160-Hour Intensive Yoga Course Dharamshala
160-Hour Intensive Yoga Course — What You Will Learn
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 directly. His unique evolution of Iyengar Yoga is a practice based on 42 years experience that heals the whole body through aligned Asanas, aware Pranayama and 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 for self-transformation away from the distractions of modernity.
Benefits of the Intensive Yoga Course
- Study with Yoga Master Sharat Arora — 42 years experience, 7 years with BKS Iyengar
- Trained Assistant Teacher(s) giving personalised corrections
- Structured morning self-practice to rejuvenate for the day
- Early morning Pranayama sessions with Yoga Master Sharat Arora
- Morning Yoga Asana class with the Master Teacher
- Afternoon Yoga Relaxation sessions conducted by assistant teachers
- Daily meditation and Karma Yoga for each participant
- Twice weekly lectures, Q&A or videos with Yoga Master Sharat Arora
- Best natural Himalayan location — snow peak views and glacial spring river
- Healthy vegetarian food from our Organic Permaculture Farm
Silent Ashram Intensive Yoga Retreat: The Intensive Yoga Course will be held in silence. Phones, tablets, laptops and other digital devices will be stored for the duration of the course. Students may not leave the Ashram during the three weeks.
Prerequisites: Must have completed a 9-Day Immersion or 3 × 5-Day Courses.
Course Pricing
160-Hour Intensive — Himalaya Shanti Ashram
All food included. Accommodation required at Shanti Ashram (priced separately). Ashram accommodation from ₹400/night.
New to the Sharat Arora method? Start with the 5-Day Foundation Course. The 160hr Intensive is Part 1 of the 320-Hour Teacher Training.
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160-Hour Intensive Yoga Course
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Upcoming 160-Hour Intensive Courses
When physical alignment is no more an act, it pervades in the intelligence — a level above mind. It is only then that the solidity of our past in the body starts to disintegrate
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Yes — it is a silent retreat. Participants may not leave the Ashram or contact the outside world during the course, and personal devices are put away for its duration.
No. Participants may not leave the Ashram or attempt to contact the outside world during the Intensive — this is a core part of the retreat's design, so please plan accordingly (for example, letting family know in advance that you'll be unreachable).
Yes — the 160-Hour Intensive forms the first part of the 320-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course. Many students complete the Intensive first, then decide separately whether to continue into the full TTC.
You must have completed a 9-Day Immersion or three full 5-Day Courses, or have direct approval from Master Sharat Arora, before applying.
Yes — meals are included and largely sourced from the Ashram's own organic permaculture farm. All Ashram meals are vegetarian.
No — only a limited number of Intensives run each year, each built around a theme chosen by Master Sharat Arora, so dates are limited and worth booking well in advance.