Yogshakti 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training (RYT 300)
Let your teaching flow effortlessly by discovering a deep connection with your own essence through Yogshakti’s unique philosophy of Integrative Yoga.
Our 300-hour course is conducted in two 150-hour modules, you may choose between two intakes:
March 3rd – 26th, 2020 or September 3rd – 26th, 2020
Our 300 hours Integrative Yoga, Registered Yoga Teacher training (RYT) program will empower you to teach and practice a style of Yoga that is unique, holistic and transformational. Integrative Yoga is a “Philosophy in Form”, which harmonizes the body, mind, breath and emotions through its integration of Qi Gong, Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga, Yin Yoga, Pranayama, Yogic Kriyas, Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga Nidra/Deep Relaxation.
• Scaravelli Inspired Yoga teaches us how to move from the spine with fluidity ease and lightness. When one’s body is aligned with gravity, the breath naturally flows along the spine like a wave, awakening and elongating the spine.
• Yin Yoga teaches us how to surrender and yield to the vast intelligence within. It enhances flexibility, joint mobility and circulation of chi/life force around the body.
• Yogic Kriyas & Pranayama helps to cleanse, energize, enliven the body and bring clarity to the mind
• Mindfulness & Meditation empowers us to cultivate equanimity, mental clarity, emotional intelligence and the ability to relate to others and ourselves with kindness, acceptance and compassion.
• Yoga Nidra is the experience of a deep state of relaxation which is healing and restorative and in which one is freed of deep rooted tensions in the gross & subtle body
• Study of Chakras: An in-depth study of Chakras, unlocking the code into the subtle body; working on the anatomy and psychology of these energy vortexes through Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Yoga Nidra
• Integrating the Buteyko Method into Yin Yoga
• Qi gong develops internal heat and concentration and helps to ground and center us.In Integrative yoga you are taught to move from inside out. When your practice comes from a place deep within you, you will experience a kind of bliss that permeates every cell of your body.
• Philosophy Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Advaita Vedanta
• Ayurveda and the Yogic Diet
What our students say…
Carolina peters
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2019
Crystal Yee
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2019
Michelle Wong
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2019
Petra Bilnikova
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2019
Beatrice Ankel
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2019
Kari Fike
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2018
The Course will deepen your understanding and give you confidence to lead students in:
• Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Eclectic Yoga
• Integrative Yoga Sequences
• Yin Yoga
• 8 Dynamic Spinal Movements
• Qi Gong as a dynamic meditation
• Yoga Nidra
• 4 foundations of Mindfulness
• Meditation
• Buteyko Breathing in Asana
• Pranayama, Bandhas, Mudras, Kriyas in Asana
• Practice of Self Enquiry & Study of Yoga Sutras
• A Yogic Diet based on Ayurveda
• Anatomy & Psychology of Chakras
You will learn:
• Hands-on adjustments
• Observe students & give verbal & tactile cues
• Posture Modifications
• Informed use of props to improve or modify postures
• Tailoring classes to beginners, pregnant women and special needs
Yogshakti is an accredited 300 hours RYS (registered yoga school) with Yoga Alliance, USA. This course will qualify you as a 300 RYT and together with your 200 RYT qualify you as 500 RYT.

Course Details
Full-time 300 Hour Course
Dates: 3rd to 26th March 2020 (150 hours) AND 3rd to 26th September 2020 (150 hours)
Timings
7.30 am to 3.00 pm
Part-time 300 Hour Course
5th September 2020 to 13th June 2021
Detail Dates & Timings
7:00am to 3:00pm (Weekends)
6:30am to 8:30am (Weekdays)
Begin the 200 Hours Part -Time Course with attending 21 Day Course
27th Sept to 17th Oct 2020 OR 7th to 27th Jan 2021 (6.30 am to 8.30 am)
Attend Journey Through Chakras
3rd to 16th Nov 2020 OR 20th March to 2nd April 2021 (6.30 am to 8.30 am)
Session continues..(Weekend’s and Weekday’s Early Morning )
Sept 5th ,6th, 12th 13th, 19th, 20th & 26th 2020 (7:00 am to 3:00 pm)
April 3rd, 4th,10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th 2021 (7:00 am to 3:00 pm)
May 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2021 (7:00 am to 3:00 pm)
June 12th & 13th 2021 (7:00 am to 3:00 pm)
27th April to 4th May 2021 (except 1st, 2nd and 3rd May) (6:30 am to 8:30 am)
5th to 11th May 2021 (6:30 am to 8:30 am)
June 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th &11th 2021 (6:30 am to 8:30 am)
Graduation Day
13th June 2021
Full time and Part time Course
Early Bird price: RM 13,500 (Payment to be made by or before 10th February 2020 for full time; 3rd June 2020 for Full time & Part time September Course)
Regular Fee: RM 13,950
Price Per Module
Early Bird price: RM 7,500 (Payment to be made by or before 10th February 2020 for March Module; & 3rd July 2020 for September Module)
Regular price: RM 8,000
*Options for Payment by installments available.

The 300 hours (RYT) will be held over Two-150 hour modules
Course Pre-requisites: To be eligible for 500 hours RYT Yoga Alliance certificate, one needs to have completed a RYT 200 hour’s course either at Yogshakti or any other Yoga School, which is registered with Yoga Alliance.
Teaching upon completion of the course:
Upon completion of the course, everyone will get ample opportunity to teach classes with their newly acquired tools affording the chance to refine their skills of delivering a well-prepared and meaningful class.
Part-Time Option: This course is divided into 2 modules. One is given 2 years to complete it doing either 1 or 2 modules at a time and be eligible for certification.
Session breaks: TBA
March Module – Course Content
Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga is an integral part of Integrative Yoga. When combined with Qi Gong, it allows us to move from the inside, align ourselves with gravity, and experience fluidity & lightness in our movement. In this module, you will study Qi Gong practices and learn how to combine it with Scaravelli Inspired Yoga and Yin Yoga.
Integrative Yoga sequences are short 12 -20 min routines that integrate Qi Gong, Yin Yoga, Scaravelli Inspired Yoga, Pranayama, Kriyas, Bandhas, Mindfulness and Yoga Nidra to create a balanced, effective Yoga session that can lead the student into the state of Yoga. The essence of Pranayama and the Buteyko method of breathing less is the basis of the practice. At the heart of Integrative Yoga is, the philosophy of Non – Duality and the principles of Tao, which are brought to life in the Yoga classes through the experience of *wei wu wei.
* Wei-wu-wei – is an important concept in Taoism that literally means non-action or non-doing. In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu explains that beings that are wholly in harmony with the Tao behave in a completely natural, uncontrived way.
You will learn how to create your own sequences in: • Hip Opening • Sun Salutations • Back bending • Core Strengthening • Inversions • Standing Flow & Standing Balances • Twists & Forward bends
Patanjali’s Sutra III: 29–– “Concentrated attention on the primordial navel center brings understanding of all bodily systems.”
Moving in Asana from our primordial navel center, also known as the Hara or Dantien, enables us to connect to our natural in dwelling presence. Qi Gong facilitates this connection most effectively. Through the integration of Qi Gong with Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga, we find fluidity, ease, lightness and freedom in our movement, translating into moving meditation.
The Qi Gong is taught in the tradition of Master Yang Mian of Calligraphy yoga. Based on the principles of Tao, it helps us to find balance between doing and being, effort and effortlessness. Best described as ‘effortless effort’ or non-action action or, as it is called in Taoism, Wei-Wu-Wei, this is experienced as stillness in movement.
You will learn: • Qi Gong practices combined with Integrative Yoga Sequences • How to teach from Presence & lead students into Presence • Qi Gong that can be practiced on its own or combined with any Yin or Yang asana • The 8 Dynamic Spinal Movements based on the Yoga Synergy method of Simon Borg Olivier
An in-depth study of chakras, working with the subtle energy body and awakening and energising the chakras through mantra, visualisation and asana. You will discover how to build an asana practice with emphasis on chakras and lead students into practices that open and activate each chakra through postures, bioenergetic exercises, breathing practices, mantras, guided meditation, and yoga philosophy.
‘As tension is released and joints become free new deep muscles awaken, increasingly movement takes place in the spine rather than in the large superficial muscles that are accustomed to working.’ Vanda Scaravelli
We will skilfully guide you into asanas, particularly backbends so that they become a ‘dance of the spine’. Through Scaravelli Inspired Yoga you will learn how to cultivate a harmonious relationship with gravity, maintain joint freedom and stay spine centered. All the work in the postures comes back to awakening the spine. When the spine is alive and working then the natural intelligence of the body can awaken. In so doing, the body finds its own “natural blueprint’ and through this – joy, freedom & lightness.
This section of the course is centered around ‘the spine’ and ‘clarity’. It will be highly interactive and even theory sessions will be practical in equal measure. Participants will be expected to start adapting and (often creatively) their own interpretation of the principals according to their personal physical limitations and understanding instead of just regurgitating information. They will be guided and helped all the way to find their own wings of physical and mental understanding and gain confidence.
Main topics covered:
- Tensegrity, Power and Weightlessness
- Support Structure and Movement; Muscle bones, Nerves and Perception
- Head and tail relationship; Front spine ligaments etc
- Hands and Wrists and Feet and Ankles; Awakening and Discovering
- Dealing with injuries
- Repattern/Reprogram our Own Movements and Others
- The natural state finding true natural
Pranayama is the doorway to awakening sushumna/the central channel. Breathing less is the aim of all pranayama. We will cover a wide range of breathing practices from the fundamentals of diaphragmatic breathing to advanced pranayama that lead to sushumna awakening.
You will learn: • Pranayama, Bandhas, Mudras, Kriyas that can be integrated into Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga • How to integrate the principles of the butyeko method into asana
Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep-state of consciousness between waking and sleeping) is an immensely healing & powerful yoga meditation technique instilling deep relaxation.
You will learn: • How to guide students into states of deep relaxation (long and short durations) • The fundamentals of systematic relaxation in the tradition of Swami Satyananada Saraswati and that of Swami Rama of the Himalayan tradition
This module will emphasize techniques in asanas through exploring and breaking down postures at depth, ranging from standing postures, backbends, forward bends, inversions and twists.
You will learn: • Vital tips • Verbal and tactile cues • How to provide modifications and adjustments to all levels (including beginners and pregnant women) • How to use props to improve & modify postures • How to observe • The benefits of each posture • The contraindications • How to lead students into a safe and effective practice to help build flexibility, balance and strength
Most importantly, you will be given the opportunity to practice teaching.
The philosophy of non-volitional living/ non-dualism brings about the cultivation of an attitude – a state of mind that is balanced under all circumstances. The ultimate aim of Yoga is the cultivation of stillness of mind, for it is through this that one ‘touches’ the true essence of Yoga. The emphasis is in drawing the mind back to its source through practices that involve the gross and subtle body, the breath and prana.
“What is Non-Volitional Living? Simply void your entire mind: this is to have unpolluted wisdom (pure non-objective in-seeing or prajna). Daily go out, stay at home, sit or sleep, but in every word you say be not attached to the things of purposeful activity. Then, whatever you say or wherever you look, all will be unpolluted (undefiled by objects and karma-free).” – Enlightened Sage Huang-po of the T’ang dynasty
That is spontaneous non-volitional living. This is the ultimate aim of Yoga.
In this module we will undertake the study of Self – Enquiry (WHO AM I? ) through the means of: • sravanna: listening to the teachings • manana: contemplating the teachings using the instrument of the mind • niddhidhyasana: meditating on and the experience of one’s true nature i.e. Yoga
We learn that Yoga is a philosophy & a way of life. The sutras lay the foundation for the asana practice and are the road map to self-realization. Through the study of the Sutras we are able to bring life to the practice so that through our dedicated practice we inspire our students to be skilled both – on the mat and off the mat.
You will: • Study the sutras and learn how to practically apply them in your classes
September Module – Course Content
We will cover various Yin sessions with the emphasis on Yin with Qi Gong, the science of Meridians, Pranayama and principles of Buteyko method, the four foundations of mindfulness, Scaravelli inspired spinal yoga, and Yoga Nidra. You will learn how to create your own yin sequences with varying themes; how to provide adjustments and modifications for beginners, pregnant women and students with special needs.
Yin Yoga presents the perfect opportunity to practice mindfulness through breath awareness. Yin by nature is about letting go and this includes releasing control on the breath. In deep help Yin postures, allowing your breath to find it’s natural rhythm can enable you to hold postures for longer.
You will learn how to: • Create Yin Sequences with specific themes • Modifications and adjustments using props • Integrate Qi Gong, Science of Meridians & Chakras with Yin • Integrate principles of pranayama and the Buteyko method with Yin • Lead students into Mindful Awareness based on the 4 foundations of mindfulness • Integrate Yin Yoga with Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga
Yin Yoga provides us with the perfect opportunity to ‘rest’ and to ‘Be’. The breath and breath awareness, through pranayama, plays a powerful role in leading one into a state of meditative silence. Pranayama is the doorway to awakening the central channel. Breathing less is the aim of all pranayama. We will cover a wide range of pranayama practices that can be used to deepen a Yin session.
An in-depth study of chakras, working with the subtle energy body and awakening and energising the chakras through mantra, visualisation and asana. You will discover how to build an asana practice with emphasis on chakras and lead students into practices that open and activate each chakra through postures, bioenergetic exercises, breathing practices, mantras, guided meditation, and yoga philosophy.
In meditation, when the thinking mind ‘rests’, the ‘working mind’ awakens. This enables us to connect to our intuition. It is an inner knowing that is beyond the knowledge that we have accumulated from the outside and that is silent and free from all judgment, translating into awareness. We cultivate this state as we move in Integrative yoga. There is a quality of alertness, which accompanies a relaxed body. Presence permeates all action so that it is whole and not fragmented.
You will learn: • How to guide students into Meditation, both as a dynamic and seated practice • The preliminary practices leading to mediation
This module will consolidate and round up all the information that was covered from March & September Modules.
You will get practice in teaching with: • Vital tips • Verbal and tactile cues • How to provide modifications and adjustments to all levels (including beginners and pregnant women) • How to use props to improve & modify postures • How to observe • The benefits of each posture • The contraindications • How to lead students into a safe and effective practice to help build flexibility, balance and strength
The philosophy of non-volitional living/ non-dualism brings about the cultivation of an attitude – a state of mind that is balanced under all circumstances. The ultimate aim of Yoga is the cultivation of stillness of mind, for it is through this that one ‘touches’ the true essence of Yoga. The emphasis is in drawing the mind back to its source through practices that involve the gross and subtle body, the breath and prana.
“What is Non-Volitional Living? Simply void your entire mind: this is to have unpolluted wisdom (pure non-objective in-seeing or prajna). Daily go out, stay at home, sit or sleep, but in every word you say be not attached to the things of purposeful activity. Then, whatever you say or wherever you look, all will be unpolluted (undefiled by objects and karma-free).” – Enlightened Sage Huang-po of the T’ang dynasty
That is spontaneous non-volitional living. This is the ultimate aim of Yoga.
In this module we will undertake the study of Self – Enquiry (WHO AM I? ) through the means of: • sravanna: listening to the teachings • manana: contemplating the teachings using the instrument of the mind • niddhidhyasana: meditating on and the experience of one’s true nature i.e. Yoga
We learn that Yoga is a philosophy & a way of life. The sutras lay the foundation for the asana practice and are the road map to self-realization. Through the study of the Sutras we are able to bring life to the practice so that through our dedicated practice we inspire our students to be skilled both – on the mat and off the mat.
You will: • Study the sutras and learn how to practically apply them in your classes
Our diet is an indispensable part of a Yogic Lifestyle, one that is conducive to breath reduction and stilling the mind. You will learn how to cook wholesome vegetarian recipes that are nutritious, light and easy to digest. You will also learn about food combining, tonics to aid with ailments and gut health. The gut is the gateway to your body and not only significantly influences your physical health, but it has a major impact on your mental health. The stomach or gut is one of the key connections to your brain and emotional health and the health of your immune system.
You will learn how to cook vegetarian food that is satvic or pure in nature, light, easy to digest and nutritionally dense. Using natural, plant based, high fiber ingredients, spices, seeds, nuts, super grains and good fats these will be easy to prepare and delicious!
You will learn:
• Healing tonics to aid ailments & digestion
• Fermenting for probiotics
• Sprouting
• Learn how to cook Ayurveda based recipes
More Testimonials…
Maïté
Participated in 200 Hrs & 300 Hrs Integrative Yoga Teacher Training
My Journey Through Integrative Yoga
I have been following my husband all around the world for the last 15 years, practicing yoga in different countries, with more or less attendance. At this time, yoga was just a way to increase my flexibility. In 2014, I arrived in Malaysia and discovered Integrative yoga, since then, my incredible journey started. I did my 200hrs yoga teacher training last year in Yogshakti and this year I continue with the 300hrs. With the 200hrs TTC, you start to touch the essence of yoga, your inner peace.
With the 300hrs, you go in a deeper level. You make a commitment with yourself to bring yoga and philosophy in every moment of your life. I evolved so much in the training and still with my everyday practice. It is an ongoing practice, which never stops. In the 300hrs, with all the aspects of Integrative yoga such as Qigong, Scaravelli practice, breathing techniques, Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga Nidra, I ‘touched’ the essence of yoga and experienced meditation in movement. I also learnt so much on a spiritual and philosophic level, my practice has evolved on such a powerful level and now meditation is part of my life.
Since I practiced Integrative yoga, my yoga has become light and fluid, no efforts is required to move from one asana to an other one. My body is totally free of tensions as is my mind. My yoga has become my inner dance, my meditation.
From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank Shilpa who is an incredible human being with so much love, wisdom, compassion and knowledge to share. You are such an inspiration. I hope everyone one day can feel this peacefulness.
Peace, Love, Light and Joy!
Maya Milcent
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2018
Marie-Claude
Participated in 300 hour Integrative Yoga Teacher Training Sep 2018
Yogic Diet & Ayurvedic Cooking (optional)
As an optional part of the 300 Hours Training, you will learn how to incorporate a healthy, wholesome *sattvic diet to nourish your body, mind and soul! Ayurveda is a sister science to Yoga and its knowledge is indispensable to a Yogic Lifestyle. An important aspect of Ayurveda is learning how to cook and eat in accordance to your constitution/dosha.
In this Cooking Course you will learn how to:
• Cook vegetarian *sattvic meals based on Ayurvedic principles to include the 6 rasas (tastes), food combining and eating in accordance to your dosha/constitution.
• Sprout, ferment, temper.
• Use herbs, spices, super grains and healthy fats.
• Make delicious drinks, snacks, chutneys, side dishes, main courses and deserts.
• Learn how to include ingredients such as Moringa Olifero, Cumin, Coriander seeds, Cinnamon,Cloves, Cardamon, Turmeric, Peppercorn, Cayenne Pepper, Mint, Fresh Coriander, Coconut, Curry leaves, Legumes, Lentils, Indian Cottage cheese,Spinach, Beetroot, Chickpea flour, Dates, Tamarind, Lemon grass, lime leaf, Thai ginger, fenugreek leaves and seeds into your cooking!

*According to Ayurveda a sattvic diet consists of light, soothing, easily digested food. Sattvic signifies the etheric qualities and includes foods such as fruits and vegetables, especially sun foods and ground foods. Sattvic foods include foods which do not agitate your stomach at all. According to the diet, the best foods are those that are fresh, have a balance of all the six tastes and are consumed in moderate portions. Sattvic foods comprise the diet of many sages, yogis, and spiritual teachers. These foods are supposed to produce calmness and nobility among men.
A satvic diet, is the best diet for physical strength, a good mind, good health, and longevity. It calms and purifies the mind, enabling it to function at its maximum potential. A Sattvic diet leads to true health: a peaceful mind in control of a fit body, with a balanced flow of energy between them.
Each 2 hour session will comprise learning how to cook a whole complete meal, using natural ingredients. Being a series of 5 sessions, it is important for one to attend the full course in order to get the full benefits of studying the principles and art of Ayurvedic cooking.
Boarding Students
Special Boarding, Food, Tuition Packages for 200 & 300 HoursTeacher Training for Overseas Students
For those who wish to attend our courses from countries other than Malaysia we offer comprehensive Boarding and Meals packages.
Kindly contact: hello@yogshakti.com for more details.


Teachers

Shilpa Ghatalia
Shilpa Ghatalia has been a lifelong student of Yoga. In 1997 she became a certified yoga teacher in the Himalayan tradition at Swami Rama’s Institute of Yogic Sciences Honesdale, USA. In 1999 under the tutelage of Swami Veda Bharati she studied the subtleties of Yoga to include Raja Yoga Meditation & Yoga Nidra. From then on, she went on to study and train with the following teachers: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in Mindfulness; Sri Ramesh Balsekar in Advaita Vedanta; Pranayama and Basics of Ayurveda with Dr Nagaraj in India; the Buteyko Method with Patrick Keown; Master teachers Paddy McGrath and Diane Long who initiated her into revolutionary practise of *Vanda Scaravelli; Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers; Calligraphy Yoga and Qi Gong with the Shaolin Master Zen Hua Yang; Yoga Synergy training with Simon Borg Olivier, Australia. Over the years she continued to study different styles of Hatha Yoga such as Iyengar, Anusara and Yin Yoga in her quest to find a system, which led to spontaneous meditation. This led her to creating a style of Hatha Yoga called Integrative Yoga which is the synthesis of the teachings of all of the above teachers and teachings imbibed over the period of 30 years.
Shilpa Ghatalia is the founder of Yogshakti-www.yogshakti.com which is a registered Yoga Alliance (USA) school licenced to provide 200 and 300 hour teacher training programs. She trains teachers both internationally & locally.
*Vanda Scaravelli: Author of the book Awakening the Spine