Beginners level
Basic Training Course
You want to develop your Self completely? You are a beginner in Yoga?
You are searching for a solid, spiritual training with a good preparation on
moral, physical and emotional level? Our Basic Training Course offers you
this since 1984, plus an initiation in the techniques of energy control, which have been
kept secret until now. A better health and a longer life are the results.
Try it and you will discover how lean, supple and strong you become with our age
old proven system. Because of the soft and gentle approach it is suited for
everybody.
Our Basic Training Course consists of a 200 hours fulltime program, in accordance with the standard specifications of the International Yoga Federation, and starts this year for the 25th time in August in the small village of Ilpendam, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You can receive the official certificate at the end.
The classes are normally given in the Dutch language, but translation in English is possible. Accomodation nearby can be arranged on demand.
If you are interested, the best is to contact Ajita directly by e-mail rajayoga@xs4all.nl and use a webcam afterwards.
- You have at least the age of 18 years;
- You are in good health;
- You are prepared to switch over progressively to vegetarian food and to drink less alcohol;
- You are free of serious addictions;
- You admire the virtues of austerity, sacrifice, control of thoughts and emotions, detachment, tolerance and chastity (sound sexual behavior).
A total of 200 hours program, divided in
120 contact hours during 40 classes of 3 hours,
| One hour and half: physical postures (Asana's); | |
| One quarter of an hour: energy control exercise (Pranayama); | |
| Five quarters of an hour: lecture with examples and possibility of discussion. |
with one class a week, on wednesday morning or thursday evening, during 40 weeks
and 80 hours self-study.
The purpose of this training-course is that you become a true Yoga practitioner (Yogi or Yogini), whom can be recognized by an open heart center (Anahata Cakra). The warmth radiating from your heart can then be felt. This proves that you are in contact with heaven, which makes your further development towards spirituality possible.
The 200 hours certificate is provided to testify of your succesfull participation.
| Moral ideals (Yama's): | Non-violence (Ahimsa) |
| Truthfulness (Satya) | |
| Honesty (Asteya) | |
| Chastity (Brahmacarya) | |
| Non-covetousness (Aparigraha) |
| Moral principles (Niyama's): | Purity (Shauca) |
| Contentment (Santosha) | |
| Austerity (Tapas) | |
| Self-study (Svadhyaya) | |
| Surrender (Ishvar-Pranidhan) |
| Detachment (Pratyahara) |
| The Yin-Yang Model of the subtle anatomy |
| Energy control (Pranayama) |
| Energy centers (Cakra's): | Forehead (Ajna Cakra) |
| Tail-bone (Muladhara Cakra) | |
| Sacrum (Svadisthana Cakra) | |
| Navel (Manipura Cakra) | |
| Heart (Anahata Cakra) | |
| Throat (Vishuddi Cakra) | |
| Crown (Sahasrara Cakra) |
| Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Svatmarama |
| Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali |
The Netherlands, Ilpendam, Aalduikerweg 1,
each thursday morning from 9.00 to 12.00 hours, from 27th August 2009 on,
or each friday evening from 19.30 to 22.30 hours, from 28th August 2009 on,
teacher is Ajita,
information evening on saturday 30th May or sunday 14th June 2009 from 20.00 to 22.00 hours, Aalduikerweg 1, in Ilpendam.
holidays according to the official school holidays schedule of the province Noord-Holland.
Here you can find a selection of other teachers, giving the Basic Training Course.
For the 40 classes of 3 hours the price is 880,- euro's.
On registration, you can pay the total amount. If you want you can also pay only the first 4 classes 88,- euro's and afterwards you pay that amount each time before the start of the month.
You can transfer your payment to the bank account 7988235 of "Het Raja Yoga Instituut in Ilpendam", or use the Paypal donation button mentioning: "Basic Training Course".
- SUBTLE ANATOMY (Ajita), editor: The Raja Yoga Institute, free download of the e-book from the homepage of this website;
- HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA of Svatmarama, (Ajita), editor: The Raja Yoga Institute, free download of the e-book from the homepage of this website;
- LIGHT ON YOGA (Iyengar);
- LESSONS SCHEME (Ajita), editor: The Raja Yoga Institute, free download of the e-book from the homepage of this website;
- SCIENCE OF SOUL (Ajita), editor: The Raja Yoga Institute, free download of the e-book from the homepage of this website;
- YOGA SUTRA'S (Ajita), editor:The Raja Yoga Institute, free download of the e-book from the homepage of this website.
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