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Shivsiddh yogpeeth is a certified yoga school in Rishikesh, India affiliated from U.S. Yoga Alliance, which offers 200 Hrs Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, Programme, 200 Hrs Ashtanga Yoga TTC and 200 Hrs Vinyasa Yoga TTC, providing best experience to the seekers who are eager to learn the actuality and authenticity of yoga. We also organise 7 & 14 days Yoga Retreat, Programmes which help people to relax their minds from the stressful life and rejuvenate their energy providing them detoxification.

Resume your energies and give yourself time to relax for a while, get filled with joy and enthusiasm. This 2 Weeks Yoga Retreat in Rishikesh India program conducted by Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth Yoga School in Rishikesh India is a great opportunity for yoga lovers and those who want to spend their time with yoga practices in the natural beauty of the Rishikesh, the world capital of yoga, Rishikesh. Come and join our 14-days-Yoga-Retreat-in-Rishikesh-India program and feel your life is changed from stressed and rushed into a peaceful and relaxed mode.

At Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth, we also offer Yoga Retreats that present a perfect opportunity for all the Yoga fans to get an informal introduction to the world of Yoga and its practices. Carried out in a relaxed and leisurely atmosphere, these retreats are ideal for our guests to learn the principles of Yoga, the various types of Yoga being practiced around the world, the anatomy involved with the Asanas (Poses) and the benefits that can be derived from the practice of Yoga in our lives every day.

Currently, we offer these Yoga-Retreat-in-Rishikesh-India, which offers the best setting for diving into an informal initiation into the enlightening world of Yoga. A holy city with the Holy River Ganges flowing through it, the banks of this river provide an ideal backdrop for these retreats, where the guests get to sit with our Yoga Gurus and delve deeper into the philosophy of this ancient science form which has the power to completely transform our lives.

Spanning for 2 weeks (14 days), our Yoga Retreats are priced at US$750 per participant at present. Anybody who wishes to register for our Yoga Retreats can do so online through the link given on our website. For further queries regarding the matter, we also have our service desk functioning during normal hours (8.00 am to 7.00 pm IST) to cater to all such queries from the participants.

Guests/Participants who join us for this retreat will be provided a single or double occupancy furnished accommodation as per their choice along with 3 nutritious meals every day. During the Yoga Retreat, an average day would include an informal Yoga class, a visit to the river bank for self-practice, a short trek through the woods in the area or a shopping trip to the town, followed by an evening meal at a hotel and some interaction with other retreat members of the group.

7 Days Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh Come and receive the blessings of the Mother Goddess, rejuvenate and re-energize yourself, and let your own inner Light emerge as you discover your inner wisdom. Rishikesh – known as the “City of the Divine and Yoga”- is a spiritual center to which sages, rishis, saints and pilgrims have flocked for millennia. The roads of the city are lined with bustling market places of ethnic arts and handicrafts, fresh produce markets, holy shrines, and orange-robed sadhus. Then, the road narrows, the markets become more sparse and you come upon a footbridge, suspended high over the sacred Ganga river. As you cross this bridge, the sun streaming through the sacred Himalayas to warm your being, you will feel as if you have truly come home.

At Shivsiddh Yogpeeth, we offer 7 Days Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh that present a perfect opportunity for all the Yoga fans to get an informal introduction to the world of Yoga and its practices. Carried out in a relaxed and leisurely atmosphere, these retreats are ideal for our guests to learn the principles of Yoga. Participants will learn various types of Yoga, the anatomy involved with the Asanas (Poses) and the benefits of Yoga practice in your daily life.

Currently, we offer this 7 Days Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh, best place to get an informal initiation into the enlightening world of Yoga. A holy city with the Holy River Ganges flowing through it. The banks of this river provide an ideal backdrop for these retreats, where the guests get to sit with our Yoga Gurus and dive deeper into the philosophy of this ancient science form. Yoga has the power to completely transform our lives.

Spanning for a week 7 Days Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh is priced at US$350 per participant. Anybody who wishes to register for our Yoga Retreats can do so online, through the link given on our website. For further queries regarding the matter, we also have our service desk functioning during hours (8.00 am to 7.00 pm) to cater to all such queries from the participants. Guests/Participants who join us for this retreat will be provided with a single or double occupancy furnished accommodation, as per their choice along with 3 nutritious meals every day. During the Yoga Retreat, an average day would include an informal Yoga class, a visit to the river bank for self-practice, a short trek through the woods in the area or a shopping trip to the town, followed by an evening meal at a hotel and some interaction with other retreat members of the group.

Ashtanga yoga is described by the Sage Maharshi Patanjali in the ancient text Patanjali Yog Sutras as eight limbs of yoga. “Ashta” means eight and “anga” means parts or limbs. These eight different parts are described as steps or practices to get in union with the universal consciousness. From purification of the body to the purification of thougths and futher control of mind, the practice of Ashtanga yoga enables the practitioner reaching to the union with higher consciousness. These eight limbs are :-

• Yamas – Self restraints/control
• Niyamas – Self observances
• Asana – Posture
• Pranayama – breath control
• Pratyahara – Control on senses
• Dharana – Concentration or attentiveness
• Dhyana – Meditation
• Samadhi – Immersion into the universal consciousness

The first five limbs are explained as “Bahiranga Yoga” means external control and the last three limbs are explained as “Antaranga yoga” means internal control. This straight away reflects that first the practitioner needs to be commanding on the physical body and then dive into the delicacy of controlling the subtle energy

The detailing of Ashtanga Yoga is also discussed by one of the ancient sages Vaman Rishi in his text Yoga Korunta. This ancient manuscript holds the details of many asanas and quite original and authentic teachings on vinyasa, drishti, bandhas, mudras & philosophy as well.

These teachings of the text Yoga Korunta were delivered to Sri T Krishnamacharya in the early 1900s by his guru Sri Ram Mohan Brahmachari and later Sri T Krishnamacharya passed down this knowledge to his disciple Pattabhi Jois during Jois’s learning period with Sri Krishnamacharya, started in 1927. Pattabhi Jois has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga since 1948, from his yoga shala, The Ashtanga Research Institute as per the tradition of Guru Parampara.

Pattabhi Jois also believed Patanjali’s eight limbs, a perfect path to get united to the universal consciousness. According to him the first five limbs, “external control”, can be correctable but the last three limbs, “internal control”, cannot be correctable. To be perfect in the last three limbs the practitioner has to be very steady and controlled energy on the first five. And the most prior and important is controlled physical energy which gets developed by practicing asanas for a long time in a particular manner. Because doing asanas for longer will increase the adaptability of the body to be prepared for the inner realization and to get more control on the other limbs. To perform Asanas correctly in Ashtanga Yoga one must incorporate the use of “Vinyasa” and “Tristan”

Vinyasa means moving and breathing system. This is very important for the practitioner to indulge the breathing flow while practicing asanas so that a proper flow would be maintained and particularly coordinating movement and breathing in the asanas heats the blood, cleaning, and thinning it so that it may circulate more freely. Improved blood circulation relieves joint pain and removes toxins and diseases from the internal organs. The sweat generated from the heat produced by the practice of vinyasa excretes the impurities. Through the practice of vinyasa, the body becomes healthy, light and strong.

Tristhhana means union of three places of attention or action :- posture, breathing system and looking place(drishti). In Ashtanga yoga, the practice should be always performed with the combination of each other discussed abve as tristhana.

Postures are the ways for purifying and strengthening the body. In Ashtanga Yoga, the postures are sequenced in different series as primary, intermediate and advanced series. Primary series Yog Chikitsa detoxifies the body and bring the body in a proper alignment. Intermediate series Nadi Shodhana is primarily acting on the purification of the nervous system by opening and cleaning the energy channels. The advance series A, B, C & D sthira bhaga incorporate strength and elegance of the practice necessitating higher levels of flexibility and modesty.

It is important for the practitioner to attain full perfection and control at each level before proceeding to others.

The breathing technique performed with vinyasa is known as ujjayi [victorious breath]. Both inhale and exhale should be stable and even. The length of inhaling and exhale should be the same as each other. Further, with time, the intensity of the breath should be increased for more and deeper control and stability by the increasement of the internal fire. This increased fire strengthens and purifies the nervous system.

Bandhas are basically known as the energy locks or seal and in the practice of ujjayi breathing, these are essential components of the technique. In yogic or spiritual science it is explained that there are 72000 nadis [energy channels] of the subtle body through which the pranic energy flows and moves freely in the body. The improper lifestyle and unawareness of our consciousness take us to the state where these nadis[energy channels] can get blocked and that takes us to the state of improper functioning of our bodily systems which could be the reason for the toxin accumulation in the body and further generation of several diseases. The purpose of bandhas is actually to unlock pranic energy and direct it into the 72000 nadis of the subtle body.

Drishti means vision. In Ashtanga Yoga practice Drishti is described as the gazing point on which one focuses while performing asanas. Drishti enables the purification and the stabilization of functioning of the mind of the practitioner. While the practioner perform asanas where the mind focuses on inhale, exhale and the Drishti, the emerging deep state of focus and concentration makes the way for the practice of dharna [attentiveness or concentration] and dhyana meditation.

There are 9 Drishti's explained in the practice of ashtanga yoga:- Nose 2. Between eyebrows 3. Naval 4. Thumb 5. Hands 6. Feet 7. Up 8. Right side and 9. Left side

Practicing asanas for many years with correct vinyasa and tristhana gives the practitioner clarity of mind, steadiness of body and purification of the nervous system to begin the practice of pranayama. Through the practice of pranayama, the mind becomes focused in a particular direction and follows the movement of the breath. Pranayama builds the foundation for internal control. So for the complete control of the subtle body, it is very important for the practitioner to built a strong foundation and this comes from the control on the physical body first and the practice of Ashtanga yoga is the ideal way of diving into the delicacy of the subtle energy. One who is walking into the path of yoga should definitely understand the importance of the Ashtanga yoga practice not just for a workout or physical satisfaction but for the achievement of the complete essence of subtle energy.

200 Hrs Hatha Yoga Teachers training course in shivsiddhyogpeeth is an ideal program for the practitioners seeking a deep approach towards their practice. Throughout the course, different dimensions of broadening the knowledge of students are the main focus. The course has been designed in a way that could be appropriate for every student signing up for this program.

Hatha yoga is known as the origin of all the different forms of yoga asana practice so this course will be resulting in making a very strong base for the practitioners and making them more stable and adaptive in the direction of furtherance in their yogic journeys. Hatha yoga consists of asanas (postures), pranayamas (breathing techniques), shatkriyas (cleansing practices), mudras(gestures) & bandhas (energy locks). All these different practices, done regularly increases the strength of the body and alertness of mind facilitating a better understanding of one’s consciousness.

The course offers morning and evening intense yoga sessions where the classes will be conducted according to the pattern of traditional Hatha style keeping main focus on explaining the importance of the preparatory exercises (warming up series or sukshma Vayama) first, which will keep the practitioners more awake on precaution from injuries and also develop strength and flexibility for getting more deeper into the intensity of asanas. Along with the deeper practice of asanas, teaching methodology will be primary focus so that the students will become equally confident in teaching to others. And for increasing this instinct, in the last week of the course students will be asked to prepare and teach others, which will make them more confident.

For this facilitation, teaching methodology classes will be one of the main parts of this program and apart from that, other important subjects like essential anatomy & physiology classes for better understanding of the body and movements, alignment & adjustment classes for proper techniques of teaching, pranayamas classes for increasing stamina and control, mantra chanting and meditation classes for increasing the alertness and focus of mind and the yoga philosophy classes which explains the origin, meaning, need & importance and of yoga.

The word Hatha is a Sanskrit word meaning “self-will” or “discipline”, but this translation does not mean that hatha yoga is a forceful practice, in fact it is a source that brings the practitioner in an aligned state of body and mind. An ideal way to explain this is the balanced state of physical & mental energy that awakens the practitioner towards the path of self- realization or spiritual energy.

As per the traditional ancient explanation, hatha yoga is derived from two syllables “Ha” & “Tha” where “Ha” means the sun energy, which is symbolized as heat & active energy showing the masculine force and “Tha” means the moon energy which is symbolized as cool & receptive showing the feminine energy in all. Hatha yoga is the practice to balance and uniting these opposite forces and bringing them into harmony which awakens one’s consciousness and equilibrium in mind-body functions.

The balanced state of “ha” and “tha”, the sun and the moon energy show the actual meaning of yoga which is the union of individual and universal consciousness that takes one into a realized state of being. However, first, it is important also to understand the importance and balance of health because that only can take us into a deeper understanding of spirituality. So as per need in modern era, the primary utility of yoga is to develop a stable and healthy physical as well as mental energy. Regular practicing of postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, gestures, energy locks, and meditation develops more strength in people and starts releasing toxins from the body and opens all the blockages facilitating a better flow of energy in the body.