Stress Relief
Enhance your skills as a yoga teacher with this comprehensive course focused on stress relief and relaxation through yoga.
Explore practical techniques designed to reduce tension, cultivate inner calm, and promote holistic well-being. This training offers in-depth guidance on integrating relaxation practices into your teaching, empowering you to support your students in managing stress effectively.
Expand your understanding of yogic approaches to mental and physical relaxation while deepening your personal practice in a supportive environment.
Relieving stress with yoga involves more than just physical postures; it is a holistic practice that engages the body, mind, and breath to promote deep relaxation and restore balance. By incorporating specific asanas, breathing techniques, and mindfulness practices, yoga empowers individuals to release tension, improve mental clarity, and cultivate a sense of inner peace in both daily life and on the yoga mat.
In this stress management further training course for yoga teachers, you will explore how yoga impacts the musculature, cardiovascular system, respiratory function, and digestion, gaining a deeper understanding of how each system contributes to stress relief. You’ll also learn specific, proven asana sequences that help calm the nervous system and support overall physical relaxation.
You will dive into the importance of final relaxation (Savasana), learning how it helps the body fully integrate the benefits of your practice. You’ll also explore the psychosomatic effects of stress and relaxation, discovering how mental states influence physical health, and practice using active focus in autosuggestion to promote calmness.
Beyond the mat, you’ll gain practical tools to incorporate relaxation techniques into daily life. You will understand how lifestyle choices, such as sugar, alcohol, and nicotine, impact stress management, and learn strategies for eating better and improving sleep.
Finally, you’ll master the art of mental relaxation by practicing letting go of tension and cultivating mindfulness in everyday situations.
Completion of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course.
Graduates of other teacher trainings: please contact tyrol@sivananda.net (for courses in Austria) regarding eligibility.
The following certificate course is offered at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat House, Austria.
On completion of the training course, you will receive a certificate of participation.
The individual courses are 4 days (3 nights) in duration.
A full day begins with the first meditation session at 6 am, and ends after the second meditation at 9:30 pm. See the daily schedule below for details.
| Location | Nights | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sivananda Yoga Retreat House, Tyrol, Austria | 3 | from €337 |
The course instructors are senior teachers of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.
Mirabai Chaitanya is a Sivananda Yoga teacher and studies Sanskrit, the language of the yoga scriptures. With her calm and warm-hearted nature, she accompanies our guests throughout their stay.
| 6 am | Satsang (group meditation, kirtan and mantra chanting, short lecture) |
| 8 am | Asana and pranayama class |
| 10 am | Vegetarian brunch |
| 10:45 am | One-hour karma yoga (selfless service) |
| Between 12 pm and 3 pm | Lecture or workshop |
| 4 pm | Yoga class or workshop |
| 6 pm | Vegetarian dinner |
| 6:45 pm | One-hour karma yoga (if not done in the morning) |
| 8 pm | Satsang (group meditation, kirtan and mantra chanting, short lecture) |
This daily schedule is subject to change.
A meditation cushion for the morning and evening meditation sessions is recommended. A meditation shawl is also advantageous.
To practice the yoga poses you will need a non-slip yoga mat or wool mat. You will need a blanket to cover yourself at the end of the yoga class during the so-called final relaxation.
Pillows, shawls, blankets, mats and much more can be purchased in our online shop or in our boutique after arrival.
For your stay you should bring comfortable clothing, slippers, walking shoes, rain gear, torch (flashlight), bathing suit and towels. Eyeglass wearers should bring a hard case for safe storage during the yoga classes.
Sivananda Yoga Retreat House, Tyrol, Austria
Accommodation and meals are in the non-smoking eco-hotel Hotel Pointner serving wholefood organic vegetarian cuisine.
All guest rooms have wooden floors and furniture, health mattresses, shower, toilet, hairdryer, telephone and radio. Most rooms have a balcony.
