Tantra & The Chakras

Om Som’s 300 Hour Advanced Teacher Training program is designed to amplify your experiential understanding of Traditional Hatha Yoga & beyond. For this training we will commit to an 7 month group Sadhana in order to cement and expand our understanding of how we can apply practice to the individual. We are inviting graduates of any 200hr YTT to join us for this advanced 7 month part time program. This will include 7 weekend immersions live online + 2 weeks full time study in ‘the yoga capital of the world’, Rishikesh India.

Our commitment is to provide the most relevant, accessible & adaptable training program possible; and to view the needs of modern students through the traditional lens. This training is designed to build on what you have learned in your 200 hour training program, elevating you to a whole new level of embodied Yoga Teacher. We will touch on the foundations of the therapeutic application of hatha yoga along with deepening our knowledge on subjects such as ayurveda, yoga nidra, restorative yoga, functional anatomy, yajna (fire ceremony), kundalini kriya, mantra, mudras, bandha, pranyama & meditation. These will be viewed through a traditional lens alongside that of current research findings & the unique needs of the group.

This training is for those teachers & dedicated students who wish to deepen their understanding of the many approaches to Yoga & take their personal practice to its sublime depths. For those teaching, the knowledge contained in this training will elevate your current offerings to include a vast body of practices & truely understand how to meet the needs of your students in both a group & 1-1 setting.

Our approach for this training will be unique in the sense that our study will draw on the personal experiences of each student throughout the course. We each contain an abundance of experiential knowledge & when we come together in community this is amplified as we share our experiences with others. This training is also a commitment to a year of personal practice. Each of the 7 weekend modules will include 2 x Om Som signature sequences created to build our felt understanding of the tantric chakra system. This allows us to deeply unpack the relationships between our physical, mental, energetic, emotional & spiritual selves; and how we can meet our uniques needs & personal development at these 7 levels. Each weekend will include study around the elemental, physical, chemical, energetic, mental & emotional qualities of the chakras along with tools to call in balance & harmony within the 5 bodies.

After we have completed each weekend immersion, we will each undertake a daily sadhana to explore & adapt these sequences to our personal circumstances. This gives us the opportunity to build a catalogue of powerful, intelligent practices to share from & form a detailed inner map of the vast & widespread knowledge provided through the yoga tradition. Through practice we can expand our inner awareness & illuminate a fuller picture of who we are & what we are here to share.

Finally, the two week India immersion is an opportunity to retreat from daily life, dive deep into subtle, traditional practices & connect to the energy of the land that this knowledge came from; allowing us to approach practice with respect & gratitude for tradition whilst understanding it in the modern context. We have secured an incredible retreat centre nestled between the mountains of the the Rajaji national park in Rishikesh. With on-site Ayurvedic treatment & panchakarma centre, yoga & yajna shalas with the most incredible view, mindfully prepared ayurvedic meals, swimming pool & beautiful, spacious rooms; our new home in India is a Yogis dream. You will be surrounded by a culture that is warm, welcoming & holds spirituality in the highest regard. Although our study will be intensive, we will create space for exploration alongside some excursions to sacred sites in Rishikesh for deep contemplation. People from all over the world travel to Rishikesh in search of spiritual insights & the land holds true to its name; truely “the land of the Rishi’s”. This two week retreat is our chance to put together the missing links & assess the yoga system as a whole, you will leave with a new found appreciation for the gift that is Yoga & the rich tradition from which it comes