Advanced Teachers’ Training Course

Take your practice to the next level in the land where yoga was born

Experience the joy of advanced yoga in the tropical splendour of south India. Designed for certified Sivananda yoga teachers this powerful and transformative four-week course takes you to a more profound level of spiritual knowledge. It provides an ideal training for expanding and deepening your own spiritual practice and advancing on the spiritual path. If you are an active teacher, it is a natural step to take to broaden your teaching practice. Through intensive yoga practice and the study of raja yoga and vedanta you experience a heightened sense of well-being and confidence. Individual guidance and yogic self-discipline are important aspects of the Course.

The immersion in sadhana and yogic studies with others of like-mind removes doubts and inspiration is strengthened, personal practice is established on a firmer and broader base and teaching skills improve. The Course is one of the most comprehensive, complete and authentic Yoga Teacher Training programmes available today. The discipline helps reset daily habits that do not serve the yogic lifestyle and reconnecting to the pure lineage of our Gurus fills you with renewed inspiration. The Ashrams, set in the splendour of the natural beauty of India, are a place of love where you feel safe to challenge yourself and explore your limits with the support of knowledgeable teachers and staff. On graduation you will receive Yoga Acharya, or Master of Yoga, certification. The Course meets the requirements for the Yoga Alliance RYT-500 certification.

The intensive daily schedule includes:

• one pranayama class • two satsangs • two asana classes • three lectures • one hour of karma yoga

One day a week is lecture-free.

Asanas

  • The twelve basic postures in depth
  • Practice of classical advanced variations
  • Precise and detailed corrections
  • Prolonged holding of the asanas
  • Deeper understanding of hatha yoga

Pranayama

  • Practice of kapalabhati
  • Daily practice of anuloma viloma
  • Advanced pranayamas
  • Use of bandhas

Vedanta

  • The Six Philosophical Schools of India
  • Analogies of the Supreme Reality
  • Study of vedantic meditation techniques
  • Explanation of vedantic mantras

Raja Yoga

  • In-depth study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
  • The mechanics and control of the mind
  • Detailed study of the eight limbs of raja yoga

Bhakti Yoga

  • The nine types of bhakti
  • The five attitudes of devotion

 Sanskrit

  • The Sanskrit alphabet
  • Correct pronunciation and spelling of the mantras and hymns

Anatomy and Physiology

  • Study of the nervous and endocrine systems and their relation to the practice of asanas, pranayama and meditation

Kirtan (Mantra Chanting)

  • Positive effects on the emotions
  • Correct pronunciation and mental attitude
  • Learning of classical Sanskrit chants

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The Advanced Teachers’ Training Course is open only to successful graduates of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course. A high degree of self-motivation is required for all aspects of the course. To ensure the success of the programme, participants are required to attend all spiritual activities, satsangs, lectures and asana classes.
Meat, fish, eggs, black tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco drugs and nudity are prohibited during the course as they are counterproductive to the yoga practice. A dress-code is required to be followed. It is not possible to cater to personal dietary preferences beyond the yogic-vegetarian meals. Participants who do not comply with the Ashram rules may be dismissed from the course.

Yoga Certification Board

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram Trust is an accredited Leading Yoga Training Centre of Yoga Certification Board, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India. TTC conforms to the Yoga Certification Board (YCB) Yoga Protocol Instructor exam and ATTC conforms to Yoga Wellness Instructor exam.

Website: yogacertificationboard.nic.in

Indian Yoga Association

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram Trust is a recognized member institute of Indian Yoga Association (A self-regulatory body of leading Yoga Institutions of India approved by Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India & Min. of Health & Family Welfare). TTC graduates are eligible for Certified Course in Yoga and professional membership and ATTC graduates are eligible for Advanced Certified Course in Yoga and professional membership.

P.C. Kapoor, director Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Nataraja Centre is the IYA national committee treasurer.

Nataraj, director of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram is committee member of IYA Kerala chapter.

Anoop, director of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Meenakshi Ashram is committee member of IYA Tamil Nadu chapter.

Sandeep, director Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Tapaswini Ashram is committee member of IYA Andhra Pradesh chapter.

Website: www.yogaiya.in

Fit India Yoga Centre

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari and Meenakshi ashrams are accredited Fit India Yoga Centres by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

Fit India Mission encourages people to become part of Fit India Movement by inculcating at least 30-60 minutes of physical activities in their day to day lives. The mission of the movement is to bring about behavioral changes and move towards a more physically active lifestyle.

Website: fitindia.gov.in

Yoga Alliance, USA

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram Trust is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS). Our TTC conforms to the Yoga Alliance, USA  RYT200 and our ATTC conforms to the Yoga Alliance, USA RYT300.  Our graduates can apply to Yoga Alliance  to become a Registered Yoga Teacher.

A Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) credential is earned by yoga teachers whose training and teaching experience meet Yoga Alliance standards.

Website: www.yogaalliance.org

sivananda-madurai-advanced-teachers-training-course-schedule

4.30am Wake up
5am Advanced pranayama class
6am Satsang
7.30am Tea
8am Anatomy and physiology class
9am Asana class
10am Brunch
11am Karma Yoga
12.00pm Sanskrit class/Raja yoga sutras
1.30pm Tea
2pm Main Lecture
4pm Advanced asana class
6pm Dinner
8pm Satsang
10.30pm Lights out

Participation in the entire daily schedule is mandatory.

Our accommodation is simple and functional. There are separate dormitories for men and women. We also have spacious twin-share and single rooms. All accommodation areas have shelving and hanging space. For each guest, a bed with a mattress and supports for mosquito net, plus 2 bed sheets, a pillow with cover and a mosquito net are provided.

  • Dormitories: Separate for men and women and built as double-occupancy cubicles. Shared bathroom facilities are provided with cold water.
  • Twin-Share and Single Rooms: Twin-share and single rooms have attached bathrooms with hot water.

Please Note: couples are not allowed to share twin rooms during the courses.

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sivananda-madurai-advanced-teachers-training-course-practical-information

  • ATTC manual is provided as a part of the course material and is included in the course fee. Students are required to bring their TTC uniform to be used during the course.
  • The course is taught in English.
  • Simple Indian vegetarian meals are provided at 10am and 6pm.
  • Refund policy:
    • For cancelLing the registration before the start of the course, the original payment will be refunded less:
      • 6.5% for Indians  ie. INR payments
      • USD 150 up until 3 months from the booking date for USD payments (all accommodations).
      • An additional USD 50 will be charged (USD refunds) where cancellation is after 3 months from the booking date (all accommodations).
    • Once the course starts, if the student decides to leave within five days, the original payment will be refunded less:
      • 18% for Indians  ie. INR payments.
      • USD 450 for USD payments (all accommodations)
    • After five days of the course, no refund will be issued.
    • Students leaving the course before completion are required to return all teaching materials and uniforms.
    • Full refund will only be granted where SYVC has had to cancel the programme.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT TRAVEL AND ANY NECESSARY VISA ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE REGISTERING.

Revised 1-12-2021

  • Evaluation of students is on:
    • Attendance
    • Performance
    • Theory during the course
    • Final written exam
    • A minimum combined score of 50% is required to pass.
    • Unsuccessful students will have to repeat the entire course with cost to qualify for the certificate
  • Things to bring – comfortable clothes, sandals, toiletries, personal items, water bottle, meditation shawl for cool evenings, yoga asana mat, meditation cushion, notebooks, pens, towels, water bottle and torch. You can also purchase these items at the ashram boutique.
  • Apart from the ATTC manual, there are some recommended texts for the course. These are not included in the course fee and can be bought from the boutique:
    • Sivananda Training Manual
    • The Completed Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnudevananda
    • Meditation & Mantras by Swami Vishnudevananda
    • Sivananda Chant Book by ISYVC

In view of possible difficulties with visas and flights, we recommend that you register only after visas and flights are certain.

  • For Domestic Payments from Resident Indians:
    • For cancelling the registration before the start of the course, the original payment will be refunded less 6.5%.
    • Once the course starts, if the student decides to leave within five days, the original payment will be refunded less 18%.
  • For Overseas Payments:
    • As refunds will be via international bank transfer, which may take six months to process, the cancellation fee has to be higher.
    • The advance payment of partial course fee, service fee and taxes paid to GetOnYoga Pvt. Ltd. are fully nonrefundable.
    • Once the course starts, if the student decides to leave within five days, the course fee paid will be refunded less 25%.
  • After five days of the course: in case of discontinuation of the course after the Friday of the first week, no refund will be issued.
  • Students leaving the course before completion, are required to return manual and uniforms.
  • Full refund of the course fee paid will only be granted where SYVC has had to cancel the course / programme.

It is advised to ensure receipt of appropriate visa is possible before registering or booking flights.

Revised 4-09-2023 SYVDA reserves the right to make changes without advanced notice.