3 - 31 August 2008 (international)
These dates include the day of arrival and of departure.

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The Advanced Yoga Teachers’ Training Course allows graduates from the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course to deepen their spiritual knowledge during four weeks of intense yoga practice and study of vedanta philosophy. Personal and individual instruction and yogic self-discipline are an integral part of the course.

Upon graduation you will receive a certificate from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

The course is officially certified by the Yoga Alliance (based in the United States) for the 500 hours standard for Registered Yoga Schools (RYS).

The teachers
The course is conducted by Swami Durgananda, Swami Sivadasananda and Swami Kailasananda, Yoga Acharyas, senior disciples of Swami Vishnudevananda who received special training in teaching this course.

Swami Durgananda is Yoga Acharya (spiritual teacher )
of the European Sivananda Centres. She teaches yoga
and philosophy in the Teachers Training Courses throughout the world.

Swami Sivadasananda is Yoga Acharya in Europe. He teaches asanas and pranayama with dynamism, precision and joy.

Swami Kailasananda is Yoga Acharya in Europe and teaches yoga and philosophy in the Sivananda Teachers Training Courses.

Other experienced swamis and yoga teachers from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta centres complete the teaching team.

Curriculum

Asanas
- Deepening the practice of the twelve basic asanas
- Training in classical advanced variations
- Detailed corrections
- Deepening your understanding of Hatha Yoga
Pranayama
- Extended practice of Anuloma Viloma
- Practice of advanced Pranayama
- How to use the Bandhas
Vedanta
- The philosophical schools of India
- Analogies to approach the Supreme Reality
- Study of Vedantic meditation techniques
- Explanation of Vedantic Mantras
Raja Yoga
- Detailed study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- The mind - its mysteries and control
- In depth study of the eight steps of Raja Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
- The nine modes of Bhakti
- The five devotional attitudes
Sanskrit
- Learn the Sanskrit alphabet
- Pronunciation and writing of mantras and hymns
Anatomy and Physiology
- Study of the cells, nervous system and the endocrine glands
- Its relation to the practice of Asanas, pranayama and meditation

Donations
Dormitory: 2600 € | Double room: 3250 € | Single room: 3550 €
Camping space: 2350 € (please bring your own tent)

Included: all classes, accommodation and meals
5 % discount for two people booking together at the same time
Reduction of 160 € for simultaneous booking for TTC and ATTC

Registration
Please telephone for an application form or download the form. Return the form together with a deposit of 500 €. Payment by cash, credit card, international bank transfer or by French cheque. Balance is due four weeks before the beginning of the course. No refund is possible in case of cancellation or early departure but a credit note can be given minus an administrative fee of 150 €.

What to bring
« The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga » and « Meditation and Mantras » by Swami Vishnudevananda, the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Manual and your teachers’ uniform.
These books are available at our centres and Ashrams.

Also: yoga mat, meditation cushion (available in our boutique), towel, writing-pad and pens, blanket, flashlight, warm and comfortable clothes, slippers and comfortable shoes for walking.