100 Hours Women Yoga Training Retreat is a very systematic training of Yoga in which we educate about approach of Yoga both theory and practice for women. The whole training guides one to teach Yoga to women starting from their puberty, during menstrual cycle, before and after pregnancy along with more details about women’s health and hygiene. The training is open for all who wish to teach Yoga for women.

Inclusions – 9 nights accommodation (Shared accommodation & Private rooms), program material (books, notebook, pen, Jala Neti pot), Private Yoga consultation, Vegetarian food (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner), Weekend excursions (Temple visit for the Rising sun, visit nearby temples, Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh city) and Wi-fi etc.

Exclusions – Flight tickets, airport pick up and drop, longer tours and trips around, travel and cancellation insurance, medical assistance and things for personal requirements.

Things to do – Camping, Hiking, meditate at holy Ganga beach, Ganga Aarti, visit – ancient temples, ashrams, holy people and Rishikesh city, waterfall, river rafting, Ayurveda massage, Shopping and others.

Special features – 

• The program prepares one to teach Yoga for women of different age groups.
• It helps one to understand the idea in Yoga for women and how this needs to be incorporated into daily life.
• It helps develop foundation of Yoga for women about life style for comparatively healthier, calmer and more peaceful life.

Prerequisites – Hereunder are a few things which the participants should be aware of. They are –

• Anyone who want to be exposed to Yoga for women. 
• The students should have some basic understanding of Yoga.
• They should be able to practice discipline of Yoga such as purity, punctuality, early waking up, participation is the daily activities and so on.
• They should be able to motivate themselves to continue with the life-style, the school prescribes for them such as on time classes, food and other guidelines according to the need.

How to arrive (Airports) – New Delhi International Airport (IGI) located around 240 km from Rishikesh, Jolly Grant Domestic Airport Dehradun located around 20 km from Rishikesh. From both airports cab/car services are available to reach Rishikesh at our school. If you wish we may organize your transfer to the centre at reasonable fair.

Certification – Upon successful completion of the training students will be granted a certification for 100 Hours Women Yoga Training Retreat.

• Providing of the requisite training of Yoga for women to the participants.
• Fetch the attention of women and men to the aspects of Yoga which we all need for our well-being.
• Preparing the students to aim towards becoming a Yoga teacher for women.

10 days – The total duration for this Yoga program is 10 days however with the day of arrival this becomes 11 days.

• Good command on English language as this is the medium of education.
• Sound health physical as well as mental is a requirement however if there is some health issue, this should be intimated to the school before registering for the retreat.
• Already exposed to Yoga practices and has completed any other Yoga training before.
• Ability to be understand women’s feelings, emotions and their needs.
• Genuine feelings to know the art of teaching Yoga to Women.
• Some fascination or motivation towards Yoga and Yogic culture.

100 Hours Yoga Training For Women incorporates several topics of theory and practical which helps one to understand and know the Yogic culture for women. They are –

1. Techniques, Training, Practice –

Hatha Yoga Asana – Specific asana of Hatha Yoga designed and very important for women from different groups – Standing, supine, prone, backward, forward, spine twist, inversion and balance.

Pranayama – Specific Pranayama practices for women including basic techniques for correction of breath, breathing to balancing, breathing to cool and harmonise. 

Mudra – Specific mudra practices for women including basic gesture of fingers to affect energy in body.

Bandha – practices of locking the energy in body. 

Shat-karma – Specific required purificatory practices in Yoga only.

Meditation – Basic postures of meditation, special practices of meditation and Yoga Nidra.

Karma Yoga – During the retreat individuals would be required those to participate into Karma Yoga. Depending upon the requirements we may involve you into this.

2. Teaching Methodology –This is a combination of complex topics such as designing Yoga class for women, how to teach different practices of Yoga, how to be good Yoga teacher, ethical guidelines, develop communication skills, time management, principles of demonstration, assistance, awareness, correction, styles of teaching, specific needs of children in a Yoga class and business aspects of Yoga for women etc.

3. Anatomy and Physiology –

(a) Modern Human anatomy and Physiology – Skeleton System, Muscular System, Respiratory System, Endocrine System, Reproductive System and Nervous System.

(b) Yoga Human anatomy and Physiology – Human body according to Yoga and their relation to the study of human body in modern study (Discussion on 3 Bodies, 5 elements, 5 Koshas, Nadis, Chakra and Kundalini).

(c) Holistic approach of Yoga (Learning how system of Yoga needs to be incorporated to children to affect the internal organs for substantial growth and development.

4. Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers – Overview of description of the term Philosophy, Yoga, way of living, true sense of the term “religion”, little reflection on the life story of great Gurus of different parts of the world, womanhood, women’s health and hygiene, motherhood, regarding how to look after children according to Yogic Lifestyle, Ethics for a Yoga Teacher for women, Ethical guidelines as an individual and as a Yoga teacher.

5. Practicum – Practice of teaching different practices in groups as the lead instructor, observe and assist while others teaching, focus on specific practices and compiling feedback etc.

Suggested Yoga Books for  100 Hours Yoga Training For Women – 

• Nawa Yogini Tantra – Swami Satyananda Saraswati
• Yoga and Pregnancy – Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati
• Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha – Swami Satyananda Saraswati
• Anatomy and Physiology – not specified

The daily schedule for 100 hours Women Yoga Training Retreat starts by 5am. All students should wake up at this time except in some contingencies. The programmes are tentative and subject to change according to need. All classes are held for 6 days in a week.

• 6.30am to 7am – Herbal tea/Drink
• 7am to 8.30am – Hatha Yoga Asana, Pranayama and other practices followed by Relaxation
• 8.30am to 9.30am – Breakfast
• 10am to 11am – Anatomy
• 11.15am to 12.15pm – Yoga Philosophy
• 12.15pm to 1pm – personal cleaning and Karma Yoga
• 1pm to 2pm – Lunch
• 3.30pm to 4.30 – Meditation and Relaxation (lecture, practice and Vice-versa), Professional essentials  (teaching methodology, professional development, practicum) and Yoga business tools
• 5pm to 6.30pm – Asana alignment and adjustments (theory and practical training with teaching practices)
• 6.30pm to 7.30pm – Dinner
• 7.30 to 8.30pm – Kirtan, Chanting and video show etc. (optional session)
• 9pm – Bed time 

Registration – Please Register or write to us via our email (sanatanayogsandesh@gmail.com) to check the availability of a place. It the place is available we will request you to fill in the registration form online. Then you need to make non-refundable deposit to finally be selected for the course.

Deposit – A non-refundable deposit of 300 Euro only for overseas, INR students and total retreat fee only for Indian students plus transaction charges/commissions is required to confirm the candidature in the retreat. Please follow Payment.

Cancellation of the application for the course – For the time being we do not provide this facility. Therefore, properly decide before you deposit the amount for the course.

Remaining Payment – The remainder payments can be made after arrival. For more details please look into Orientation guide in Download.

Accommodation, Food & Drink, Airports etc. – Please follow Accommodation and Yoga School.