Explore making skillful sequencing choices and adaptations that will enhance your classes
• Gain a fuller understanding of prana and pranayama (breathing techniques)
• Study the Bhagavad Gita, which expounds the philosophy and practices of the four main paths of Yoga (Karma, Raja, Bhakti, and Jnana Yoga)

Take the next step in your career as a Yoga instructor and deepen your own spiritual growth by experiencing the peace of Yoga. Join us in this new endeavor.

Tuition includes double accommodations, texts, and three daily vegetarian meals. It does not include airfare, airport transfers, or excursions.

Training Information

Prerequisites
200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training completed at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, an Integral Yoga Institute, or Integral Yoga Center and at least six months of Yoga teaching experience. Certified teachers from other traditions may also apply.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities

• Yoga Alliance (YA):  Approximately 170 contact hours.
  You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
• Integral Yoga 300-hour Mentored Program: 170 hours towards RYT 500 designation

Testimonial

Spiritual teachings were exceptional, especially Bhagavad Gita. It was great to see asanas done by the two leaders, both have fantastic asanas with different body types.—Uma