Sivananda Yoga Peace Educator Training (1-year program)

Promote holistic peace/conflict transformative practices and methods as an accessible way to wellbeing and peaceful development of individuals and society. Apply classical Yoga and Vedanta philosophy to address specific disharmonious conditions in a person, a family or a community.

Gain the knowledge and skills to apply the 5 Points of Yoga Life:

1. Proper exercise (asanas)

2. Proper breathing (pranayama; manipulation of vital energy through breathing techniques)

3. Proper relaxation (savasana techniques and stress-reduction techniques)

4. Proper diet (vegetarian and Ayurvedic diet)

5. Positive thinking (Vedanta) & meditation (Raja Yoga)

And learn leadership skills, mediation skills, counseling skills, emotional regulation teqhniques and compassionate communication skills.

Empower inner peace in people to reduce stress and to restore balance and purpose to their life.

Gain tools and knowledge in areas such as:

• Causes of stress and their relationship to conflict.

• Learning the power of the subconscious mind.

• Application of Yoga and Ayurveda practices to promote a happy and peaceful lifestyle.

• The root causes of addiction, abuse, and harmful behaviors.

• Application of Vedic Counseling techniques for integral health and peace.

• Yogic perspectives on life’s purpose.

• Yoga of relationships.

• Theory of karma and dharma.

• Connection of body-mind and consciousness, Self

• Emotional management

• How to teach groups the methods of peaceful collective living, resource sharing, collective endeavor, and conflict resolution.

PRE-REQUISITE Any 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate

1-YEAR PROGRAM FORMAT (300 hrs)

• Three onsite immersive residential trainings of 7 days each

• Distance learning, 2 hours weekly for 12 weeks

• Practicum with individual cases

• Practicum with groups

CURRICULUM

MODULE 1 • January 4–12, 2027
Yoga and the Mind,
Methods and Steps to Peace

MODULE 2 • May 1–8, 2027
Global Citizen Skills

MODULE 3 • July 5–12, 2027
Peace Applications

MODULE 4 • July–September 2027

DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINE, 12 weeks

PEACE TECHNIQUES PRACTICUM
Applied knowledge and techniques to educate individuals and groups under the guidance of a mentor.

GRADUATION • December 2027

Main Teachers:

Swami Sitaramananda

Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Ashram Vedanta Yoga Farm, California and the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Vietnam. She is acharya of China, Taiwan, and Japan as well. Swamiji is the organizer and teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET) program, an 800-hour program on yoga therapy, accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).