Turiya Yoga - Varanasi

Manu and Suzane are awesome Yoga teachers who bring their amazing gifts and open hearts to each class. While I expected to learn the philosophy, anatomy and the practice of Asanas, I was thrilled to also deepen my meditation practice and learn the principles of Ayurveda. I highly recommend this class. Manu and Suzane will push you to be the best!

I learnt so much at Turiya Yoga. It was an experience I will never forget and I would definitely recommend to any one thinking about doing their 200hr YTTC in India. I improved my own self practice and learnt so much about yoga, its history, benefits and philosophy. The Teachers were thoughtful, kind and looked after me when I was sick. I am so glad I choose this school and I wish I could do it all over again! (maybe not getting sick part!)

My TTC experience with Turiya Yoga in Goa was outstanding. The group was small and intimate, and teachers dedicated all their attention and time to us. It was a life changing month, very intensive, yet so rewarding and full of knowledge. Perfect balance between energetic, stronger ashtanga approach by Manu and balanced, calmer, traditional hatha approach by Suzana. Turiya Yoga takes it serious: the hours are counted, the progam is full, everything is with high standards. And well, Goa of course and the place itself only add to the magical eperience I had. I deinitely recomend the school. Love. Marta

I highly recommend Turiya yoga! Of course, delicious food and well, it is Goa! But, I do recommend the school really. I had an amazing time, crazy amount of knowledge intake – it is quite a program! - and …well, just really happy to have spent such an intense month among beautiful people and real practitioners… Akash and Suzana are great teachers with a big big heart! Always there for you! To be honest, I didn’t even expect to really teach after the course… yoga is for sure my passion since very young but mainly did it for myself… however, it made me feel confident to give it a try and I am having so much fun with that.

What an intense experience this YTTC! The teachers are very different among themselves, an excellent combination of West and East views on Yoga… That is surely necessary to teach yoga internationally! Something I actually realized after taking the course… I did also realized, speeecially after traveling more in India, that I was very lucky to have chosen Turiya Yoga as a school for my first yoga training… I’ve had some quite weird and pushy Yoga classes afterwards, squeezed between 30or 40 people!! Thanks Manu and Suzana, you guys bring in an experienced team, kind staff and home sweet home atmosphere. Hope to be able to stay next time and have that internship ;)

Turiya Yoga was amazing! It was a life changing experience, I love Suzana and Manu and their Teacher Training Course! I loved the ashtanga and hatha yoga classes. I was particularly looking forward to sequencing classes, those classes proved to be very useful, because we learnt to make our own sequences. Adjustment classes were so much fun and gave a deeper understanding of the postures. Yoga philosophy and anatomy classes were great and so were the guest lecturers. In my opinion Patnem Beach was the perfect venue for this course, because it has a calming atmosphere, but I am sure Suzana and Manu can make it work anywhere! It was a great experience and I would recommend anyone to go!

I was expecting to learn how to be a yoga teacher at Turyia Yoga, which I did under the watchful and careful instruction of Manu, Suzana and their awesome guest teachers. I did not however expect to gain such insight into myself, my mind, my body and my health. The course was intense but mesmerising. Physically draining at times but so rewarding and strengthening. The balance of history, philosophy, anatomy and adjustment classes are so carefully thought through around the ashtanga primary series and hatha classes. Having talked to students from neighbouring schools, it seems that what sets Turyia aside from the other Goa courses is their strong belief in authenticity and hard work and their dedication to honouring the whole 200hrs. An immense life changing and emotional journey, guided and constantly supported by two beautiful souls in a setting of paradise in India, the heart of yoga. Namaste.

My first recommendation, if you're considering taking your 200H Yoga Teacher Training with Turiya Yoga, is to think seriously about your choice to become a yoga teacher/take the teacher training certification. ASK YOURSELF: Are you an 'empty vessel', ready to approach the experience with an open mind? Are you willing to work hard, to be trained, to overcome challenges, to set aside your ego? Are you ready to completely transform your practise, your body, your mind, your heart, and your life for the better? Do you want to unfold your understanding and develop your capacity to learn and love what you do? If you answered yes to all of these, then Turiya Yoga is precisely where you should take this journey. I have no doubt that other schools provide excellent experiences, life-affirming or otherwise. But I feel that the true magic happens uniquely at Turiya Yoga. THIS IS NOT A YOGA RETREAT. The instructors will definitely tell you this, too! This experience is not for the faint of heart - it is hard work. There is no truer application for the saying, "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you." You will be both challenged, and changed, by your experience at Turiya Yoga - by just how much, is up to you. YOU WON'T GET BETTER INSTRUCTION ANYWHERE ELSE Of everywhere I looked, this course has the lowest student-teacher ratio, and the most contact hours than any other school. Although the curriculum and instruction is intense, the teachers - a small team lead by Suzana and Manu, who teach most of it with the exception of wonderful module teachers for anatomy and ayurveda - make themselves available both in class and outside of it to help you through the process. They are willing to offer their time and teaching throughout the entire course, with a generosity of spirit and authenticity I haven't yet seen elsewhere. A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM I'm amazed that we covered as much as we did. The curriculum at Turiya covers more than simply the practise of yoga and how to teach a class - it expands into a strong foundation of teaching methodology, philosophy, history, anatomy, and ayurveda; as well as practical and in-depth knowledge for teachers on how best to bring their authentic selves to the mat to create positive experiences for their own students. You will learn and be introduced to ideas and concepts that you may never have imagined - and you'll find out how to apply them both in your practise, and your everyday life. THEY TAKE THEIR PRACTISE SERIOUSLY - YOU SHOULD, TOO That's not to say Suzana and Manu teach without humour. On the contrary, you will laugh until you cry, and cry until you laugh - there is always a place for joy in the practise and during the course. HOWEVER, the team at Turiya also understand the importance of establishing a solid foundation so that you not only leave prepared but CONFIDENT in your own ability to teach yoga, practise effectively, and importantly - do it safely. They walk the talk in their own lives and practise, and strictly adhere to this when instructing and assessing your progress - and they do this with love, because they know that to accept any less would do a disservice to you and your own journey. There is plenty of constructive criticism and opportunity to work on areas you find difficult. The result? You will leave the course confident, but humble, and ready to continue your yoga journey no matter where it takes you. THE DIFFERENCE IS LOVE Sounds corny, doesn't it? Trust me on this. Everything in this course is done with love, and that makes all the difference in the world. Not simply loving care and kindness, too - Suzana and Manu love what they do, and you will feel that and learn to love it, too. They are both the rare kinds of human beings you will feel lucky to have simply met - let alone spend a whole month learning from. But don't take this to expect the course to be sunshine and rainbows - you will find (and PUSH) your limits emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically. Love is what will get you through. MY ADVICE: DO IT, and don't look back.