Program Description
Would you like to enrich your life, deepen your teaching, and infuse your personal practice with greater spiritual insight? Raja Yoga Teacher Training provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the subtle and profound teachings of Yoga and learn how to skillfully share them with others.
Raja Yoga is the science of meditation based on self-mastery. It presents the philosophy and psychology of Yoga in a systematic way, guiding one to greater peace and balance in life and the highest spiritual realization.
The whole world is yearning for peace. The one sure solution is for more and more people to experience that peace in their own hearts and then express it in their lives. Raja Yoga provides a comprehensive approach to attain that goal, addressing all levels of the individual: physical, mental, social and spiritual. In so doing, it is a pathway to freedom from all sorrow, fear, and delusion.
The curriculum includes:
- In-depth exploration of the Yoga Sutras
- Instruction in how to incorporate the teachings into daily life
- Opportunities to deepen your Hatha Yoga, pranayama and meditation practice
- Training in how to teach, including answering questions and leading discussions
- Syllabus for a seven-week Raja Yoga course
We welcome you to join us on this transformative journey for greater health, happiness, and fulfillment in life.
Training Information
Prerequisites:
Daily meditation practice for at least six months and a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification that includes an introductory Raja Yoga course.
Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities
- Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 165 contact hours. You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
- Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.
- Integral Yoga 300-hour: 165 hours towards RYT 500 designation
- Yoga Therapy: This is one of the required modules to become certified as an Integral Yoga Therapist
- International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): Approved Professional Development (APD) course eligible for IAYT continuing education credits. (It is the students’ responsibility to request a certificate of completion and submit all required documents, hours, syllabus, etc. on the IAYT website.)
Testimonials
Swami Karunananda is a master of the subject matter… she is a living example of how to walk the path of Raja Yoga.
— Past Participant
Swami Karunananda really inspires with her deep, intricate knowledge of the Yoga Sutras and with her experience in controlling the mind. She helped me see how I could become more committed to controlling my own mind.
— Heather Nolen
Swami Karunananda is extremely knowledgeable and her presentation is without equal. Her use of stories to illustrate a point is superb.
— Raja Yoga Workshop Participant
Presenter
Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500
Swami Karunananda has had 50 years’ experience teaching all aspects of Yoga. She designed and conducts teacher training programs in Raja Yoga and in Meditation. She served as president of Satchidananda Ashram in California and in Virginia, and as director of the San Francisco and Santa Barbara Integral Yoga Institutes. She compiled and edited The…Learn more about Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500