Holistic 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Girolamo Monastery, Italy

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

• Training, Practice, and Techniques – 100 hours
• Pranayama / Asana / Bandha / Shatkarma
• Teaching Methodology – 25 hours
• Physiology & Anatomy – 20 hours
• Yogic Philosophy, Ethics, and Lifestyle – 20 hours
• Yoga Philosophy - Deep Study
• Introduction to Yoga
• Yoga Origins
• Raja, Karma, Bhakti & Jnana: Different paths of yoga
• Awareness and Consciousness
• Evolution of awareness
• According to Sankhya darshan - (Evolution of elements)
• PanchaKosha - Five covering or sheaths over presence of Mind / Consciousness
• Introduction to Four-sutra (Patanjali’s Yog sutra)
• Pancha Klesha (five causes of miseries and pain)
• Hatha yoga and Raja yoga
• Social and personal rules and regulations - Yama & Niyama
• Asana (Physical Posture)
• Pranayama (Breathing Techniques)
• Pratyahara (Withdrawal of the mind from the Senses)
• Dhyana (meditation) , Dharna (concentration) , Samadhi (self-realization)

• Assessments will be based on written as well as practical evaluation.
• Student conduct and adherence to the Code of Conduct is part of your overall evaluation.
• Students must maintain a rate of 90% attendance for the duration of the course in order to qualify for final Assessment.
• Yoga teachers who have completed the requirements of the 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course will be given a Certificate confirming that they have
• Completed all requirements for training and teaching experiences in accordance with the Yoga Alliance, USA, standards.

• 4 week 200 Hour Advanced Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga teacher training course
• Accommodations for 28 days and 27 nights
• Three Ayurvedic vegetarian meals (Food allergies? Let us know and we’ll make arrangements for you meals)
• International certification RYT 500 eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance, USA, which allows you to teach yoga anywhere in the world.
• Two changes of sheets and towels per week
• Use of a washing machine
• Evening projection of themed films
• Satsang of Yoga philosophy in front of the fire (Weather permitting)
• Check -in on Sunday after 2pm
• Classes begin on Monday and end on Saturday of the fourth week.
• Check-out Sunday morning before 10am.

• Transfers (By booking in advance the pick-up service is available from railway stations and / or airports)
• Massages
• On site beauty services (room)
• Excursions out of town by car or by bus
• Guided mountain bike excursions
• Guided excursions on horseback
• Private cooking class
• Painting course
• Tai Chi course
• Private Yoga Sessions (One to one)