500 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Himalayan Foothills India

Our (registered Yoga Alliance USA) 500-hour Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training will be one of the most transformational trainings of your life!

Just enough away from the commercial hustle of Rishikesh (now already self proclaimed “yoga capital of the world”) and the conservative pilgrimage town of Haridwar, YogAnga Retreat School of Yoga and Ayurveda – RYS 200, 300& 500 Teacher Training – is the oasis you have been searching for!

YogAnga Retreat Teacher Trainings produce inspiring yoga teachers, those who can be a light to their students, holding the torch along the path toward spiritual enlightenment, through the practice of traditional Hatha Yoga.

Who wouldn’t love to complete their 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training on the bank of the Ganga river, in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand India?

Become a yogi, where yogis are raised, in a spiritual oasis on the banks of the Ganga River, in the foothills of the Himalayas, between Haridwar and Rishikesh. Learn to live a traditional yogic lifestyle, cultivate your discipline to continue onward with a further developed sadhana (self practice) and become qualified to teach and lead others as well.

āyāsa vinyāsa YogAnga abhyāsa

Our comprehensive Yoga Alliance 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training curriculum will guide you through a transformational two and a half month journey into the yogic lifestyle, following the (seven) limbs of yoga.

Led by Ganga Puri, Mandakini Puri and Alaknanda Puri, as well as other guest instructors, you will learn Clinical Yoga (shatkarma / 6 cleansing kriyas); 56 asanas with a mix of all three styles: Rajas, Tamas & Satva; mudra, pratyahara, pranayama, anatomy, physiology and alignment, with introductory lectures on Ayurveda, Yoga Philosophy, beginner’s Sanskrit as well as other aspects towards walking the path of a Yogi.

Upcoming Residential 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses in India

Exact dates vary year to year, according to the moon cycle – all courses start on the New Moon.

Our 500 Hour Teacher Trainings are typically held in the Autumn Session September through December 

It is recommended one participate in all months (for the full transformational experience), earning a total of 500 hours. However each month may be taken separately, preferably starting with Session 01. Admission to Sessions 02 & 03 will be determined by the Lead Instructor, based on prior experience. Accordingly, 200 hours may also be taken during any of the three months.

“YogAnga is a unique and the most evolved yoga sequence of self practice to know mystical presence of the natures evolution that evolves one who seeks for it intensely…welcome and join the austerity tapasya in the ashram…”  ~ Ganga Puri

YogAnga Retreat at Sri Santosh Puri Ashram, Yoga School 500-hour residential Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga Teacher training course in Uttarakhand, India is registered with Yoga Alliance, USA- RYS 200, RYS 500.

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