SSYTTC

How Sri Sri Yoga Teacher Training Course began

According to Krishan Verma, the Director of Sri Sri Yoga Training Programs and one of the senior teachers of the Art of Living Foundation, the conceptualization of Sri Sri Yoga began in 2000. “I could feel the brewing of the knowledge of yoga in me,” Krishanji says. “All the knowledge I had heard and read before was becoming so clear to me… It was like an ocean in me had been unplugged… I was also getting a strong inspiration to share this knowledge with others… “ Hence, this very thought brought about the first ever SSY TTC of 16 students. In just four short years, the attendance grew significantly in size to over 200 participants on a recent course in Mongolia.

Sri Sri Yoga Teacher Training Course…

is an Art of Living program which offers an excellent opportunity for those who would like to enrich their experiences and add discipline to their practice; and eventually become Yoga teacher.

Sri Sri Yoga is a prayerful and balanced discipline, a multi-path approach for uniting body, breath and mind with awareness. A combination of gentle and vigorous series of asana is taught for the well-being of the body, while an equal emphasis is placed on techniques for nurturing the mind and spirit. Sri Sri Yoga brings you the wisdom and techniques of yoga in a very joyful, sincere and thorough manner; takes you back to your natural self, thereby nurturing all the virtues that you are born with. Sri Sri Yoga is simple, sweet, and profound. Stretching the body, expanding awareness, quieting the mind - the silence in you becomes bigger.

Become a teacher, first be a good student ……

…………… the second night of the (SSYTTC) course, Krishan said to the students, usually we want to make ourselves big. As teachers we are really learning to be students. When we become teachers we stop growing. This course is about becoming a student. It is about making others bigger. ….. And in those two weeks, the laughter became bigger, bodies became more flexible, knowledge grew. Each student just naturally became bigger. …….

Curriculum

Sri Sri Yoga Teacher Training Course is an 8-week intensive training ( total 800 hours plus) divided in four phases, each phase lasts two weeks.

The course will cover:

  • Morning and evening asana practice
  • nutrition
  • Pranayama and meditation
  • Yoga sutras and philosophy
  • Introduction on Ayurveda
  • Culture of personal discipline and practice
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Teaching techniques
  • Service, singing, fun and laughter

Phase I

Covers generally numerous asanas, yoga knowledge and philosophy, devotion, meditation and introduction to anatomy. Graduates of this part of training will find themselves totally refreshed and renewed, grounded spiritually and mentally. This part is particularly valuable for those looking for refinement of sadhana and spiritual practice.
Pre-requisites: completion of at least one Art of Living Part II course, with recommendation letter by an Art of Living teacher. It is even better if participant has completed listening to commentary by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Yogasara Upanishads and Patanjali Yoga Sutras.

Phase II

A continuation of Phase I for those who are devoted in their yoga training and yoga teaching profession. This phase is more technique based, focused on yoga teaching. It also covers more in-depth study on anatomy, physiology and ayurveda knowledge. Those who successfully complete this phase will be awarded a certificate.
Pre-requisites: Graduates of Phase I training.

Phase III

A more in-depth and intensive continuation of Phase I.
Pre-requisites： Graduates of Phase I but not intended to be yoga teachers; or graduates of Phase II who plan for teaching higher levels yoga.

Phase IV

An advanced continuation of Phase II. Successfully complete this phase will be awarded an advanced training certificate.
Pre-requisites： Graduates of Phase III.

The course is suitable for ….

This training, directed by Krishan and Bharti Verma, is an excellent opportunity for those interested in teaching yoga, or for those who would just like to enrich their spiritual experiences and bring more discipline in their practice.

For receiving certification in Sri Sri Yoga Teacher Training, the participants are required to successfully complete Phase 1 and Phase 2. After successful completion of Phase 2 they are considered qualified to teach Sri Sri Yoga.