Vedic Chant Teacher Training | 2015-2017

The Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation's Vedic Chant Teacher training program has become as popular as its unique Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapy training programs. One of the few organizations to offer this certification, The KHYF has conducted this program in Austria, United Kingdom and also in India. This program is for all those who wish to become professional teachers of Vedic chanting.

Following the holistic teachings of T Krishnamacharya, The KHYF has designed the practice of this ancient Indian tradition into a well structured course of study. The method of teaching is traditional, where chants are taught orally to students. The syllabi of the teaching course was set under the supervision of TKV Desikachar & has been reviewed and updated by Mrs Menaka Desikachar and a team of educational advisers to the Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation.

This comprehensive course conducted in English will:

  • Provide an insight into the origin and evolution of the Veda-s and their content and scope

  • Present Vedic chanting as a powerful tradition that is as relevant in the 21st Century as it was a thousand years ago.

  • Help students practice Vedic chanting keeping in line with the rules and pedagogy of chanting.

  • Help students experience Vedic chanting as an important tool in the process of meditation.

  • Offer an understanding of the application of Vedic chanting for health and healing. 

The main faculty for the program will be Mrs Menaka Desikachar, honorary consultant of the Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation and one of the most senior teachers in the tradition of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. She will be ably assisted by Dr. Kausthub Desikachar and other senior faculty who are part of the teaching team of The Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation. 

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Yoga Teacher Training | 2015 - 2017

There are many traditions of Yoga teaching that are popular in the world today. Many of them trace their origins to one man, the legendary T Krishnamacharya. Whether it is the classical aligment method of Sri BKS Iyengar, or the vinyasa style of Sri Pattabhi Jois or the gentle spiritual approach of Mataji Indra Devi, or the individualized approach of Sri TKV Desikachar, they all owe their Yoga education to this south Indian brahmin who revolutionized Yoga in the 1900’s and revived this ancient art. 

TKV Desikachar, son and longest standing student of Krishnamacharya, continued to carry this tradition into the 21st century. He has been instrumental in building bridges between Yoga and other healing modalities, inspiring thousands. 

The Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation is very happy to announce the the new batch of Yoga Teacher Training, which will begin in the the later half of 2015.

This comprehensive training program will 

  • Offer in-depth training in Yoga, for personal practice and general health
  • Serve as an introduction to healing as well
  • Present the core principles of the holistic Yoga tradition of T Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar.
  • Help students understand and learn how to teach Yoga to groups as well as individuals (one-to-one approach) for maintaining general health, wellbeing and spiritual orientation. 

The main faculty for the program will be Mrs Menaka Desikachar, Dr. Kausthub Desikachar, and other senior teachers in the tradition of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. They will also be ably assisted by other visiting faculty who are affiliated to the teaching team of The Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation. 

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