Feedback and leaning experience about this Teacher training program I found the teachers in Anahata are very professional and they teach us in a lively way. Above all, they do teach us from the heart. I am truly appreciated them. I remembered that there are several times we come up with some questions after the class (it was 9:30PM already!); however they still explain to us patiently and they are willing to share their personal experience with us. Apart from that, I am glad to know they have some volunteer programs that allow us to share our yoga knowledge and experience with the community; it also provides us an opportunity to gain some practical experience that I found it is hardly to understand through the book. I do really hope that I can bring the yoga experience to as many people as possible. I remembered 2 years ago, I just started practice yoga seriously but somehow I already wanted to do the Teacher training program. However I didnt do that as I found it is too early to think about the TTC or may be I am not ready. Two years later, I made the decision, as I want to know more about what yoga is. I found this part-time course is more challenging than I expected. It is a physical and mind challenge. As we have to sit for the evening class twice a week but also I have attended their Andiappan class twice a week, although it is optional. To me every Tuesday is the start of the challenging week…Although it is challenging, I enjoyed the training a lot, Through this training, I found I have gained some knowledge which previously I may have neglected or I may just donot understand the importance of it such as anatomy and why some posture is not suitable for some people. But at the same time I feel that I still have lots of things I donot know and I still need to learn; to experience; and to explore…this course allows me to understand more about my physical body / limitation, myself and what is Yoga! To me yoga is more than just an asana practice; it is a spiritual practice and is lifetime practice! I would like to take this chance to thank you the teachers for their teaching, sharing and patience! Thank you very much! Namaste!

Positive feedback and learning experience: I very much enjoyed the Yoga anatomy model with Master Vishnu. He was able to teach us a great deal about the anatomy of the body linked to yoga postures. I have received hands-on advice on postures, which is will use in my personal life as well as future teaching. The asana model was very in-depth and I have made a huge progress in these postures. I enjoyed the personal guidance and attention during this module. Improvement / suggestions: The handouts could be more structured and presented in a more organized manner. It is not very handy to use the handouts as future reference guides. For the duration of which the course is running and the price of the course, better and more detailed course material would have been expected.

I am very grateful to all the Masters, they are all very knowledgeable and inspiring, and always enthusiastic in answering our questions, as well as sharing their experience. I really enjoyed very much and have many good memories. I hope I can join the Yoga Therapy & Ayurveda Teacher Training Course later. I would like to suggest having 2 more lectures in the anatomy module, so that we can have more time to digest and absorb the contents.

When I went to first yoga class 6 years ago, dragged by a friend who was into yoga (or should I say asana practice) for some time; I was very skeptical and had all those misleading ideas about yoga. At that time I had a stressful job, working bery long hours, running everywhere, and did not really pay attending to my lifestyle. Following the 1st class I enrolled into a studio and got quite quickly a fan of the physical benefits yoga was having on my body, and how calm and peaceful I was after a class. I started practice asanas more and more; as  I got pregnant I could feel the overall benefits and how the practice was actually preparing my body as well as my mind for the day I would give birth. Another 2 pregnancies and births later, more or less regular practice through the past 6 years; and a career change as a doula; I realized yoga really had a positive impact on my wellbeing (body and mind) and my way to approach situations in my daily life; whether it is at work with parents I supports or at home with my own family. I though it was a good time to deepen my knowledge and my practice; in order to share with others the benefits of yoga; and like my job, my lifestyle and my practice together. I enjoyed the structure of the training. Each modules were smoothly linked to each others, the time spent on each topic/module the content of the manual and the knowledge and experience of each Master are well balanced, explanations were clear. I am overall extremely happy with this training. I have seen changes in my practice and experience of yoga all along this training, Ive learnt so much and gained the awareness I was missing to understand and deepen my practice. I enjoyed each module, and have now a better understanding of the physical body thanks to the anatomy part. The module about the origins or yoga was very inspiring. The asana and teaching modules gave me tools to gain awareness on my own practice; and hands-on experience on how to teach, assist and share. The final module on Kriya, Pranayama, Bandha and Mudra added a new dimension to my practice and was very instructive. I was excited when I signed up for the YTT but did not realized how much I would gain and learn from this training. I am thrilled I took part of this experience. All our instructors: Master Vishnu, Anurag, Yogesh and Yogananth were very different in their way of teaching; they all had different aspects of yoga to share according to their own experiences; an d they were all very good with sharing, explaining, teaching, and most importantly they were all very passionate…… they are teaching and practicing yoga from their heart; giving a very special energy and sense to the training. Thank you!

The end of this training is the beginning of a new journey for me. I will be on both sides of the matt and keep on learning everyday. I am not finished with Anahata s TT, you will see me again. Feedback and learning experience I think the course material pretty much cover most of yoga aspects. However, the history and philosophy maybe can cover in more details. For asana materials, I think it should be explaining with more words in the text, especially those modification and variations of asanas. I think practical teaching can be adding more throughout the course, maybe extend to half an hour. Other than that, I learn that yoga is not only with asanas but through this course I get to know my body, the inner self more. I may not be fully understand the philosophy well in Yoga but surely will want to explore more after taking the course. Namaste.

I have hugely enjoyed participating in the Anahata yoga teacher-training course. I originally signed up the course to learn more about yoga anantomy and further develop my self yoga practice, but have ended up getting so much more out of the course than I originally anticipated. Coming from working many years in the corporate world, this experience has helped me appreciate the importance of balance and stillness of mind, helping me find peace and contentment in a time of stress and uncertainty. Each of the teachers had their own individual style and were inspiring in different ways. I would strongly recommend this course to others who wish to deepen their understanding of yoga. The Anahata experience has made me keen to share some fo what I have learnt with others, and I am excited to now begin to start on my own journey as a yoga teacher. I look forward to staying in connection with the studio and yoga masters through participation in the Yoga Anahata Community Forum.

I think all the teachers are very good. They are informative and know how to teach. They shared lots of their experience which gives me new idea and different way to think. I believe it will be useful for my yoga study. As I found the anatomy and physiology is quite complicated to understand. I think 2 more classes can be added for anatomy and physiology will be better. If the picture described in handout can be color printed, it should be definitely easy to notify which part is mentioning

I am a beginner of Yoga. The 200hrs YTT course at Anahata Yoga has given me so much knowledge about yoga that I probably cant learn it anywhere else in Hong Kong. I have improved my yoga practice a lot from taking this course and become more grounded in my practice. I had always to ease my fear. This is something that I never thought I can do. All of the yoga masters at Anahata are very helpful in my 30hours of self practice classes. They are always helping me adjust my posture. The class handouts are details oriented with a lot knowledge about yoga. Its must read for anyone who are interested in Yoga. I look forward to study /practice at Anahata Yoga again in the future. Namaste

My experience about this course was very important for my development of my practice. The course was very intense and I had some difficult moments to understand and to accept my limitations in my practice, but in the other side this experience had opened in me another level of consciousness. It was very important to have these two months of school and focus on my practice. Now a have a more clear picture how I can improve the practice but also how improve myself with the yoga in my daily life, now I fell more self-confidence how to better the positions and listen and feel my body in the posture, thanks to the understanding of the anatomy and how I breathe. It was a beautiful experience and I consider myself lucky to have done it. Namaste!

When I started learning yoga, my teacher and classmates told me that I would be able to do the posture if I practiced every day. However, I do not understand why I can do the posture at one time and cannot do it at the other time. Through this TT course, I not only explore my body limitation but also understand the coordination of muscle and breathing in yoga practice. I can also get the benefit of the posture through different modifications and variations. Master Yogannath is very open-minded. He explained in great detail and very scientifically the movement of joints as well as how different types of muscles and tendons work. It was very impressive. Now I understand while regular practice is important, listening and understanding our body are as important. I really appreciate Master Yogannaths passion and unselfishness in teaching. He totally understands the condition of each member and takes good care of everyone. Thank you, Master Yogannath for your encouragement. And, thank you, Master Vijay for your help.

The training transformed my practice on a deep level. I learnt many new technics to approach advanced poses that I would never imagine of doing. I love the fact that many warm up technics and different ways of approaching a pose are taught in class. The training is a challenging one but it opens up my mind and let me experience what yoga really is. I enjoyed the training very much. Last but not least, I am grateful for Master Yogananths patience and dedications in his teaching and for Master Vijays skillful adjustments which helped me to experience a pose deeper. Feedback: It would be great to have separate lectures to talk about theories like warm up and technics. Although they are covered in practical classes, it is difficult to take notes and to memorize them while attempting the poses. I also felt that the second half of training was quite rushed. It is rather difficult to absorb all the new things that are taught. That being said, I have learnt a lot from the training, on both practical level and understanding of myself. Thank you!

I enjoyed the course very much; it enriched me in my knowledge about yoga, yoga therapy and ayurveda, which makes me more knowledgeable as a yoga teacher and yoga practitioner. I am excited to help myself and others to life a more fulfilled life and to have the knowledge to find the way to optimum health for our physical, emotional and spiritual body. I will make this my life purpose and will continue absorbing all that the universe will give me. Thank you all for this opportunity to lead me on my path. Namaste

I am delighted to have completed this teacher training course. The topics offered are taught through by experienced teachers from the easy to the complicated. Though these topics are relatively new to me, the discussion and practice sessions have leaded me to understand more on the concepts of Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy. Complicated as these concepts may seem, they are actually closely related to real­life, which I can apply the knowledge in life and be more wary of the food I take and my postural habits. I would definitely recommend this teacher training course to people around.

Feedback and Learning Experience I felt that I learned a lot from the class. I especially enjoyed the asana exercise. A few suggestions include: Have the lectures organized by page numbers so that students more easily and quickly find the sections that are being covers. Discuss the topics in a linear fashion-for example, covering section1, then 2, etc- so that students do not need to go back and forth in the workbook packet. Organize the workbook to follow this linear format. Remember that discussions (especially for the Anatomy sections) may be difficult for many students to understand. A non-native English speaker (teacher), teaching in English, to non-native English speakers (Chinese) means that many times the students are not really grasping the material. Do stretches at the beginning of each class and at the top of each hour or one and half hours-to help keep students more awake and engaged. From the beginning have students do warm ups 2 times per class. This way each student gets 1 or 2 chances to practice warming up the class and directing a group. Consider having a few sections (like Anatomy) done on-line- so that students have time to review the material and understand it better. Then a review could be done in class and the instructor available to answer questions. This would also save some time. I hope this is helpful. I have a quite a bit of experience in training and taking corporate training classes.

Completing the 200 hours Yoga teaching training was a passion and I have finally made my first move towards to a whole new world. It is not just a 3 months part time study, it is something I will take with me for my entire life. All the teacher were extremely helpful. Impressed by the details, and their amazing background. After this course, I will not only do yoga, but knows 1) physically, what exactly how to do each asana and why doing them for, 2) mentally, it calms me down, helps with the stress of life, and eventually I connected my mind and my body through yoga. Thanks you so much for being in this part of my life, Anahata yoga.

Here I want to give some feedbacks and share my experience about 200 hours Teacher Training Course. For the modules of “Yoga Anatomy Theory” and “Yoga History and Philosophy” are the most difficult for me. its because I have practiced yoga for several years in other yoga centres. My understanding of yoga, its just a kind of physical exercise only. I now know that my understanding is so superficial.      Yoga is a kind mental practicing / behavioral control rather than physical practice.  Be a good yogi or yoga teacher, I have to practice yoga for my mental / physical system, I have to know the function of the body parts, what they do and how they do, as well as the structure of body parts. After I joined the Teacher Training Course in Anahata, I have leant a lot of different knowledge for yoga, such as, its theory of history, physiology, anatomy, asana practices, pranayama, Mudra, Bandha etc….. Be a sitter on the Teacher Training Course, I’m transforming myself everyday! I do appreciate to Masters Yogananth, Vishnu, Anurag and Yogesh that they taught me a lot of knowledge about yoga, its useful for my whole life. Although 200 hours Teacher Training Course has to be finished within 3.5 months, it seems very short, I did spend much time in Anahata and studied everything so hard.  For instance, we sat still on the floor for few hours class so that my whole body was very tired, but masters were teaching us with a lively and funny minded, so I had a lot of great time in the classroom and made new friends in the class. When I finished the course, Anahata gives us voluntary training base of a yoga teacher trial model at the community campaigns, hospitals or charity centres. I appreciate these are good chances for me teaching yoga for what I have learnt, it benefits to everyone involved. Recently, be a volunteer of Anahata Andiappan Community, I’m so proud to join this community and feel peaceful with the charity events. Here, thanks a lot for our some great masters/teachers: Master Yogananth Andiappan Master Vishnu Master Anurag Master Yogesh

Completing the 200 hours Yoga teaching training was a passion and I have finally made my first move towards to a whole new world. It is not just a 3 months part time study, it is something I will take with me for my entire life. All the teacher were extremely helpful. Impressed by the details, and their amazing background. After this course, I will not only do yoga, but knows 1) physically, what exactly how to do each asana and why doing them for, 2) mentally, it calms me down, helps with the stress of life, and eventually I connected my mind and my body through yoga. Thanks you so much for being in this part of my life, Anahata yoga.

I found the Anahata Teacher Training very comprehensive and well-rounded. I liked the structure of the raining in that we were taught not only about asanas, but also about Kriyas, pranayama, chakras, anatomy and meditation. It was a very well-rounded course, which deepened my understanding of yoga, and gave me a very solid foundation to deepen my own practice and take on teaching students. I gained a huge amount of knowledge, and understood the appropriate modifications and variations, contraindications and therapeutic benefits of a number of asanas. The course was very practical, and I liked the fact that we were able to practice Kriyas, which we normally would not be able to do in other courses. The anatomy module was very useful and thorough and gave me a better understanding on how the asanas should be correctly practiced. All of the masters were extremely knowledgeable and approachable to answer any questions. I would highly recommend the course to any on wishing to deepen their own practice, or teach.

I joined the 200-hr Teacher Training course with only 4 months of yoga practice and a mind that is very will to learn. In the beginning, I really just wanted to learn how to do asanas properly; I did not join the course with a goal of becoming a teacher. The training was an in-depth study of the yoga anatomy, the traditional and modern types of yoga, the different yogic concepts, pranayama, and asanas. We experienced an amazing guided yoga nidra (yoga sleep), understood the different breathing techniques, practiced asanas in a very different light (compared with how it is done in other commercial studios), and practiced four different types of kriyas/cleansing techniques (yes, it will chock you to your core but it was a great experience nonetheless). And yes, we experienced creating a sequence of asanas and finally taught a class! Aside from the Yoga Masters being qualified, they are also very humble and encouraging. They would take the time to talk with us and respond to our questions and uncertainties (which for me is normal part of the yoga journey). Of course, it was a great honor to learn from the best yoga masters in town and call Master Yogananth my Guru. The moral support from our Yoga Masters and classmates really made a difference in the way I practiced and learned yoga during the course. Aside from what I learned from the course, I have formed great bonds with classmates who I now consider to be good friends. With this course, I can say that I have acquired two of the most important traits of a Hatha Yogi – humility and self-acceptance. Yoga is not just about bending and twisting your body into different postures – it is more about the way you experience and continue living life that is true to the yogic ideals. It was a unique experience for me and in the course of I training, I realized that I do want to teach yoga and share it with as many people as possible. Namaste.

I must say that this Teacher Training course not only provides me with all the teaching skills but also inculcates in me the confidence needed to lead a class. The various instructors have imparted all relevant knowledge that has helped me to know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class to teach Hatha yoga to people from all walks of life. Relevant knowledge It is impressive to learn from Master Vishnu about the anatomy and physiology of the human body. He is so knowledgeable in this area that he can tell you in details all the muscles, joints and nerves of our body without looking at the text. This module helps me to be more aware of the structure and functions of my body while practicing various types of asanas. Learning yoga origin, history and philosophy form Master Anurag is exceptional. I gain insight into my own habitual behaviors and lean the skills needed for transformation so that I can truly enjoy life as a regular yoga practitioner. Time seems to pass by very quickly when I learn how to teach various asanas from Master Yogananth. It is so interesting to know that anyone can start practicing yoga and gains a better health by following the explicit steps taught in each asana with all the modifications ingeniously created to help a beginner to be able to perform a posture over time. The next fun class is the humorous Master Yogesh who gave detailed explanations on the practice of Pranayama and Kriya. I have gained a greater understanding of the different types of pranayama and kriya and their effects on my body. Gaining a confidence to teach This course provides all the necessary skills needed to help me feel confident in my ability to teach safely and effectively. Throughout the training, I was often reminded about the approach to teach yoga to cater to the needs of the students. I learned about sequencing and the process of aligning poses in a way to evolve into progressively deeper posed smoothly over time. I also learn about contraindications and precautions in each asana. The most important thing is the knowledge that I gained from the therapeutic benefits of each asana to help one maintain a healthy life-style by practicing yoga.

The 200hrs Yoga Teacher Training at Anahata Yoga is the most authentic yoga experience ive had so far. I moved to Hong Kong from New York 8 months ago. As a long distance runner, I started taking yoga classes couple years ago in New York to improve my flexibility and my breathing in order to perform better during a race. Having arrived in Hong Kong, I found out that running long distance outside was not pleasant due to the bad air quality. My first goal was to find the right yoga studio in Hong Kong that would fit my needs, which included: practicing authentic yoga with masters form India. When I stepped in Anahata Yoga, I knew then that I wanted to take my passion fo yoga into a deeper level and registered for the 200 hrs Yoga Teacher Training. I truly enjoyed every aspect of this training: The theory, the practice, the masters, the staff and the wonderful group of people that I got to know and practice with. During and after this training, my experience of yoga took another dimension. I self-practice everyday, which is really empowering to understand what muscles and part of the body I should work on in order to progress in other postures. I acknowledge that my body has its own limitations. As a runner, I understand my hip rotation limitations and its relation to my previous knee injury. I learned, that in order to progress without frustrations, variations of postures bring the same benefit. I also experienced the wonderful feeling of practicing asanas from inside out in combination with breathing techniques. Learning to engage just the right amount of energy in certain poses has completely changed the way I practice yoga now. Thanks to the support of my loving husband and my two children, yoga became a family experience. Being members at Ananha Yoga, my 16-year-old daughter Kenza and my 13-year-old son Elias enjoy practicing with Master Yogesh. They already feel the benefits of their practice in their everyday school life. My daughter who was suffering from back pain for many months nearly year, doesnot complain anymore. The back care classes helped her tremendously. Thank you Master Yogananth, Master Yogesh, Master Vishnu and Master Anurag! My yoga journey continues now with the Advanced Hatha Yoga teacher Training.

I was learnt the yoga practice around two and half year, in this period I practice many difference kind of Asana and that is really interesting me to know more about Yoga, so, I decided to looking for some course to study more, however, being my work with sometime out of town ! Luckily thru my friend to introduced me Anahata Yoga, they have a flexibility schedule which are totally let me to feel comfortable and I choose to study the Yoga Teacher Training Course, during this period I can learn a lot of things as well as the Anatomy, Asana, History, Pranayama, Kriya and many many benefit of Yoga etc., and all of the Master so kind and teaching very well ! It is the worth and really happy to study there. Thank you so much to all Master and Anahata ! Namaste !

I feel great during the entire program. The program provide me more understanding on yoga in different aspects, for instance, yogas history, approach on the asanas, different types of yoga and its practices, etc. The course is interesting and inspiring. The Masters are nice and patient in teaching us. All in all, I am happy and feel satisfaction in joining this program.

The training is a very memorable experience to me. On the theoretical level, I am equipped with a more systematic learning and look into the yoga anatomy, yoga theories and practice. On the practical level, I can feel the improvement of postures through a more devoted practice. I am so proud to be the students of this group of wonderful teachers. But this course also reminds me that to be a qualified yoga teacher is far more than this. What I need to do is to continue my learning and practice. My feedback on the course is as follows.  I thoroughly enjoyed the course,  I thought the syllabus covered a wide range of subjects and the standard of the teaching was excellent.  My only comment would be that I felt the class size was too large,  I felt the asana classes in particular would have been more productive with a smaller group.  I also feel in a smaller group students would have had more of an opportunity to ask questions and get clarification on things they did not understand which I did not feel was always possible given the number of people in the group.  Other than that it was a fantastic experience and I wouldnot hesitate to recommend the course to others.

In the past, I enjoyed Yoga as an activity to train my physical body and had many misunderstandings in its history, philosophy and practices. By attending this course, I have gained preliminary knowledge of Yoga and this is just a beginning in terms of learning to take good care and be aware of my own body, emotions and spirituality. Through every practice, transformation is happening within and Yoga has definitely become an important part of my life journey. The open-mindedness is what I like most in this TTC course conducted by Anahata Centre. Nowadays Yoga has evolved so much and the approach here is to incorporate modern views into Yoga tradition. It has the origin as well as the newness in Yoga teaching.