Immerse yourself in Yoga & Ayurveda and become an RYT500 Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher & a Tantravaya certified Yoga Therapist in this 5 week immersion training in Hawaii!
June 6-July 12, 2019: HAWAII, USA
300 HOUR YOGA
THERAPIST TRAINING
METHOD
The Tantravaya Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive, internationally respected program designed to deepen your understanding of yoga and ayurvedic principles.
The Tantravaya training method is unique in that it's not limited to any "style" or blend of styles. Instead, it emphasizes universal principles of alignment within the context of ayurvedic and yogic practices.
Tantravaya Yoga trains exceptional teachers by presenting everything you will ever need to know in order to practice and teach any kind of yoga to every body safely and effectively within a system 8 principle actions that are necessary and sufficient in every active gesture, yoga and beyond. Furthermore, the 8 principles are organized into 4 pairs of oppositional actions that allow for ultimate individualization, customizing each gesture to each practitioner by balancing the intensity of antagonistic engagements for the specific needs of the individual body in each pose. As a recent graduate has put it: "with the 8 principles, I couldn't help but teach excellently, right from the first class, even though I was nervous."
With exceptional attention devoted to practical training and ample teaching experience time, Tantravaya Yoga Teacher Trainings have a proven track record of producing effective, confident yoga teachers who are ready to teach upon graduation and stand out in the world of yoga.
The Tantravaya Yoga Teacher Training Program is registered with Yoga Alliance and provides the most widely recognized yoga teacher certification credentials in the world. Our primary goal is to cultivate a solid, safe, and effective practice as the foundation of skillful teaching.
What You Will Learn
Yoga & Ayurveda: Learn how to customize the practice to each individual constitution, current condition/s and lifestyle, as well as to the season, the environment and the times of the day
Anatomy-Based Alignment: Master the 8 universal principles of posture & movement, dictated by human anatomy, that are necessary and sufficient to bring every body safely and effectively to every physical gesture, while honoring individual differences
Yoga & The Brain: Learn to challenge coordination, balance, attention & mental flexibility, and how these are crucial for keeping the brain neuro-plastic as we age for improved physical, emotional and mental health
Thai Massage and Individualized Bodywork: This training includes qualifications from the ThaiVedic International School of Healing Arts. You will learn a full-body ThaiVedic massage sequence and be able to register yourself as a “ThaiVedic Massage Therapist”.
This Training Includes the ThaiVedic Bodywork Level 1 - Bronze Medallion
Individualized Meditations and Mantra: Craft meditations to individual needs using specific Ayurvedic mantras, body focus points, and visualizations. Be able to register yourself as a “ThaiVedic Meditation and Lifestyle Consultant”.
This Training Includes the ThaiVedic Yoga Therapist Level 1 - Bronze Medallion
Digestion and Metabolism Treatments: Diagnose which of the 4 digestive types a person in dominant in and how to treat them using Ayurvedic herbs and yoga therapy. Use essential oils to help balance the mind and metabolism. Be able to register yourself as a “ThaiVedic Digestion and Metabolism Consultant”.
This Training Includes the ThaiVedic Yoga Therapist Level 2 - Silver Medallion
Teaching Technique, Adjustments & Modifications: Develop expertise in pedagogical methodologies to make every teaching accessible to every student and to make practices available to everyone with variations, technique workshopping and hands-on assists.
Effective & Non-Violent Communication: Cultivate skillful communication as a teacher and as a kind member of humanity through NVC and mindful speech.
The Wisdom of Compassionate Ethics: Study ancient wisdom alongside contemporary perspectives on ethics in a open minded and non-judgmental way that is free of maxims and rules.
Non-Dual Yoga Philosophy: Establish fluency and profound understanding of the principle tenets and concepts in Yoga philosophy, Tantra and Advaita Vedanta, in conjunction with support from contemporary science and discoveries in particle physics, cosmology and logical reasoning.
YOUR TEACHERS
ERYT-500, YACEP
Tantravaya Yoga director SHY SAYAR is a yoga therapist and a registered yoga teacher & continuing education provider at the highest level offered by Yoga Alliance. Well into his third decade with yoga, Shy has tens of thousands of hours of experience bringing yoga to students of all levels, treating patients, and training yoga teachers and therapists around the globe. Shy has offered coursework on education and pedagogy, as well as yoga philosophy and classical Indian literature at the University of California, Berkeley. In his yoga teaching, Shy integrates his experience in higher education with skillful attention to different learning styles, making even the most complex teachings approachable to every student. His unique Tantravaya Yoga Therapy method has shown remarkable results in posture correction, pain relief and improved balance, as well as healing emotional trauma and addressing the roots of psychological symptoms, such as anxiety and depression.
KIMMANA NICHOLS
NATUROPATH & AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER
Naturopath and Ayurvedic Teacher Kimmana Nichols is the third generation of an entire family of healers and educators. Qualified in over 20 modalities of bodywork and medicine, his passion for healing arts and teaching has awakened a wave of Vedic Wisdom changing lives. Kimmana co-created ThaiVedic Systems to merge his modern understandings from massage and touch modalities, with the holistic wisdom and diagnostic system of Ayurveda.
Video Interview with Tantravaya Yoga Director of Studies Shy Sayar
SHY SAYAR
YOGA THERAPIST
CONTENT
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The anatomy and physiology of yoga
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Universal alignment technique and individual needs for different bodies
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Pranayama, meditation, mantra, and mudra
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Introduction to yoga therapy and posture correction
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Yogic philosophy, psychology, ethics, history & scriptures
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Introduction to Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) and how to assess someone’s life purpose
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The Ayurvedic 5-element system and its application to a balance life, diet & yoga practice
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Protocols for diagnosing an individual's state of dosha (disease tendency)
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Yogic techniques for balancing each dosha
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Plus 3 Qualifications from ThaiVedic International School of Healing Arts; Level 1 & 2 Yoga Therapist and Level 1 Bodywork.
Upon completion of this course, all students will be able to:
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Teach exceptional, inspired yoga classes
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Offer high-quality, individually customized private lessons
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Know which yoga techniques are best suited for themselves and their students
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Use asana and movement therapies to address muscular and skeletal imbalances
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Diagnose individuals using Ayurvedic principles
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Use Ayurvedic principles to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different yoga forms
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Inspire spiritual fulfillment
LOCATION
The training will take place on our private retreat facility in Hawaii.
RATES
We believe that the world's highest quality yoga teacher trainings should be as affordable as possible to every commited student who wants to skillfuly share the teachings with the world. We offer unparalleled quality and financial aid to meet any need.
Early Bird: Reserved for the First 10 Students - STILL AVAILABLE!
$4000 with Dormitory Accommodations
$5000 in a Double Room
Thereafter: $5000 in Dorm, $6000 Double
If you require single, private accommodations, please contact us
No refunds shall be issued after a course has started for any reason. Failure to attend one day of training or more may result in removal from the course without refund. Inappropriate behavior including but not limited to verbal, physical or emotional violence towards any person during the training will result in removal from the course without refund.