Residential Ashram with teacher training?

Dear Mukunda,

This post appeared in the General Yoga Discussion, along with several others which I thought you may have some good advice about. can you recommend an ashram for pgw?

Namaste,
Chandra

pgw
Posted: 13 Mar 2005 07:18 Post subject: does anyone know of…

Hello, does anyone know of an yoga ashram outside the usa with a year long residential program where I can also attend teacher training while I am completing my year long stay?Hatha Yoga is perfered but will look at any and all.
thanks and sat nam.

Outside the US is a huge area. Please be more specific. Where do you want to consider? What do you want to learn? Devotional practice, yoga lifestyle, sadhana, hatha yoga, meditation? To begin with I would suggest some directories that i have in my library – From Here to Nirvana - Anne Cushman and Jerry Jones; Seeking the Master - Muz Murray; he also wrote Sharing the Quest about variosu spiritual paths; Access to Wisdom catalog of yoga ashrama published by Bihar School of Yoga, India; and A Directory of Ashramas in India and abroad - RP Saxena, Ashram Publications, Mathura India. blessings. mukunda

As Mukunda has mentioned, there are so many ashrams throughout the world, each offering a unique set of teaching and practices to their students, most of which will guide you through a different lifestyle and spiritual pursuit. It really boils down to what you want to accomplish and also where you want to study.

If you want to go back to the source, the best place to consider is India. Why? Because the culture provide a conducive environment that enforces the spiritual practices and philosophies outlined by the yogic system. Cultural psychology typically differs from one country to the next, and the mindset of the society is a vital influence upon the individual and their choices and pursuits in life.

India is traditionally a spiritually oriented society in which people are inclined towards spiritual practices and techniques. Aside from this, the yoga teachings are enforced by the culture which views spiritual living as a noble and just pursuit.

In the past I have studied at the Tureya Ashram in Kodaikanal, which is located in Southern India. They offer the traditional science of yoga which educes spiritual insight and experience, something I have not been able to learn in the yoga courses I have taken in the US, Germany, and Canada.

But again it boils down to what you need and the path you wish to pursue. This is just my experience and opinion as one who has wished to find the truth of spiritual living.

Had an email from my friend in spain who was doing her yoga beginners when I did my TTC. She is going back to KeralaTulasidalam ashram for one year residential program, paying to do the TTC in there and then to join as a volunteer in asana instruction.

Hello friends

I am practicing yoga for last 10 years and I wanted to do a good teacher training course for very long.
I wanted to go to India for the TTC as I wanted to have the knowledge directly from the roots. After long research on internet and talking to many schools in India I did my TTC at Ananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram, North India.
It is beautiful ashram and a perfect place for those interested in Yoga and spirituality. The atmosphere is very peaceful, the teachers were very inspiring and caring, these people were very traditional and dedicated to yoga and vedic principles. I learnt alot about teaching, correcting, alignments apart from the right principles.

They only accept 15 students in a course, the course was an eye opener, good value for money,I saw many differences in Yoga in Europe and Yoga in India, If you are serious about Yoga then I would highly recommend it, you can check them at anandayogashram.org

Namaste!

[QUOTE=jeffkingham;50877]check yoga ttc at Association for yoga and meditation India at rishikesh[/QUOTE]

Try Bihar School of Yoga, Munger- they have a four month course. Try also Kaivalyadham , Lonawala , near Bombay. They have a one year PG diploma in yoga.- its pretty rigorous and good. And neither of these institutions will rip you off.:stuck_out_tongue:

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If you want to go back to the source, the best place to consider is India. Why? Because the culture provide a conducive environment that enforces the spiritual practices and philosophies outlined by the yogic system. Cultural psychology typically differs from one country to the next, and the mindset of the society is a vital influence upon the individual and their choices and pursuits in life.

India is traditionally a spiritually oriented society in which people are inclined towards spiritual practices and techniques. Aside from this, the yoga teachings are enforced by the culture which views spiritual living as a noble and just pursuit.

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Good thread & links everyone.Will check them out.

Hard to know which one’s better but studying yoga at it’s source India is a good suggesstion.

The Bihar School sounds credible & sound ,Reaswaran.

Thanks.

I would like to take a additional course in India I finished my 200 teacher training here in the states and was dissapointed as it was basically 100 percent on asana poses and not much to do with meditation or breath

India is the best bet if you want to get the best real yoga at its core

I can truly recommend India as the place for TTC. I’m about to finish my TTC in Rishikesh, North India, at the school Association For Yoga And Meditation, recognized by Yoga Alliance and I would recommend this school, too. The atmosphere at the place is so comfortable and the teachers are really able to learn the students about yoga. I’ve found the classes very inspiring and the yoga hall is big, light and with a nice view to the Ganges and Himalaya. It’s located in are very nice place close to nature and still close to Rishikesh and the shops, and because of the good location it’s easy to concentrate about practicing yoga. At the school, which is all new, they serve healthy vegetarian food and they care a lot about you feeling good.

The most reputed Yoga schools / yoga ashram providing good Yoga teacher training programs in India are (not in order):

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune

Bihar School of Yoga, Munger -Bihar

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram, Trivendrum

Arhanta Yoga Ashram, Khajuraho 

Yoga Institute, Mumbai

I had a wonderful experience in the Shri Kali Ashram in Goa
they are a Hatha/Tantra School, and the Guru is the real deal, no crazy outfits or crazy hair, just an extremely kind and knowledgable teacher. The offer courses from a few months to a full year, and are in a small quiet beach town in Goa.

there are many option to do teachers training like at Yoga schools, Hotels having teachers training and Ashrams. According to me best option is Yoga Ashrams because there is also focus on life style, which is needed to be a good health.

[QUOTE=hathayogi;66541]The most reputed Yoga schools / yoga ashram providing good Yoga teacher training programs in India are (not in order):

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune

Bihar School of Yoga, Munger -Bihar

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram, Trivendrum

Arhanta Yoga Ashram, Khajuraho 

Yoga Institute, Mumbai[/QUOTE]

For 200 hour residential Yoga teacher training, you can check Sivananda Yoga Ashram and Arhanta Yoga Ashram, both have good ashrams and recognized ttc courses.