7 Day "Bhakti & Jnana Yoga" 50hr Teacher Training

Are you a yoga teacher or serious yoga student looking to deepen your knowledge?
You have a feeling there is more to yoga than just asanas?

Then you have found the right training.

Come along on this journey through Bhakti and Gyana Yoga. We are going to explore these two yogic paths and you will learn how to implement them not only in your practice and your teaching but also in daily life.

"Wisdom is knowing that I am nothing, Love is knowing that I am everything, and between the two my life moves." Nisargadatta Maharaj


Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga are two of the four paths of yoga alongside Karma and Raja Yoga.

Bhakti Yoga is a practice of devotion, surrender and recognition of the Divine (source, truth,... choose your word) in everything, it is derived from the Sanskrit word bhaj which means to serve god.

First mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, Bhakti Yoga is named as the most practical way of liberation and self-realization, in which devotion is offered from the heart, with full attention and awareness.

Bhakti Yoga is sometimes referred to as the "path of the heart", and practitioners may use chanting, devotional mantras, kirtan and rituals as part of their practice.

Surrender is both a necessary component and subsequent consequence of Bhakti yoga practice.
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Jnana Yoga

Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge and wisdom in which study of the scriptures and self-enquiry is practiced. It is considered to be one of the most direct and yet challenging of the four paths of yoga.

Jnana yoga is a deep inquiry into the nature of the Self. Instead of accepting and following dogmatic teaching Jnana Yogis seek an experiential knowledge of the Divine, universal consciousness or absolute Truth.

The mind is used to understand and uncover the truth behind the mind, using a sharp intellect which requires the mind to be both rational and open.

Jnana yoga is the main path of the non-dualistic tradition of Advaita Vedanta philosophy, where the knowledge acquired through meditation brings an understanding of one's self as identical with Ultimate Consciousness.

What to expect:

In this Teacher Training you will learn how to use devotion (in a non-religious way) and knowledge to experience a deeper sense of being and how to transmit it to your students.
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Through the study of the sacred texts you will get a clear understanding of the deeper meaning of yoga and how to advance on the Bhakti and Jnana Yoga path.

We will practice different mantras, self-enquiry and meditations, you will learn the basics on how to accompany a mantra on the guitar or harmonium, how to use your voice and how to implement all of this in your yoga classes. You do not need to be able to play an instrument or have "musical talent".
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You will learn about the essence of a Kirtan, the deeper meaning behind the deities and mythology and using rituals as a way of Bhakti Yoga.
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Experiencing Yin Yoga and Hatha Yoga that makes it a practice of surrender and devotion will help you to merge Yoga philosophy with Asanas and Pranayama.