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The Avatar Yoga School 500-Hour Teacher Training Program will elevate you both personally and professionally. With the flexibility to start at any time and complete the program at your own pace, this training offers you the freedom to grow according to your schedule. While providing a strong foundation for enhancing your teaching and leadership skills, the program also empowers you to chart your own unique path. In this course, you gain the best of both worlds—comprehensive training and the freedom to tailor your journey.
In the immersive retreats and core programs, you will build a strong sense of community and camaraderie, while also gaining access to a well-rounded and flexible platform for your teaching. Through the elective courses, you can focus on the areas that resonate most with you and develop your own niche as a teacher. This program is designed for Yoga Teachers who have completed a 500-Hour Yoga Alliance certified Teacher Training and are eager to deepen their knowledge of Yoga Studies, while exploring yoga as a comprehensive healing modality.
Upon completing this 500-hour training, graduates will receive the RYT 500 certification, which is registered with Yoga Alliance. This program also serves as Level 1 of our 800-hour Professional Yoga Therapist Training, with an additional 500 hours required for full certification. Graduates can apply the hours and tuition from this 500-hour training toward their Yoga Therapist Certification, setting the foundation for advanced therapeutic yoga practice.
One reason you might choose to pursue the 500-Hour Multistyle Yoga Teacher Training Course is that, after completing your 200 or 500-Hour YTT, you’ve uncovered just one layer of yoga and are eager to explore what lies deeper. Yoga is a science with infinite possibilities—the more you explore, the more clarity and insight you gain. Through this journey, you come to realize that you hold the key to living a fulfilled and balanced life.
The second, more practical reason to take up this course is that it provides you with the opportunity to gain deeper experience in yoga, allowing you to become a more skilled and proficient instructor. As a 500-hour certified yoga teacher, you will strengthen your connection with yourself and your practice. This level of training is designed to help teachers grow and enhance their teaching abilities, making it a valuable gift for all of our students and instructors.
Our school understands the complexities of life and welcomes applications from Yoga Alliance-certified teachers who may not have had the time to teach yet. We also believe in an inclusive approach, supporting everyone—from beginners to experienced instructors—to join the 500-Hour Multistyle Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh with Avatar Yoga School. Whether you're just starting your journey or looking to deepen your practice, we provide a nurturing environment for all.

Why to Choose 500 Hour Yoga TTC in Rishikesh, India
The 500-hour yoga teacher training is an advanced-level course designed for students who have already completed a foundational 500-hour yoga teacher training. By the end of the 4-week course, you will have progressively deepened your knowledge and skills, enabling you to reach a more profound level of expertise in your practice and teaching.
The 500-hour course is ideal for advanced yogis seeking to refine their foundations while learning and growing in a supportive, like-minded community.
- Who has finished the 200 Yoga Teacher Training Course.
- Who needs to develop their training for self-improvement?
- This 28 days yoga course covers both the classes; theoretical and practical.
- Existing educators who need to take in more to impart to their understudies.
Include
Course Fees Includes - 500 Hour Multistyle Yoga Teacher Training Course
Curriculum
500 Hour Beginner Yoga Course in Rishikesh | 28 Days Curriculum
Yoga Asana:
We teach the Yoga asanas of classical hatha, ashtanga, vinyasa, vinyasa flow yoga. For each posture we will show you how to enter the position, the correct alignment in the final position, the Sanskrit name and the English name, the modifications, the benefits and the contraindications.
- Sukhasana
- Vajrasana
- Bhadrasana
- Swastikasana
- Tadasana
- Triyaka Tadasana
- Eka Padasana
- Eka Pada Pranamasana
- Baka Dhyanasana
- Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
- Sirsasana
- Sarvangasana
- Janu Shirshasana
- Vriskshasana
- Trikonasana
- Utkatasana
- Veerbadhrasana (I, II & III)
- Vatayanasana
- Padma Sarvangasana
- Oordhwa Padmasana
- Moordhasana
- Salamba Sirshasana
- Halasana
- Pada Prasar Paschimottanasana
- Ardha Padma Paschimottanasana
- Supta Pawanmuktasana
- Natrajasana
- Garudasana
- Uttitha Hasta Padangusthasana
- Pada Angushthasana
- Astavakrasana
- Shava Udarakarshanasana
- Supta Udarakarshanasana
- Meru Wakrasana
- Parivritti Janu Sirshasana
- Saithalyasana
- Padahastanasana
- Koormasana
- Paschimottasana

Pranayama
The practice of pranayama is crucial for preparing your body and mind for meditation. Our 100 Hour Beginners Yoga Teacher Training program includes the theory and practice of the essential methods of pranayama.
- Natural Breating
- Yogic Breathing
- Bhramari
- Abdominal Breathing
- Nadi Shodhana
- Shitali
- Shitkari
- Cavicular Breathing
- Surya Bhedi
- Thoracic Breathing
- Kapalbhati
- Chandra Bhedi
Meditation
Our approach to the practice of asana will facilitate the experience of meditation, both in your asana practice and during seated meditation at the end of each day.
- Introduction of Meditation
- Tratak (Candle) Meditation
- Mantra Chanting Meditation
- Yoga Nidra Meditation
- Soham Meditation
- Inner Light Meditation
- Chakra Meditation
- Nad Brahma Meditation
- Prana Meditation
- Osho Meditation
- Kundalini Meditation

Mantra Chanting & Keertan
Sanskrit mantra recitation during our morning Surya Namaskar practice will bring strength to your muscles, organs, respiratory system and chakras. In addition it will allow you to experience the rhythm of meditation in motion.
Guru Mantra
By chanting this mantra we can enhance our knowledge.
Yoga Mantra
Yoga mantra helps to reduce anxiety and depression and releases neuroses.
Ritunjaya Mantra
This mantra keeps us fit and healthy.
Vedika Shanti Mantra
It is related to the welfare of humanity and spreads peace all over the world.
Surya Mantra
This removes carbon dioxide from the lungs and replaces it with fresh oxygen.
Gayatri Mantra
It improves immunity and grows up your learning and concentration skill.
Keertan
Mahadev Sambho | Hare Rama Hare | Krishna Jai Gurudev | Jai Ma Kali | Jai Ma Durga
Sun Salutation 12 Mantras
It stimulates and balances all the systems of the Human body.
Santhosham Shanti Mantra
It keeps calm our mind and helps to grow up.
Mudras & Bandhas
In our 100 Hour Teacher Training course we teach the energy seals and locks of classical hatha yoga.
- Introduction of Mudra
- Jnana Mudra
- Chin Mudra
- Ling Mudra
- Hridaya Mudra
- Shambhavi Mudra
- Prana Mudra
- Apana Mudra
- Yoga Mudra
- Ashwani Mudra
- Hridaya Mudra
- Moola Bandha
- Uddiyana Bandha
- Yoni Mudra
- Jalandhara Bandha
- Maha Bandha

Kriyas (Shatkarmas)
TBy participating in our Hatha Yoga Teacher Training course, you will gain knowledge of all of the shatkarmas of classical hatha yoga.
- Neti (Jala Neti & Sutra Neti)
- Nauli
- Kunjal/Vamana, Vastra, Shankh prachalan
- Ling Mudra
- Tratak
- Kapalbhati
Yogic Philosophy
Deepen your understanding of yoga by learning the philosophy of Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Baghavad Gita in our 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training course.
Anatomy
Our Yoga Teacher Training program provides education in the skeletomuscular system, nervous system and respiratory system. As well we teach the anatomy of the chakras, nadis and the koshas.
Teaching Techniques and Practice
In order to prepare you to teach yoga successfully, we incorporate throughout the daily classes guidance on how to teach others, and to giving you opportunities to teach your fellow students, both in small groups and as the head of the class.
Ayurveda
A qualified Ayurvedic expert from Avatar Yoga School will introduce you to the key concepts of Ayurveda for the enhancement of your health and well-being.
- Introduction of Ayurveda
- Definition of Health
- 3 Doshas and Prakriti
- The Prakriti Analysis
- Daily & Seasonal Routine in Ayurveda
- Yogic Diet
- Ayurveda Nutrition
- Fasting
- Ayurveda Physiology and Kriyas


Experience
Traditional 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
Traditional hatha yoga is a sacred knowledge that has been handed down from teacher to student throughout the ages. During the Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Training course offered by Avatar Yoga School, you will be guided by experienced, certified yoga instructors, who will share with you their knowledge of yogic theory, its philosophy and its practical applications.
The teaching community is led by yoga master Brajesh Sharma. Brajesh Yogi is the founder of Avatar Yoga School as well as its lead Yoga Teacher (instructor) (ERYT-200, RYT 500 RYT 500,).
We are a Yoga Alliance USA designated Yoga training school and we give a certificate of completion of 200-hours of Yoga Teacher Training. This certificate qualifies the student to register with Yoga Alliance as a RYT 200, or Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level.
If you have any questions or if you need more details about the instructors, please don’t hesitate to contact us at avataryoga123@gmail.com.