Teacher Training at Ananda
Yoga Teacher Training
Would you like to bring greater meaning, vitality and inner joy into your life? Do you want to help others change their lives through the practice of yoga? If so, then Ananda Yoga teacher training may be just right for you.
Rather than focusing only on the physical body, Ananda Yoga harnesses the subtle energy of each asana, channeling it inward and upward. As an Ananda Yoga teacher, you will experience and share the higher states of awareness attainable through each asana.
We offer the only yoga teacher training in the greater Seattle area that follows the highly regarded tradition of Paramhansa Yogananda. Ananda Yoga’s classical hatha yoga will awaken for you the subtle but vital life force known as prana, reinforcing expansion beyond the frame of the body into energy and higher consciousness. Ananda YTT instructors dynamically and intentionally teach to the 3 bodies - physical, astral and causal. That means we teach from the “bottom” (alignment and anatomy) up
This 200-hour teacher training program is conveniently held on weekends and is designed for students who want to deepen their practice and knowledge, students who would like to become teachers, and for teachers wishing to broaden their teaching skills.
We will learn the classic Hatha Yoga postures (asanas) with a focus on the subtler aspects such as breath awareness (pranayama), prana (energy) in the spine and chakras, affirmations, safe yoga practice, individual modifications, 8-Fold Path & yoga sutras, spiritual awakening, anatomy, and much more!
Each year, the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga offers a 6-month teacher training course held on 11 weekends (Friday night through Sunday afternoon). Applications and more information can be found online at www.InstituteofLivingYoga.org, or call us at (425) 806-3700. Completion for credit of the Raja & Hatha Yoga Intensive is a requirement of Ananda Yoga Teacher Training.
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Meditation Teacher Training
Once a year the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga offers certification in meditation teacher training. This in-depth program is designed for serious meditators and current (or future) meditation teachers.
This course requires completion of the Raja Yoga Intensive (raja segment) and takes place on 12 Sunday afternoons over 4 months. Each phase and technique of meditation is thoroughly examined and practiced in-depth.
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“Never in my wildest dreams did I know the multitude of ways that AYTT would help me, guide, touch me….so exquisitely beautiful.”
- D.P., Redmond
“Ananda Yoga covers aspects of yoga practice that were missing in my life.”
- P.S., Seattle
“I enjoyed every aspect of this super-informative course. The anatomy section was just superb! A well-balanced format.”
- M.D., Carnation
“I came to this program with a lot of information from all my years of yoga studies, but it was in bits and pieces. This program gave me a solid foundation and filled in all the gaps. It was an amazing process. I feel confident and ready to teach.”
- D.D., Bothell
“This is the best investment I ever made in my own meditation practice. Even though the program is over, I continue to feel deeper and deeper benei ts.”
- SA, Lynnwood
“It was a very practical class. I got a better understanding of how to meditate through
teaching others. Hriman was an awesome teacher! Thank you.”
- NM, Seattle.
“Incredible, dynamic teachers - this is a program of integrity and quality. What an amazing experience.”
- V.Q., Seattle
