WELCOME TO THE AKASHA YOGA ACADEMY

WHY TRAIN ONLINE?

FLEXIBILITY

Study in your own time in the comfort of your own home. At the same time in an interactive environment where your questions and concerns are personally addressed by senior teachers.

GO AT YOUR OWN PACE

If you don’t understand something pause, rewind, and start again. 

RESOURCES FOREVER!

Now in addition to our comprehensive manuals you will have access to all the classes offered in our beautifully presented Akasha Yoga Teacher Training. Can’t remember what Burkhard said in the class about the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali… just watch again and remember.

OUR PROGRAM

The cornerstones of our teachings are energy-based classical Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, spiritual heart meditation, and the non-dual wisdom of Advaita Vedanta. We aspire to synchronize mind and heart, to combine rational understanding with deep-going practice, and to develop present moment awareness. Authenticity and inspiration, passion and enthusiasm are our hallmarks.

Now for the first time we can offer a Yoga Alliance certified teacher training online, and we will bring all our enthusiasm and knowledge and love for teaching and learning to help students go deep into the heart of Yoga. 

WHAT MAKES OUR TRAINING SPECIAL?

We present a selection of key elements that will empower you to become a successful Yoga instructor: learning how to self practice, comprehensive knowledge of Yoga techniques, skillfulness in correction and adjustments, depth in Yoga philosophy, and the development of leadership qualities. We are of course fully committed to bringing all this into our online course.

We aim to take the Yoga off the mat and integrate it into daily life. During this challenging time we are excited to step forward and share our passion and love in a time when people need Yoga more than ever.

OUR METHODOLOGY

● Week 1: Practice and Theory

Basic asanas, breathing exercises, meditation, practical philosophy, chakras, diet, and first own teaching practicum.

● Week 2: Preparation for Teaching

Practice of advanced asanas and pranayama, correction and adjustment training, scripture study: Bhagavad Gita, and own teaching of a 45-minute Yoga class.

● Week 3: Yoga Physiology

Advanced practices of bandha, purification, Yoga anatomy, and leading of a 60-minute and a final 90-minute Yoga class.

BECOME A YOGA TEACHER

Akasha Yoga Academy transmits spiritual wisdom in an authentic and applicable way, integrating the Yogic tradition into a modern scientific worldview.

We provide pragmatic teachings of the Yoga tradition based on thorough research and sincere practice. Integrity and enthusiasm are our hallmarks. 

Our educational approach provides a vivid integration of traditional wisdom and scientific knowledge. Highly qualified teachers present the genuine heart of Yoga in a dedicated and experiential way. 

Our offerings focus on certified Yoga Teacher Training courses and meditation retreats. We offer a 200-hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and a 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, both certified by the internationally recognized Yoga Alliance. The advanced program consists of three 100-Hour Modules: Advanced Hatha Yoga & Pranayama Teacher Training, Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat and Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training.

We approach Yoga as a holistic science, integrating its physical practice into a broad understanding, encompassing asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, anatomy, psychology, philosophy, and meditation.

Yoga opens the path towards health, contentment, and inner growth. Our courses are an invitation to study and practice Yoga in a thorough way, discovering the profound relationships between body, mind, soul and Spirit.

SPACE FOR INTEGRAL EVOLUTION

The Akasha Yoga Academy is a registered and certified member of the international Yoga Alliance. The curriculum of our Teacher Training Courses is approved by Yoga Alliance, and the primary instructors are accredited as Experienced Registered Yoga Teachers (E-RYT-200 & 500).

Akasha means space, Yoga refers to the spiritual union, and an Academy is a place for the transmission of wisdom. 

The Sanskrit word Akasha also means radiance, which can be related to the luminosity of the Spiritual Heart. In profound meditations the mind melts into a shining space of pure Existence, and dissolves in the all-pervading Awareness of chit-akasha. Akasha also refers to Ether, the most refined of the five classical elements, which is similar to Aristotle’s Quintessence. 

The Sanskrit term Yoga means to yoke or to unite, and suggests the union between individual and universal consciousness. One of the first references to Yoga as a practice for spiritual Awakening can be found in the Taittiriya Upanishad (around 500 BC).

An Academy is an educational community of practitioners, scholars, and students committed to the development and transmission of knowledge. The Greek term “Akademia” refers to a sacred place in which the ancient philosopher Plato (428–347 BC) transmitted his profound teachings.