Doing a yoga teacher training can be a life changing experience both personally and career-wise, but, only under one condition. It’s that you should be able to choose the yoga style that is very much apt for you. Among the wide variety of yoga styles, Hatha yoga and multi-style yoga are the most famous and also the most chosen ones for a yoga TTC, especially in India. Confused between the two? Don’t worry. We got you. In this article, we will discuss in detail about both the yoga styles and it will help you choose wisely.
Hatha yoga is the traditional and foundational style of yoga, regarded as the very first form from which all other yoga practices have evolved. This yoga style focuses mainly on physical postures, breathing exercises (pranayama) and meditation to bring a balance between the body and mind. As the name indicates, Hatha Yoga TTC focuses on deepening your knowledge in the traditional root of most of the modern yoga styles - the hatha yoga. This course will be the best option if you are planning on building a strong foundation rather than focusing on learning various styles. As the saying goes, “strong foundations are invisible, but they hold everything visible together.” So, if you are seeing your future as a yoga trainer, a stronger foundation will only bring benefits to you. Just think about this: would you like to learn from an expert teacher who has a very deep knowledge in his field or would you like to learn from someone who has a superficial knowledge in more than one field? Even if you don’t plan on becoming a trainer, you may choose this course if you want to immerse yourself in the spirituality and mindfulness of yoga. In short, you will understand what the magic of yoga can do to a human being, if you seek a very deep knowledge in hatha yoga. By choosing this course, you are entering into a yogic life for a couple of days. We, here at Pranam Yoga Joseph, ensure that by all means, you live the life of a yogi and see an inner transformation of yourself during this period.
The multi-style yoga TTC combines teachings from multiple yoga traditions rather than focusing on just one. This will be the right choice if you are interested in learning many styles on a basic level rather than acquiring a deep knowledge in just one style. You may choose this course if you are just taking another step to be a little more advanced as a yoga practitioner. In this course, you will be learning a surface level of multiple yoga styles including the hatha, ashtanga and vinyasa yoga’s. You can experiment and see which is the yoga style that best suits you. This course allows you to become a versatile yoga trainer with basic foundations in many yoga traditions. You can learn both traditional and modern yoga styles and then choose which one to build a future in. As a yoga trainer, you will be teaching a variety of students who have different interests. This course will help you to develop the knowledge required to teach them. If you still don’t know whether you want to focus on traditional or modern yoga style, then choose this course so that you can understand both. However, you may have to do more courses and further deepen your knowledge in various yoga styles in the future. Since multi-style yoga TTC is a surface level course, it won’t provide an in-depth knowledge in any of the yoga styles as a dedicated course like Hatha Yoga TTC would do.
Both the yoga styles have their own sets of advantages and disadvantages. While Hatha yoga TTC gives you intense knowledge in one yoga style, it might lack the teaching of modern yoga practices, depending on the school. As for multi-style yoga TTC, it gives you knowledge in multiple yoga styles while it lacks an in-depth understanding of any one style. If you want to build a very strong foundation and get into the core of traditional yoga, then choose Hatha Yoga TTC. Some schools will bring a modern touch to traditional Hatha Yoga teaching methods. On the other hand, if you intend to learn many yoga styles without getting into the core of it, then choose multi-style yoga TTC. You can also try talking to one of our mentors to help you make a choice, depending on what you are looking for. Our team is always ready to help you in any yoga related crisis.
Tony Robbins* once said, “it is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” Since you have already chosen yoga to be your destiny, the next step is choosing your yoga style wisely. The Traditional Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
and the multi-style Yoga TTC have always been two best options. To choose between them, you just have to know your intention of seeking yoga. If it is to build a very strong, in-depth foundation in traditional yoga, then no doubts, your niche is hatha yoga. On the other hand, if you want to explore various styles of yoga, even if it is at a surface level, then you can choose multi-style yoga. However, the core idea is to extract the essence of yoga and use it to transform your life at a cosmic level. If there are still doubts present in your mind, think about this question again: would you like to learn from an expert teacher who has a very deep knowledge in his field or would you like to learn from a teacher who has a superficial knowledge in more than one field? The choice is yours.
*Tony Robbins is an American author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and motivational speaker known for his bestselling books ‘Awaken the giant within’ and ‘Money: Master the game’.
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