100 Hours Yoga Teacher Training

When she returned to India in 2012, she found her new private yoga teacher in the Indian mountain resort of Manali, with whom she completed an intense month-long yoga workout in Shivananda Yoga during the snowy winter time.

In the following winter of 2013, she completed her first 200 hours of yoga teacher training in Goa with the well-known Ashthanga and Hatha Yoga teacher Vijay from Universal Yoga.

In the fall of 2015, Sarah completed her 300 hours of yoga teacher training at the Paramand Yoga Institute in Indore, a city in central India. Here she got trained mainly in yoga therapy, traditional Hatha yoga and meditation.

She continued to teach yoga in Manali and also offered yoga trips and retreats throughout India. Whenever she traveled back to Germany , she taught as a guest teacher at various yoga schools.

In 2016, Sarah attended a ten-days Buddhist silence and meditation seminar at the Tushita Center in Daramshala.

She completed her certification in Thai yoga massage in March 2017 in Dharamshala.

In autumn 2017, she completed another 300 hours of certified yoga teacher training in the Akhanda Yoga style in the Anand Prakash Ashram in Rishikesh.

She received her training in singing bowl therapy and mantra meditation in Goa in March 2019 from Shiva Girish.

In January 2020, she completed another 200 hours of yoga teacher training in Yin and Asthanga Yoga with Upaya Yoga in Goa. Later in the year, she did a Yoga Anatomy Training with Dr. Ariele Foster.

By now, Sarah is a very experienced 1000 hours certified yoga teacher with her own deep yoga practice. She offers yoga trips and retreats all over India throughout the year.

She is the founder of Yoga Maya India, registered with the Yoga Alliance as a R-RYT and YACEP.

Noor Maini, RYT 200 (Anatomy- Physiology, Alignment, Philosophy, History)

Noor is a yoga practitioner and teacher based in New Delhi, India. He has trained in Ashtanga, Hatha, Kundalini and Yin Yoga. He has a love for Ashtanga and has trained under some of the best teachers in India including Ajay Tokas and Vijay Kumar. His interests include body anatomy, alignment and Yoga Philosophy. He is an avid reader and researches intensively on these topics.

He also is a dance teacher and has studied classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dance styles, teaching regular classes in Delhi.

His education includes a Master’s in Industrial Management and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. He was working in the corporate sector before he decided to make a living out of things he loved doing.

He loves the outdoors and has also completed the Basic Mountaineering course from NIM, Uttarkashi and basic and intermediate skiing courses from IISM, Gulmarg and ABVIMAS, Manali.

Guru of the Ashram Yogeshwar Surajnath Siddh, RYT 500 (Philosophy)

Surajnath, head of the Shri Jasnath Ashram and president of the Shridev Trust, is the host of the yoga program. With his Master in Yoga Psychology from the Bihar School of Yoga in India, he specializes in traditional Hatha and Tantra Yoga.

Things to Bring

In the Ashram we have a strict dress code. All students should wear clothes covering shoulders and knees. We recommend either a combination of shirts with loose pants or a Kurta (knee long dress) with leggings. Students should have at least one set of white clothes. Also a schal to cover shoulders, chest and head is important. In the village outside the Ashram you can also get tailor made inexpensive indian clothes.

Clothes can be hand-washed or you can use the laundry machine.

Recommended List:

• 3 set of loose and light clothes (knee and shoulder covered, preferable white or light colours)
• one shawl
• thick socks
• sweater, light jacket, head, leggings
• slippers
• towels
• sunglasses
• toiletries (sun lotion) and small medical kit ( in the village we have small medical shops and shops for toiletries as well for basic needs, )
• passport (copy), credit or ATM card, some cash in your currency (ca 50-100 €),
• mobile phone, camera, charger (no adapter), maybe laptop
• notebook, writing material
• lots of curiosity and excitement

Climate

During the day it will be warm and sunny and quite dry. As we are in a desert, the temperature will cool down with the sunset and it can remain cool till next morning after breakfast. As there is no heating system or isolation in the building, it can be cool inside as well. Be prepared and take some warm layers to stay comfortable.

The Shri Jasnath Ashram

Little Shri Jasnath Asan (Ashram) is located in the heart of Rajasthan in the small village of Panchla Siddha (Deep Meditation Square) 100 km from Jodhpur. It is one of the oldest Asans in the Marwar region. The great Saint Shri Boyat ji Maharaj, the direct disciple of Shridev Jasnath ji’s, founded the ashram more than 500 years ago. The Shri Jasnath sect is a splinter that can be traced directly back to the yoga god Shiva. Shri Jasnath himself, a great saint who in his only 24 years did much positive for the area in western Rajasthan, was a direct disciple of Saint Gorkhnak.

The ashram is well known among The Indian followers of the Shri Jasnath community. During large festivities on certain holidays and events, thousands of followers make pilgrimages to the Holy Place to honor the place of their Holy Leaders.

But it is often very peaceful here in the ashram and especially for Western yogis and yoginis who want some authenticity, spirituality and peace, an insider tip.

Many saints have carried out their Sadhana (Spiritual Practice) here, which makes this place highly spiritually charged. The saints spread knowledge and wisdom in the villages and were able to help many people through their yogic power.

As the popularity of Shri Jasnath Ashram grew, the king of Udaipur Shri Jagat Singh sponsored the construction of the castle for the Ashram building and donated land to the ashram for growing vegetables and grazing the animals. Today, the ashram has beautiful gardens and plantations where organic fruit and vegetables are grown.

Shri Jasnath Asan is very unique in its architecture. It has been lovingly restored and refurnished by the current guru Surajnath Siddh to maintain the ancient charm and traditions of his ancestors. And in fact, as soon as you walk through the first wooden gate of the ashram, you experience a peaceful and spiritual atmosphere.

Yoga Ashram

Visitors to the ashram do not just experience a physical and mental rejuvenation, but also get to practice yoga, get Ayurvedic treatments and eat delicious vegetarian dishes, at the same time immersing themselves deeply in the traditional culture of the Rajasthani life.

The Ashram is the perfect place to experience nature and live stress-free. You get to know the simple village life and get to interact and spend time with the local villagers. Here in the ashram, an attempt is made to improve the quality of life of each individual and promote the principles of education, health, non-violence and humanity, with regular classes and skill development workshops for the village children and women.

And it is especially the immense humanitarian spirit in this ashram that makes the stay here something very special. Here you will find a general feeling of love, openness and a very strong community bond. Close friendships with the small Ashram family are quickly established.

The spiritual factor in this little ashram is of course something very special. In the ashram itself, there is a powerful meditation stamp and the tombs of Saints Jasnath Gurus incorporated into the temple complex. Pujas (community prayers) are held here twice a day. In the evening you meet for the Arti (fire ceremony) and sing prayers and kirtans accompanied by drums and bells.

The day ends with a satsang with the guru Surajnath ji. Here you sit together and learn more about the ashram, Indian culture and yoga.

In Rajasthan, the desert state, it is hot and dry almost all year round. Only the winter months from November to February are a little more pleasant. In any case, take headgear with you to protect against the strong sunlight.

Rajasthan attracts the most tourists, so tourism is the livelihood of many locals. Sometimes this can get uncomfortable. Especially in the big cities and tourist strongholds, people are under a lot of pressure to buy something. Often beggars or children come to ask for money, sweets or pens. Here, it should be well thought out who to give something to. In the ashram itself, however, this problem will not be encountered.

Wide, airy and comfortable yoga clothes are recommended. We are in a very traditional region, so the clothes should be body covering.

The rooms are clean, large and some have bathrooms, some with clean shared bathrooms.

Exams

To receive the certificate students need 100 % attendance and have to pass one theory and one practical examination.