Posts

Showing posts with the label yoga teacher training

Starlim India - Rishikesh: Appreciate the Arrangement

When our body isn't functioning properly, all we want is to just heal. Let's say you've got a really bad cold and you're having difficulty breathing. Your mind is consumed with thoughts of getting better. You're thinking, 'I can't wait to be able to breath again!' And then one day you wake up and realize that the congestion has gone away and you can take a full, deep breath for the first time in a week. You're so happy and thankful. You appreciate having a clear nose and a clear head. The relief fills you with an immense sense of joy.  Why can't we be this grateful all the time?  "Appreciate the arrangement," our teacher tells us as we lay in shavasana observing each part of our body after our asana practice.  When's the last time you stopped to give thanks for this perfect arrangement that is capable of so much? The human body is a miraculous thing, but we seldom take the time to be grateful for it until something g...

TTC/April/2012 - Back to Basics

When you're just starting out in yoga, it can be easy to feel intimidated when you see more advanced students doing headstands and balance poses. And when you're one of those advanced students, it can be easy to get caught up in attaining more and more difficult poses while losing sight of what yoga is really about. Simplicity.  Yoga teaches you how to sit... how to stand... how to breath... what to eat. These are simple, yet fundamental lessons for all of us, regardless of how long we've been practicing. Yoga helps us to restore the original human range of motion - something that's been lost as our bodies have adjusted to spending 40+ hours behind a desk every week. Yoga helps us revert to a childlike state where we are more flexible both physically and mentally. When we're children, we're not afraid of judgement or failure. We have a sense of infinite potential and pushing our limits just comes naturally. We are resilient. If we fall down, we pick ou...

TTC/April/2012 - 1 + 1 = 1

What does yoga mean? Surrender, peace, acceptance, letting go, interconnectedness, flexibility, being grounded, openness, the suspension of judgement, a mind-body connection, balance... These were just some of the answers given to this question when asked on the fist day of teacher training. The answers were as diverse as the students. We'd come from Canada, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, China, Uruguay, Germany, The United Kingdom, The United States, The Czech Republic, Taiwan, and other places as well. We had different backgrounds, careers and experiences. We spoke different languages. But we'd all traveled by air and train and bus and car for many hours to reach a city in the foothills of the majestic Himalayas, on the banks of the sacred Ganges where we would become one. The personal journeys and paths that led us to Rishikesh varied, but our purpose was the same. Yoga. The word yoga literally means 'oneness' or 'unity'. It's Sanskrit origin ...

TTC/April/2012 - Mother Ganga

Image
A Sadu crossing one of Rishikesh's bridges across the Ganga Every morning, every night, and seemingly all day long... people gather at the river Ganges, cup her water in their hands, lift it, and let it fall back to her. Since arriving in Rishikesh, we have seen men in loincloths gather at the edge of the river to bathe and give blessings, women washing their faces and saris in reverence to the water, and even children swimming out in the depths, refreshed and laughing upon their return. The beach in Rishikesh The Ganges is a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course - it is obvious that many depend on it for their daily needs. In Hinduism, it is worshiped as the goddess Ganga and seen as the most sacred river on Earth. Moving water, as in a river, is considered purifying as it both absorbs impurities and takes them away. The Mother Ganga restores order from disorder and purifies the soul. A woman drying her headscarf along the riverbank Befo...

TTC/April/2012 - Mumtaz

Image
We all seemed to have similar stories. Whether we had traveled by day, or by night, we tried to explain the racing of our hearts and the shock in our eyes, as each of our chauffeurs had dodged… by inches…  whole families riding on motor scooters, trucks packed with people to the brim, and cows that were too holy to get out of the way. The ride from Delhi was, undeniably, a roller coaster! As new faces began to gather day by day - and meal by meal - in the dining area , the racing in our hearts and the shock in our eyes turned into eloquent stories that evoked bursts of laughter into the courtyard - so strong that many of us required tissues, amusingly quite unavailable in this place that they call INDIA.  Light Traffic in Delhi I’d heard from several people that you either love or hate India. Before I shed tears of laughter in camaraderie with fellow students in Rishikesh, I wasn’t entirely sure of my preference – for, India had already led me to shed tears...

TTC/Feb/2012

Image
All the yoga students registered for TTC/Feb/2012 are requested to reconfirm their participation by Jan 3, 2012. Wait-list candidates will be allotted seats from Jan. 4, 2012. Apart from the reconfirmation, you are requested to send us scanned copy of your passport size photographs for certification purpose. To avail transportation services i.e. Delhi airport to Rishikesh by car which costs US$ 85 if booked through us, please send us your flight details by Jan. 15, 2012. Wish you all.....Happy Holidays. -- Starlim India Swargashram Rishikesh 249304 (India) Ph. : +91-9557016661   Web: Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh | Yoga Teacher Training In India Blog: Yoga Teacher Training Course In Rishikesh, India | Yoga Alliance Certification In India Photos: Yoga Teacher Training & Retreats In India   Facebook: Yoga Teacher Training In India

Yoga Teacher Training - June 2011

List of registered students for TTC/June/2011 Aishwarya Gurung - Nepal Lilia Banrevy - USA Gemma Williams - UK Dominic Gregorio - Canada Rhonda Chinchilla - Canada Michelle Kaufmann - Canada Yuliya Spiegelman - USA Gabrielle Weinrott - USA Catherine A Briand - Canada Renae Gillespie - Australia Jessica Powell - USA Claudia Jean-Louis- Seychelles Shosil N Mahato - Maldives Jade Summers - Scotland Erica Cannon - USA Melody Hidalgo - USA Laura Van Oudenaren - USA Kristi Kremers - USA Dharmanand Goohee - Mauritius Hsiu-se Weng - Taiwan Ulla Koivukoski – Finland Rebecca Thompson - Australia Roba El Shami - Egypt Chris Clarke - UK Hannah Green - France Nina Friedman - USA Stephanie Larivee - USA Alice Duncan - USA Kenyon Neal - USA Jules Simon - USA Anne Walkembach - Singapore Snow Han - China http://www.facebook.com/yoga.teacher.training.india Yoga Teacher Training In India Yoga Courses & Retreats In Rishikesh

Photo Gallery

Image
TTC June 2010 Photo Gallery - Starlim India

Yoga Teacher Training & Yoga Alliance Certification in Rishikesh

Image
RYS 200, RYS 300 in India Samatva Yogalaya , a registered yoga school with Yoga Alliance , conducts 200, 300 and 500 hour residential hatha yoga teacher training course ( RYT 200 , RYT 500 ) throughout the year in Rishikesh (a spiritual town nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, also known as yoga capital of the world). Highlights » 200, 300 and 500 hour yoga teacher training programs registered with Yoga Alliance with RYT 200 and RYT 500 certifications . » Additional classes to enhance your yoga teaching skills » A comprehensive training program taught by well qualified faculty » Residential facility amidst ashram surroundings with modern infrastructure » Affordable fee (US$ 1 50 0~1 70 0 including food and accommodation) Yoga Teacher Training in India: 2017~2018 200, 300 and 500-hour yoga teacher training in India in 2017~2018 registered with Yoga Alliance, USA and conducted at yoga school Samatva Yogalaya, Rishikesh - RYS 200, RYS 300. 200-Hour Yoga ...