100 Hours Vipassana Meditation Teacher Training in Rishikesh

100 Hours Vipassana Meditation Teacher Training focused on the preparation of a meditation teacher who mainly focused on teaching ancient Vipassana techniques or known as a silent meditation retreat. Vipassana Meditation teacher training is certified by Yoga Alliance USA as a continuing education YACEP for already yoga teachers.

If you are a beginner you can join this course also. 100 Hours Vipassana Meditation teacher training helps to control emotions, become mindful and heal emotional imbalance.

Our Program-

• Learn ancient meditation practice of Himalaya for teaching others
• For students who are searching continuing education and further development in yoga, mind – body medicine, meditation and concentration
• Learn how to calm your breath, control air element and create inner silence
• Be able to relief stress and be resistant to it after specific practice
• Manage your anger, pain, emotional imbalance, uncontrolled
• Learn concentration practice to reach level of minimum Pratyahara untill Dhyana
• Be able to teach beginners and intermediate students

• Beginners & intermediate students.
• Students who already learned asana and want to learn deeper meditation
• Students who are interested in vipassana tradition of Buddha

• Asanas according Hatha & Yin style for body stability and muscle relaxation
• Pranayama, Concentration practice & Meditation
• Yoga Philosophy, Mantra ajapa-japa
• Yogic Nutrition
• Elements of Ayurveda (in last week of the month)
• Meditation theory, Meditation practice,
• How to assess meditative state scientifically
• Meditation Philosophy
• Vipassana Meditation Anatomy related organs
• Teaching methodology

Note: If 1st/16th of any month is a Saturday or Sunday, then the course will begin from Monday.

• Certificate of Vipassana Teacher of Meditation according Yoga Alliance (in case of Continuing Education)
• Theoretical and practical skills.
• Maala (string of beads) energized by our Guru Ji Yogachariya Dr. S.K.Pandey, PhD (Yoga & Naturopathy).
• 14 nights accommodation.
• Wi-Fi.
• 3 times of yogic nutrition, beverages.
• Study materials.
• Cleansing Kit
• Yogic Shatkarma sessions
• T-shirts (1) with symbolic of school.
• 1 excursion in Himalaya.
• 1 short aura check up.
• 1 ayurvedic massage

• Your interest to learn Vedic science
• Successful pre-payment.
• In their own interest individuals with disabilities or ailments are advised to refrain from applying.
• Minimum age at the time of admission is 18 years. Applicants aged over 60 years could applied after consultation with us oer e-mail/phone/skype/facebook .Contact us(make like direct link).
• Pregnant women need a medical authorisation permitting them to practice yoga from their own country with translation in English.
• Any candidate found unfit after commencement of the course will not be permitted to continue the training and a refund of fees and other charges will not be admissible.

Meditation Teacher Training

• Origin of Vipassana
• Meaning of Vipassana
• How to reach deep concentration state from Yama to Prayahara?
• Vipassana and other meditation styles?
• Requirements for Meditation practice
• Meditation and Concentration in Vipassana
• Role of silence in Vipassana, inner and outer silence
• Vipassana diary
• Asana for Vipassana Silent Meditation
• Pain during practice in Vipassana Silent Meditation
• Mindfulness during Vipassana
• How to create inner peace?

Vipassana According to Goenka

• Experience of body sensations, joy & pain
• Concept of systematic attention to sensations
• Concept of anicca (impermanence, change) dukkha (unsatisfactoriness/suffering) and anatta (non-self, impersonal)
• Purification and way of removing of old samskharas
• State of Kalapas
• Limitations of Goenka Method
• Samma Vaca
• Sama Kammanta
• Samma Ajiva
• Samma Vayama
• Samma Sati
• Samma Samadhi
• Samma Sankappa
• Bhavana Maya Panna Concept
• Concept of 10 Parami to dissolve the EGO
• Nekkhamma – renunciation
• Sila – morality
• Viriya – effort
• Panna – wisdom
• Khanti-tolerance
• Sacca-truth
• Adhitthana – strong determination
• Metta – pure
• Upekkha-equanimity
• Dana-charity

• Simple guided Concentration
• Breath awareness Meditation
• OM Meditation
• AUM Meditation
• Yoga Nidra and Body scanning
• Aura cleansing Meditation
• Body stillness and silence
• Trataka Meditation
• Sound Meditation
• 5 Prana Meditation
• 5 elements meditation
• Akasha Meditation
• Agni Meditation
• Nadis meditation
• Object bound meditation
• General chakra Meditation
• Walking Meditation
• Mantra Japa Ajapa Meditation
• Postures for meditation practice

• • Pranayama, main principles for vipassana
  • Pranayama and body steadiness
  • Pranayama Techniques required for vipassana
  • Pranayama and inner silence
  • (Abdominal breathing, Preparational breathing, Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodana with/without retention Level I, II, Ujjayi breathing).
  • The pranic body
  • Parana energy and human’s lifestyle
  • Breathe exercise, health and pranayama
  • Preparational breath
  • Breath and increase life span. Hidden ancient techniques
  • Kriyas (Body Cleansing Methods): (Jala Neti, Netra Shuddhi, Sutra Neti, Kapalabhati, Trataka Shanka Prakshalana)
  • Advanced Kriyas (Netra Shuddi, Sutra neti,Shanka Prakshalana)
  • Levels of Kapalabhati. Use of Mudra and Bandha
  • Levels of Nadi Shodhana. Use of Mudra and Bandha
  • Nadi Shodhana. Level of retention.
  • Ujjayi breathing. How to do, effect.
  • Bramari pranayama. How to do, effect.
  • Bhastrika Pranyama. How to do, effect. Precautions.
  • Surya Bheda. How to do, effect. Precautions.
  • Sheetali pranayama. How to do, effect. Time for practice
  • Shetkari pranayama. How to do, effect. Time for practice
  • Chandra Bheda pranayama. How to do, effect. Time for practice contraindcations
  • Safety techniques and precautions in Pranayama techniques
  • Pranic body and 3 main Nadis
  • Is it possible to feel Pranic body?
  • Concept of mudra and bandha
  • Moola, Uddyana Bandha, Jalandra Bandha
  • Ashwani Mudra
  • Dyana, Ajali, Prithvi, Varuna, Shakti, Gyana, Chin, Shambhavi, Khechari Mudra, Hansi mudra, Vayu mudra, akash Mudra, Shunya Mudra,

Surya mudra,Jalodarnashak mudra, Apan mudra,Pran Mudra, shankh mudra, Apan Vayu Mudra,

• Ling Mudra, Dhyan Mudra, Lotus Mudra
• Shatkarma (concept, aim, safety, performance)
• How to add pranayama in yoga class of 30, 60, 90 min
• What is border between pranayama and meditation
• 5 Pranana concept. Prana, Apana, Udana, Samana, Vyana
• Role of 5 prana in spiritual practice and healing
• Contemporary research on pranayama techniques
• Kevala kumhaka. How to reach. Benefits.
• Gas changes in blood during the performance of kevala kumhaka.
• Role of ayurveda on pranayama practice
• Feeling of prana in daily life
• How to create place for successful pranayama practice
• Pranayama practice at home andhigh vibrative spiritual place
• Where to practice Pranayama after Rishikesh

Hatha Yoga Asana – Practical Aspects

• Bhujangasana (cobra pose)
• Tiryaka Bhujangasana (Twisting cobra pose)
• Bhujangasana (cobra pose)
• Saral Dhanurasana (Easy bow pose)
• Setu Asana (Bridge pose)
• Chakrasana (Wheel pose)

• Tadasana (Palm tree pose)
• Tiryaka Tadasana (Swaying palm tree)
• Kati Chakrasana (Waist rotating pose)
• Tiryaka Kati Chakrasana (Swaying waist rotating pose)
• Trikonasana (Triangle pose Variation 1,2,3,4)
• Surya namaskar (Salutation to Sun with devine Mantra)
• Chandra Namskar Moon Salutation

• Meru Vakrasana (Spinal twist)
• Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Spinal twist)
• Bhu Namanasana (Spinal Twist Prostration pose)
• Parivritta Janu Sirsasana (Spinal Twist Prostration pose)

• Paschimottanasana (Seated forward bend)
• Pada Parasar Paschimottanasana (Legs spread back Stretch pose)
• Janu Sirsasana (Head to knee pose)
• Adha Padma Paschimottanasana (Half Lotus back stretching pose)
• Padahastasana (Hand to foot pose)
• Sirsa Angustha Yogasana (Head to Toe Pose)

• Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand)
• Salambha Sirsasana (Suported headstand pose)
• Plow pose (Halasana)

• Reclining Leg stretch
• Squat
• Neck release
• Ankle stretch
• Butterfly
• Lying spinal twist
• Lying chest opener
• Saddle Sphinx
• Seal Side
• Seal Straddle
• Dangling
• Snail
• Baby dragon
• Twisted dragon
• Winged dragon
• Supported bridge
• Eagle arms
• Thread the needle
• Wrist flexor stretch
• Wrist extensor stretch
• Caterpillar
• Practicum Beginner Sequence
• Sequence for Digestion
• Sequence for Insomnia
• Intermediate sequence if beginner is mastered
• Neck & Shoulder problems sequence
• Lower back problems sequence
• Upper Back problems relief
• Stress relieving sequence
• Sequence for Sciatica
• Hips flexibility sequence
• Hamstrings Sequence

• What is Mantra?
• Shiva Mantra
• So Ham Ham So
• Gayatri mantra
• Maha Mritunjaya mantra
• Surya mantra
• Surya namaskar mantra
• Shakti mantra
• Role of Mantra in Vipassana
• AUM Mantra
• Mantra for health

• Human Life: Meaning & Aim of Life.
• Yoga Introduction / its Origin & Development.
• Introduction of Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutra.
• Panch-Klesha (Five Causes Of Pain & Miseries).
• Yama, Niyama (social and personal rules and regulations) Asana (physical posture), Pranayama (breathing techniques), Pratyahara (withdrawal of the mind from the senses), Dharna (concentration), Dhayan (meditation), Samadhi (self-realization). Phlosophy of mudra and bandha. Elements of Swara yoga.
• Classification of meditation.
• Different types of yoga meditation & how to choose the suitable one.
• Research on meditation.
• Role of brain waves on meditative practice.
• Obstacles in meditative practice & how to overcome them.
• Preparation to meditation.
• How to meditate step by step.
• Diet and nourishment for meditative practice.
• Connection of meditaton & pranayama.
• What is Antar mouna.
• Is it possible to reach Samadhi?

• Concept of teaching methodology in vipassana
• How to teach different types of vipassana to different category of clients
• How to create your own vipassana class or workshop
• How to teach concentration and meditation
• How to create 30, 60 min yoga class
• Teaching clients with limitations
• Mantra in teaching practice, how to adjust mantra to silence
• Obstacles in teaching
• How to observe & assess others
• How to create the correct meditative sequence
• Assessment and observation of others
• Obstacles in teaching
• What to do in you have clients of different Level in one group
• Continuing education in vipassana
• What is next after reaching pratyahara?
• Yoga therapy and vipassana

Muscular System.

• Function, shapes, types of contractions f thorax muscles. Stretch reflex.
• Classification of muscles. Muscles groups of upper extremists, spine, thorax.
• Range of movement. Body axis. Theory of gravity.
• Abnormal Postures . Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis, Flat back, Osteoporosis, Hyper and Hypomobility and its influence on pranayama practice.
• Use of props for postural correction in pranayama

Respiratory system.

• Introduction of respiration
• Organs of respiration. Nose, Lungs, diaphragm, abdomen. Function and structure of respiratory tract
• Muscles of respiration and their role in breathing act
• Types of breath. Mechanics of Yogic Breath
• Mechanism of inhalation and exhalation
• “Dead space” and it’s role in pranayama practice
• How to increase the

Nervous system.

• Introduction. Types of Nervous system. Central and Peripheral Nervous System.
• Afferent and Efferent parts
• Function of nervous system in movement
• Function of nervous system in breath
• Reflex and its role in physical practice
• Pathological conditions pranayama
• Pathological conditions in meditation and concentration
• Pathological conditions in Kriya