Yoga Teacher Training Program

This is a serious commitment of time and effort towards your Yoga journey. This 15 month Diploma in Yoga in association with Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram will allow you to understand the authentic sources of Yoga and teach Yoga with confidence, should that be your desire.

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KYM Diploma in Yoga - Teaching in Bangalore

CONDUCTED AT KRISHNA YOGA & CULTURAL CENTRE

Internationally Renowned KYM Diploma in Yoga – Teaching accreditation is conducted exclusively in Bangalore only at Krishna Wellness Yoga Centre.

The Course has been accredited and aligned with "Yoga Teacher & Evaluator” Course under Yoga Certification Board, MInistry of AYUSH
The programme is in alignment with the certification requirements of the ‘Advanced Certificate Course in Yoga’ under Indian Yoga Association (IYA, India) and ‘800-Hour Yoga Teacher and Evaluator Certification’ from the Yoga Certification Board (YCB, India).

All the senior, faculty, teachers, and trainers will be coming from KYM – Chennai as faculty for the course.
The course consists of 3 semesters.
Convenient Timings - Classes will be held only on weekends for the convenience of working professionals.
During the 15 month period there will be continuous communication and mentoring by the KYM Teachers with the students.
Personal Mentoring is a very important part of the Program to ensure that the Yoga Teachers are properly guided in order to become thoroughly proficient in teaching Yoga in the appropriate manner, and to ensure that the tradition is maintained and also that the science behind Yoga is properly understood.
There will be a 3 day Internship and Observation Course which will be held at the 45 year old institution in Chennai This will be an internship where the students get to practice and learn with the senior teachers of KYM – Chennai.
Classes will be offeredon a hybrid model – online and offline at the Sri Krishna Wellness, Yoga and Cultural Centre Premises are feasible.
The three-day internship at the KYM, Chennai will also be a part of the training
Observations of group classes at KYM Chennai is part of the internship at KYM, Chennai

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The KYM Yoga Teacher Training Program is exclusively conducted in Bengaluru at Sri Krishna Wellness Yoga & Cultural Centre. Kindly fill the form so that we can contact you for the next steps.

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Accreditations of the Diploma in Yoga

KYM YTTP PROGRAM

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram - KYM has been certified and accredited as the leading Yoga Institute in India by the Yoga certification Board, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.
The KYM SKWC YTTP Program has been accredited and aligned with ‘‘Yoga Teacher & Evaluator” Course under Yoga Certification Board, MInistry of AYUSH*
The KYM SKWC YTTP Program has been accredited as the ‘‘Advanced Certificate Course in Yoga’’ under Indian Yoga Association (IYA, India).
The KYM SKWC YTTP is also ‘‘Diploma in Yoga’’ certified by KYM – Chennai.

The KYM SKWC YTTP Program is course is approximately 900+ hours plus of immersive study, with 470+ direct contact hours and over 440 hours of indirect and application-based learning, with a syllabus approved by the KYM Academic Council and the Board of Studies, KYM, in accordance with the teachings of Sri T Krishnamacharya and Sri TKV Desikachar.

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram - KYM is an ISO 9001 (2015) and is India's premier Yoga Institute.
KYM has been accredited by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, AYUSH (Ayurveda,yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), and The Yoga Certification Board amongst the Best Top 10 Yoga Institutions in India – 2019.
KYM is recognized as one of the leading Yoga Institutes in India by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), (the apex governing body of Yoga Centers in India), under the, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.
KYM is recognised as an SIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) by DSIR (Department of Science and Industrial Research), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
KYM is a certified institution and a non-profit Public Charitable Trust recognized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Curriculum

KEY LEARNING - KYM YOGA TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME

History and evolution of Yoga in India
Fundamentals of Anatomy
Fundamentals of Psychology
Fundamentals of Anatomy
Fundamentals of Psychology
Theoretical Foundations of Āsana, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam
Group practices of Āsana, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam

A detailed study of the Yogasūtra and an overview of Haṭha-yoga-pradīpikā, Yogarahasya, Yoga-yajñavalkya-saṁhitā and Bhagavadgīta
Planning and designing courses of Āsana, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam
Building Yoga Teacher Competencies and Teaching Methodology

About Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram - Chennai

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) was established by Shri TKV Desikachar , (Late Shri T. Krishnamacharya's son and long-time student) in 1976 as a non-profit Public Charitable Trust.
KYM is among the premier centres of Yoga and Yoga Therapy in India.
KYM is recognised as ONE AMONGST the TOP 10 leading Yoga Institutes by Yoga Certification Board, by Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
KYM is recognised by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) as one of the leading Yoga institutes in India.

KYM also has the SIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) recognition awarded by the Department for Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India,
KYM is recognised by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
KYM is also one of the few yoga centres to possess the ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Be it for general wellness, Yoga Therapy or Yoga Teacher Training Programs, or Vedic chanting, the KYM is well known for its holistic health promotive approach.

ABOUT
SHRI T. KRISHNAMACHARYA
The Purna Yogacharya

Late Shri T. Krishnamacharya is often called the Father of Modern Yoga and synonymous with contemporary yoga
He was unique in many ways as a Master of Yoga, as a teacher, as an Ayurvedic physician and as a scholar.
He is considered one of the most important masters who revived the practice of yoga in the early 20th century
His well – known disciples and students are Sri BKS Iyengar,Shri TKV Desikachar, and Madame Indra Devi.
Shri T. Krishnamacharya held degrees in all the six Vedic darśanas, or Indian philosophies.
He is widely considered as the architect of Vinyāsa Yoga in the sense of combining breathing or pranayama with movement.
He was also a good healer, adept in his diagnostic skills and created powerful yoga-based interventions focusing specifically on Cikitsa or Therapy.
Underlying all of Krishnamacharya's teachings was the principle "Teach what is appropriate for an individual."
He authored four books on yoga — Yoga Makaranda, Yogaasanagalu, Yoga Rahasya, and Yogavalli as well as several essays and poetic compositions.
Late Shri T. Krishnamacharya was the Yoga teacher to several Indian Maharajas and their families including the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, The Maharaja of Jaipur and several others.

ABOUT SRI TKV DESIKACHAR

Sri TKV Desikachar founded Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai in 1976 as Guru – Dakshina to his father Sri T Krishnamacharya.
He is known for his inimitable ability of demystifying yoga philosophy and for his pioneering work in the area of wellness and yoga therapy.
A brilliant diagnostician and yoga therapist, Sri TKV Desikachar’s skills for prognosis and diagnosis were legendary.
Full credit goes to him for creating the representational stick figures that are so widely used by students and teachers of yoga the world over.
His no-nonsense teaching style continues to resonate in the minds of his students.
The International Day of Yoga is also celebrated on his birthday.
Sri TKV Desikachar’s landmark book, “The Heart of Yoga,” till today remains a bestseller as a comprehensive reference book for yoga enthusiasts