Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions about our Teacher Training Courses in Nepal:
Q: How is the TTC different than others?
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• You will take a 55h Traditional Thai massage Course which has several positive impacts: enhance quality of adjustments and touch, increase anatomical understanding and provide for additional source of income back home.
• 300H(6 weeks options) allows you more time to teach yourself than in most 200H courses.
• “Yoga and the Sacred fire”, an 25h of extra curriculum that will take you deep into the root of Ayurveda, nutrition and Jyotish (Vedic astrology) to understand your body and your need better.
Q: Why did Yogi-nomad chose Nepal for a Yoga teacher training?
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• Nepal like India is the birth place of Yoga and people here have been practicing for thousands of years. The tradition is profoundly ingrained into everyday life and coming to Nepal for a training is an immersion.
• Nepal is home of Hinduism and Buddhism, the two most influential tradition of yoga, both these tradition and there practices are alive today and practiced in an integrated and harmonious way in Nepal.
• Ancient yoga scriptures mention the Himalaya as “Tapobhumi” the land of best practices.
• Nepal has been (and still is!) home of some of the finest yogis practicing in caves, monasteries, hermitages, ashrams and temples, their timeless bodies (or spirits) are still around inspiring and influencing yoga students in many subtle ways
• Nepal offers nature, silence and harmony that are enticing to yoga practices.
Q: Am I experienced enough at yoga to take this YTT?
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We suggest that you have two years of practice but that’s flexible. If you have less than 24 month of practice it is advised that you obtain a recommendation letter from your current teacher. It is more important to come with an open mind and a strong motivation.
Q: Is there any requirements before arriving?
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• We will ask you to read the Bhagavad Gita (at least one translation but several is better) and to write a 400 words essay/reading note about your lecture. The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Yoga Teacher Training as it is a foundational text of yoga. Your time to read once the training is started will be limited.
• We will ask you to be physically fit to sustain the effort, to be adaptable and pleasant in your communication with others to share life with 20 other people with different culture, expectations and needs and mentally mature to handle the difficulties inherent to deep self-enquiry.
• We will ask you to be motivated and determined. A yoga Teacher Training is not something one “consumes” but rather “surrender to”. Recent trends have popularized teacher training and many take places in luxury resorts or at the beach. Nepal may be a more challenging but also more productive destination in terms of personal progress. Comfort and food are good but simple and over 6 weeks it may require you to adapt to unforeseen situations. Only your motivation and determination will allow you to do that.
Q: Should I bring my laptop computer?
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We recommend that you bring your laptop computer. We provide a lot of soft documents that would be difficult for you to carry back home under hard format. In addition 6 weeks is a long time away for some and today’s communication are mostly internet based. There will be Wifi at the hotel, Internet also provide a great source of yoga related information and we will also make available many reference documents “on-line”. If you cannot take your laptop or if you do not have one, it is good to bring an electronic storing device like a large USB key or an external hard drive. It is advisable to insure your equipment and make a good back up before arriving to Nepal.
Q: Do you provide a training manual?
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We do not provide a training manual. Most manual are just a poor reproduction of much better references. We will provide you with the course structure, objectives and schedule plus all the presentations and documents used during the course (e-books, music, videos etc) and much more on-line so you can access them even once the training is over. There will be a large numbers of books available for reference. If you want to bring your own, we will also provide you with a reference “reading list” ahead of the training. It is possible to buy many books in Kathmandu at very competitive prices.
Q: Should I make plan for touristic visits or a trek while in Nepal?
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We realize that for many a trip to Nepal is a unique opportunity and it would be unfortunate not to take advantage of it. Nevertheless a yoga training is intense in nature and the days off (sundays) are mostly meant to rest and study. You are advised to plan any visit or trek before or after the training.
Q: Do I have to attend all the sessions?
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If you want to receive a certificate stating you have complied with the Yoga Alliance standard you have to attend and be on time at all the sessions. There is provision to catch up for a few classes missed but it is limited. In addition to attendance we will also consider attitude, engagement and progress as criteria to deliver a certificate.
Q: What does a “Lecture” look like?
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We use interactive and modern method for teaching recognizing different students learn with different tools. We privilege small group work, brain storming, student participation, self-work and collective feedback. We use lively media (music, video, debates etc) whenever it is possible and we opt for a coaching attitude rather than academic lectures.
Q: What does the daily/weekly program looks like?
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We will work 55h per week, in six days and Sundays are free. The days start at 06:00 am and finishes at 19:30 with 3 breaks. Once registered we will send you a detailed program.
Q: Where will we stay?
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The Park Village Eco Resort from week 1 to 6, a few kilometers away from Kathmandu, away from the traffic, surrounded by nature, offers views of the immense Shivapuri forest and an escape form the noise and the pollution of the “big city”.
Q: Does the fee include airfare?
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No, you are responsible for your airfare. You should fly into Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport and also your transfer from the airport to the resort.
Two useful websites for fares is www.makemytrip.com (within Asia) and http://www.skyscanner.com
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