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Testimonials
Therapy Training Course
About my impressions from the course and my stay in the ashram: excellent marks.
It was the best experience I have had in an ashram, a yoga vacation and a spiritual
retreat. I am very much content and I wish to come again, even to repeat the course;
the information was very important, but it was impossible to assimilate everything
in one month.
1. THE NATURE is the best for practicing yoga, meditation and being with yourself,
to rest from the stress and pollution of city life, and to be in contact with nature
which is unspoiled and with a very high and pure energy.
2. THE FAMILY can really inspire you in your spiritual path and at the same time
gives you a very realistic view of yoga and traditional Indian values.
3. THE ASHRAM is completely oriented towards the needs of western people, it has
incredible extras such as hot water, toilet paper, no fences and gates, small rooms
with personal lockers and a safe, a washing machine, mobile phones are allowed,
etc. Because the ashram is small there is a very family like atmosphere and because
it is run by a Rishi family there is a balance of female and male energy and you
can really feel at home.
4. THE VOLUNTEERS in the ashram are so simple and dedicated, absolutely no inflated
ego or arrogance and always ready to satisfy all your demands, very sympathetic
and radiate a very positive energy.
5. THE FOOD is the best Indian food I have ever tasted, with so much variety and
really sattvic. The fresh fruits and vegetables, herbal teas, drinking hot and cold
water, self service as much as you want and you can always find food if you're hungry,
tables and chairs - such luxury items are characteristic of a high class ashram.
6. THE PROGRAM of the course covers all the basic knowledge which is necessary for
a yoga therapist. It gave me a very realistic view of yoga as a therapy. The fact
that different lectures are presented by doctors, specialists in their field, gives
depth to the course, but at the same time it is intensive and requires a background
in anatomy, physiology and common diseases if you want to assimilate all the new
information. Also it is important to know the classical asanas, pranayamas and their
Sanskrit names, if possible, for which I personally recommend that you already have
some experience as a yoga teacher. The asanas and pranayamas which are taught are
a combination of different classical systems which doesn't limit you. What I valued
most was the way in which the exams were conducted: you are given the questions
in advance so that you can prepare and you can use all the sources as well during
the exam. As they say, they want to check your understanding but not your memory,
which is really admirable and very modern.
Although I ranked these points from 1 to 6 they all deserve to be in the first place.
That is exactly what makes the ashram so valuable and attractive for me. I recommend
to all my friends to visit it and I would very much like to come back again.
Temenuga Staykova (Tejomaya), Bulgaria
The course on yoga therapy gave me a good inside into what is possible from the
healing point. The connection of the breath and body and over the self. After the
course I could already in some cases be of help for example – back pain, regulation
through the different techniques of yoga. It’s a discovery. A journey!! Thanks
for the good teachings, and thanks to the good teachers.
Oliver Heid, Germany
The therapy course was fantastic. It was a great opportunity to learn how to implement
the various yogic techniques into not only a personal daily routine, but to the
benefit of others. The lectures were very thorough and detailed and, although sometimes
it felt like we were doing a medical degree, very beneficial and practical. I now
feel confident to not only teach yoga but to be able to help people with yoga and
I can’t wait to start spreading the word, health and peace.
Robyn Matthews, Australia