RYT 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Italy

• 8 Weeks - 500 hour intensive residential Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga teacher training course
• Accommodation for 56 days and 55 nights with Three Ayurvedic vegetarian meals
• International certification RYT 500 to register with Yoga Alliance, USA, which allows you to teach yoga anywhere in the world
• Bed linen changes (Weekly)
• Water and tea (Unlimited), and Nearby Beach

• Train station and Airport pick-up
• Massage
• Tours (Optional)
• On-demand Spa (Outdoor)
• Umbrella + Sunbed (Discounted Rate)
• Airport Transfers
• Misano Adriatico or Riccione Train Station Transfers

(According to the Yoga Alliance Guidelines – some of these hours are in attendance and others are self-study.)

• Techniques, Training & Practice – 235 hours
• Asana / Yoga Kriya / Pranayama / Shatkarma / Mudra and Bandha
• Meditation / Yoga Nidra (Traditional and Dynamic Meditation Techniques)
• Art of Teaching | Teaching Methodology – 30 hours
• Yoga Anatomy & Physiology – 50 hours
• Yogic Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics for Yoga Teachers – 45 hours
• Yoga – Introduction
• Origins of yoga
• Different paths of yoga: Raja, Karma, Bhakti and Jnana
• Consciousness and awareness
• Evolution of awareness
• Evolution of elements (according to Sankhya darshan)
• Pancha kosha (five covering or sheaths over consciousness)
• Four-Sutraa (preface of Patanjali’s Yog Sutra)
• Pancha Klesha (five causes of pain and miseries)
• Raja yoga and Hatha yoga
• Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga (According to Patanjali)
• Yama, Niyama (social and personal rules and regulations)
• Asana (physical posture)
• Pranayama (breathing techniques)
• Pratyahara (withdrawal of the mind from the senses)
• Dharna (concentration), Dhyana (meditation), Samadhi (self-realization)
• Practice Teaching / Class Management – 30 hours

• Assessments will be based on written, oral and practical exams.
• Final Teaching Assessment: Training comes to an end with all students being required to teach a 90-minute asana class to their fellow classmates being observed and evaluated by an RYS instructor. At the end of week 3, students will have to choose a time slot that suits them, to teach their final 90-minute class. Students are advised to integrate into their final lesson as many of the principles of asana, pranayama, mantra chanting and meditation as possible, and must also demonstrate the use of Sanskrit terms partnered with the translation into English for most of the sequence. The RYS teacher present will observe and evaluate cueing, sequencing, appropriate, ethical use of physical adjustments, verbal alterations, modification, correct teaching technique and alignment, the student teachers understanding and proficiency when discussing cautions.
• Verbal Presentation: students must prepare and present a 30-minute workshop. They can choose between Yoga Anatomy & Physiology or Yoga Philosophy topics.The workshop will be presented in front of classmates under the careful scrutiny of an RYS Teacher. Workshops are given during the final week of the course.
• Self-Evaluations: Students must also provide a self-evaluation in two parts: Written and oral format.
• Written Self-Evaluation: The first part of self-evaluation is assessed on the students’ answers to the first Yoga Philosophy Homework Assignment question: According to your own ideas what are the requirements for you to become a Yoga Teacher and why do you want (OR what inspired you) to be a Yoga Teacher.
• Verbal Self-Evaluation: The second part of self-evaluation is based on the students’ self-assessment following their final 90-minute yoga class teaching experience. The student will be asked about their overall experience and to explain to the RYS teacher and their classmates how they think they did, and what they did well. Following their explanation, they will then receive feedback from those present. Student conduct and adherence to the Code of Conduct is an important part of your overall evaluation. Students must maintain at least a 90% rate of attendance for the entire duration of the course in order to qualify for final Assessment. Having successfully fulfilled all the requirements of the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course, all students will receive a certificate confirming that they are eligible to register with the International Yoga Alliance as a RYT 300. Congratulations!