Residential · Madanapalle Campus · Nāth Tradition
200 Hour Residential Yoga Teacher Training
Thirty days on our campus in the Madanapalle hills. Practise from early morning, study the Nāth texts with your teachers, and complete your certification in one focused month.
A certification recognised in India and worldwide
The Path
The first step on a longer path
Many of our students want more than a teaching certificate. For them, the 200 Hr TTC is the first step on a structured path of study that continues with the 400 Hr TTC and the specialised trainings after it.
Why Study Here
A school of the Nāth Sampradāya
Bharat Yogavidya Kendra belongs to the Nāth Sampradāya, the tradition of Matsyendranātha and Gorakṣanātha that gave the world haṭha yoga. Our founder, Sri M, is an initiated Nāth yogī (Madhukarnāth), disciple of Śrī Maheshwarnāth Bābājī. The practices taught here have been received and preserved within this lineage.
The Nāth texts are the spine of this course.
You will study the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā and Śiva Saṁhitā with key verses; the Gorakṣa Śataka and Siddha Siddhānta Paddhati of Gorakṣanātha; and the Yoga Cūḍāmaṇi Upaniṣad — texts most 200-hour programmes never open.
Why Residential
Yoga is learned by living it
For one month the whole day is arranged around practice and study. You live alongside your teachers, eat sattvic food, and follow the same daily rhythm the Kendra itself follows.
Why Choose BYK
Dates & fees
December 2026 Batch
1 – 30 December 2026 at the Satsang Foundation Ashram, Madanapalle campus.
The fee depends on your choice of accommodation; everything else is included for every student.
- Full tuition: theory and practical, all 30 days
- Accommodation for 30 nights (see the rooms)
- Three Sattvic vegetarian meals daily
- Complete Student Kit: yoga mat, bag, both manuals, stationery kit, sādhana diary
- Assessment, certification and the printed certificate
The Rhythm
A day at the Kendra
5:00 – 6:00
Kriyā time · Personal meditation
6:00 – 6:15
Āratī at the temple
6:15 – 6:30
Prāṇāyāma / Chanting
6:30 – 8:30
Āsana practice
8:30 – 9:00
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00
Karma Yoga
10:00 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:15
Theory class + Discussion
12:15 – 1:30
New Āsanas / Mantra chanting
1:30 – 2:00
Lunch
2:00 – 3:30
Break / Library
3:45 – 4:45
Talks · Yoga Nidrā · Group Discussion · Self-study
4:45 – 5:55
Āsana practice / Walk
6:00 – 6:15
Āratī at the temple
6:15 – 7:15
Kriyā / Meditation at the Yogashala
7:15 – 7:45
Dinner
7:45 – 8:30
Evening practice — Bhajans, Trāṭaka & Self-study
The Curriculum
What you will learn
The complete syllabus is public — every chapter of both manuals, with the Nāth lineage texts openly listed.
Online students study the identical curriculum.
Nāth Philosophy & Lineage the sampradāya, its masters, worldview and living transmission
Classical & Nāth Texts Haṭha manuals, Gorakṣa Śataka, Yoga Cūḍāmaṇi, Yoga Sūtras, Gītā
Anatomy & the Subtle Body modern physiology beside yogic anatomy
Wellness & Lifestyle Āyurveda, stress management, yoga for health
Teaching Craft methodology, class-building, the yoga teacher
Kriyā, Vyāyāma & Conditioning cleansing practices and the durable body
Āsana & Sūrya Namaskāra the 74-āsana Foundation Series
Prāṇāyāma, Mudrā & Bandha the breath and the energy seals
Yoga Nidrā & Meditation the inner practices
Your Home for a Month
The campus
Yogashala, meditation temple, dining hall and quiet hills — see where you will live and practise.
On Arrival
Your Student Kit
Handed to you on day one — everything you need for thirty days of practice and study.
In their own word
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