Online Yoga Teachers’ Training Course by Sivananda Yoga India

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The Online Teachers’ Training Course is based on the ancient gurukula system and it follows the same schedule and discipline as our onsite course. Discipline is an important part of the course and students are guided to maintain discipline and a proper diet while attending from home.

The daily schedule begins at 6.00 am and ends at 9:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST) for four weeks, with one day off per week and several breaks during the day to rest, do homework, and to spend time with the family. 100% participation in the classes is required to receive certification.  The course is conducted in English.

• The goal of the programme is to produce qualified and inspiring yoga teachers who are able to draw on their own practice and personal discipline in imparting the yoga experience to others. The curriculum is based on the five points of yoga as taught by Swami Vishnudevananda, which can be understood as the practical application of the traditional four paths of yoga. The intensive daily schedule includes:

  • two satsangs • two asana classes • t​wo​ lectures

  One day a week is lecture-free.

• Students will be evaluated on their participation in the programme and attitude towards the various aspects of the course. In addition, students will be evaluated on:
  • 2 hatha yoga classes taught online during the course
  • An open book final exam conducted online on the last day
• A demonstration of hands-on yoga asana corrections performed online. For this assessment students will need to arrange for someone on whom to demonstrate the corrections
• Homework will be assigned daily following the 2 pm lecture and must be submitted on time the next day.
• As part of the in-person participation at the ashram during a future TTC, students will be required to teach one evaluated Open Class and write the final exam with the TTC students.

• At the end of the four-week period a pdf certificate is presented to successful students.
• To be eligible for our regular world-wide TTC certificate, the online students are required to attend at least the final week of an onsite TTC course at one of the ashrams in South India within two years of this online TTC.  Attendance of two weeks is preferable and will give more opportunity to the trainee to improve teaching skills.
• For the onsite attendance, students are required to register with the ashram two months in advance and will pay Yoga Vacation rates for their stay.
• During the onsite attendance of the chosen TTC course, the students will participate fully in the ongoing TTC schedule including karma yoga, evaluation for teaching one Open Class, and writing of the final exam (based on the same manual as for the online TTC).  Successful completion will result in presentation of the 200 hours TTC Diploma.
• Students must complete at least one week at the ashram as above to be eligible to attend the Advanced Teachers’ Training Course (ATTC) or Sadhana Intensive Course (SI).

Course requirements and prerequisites:

• Minimum age 18 years
• Some previous experience with yoga
• Ideally the student is already able to come into the headstand without assistance.
• Ideally the student has support at home with preparation of meals and household responsibilities.
• All classes are mandatory, so family, social and any work commitments should be managed in the free time available. 
• A quiet private space, clean and tidy, for practice and lectures, separate from other household activities. An altar of uplifting photos or murtis is recommended as a focal point for meditation within the room.

Technology Requirements for Students:

• Strong internet connection preferably broad band, clear camera and microphone.
• At least 5-6 GB of data per day or 250 GB of data throughout the course at a minimum. (Check plans of different data providers).
• A laptop rather than a mobile is essential for the hatha yoga classes. Home work can be through email but the exam will be in MSWord.
• A phone can be kept for connectivity back up but students can only sign-in to class with one device.
• Classes will be conducted on Zoom app. Please download latest version to your device and create a Zoom account.
• Classes will not be recorded and the student will be required to attend every class in order to pass the course.

*Upon registration students will be required to meet privately online with one or two of the teachers and a technical team member,  to discuss the requirements of the course and the students ability to meet these.

• Phone/Media: Phone use or calls during class hours are not permitted.  Apart from your classes, limit the time you spend online to only that which is necessary.  Avoid television & movies as much as possible during the course days.
• Meals:  Keep a sattvic vegetarian diet during the course, including the days off. You will notice a positive effect on your practice.
• Karma Yoga:  This will be required during the on-site attendance at the ashram.
• Homework: Daily homework will be assigned in relation to the 2 pm lectures and must be completed on time.
• Course Manual: Will be posted or couriered to students. *For students outside of India there will be an extra charge of about Rs 4,000.  Required sections of the manual will be provided through Google Drive until the manual arrives. Earlier registration will make this less necessary!
• Uniforms: Students are required to wear comfortable, loose-fitting, non-revealing clothing during all sessions and to wear a yellow t-shirt or kurta or shirt for the lectures and satsangs.   The SYVC uniform will be provided on arrival for the ashram onsite attendance.
• Counselling: The teachers will provide counselling as requested by appointment during free times in the day.
• Kriyas will be practised and demonstrated during the second week of the course. The materials required will be informed and can be acquired from a pharmacy or online.

Queries may be addressed to [email protected]

• Once the course has started no refund is possible.
• In the case of discontinuation of the TTC, the TTC manual must be returned.
• In the event of the TTC not being conducted the payment will be refunded in full or transferred towards another programme according to the applicants’ wishes.
• Partial refunds will not be given for connectivity disruption/ issues on our end, we will endeavour to make up for this as necessary for the completion of the course. We are not responsible for disturbance experienced by students due to electrical, telecommunication or internet outages and such like at the students end.