ABOUT THE 300-HOUR PROGRAM

Swadhyaya Yoga School + Well Daily have designed courses in the most comprehensive and unique way. Our trainings are designed for the experienced yoga instructor who envisions themselves taking their skills to the next level. Trainees will experience a residential intensive yoga course which provides specialized tools for personal and professional growth.

Our 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training builds on your technical skills and helps you elevate your approach to teaching. The Hatha Yoga modules accentuate yogic philosophy and understanding how to bring all 8 limbs of your yoga practice to life, while providing opportunities to learn and experience what it means to be an inspiring yoga instructor who helps bring true transformation to students’ lives.

Asana classes emphasize practicing and guiding other yoga practitioners into more advanced expressions of various open-pelvis, closed-pelvis, balance, forward-bending, twists, back-bending, side-bending, inversion and palm balance asanas. The instruction provided is intended for intermediate- to advanced-level yoga practitioners. 

Prerequisite: Completion of a 200-hour yoga teacher training. Students must provide a copy of their certificate.

– Yoga Philosophy: Thorough exploration of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Chapters 1-3, understanding modern yoga lineage, discussion and analysis of the Bhagavad Gita, practices and application of teachings from Hatha Yoga Pradipika, explore Vedas, Vedanta and Upanishads, understanding the Koshas and subtle energy bodies. More advanced exploration of Ayurveda versus the 200-hour curriculum.

– Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga: Therapeutic benefits of Asana and Pranayama, precautions, and contraindications on 8 key organ systems of the human body (versus 7 in the 200-hour curriculum).

– Asanas: Proper postural alignment, benefits and contraindications, variations of advanced postures.

– Pranayama: Basic to Intermediate breathing practices.

– Yoga Teaching Methodology: Demonstration of Asanas and their variations, as well as cueing and sequencing per traditional understanding. Adjustments of common misalignments, hands-on and verbal assistance techniques.

– Meditation: Mantras, Chanting, Mudras, Kirtan, Kriyas, Lesson Planning, Yoga Nidra and Meditation.

– Teaching Practice: Testing and sharing your teaching skills with your co-teachers.

– Career: Business of yoga, communication skills and safety norms.

Yes. You will be qualified to teach all levels of practitioners after your 300- and/or 500-hour registered yoga teacher training course, beginner, advanced, elderly, children, pregnant. Your ability to teach will be reinforced by your commitment to your personal practice and continued self-study. 

Yoga Alliance is a non-profit membership organization representing the interests of the yoga community. To register as a member of the Yoga Alliance, click here to create a profile. Follow the steps provided to complete your registration. You will need to upload your Swadhyaya Yoga School certificate and pay a fee. Check out the fee schedule here.

Note: Yoga Alliance does not certify its members. Their credentialing system is a directory, not to be confused with other types of credentialing systems (such as certifications, accreditations, licensure, etc.).

To register as a Yoga Alliance Professional with the Yoga Alliance, UK, visit their website at http://www.yogaalliance.co.uk. 

No. There are classes on Saturdays and you will be immersed in trainings six days per week. This is the only way we were able to fit 300 hours of content in just one month. However, students do have the option to relax on Sundays or join fellow classmates and instructors on cultural excursions.

The 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training offers an advanced yoga training curriculum designed for the experienced yoga instructor who is intentional about developing their yogic skills to the next level. This residential intensive course provides specialized tools for personal transformation and professional growth.

A 300-hour advanced training is designed to build upon and deepen the trainee’s understanding of the fundamental concepts of the practice and teaching of yoga that are taught during the 200-hour course. This prepares trainees to teach advanced principles and techniques of yoga in more (and subtler) detail. Which enables you to teach with greater skill and precision than could reasonably be expected of a 200-hour trained teacher.

The curriculum is designed to deliver this training during 300 hours of experiential practice, written assignments, presentations, excursions and discourse. 

You also cultivate enhanced business essentials for developing your brand, messaging and marketing your offerings.

“RYT 300” is an acronym which stands for Registered Yoga Teacher 300-Hour. “300-Hour” means you have studied and accumulated 300 hours of information and study time. It is our intention that the yoga aspirant augment their awareness of the principles which form the foundation of yoga: such as the moral and ethical codes, discipline, mindfulness, inner awareness, all qualities which promote a well-rounded human being and productive contributor to society.

No. Students must provide evidence of having attained a 200 hour level training in the form of a teacher training certificate. Yoga is more than just exercise and being physically fit. It is a way of life. Swadhyaya is the fourth Niyama (self-disciplines) of Patanjali’s Yog Sutras (Ashtanga Yoga) and means “self-study” or “self-inquiry.” It is this mindset we hope to cultivate and observe in our students.

Endeavoring to earn a 300-hour yoga teacher training certificate comes with a responsibility to demonstrate ethical, moral precepts as a role model to future students/teachers, as well as a continual commitment to self-study (swadhyaya, the fourth niyama).

Click here to see a recommended reading list that our highly qualified and skilled yoga practitioners have compiled.

Yes. While your days are relatively full from sunup to sundown, the daily schedule has amply apportioned free time for rest and self-study. Classes are six days a week and Sundays are a rest day, the perfect time to pamper yourself or take in the sights. If you would like some assistance, one of our staff will be happy to make suggestions and assist with arranging activities of your choice.

Yes. Students come to learn with Swadhyaya Yoga School from all over the world from an array of cultures. To date, we have representation from students from over 120 countries around the globe.

Swadhyaya Yoga School advances expression, education and awareness of Hatha, Ashtanga, and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. While the focus will be on these practices, we will also introduce you to Restorative, Yin, and Iyengar yoga, with additional learning about modifications for children and elderly populations.

Hatha yoga is a branch of yoga derived from one of the six schools of Hinduism. It is the science of yoga which purifies the whole physical body by means of shatkarma (six cleansing practices), asana (postures), pranayama (breathing practices), mudra (seals), bandha (locks) and concentration, as a prelude to raja (Kingly) yoga and samadhi (higher state of awareness commonly referred to as “bliss”). All of which are explored during your teacher training program.

Ashtanga Yoga is understood by the yogic scholar as the eight-limbs of Sage Patanjali: yama (moral code), niyama (self-restraints), asana (posture), pranayama (breathing practices), pratyahara (sense withdrawal), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), samadhi (bliss). Ashtanga Yoga is often confused with the popularized vinyāsa style of yoga developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in 1948. Both the origin and sequences developed by Jois, as well as Patanjali’s teachings, will be explored during this yoga teacher training course.

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Final payments are due 60 days before the start date of the trip to keep your spot secure.

If cancellation (always in writing) takes place within 7 days of booking, 100% of the paid trip price, minus your deposit, is refundable, unless the retreat start date is less than 60 days from booking date.

Cancel 60-120+ Days Prior to Course Start Date

Deposit is non-refundable and FULLY TRANSFERABLE to another training for FREE, for a limited time due to the coronavirus (COVID19).

If you paid in full we will return everything but the deposit; which, for a limited time, we will transfer to another training for FREE due to the coronavirus (COVID19).

Cancel Under 60 Days Prior to Course Start Date

Deposit & Full Payment are non-refundable, and we’ll transfer everything to another training for FREE, for a limited time due to the coronavirus (COVID19).

During these unprecedented times, all fees to transfer your payment to another training have been waived due to the coronavirus (COVID19).

We recommend participants purchase travel insurance when making travel plans, and highly encourage them to purchase trip cancellation insurance. Look for terminology similar to, “cancel for any reason,” to protect against the rare chance of cancellation. We suggest Travel Guard Insurance or Kanna Travel Insurance and choose from several policy options.