The Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham is an amazing place for learning Yoga and Spiritualism on the Sea Cliff of Varkala beach in village Kodakkad dist. Kasaragod. This Yoga schools is established in 2010 and is conducting various certified professional courses in Yoga, which is an ancient art form practiced in the Indian sub continent for general wellness of our body and mind. This Vidhya Peetham has trained many foreign and domestic Yoga aspirants and who came here as health tourist from abroad to get a Kerala Massage and Ayurveda wellness from Kerala. This Yoga center has vast Yogi's who are the experts in Yoga. They were professional and dedicate their life for the teaching of Yoga as an art of living. This school is also having an ambient natural environment to learn Yoga near the Sea cost of Kerala.

The Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham is conducting Yoga courses like Yoga Sadhana Camps, Yoga Teachers Training Courses of Level I and II, Intensive Hatha Yoga and Hormone Yoga as a retreat and therapy courses. The Yoga tutors are professional who shapes you to become a teacher with their proper guidance and observation. They will assist you in the entire course of time and are very kind and teach in English language.

Courses at Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham

1. Yoga Teacher Training Courses level I (YTTC-I)

Prerequisite: For YTTC Level I and II, any person who wish to learn this art can join here, it doesn't mean to become a Yoga teacher alone must undergo YTTC but it is also for one's interest in Yoga to learn it for do it yourself. This certification may be useful in future who is not taking this course as professional. Since, it is valid all over the world.

Course Duration: This is 4 Weeks or One Month where a 200 Hours minimum time has to be undergone by every students to get certified on successful YTTCI-I completion.

Certification: 200 Hours Yoga Alliance

Course of Study: This includes major five Yoga's are thought like Yogasanas which deals with Yoga exercise. The Pranayama is dealt with proper breathing while performing an Asana. The Shavasana is coming back to relax position after performing an Asana. The proper diet to be consumed in the course of Yoga is given importance. It also teaches the meditation and positive thinking is thought in this level I course.

Timing: The first class begins from early morning 05:00 AM and ends by 09:30 PM. In between the Tea time is 07:00 AM, the brunch time is 09:30 AM and the dinner at 05:30 PM

2. Yoga Teacher Training Courses – level II (YTTC-II)

Course Duration: Four weeks or One Month where a 500 Hours minimum time has to be undergone by every student to get certified on successful YTTCI-II completion.

Certification: 500 Hours Yoga Alliance

Course of Study: Satsang, Yoga Asanas, Pranayama, Vedanta, Raja Yoga, Sanskrit, Meditation, Physiology, Anatomy, Bhakti Yoga and Karma Yoga are thought in this Level II course.

Timing: The first class begins from early morning 04:30 AM and ends by 09:30 PM. In between the Tea time is 07:00 AM, the brunch time is 09:30 AM and the dinner at 05:30 PM

Facilities: for Level I and Level II YTTC

Accommodation: It has got world class rooms to accommodate its students which are single and double rooms its ample water and attached western toilets.

Food: The Yogi's diet is served here which is a vegetarian food. These are prepared according to Kerala style and are nutritious food. It also has a canteen where fresh juice and fruit salads are available.

Communication: This Yoga center is connected with Wi-Fi facilities and telephone.

Class Rooms: It has got a modern class room for theory classes. The practical classes are undergone in halls, rooms and open areas within the premises. The halls and rooms have wide windows for better air circulations.

Apart from certified courses, the Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham is conducting short term programs. To get entertained to this camps and programs one has to enroll in prior time when such programs are announced.

Yoga Sadhana Camps at Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham

These are for the beginners and Yoga aspirants to learn the basics of Yoga in a week time. This is also a very good camp for kids and children's. This is a weeklong camp and one has to stay in their Ashramam with their Gurus.

Hatha Yoga Intensive at Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham

This is eligible for the YTTC I and II level students. It is basically thought with Hatha Yoga and its principles more elaborately. Here one needs more physic to perform these Asanas. The duration of this course is 2 weeks. It will be easier to those peoples who have learnt or practicing the Yoga daily. Since these are intensive and may get some pains while stretching and folding during performing an Asana, that's why it is recommended for persons who are really wish to take these lessons which are little bit tough compared to the normal or the general Asanas for general wellness. These are basically the Kriyas and are concentrated with human organs to function efficiently by activation them with internal and external energy. This energy has to be controlled by mind, breaths and putting pressure on various parts of our body.

Hormone Yoga Retreat at Sivananda Yoga Vidya Peetham

It is a best Yoga retreat from man and women. This is a set of Yogas to practice for the wellness of our body. There are special Asanas thought here to get relief from mental stress, pains, other physical aches and self healing techniques. The Asana's related with Hormone are given more importance, since many of the women's menstrual related disorders can be corrected naturally by performing special Yogasanas related to those parts of the body. It will also get cure for the glands related disorders. This is gaining popularity since it is working out when peoples do it with proper attentions and with correct timing and by taking a Yogic food. The Hormone related changes and its effects are also thought prior to the related Yogasanas. This kind of teaching will have more effectiveness to its students to know about the root cause of any disorders in your human body. This includes the meditation classes too.

About Varkala Beach

This is a beautiful natural beachfront on the Arabian Sea in India. It is a Sea Cliff Beach of Kerala Cost having the largest and highest cliff alongside the Varkala Sea Beach. In Kerala this is otherwise called as the Papanasam Kadal Kara in Malayalam Language i.e. Papanasam Beach. It is an international tourist destination and also a great place for sea sports. All of its cliffs are filled with scenic resorts looking towards the Sea. It also has many vendors selling fast foods, cool drinks and snacks along its Sea beaches. The Sun set view from its cliff and from the beaches is amazing to see. It does have palm grooves everywhere adding life to the word Kerala which means Land of Palm Grooves in Sanskrit. The Western Ghats sloping towards the west sides of Kerala coastal areas, the Arabian Sea Cost and its palm grooves in the monsoon rains make it gods own country to live in once in a life time. Learning the ancient art of living along with the Sea Cliffs and on Varkala beaches will be an unforgettable memory.