Pranic Healing Intensive Yoga Course
Yoga Master Sharat Arora spent 7 years studying with and assisting his Guruji BKS Iyengar. In the 160Hr Intensive Yoga
Learn Authentic Yoga from an Indian Yoga Master at its source in the Himalayas
Yoga Master Sharat Arora spent 7 years studying with and assisting his Guruji BKS Iyengar. In the 160Hr Intensive Yoga Course students have the opportunity to learn from him. His unique evolution of Iyengar Yoga is a practice based on 42 years experience & heals the whole body through finding freedom of breath and balance of bio-energy through aligned Yoga Asanas, fully aware practice of pranayana as well as Meditation.
These Ashram Intensive Yoga retreats are held in silence and in the seclusion of nature with over 160 hours of classes and self-practice time. The 3 weeks are designed for serious practitioners to use Yoga as a tool self-transformation in a most conducive atmosphere away from the distractions of modernity and everyday life.
Students will benefit from an intense, intensive and rigorous program of daily Hatha Iyengar Yoga practice and personalised correction as well as receive tips on how to modify the postures and props to be able to continue a self-practice at home.
About the Intensive Course
On the 160Hr Intensive Courses we use the Yoga Asanas at their subtlest level, understanding and feeling the body’s alignment in the practice of both yoga asanas and pranayama. We learn to remove blockages and so how to allow the free flow of energy for maximum healing of the body and mind.
These 3-week long Intensive Yoga Workshops should be considered as a Himalayan Yoga retreat during which you dedicate your entire energy to go inwards and to undergo a deep spiritual self-study & evolution.
160Hr Intensive Yoga Course Themes
“Pranic Healing Intensive Course: the art of healing oneself with the breath”
Having explored and experienced the right movements and adjustments in all the core postures, we learn how to reach all the areas of the body with specific groups of Yoga Asanas and to benefit them with Pranayama technique. We then learn how to remove any blockages by directing the breath to those areas thereby gaining a sense of well-being and freedom.
By practising aware breathing in the Pranayama sessions we experience energetic empowerment and altered states of mind.
The Pranayama Intensive is an Yoga Course that requires a great subtlety of consciousness and is recommended for those who want to dive deeply inwards.
“Chakras & Evolution of Consciousness”
Hatha Yoga is the study of the energy within us which rises upwards from the bottom of the spine to the top of the head, moving through important vortexes of the body called Chakras. This energy is also called ‘Kundalini’ and these Chakras represent our crucial energy centres and different physical, mental & spiritual functions of the human body system.
Through Iyengar Yoga Practice we can release blockages in any of these Chakras. This allows our energies to express themselves fully so that we can live more happy & fulfilling lives.
160Hr Intensive Courses, Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre, Dharamshala
In this Intensive Yoga Course we learn which yoga postures operate on which Chakras and how to balance – stimulate or pacify – them. Thus we understand how our Yoga Practice effects a subtle but definite evolution in our consciousness bringing it to a purer state.
Benefits of the Intensive Yoga Courses
- Study with Indian Yoga Master Teacher Sharat Arora who has 42 years of yoga healing and teaching experience and was an assistant teacher of his Guruji BKS Iyengar for 7 years.
- Trained Assistant Teacher(s) who will give personalised corrections to ensure alignment and comfort in the Yoga Asanas.
- Structured Self-Practice to rejuvenate and prepare you for the day before the Yoga Asana Classes begin.
- Early morning Pranayama sessions with Yoga Master Sharat Arora.
- Morning Yoga Asana class with the Master Teacher in which he will guide you to a fundamental understanding of the right movements and adjustments in the Asanas.
- Iyengar Yoga Intensive Course, India Himalaya Shanti Ashram
Iyengar Yoga Intensive Course, India Himalaya Shanti Ashram - Afternoon Yoga Relaxation sessions conducted by the assistant teachers.
Daily meditation sessions. - Karma Yoga for each participant.
Twice weekly sessions of lecture, Q&A or videos with Yoga Master Sharat Arora. - Drop-in times with the assistant teacher.
- Best natural Himalayan location with snow peak mountain views and a glacial spring river for swimming.
- Healthy vegetarian food with salad and vegetables freshly picked from our Organic Permaculture Farm.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – all students will be asked to read this text which can be considered our “Yoga Bible”. During the course Master Sharat will refer to the Sutras, both in the evening Yoga Philosophy lecture sessions as well as practically in the Intensive Yoga Asana Classes. Students will thus become familiar with both the concepts and the applications of this core text of Yoga Philosophy.
About the Pranayama – The Intensive Yoga Course is also an Intensive Pranayama Course during which we lay the foundations for Pranayama practice in a safe and comfortable manner. Yoga Master Sharat Arora will teach students the technique he learned from his Guruji BKS Iyengar, building it up over the course of the three weeks so that the student can continue to develop in their practice after they leave the Ashram.
Silent Ashram Intensive Yoga Retreat:
The Intensive Yoga Course will be held in silence. We will be storing your phones, tablets, laptops, iPods and any other digital devices, as well as books, for the duration of the course
You may not interact with the other students, including talking, physical or eye contact
Students may be asked to leave the course without a refund if they repeatedly break the silence and disturb fellow students
Intensive Yoga Course Daily Schedule
Days 1 to 6:
05:00 – 07:00 Energising Inversions Self-Practice
07:00 – 08:00 Pranayama with Master Teacher Sharat Arora
08:00 – 12:00 Yoga Asana Class with Yoga Master Sharat Arora*
12:00 – 01:00 Lunch
01:00 – 04:00 Rest
04:00 – 04:30 Meditation
04:30 – 06:30 Yoga Relaxation Class with the Assistant Teacher
06:30 – Dinner
Day 7:
The day will be free. It is compulsory for all participants to collectively practise the Pranayama without a teacher. Participants may not leave the Ashram or attempt to contact the outside world in any way.
*Please note: Yoga and Pranayama classes, as well as talks and Q&A sessions conducted by Yoga Master Sharat Arora may be recorded by audio, video and photography for the purpose of archiving the teachings.
Location
The course takes place at the Himalaya Shanti Ashram. Our beautiful and isolated location in the Himalayas facilitates the journey inwards which enhances a deeper and more focused spiritual practice. Days off can be spent in contemplation of nature and swimming in the river. Our Organic Permaculture farm will provide much of your daily food to nourish you in the best way possible.
The three weeks of the 160Hr Intensive Course form the first half of the 320Hr Yoga Teachers Training Course with Yoga Master Sharat Arora. Upon completing the Intensive Course students qualify for the Yoga TTC immediately after OR another Yoga Teacher Training within 1 year.
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I happened to visit the centre recently and asked one of the staff about it. They casually mentioned the veena was still there but said they couldn't return it without the owner's permission. So clearly it was never lost, just not given back.
Honestly, that felt really shady and disappointing. You’d expect more honesty and responsibility from a place that teaches yoga and talks about awareness and integrity.
Wouldn’t recommend this place based on how they handled something this simple. Actions really do speak louder than words.
Posture is the incorrect translation of the word “Asana”.
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali translates the word Asana as Poise which means inner alignment with the Atman/Soul (Higher Self).
Hatha Yoga taught at HIYC focuses on a unique way of practice of postures to activate the energy system & create inner alignment to feel the Presence of Atman/Soul or Higher Self. In this method Posture is used as a vehicle to unite with Atman. This is the true meaning of Yoga – Union with Atman. Other schools focus on postures while Hatha Yoga at HIYC leads to Poise. Regular practice has helped me maintain the clarity, serenity & poise throughout the day while handling the challenges of a business & personal life.
Highly recommended for Business executives & Spiritual seekers.
This place is much more than a place where you come to practice yoga: it's a space of excellence, clarity, and transformation.
Maria guides each student with gentleness and a subtle presence that invites serenity and inner listening.
Sharat teaches with rare rigor and straightforward honesty. He encourages each student to go beyond the mind, to fully inhabit the body, to rediscover their connection to the earth.
The approach is deeply rooted in the Iyengar tradition, but above all, it focuses on the essential: the search for truth, through alignment of the body... and the inner self. I came away touched, more aware, with the desire to continue on this path.
It's not comfortable, but it's precious. We unlearn in order to better relearn. We work seriously and deeply.
And we receive profound support. Emma, Udai, and Chinmay, her assistants, embody this commitment with kindness. Their attention allows us to feel supported at every moment, in every pose.
Lucie, who provides the connection and organization, brings a touch of magic, fluidity, and humanity to our daily lives.
I recommend this place to those seeking more than simple postural yoga: a demanding, authentic, and profoundly transformative path.
I never thought I would rediscover Yoga with such a new lens. I never thought I would feel this whole through Yoga.
This yoga method is simply otherwordly. It restores, heals and connects you to your body, your breath and empties your mind. It grounds you unlike any other practice. Therapeutic and transformative at the same time.
I took the 5 days foundations course with Maria, the method was so transformative for my body and mind, that I just knew I had to learn this deeply further.
I rediscovered my body and breath through the practices taught by Maria in these 5 days.
Maria is one of the most wonderful, compassionate and Intuitive (not to mention sharp and attentive) teachers I have ever encountered. She made sure everyone got the precision of each pose.
The teaching assistants: Chinmay, Udai and Emma were really caring and helpful in correcting us, setting up our props, correcting our minor mistakes. Special mention to Chinmay for his extremely helpful and guiding nature.
I joined the 9 days course the very next week, which was taught by Sharat Arora, who invented this Iyengar Method. My deepest gratitude to him.
Each day was a rediscovery of what it means to feel your body, through your feet and your hands, our foundations. Throughout the 9 days, my body learnt what it means to meditate through these healing asanas.
The practice was gentle and progressively challenging, suitable for anyone. We had participants in all age groups, going up till 70-80 years of age.
Sharat taught everyone with a lot of patience and grace, being thorough and precise with each instruction. He taught us a life giving and affirming practice that can restore health and unity as soon as you start practicing it.
Not to mention, his sense of humor and childlike persona kept the room filled with laughter.
We were taught Standing Poses initially, probably my favorite: which taught me a new way to feel my feet and sole, and through it the whole body became aligned. My breath itself felt, and still feels, calmer and more connected.
We were also taught Twists, Back bends, Inversions and how to meditate. These asanas and poses, if practiced enough, can really transform anyone's life into a blissful experience.
All of these different variations and practices were taught using a lot of props and support so that we could just stay in these poses for a long time, and just feel this UNITY across the mind, body and our soul.
These 9 days were probably one of the most fun, revitalising, eye-opening and transformative experiences I have been through(sorry about using so many adjectives but it really was all of these things). I had so many lovely and amazing people in my batch, who made this experience such a laugh riot.
Special mention to Emma and Udai during the 9 days course. They are one of the most kind yoga teachers who assisted and corrected us with so much patience and care that even toughest poses felt easy.
I am running out of words here, or maybe not. But please try Sharat's Iyengar Method and experience true healing.
I initially did the 5 day course and was astounded with the almost immediate improvements in my day to day alignment, an old knee injury regularly causing jip is now completely stable. It honestly works magic in your body.
I’ve been on a yogic journey for a while and done plenty of courses in India, but by far this one trumps it for authenticity, rawness & more importantly content. There’s no new age fads here - pure, unadulterated true yoga.
Build a TRUE connection with your body, an awareness to your breath and realign your values around what yoga truly is.
Maria is so warm, friendly & a lovely person and Sharat’s knowledge is so clearly delivered you just feel like you’ve hit the jackpot getting the opportunity to attend.
I really loved it. The vibe on the course was great. Assistants Emma & Uday were the best & Lucie the photographer is also fantastic. I will definitely come back for more and thank you everyone here I’m so grateful and feel so lucky that I had this experience.
Please - if you’re in the area, attend this course! You’re so lucky if there’s one on while you’re here and also the schedule is super flexible allowing you to feel a lot more freedom to do what you want (eat lots of cake!)
Thank you Sharat, Maria & the team - you’ve changed my life and for that I am so grateful!
