Professional level

Teacher Training Course

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You have followed the Basic Training Course and you want to develop yourself further and to know everything about the spiritual background of the holy science of Yoga. Maybe you consider the possibility of teaching, but then in an enthusiastic and fundamental way.

In this Teacher Training Course the emphasis lays on Raja Yoga. Thereby we are lead by the statement of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the bible of Hatha Yoga: "Someone cannot attain perfection in Raja Yoga without Hatha Yoga, neither perfection in Hatha Yoga without Raja Yoga".

The fulltime Teacher Training Course, together with the preliminary Basic Training Course, consists of a 800 hours program, divided in 480 contact hours and 320 hours self-study, and is largely exceeding the standard specifications of the 500 hours program of the International Yoga Federation. You can receive the official certificate at the end.

The Teacher Training Course given by Ajita starts this year for the 34th time.

The classes are normally given in the Dutch language, but translation in English is possible.

Accomodation nearby can be arranged on demand.

Requirement for admission:

All participants must have attended and completed the Basic Training Course with success.

The Teacher Training Course consists of:

A total of 600 hours divided in:

360 contact hours during 120 classes of 3 hours:

	Three quarters of an hour: physical postures (Asana's);
	Half an hour: one energy control exercise (Pranayama) and one energy seal exercise (Mudra);
	Three quarters of an hour: a concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyana) or contemplation exercise (Samadhi);
	One hour: lecture on a theoretical subject with practical examples and opportunity for discussion

and 240 hours self-study.

The subjects of the teachings include:

A repetition and a deepening of the subjects of the previous Training Course.

Science of Soul (Atma Vidya):
Gross body (Sthula Sharira) and aspects:
    Food sheath (Annamaya Kosha)
    Vital sheath (Pranamaya Kosha)
Subtle body (Sukshma Sharira)
   Mental sheath (Manomaya Kosha)
   Astral sheath (Vijnanamaya Kosha)
Internal organ (Antahkarana)
    Mind (Manas)
   Intellect (Buddhi)
   Ego (Ahamkara)
   Memory (Citta)
  Energy functions (Vritti's)
  Sorts of energy functions
Causal body (Karana Sharira)
   Bliss sheath (Ananda maya Kosha)
   Golden sheath (Hiranyamaya Kosha)
Communication with Brahman (Brahmarandra):
  Control of the gross elements (Bhuta's)
  Control of the subtle elements (Tanmatra's)
  Control of the subtle organs of perception (Jnanendriya's)
  Control of the subtle organs of actions (Karmendriya's)
Realization of the Self (Atman)
Realization of the impressions (Samskara's)
Realization of the discriminative understanding (Viveka Khyati)
Realization of the essential nature (Svarupa Sthiti)
Realization of the death and the rebirth (Samsara)

Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Svatmarama
Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali

Purpose of the Teacher Training Course:

The purpose of the Teacher Training Course is to let you acquire the knowledge of Yoga, the ability to practice Yoga correctly in accordance with the traditional method and that you become a true Yoga-teacher.
To help you implement this vocation, the Raja Yoga Institute offers you a job opportunity: teacher of your own Basic Training Course. Of course, you first have to succeed in the Teachers Training Course and you have to obtain the traditional recognition that you are a Yoga-teacher.

Recognition:

You ask for a deep personal conversation with Ajita at the end of the Teacher Training Course. Obviously you first have to be convinced yourself that you have reached the level of a Yoga-teacher. How can someone else otherwise be able to recognize the reality of this fact?
Ajita will check you thoroughly, as always happens in the Yoga-tradition. Bear in mind that a true Yoga-teacher can be recognized by his or her knowledge of the secret energy seal's (Mudra's).
When another, second Yoga-master has recognized you as a Yoga-teacher, you finally can consider yourself to be a traditional Yoga-teacher, whose quality is personally warranted by those two Yoga-masters.

Address, dates and teacher:

The Netherlands, Ilpendam, Aalduikerweg 1,

Start on each tuesday morning (9.00 to 12.00 hours), from 4th September 2012, or wednesday evening (19.30 to 22.30 hours), from 5th September 2012 on, during 3 years,

teacher is Ajita,

holidays dates according to the official schedule of the schools in the province of Noord-Holland.

Cost of the Teacher Training Course:

Each class of 3 hours costs 27 euro's. For the total of 120 classes spread over 3 years the price is 3.240,- euro's.

On registration, you pay the total amount, or the amount of 1.080,- euro's for one year. Please use our banknumber ING 7988235 and mention "Het Raja Yoga Instituut in Ilpendam" and "Teacher Training Course" or use the Paypal donation button below.

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Books needed for the Teacher Training Course:

Except the books of the previous Basic Training Course the following books are also advised:

Science of Soul (Swami Yogeshvarananda Sarasvati), editor: Yoga Niketan Trust, Rishikesh, India.
The Science of Yoga (Dr. I.K.Taimni), editor:Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, India.

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