Suvarna Basnet
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
ji, global humanitarian and spiritual leader, founded Sri Sri School of yoga,
under the banner of The Art of Living Foundation, with the vision to bring
authentic yoga education to the world and the mission to teach yoga in its
purity of ancient tradition with the technical skill and pragmatic scientific
approach.
Sri Sri School of Yoga is a
leading institute where the lineage of yoga comes alive. Through education and
training that is a beautiful blend of ancient Vedic tradition, the original
roots of yoga and lineage of masters, and modern science-based education, Sri
Sri School of Yoga aims to broaden the world’s understanding of yoga.
Integrating all paths of
Yoga including Hatha Yoga (effort), Raja Yoga (effortless, royal), Gyana Yoga
(Wisdom), Karma Yoga (service & action), Bhakti Yoga (love & devotion)
and more, the course takes us beyond the common understanding of Yoga as Asana.
Though the primary elements
of Sri Sri Yoga training are asanas (postures), pranayamas (breathing
techniques) and meditation, the experience and application of yoga goes beyond
the yoga mat.
The School offers various
rigorous trainings in these formats: 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Program in
both online and residential format, 300 Hours Advanced Teacher Training
Program, 100 Hours Prenatal Teacher Training Program and 95 Hours Children Teacher
Training Program.
The 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Programs are conducted in various locations but more often in Art of Living International Center, Bangalore and Art of Living Ashram, Rishikesh. However, these training have taken place all over India and the world, including Nepal.
The Art of Living Nepal has
recently organized Sri Sri School of Yoga’s 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training
Program in Nagarkot, Nepal with 45 new Sri Sri Yoga Teachers graduating from
it. This is the second of many such programs being organized here in the
country.
The graduated teachers also
attend upgrade programs and teach diverse courses like Sri Sri Yoga Classes for
Beginners, for Healthy Back, for Digestion and Gut Health, for Sleep and
De-stress, for Hips, Thighs and Legs, for Face, Desktop and Chair, for Neck and
Shoulders, for Core Strength, for Arms Strengthening and Balance, for Weight
Management, Fat Burning/ Toning, for Flexibility, for Rejuvenation and
Energizing, etc. There are also programs like Corporate Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga
for Senior Citizens, Therapeutic Yoga for Blood Sugar Balance, etc.
These specialized programs
are being offered for the first time in Nepal and they are starting this month,
from 17 of Bhadra in different
locations in Kathmandu and also in online format.
The students undergo
rigorous teacher training program and are endowed with deep understanding of
yoga which allow them to impart and give experience of the various dimensions
of yoga to their students in their classes. Gurudev’s simplicity has made the
profound knowledge of yoga so easy to comprehend, experience and apply in one’s
day to day life.
His approach to yoga
combines sadhana (practice), seva (service) and satsang (knowledge/ devotion)
which enables individuals to grow and society to flourish in human values. The
trainings do not just make Yoga Teachers but also Yogis. There lies the
fundamental difference.
(Author Basnet is Senior
Faculty/International Yoga Instructor, Art of Living Nepal. She can be
contacted: shreshnab@gmail.com Phone: 9869062643)