Tantra Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training 200 hrs-

Aumkar Yoga has a unique program for men and women to learn how to teach Tantra Vinyasa Yoga with pranayama, and meditation. This 200-hour Yoga Alliance internationally certified course will allow you to deepen your practice by participating in the ancient philosophy of Tantric Kashmir Shaivaism, the path of expanded consciousness liberation and the ancient roots of Hatha yoga included in classic Hatha yoga scriptures.

This teacher training course invites students to experience the practice yoga through manipulating energy and consciousness. The main style of yoga taught is Hatha with Vinyasa. This combines smooth flowing movements with the traditional stillness and alignment of Hatha yoga.

The practices also hold asanas for longer periods to experience a deeper energetic activation and the opening of the body to expanded experiences of awareness and superior consciousness spheres.

During the course, you will be taught theory and practices from the traditional Kashmir Shaivaism practices of India. These teachings are taught in a devotional way to combine the science with the path of the heart. The course is a sacred journey into ancient arts. The course has a deep focus in learning prana vidya, the ancient science of manipulation of prana, knowledge not easy available nowadays.

During the training, you will also study cleansing kriyas to purify the mind and deepen your ability to be centered and present in life. Profound mindfulness meditation will give you a personal opportunity to open the energy of the full body. An important practice is the esoteric feminine form of Tandava, the dance of Shiva.

The theory elements cover many topics always including yogic philosophy and ancient scriptures such as Vijnana Bhairava, Yoga Spandakarika, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and Shiva Samitha.

Daily routine

Each day you will begin at 6:00 a.m. with meditations and a yoga class. Followed by fresh organic vegetarian breakfast. After breakfast, you will explore the principles and philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism, Hatha yoga, and meditations. Also, you will study how to integrate the principles in the yoga practice, with the style of yoga the student likes which is Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Iyengar, etc.

Shivaism is a hermetic practice where only the practitioner knows he is using the principles of the tradition. After lunch, you will continue exploring different meditations and going in the deep path of Tandava, the dance of Shiva. Tandava and other meditations need several days of immersion to connect with the essence of the practice. After a break in the afternoon, you will practice other meditations and a light yoga class. The regular schedule will end around 8:00 p.m.