Ananda Sanga
Yoga Centre & Educational Institute


Yoga Teachers Training (YTT) - 2011
  • Do you have a passion for yoga?
  • Do you want to explore the deeper aspects of this science?
  • Do you want to develop your skills to serve humanity as a teacher of yoga?
This residential life transforming Yoga Teachers Trainingmay be exactly what you need.

Our Yoga Teachers Training (YTT) is intensive and include personal and online tuition. The training is delivered at an exlusive Eco-Village in the heart of the winelands in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

For those interested in a career in Yoga Teaching or just to deepen your personal practice - it is guarantee to be a life changing experience!

 

Helderberh Mountains

Our yoga training is according to international minimum standards


Curriculum & Schedule

The YTT program focuses on classic hatha yoga postures with emphasis on inner awareness and importance of breath (Integral VinyasaYoga). The training provides a holistic approach to yoga, combining hatha yoga instruction, meditation, chanting, pranayama, anatomy and physiology:-

· learn the basics of the most important yoga postures;
· learn how to modify the postures to suit your goals and flexibility;
· experience the vital link between yoga postures and meditation;
· explore the important topics of Raja yoga and the yoga sutras of Patanjali;
· ensure a safer and deeper practice by learning anatomy and physiology;
· spend 2-3 hours a day enjoying and absorbing yourself into hatha yoga;
· learn to teach those with special needs: senior citizens & children;
· develop confidence in your teaching skills;
· learn how to organise and present classes, etc.

The emphasis of the Yoga Training is to understand the theory and practice of classical yoga postures. The postures will be taught with respect to correct spinal alignment, inner focus, and proper breathing. The training will also focus on the foundational knowledge of traditional yoga postures and develop an understanding of the principles of vinyasa, counterpose, and modification. This allows the student to develop as a excellent Yoga Teacher.

Example of Daily Schedule
 
Certification Requirements
6h30 -7h30 Chanting and Meditation

Certification is available having met the following course requirements:
* attend all daily sessions;
* complete and pass written exams;
* complete and pass practical exams;
* complete practical training.

The Yoga Teachers and Lecturers for this well established (more than 10 years) Yoga Teacher Training, have been involved in yoga since 1987.

7h30 - 8h30 Hatha Yoga/Pranayama
8h30 - 10h00 Breakfast
10h00 - 12h30 YTT (theory)
12h30 - 13h30 Karma Yoga
13h30 - 15h00 Lunch
15h00 - 16h30 Hatha Yoga (practical)
16h30 -18h00 Teaching Skills
18h00 -19h30 Dinner
19h30 -21h30 Lecture/Activities

 


Training Venue

Our Yoga Training takes place at Ananda Sanga Centre in Somerset West. Somerset West is about 40 km from Cape Town and in the heart of the Stellenbosch winelands.

Enrol Now for our Next Yoga Teacher Training: 2012


Last Updated: July 2011