Yoga Teacher Training Course Dharamshala India
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About the Yoga Teacher Training Program
The Yoga Master Teacher: You will learn to teach a unique evolution of Iyengar Yoga under Master Sharat Arora — over 40 years experience, 7 years as assistant to BKS Iyengar at the RIMYI in Pune.
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Become a certified yoga teacher under Yoga Master Sharat Arora. This fully immersive 6-week residential YTT is the most authentic and unique Teacher Training in India — combining the 160hr Intensive with 3 weeks of pedagogical teacher training.
320-Hour YTT Structure: Intensive + Teacher Training
Part 1 — 160-Hour Intensive (Weeks 1–3): Rigorous daily Asana, Relaxation, Meditation and Pranayama plus Karma Yoga. Held in complete silence.
Part 2 — Hatha Yoga Teacher Training (Weeks 4–6): Theoretical and pedagogical elements. Morning classes with Master Sharat, afternoon hands-on teaching practice.
Yoga Teacher Training Curriculum
- Yoga Philosophy including study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Yoga Ethics: moral aspects and responsibilities of a Yoga Teacher
- Salient features for all Yoga Asanas — props, physical and energetic function
- Evolution of all Yoga Asanas and how to convey them to students of all levels
- Guided corrections classes — practice both correcting and being corrected
- Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology as applied to Yoga Asanas
- Yoga therapy training: therapeutics and anatomy of postures
- Body Diagnosis: reading psychology from posture and movement
- Sequencing of 5-Day courses and independent yoga classes
Daily Schedule (Part 2)
How the 320-Hour Format Compares to 200-Hour or 300-Hour Trainings
Many yoga teacher trainings, especially outside India, are structured as a 200-hour foundational course, with a separate 300-hour course afterwards for those going on to complete the standard 500-hour total. HIYC's Teacher Training is 320 hours, run as one continuous 6-week residential program rather than two separate courses.
The structure exists for a specific reason, not to fit a particular number: the first three weeks (the 160-Hour Intensive) build the personal practice foundation that the teacher-training weeks are then built directly on top of, with the same teacher — Master Sharat Arora — throughout. Splitting that into two separately-bookable courses, the way a 200-hour-then-300-hour path usually works, would mean starting the pedagogical training with a different group, and often a different teacher, than the one you built your foundation with.
On accreditation: if you need a specific hour-count certification for a visa, studio employment, or insurance requirement elsewhere, check that requirement directly before enrolling — we can't speak to another organization's rules. For most students choosing a training on its own merits, we'd point to the same thing we tell people researching any program: hour-count matters less than who is teaching you and how deep the curriculum goes. We go into this in more detail in How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training in India.
Not ready for the full Teacher Training yet? The 160-Hour Intensive is Part 1 of this program and can also be taken on its own as a first step.
Prerequisites: Must have completed the 160-Hour Intensive or have direct approval from Master Sharat Arora.
Course Pricing
320-Hour Teacher Training — Himalaya Shanti Ashram
All food included. Accommodation required at Shanti Ashram (priced separately). By application only. See Shanti Ashram accommodation from ₹400/night.
New to the practice? Begin with the 5-Day Foundation Course or 9-Day Immersion. The 160hr Intensive is included as Part 1 of this TTC program.
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“The most profound experience at Sharat’s Healing Prana Intensive at the Shanti Ashram — an amphitheatre for the busy mind to become still.”
“This TTC is much more than a typical teacher training — a 9-day immersion, a three-week ashram intensive, and three weeks of teaching practice. A genuine game changer.”
Found the atmosphere sincere and encouraging on her 5-day course — praised teacher Grace's calm, precise instruction and the assistants' attentive adjustments throughout.
“Three 5-Day Courses in and I finally found a yoga centre with a professional approach and deep knowledge — a strong foundation of Hatha Yoga.”
Came for a 9-day course expecting flexibility drills, found something deeper instead — left with a clearer mind and a calmer, more aware body.
“Really impressed by the quality of teaching — the emphasis on alignment and body awareness is very different from traditional Iyengar yoga.”
No — the 320-Hour Teacher Training is one continuous program. The first weeks function as the 160-Hour Intensive and flow directly into the remaining teacher-training weeks with no gap or separate booking required.
Yes — many students complete the 160-Hour Intensive as a standalone course first, then apply separately for the full Teacher Training once they've met the prerequisite.
Students are expected to attend the full program — there is no option to join partway through or leave early, given its continuous, single-program structure.
You must have completed the 160-Hour Intensive first (or have Master Sharat Arora's direct approval). No prior teaching experience is required, but a genuine personal practice foundation is expected.
Accommodation at the Ashram is required for the program. Please check your booking confirmation for exactly what is included in your course fee, as this can vary by batch.
The booking fee is non-refundable but transferable to another HIYC course within one year of the original course's end date.
It's a different structure rather than a direct equivalent — one continuous 6-week program (the 160-Hour Intensive plus teacher training, back to back, same teacher throughout) rather than two separately-bookable courses. If you need a specific hour-count for a visa, studio employment, or insurance requirement elsewhere, check that requirement directly before enrolling.
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