AyurYoga Eco-Ashram is located in a village named JP Hundi, in Kannenur Post, in Hulhalli Hobli, in the district of Mysore, in the state of Karnataka, in South India. It is the permanent premises of Yoga Vidya Spiritual Retreats, which is a dedicated and committed group who are deeply passionate about cultural and spiritual exchange of East and West and young spiritual teachers with a traditional monastic and ashram backgrounds. The teachers are either spiritual seekers or scholars or monks who are rightly enriched with vast experience and qualification to teach the students belonging to different countries around the world.

AyurYoga Eco-Ashram provides wide range courses, trainings and body-mind-spiritual retreats that comprises a practical philosophy in order to live a dynamic personal and professional life with a peaceful heart, Sanskrit Language, kriyas, Asanas, Chakra balancing practices, breathing (pranayamas), meditation, detox and ayurveda. The students are given the chance to choose as per their requirements in the programs. There are no rules, tradition, books, guidelines and fixed manuals. AyurYoga Eco-Ashram teaches simple meditation and yoga practices in a harmonized manner.

Significance of AyurYoga Eco-Ashram

On the bank of River Kabini, AyurYoga Eco-ashram is spread on 18 acres organic farm. It has good panoramic views of the hills and valleys all around. It is actually away from any hustle and bustle of city life. It is set in a rural background. It is a colorful world with calm and quiet atmosphere and surrounding. It is a ideal spot for leading a perfect life in learning yoga and meditation plus indulging in it with a lot of perfection.

Courses Offered at AyurYoga Eco-Ashram

1. Hatha Yoga Teacher Training - It is a 4 Week / 200 Hours Yoga Alliance Certification program that deals with practices of traditional Hatha yoga and spiritual teachings. This program emphasis on practical philosophy, meditation, awareness and breathing. The professional yoga teacher certification diploma is largely recognized by Yoga Alliance. This permits you to teach within the nation and abroad.

This course makes you aware of different types of classification plus sequencing of all yoga asanas (poses) and its adjustments techniques in order to correct your yourself and students, Therapeutic benefits precautions and contraindication of yoga, Translation of important mantras, Yoga Anatomy & Physiology, Types of Yogas, Introduction to yogic lifestyle, Patanjali Yoga Sutras Historical evolution of Yoga, safety norms, communication skills, Business/Career of a yoga teacher and Testing plus sharing your Teaching skills and talents with your co-teachers.

Curriculum

• Techniques Training/Practice session is conducted for 117 Hours that covers traditional yoga techniques, asanas, kriyas, pranayamas, chanting, meditation and mantra.

• Teaching Methodology session is conducted for 26 Hours that covers business aspects of teaching yoga, the student's process of learning, qualities of a teacher, instruction, teaching styles, assisting /correcting, observation and principles of demonstration.

• Yoga Anatomy & Ayurveda session is conducted for 26 Hours that covers anatomy of Pranic body: chakras, nadis, etc, physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.), human physical anatomy and principles to yoga practice (healthy movement patterns, benefits, contraindications, etc)

• Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics session is conducted for 26 Hours that covers basic Sanskrit and translation classes, the study of yoga sutras, Essence of Bhagavad Gita, the yoga lifestyle in a materialistic society, Historical evolution of yoga, and ethics for yoga teachers.

• Practicum session is conducted for 20 Hours that covers assisting teachers in daily practice class, hearing/giving feedback, observing others teaching, receiving feedback and practice teaching.

Yoga Teacher Training Fees

Twin-share Room for 28 nights with food, course and manuals is charged $2200.
Private Room for 28 nights with food, course and manuals is charged $2500.
The fees don't include flight ticket and Airport transfers. Moreover, a non-refundable deposit of US$300 is needed to finalize a booking slot for you.

2. Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

It is a 300 Hours Yoga Alliance Certification Course can be taken up by those students who have completed 200 hours teacher training plus have experience in teaching yoga. The programs deals with and teach the advanced poses/pranayamas plus deepens the Self-Practice to the next level plus.

This course makes you aware of willing to practice silence between 10 pm to 10 am, having fruit Lunch and light Vegetarian meals twice a day, advanced enough to particularly hold poses for a minimum of 1 - 2 minutes, mentally and physically fit enough in order to handle the intensity of 10 hours per day schedule, Basic knowledge of Anatomy, Healthy joints in order to practice 30 to 50 rounds of Sun Salutations every early morning, Lung Capacity to sustain one hour a day, Core Strength enough to do 25 double leg lifts at one go and 30 minutes each session of Intensive Pranayamas.

Curriculum

• Surya Namaskaras: how to daily practice of 30 to 50 rounds. Detoxifying the Body-Breath-Mind, Core for advanced poses, to strengthen Joints and improving Cardio-Lung capacity to breath better.

• Advanced Asanas: Yoga classes focus on holding intermediate asanas much longer plus progressing to advanced poses with safely methods.

• Pranayamas: morning and evening practice of 30 minutes of pranayamas, 4-Level Anuloma-Viloma with external retention, along with calming Ujjayi and Bhramari.

• Bandhas: Practice of Uddiyana, Mulabandha and Jalandhara Bandha in order to improve Kumbhaka.

• Kriyas: trying out Shanka Prakshalana and Sutra Neti. Daily practice of Kapalabhati/Bhastrika, Jala Neti and Agnisara.

• Meditation: Learn and practice of several Meditation techniques.

• Philosophy: Learning the Essence of Bhagavad-Gita,

Yoga Teacher Training Fees

Twin-share Room for 28 nights with food, course and manuals is charged $2200.
Private Room for 28 nights with food, course and manuals is charged $2500.
The fees don't include flight ticket and Airport transfers. Moreover, a non-refundable deposit of US$300 is needed to finalize a booking slot for you.

3. Yoga Immersion Retreat - It is a two week retreat that aims at the theoretical and practical foundation to master the yoga in a systematic manner with a lot of perfection. With detailed instruction and demonstration, the yoga sessions are held daily twice. Then the theory class and mediation are part and parcel of this class. This course comes with better explanation of spiritual and philosophical background of yoga. It largely touches the basic practices of yoga and meditation plus basics of Ayurveda including Patanjali. The specialty of the course is that it covers Yoga sutras too.

Daily Schedule

• Meditation and Kriyas (Neti) from 06.00 to 06.40 am

• Hatha Yoga & Pranayamas (Gentle & Advanced Separate) from 07.00 to 09.00 am

• Brunch & free time from 09.00 to 11.00 am

• Philosophy or Ayurveda from 11.00 to 12.30 pm:

• Fruits & Tea time from 2.00 to 02.30 pm:

• Hatha Yoga & Pranayamas from 04.30 to 06.30 pm:

• Yoga Nidra / Meditation from 06.30 to 07.00 pm:

• Dinner from 07.00 to 08.00 pm:

• Video Shows/Chanting (optional) from 08.00 to 09.00 pm:

Retreat Fees

Twin-share Room for 14 nights with food, course and manuals is charged $700.
Private Room for 14 nights with food, course and manuals is charged $900.
The fees don't include flight ticket, day-tour and Airport transfers. Moreover, a non-refundable deposit of US$300 is needed to finalize a booking slot for you.

Accommodation Facilities at AyurYoga Eco-Ashram

At AyurYoga Eco-Ashram with balcony overlook the valley around and the flowing river, all accommodation here is in deluxe wooden cottages. All rooms come with attached washrooms that have western toilets, sinks, solar hot showers, etc. There is a luxury for a single occupancy. Each and every room of 12x14 feet size that is very spacious for two inmates. All rooms are equipped with a cot and basic furniture. The rooms are well-ventilated.

Foods & Drinks at AyurYoga Eco-Ashram

AyurYoga Eco-Ashram provides sattvic Indian foods and drinks. This particular food items consumption is beneficial to the practice of meditation and yoga. It is less spicy. in our campus, Meat and fish aren't allowed. On demand, Eggs is provided, in case you think that you really need more proteins.

• Hot Lemon, Tea without milk or Ginger Drink at 6.30 am

• Brunch with Kichdi, two curries plus chapati etc at 9.00 am

• Herbal Drinks with Fruit Salad at 2.00 pm:

• Indian Light foods with occasional desserts, vegetables and salads at 7.30 pm

• Foreigner can opt for eggs, cornflakes, porridge and bread.

Cultural Trips

On every seventh day of the course or program, AyurYoga Eco-Ashram organizes a Cultural Tour on the day-off from the classes. It is a visit to the important places in order to expose India's culture and tradition. The tour costs aren't included in the course fee so it comes as at an additional cost. It costs nearly $10 to $20 for this trip.

Arrival & Departure

• The day just before starting date of the course or program is the arrival date and rest at AyurYoga Eco-Ashram.

• The starting Date is held with an opening ceremony and orientation day

• The next day is the starting date of the course or program with full schedule

• On the seventh day, Cultural Tour is held.

• The last day is the day of departure.

• Additional days of stay can be arranged with $30/day for Private room and 20/day for twin-share + all meals and drinks

Yoga & Art Therapy Retreat with Marie Lou

It is a special kind of retreat in order to harmonize the mind and body through creative painting and yoga that rightly expresses the feel and experience of the sub-conscious mind. The nervous can be smoothed and mind can be perfectly controlled through spontaneous creativity through painting, yogic diet, meditation and yoga plus sea-side spot in a peaceful village.

About Marie Lou

Marie Lou is a celebrated artist. She is based in France. She travels around the world to share her Art Therapy plus exhibitions. She holds a Master of Contemporary Art Paintings in Cannes. She held her exhibition in British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Islands, New York, Greece and France and received rave reviews and high appreciation in art magazines and newspaper. She is also an expert in meditation and yoga. She is a qualified Yoga Teacher and the Gestalt Massage Therapist. She received training in Dharma Mittra and Sivananda styles of yoga. In this Yoga & Art therapy retreat, she conducts daily 5-hour Art classes.

Daily Schedule

• Meditation from 06.00 to 06.45 am:

• Yoga (includes pranayamas & relaxation) from 07.00 to 09.00 am

• Breakfast and free time from 09.00 to 11.00 pm

• Art Class (1st session) from 11.00 to 01.00 pm

• Tea with snacks/fruit salad from 02.00 to 03.00 pm

• Art Class (2nd Session) from 03.00 to 06.00 pm

• Meditation & Mantras from 06.15 to 07.00 pm

• Dinner & Rest at 07.00 pm

• Occasional Video-show/movies related to Art at 08.00 pm

Costs: a deposit of US$300 should be paid for Yoga & Art therapy retreat. It includes:

5 hours a day of Art classes, Painting materials such as colors, art book, tools, canvas, brushes, papers etc, Yoga, Meditation, Mantras for 3 hours a day, Accommodation in a private eco-cottage on the riverside, Food & Drinking Water, Internet, phone, free wi-fi will be provided and extra staycomes with $20/day for Private Room + $10/day for food. It doesn't include Flight Tickets and Airport Transfer.