Anantbodh Chaitanya's Journey of Bangkok with Swami Sharad Puri ji in December 2014.

Anantbodh Yoga Teacher Training Program in Haridwar, India

Welcome – Namaste!

Welcome to the Anantbodh Yoga Teacher Training Program in India. This course promises to be full of adventure and transformation, learning and inspiration. First of all, allow me to congratulate you taking this step towards bringing yoga into the heart of your lifestyle and on continuing the journey of sharing this invaluable art with others. As a teacher and as a sadhaka (disciplined practitioner), you are embarking on a path of bliss and karma yoga in which your greatest gift to others is the example of a life lived in harmony and truth, dedicated to eliciting the highest potential in all.

Course Outline and Schedule:

This course will start on 27th October 2014 to 3rd December 2014 in Haridwar. We will observe Mauna, meaning total silence from 9PM to 9AM or until after breakfast, with the exception of instruction in meditation and asana or cleansing techniques. This allows us to keep the mind calm and relaxed, and to open up to the energetic relationship with others and with the universe. Please do take this quiet time for yourself and avoid disturbing your neighbors – we ask this very seriously.

5:20-5:50

Meditation in the Hall (sometimes guided, sometimes self)

6:00-7:45

Yoga Class in the  Hall

8:00

Breakfast

8:30

Agni Hotra or Havan (Fire puja)

9:00-10:25

Yoga Philosophy session

10:45-12:00

Techniques class

12:00-12:30

Lunch

12:30-2:30

Personal Time

2:30-4:00

Methodology, Contemplations or Anatomy session

4:10-6:00

Techniques or Practicum class

6:00-7:00

Dinner and Tea

7:00-8:30

Kiirtan, Group sharing or Transformational experiences    (Tuesdays and Thursdays)

10:00

Lights Out (Silence starts at 9:00)

Saturdays schedule generally finishes at noon. Field trips will be scheduled on Saturdays and could be all day depending on the destination. On Sundays there will be no classes, only meals and karma yoga (helping out around the ashram for an hour).

Regarding attendance and assessment:

Attendance at all of the sessions is mandatory. Please be on time for all classes! If a trainee misses more than one or two segments of the course due to illness or non-participation, he/she will not be eligible for certification according to the standards of the Yoga Alliance.  We reserve the right to certify only students who pass the practicum for safe teaching, and demonstrate an ability to facilitate and communicate effectively with a group in a class setting.  In the case that you do not receive the certificate directly after the course, we have a mentorship program with the aim to help students achieve certification.

Regarding assignments:

There will be three evaluation methods during the course. The first is a one hour test. The test is intended to give you and the trainers an idea of whether you are spending enough time reviewing the concepts learned in the course, or whether you need to increase the intensity of your study and class participation. The second assignment is a 30-minute presentation in which you lead the group through an experience based on the model: safety, experience, integration.   The presentations will be in the early fifth week of the program.  The third aspect is the practicum.  Completion of the written assignment given after registration is also required.

Test Date:

Regarding the practicum:

In the final three-weeks of the course, you will begin teaching your peers and other residents/class participants a 70 minute class with a partner. You will get thorough feedback from your peers and from the trainers. There will be three rounds, one per week.  The choice of class styles to present is as follows:

Round One:     Sanatan Dhara 1, 2 or gentle/restorative class

Round Two:     Sanatan Dhara gentle/restorative, Prenatal or Hatha-Raja

Round Three:  Sanatan Dhara Prenatal, Hatha-Raja, Classical Kundalini or Dynamic Flow

Regarding the Ashram:

·       Please walk silently and meditatively in the halls to keep the ashram atmosphere.

·       Please wear your white clothes as much as possible around the ashram.

·       Explore the greeting of others with ‘Namaste’ or ‘Namaskar’ keeping hands in the mudra, and holding the ideation that your two souls are connected regardless of whether you feel connected through the personality.

·       By tuning in one can feel the energy blessing of an ashram site. For this reason, it is desirable to spend periods of time exclusively in the ashram. We recommend that you explore all that the ashram has to offer on weekdays and enjoy outside only on weekends.

Regarding teaching and learning:

We hope that you will enjoy the course, and feel that we are all working together as colleagues and as a yoga community in the scholarly study, esoteric practice and propagation of yoga. If you have any concerns related to the course, please come to one of the facilitators right away so that we can address them or help you work with what is arising.

We ask that you:

·       Review your notes (~1-2 hours per day) and do all readings and activities assigned for homework;

·       DO NOT force the poses because you are in teacher training or for any reason;

·       Sit in class in the cross-legged, lotus, Vajrasana, Gomukasana poses. If you need to sit with the back to a wall and/or use pillows or bolsters, please do. According to yogic culture, the feet are never pointed straight out towards the speaker or teacher at the front of the room; however, if absolutely necessary, you may do so.

·       Wear comfortable clothing with layers as you may feel hot during asana class and cool when sitting. Out of respect for others’ cultures, please ensure that tops and waistlines are not too low cut (i.e. not showing undergarments or cleavage).

·       Participate fully in pair work and group work discussions, as well as asking questions at the end of lectures. We teach through a student-centered philosophy according to which one learns most effectively by negotiating meaning through discussion. In this system, teachers are on a journey as well (a process-, not product-oriented journey towards increased consciousness), and simply act as facilitators of learning and discussion. Guru means dispeller of darkness. A teacher may be able to trigger you to engage with yoga and sadhana and to continue to peel away the layers of the ego and of social conditioning, but the universal guru is that guiding light within, that innate connection with Universal Consciousness or Truth which we all have access to. Therefore the student is not a passive follower, but actively engaged in and responsible for his/her own contemplation, integration of the teachings that resonate, and sadhana;

·       Listen respectfully to classmates and teachers and give all the chance to speak. Please understand that we are all teachers as well as learners, and learners as well as teachers; therefore it is immensely valuable to open ourselves to learning from others as well as expressing our own thoughts;

·       Keep an open mind in terms of the yoga philosophy. As an esoteric philosophy, yoga is not intended to be taken dogmatically, and aspirants may interpret and practice according to their understanding and experience of the scriptures and teachings. That said, it is always useful to consider new perspectives, diverse class-styles of yoga, and different philosophical paths of yoga, with the understanding that yoga means union, and that there is union in apparently different schools: “The paths are many but Truth is one”. The paths share more similarities than differences;

·       Take this opportunity throughout the course to explore the yogic understanding of life, human interaction, and right living. Please recognize the importance of approaching others (teachers and students) in the course with openness and respect, acknowledging their strengths as well as their shortcomings, and encouraging them in their personal and spiritual development.

·       SMILE!                                              

·                                            AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA

Anantbodh Chaitanya - Bali 2014

Pancha Tattva Mudras by Ananthbodh Chaitanya

Pancha Prana Mudras by Anantbodh Chaitanya

Anantbodh Chaitanya

                          

Anantbodh Chaitanya ( Yogi Kumar Satish)
A Spiritual Sadhaka

Guide, Teacher, Motivator, Counselor

Anantbodh Chaitanya’s passion for ancient wisdom and modern science brought together one message for modern man – live, move and act in Self (Spiritual Excellence) and manifest personal, professional, as well as social excellence.

His simple, logical, intuitive interpretation of ancient wisdom supported by fundamental understanding of modern science is aimed at Health, Harmony and Happiness; Peace, Prosperity and Success. The age old wisdom find a New Paradigm of Living that discovers the Self for living a life beyond stress, sufferings and problems.

A humble family

Born in 1980 in Panipat, his birth name was Satish Kumar. He has always been a guiding spirit. His father Shri Mauji Ram Sharma is very gentle person. His family was very religious, therefore giving him a chance to be near saints and spirituality since early days.  Anantbodh Chaitanya has been a devotee of “Shakti” since he was young.

An ordinary beginning to infinite journey

An ordinary beginning in life, together with passion for understanding the root of everything lead to his development of interest in philosophy and spirituality. He used to run away from his house to the Himalayas, in order to understand and practice meditation with little alms. During his stay in the Himalayas, he discovered that even well-known masters have lived such a material life that a modern man cannot afford to live. The dichotomy of material and spiritual life always baffled him.  This resulted in an awakening to integrate both for bringing transformation in life. He experimented first upon himself under the guidance of his master. Later, it converted into simple, easy and effective practices for guiding people who are suffering. Living a material life outside and a spiritual life within, he gradually experienced transformation in his life under the spiritual guidance of his master Acharya Mahamandleshwara Nirvana Peethadishwara Brahmlin Swami Shri Vishwadevananda Puri Ji Maharaj. He realized that only an inner awakening could bring about peace, prosperity and success in life. The spiritual foundations of material life bring both science and spirituality together, which is the need of present time. All programs that are developed and practiced by thousands of people all around the world aims at evolving human race, managing all sufferings and diseases, and achieving excellence in life.

Living with Great Masters

He has been most fortunate to have met, lived with and received blessings and guidance from some of the most renowned saints and learned scholars i.e. Acharya Mahamandleshwar Nirvana Peethadishwara  Brahmlin Swami Shri Vishwadevananda Puri Ji Maharaj, Parama Virakta Dandi Swami Vishnu Ashram Ji Maharaj, Baba Guru Ji. H. H. Shri 108 Swami Dr.Paripurananda Ji Maharaj, Swami Chetananda Puri Ji Maharaj, Mahamandleshwara Swami Veda Bharati Ji Maharaj, Swami Amalanand Ji Maharaj, Swami Shri Sharadanand Ji Maharaj, Swami Shri Sarad Puri Ji Maharaj and Yogi Vishwaketu ji are prominent amongst others. But he could intuitively experience that his life could only be transformed at the feet of one of the ten great masters, a living legend, a great saint Acharya Mahamandleshwar Nirvana Peethadishwara Brahmlin Swami Shri Vishwadevananda Puri Ji Maharaj. He dedicated his entire life to his master Brahmlin Swami Shri 108 Vishwadevananda Puri Ji Maharaj, who initiated him into the eternal tradition of Philosophy & Spirituality.

Formal Education

After completing his schooling in the year 1995 he went on to do his Bachelor of Arts from Kurukshetra University. He acquired formal education in Yoga from ‘AlakhYog’ a Registered School of Hatha Yoga and Nature Care institution under Yoga Alliance International, though his journey in the world of spirituality had begun much before. His deep interest in Yoga and Allied Sciences led him to the study of related subjects and to acquire practical knowledge about their applications. These endeavors include certificate courses in Mudras and Marma therapy from Mrityunjaya Mission, Haridwar.

Study, Contemplation and Understanding

He has done an in-depth study of Yoga, Indian philosophy, Tantra and Psychology in order to understand the aim and purpose of life, its problems and sufferings. An unfailing commitment to the field of spirituality led him to the perusal of informal learning under monks, spiritual masters and philosophers. He studied many scriptures directly under the guidance of his master known as Baba Guru Ji in Narvara, Naraura that includes Astavakra Gita, Patanjlai Yoga Sutra, Gherand Samhita, Vairagya Sataka, Bhagvad Gita, Paanchdasi, Vrihat Prashthana Tryi and texts of Tantra, Jainism, Buddhism, Sufism, and Zen.


-Experience as Teacher, Guide, Motivator, Administrator, Organizer, and Researcher for more than 3 years in various capacities and positions.

-Spiritual Counsellor in Shivedale School, Haridwar, affiliated with CBSE.

-Stress management and Healthy living through Mudras for Trustee of Satsang Bhawan & Association of Geeta Mandir Market Vyapari Sangh, Bada Bazar, Kolkata, (West Bengal).

-Delivered lectures and imparted intensive training in stress management through Mudras to Maltese Citizens in Mosta, Malta (Europe).

-Working as a President of Sanatan Dhara Foundation Trust, Panipat, (Haryana).

-Invited as a prominent speaker in world Hindu summits 2013, Bali, Indonesia.

-Motivator and Teacher for the Mudras Therapy Teacher Training Program for Balinese People in Bali, Indonesia.

-Delivered Lecture on International Seminar of Ramayana in Jakarta organized by Bank of Indonesia for its 200 employees 2013.

-Made a Presentation on Mudras for Stress management at a TV Program in Malta in 2014.

-Lectured on Mudras Therapy in Durga Mandir, Bangkok.

-Conducted theoretical and practical training in different aspects of Yoga and Mudras therapy for Russian Doctors, a program Sponsored by his Devotees.

-Gave a talk on Shakti Tatva to the Thai delegation visiting India at Shri Yantra Mandir, Kankhal, Haridwar.

-Conducted intensive workshops on yoga, meditation and stress management by Mudras for more than 100 soldiers at firing range in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

-Delivered lectures on Patanjlai yoga with reference to Indian philosophy at Ram Ji Mandir, Navasari, Gujarat while doing Chaturmasya Vrata in 2011.

-Conducted regular yoga and meditation classes form people from all walks of life.

Spiritual Development in the Material World

He dedicated himself completely to spiritual development, awakening within while working tirelessly for translating his spiritual experiences into logical, rational and scientifically developed programs. He used this work in order to manifest spiritual awakening into personal, professional and social lives thereby bringing integration between ancient and modern wisdom. Yoga and spiritual experiences are intuitive, synthetic, abstract and integrative in nature that points to The Absolute Truth i.e. The Brahman. The scriptures while teaching the ancient wisdom always use supra intellectual statements which is beyond the comprehension of rational mind. Modern science uses reason, sensual perception and objective experimentation to understand the matter, life and mind. Both originate from the same human being but from different parts of brain and mind.

Anantbodh Chaitanya always offered himself to people who are suffering for awakening to Love, Energy, Awareness and Peace. He provides the first link between consciousness within and body, life and mind outside through counseling, guidance, practices and programs free from dogma, beliefs, rituals etc.

He has applied his divine knowledge over thousands of people over a period of 10 years in order to develop an integral wisdom. The participants in these programs include people from all walks of life such as executives, bureaucrats, diplomats, managers, engineers, students and teachers, housewives, army personnel and the list perhaps is endless. His programs blend matter and self in such a way that every step taken discovers greater reality within and higher achievement outside.

Anantbodh Chaitanya always has ardent love for learning. Further, he attracted people from all over the world i.e. USA, UK, Malta, Russia, Lithuania, Spain, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. by staying connected through online counseling.

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