200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Summer

The Integral Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville  provides a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development, a space for nurturing your own practice, and the skills necessary to become a knowledgeable Yoga teacher.

This comprehensive Yoga teacher certification is a month-long residential program consisting of over 200 class hours. You will learn to teach each portion of the Integral Yoga Level I class, including asanas (Yoga poses), deep relaxation, pranayama (breathing practices), chanting, and meditation.

Additionally, you will explore:

• Classes in vegetarian diet
• Instruction in anatomy and physiology
• Chanting instruction—for personal practice and class settings
• Raja Yoga (the science of the mind and yogic lifestyle)
• Jnana Yoga (the study of Self-inquiry)
• Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion; including chanting, worship, and self-surrender)
• Karma Yoga (the practice of selfless service)
• Conducting and publicizing classes

Training Information

Prerequisites:

Applicants should be regular practitioners of Hatha Yoga for six months, preferably one year. Applicants should be familiar with the Integral Yoga style of Hatha practice. If not, you can click here to purchase a DVD of the Level 1 class led by Swami Satchidananda. There is also a YouTube video available of the Level 1 class.

Certification:

Graduates receive a diploma certifying them to teach Integral Yoga Level 1 classes and are awarded 220 Yoga Alliance hours.

If you have any questions, please contact the IY Academy at iyacademy@yogaville.org or (434) 969-3121 x139 before submitting your application and non-refundable application fee.

Testimonials:

Initially, I signed up for the TT course thinking to become a Yoga teacher or just gain some knowledge. It turned into a life-changing experience. I learned about how to live life with the correct attitude, and the purpose of life. The entire course was filled with love, warmth, support, important information from doing Asanas, the science of the mind, and more. I can’t help but feel the world is desperately in need of such knowledge. The teachings here need to be integrated into the schools and society. I am most thankful and blessed to have found this school!—Angelita Li Maitreyi

Joining the Yoga Teacher Training course is a life-changing experience. It’s the self-exploration journey, for you to get to know your inner self. It’s such an amazing experience for you to accept yourselves, be compassionate to yourselves, to love yourselves. Everything happened with a reason. I am so grateful the universe guide me to this course, and transform me into a better person.—Past Participant

Satya is always the consummate presenter. She is knowledgeable, steeped in the Integral Yoga Hatha tradition, and lives her practice. She is patient, kind, accessible, and funny, yet serious about the importance of the practice of Yoga to develop and maintain a healthy body, sound mind, and peaceful spirit. I have taken many trainings with Satya, and she never fails to maintain high standards for the practice delivered in a compassionate spirit. — Ann “Daya” Simas Schoenacher

Tentative Schedule

All activities at the Satchidananda Ashram in Yogaville, Virginia Ashram are structured around the daily schedule of the ashram which includes meditation and Hatha Yoga each morning and evening prior to breakfast and dinner, as well as noon meditation held in Guru Bhavahan and Lotus prior to lunch.