Hatha Yoga of Krishnamacharya & Mindfulness for Svastha

Prospectus

Deepen Your Knowledge. Become a Teacher.

Exclusive program at Mamallapuram, India.

Internationally recognized qualification.

Hatha Yoga of

Krishnamacharya &

Mindfulness for Svastha

Teacher Training with the Mohans

4-26 January 2020 (200 hours)

 
 
 
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 3 
DIRECT STUDY WITH THE MOHANS .......................... 4 
ABOUT THE MOHANS ........................................................... 5 
MOHANS: LIFETIMES IN YOGA ...................................... 7 
PROGRAM STRUCTURE ...................................................... 8 
PROGRAM CONTENTS......................................................... 9 
COMMUNITY & MENTORING ...................................... 12 
PATHWAYS FORWARD ..................................................... 12 
WHAT THIS PROGRAM WILL GIVE YOU ................ 13 
PROGRAM VENUE ............................................................... 14 
ACCOMMODATION ............................................................. 14 
MEALS ........................................................................................ 14 
PROGRAM COST................................................................... 15 
REGISTRATION ..................................................................... 16 
READING LIST ....................................................................... 16 
APPENDIX 1 ............................................................................ 18 
APPENDIX 2 ............................................................................ 19 
 
“True yoga 
education i
s 
lighting a
 
lamp, 
not filling
 
a 
bucket.”
 
A. G. Mohan
 
CONTENTS 

Introduction

The Hatha Yoga of Krishnamacharya Teacher Training is a special program

which integrates the wisdom and teachings of Krishnamacharya, the

classical yoga texts, asana, pranayama, meditation and more, with modern

science and practical application.

Whether your intention is to become a yoga teacher, deepen your own

practice, or integrate practical yogic tools and techniques into your daily or

professional life, this program is designed to inspire and transform you.

You will learn the methods and gain the skills needed to teach yoga from a

foundation of real knowledge. It is also an incredible opportunity for self-

development and personal transformation.

You will receive an extraordinary amount of knowledge which will

radically enhance your understanding and experience of yoga. However,

the focus of this training program is experiential and transformative. So,

you’ll also be guided in establishing and deepening your own yogic

practice; creating sustainable and real well-being and inner peace.

It is a rare and potentially life-changing opportunity to learn from and

have direct access to internationally renowned master teachers who will

guide and support your path forward to experience the peace and

steadiness of a clear, steady mind and open heart. This is after-all the aim

of yoga, and the foundation needed for a happy life and to become a

grounded, inspiring teacher able to guide, support and uplift others.

L-R: Dr. Ganesh Mohan, A. G. Mohan, Indra Mohan, Nitya Mohan

Direct Study with the

Mohans

This special Svastha Yoga Teacher Training is a

rare opportunity to study the authentic yoga of

Krishnamacharya with A.G. Mohan and Indra

Mohan along with their son Dr. Ganesh Mohan and

daughter Nitya Mohan in a single, comprehensive

training program with all four teachers.

The combined knowledge of the Mohan family is

unsurpassed in contemporary yoga. This training

program combines their collective knowledge,

areas of expertise, and insights to provide a

comprehensive program where the direct teachings

of Krishnamacharya will be conveyed in an

accessible, engaging, and illuminating way.

Krishnamacharya was among the most influential

yoga masters and Vedic scholars of the last

century. A. G. Mohan, a prime disciple of the late

Krishnamacharya, was his direct student for 18

years. He was acknowledged by Krishnamacharya

as his successor and is a direct link to the authentic

yoga traditions.

Mohan kept meticulous handwritten notes and

recordings of Krishnamacharya’s voluminous

teachings during their 18 years together. The

knowledge transmitted directly, and the large

archive of notes continues to inform the Mohans’

yoga teacher training programs and their many

books and lectures. Much material that is still

unpublished is included in this program.

About the Mohans

A. G. Mohan is internationally respected as one

of the most senior yoga masters alive and a

direct link to the authentic yoga traditions of

Krishnamacharya who he studied with

intensively for 18 years.

Indra Mohan is one of the few people ever

awarded a yoga teaching certificate from

Krishnamacharya and is a skillful and

insightful yoga therapist with decades of

experience. Indra is known for her astute

intelligence, and capacity to guide students

and clients to clarity, self-understanding and

peace.

Top: A.G. Mohan with his guru Krishnamacharya

at his centenary celebration 1988.

Bottom: Indra Mohan receiving her post-graduate diploma in yoga from the

master.

Dr Ganesh Mohan was trained in yoga from early childhood and is a

medical doctor, trained in both modern western medicine and Ayurveda.

He is at the forefront of the emerging field of Yoga Therapy, and for a

decade has conducted yoga teacher and yoga therapy trainings in India

and around the world.

Nitya Mohan is also a lifelong yoga

practitioner and exponent of chanting, holds

a music degree and perfoms internationally.

She has run Svastha Yoga Teacher Training

programs in Singapore for over a decade.

Collectively, the Mohans have written 6

books which are regularly used as reference

material in teacher trainings. They write for

an Indian national newspaper and contribute

to magazines and journals. They teach and

lecture around the world.

Top: Dr Ganesh Mohan travels the world

training yoga teachers and therapists.

Bottom: Nitya Mohan has trained yoga teachers

in Singapore since 2001.

Mohans: Lifetimes in Yoga

A. G. Mohan started his yoga studies in 1971

upon meeting his guru the yogi Sri

Krishnamacharya. Over 19 years, he studied

personally with his guru the full spectrum of

yoga: asanas, pranayama, meditation, and

philosophy. Following his guru’s passing in

1989, he continued to study further for many

more years, deepening his knowledge of

Ayurveda, tantra, and more. The author of

numerous books on yoga, he has spread the message of yoga across the

world, under the banner of Svastha Yoga and Ayurveda.

A. G. Mohan was one of the early presenters at the European Union of

Yoga, and a contributor to the International Association of Yoga Therapists

in the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. In recognition, he and his family were

guests of honor at the European Union of Yoga Congress in 2016 in

Switzerland and he was awarded an honorary membership for his

contributions to yoga.

Indra Mohan has been practicing and teaching yoga for four

decades now. One of the few people to receive a post-

graduate yoga diploma from Krishnamacharya, she specializes

in yoga for the health and empowerment of women.

Dr. Ganesh Mohan is trained in both modern medicine and Ayurveda. He

directs the Svastha Yoga Therapy programs and other trainings worldwide.

Nitya Mohan has a degree in music and has conducted seminars and

concerts internationally. She has been running Svastha training programs

since 2001.

27 years

(1973)

71 years

(2017)

Inaugurating EUY

conference (1983)

Demonstrating

Vedic rituals (1988)

Nitya: Asanas as

a child (1977)

Ganesh: Asanas

as a child (1988)

Program Structure

Daily format of the program will include:

• Lectures on:

o Yoga Sutra, Samkhya, traditional texts.

o Yoga philosophy and Eastern philosophy

o Understanding yoga psychology

• Theory and application of:

o Functional movement

o Breathing techniques

o Meditation and mindfulness techniques

• Practices:

o Guided asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra chanting, mudras,

bhavana and more.

• Option of continuing online education at yogaknowledge.net after

program completion

• Certificate of completion of 200-hour yoga teacher training registered

with Yoga Alliance.

Yoga Theory

1. Philosophy and psychology of

yoga based on the Yogasutras

of Patanjali.

2. Sanskrit terminology: key

words and concepts to

facilitate and retain

authenticity in the teaching

and transmission.

3. Theory of Krishnamacharya’s

Hatha Yoga practice.

Asana

1. Traditional vinyasa system of

Krishnamacharya, combining

breathing and movement.

2. Function-oriented approach to

movement in asanas:

awareness, stability, alignment,

stretching, mobilization, daily

life application.

3. Core asanas essential for

fitness and in a therapeutic

setting.

4. Preparation and balancing.

5. Common and useful variations

6. Using asanas in the larger yoga

path. Deepen and broaden by

practicing more asanas and

pranayama and lead on to the

advanced breath work and skill

of the bandhas. Connect this to

the deeper aspects of yoga and

the meditation and

mindfulness. This subject will

also integrate the skills and

topics learned so far.

Sequencing

1. Principles of sequencing from

the traditional approach of

Krishnamacharya and further

developments from there.

2. Foundations of personal course

planning and sequencing.

3. Understand the principles of

sequencing and develop

sequences for different needs.

4. Bring together instructions,

presentation, and teaching

practice learned over the

course to deliver yoga classes.

Pranayama

1. Principles and practice of

working with your breath

effectively.

2. Using asanas to prepare for

pranayama.

3. Important types of pranayama

with hands-on practice.

Program Contents

Sound

1. Using sound in asanas.

2. Using sound in meditation.

Meditation

1. Theory of meditation and

mindfulness: why, what, and

how.

2. Practicing a core set of useful

meditation techniques and

skillful mindfulness.

Anatomy & Physiology

1. Essential anatomy and

physiology as applied to

asanas.

2. Practical and functional points

only, without non- relevant

theory.

3. Explore how functional

anatomy can help you

understand practicing yoga

effectively.

4. Key principles of movement

and breathing in asana and

pranayama explored from the

modern science perspective.

Chanting & Mantras

1. Importance and theory of

chanting.

2. Useful mantras for chanting

and meditation.

‘According to

Krishnamacharya,

practice and

knowledge must

always go together.

He used to say,

practice without right

knowledge of theory

is blind. This is also

because without right

knowledge, one can

mindfully do a wrong

practice.’

A. G. Mohan

3. Simple chants e.g. traditional

Vedic peace chants.

4. Focus on the use of sound and

mantra in asana, pranayama,

meditation. Practice mantra

meditation, intentions, and

affirmations in yoga practice.

Ayurveda

1. Introduction to Ayurvedic

doshas and prakrti.

2. Basic principles of Ayurvedic

diet.

Yoga Energetics

1. Mudras and bandhas: their

importance and how to

practice and teach them.

2. System of nadis, prana, cakras

and their relevance to practice.

Personal Practice

Establishing and refining one’s

personal practice is a key element

of this program.

Mohans as Guests of Honor

European Union of Yoga Congress, Switzerland 2016

Community &

Mentoring

After the program, participants can join the larger

Svastha community online and continue with

mentoring sessions with the Mohans and other

teachers as well.

YogaKnowledge.net contains hundreds of videos

from the Mohans that will help you pursue

deeper studies to further understand the

materials covered in the training, and also

continue learning according to your interests.

Pathways Forward

The Hatha Yoga of Krishnamacharya is a

foundation program for further yogic education,

yoga therapy training programs, and to becoming a

competent, knowledgeable yoga teacher and/or

yoga therapist.

Continue with the Svastha Yoga Therapy Program

offered around the world.

This training program provides you with an

immediate qualification to teach and share yoga in

a variety of settings in your own community.

Drawing on the timeless, practical wisdom of the

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali this program provides a

toolkit of accessible yogic practices which can be

applied to help understand and manage thoughts,

emotions, and behaviors.

The accessible, non-technical format of this

program means it can be taught and integrated

into wellbeing programs in corporate, educational, health, aged care and

other community contexts.

What this program will give you

• Skills to deepen your personal growth and effective yoga knowledge

and practice you will use for the rest of your life.

• Understanding of the full spectrum of yoga practices: asana, pranayama,

meditation, Yogasutras, mantras and more.

• The teachings of the great yogi Krishnamacharya from a trustworthy

and direct source.

• Firm foundation and approach to teach yoga to people of all ages and

fitness levels.

• A comprehensive base to progress to the Svastha Yoga Therapy

program and deepen and widen your skills of yoga therapy.

• An internationally recognized qualification enabling you to confidently

teach yoga anywhere in the world, and gain industry standard

insurance.

Indra Mohan receiving blessings from

Krishnamacharya, 1988.

Program Venue

The 23-day program is to be held at the

unique Mamalla Beach Resort located just

outside the quaint seaside town of

Mamallapuram, 50 km south of Chennai.

With its pristine beach and lush tropical

gardens, the resort offers a serene

environment for rest and reflection outside of

program hours. There is direct beach access

and an outdoor freshwater swimming pool.

Accommodation

There are 24 twin-share rooms available

onsite, which can be booked directly with the

resort on a first come, first served basis. All

rooms are well-appointed, including wifi, and

open out to views of the beach.

Meals

A healthy vegetarian breakfast and lunch are

provided daily and included in the cost of

your accommodation.

Evening meals can be taken in the resort’s

restaurant, alternatively there are many

eating options in the nearby town of

Mamallapuram, approximately 2.5 kms from

the resort.

Program Cost

$3,300 USD Early bird/Upfront

$500 deposit secures your place. Balance of $2800 USD must be paid in

full 8 weeks prior to the program (by 9 November 2019).

$3500 USD - payment after 9

November 2019.

Payment Terms

Your $500 deposit is payable on registration. This reserves your place and

is your commitment to attend and is therefore non- refundable. If you

cancel before the 23

November 2019 all payments made will be refunded

(other than your non-refundable deposit).

Price Includes

• 23-day training with the Mohans

• 1-to-1 mentoring session with the Mohans

• Comprehensive training manual

• Internationally recognized teaching certificate (Yoga Alliance 200-hour)

Other Costs

Mamalla Beach Resort Accommodation Package

Twin Share room including breakfast & lunch: INR $2750 per person, per

night (approximately $40 USD).

Transportation from Chennai Airport to Mamallapuram (estimated around

$30 USD), can be arranged by the resort if you prefer.

Please book your accommodation directly with Mamalla Beach Resort and

mention that you are attending the training program with the Mohans.

Email: rajeev@mamallaresort.com

Registration

To register please click here to access the

application form:

https://forms.gle/1mQ4GGQjCvmKz8HK9

Questions? Please email: studies@svastha.net.

Once your registration is received, you will be

forwarded account details for payment of your

$500 USD non-refundable deposit and your

registration will be confirmed on receipt of the

funds into our account.

To receive the early-bird Price you must pay the

full amount by the required date (9

November

2019). If your payment is not received by this date

the full price of $3,500 USD is payable.

Note: To receive your teaching certification you are

required to attend the full 23-day program.

Reading List

It is a requirement of attending the training that

you familiarize yourself with the Mohans’ work.

The Mohans’ books Yoga Therapy and Yoga for

Body, Breath & Mind are used around the world in

yoga and yoga therapy teacher trainings as source

texts for course content.

A benefit of training with the Mohans is you learn

directly from the authors!

All of the Mohans’ books can be purchased online

through Amazon and Book Depository.

It is recommended to read these two books prior to

the training:

• Yoga Therapy: A Therapeutic Guide to Yoga and Ayurveda for Health

and Fitness. A.G. Mohan, Indra Mohan, Dr. Ganesh Mohan, Nitya Mohan.

• Yoga Reminder: Lightened Reflections. A.G. Mohan, Dr. Ganesh Mohan

Other titles by the Mohans which are recommended for you to read are:

• Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind: A Guide to Personal Reintegration.

A.G. Mohan. Foreword by Sri. T. Krishnamacharya.

• Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings. A. G. Mohan with Dr. Ganesh

Mohan

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Translation with Notes from Krishnamacharya. A.

G. Mohan & Dr. Ganesh Mohan

• Yoga Yajnavalkya. Translated by A. G. Mohan with Dr. Ganesh Mohan

Mamalla Beach Resort

Appendix 1

This article appeared in The Hindu newspaper June 22nd, 2018

Appendix 2

This article appeared in The Hindu newspaper June 21

, 2019 – International Yoga Day.