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26Jul 2024 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

What to Expect from a Yoga Retreat in India: A Complete Overview

Retreats, Teacher Training, Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga, yoga retreat

Today, people face the pressures of fast-paced professional work and lifestyle choices that impact their overall well-being. These demands often lead to stress, poor health habits, and a decline in mental and physical health, leaving individuals feeling drained. A yoga retreat in India offers a refreshing escape from these challenges, helping to restore balance and rejuvenate the mind and body. A yoga retreat is the yoga experience where the participants take a break from their daily work as well as life routine and focus on daily yoga sessions, meditation practices as well as other activities that promote physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Yoga retreats in India take place in natural environments such as Rishikesh, Goa etc as well as range from weekend to week-long or even a month-long program which…

18Jul 2024 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Sunrise to Sunset – A Day in the Life of a Student Of 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

Teacher Training, Yoga

A 200 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh is not just about learning yoga; it is a journey that a yoga aspirant goes through in order to be able for self-discovery as well as complete physical and mental transformation. This yoga course opens up the career opportunities for the aspirants also. Known as the Yoga Capital of the World, Rishikesh provides an ideal environment for learning yoga in Rishikesh. Here, the tranquil beauty of the Himalayas and the holy river Ganges give the spiritual atmosphere, which is helpful for practices such as meditation, breathing techniques (pranayama) etc. Rishikesh, having the spiritual heritage as well as natural beauty is one of the best places to immerse fully in the yogic lifestyle. Many students take the decision to pursue a 200 hour…

12Jul 2024 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

24 Day 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Body and Emotion Detoxification Program in Rishikesh

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24 Day 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training course with Body and Emotion Detoxification Program in Rishikesh is a valuable experience for anyone, who is interested in deepening his or her yoga practice as well as becoming a yoga instructor to teach yoga. Rishikesh, being the Yoga Capital of the World, gives a perfect as well as favourable environment to the yoga practitioners for an immersive as well as transformative experience. This yoga teacher training in Rishikesh lasts for 24 days. This program gives the training not only yoga asanas, pranayama, meditation etc but also about how to detoxify the practitioner's body as well as his or her emotions for complete physical and mental health. This is the best yoga teacher training in Rishikesh that through which a yoga aspirant gets…

09Jul 2024 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

How to Choose the Right School for Yoga Teacher Certification in India

Meditation, Teacher Training, Yoga

Embarking on yoga for your overall health and well-being or pursuing a career as a yoga instructor through Yoga Teacher Certification in India is a profound and transformative choice. If you are looking to deepen your yoga practice as a yoga practitioner or want to become a certified yoga teacher, yoga teacher training courses are the perfect way to achieve your goal. If we talk about the authenticity of yoga, being the birthplace of yoga, India is the ultimate choice for learning authentic yoga. There are thousands of Authentic yoga schools in India. These yoga schools provide all kinds of yoga teacher training course in India. Yoga aspirants can find different kinds of yoga schools in India which follow rich spiritual heritage and values hence any person looking for the…

22Dec 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Why Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh? – A Complete Guide to Yoga in Rishikesh

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One of the best and most beneficial ways to achieve peace and health is through yoga. Yoga is not only good for your health, but it is also a popular way for young people to advance their careers. The initial steps in this transformative experience are the Yoga Teacher Training program in Rishikesh or Yoga TTC courses. Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh is always a blissful experience, despite the fact that there are numerous yoga teacher training programs available anywhere in the world. The most popular location for practicing this vibrant art of health and tranquility is the ancient land of Rishikesh. Rishikesh is the location of choice for yogic kriyas and meditation for many ancient saints and Gurus. The spiritual intervention of the holy Ganga River and the stunning…

12Jul 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Yoga Asanas For Improving Focus & Concentration

Meditation, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

Concentration is the ability to focus on one single subject, thought or action excluding everything else from the field of awareness. This is one of the most important abilities one should possess, but at the same time, it is very difficult to center your focus on one point, as the mind naturally has the natural tendency to wander. The modern lifestyle and work schedules have resulted in increasing levels of stress and anxiety which has impacted the level of concentration big time. But not to worry, Yoga practice helps to relax our mind, improve blood flow and enhance balance in the body and overall life and can help improve the level of concentration. Most people are having an issue of not being able to focus because of their unconscious state…

13Feb 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Uthitha Hasta Padangusthasana

Ayurveda, Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

This is a standing single-leg balancing forward fold asana. You will require balance, stability, and concentration to perform this asana. This is also called extended hand-to-big toe posture. How to do Uthitha Hasta Padangusthasana? Step 1: Stand straight with feet together in Samasthiti. Step 2: Ground yourself firmly on your feet. lift the toes, spread them wide and place them down. Step 3: Inhale fix the gaze at one stable point in front of you which will help in balance. Shift your hip towards the left leg so the midline is shifted to the left. Step 4: Exhale bend the right leg at the knee and bring the knee to the chest. (If you are struggling to find the balance, go with the natural position of the body by slightly…

23Jan 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

How To Do Sun Salutation B Surya Namaskar B

Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga

Sun Salutation B Surya Namaskar B Surya namaskar is a sanskrit term for sun salutation. It is not just about saluting the sun which gives energy to the whole universe it’s also about saluting the solar energy we’re having in our body as heat. Surya namaskar helps to improve heat in the body stretches the body and prepare the body and mind for Ashtanga vinyasa yoga How To Do Surya Namaskar B Start from standing in samasthiti where your both leg’s are together and hands by the hipsInhale bend the knees and Raise your hands up and come to utkatasana and look at thumb’s .Exhale Slightly bend the knee’s and fold forward into uttanasana and look at your tip of noseInhale slowly lift your chest half way up and keep…

19Nov 2021 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Chakrasana and Benefits of Chakrasana

Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga

The name “Chakrasana” comes from the Sanskrit words “Chakra” which means the wheel, and the meaning of Asana is “Posture” or “seat”. Chakrasana or the Wheel Pose Chakrasana or the wheel pose is a backward bending yoga asana. Chakra in Sanskrit means Wheel. In Wheel Pose, the final position looks like a wheel, hence the name. It gives great flexibility to the spine. It is called chakrasana since the body takes almost a wheel-like, semi-circular posture while performing this asana. English name: – Wheel Pose Sanskrit name: – Chakrasana Pose type: – backbend, stretch, inversion, balance. Body position: – Supine Level: – Advanced How to Chakrasana or Wheel Pose? Lie flat on your back on the floor. You may bend your knees so that the soles of your feet are…

19Nov 2021 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) and Benefits of Bhujangasana

Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga

Few yoga poses are as accessible and holistic as Cobra Pose. Known in Sanskrit as Bhujangasana, Cobra Pose is one of only a handful of postures that are taught across all levels and all styles of yoga. The cobra posture is another simple beginner-level posture that comes under the inverted supine postures. It is also one of the twelve postures of Surya Namaskar and it visualizes the cobra sitting straight in attacking and defensive movement both. Let us see the steps of practicing the cobra posture. How to Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)? Step 1. Lie down inverted ( on the base of your stomach) relaxing straight.Step 2. Now bring your palms close to your lying down face on either side. Your eyes must look straight and your face is also aligned…