Ustka, Baltic Sea, Poland

September 2023

Exact dates to be announced

Dates include arrival and departure days

The Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training course in Ustka in September 2022 is cancelled. Alternatively there are the following options:

Teachers Training Course in Lithuania: 2 - 31 juli 2022, taught in English, Lithuanian and Russian. More Details here

Teachers Training courses in Reith near Kitzbühel/ Austria:

In the course from 3 september – 2 october in Austria we will offer a polish Asana group and the course will be translated into Polish upon request. Please let us know before your registration if you need translation.

A special rate for Eastern European participants is offered in Austria. please contact us for details: poland@sivananda.net  

Details on all courses in Austria here (In English language).

Please find here the general information on the Teachers Training Course.

• Four-week theoretical and practical training in all aspects of yoga composed of 401 training units of 45 minutes’ duration
• International certificate from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre organization (ISYVC) is awarded on successful completion of the course. The diploma is entitled "Yoga Siromani" and recognised by Yoga Alliance for the 200 hours Registered Yoga School Standards
• This course was established in 1969 by Swami Vishnudevananda as the first yoga teachers’ training course taught to Western students and now has over 48,000 graduates.
• A sincere desire to learn and openness to yogic techniques is required – a basic knowledge of yoga postures and philosophy is preferred, but not essential. Students will develop the skills to teach yoga asanas and improve their own personal practice.

Curriculum

Asanas, Pranayama, Yoga Nutrition, Kriyas, Meditation, Mantras, Vedanta Philosophy, Bhagavad Gita, The Four Yoga Paths, Anatomy and Physiology
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Daily schedule

Daily: two meditation sessions, two yoga classes, two lectures, one hour of service to the ashram community. Students are given one lecture-free day a week. Attendance of the entire TTC daily schedule is mandatory.
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Course Books

• The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnudevananda, Three Rivers Press
• Bhagavad Gita with a commentary by Swami Sivananda, the Divine Life Trust Society
• Yoga: Your Home Practice Companion by the Sivananda Yoga Centre (Dorling Kindersley)

Books will be available for sale at the TTC venue. 

For more information about the course books please contact poland(at)sivananda.net

Further recommended reading for at-home study

• Sivananda Beginner's Guide to Yoga by Sivananda Yoga Centre, Gaia Books
• Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnudevananda, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers

Also available at the Sivananda Yoga Centres or via the online shop.

Venue

The course will take place at the Centre for Education and Vacation “Lesnik”. It is located in the village of Orzechowo Morskie, 5 km east of Ustka and 115 km west of Gdansk on the beautiful dune coastline of the Baltic Sea. It comprises a very beautiful forest bordering the sea (150 metres from the beach). It is an oasis of peace and an ideal place for meditation.

Helpful reminders

Attendance at all programmes is mandatory. In order to maintain the proper atmosphere, no meat, fish, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, black tea, eggs, drugs or revealing clothing is allowed. Not abiding by these rules may lead to dismissal from the course. The meals offered are lacto-vegetarian. We cannot cater to special dietary needs during the course. The teachings of the course are based on the gurukula system, the classical way of transmitting spiritual knowledge in the yoga tradition. It is based on a relationship of trust and mutual respect between student and teacher, and aims at the complete development of the former: physically, mentally and spiritually. We recommend that you familiarise yourself with our teachings by attending classes and satsangs (group meditation) at one of the Sivananda Centres.

How to get to Ustka

By plane

Direct flights to Gdansk airport from Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, London. From there, take Yogi Bus to Orzechowo Morskie (about 115 km).

By car

From Warsaw, take the A7 to Gdansk. From Gdansk take the A211 in the direction of Slupsk and then take the 210 to Ustka. Then travel east 7 km to Orzechowo Morskie.

Yogi Bus

The Yogi Bus will run on 4 september, leaving from the Gdansk Airport at 5pm. Enquire at the at the Sivananda Yoga Zentrum Berlin for details and registration: Tel. +49 (0)30 85 99 97 98, e-mail: polandregistration(at)sivananda.net

Address

Centre for Education and Vacation LESNIK
Forest Inspectorate
Orzechowo Morskie
76-270 Ustka
Poland

Tel. and Fax +48 59-81-44-635

Cancellation before the start of the course

Within 14 days of the date when the course confirmation was sent

You have the right to withdraw your reservation for the Yoga Teachers’ Training Course, without giving a reason, within 14 days of the date when the confirmation was sent. The withdrawal must be made in writing or verbally towards the organizers of the Teachers’ Training Course in Poland, per email poland(at)sivananda.net, or phone ++49 30 85 99 97 98. You can (but don´t need to) use the WITHDRAWAL FORM (attached to the acknowledgement email).

The withdrawal is considered timely if the declaration is submitted within the period specified. If you withdraw the booking, we will refund payments immediately or latest 14 days from the date on which you submit the withdrawal.

Cancellation more than 14 days after the date when the course confirmation was sent

We will refund your original payment minus an administration fee of 50 euros.

If the booking for the course is received within the last 14 days before the start of the course, you waive the 14-day right of withdrawal. This waiver of the right of withdrawal will be signed upon arrival in Ustka.

If you do not show up and do not contact us, no refund will be issued.

If you would like to change your booking to another course, a 50 euro administration fee will be charged. You can change to any course at a Sivananda Yoga Center or Ashram in Europe or Rudraprayag.

Early departure from the Teachers’ Training Course in Ustka

Within the first 3 days:  we will refund your original payment minus an administration fee of 300 euros.

After 3 days: No refund will be given

In case of early departure from the course, the TTC course manual and TTC uniforms (2 trousers / 2 t-shirts) must be returned before leaving the teaching location.

Contact

Sivananda Yoga Zentrum Berlin
Schmiljanstr. 24
12161 Berlin
Germany

Tel. +49 (0)30 85 99 97 98
Fax +49 (0)30 85 99 97 97
E-mail: polandregistration(at)sivananda.net