300 Hours Teacher Training
Yogshakti’s 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training program offers a transformational journey designed to deepen your connection with your true essence.
Through the unique system of Integrative Yoga, this training empowers you to teach with confidence and flow effortlessly. It provides the tools and practices needed to enhance your personal growth while cultivating a holistic approach to teaching yoga.
The transformative power of Integrative Yoga
The 300-hour Integrative Yoga Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) training program is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to teach and practice a distinctive, holistic, and transformational approach to yoga. Integrative Yoga is described as a “Philosophy in Form,” emphasizing the harmony of the body, mind, breath, and emotions. This method integrates various disciplines, including Qi Gong, Scaravelli-Inspired Spinal Yoga, Yin Yoga, Pranayama, Yogic Kriyas, Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga Nidra/Deep Relaxation, providing a comprehensive and enriching yoga experience.
Yogshakti is an accredited 300-hour Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance, USA. Completing this course will certify you as a 300 RYT, and when combined with your 200 RYT certification, you will achieve the 500 RYT designation.

The course will enhance your understanding and build confidence to lead in:
The course will enhance your understanding and build confidence to lead in:
The comprehensive syllabus encompasses a wide range of topics designed to deepen your practice and teaching skills. Key areas of focus include:
- 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
- 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
- SCARAVELLI INSPIRED YOGA teaches us to move from the spine with fluidity, ease, and lightness. When the body aligns with gravity, the breath flows naturally along the spine like a wave, awakening and lengthening it.
- YIN YOGA encourages surrender and connection to the vast intelligence within. It improves flexibility, joint mobility, and the circulation of chi (life force) throughout the body.
- YOGIC KRIYAS & PRANAYAMA cleanse, energise, and revitalise the body, while bringing clarity to the mind.
- MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION fosters equanimity, mental clarity, emotional intelligence, and the ability to approach ourselves and others with kindness, acceptance, and compassion.
- YOGA NIDRA is a healing and restorative practice that induces a profound state of relaxation, releasing deeply rooted tensions in both the gross and subtle body.
- STUDY OF CHAKRAS involves an in-depth exploration of these energy centres, unlocking their potential through asana, pranayama, meditation, and Yoga Nidra to understand the anatomy and psychology of the subtle body.
- INTEGRATING THE BUTEYKO METHOD INTO YIN YOGA enhances practices by focusing on breath regulation for greater balance and clarity.
- QI GONG develops internal energy, focus, and a sense of grounding, helping to centre the mind and body. Integrative Yoga teaches us to move from within, creating a profound sense of joy and bliss that permeates every cell of the body.
- PHILOSOPHY draws on the teachings of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Advaita Vedanta.
- AYURVEDA AND THE YOGIC DIET offer guidance on nourishing the body and mind in alignment with yogic principles.

The 300-hour (RYT) course will consist of two 150-hour modules.
Course Prerequisites: To qualify for the 500-hour RYT Yoga Alliance certificate, you must have completed a 200-hour RYT course at Yogshakti or any Yoga Alliance-registered school.
Teaching After Completion: Graduates will gain opportunities to teach and practice their skills to deliver meaningful and well-prepared classes.
Part-Time Option: The course is split into two modules, with up to 2 years to complete either one or both for certification.
Online Option: If you completed your 200-hour training at Yogshakti, the entire 300-hour course can be completed online.
Online Option for Integrative Yoga Beginners: New learners should attend one of the two 150-hour modules in person at Yogshakti, and then complete the remaining 150 hours online. Upon completion, you will be ready for certification.

Module 1
Integrative Yoga Sequences
Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga forms a key part of Integrative Yoga. When combined with Qi Gong, it encourages inner movement, alignment with gravity, and a sense of fluidity and lightness. This module explores how Qi Gong integrates with Scaravelli Inspired Yoga and Yin Yoga. Integrative Yoga features 12–20 minute sequences blending elements like Qi Gong, Yin Yoga, Scaravelli Inspired Yoga, Pranayama, Kriyas, Bandhas, Mindfulness, and Yoga Nidra to create a balanced practice.
Rooted in Non-Duality philosophy and Taoist principles, it incorporates concepts like wei wu wei—an effortless action in harmony with nature. You will learn to design sequences focusing on areas such as hip opening, sun salutations, backbends, core strength, inversions, standing flows, and twists.
Integrative Yoga & Qi Gong
Patanjali’s Sutra III:29 states, “Concentrated attention on the primordial navel center brings understanding of all bodily systems.” Moving from this center, known as the Hara or Dantien, connects us to our inner presence. Integrating Qi Gong, rooted in the Taoist tradition of Master Yang Mian, with Scaravelli-inspired yoga brings balance, ease, and fluidity to movement, turning it into a meditation. Qi Gong harmonizes effort and relaxation, embodying the Taoist principle of Wei-Wu-Wei, or effortless effort, as stillness in motion.
You will learn:
- Qi Gong practices integrated with yoga sequences
- Teaching from presence and guiding students into presence
- Qi Gong techniques for standalone practice or to pair with Yin/Yang asana
- The 8 Dynamic Spinal Movements inspired by Yoga Synergy
The Anatomy & Psychology of Chakras
A deep exploration of the chakras, focusing on the subtle energy body and awakening them through mantra, visualization, and asana. Discover how to create an asana practice centered on the chakras and guide students in practices that activate and open each one using postures, breathing techniques, bioenergetic exercises, mantras, meditation, and yoga philosophy.
Scaravelli Inspired Spinal Yoga - “Freeing the Spine”
This section focuses on awakening the spine and cultivating clarity through Scaravelli Inspired Yoga. By freeing joints and engaging deep muscles, movement shifts to the spine, creating a harmonious relationship with gravity. Backbends become a “dance of the spine,” allowing the body’s natural intelligence to emerge, leading to joy, freedom, and lightness. Interactive sessions will help participants adapt practices to their needs, fostering confidence and understanding.
Key topics include tensegrity, support structures, movement, the head-tail connection, hands and feet, injury management, and rediscovering natural movement.
Pranayama, Kriyas, Bandhas, Mudras & Awakening Sushumna
Pranayama is the gateway to awakening the sushumna, the central energy channel. The goal of pranayama is to breathe less while cultivating awareness. This session will explore a range of practices, from basic diaphragmatic breathing to advanced techniques that promote sushumna activation.
You will learn:
- Pranayama, Bandhas, Mudras, and Kriyas that complement Scaravelli-Inspired Spinal Yoga
- Ways to incorporate principles of the Buteyko method into asana practice
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra, or yogic sleep, is a deeply restorative meditation technique that bridges the state between waking and sleeping, fostering profound relaxation and healing.
You will learn:
- Techniques to guide students into deep relaxation, both short and long sessions
- The principles of systematic relaxation from the teachings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Swami Rama of the Himalayan tradition
Integrative Yoga Teaching Methodology
This module focuses on exploring and breaking down asanas in-depth, including standing postures, backbends, forward bends, inversions, and twists.
You will learn vital tips, verbal and tactile cues, modifications for all levels (including beginners and pregnant students), effective use of props, observation skills, posture benefits and contraindications, and safe teaching practices to enhance flexibility, balance, and strength. Additionally, you’ll have opportunities to practice teaching.
Study of Non-Volitional Living/Non- Dualism & Self Enquiry
The philosophy of non-volitional living, or non-dualism, aims to cultivate a balanced state of mind in all situations. The ultimate goal of Yoga is stillness of mind, as this leads to experiencing the true essence of Yoga. This involves practices engaging the body, breath, and prana to return the mind to its source. Non-volitional living, as described by the sage Huang-po, is about freeing the mind from attachments and acting without purposeful intent, leading to unpolluted wisdom.
This module explores Self-Enquiry (“Who am I?”) through three practices: sravanna (listening to teachings), manana (contemplating them), and niddhidhyasana (meditating to realize one’s true nature).
Yoga Sutras
Yoga is both a philosophy and a lifestyle. The sutras provide the foundation for asana practice and guide us toward self-realization. By studying the sutras, we enrich our practice and inspire students to integrate these teachings both on and off the mat. You will explore the sutras and learn practical ways to apply them in your classes.
Yogic Diet & Ayurvedic Cooking
Our diet is a vital aspect of a Yogic Lifestyle, supporting breath control and calming the mind. You will learn to prepare wholesome vegetarian meals that are nutritious, easy to digest, and light. The course covers food combining, remedies for gut health, and the profound connection between the gut, mental well-being, and immunity. With a focus on satvic foods—pure, plant-based, and nutrient-rich—you will use natural ingredients, spices, seeds, nuts, super grains, and healthy fats to create simple yet delicious dishes.
You will learn:
- Healing tonics for digestion and ailments
- Fermenting for probiotics
- Sprouting techniques
- Ayurveda-inspired recipes

Module 2
Leading a Yin Yoga Session + Sequencing
We will explore Yin sessions focused on Qi Gong, meridians, Pranayama, Buteyko method principles, mindfulness, Scaravelli-inspired yoga, and Yoga Nidra.
You will learn to create themed Yin sequences and offer adjustments for beginners, pregnant women, and students with special needs.
Integrating Pranayama & Buteyko Method in Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga offers a chance to cultivate mindfulness through natural breath awareness. By letting go of control, the breath finds its own rhythm, helping sustain deep Yin postures.
You will learn to:
- Design themed Yin sequences
- Use props for modifications and adjustments
- Combine Qi Gong, Meridian Science, and Chakras with Yin
- Integrate pranayama and the Buteyko method into Yin practice
- Guide students in mindfulness using the 4 foundations of mindfulness
- Blend Yin Yoga with Scaravelli-Inspired Spinal Yoga
Pranayama for Yin Yoga, Kriyas, Bandhas, Mudras & Awakening Sushumna
Yin Yoga offers a gentle yet profound opportunity to truly rest and simply “be.” Through the practice of pranayama, or breath awareness, the breath becomes a powerful tool for guiding us into a state of meditative stillness. Pranayama serves as the gateway to awakening the central energy channel, with the ultimate aim of cultivating slower, more mindful breathing. Throughout this practice, we will explore a variety of pranayama techniques designed to enhance and deepen the experience of a Yin Yoga session.
The Anatomy & Psychology of Chakras
This practice offers a focused exploration of the chakras, aiming to awaken and energize them through mantra, visualization, and asana.
You will learn to design asana sequences centered on chakra activation and guide others through techniques such as bioenergetic exercises, breathing practices, mantras, meditation, and yoga philosophy to open and balance each chakra.
Meditation
In meditation, when the thinking mind rests, the working mind awakens, allowing us to connect with intuition—an inner knowing beyond external knowledge, silent and free from judgement. This awareness is cultivated in Integrative Yoga through relaxed alertness and presence in action.
You will learn how to guide students into meditation, both in dynamic and seated practices, along with preliminary techniques leading to meditation.
Integrating Module 1 and 2
This module consolidates key learnings from Module 1 and offers practical teaching experience. You will explore:
- Vital tips
- Verbal and tactile cues
- Modifications and adjustments for all levels, including beginners and pregnant women
- Using props to enhance and adapt postures
- Observation techniques
- Posture benefits and contraindications
- Guiding students safely to build flexibility, balance, and strength.
Study of Non-Volitional Living/Non-Dualism & Self-Enquiry
The philosophy of non-volitional living, or non-dualism, cultivates a balanced state of mind under all conditions. Yoga’s ultimate aim is stillness of mind, allowing one to connect with its true essence. This is achieved by guiding the mind back to its source through practices involving the body, breath, and prana. As Sage Huang-po explained, non-volitional living is freeing the mind of attachments, allowing unpolluted wisdom and spontaneous living to emerge.
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
Yoga Sutras
Yoga is more than a physical practice; it is a philosophy and a holistic way of life. The sutras serve as the foundational guide for asana practice and provide a roadmap to self-realization. By studying the sutras, we gain the tools to infuse deeper meaning into our practice, enriching not only our time on the mat but also our lives beyond it. Through dedicated study and application, we can inspire our students to cultivate skillfulness both on and off the mat. You will have the opportunity to explore the sutras in depth and learn practical ways to incorporate their wisdom into your classes.
Full-Time 300-Hour Training Course
MODULE 1:
Dates & Time, 2025
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Weekends only
October 4 - November 2, 2025
8:00am - 4:00pm -
Weekdays only
CHAKRA COURSE (21 days)
October 3 - 31, 2025
6:30am - 8:30am -
Weekdays only
AYURVEDIC COOKING COURSE
October 3, 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2025
11:30am - 1:30pm
MODULE 2:
Dates & Time, 2026
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Weekends only
September 5 - November 1, 2026
8:00am - 4:00pm
Investment
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Price for Full Course
RM 13,500 -
Price for Part Time Course
RM 10,950
(Attendance of 1 module in-person and 1 module online.) - Payment can be made in installments or as a full payment
As part of the 300-Hour Prerequisites, students are required to attend, observe, and evaluate yoga classes from both the perspective of a student and that of a teacher. Yogshakti offers a diverse range of nearly 30 Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation classes each week. To fulfill this requirement, you must attend and evaluate a minimum of 10 sessions, ensuring a comprehensive understanding from both viewpoints (only required if you are seeking a certificate.)
You may select any 10 classes from the Yogshakti schedule: https://yogshakti.com/schedule/

. . . meet your teacher
Shilpa Ghatalia
Shilpa Ghatalia has devoted her life to the study and practice of yoga. She became a certified yoga teacher in 1997 through the Himalayan tradition at Swami Rama’s Institute of Yogic Sciences in the USA. By 1999, she deepened her understanding under Swami Veda Bharati, focusing on Raja Yoga Meditation and Yoga Nidra.
Over the years, she trained with various renowned teachers, learning mindfulness from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Advaita Vedanta from Sri Ramesh Balsekar, and Pranayama and Ayurveda basics with Dr. Nagaraj in India. Additionally, she explored the Buteyko Method with Patrick Keown, studied with Vanda Scaravelli-inspired teachers Paddy McGrath and Diane Long, and trained in Yin Yoga under Sarah Powers.
Her holistic approach also includes Calligraphy Yoga and Qi Gong with Shaolin Master Zen Hua Yang and Yoga Synergy with Simon Borg Olivier. Drawing from multiple styles such as Iyengar, Anusara, and Yin Yoga, Shilpa developed Integrative Yoga, a unique practice combining 30 years of experience and the wisdom of her teachers to facilitate spontaneous meditation.

Real Stories, Real Impact:
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Real Stories,
Real Impact:
Hear from Our Students

Louise Kristjansen
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Kim
It was such a blessing to be taught by Shilpa on the yoga asana and the philosophy of Yoga. I feel that the alignment, postures, and the concept of tensegrity would stay with me for life. They are such a healing and safe practice for the joints and body. Also I truly believe the philosophy that was shared to me by Shilpa will help guide me in my life journey in times of challenges and difficulties.
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Shilpa has given me a shift of perspective in how I view my life, and that is truly priceless as I continue to navigate my life journey. Thank you Shilpa!

Michael Teh
It is with my most sincere and heartfelt gratitude, that I wish to thank Shilpa for the wonderful, insightful, and timeless teachings of Yogshakti’s Integrative Yoga. In a mere 9 months of learning from you, through the beautiful voice and comprehensive notes of the books, I have transformed in many ways, as though I am here to pick up thousands of years of wisdom, learnings, and remembrance of who I truly am.
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Each time you shared the teachings and learnings from the scriptures, I would glue my ear to listen and I enjoyed the philosophy behind all the teachings. The integrative movements of yoga asana and qi gong are brilliant as it brings forth tremendous transformation of my own body, mind, and soul. I have experienced deep transformation to my body resulting in the lightness of the body and spontaneous meditation. Above all, it is the step-by-step fundamentals of each movement and asana that bring forth the clarity and effective teachings that I’d love to share with my students. Thank you with love and light.

Sabine Barth
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Asa Wallmark
We’ve had so many beautiful practices and tools that have been shared with us on this course. It is amazing how these tools have allowed me to come to that state of meditation where I detached myself from any thoughts. It is a fabulous feeling to return to that ‘home’ and be able to feel that inner peace within.
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Zhenya Bell
The 300 hours Teachers Training at Yogshakti Life was a challenging, intense, transformative, and rewarding experience. Shilpa’s passion to dive deeper into yogic philosophy, different yogic schools, and practices, to extract the most relevant elements from them, and to combine them into a unique program is extremely inspirational.
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Shilpa’s approach to teaching is professional, focused, and inclusive, she accepts each and everyone as equal, she teaches from her heart with love and compassion. Shilpa’s philosophy of “Listening to your inner teacher” led me to better self-understanding and enhance my personal practice and my teaching. The 300 hours Teachers Training curriculum was well thought out, a beautiful blend of physical practice, breathing, meditation, Ayurvedic lifestyle, yoga philosophy, and contemporary scientific research. The training expanded my knowledge about Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and my understanding of how the ancient yogic wisdom is relevant and applicable in our contemporary life. This course had a profound effect on me not only as a teacher but as a human being. I am ever grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the first 300 hours Yogshakti Life teachers training program, to learn Yoga and Yoga philosophy with Shilpa and with that very special group of yogis. I highly recommend 300 hours Yogshakti Life Teachers Training program to everyone who would like to acquire a better understanding of Yoga and Yoga Philosophy or for those who would like to take the path toward personal transformation and development. Yogshakti Teacher Training has been one of the most profound experiences of my life. I have done plenty of courses on the mind, body, and spirit before but they have just kept me more solidly up in my head, my ego, so that when I left the course I was fearful that I would forget what I learned. This teacher training is the only course that I have experienced where the learning comes through my body. I am not learning anything new, I am just remembering what is inside me, and doing so, it is impossible to forget. My connection to my Hara will change my life forever. Thank you.

Maria Robinson
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Annamo
Yogshakti is specialised in an Integrative approach of Yoga and it is a perfect combination to traditional yoga that I have learned during 200TTC. I am also very Grateful to complete the 300hTTC with Shilpa. Shilpa is a beautiful person and her unique approach to yoga gives me a certain openness to the heart to create. I really enjoyed this part as Yoga can be approached in a different ways and we can practice with modernity. Namaste me Dear Shilpa for your beautiful being.

Marie-Claude Langlois
The Teacher Training Programs at Yogskakti are extremely powerful. The teaching from Shilpa comes from so many years of experience and wisdom. The teaching also comes from a place of peace, love, light and joy that is not a transferred theoretical knowledge, but rather one of experimental knowledge. You truly get an in-depth understanding of the true essence of yoga as a whole, not just as a physical practice but as what it was originally meant to be: Yoga.
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Hana Rustam
Yogshakti TTC has been a wonderful experience. The learnings are comprehensive from aspects of Yoga Philosophy, Anatomy, Asana, Meditation/Mindfulness and Yogic Lifestyle. Shilpa’s teachings are amazing, humble, full of grace yet firm.
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Marta Fjellheim
It saved me in so many ways, thought me yoga Nidra, the benefits of meditation being transferred into the postures in my yoga practice, a blue yoga teacher training, how to pass on relaxed energy to my students. So grateful for the opportunity to study under Shilpa Gatalia a wonderful soul on this earth.