500hr Yoga Teacher Training
Deepen your practice and teaching with our advanced 500-hour YTT certification. A multi-style immersion covering advanced asana, pranayama, meditation, yoga therapy, philosophy, and teaching methodology.
Overview
The 500-hour training is for practitioners and certified 200hr teachers ready to go deeper — into advanced asana, subtle-body practice, yoga therapy, and the philosophy that holds it all together.
Over 29 immersive days you will refine your personal practice, learn therapeutic applications of yoga for common conditions, study advanced pranayama and meditation techniques, and receive direct mentorship from Maa Nisha Kabir.
Graduates receive a Yoga Alliance recognized 500-hour certificate, qualifying you to register as RYT 500 and lead trainings, workshops, and therapeutic sessions worldwide.
29 Days
Deep residential immersion
RYS 500 Certified
Yoga Alliance International
Yoga Therapy
Therapeutic applications module
Mentorship
Direct guidance from Maa Nisha Kabir
Daily Schedule
The 500-hour schedule follows the same disciplined ashram rhythm as our 200-hour course, with extended workshop blocks for advanced practice, therapy labs, and supervised teaching.
Evenings alternate between satsang, case-study discussions, and guided self-inquiry. Three half-days off per month allow rest and integration.
What You'll Study
1. Advanced Asana
Ashtanga Intermediate Series · Advanced backbends, inversions & arm balances · Hands-on adjustment & assisting · Sequencing for advanced classes · Restorative & Yin applications
2. Pranayama & Subtle Body
Advanced pranayama ratios & retention · Bandha mastery & kriya practice · Chakra, nadi & kosha theory in depth · Kundalini practices & precautions · Mudra therapy
3. Yoga Therapy
Therapeutic assessment fundamentals · Yoga for back, joints & posture · Yoga for stress, anxiety & sleep · Adaptations for chronic conditions · Designing one-to-one sessions
4. Meditation & Yoga Nidra
Extended silent sits & vipassana · Yoga Nidra facilitation training · Mantra sadhana & japa · Trataka & concentration practices · Leading meditation for groups
5. Philosophy & Sanskrit
Yoga Sutras — deeper study · Bhagavad Gita & Upanishads · Introduction to Sanskrit terms · Ethics of advanced teaching · Yoga history & lineages
6. Teaching Practicum
20+ hours of supervised teaching · Workshop & retreat design · Feedback & refinement cycles · The business of yoga · Final teaching assessment
Beyond the Asana
- 29 Days
Deep residential immersion
- RYS 500 Certified
Yoga Alliance International
- Yoga Therapy
Therapeutic applications module
- Mentorship
Direct guidance from Maa Nisha Kabir
A Day at the Center
Life at the Center
Food & Stay
Sattvic Meals
- Three vegetarian meals daily
- Organic, locally sourced produce
- Herbal teas throughout the day
- Dietary needs accommodated on request
Accommodation
- Shared and private room options
- Simple, clean, and comfortable
- Hot water and Wi-Fi available
- Quiet ashram environment near the forest
Getting Here
- Fly into Kathmandu (KTM)Tribhuvan International Airport receives direct flights from across Asia and the Middle East.
- We pick you upAirport pickup is included for residential students — look for the Jivan Parivartan sign.
- 30 minutes to the centerA short drive to Tarkeshwor, on the quiet slopes of the Nagarjun forest.
Your Teachers
30+ years of practice in Ashtanga Mahayoga, Pranayama, and silent meditation. The spiritual head of Jivan Parivartan.
Hatha Yoga, asana alignment, and therapeutic applications. Gentle, disciplined, precise teaching style.
Meditation, mudra practice, mantra sadhana, and yogic philosophy. Focus on inner transformation.
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