About the Program
Are you seeking a Classical Yoga Teacher Training course in Nepal, a place where ancient legends hold the truth and the heaven meets the earth?
We have YTT courses taught by award-winning teachers offered here in Nepal. This YTT 200 Hours course is based on Sanatan (classical) yoga derived from traditional Hatha Yoga and Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga (Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga). These are the ultimate source of all the other contemporary yoga styles.
Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hours course is 25 days long as a pathway to becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the US Yoga Alliance upon course completion. The course offers opportunities for aspiring spiritual yoga practitioners who want to learn this ancient technique in a conducive environment from knowledgeable teachers. It may help you recover balance, improve strength, and move beyond your physical, mental, emotional, and energy limitations on all levels.
Why Our YTT 200 Hours Course?
Our Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hours course promises an all-inclusive, theoretical and practical hands-on training program. Students emerge from our TTC as confident teachers with a strong and diverse teaching skill set. They are ready to teach students of all levels. Alongside developing and perfecting the art of teaching, trainees also gain an understanding of the practice of yoga principles such as asanas, mantra, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, anatomy, physiology, Ayurveda, chanting, chakras, mudras, and other traditional and contemporary Yoga techniques. Our highly experienced teachers will guide you with the essential components required to expand and enhance your own yoga practice and lead students through their practice confidently.
Why Enroll at Nepal Yoga Academy?
Nepal Yoga Academy is the first yoga school in Nepal to offer globally accredited 200-hour, 300-hour, and 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training Courses. We teach the Sanatan style of Yoga in its most authentic form, paired with scientific research on yogic living. We work in the continued tradition of imparting the skills needed for personal health, social harmony, and spiritual prosperity through various programs. Our programs are designed to suit the individual’s needs in search of the true essence of yoga.
Located in the hills of the Kathmandu valley, surrounded by beautiful temples and abundant wildlife, our academy welcomes anyone seeking peace, quiet, solitude, healthy organic food, peace of mind, and inward perspective. Our dedicated teachers will guide you from the fundamentals to teaching with confidence.
Highlights of Yoga Teacher Training – 200 Hours
- Classical knowledge and history of yoga
- Traditional understanding of yoga practice
- Theoretical and practical skill enhancement
- Developing teaching styles & methodology
- Mantra chanting and regular prayer
- Guided meditation
- Yogic philosophy
- Yogic diet and lifestyle
- Social ethics and values
- Anatomy and physiology
- Personalized yoga and lifestyle consultation
- Satsang (the company of truth)
Program Objectives
- To learn the best method for an authentic and balanced practice
- To learn the correct methods for adjusting and aligning poses
- To learn how to teach yoga to others safely and sincerely
- To learn and understand the safest method to get into the advanced asanas.
- To learn breathing techniques (pranayama) and understand how they increase energy level and control the mind
- To learn yoga philosophy in depth to enhance your quality of life and understanding of yoga from a teacher’s perspective
- To become a qualified, confident, and inspiring teacher
- To gain a deeper understanding of your body type and create a suitable practice for yourself
- To create a joyful and accepting environment that deepens your love for yoga and its importance.
Course and Curriculum
Practice
- Asanas: Modifications, variations, applied anatomy, proper alignment & adjustments, health benefits & precautions, cueing, sequencing, key tips for all levels.
- Intensive Practice: Core exercises, arm balances, inversions, hip & chest openers, advanced asanas, partner poses, and fun activities.
- Pranayama: History, benefits, precautions, various techniques, and understanding different prana energies.
- Meditation: Fundamental principles, practice of different techniques.
- Prayer and Mantra Chanting
- Satkarma (Cleansing Techniques)
- Mudra and Bandhas
- Yoga Safety Guidelines
Philosophy
- Wisdom of Yoga: History and philosophy, ancient wisdom for today, and satkarma (cleansing techniques), dhyan, mudra, and bandha.
- Types of Yoga: Understanding and comparing traditional yoga to modern styles, detailed study of Ashtanga and Hatha, and an overview of Bhakti, Gyana, Karma, Mantra, and Kundalini.
- Shakti: Inner power types, Anatomy of Energy, Koshas, Gunas, Chakras, yogic bodies, and Nadis.
- Yoga Philosophy and Traditional Texts
- Introduction to Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga and Hatha Yoga
- Yogic Diet, Lifestyle, and Ethics of a Yoga Teacher
- Applying Yoga Principles: For individual health, social harmony, and spiritual prosperity.
Anatomy & Physiology
- Physical Anatomy & Physiology:
- Musculoskeletal system
- Typical areas of injury and prevention
- Spinal movement and health
- Movement limitations for certain conditions
- Spiritual Anatomy & Physiology:
- Nadis, Chakras, and Koshas
Teaching Methodology
- Art of Sequencing: Creating sequences for personal practice and teaching individuals or groups.
- Teaching Tools: Develop your skills in using your voice, language, and instructional techniques. Learn how to encourage and modify students’ practices effectively. Understand the principles of demonstration, and master hands-on adjustments, verbal cues, and providing effective assistance.
- Teaching Practice: Gain experience in creating a safe and effective curriculum and sequence. Lead asana workshops, pranayama sessions, and guided meditations, while understanding the learning process of your students.
- Guided Teaching Practice: Focus on perfecting asana alignment, learning tips for adjustments, and improving postures.
- Teaching Skills: Setting up classes, observation, assisting, and correction.
Additional Teaching
- Yogic Lifestyle: Understanding the lifestyle of a yogi through food, daily rituals, social and individual ethics.
- Yogic Sanskrit Terms: Learning asana names, pranayamas, mantras within the Sanatan system.
- Mentoring: Observing, assisting, personal guidance, communication skills, and principles of adjustment and correction.
Value of Certification
After finishing the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Nepal Yoga Academy, you’ll receive a Yoga Alliance Registered certification, enabling you to teach yoga anywhere in the world. This globally recognized certificate, accredited by Yoga Alliance USA, opens doors for you to register with any yoga alliance and start your international yoga teaching journey.
Evaluation and Certification Process
Assessment Preparation
- Participate in numerous workshops on teaching methodology, working in pairs and small groups to enhance teaching qualities and reduce nervousness.
- Engage in verbal questions and answers on topics such as Sanskrit terminology, keywords, asanas, pranayamas, sequencing, benefits, and precautions throughout the classes.
- Practice spontaneous teaching of any mantra, pranayama, or asana without preparation.
- Teach in small groups to prepare for leading an entire class, with feedback from both students and teachers.
Assessment Evaluation
- Each student is evaluated based on a set of course criteria. Assessments are primarily practical evaluations.
- Students are assessed on their involvement in class (minimum of 90% attendance), lesson preparation, practicum, asana sequence and alignments, verbal and physical adjustments, counter poses, relaxation, modification and communication, chanting, workshop techniques, philosophy, comprehension, and other relevant skills.
- Teachers and fellow students provide constructive feedback to trainees to enhance their skills. If a student appears unprepared for any evaluation, they may be asked to repeat it.
Achievement Ceremony
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Physical Graduation
Complete the 108 Sun Salutations (suggested only for those without any physical injury or illness).
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Academic Graduation
Receive the certification of course completion. Our YTT 200 Hours course is recognized by the US Yoga Alliance. After completing this course with us, you will be internationally recognized as a Certified Yoga Teacher and qualified to be registered with any Yoga Alliance anywhere in the world.
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Spiritual Graduation
Participate in a Vedic Hawan (fire ceremony) with traditional costumes, symbolizing the taking of a spiritual oath to live a yogic life and teach authentic yoga.
After these three graduations, you will build confidence and make a commitment to continue these yogic teachings in your life and pass them onto others as a teacher.
Cost includes and excludes
Includes
- Accommodation for 24 nights
- Nutritious vegetarian or vegan (on request) meals provided three times a day, along with herbal teas
- Classical yoga book, training manual, and stationary
- Accessing the Library
- Certificate affiliated with the Yoga Alliance USA upon course completion
- Complimentary one Ayurveda massage and sauna session included
- Special sacred fire ceremony (vedic hawan) with traditional costumes on the graduation day
- 200 hours of in-depth teacher training sessions
- One day forest trail hiking to the nature
- Participate in 108 sun salutations at a temple located in the hills
- Spacial Acro Yoga (partner yoga) session
- Personalized spiritual consultation session
Excludes
- Travel Expenses to and from the retreat including airfare, airport transfers
- Laundry (available for extra charge)
- Spending the money on traveling, hiking and day trips, food outside the academy
- Travel and medical insurance is also recommended
Course Schedule
Morning Activities
6:30 to 7:00 : Meditation & Chanting
7:00 to 7:15 : Tea break
7:15 to 8:00 : Pranayama (breathing practice)
8:00 to 8:15 : Tea break
8:15 to 9:30 : Asana practice
9:30 to 11:30 : Breakfast & rest
Midday Activities
11:30 to 1:00 : Philosophy Lecture
1:00 to 2:00 : Lunch
2:00 to 3:30 : Self-study
Afternoon Activities
3:30 to 5:00 : Workshop
5:00 to 5:15 : Tea break
5:15 to 6:30 : Evening asana, relaxation/meditation
6:30 onward : Dinner & rest
Please note: This schedule is changeable upon any required circumstances by the management. Students will have one day off per week (typically Sunday), though this may be adjusted.
Accommodation & facilities
We offer three accommodation options: Panoramic Deluxe Rooms, Standard Rooms, and Bamboo Cottage Rooms. All rooms include essential amenities such as towels, comfortable beds, and hot water in attached bathrooms.
Arrival and Departure
- Check-in starts the day of the course induction.
- The course begins on the 15th of every month.
- If you wish to arrive before the check-in day, confirm with the management. Extra nights are usually chargeable.
- Departure can be at your convenience after 2:00 pm.
Pricing & Start Dates
The YTT 200-hour Course cost begins at $1400. A $200 advance fee is needed at the time of booking, which is non-refundable in the case of a later cancellation.
Every month on the 15th, the course begins. The YTT 200-hour course takes 25 days to complete.
Note: All prices are inclusive of taxes.
How to book this course?
Fill Out the Online Booking Form
- Submit the booking form on our website
- You will get a confirmation email after submitting the form
Pay the Deposit
- Deposit in advance to confirm your booking.
- After we receive your deposit, a confirmation email will be sent to you.
- The remaining balance is due upon your arrival at Nepal Yoga Academy.
- Payment methods include:
- Bank Transfer
- Debit and Credit Card
- Cash (accepted in USD, Euro, and Nepali Rupees)
- The rate mentioned here is in USD for you to understand easily. We will charge the equivalent amount in Nepali rupee, applying the currency rate of the day on your arrival
Contact Us if Needed
- If you do not receive our confirmation email, please contact us through our social media platforms.
- We will reply to you as soon as possible.
WhatApp: +977 9823319511
Email: nepalyogaacademy@gmail.com
Instagram: @nepalyogaacademy
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions
From what to expect during your stay, to details about yoga sessions, accommodations, and meal plans, we provide clear and concise information to help you prepare for a rejuvenating experience. Whether you’re new to yoga or an experienced practitioner, this section covers everything you need to know for a seamless retreat.
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Student Experiences
Julia Berger
I completed the 200h YTT as well as the Foundational Sound Healing Course at the Nepal Yoga Academy and really enjoyed this beautiful journey in a stunning location with incredible classmates and inspiring and kind teachers and academy staff. The 25 day training was filled with interesting discussions, great...
Olga Salugina
Hello everyone! My name is Olga Salugina. Words cannot convey the emotions that I feel. I studied at the Yoga Academy on the RYS 300. The training time flew by very quickly. The class schedule was very busy, we studied pranayama, various meditation techniques, advanced asanas, practiced various types...
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Code of Conduct
Our academy and retreat center is a special place where people come to deepen their practice, connect with others, and find peace and harmony within. To maintain this welcoming and serene environment, we’ve created a few guidelines. Think of them as gentle reminders to help everyone enjoy the best experience. We encourage you to give the love and respect you’d like to receive. We wish you a pleasant stay.