200 Hr Online Ashtanga Yoga Training

Take a journey deep into yoga from wherever you are in the world!

Our 200 Hour Online Ashtanga Yoga Training is a unique and totally authentic experience. We have been working for many years with the Sanskrit scholars of Mysore India to create high quality education in yoga. This is a journey into yoga practice, technique, philosophy, history and the art of asana. We have extensive prerecorded content. There are live sessions one weekend per month, weekly live asana classes as well as one on one one video calls and consultations. Meet yoga students from other countries and get a multicultural understanding of yoga as we discus technique, philosophy and our personal experiences. Wherever you are in the world, we come together to study yoga as an international group of friends and yogis.

Monthly Online Intensives can be attended live (we encourage this) but you also get recordings every month so there is no pressure if your timezone makes live attendance difficult. Our live online sessions give you an opportunity to meet our group and to introduce yourself, ask questions and relate your experiences.

There are weekly asana classes on Sundays at 11am CST which you may attend online free of charge from wherever you are. Students are welcome to ask questions after class. You get access to our online archive of classes as well so you can practice with us anytime you like.

We want to include you in our community! Distance means nothing in our course. Find the timezone correlation and join us so we can share with you wherever you are! We have a facebook group to help facilitate sharing information and getting to know your fellow students wherever they are.

Our 200 Hour Online Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Training offers you a unique exposure to yoga through the Sanskrit community of Mysore India. This is an opportunity to study yoga in depth from anywhere in the world. Our training was created with great care to give a deep perspective on yoga. The training lasts for 12 months, so you can proceed at your own pace and absorb the information without rushing. You have new content to digest every month and other students to discus your ideas with. The training includes 3 video calls with Andrew Eppler. You can correspond with Andrew directly to ask questions, schedule calls and to turn in your assignments. After successful completion of the course curriculum and final exams with Andrew Eppler and Swami M. A. Alwar, you will be given a certificate of completion that is certified by Ashtanga Yoga Studio, Samskriti Foundation in Mysore India and Yoga Alliance.

It is strongly recommended that you maintain a regular daily yoga practice during the training. This should be a practice that is appropriate for you, but you should work towards practicing the Primary Series and memorizing the sequence, names of postures etc. Kala, Desha, Abhyasa as the Sanskrit scholars say! At the same time, in the same place, the same thing - every day. This is the classical definition of a real yoga practice. It will give the training real shape and impact in your life if you can maintain a daily yoga practice throughout the training. You can talk about your yoga experiences with Andrew Eppler during your video calls and you may also do your asanas to get instruction in your personal yoga practice.

our yoga community

Our program is international and you will be studying and communicating with people from all around the world. Having social media and regular contact with our training can help. Of course ultimately it will depend on you. Kala, Desha, Abhyasa as the Sanskrit scholars say! At the same time, in the same place, the same thing - every day. This is the classical definition of a real yoga practice. It will give the training real shape and impact in your life if you can maintain a daily yoga practice throughout the training. It is a great idea to invite a friend or two to practice with you regularly so you can share some of your ideas with them. Don’t beat yourself up when you miss a day, but the goal of this program is to teach you yoga on a deep personal level. The practice of yoga itself is the greatest teacher! Let us guide you deeper into your practice.

What our Course includes

• Get a thorough education in the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga including Vinyasa Counts, Sanskrit Names and asana adjustments.

• Learn hands on adjustments using a wide variety methods collected from yoga communities around the world.

• We focus on safety in each and every technique.

• Full course in Pranayama.

• Learn Mudras and how to integrate them into your yoga practice.

• Full course in traditional Thai Bodywork as well as other healing arts.

• Get a thorough education in Indian Philosophy with the Sanskrit community of Mysore India.

• Connect with Mysore Yoga Parampara (Tradition).

• Learn Sanskrit pronunciation and chanting of Mantras.

• Understand yoga in its full expression as a method for cultivating inner freedom and improving the quality of daily life.

• Experience our renowned “Philosophy of Ashtanga Yoga Course” which gives deep insight into Indian thought and culture.

• Get access to an extensive online archive of original content which contains all techniques and philosophy taught in this training whether you choose to study in person or online.

• One on one consultations and guidance with your studies and yoga practice.

• Monthly trainings that can be attended live via Zoom or in person in Oklahoma USA

• You may choose a “Hybrid Option” in which you join our Online Program and then attend some of the in person trainings which will be made available to you at a discount rate. (this is ideal for learning adjustments)

• Final exam in Indian Philosophy will be given by Swami M. A. Alwar who is the spiritual leader (Acharya) of Nathamuni Sampradaya, Director of Samskriti Foundation and a senior professor at the Maharaja’s Sanskrit College in Mysore India.

• Start any time you want and absorb the information at your own pace! You have 12 months to complete the curriculum

• Graduate as soon as you have completed the course curriculum

• Study in depth from anywhere in the world

• Compassionate pricing for people who come from non first world countries

COMPREHENSIVE curriculum

This training focuses on the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga. You will learn it is great detail with the Sanskrit names, vinyasa count, modifications, contraindications, adjustments and verbal cues for each posture in detail. You will also learn to recognize patterns of imbalance and be given guidance to ensure safety. While staying grounded in a traditional philosophy and classical yoga sequences we will explore a global fusion of techniques coming from both traditional and contemporary sources.

Our online Ashtanga Yoga Training has three main components. Yoga Methodology, Physiology and Healing Arts, and History and Philosophy of Yoga. We go deeply into each of these categories. When you complete the training you will have a robust set of skills, and confidence in your knowledge.

Our Philosophy of Ashtanga Yoga curriculum is a powerful and eyeopening experience. This segment includes the six classical Indian philosophies known as the Shet Darshanas, (Yoga being one of these). We also explore Bhagavad Gita, and Patanjali Sutras. We aim to give our students an accurate understanding of yoga as a philosophy and explore the world view that it rests upon. You will enjoy many lectures by renowned Sanskrit scholars from Mysore talking about the history of yoga in Mysore as well as its philosophical background. You will get a deep and articulate view of yoga through direct exposure to the yoga community of Mysore India. You will be learning traditional as well as contemporary views of yoga philosophy as we discus the concepts with an international group of sincere students.

We explore the history of Ashtanga Yoga and impart an accurate view as to which aspects of it are ancient and which aspects are modern. You will be hearing the stories of how yoga developed in Mysore India (the birthplace of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga) directly from the people who witnessed it in their own community.

Our training is affiliated with Samskriti Foundation in Mysore India, Mysore Yoga Conference, and will be assisted by Dr. M A Alwar who is the spiritual leader (Acharya) of Nathamuni Sampradaya, Director of Samskriti Foundation and a senior professor at the Maharaja’s Sanskrit College in Mysore. Our course includes talks by numerous Indian Sanskrit scholars covering a wide range of topics. This allows you to absorb ideas about yoga philosophy directly from some of the greatest philosophers in India. We are able to offer you a glimpse into the culture and mindset of Indian yoga that unique to our training.

Mysore Yoga Traditions documentary is an insightful documentary which Andrew Eppler directed and produced in 2016. If you are considering our training it is a great idea to watch this film to get an idea of the sort of education we offer.

connect to a tradition

Our graduates can speak with confidence about the yoga tradition they they have learned from.

We will study Mysore Yoga Parampara in detail.

You will hear the elders of Mysore telling the stories of how the asana tradition developed in Mysore. We also learn the true meaning of yoga in the eyes of the people of Mysore as we explore the tradition of Nathamuni Sampradaya and learn about the Vishishta Advaita philosophy that Mysore is famous for. When yoga philosophy is explained by senior Sanskrit scholars it takes on a whole different meaning and becomes a direct transmission of world view and life experience. We focus on the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Sutras from both traditional and contemporary perspectives so that these classical yoga texts take on real meaning and become a part of our understanding of yoga.

We want our students to graduate with an articulate and accurate perspective on what yoga means, both historically and today in our own paradigm. We will look carefully at the history of yoga and give you an overview of how yoga has evolved into its current form. You will have a clear understanding of which parts of yoga are ancient and which parts of it are modern,  how old the techniques you are practicing and sharing with others are, and where they came from. We give the most current information based on the latest research in this field.

PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALING ARTS

A key feature of this area of our training is postural analysis and the art of observing the human body. You will learn the markers of imbalance and how to notice them in yourself and others. By cultivating a keen sense of observation we encourage safety, accuracy in technique and become better practitioners.

We focus on Functional Anatomy so that you learn by direct experience what the muscles we are studying actually do in your body. We will also learn what happens if musculature becomes imbalanced and how to recognize and correct these imbalances. We give you many tools for assessing the symmetry and stability of the human body. You will learn safe and effective methods for correcting physical imbalances. This training is aimed at creating joyful, pain free yoga practice that can be enjoyed through all stages of life.

Graduates of the program will have many techniques to work with including an introduction to Thai bodywork that is very useful to help understand postural adjustments. We believe a competent yoga practitioner should be able to correct their practice when they are experiencing pain and difficulty in postures. Our training gives you the experience and techniques you need to do this. You will also have the knowledge to help others in their yoga journey.

BE RESPECTED AND RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY

Andrew Eppler has been traveling the world teaching yoga for over 30 years and he is known in the international yoga community, particularly among Ashtanga practitioners. Ashtanga Yoga Studio is connected to a global community of genuine yoga practitioners and and has hosted guest teachers from all over the world. As a graduate of the Ashtanga Yoga Studio Intensive Training Program, you will be connected to an international, multicultural group of sincere yoga practitioners which can help you pursue yoga as a path in life wherever you choose to travel or live.

Online satsang and community!

Andrew will give a talk about yoga at the beginning of each training day and we encourage all students to attend at least for the first hour just so we can all sit together and share our ideas about yoga and ask questions etc. We do our best to connect sincere yoga practitioners from all parts of the world!

*Live trainings are held one weekend per month from 10am to 6pm Central Standard time

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• Write essays on YOGA METHODOLOGY, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA, HEALING ASPECTS OF YOGA

• Write essays on the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Sutras

• Memorize the postures of Primary Series and the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga

• Oral exam via Zoom with Andrew Eppler. Answer at least 15 out of 20 questions about yoga philosophy correctly.

• Oral exam with Swami M. A. Alwar from Mysore India. Explain to Sri Alwar what yoga means to you and receive his guidance and blessings.

  *You may graduate in as little as 3 months if you have completed all course curriculum requirements and paid your tuition in full. You have up to 12 months to finish the program.

  
  

  Things we recommend before joining this course

  • A sufficient command of the English language.

  • A sincere desire to expand your yoga knowledge.

  • Willingness to engage in regular personal yoga practice.

  • Be prepared to purchase a few books to assist in your study.

  • Connect in person via zoom to discus the details of the training and be sure it is a good fit for you.

Required Books (not included in the price of tuition)

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchitananda (or other reputable translation)

The Living Gita by Swami Satchitananda (or other reputable translation)

Recomended Books

The Roots of Yoga by Sir James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

The Concise Book of Muscles by Chris Jarmey

The Practice Manual by David Swenson

Price $1800.00 (USD)

Pay $1692.00 to start the course. When you have completed the curriculum and passed your oral exam with Andrew Eppler, you can schedule your final exam with Swami M. A. Alwar. You will need to pay a final exam fee of $108 at that time. Swami M. A. Alwar is a renowned Sanskrit scholar who comes from an unbroken line of scholars going back hundreds of years. He will test your knowledge of the fundamentals of Indian Philosophy. After successful completion of the final exam you will be given a certificate of completion from Ashtanga Yoga Studio and Samskriti foundation. You will have a thorough education in yoga and a certificate of completion which you may proudly present.

Payment Plan: Pay $165.00 per month for 12 months

(Online payments have a 5% transaction fee)

Hybrid option: After joining the online program, you may attend trainings in person with Andrew at a discounted rate of $150 per weekend. If you choose to join us in person you can enjoy yoga in a beautiful, natural surrounding. Magic Forest Center is located half an hour east of Norman Ok. USA. For more info on our location CLICK HERE.

If you have questions about our training please contact Andrew Eppler

okiebaba@gmail.com - Whatsapp +1 405 503 7779

OTHER COURSES OFFERED

The Philosophy of Ashtanga Yoga

Pranayama the Next Step (one month course in Pranayama)

Traditional Thai Massage

Mysore Yoga Traditions Archive

Online Asana Archive

In-Person 200 HR Intensive Training at Magic Forest Center in Oklahoma USA