Hatha Yoga Teacher Training

Ananda Ashram / International Schools of East-West Unity (Gurukula) invites you to participate in our Yoga Teacher Training and join us in our mission of unity and world peace. Immerse yourself in this month long study of Yoga and gain the knowledge needed to bring the teachings into your daily life and to share this ancient practice with others.

A country Yoga retreat on 85 wooded acres in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the Ashram offers the perfect environment for learning. The six day a week Training will be held March 1-30, 2008, and led by our School of Hatha Yoga teachers, along with many Ananda Ashram teachers taught directly by founder, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati. The program includes two Hatha Yoga classes per day, meditation, Sanskrit, anatomy & physiology, philosophy, teaching practice & application, study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita and other texts of Yoga as well as mentorship.

The serene and natural setting, along with the inspirational and unique atmosphere of Ananda Ashram, provides the opportunity for an unparalleled direct experience of the true essence of Yoga.

Ashram is the University of Nature. It presents not only the integration and unity of all sciences, cultures, philosophies, and environmental and ecological approaches, but it also encourages and provides opportunity for an independent way of thinking, meditating and application. According to the philosophy of Ashram, the universe is the university.

Every individual has some uniqueness in him or her. Therefore, Ashram life encourages every individual to blossom in his or her own way. Our university and school education is reforming in nature. But Ashram life, in addition to offering reformation, is the center of transformation.

Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati


Living and studying at Ananda Ashram allows you to absorb yourself in Yoga as a lifestyle.

Daily Schedule

Monday-Friday

7:00-8:15 am Hatha Yoga Class
8:30-9:00am Tea & Light Breakfast
9:00-9:45am Fire Ceremony & Morning Meditation
9:45-10:45am Scriptural Studies & Chanting
11:00am-12:00pm Brunch
12:00-1:00pm Nature Walk & Journaling or Karma Yoga
1:00-1:45pm Sanskrit Class: The Science of Vibration
1:45-2:00pm Afternoon Tea Break
2:00-4:00pm Lecture & Discussion
4:00-5:30pm Hatha Yoga Class
5:30-6:30pm Dinner
6:30-7:30pm Free Time
7:30-8:15pm Fire Ceremony & Evening Meditation
8:15-9:15pm Chanting, Scriptural Studies & Selected Readings

Sunday

7:00-8:15 am Hatha Yoga Class
8:00-9:00am Light Breakfast
9:00-9:45am Fire Ceremony & Morning Meditation
9:45-10:45am Philosophy Studies & Chanting
11:00am-12:30pm Teaching Practice & Application
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
2:00-3:00pm Karma Yoga
3:00-5:00pm Teaching Practice & Application
5:30-6:30pm Dinner
6:30-7:30pm Free Time
7:30-8:30pm Fire Ceremony & Evening Meditation
8:30-9:30pm Kirtan


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