Advanced Teacher Training

300 hours

Sivananda Advanced Teachers' Training Course

A deepening of spiritual knowledge

Expand your practice and knowledge

  • Founded in 1978 by Swami Vishnudevananda as the first advanced yoga teacher training course in the West
  • Diploma from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres (ISYVC)
  • More than 5,500 graduates worldwide
  • 437 training units (45 minutes per unit)
  • Recognised by the US-based Yoga Alliance for the 300 hours standard required by Registered Yoga Schools (RYS)

Prerequisite: TTC diploma of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course

Course Dates and Locations

In Europe and North India

Reith, Tyrol, Austria

1 – 29 September 2024
Languages: German & English
from €2,312

Rudraprayag, Himalaya, India

24 February – 24 March 2024
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
from €2,900

Orléans, Loire Valley, France

29 June – 28 July 2024
Languages: English, French
from €2,655

Curriculum

Excerpts

The four-week Advanced Teachers’ Training Course allows graduates of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course to further expand their knowledge and practice. You gain a deeper understanding of yoga and strengthen your Sadhana and spiritual life.

  • Deeper study of Vedanta philosophy – the intellectual path to spiritual evolution and realisation; introduction to Vedantic meditation and Vedantic mantras.
  • Study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Maharishi: a fascinating analysis of the mental potential of humankind; practical steps to overcoming human suffering and weaknesses.
  • Daily practice of advanced asana variations and advanced pranayamas: a energy boost for spiritual development.
  • Bhakti Yoga: classical methods of devotion
  • Karma: its deeper meaning for our daily actions
  • Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system in relation to asanas, pranayama and meditation
  • Sanskrit: Learning the alphabet; pronunciation and writing of mantras and hymns