Transform Your Practice Through Traditional Yoga in the Heart of Mysore :
A Journey Through Hatha, Ashtanga and Pranayama
COURSE OVERVIEW
- DURATION : 28 DAYS
- FOCUS: HATHA, ASHTANGA VINYASA, PRANAYAMA
- LEVEL : BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED
- CERTIFICATION : YOGA ALLIANCE USA
| 200 HOUR YOGA TTC | COURSE FEES |
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Triple Sharing Room: |
1190 EUR – 20% Discount |
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Double Sharing Room: |
1398 EUR -20% discount |
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Private Room: |
1540 EUR -20% discount |
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Private room for 2 (couples or friends booking together) : |
2516 EUR -20% discount |
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About 200-Hour Multi-Style Yoga Teacher Training in Mysore, India
Join Pyramid Yogshala for an immersive 28-day, Yoga Alliance Certified 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Mysore, India. Designed for aspiring teachers and dedicated practitioners alike, this comprehensive course combines the wisdom of traditional Hatha Yoga with the dynamic practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
Whether your goal is to become a certified yoga teacher, deepen your personal practice, or immerse yourself in the yogic lifestyle, this training offers a balanced and authentic learning experience guided by experienced teachers in one of India’s most respected yoga destinations.
Course Highlights
- Yoga Alliance Certified 200-Hour Teacher Training
- 28-Day Residential Program
- Traditional Hatha Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
- Daily Meditation and Pranayama Practices
- Yoga Philosophy and Yogic Lifestyle Studies
- Anatomy and Physiology for Yoga Teachers
- Teaching Methodology and Practicum
- Comfortable Accommodation Included
- Three Daily Vegetarian Meals Included
- Excursions and Cultural Activities
- International Learning Environment
- Small Group Learning and Individual Attention
Why Choose Mysore for Your Yoga Teacher Training?
Mysore has long been recognised as one of the world’s most important centres for traditional yoga study. Known for its peaceful atmosphere, rich cultural heritage, and deep connection to the Ashtanga tradition, Mysore offers an ideal environment for sincere practice and self-discovery.
Away from the distractions of modern life, students have the opportunity to immerse themselves fully in yoga, establish healthy routines, and experience the transformative power of disciplined practice.
Our Multi-Style Approach
At Pyramid Yogshala, we believe a well-rounded yoga teacher should understand both the stability of traditional Hatha Yoga and the dynamic flow of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
What You Will Study
Yoga Asana Practice
Students receive systematic training in:
- Hatha Yoga postures
- Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series
- Alignment principles
- Modifications and
- variations
- Use of props
- Safe sequencing techniques
Injury prevention
Hatha Yoga
Develop strength, flexibility, alignment, breath awareness, and mental focus through traditional Hatha Yoga practices. Students learn foundational postures, proper alignment principles, and techniques for cultivating balance and awareness.
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Experience the transformative energy of breath-synchronised movement through the Ashtanga Vinyasa system. Daily practice helps students build stamina, concentration, discipline, and a deeper understanding of flowing sequences.
Pranayama
Learn traditional yogic breathing techniques that enhance vitality, concentration, and inner awareness.
Topics include:
- Breath awareness
- Yogic breathing techniques
- Energy management
- Preparation for meditation
- Therapeutic applications of breathwork
Teaching Methodology
Develop the skills and confidence required to lead safe and effective yoga classes.
Students learn:
- Class planning
- Sequencing
- Verbal cueing
- Demonstration techniques
- Hands-on adjustments
- Student observation
- Professional teaching skills
Meditation
Daily meditation sessions help cultivate clarity, mindfulness, emotional balance, and inner stillness.
Students explore:
- Breath meditation
- Concentration techniques
- Mindfulness practices
- Traditional yogic meditation methods
Yoga Philosophy
Discover the philosophical foundations of yoga through the study of classical yogic texts and concepts.
Topics may include:
- The Eight Limbs of Yoga
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Karma and Dharma
- Yogic ethics
- Mind and consciousness
- The path of self-development
Anatomy and Physiology
Gain a practical understanding of the human body as it relates to yoga practice and teaching.
Subjects include:
- Skeletal system
- Muscular system
- Respiratory system
- Nervous system
- Biomechanics of movement
- Common injuries and prevention
Teaching Practicum: Throughout the course, students progressively build teaching experience through peer teaching, group practice sessions, and supervised teaching opportunities.
AFFILIATED WITH YOGA ALLIANCE USA
All students who complete the course will receive diploma and are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Daily Schedule
The training follows a structured schedule designed to support learning, practice, and personal growth.
A typical day includes:
- Morning meditation and pranayama
- Ashtanga Vinyasa practice
- Breakfast
- Philosophy and anatomy classes
- Lunch
- Hatha Yoga and teaching methodology
- Evening meditation or self-study
- Dinner
This balanced routine allows students to integrate physical practice, theoretical knowledge, and self-reflection.
Accommodation and Meals
Your course fee includes comfortable residential accommodation within walking distance of the yoga shala.
Students enjoy:
- Clean and comfortable rooms
- Wi-Fi access
- Peaceful study environment
- Safe and welcoming community atmosphere
Three freshly prepared vegetarian meals are served daily, supporting students throughout the training with nutritious and wholesome food.
Excursions and Cultural Experiences
Yoga is more than physical practice—it is a way of life.
To enrich your experience in India, the program includes cultural activities and excursions that allow students to explore the heritage and atmosphere of Mysore while building meaningful connections with fellow participants.
These experiences create lasting memories and provide valuable insight into the traditions that gave birth to yoga.
Who Can Join?
This course is suitable for:
- Beginners with a sincere interest in yoga
- Intermediate and advanced practitioners
- Future yoga teachers
- Wellness professionals
- Personal trainers
- Therapists and healers
- Anyone seeking personal transformation through yoga
No previous teaching experience is required.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate recognised by Yoga Alliance, allowing graduates to register as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT 200).
UPCOMING DATES
From the 1st of each month
- 1st - 28th Aug 2026
- 1st - 28th Sep 2026
- 1st - 28th Oct 2026
- 1st - 28th Nov 2026
| 200 HOUR YOGA TTC | $ COURSE FEES |
|---|---|
|
Triple Sharing Room: |
1190 EUR – 20% Discount |
|
Double Sharing Room: |
1398 EUR -20% discount |
|
Private Room: |
1540 EUR -20% discount |
|
Private room for 2 (couples or friends booking together) : |
2516 EUR -20% discount |
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Detailed Curriculum Overview
Yoga Asana Practice
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga forms the foundation of the physical practice and emphasizes stability, alignment, awareness, and conscious breathing. Students will learn a wide range of traditional postures, including standing poses, seated postures, backbends, twists, inversions, and relaxation techniques. Particular attention is given to proper body mechanics, safe alignment, and the therapeutic benefits of each posture. Through daily practice, students gradually develop strength, flexibility, balance, and body awareness while cultivating a meditative approach to movement.
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Students are introduced to the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa system, a dynamic and disciplined practice that synchronizes breath with movement. The training focuses primarily on the Primary Series, helping students understand the sequence, transitions, breathing techniques, and energetic principles that underpin the practice. Regular Ashtanga sessions cultivate endurance, concentration, mental resilience, and a deeper understanding of yoga as a moving meditation.
Alignment Principles
Understanding alignment is essential for both personal practice and teaching. Students learn how different body structures affect posture execution and how to adapt poses safely for individual needs. Through detailed anatomical and practical instruction, participants develop the ability to recognize common misalignments and guide students toward healthier movement patterns that reduce strain and enhance the benefits of practice.
Modifications and Variations
Every practitioner arrives with unique strengths, limitations, and physical conditions. Students learn how to modify postures to accommodate beginners, seniors, individuals with injuries, and practitioners with varying levels of flexibility and strength. Variations are explored to make yoga accessible, inclusive, and effective for diverse populations while maintaining the integrity of each posture.
Use of Props
Yoga props such as blocks, straps, bolsters, blankets, and chairs are valuable tools for enhancing accessibility and understanding. Students learn how props can support alignment, increase comfort, deepen awareness, and make postures available to practitioners of all levels. The intelligent use of props empowers future teachers to create safe and supportive learning environments.
Safe Sequencing Techniques
An effective yoga class is more than a collection of postures. Students learn how to organize classes intelligently, creating balanced sequences that prepare the body progressively, build toward specific goals, and conclude with appropriate counterposes and relaxation. Understanding sequencing allows teachers to design classes that are safe, purposeful, and transformative.
Injury Prevention
A responsible yoga teacher understands how to minimize risk and support healthy movement. Students learn common causes of yoga-related injuries, how to recognize warning signs, and how to adapt practices for different physical conditions. Emphasis is placed on mindful progression, anatomical awareness, and teaching techniques that promote long-term well-being.
Pranayama
Breath Awareness
The breath serves as the bridge between body and mind. Students begin by developing awareness of natural breathing patterns and learning how breath influences physical, emotional, and mental states. This foundation helps practitioners cultivate presence, concentration, and greater control over their energy levels.
Yogic Breathing Techniques
The course introduces traditional pranayama practices designed to purify the nervous system, improve respiratory efficiency, and increase vitality. Students explore various breathing methods that promote relaxation, mental clarity, focus, and energetic balance while learning the traditional principles behind each technique.
Energy Management
According to yogic science, the breath is closely connected to the flow of life force within the body. Students learn how specific breathing techniques influence energy levels, emotional states, and mental focus. This understanding provides valuable tools for maintaining balance both on and off the mat.
Preparation for Meditation
Pranayama is traditionally used as a preparation for meditation. Through systematic breath practices, students learn how to calm mental fluctuations, improve concentration, and create the internal conditions necessary for deeper states of awareness and contemplation.
Therapeutic Applications of Breathwork
Modern research increasingly supports the benefits of conscious breathing for stress reduction, emotional regulation, and nervous system health. Students explore how pranayama techniques may be adapted to support relaxation, resilience, and overall well-being in a variety of practical contexts.
Meditation
Breath Meditation
Breath meditation teaches students to use the natural rhythm of breathing as an anchor for attention. This simple yet powerful practice helps develop concentration, mindfulness, and emotional stability while cultivating a deeper connection to the present moment.
Concentration Techniques
The ability to focus the mind is a fundamental aspect of yoga. Students explore traditional concentration methods that strengthen attention, reduce mental distraction, and prepare the mind for deeper meditative experiences. These techniques support clarity, discipline, and inner steadiness.
Mindfulness Practices
Mindfulness encourages a non-judgmental awareness of thoughts, emotions, sensations, and experiences as they arise. Through guided practices and daily observation, students develop greater self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and the capacity to respond to life’s challenges with presence and equanimity.
Traditional Yogic Meditation Methods
Students are introduced to classical meditation approaches drawn from the yogic tradition. These practices provide pathways toward inner stillness, self-inquiry, and deeper understanding of the nature of mind and consciousness.
Yoga Philosophy
The Eight Limbs of Yoga
Students explore the comprehensive framework presented by Sage Patanjali, which outlines yoga as a path of ethical living, self-discipline, physical practice, breath regulation, concentration, meditation, and self-realization. Understanding the Eight Limbs helps place modern yoga practice within its broader spiritual context.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Yoga Sutras are among the most influential texts in the yogic tradition. Students study key teachings related to the nature of the mind, the causes of suffering, and the methods for cultivating inner freedom, clarity, and lasting peace.
Karma and Dharma
Participants examine the concepts of action, responsibility, purpose, and personal growth through a yogic lens. These teachings encourage greater self-awareness and provide valuable guidance for living with integrity and intention.
Yogic Ethics
The ethical foundations of yoga offer practical principles for navigating relationships, personal conduct, and spiritual development. Students explore how these timeless teachings can be applied meaningfully in contemporary life and professional teaching settings.
Mind and Consciousness
Yoga offers profound insights into the nature of thought, perception, identity, and awareness. Through philosophical study and personal reflection, students deepen their understanding of the mind and its role in shaping human experience.
The Path of Self-Development
Yoga offers profound insights into the nature of thought, perception, identity, and awareness. Through philosophical study and personal reflection, students deepen their understanding of the mind and its role in shaping human experience.
Anatomy and Physiology
Skeletal System
Students learn the structure and function of the skeletal system and how bones, joints, and connective tissues support movement and stability in yoga practice. Understanding skeletal anatomy enhances both safety and effective teaching.
Muscular System
This module explores major muscle groups, movement patterns, flexibility, strength development, and muscular balance. Students gain practical knowledge that helps them teach postures with greater precision and awareness.
Respiratory System
Understanding how the respiratory system functions provides valuable insight into pranayama, endurance, stress regulation, and overall health. Students learn how breathing mechanics influence yoga practice and well-being.
Nervous System
The nervous system plays a central role in movement, relaxation, learning, and emotional regulation. Students explore how yoga practices affect both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and contribute to overall balance.
Biomechanics of Movement
Biomechanics examines how the body moves efficiently and safely. Students learn fundamental movement principles that improve posture execution, reduce injury risk, and support sustainable long-term practice.
Common Injuries and Prevention
Future teachers must understand how to identify potential risk factors and adapt practices accordingly. This section provides practical knowledge for creating safer classes and supporting students with diverse needs and limitations.
Teaching Methodology
Class Planning
Students learn how to structure effective classes with clear objectives, logical progression, and appropriate pacing. Thoughtful planning enables teachers to create meaningful and engaging experiences for students of all levels.
Sequencing
Building upon the foundations of yoga practice, students learn how to organize postures in ways that are balanced, purposeful, and responsive to specific class themes and goals.
Verbal Cueing
Clear communication is one of the most important teaching skills. Students develop the ability to provide concise, accurate, and inspiring instructions that help students move safely and confidently.
Demonstration Techniques
Effective demonstrations can greatly enhance learning. Students practice presenting postures clearly while maintaining awareness of the needs of the class and creating a supportive learning environment.
Hands-On Adjustments
Participants learn the principles of safe and respectful physical adjustments. Emphasis is placed on communication, consent, observation, and supporting students without forcing movement.
Student Observation
The ability to observe students accurately is essential for effective teaching. Students develop skills in assessing posture, movement patterns, breath awareness, and individual needs.
Professional Teaching Skills
This section prepares future teachers for the practical realities of teaching yoga, including classroom management, professionalism, ethics, confidence-building, and developing an authentic teaching voice.
Teaching Practicum
Peer Teaching
Students gain confidence by teaching fellow trainees in a supportive environment. Peer teaching provides valuable opportunities to practice communication, sequencing, and class leadership skills.
Group Practice Sessions
Throughout the training, students participate in supervised teaching exercises that encourage collaboration, constructive feedback, and continuous improvement.
Supervised Teaching Opportunities
As the course progresses, trainees take increasing responsibility for leading classes under the guidance of experienced instructors. These practical teaching experiences help bridge the gap between learning and professional teaching.
Final Teaching Assessment
Students demonstrate their understanding of yoga practice, teaching methodology, communication, and class management through a final teaching practicum. This assessment ensures graduates are prepared to begin teaching with competence and confidence.
DAILY SCHEDULE & ITINERARY
Sample Daily Schedule (timings and activities may vary)
| SESSION | TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Up | : | 05:30 AM |
| Morning Tea | : | 06:00 AM – 06:30 AM |
| Hatha Yoga Class | : | 06:30 AM – 08:00 AM |
| Pranayama | : | 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM |
| Breakfast/Tea | : | 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
| Mantra/Anatomy/Teaching Methodology/Adjustment | : | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
| Tea Break | : | 11:30 PAM – 11:45 AM |
| Teaching Methodology/Anatomy | : | 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM |
| Lunch | : | 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM |
| Philosophy | : | 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM |
| Tea Break | : | 04:00 PM – 04:30 PM |
| Ashtanga Vinyasa | : | 04:30 PM – 06:00 PM |
| Meditation/Yoga Nidra | : | 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM |
| Dinner | : | 7:30 – 09:00 PM |
Location
This 200h yoga teacher training course will take place at Pyramid Yogshala in Laxmanjhula Rishikesh, India. Rishikesh is a holy city and is known around as the Yoga capital of the world. Every early March Rishikesh hosts the international Yoga Festival, organized by the world famous Ashram Parmarth Niketan. Rishikesh is therefore the perfect place to learn and study yoga. Surrounded by beautiful green mountains, the holy and mighty Ganges, Himalayan foothills, and tranquility, the spiritual atmosphere of this place can easily be felt. Monkeys, Squirrels , Dogs and Cows are everyday comp–agnions just as Parrots, Peacocks and other species of exotic birds. The city of sages will lovingly receive you as it does for thousands of spiritual seekers, and so will our dedicated and committed staff.
Things to do
There is a lot to do and see around here. these activities are not included in the price, but we can book them for you upon request.
- Bungee jumping
- Camping and bonfire
- Mountain biking
- Flying fox
- Cliff jumping
- Trekking
- Rappelling and rock climbing
- Kayaking
- Ayurvedic massage and therapies
- Parasailing and paragliding
- Experience the Traditional Indian culture
Inclusions
♦ 27 nights accommodation
♦ All classes as stated in this program
♦ 3 fresh organic vegetarian meals a day
♦ 1 Indian cooking workshop
♦ 1 Sound healing workshop
♦ 1 Himalayan hiking tour
♦ 1 Aarti guided session
♦ Muni baba guided tour
♦ Rishikesh market guided tour
♦ Herbal teas and healthy juices
♦ 1 yoga kit – Yoga book, yoga mats, text book and pen, yoga shirt, bag,
♦ Rudraksha meditation mala)
♦ Pick-up from Dehradun Airport to the school
♦ Certificate of completion.
Exclusions
♦ Airfare
♦ Visa fees
♦ Yoga Alliance fees
♦ Personal expenses
♦ Additional activities and excursions
♦ Additional nights and meals
♦ Drop off from the school to airport, bus station etc.
How to get to us?
Recommended Airports
DED – Dehradun Airport (Jolly Grant Airport) Transfer included on the afternoon of the prevous day of starting.
♦ Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), from where you can take a domestic flight to Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun (DED). We will provide transportation for the school at no extra cost on the afternoon previous to the starting date. of the TTC.
♦ Arrival by bus
From the Delhi airport, you can get a taxi to bring you to Delhi ISBT bus station. From there you can find many government and private transportation to bring you to Rishikesh. Once you arrive at Rishikesh bus station, you can get a tuktuk to Laxmanjhula where we will be waiting to pick you up.
♦ Arrival by train
The nearest railway station is Haridwar train station. From there you will find many buses, taxis and other transportation services that will bring you to Rishikesh. If you want Pyramid Yogshala to help you arrange transportation from Haridwar, kindly let us know.
Cancellation Policy
♦ A reservation requires a deposit of 15% of the total price.
♦ The deposit is non-refundable, but your booking can be rescheduled anytime.
♦ The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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