Introducing Nataraja Yoga Teacher Training Course, a value-based, balanced, integrated, and Spiritual Education. This is a Classical Yoga Teacher Training Course designed to establish a strong foundation. The course specializes in Ashtanga Vinyasa and Sivananda Hatha Yoga. Gain access to a 5000-year-old lineage of knowledge under the guidance of a bi-lingual teacher on one of the most spiritual islands in the world, Bali, Indonesia. Led and developed by Nilesh Tiwari, the course is created to help you establish a foundation - one that promotes physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. Our intensive residential courses will be held at Nataraja shala and based on the ancient gurukula system from India where teachers and students lived and breathed yoga collectively within an Ashram environment. The five-week program starts with a classic teacher's course that develops the skills to teach yoga asana and provides a solid grounding in the classical yoga tradition by exploring and experiencing the essence of ancient yogic science and knowledge. One will access each yoga module using both intuition and intellect as a means of deepening the spiritual connection to yoga and embracing profound inner transformation. At Nataraja Shala, we believe that the traditional teachings of Yoga serve a fundamental role in modern society - as Yoga offers highly valuable practice and insights that can benefit our everyday lives.

Nataraja YTTC is designed to produce qualified and inspiring yoga teachers, guides, and leaders of Peace, Health, and Celebration. Our purpose is to empower your very own practice and discipline so we can impart the yoga experience to those that feel the calling to walk the path of yoga. Our modules are designed and researched by the power of science and spirituality. The four-course program starts with a classic teacher's course that develops the skills to teach yoga asana and provides a solid grounding in the classical yoga tradition by exploring and experiencing the essence of ancient yogic science and knowledge. We are guided by the Ashtanga Vinyasa and Sivananda Hatha Yoga lineage and school of thought. Our 200 hour, five-week intensive course allows close interaction with our experienced and dedicated teachers and staff who themselves are immersed in the yogic lifestyle. The course is connected to an ancient teaching lineage (Guru Parampara), which has been passed down from guru to disciple through thousands of years, the curriculum is extensive and involves both theory and practice exercises, providing a strong base from which to teach others naturally and with confidence. Participants in this course will experience:

MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

• Gain a deeper understanding of the primary Sanskrit texts of the Yoga Sutras including unpacking sections through pre-modern perspectives
• Encounter what yoga has meant in Indian traditions prior to its evolution to the West
• Adopt a methodical discipline to attain desired knowledge or to pursue a goal
• Sharpen focus and concentrate better through mantras and chantings

PHYSICAL GROWTH

• Cover the important concepts of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as the base of postures, breaking down Asanas in forms of modifications
• An interactive and dynamic learning environment that enable you to understand and practice Asanas from a functional and modified perspective

EMOTIONAL AWARENESS

• Improve intuition skills by practicing through observation and reflection
• Become more aware of rising thoughts through Pranayama breathing techniques
• Discover the self through the power of devotion and karma yoga

SPIRITUAL EDUCATION

• Encounter what yoga has meant in Indian traditions prior to being transplanted to the West
• Deepen your spiritual connection to traditional Indian yoga and open yourself to profound inner transformation

TOPICS COVERED:

• Asana
• Pranayama
• Bandhas
• Kriyas
• Mudras
• Yoga Nidra
• Hatha Yoga
• Raja Yoga
• Jnana Yoga
• Bhakti Yoga
• Mantra Yoga
• Karma Yoga
• Meditation
• Yogic Anatomy and Psychology
• Teaching Methodology
• Yogic Principle and Lifestyle
• Concept of Kundalini Yoga
• Yogic Diet and Nutrition
• Yogic Celebration

The Teacher Training Course is registered by and fulfills the requirements for the Yoga Alliance 200-hour certification and is recognized as a registered Yoga School Certificate (RYS).