Yoga Lifestyle
Explore the timeless wisdom of yoga in this yoga lifestyle further training course, designed to address the unique challenges of modern life.
From stress reduction techniques to promoting physical strength and emotional balance, this course offers yoga teachers practical tools for fostering well-being in body and mind.
Dive into the philosophical foundations of yoga and learn how to create themed classes focusing on posture, breath, flexibility, and resilience. Enhance your teaching with practices that bring balance and health to every aspect of daily life.
This yoga lifestyle certificate course equips yoga teachers with practical tools and insights to address modern life’s physical and mental challenges through yoga. Emphasizing a holistic understanding, the course provides techniques to balance body and mind and promote emotional health.
Learn to design themed lessons incorporating asanas, relaxation and breathing exercises that help students manage stress effectively. Practical sessions focus on building strength and endurance, emphasizing the benefits of a strong body in daily life, while workshops highlight flexibility and joint health – especially essential in today’s sedentary lifestyles.
The program also delves into yoga’s philosophical foundations, showing teachers how to bring the wisdom of Raja Yoga into the yoga class. Concepts like thought waves, habit formation, and ethical principles can offer your students a path to a meaningful, balanced life.
Dedicated pranayama workshops introduce energy-boosting techniques, complemented by sessions on the gunas to explore the nature of our mental states. Discover how these practices, combined with insights into overcoming inner obstacles known as the kleshas, can foster emotional balance, guiding students toward resilience and peace amidst life’s demands.
By taking this course, you’ll gain the tools and insights to empower your students with lasting skills for physical vitality, emotional resilience, and a deeper connection to the wisdom of yoga, enriching their lives on and off the mat.
Completion of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course.
Graduates of other teacher trainings: please contact tyrol@sivananda.net (for courses in Austria) regarding eligibility.
This further training course considers various yoga topics relevant to modern life. A holistic understanding of yoga promotes physical and mental health.
Goodbye stress: yoga and relaxation techniques
Upright posture, strong back:
Wisdom of yoga in everyday life:
Yoga for strength and endurance:
Flexibility and joint health:
Breath and energy:
Emotional balance through yoga:
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.
Swami Ramapriyananda is a student of Swami Vishnudevananda and director of the Sivananda Yoga Retreat House. She is a very experienced teacher who pays great attention to detail and conveys a natural spirituality.
| 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.
