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Become a Teacher Who Understands the Body Beyond the Posture

In-Person & Online Pathways

Next In-Person Training: 11 March – 7 April 2027

EXPLORE IN-PERSON TRAINING

Choose Your Training Pathway

IN-PERSON IMMERSION

28-Day Residential Training 

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ONLINE PATHWAY

Self-paced · 12 months access

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IN-PERSON TEACHER TRAINING · KERALA, INDIA

28-Day 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
11 March – 7 April 2027

An immersive residential training that begins with your own practice before moving into the art of guiding others.

Explore classical yoga, nervous system-informed practice, anatomy, philosophy and teaching methodology through daily practice, study, observation and supervised teaching.

What You'll Learn

Study the roots. Embody the practice. Learn to guide others.

  • Classical Yoga Asana & Intelligent Sequencing 
  • Nervous System-Informed Movement & Yoga 
  • Trauma-Informed Teaching Principles 
  • Pranayama, Mudra & Meditation 
  • Yoga Philosophy & Classical Wisdom 
  • Anatomy, Physiology & Movement 
  • Teaching Methodology & Supervised Practice 
  • Personal Practice & Embodied Awareness

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

For those who want to deepen their practice and teach from embodied understanding.

BECOME A TEACHER

DEEPEN YOUR TEACHING

DEEPEN YOUR TEACHING

Build an embodied, practice-led foundation for teaching yoga.

DEEPEN YOUR TEACHING

DEEPEN YOUR TEACHING

DEEPEN YOUR TEACHING

Develop a more nervous system-informed and responsive approach to teaching.

DEEPEN YOUR PRACTICE

BRIDGE TRADITION & MODERN PRACTICE

BRIDGE TRADITION & MODERN PRACTICE

Go further into your own practice, even if teaching is not your immediate goal.

BRIDGE TRADITION & MODERN PRACTICE

BRIDGE TRADITION & MODERN PRACTICE

BRIDGE TRADITION & MODERN PRACTICE

Explore classical yoga alongside anatomy, the nervous system and individual experience.

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TEACHER TRAINING

WHAT MAKES THIS TRAINING DIFFERENT?

Rather than learning fixed sequences, you learn to observe how breath, movement and attention affect your own body and nervous system.


From there, you learn to adapt yoga to different bodies, capacities and responses — teaching with greater awareness, sensitivity and discernment.

CORE AREAS OF TRAINING

CLASSICAL YOGA FOUNDATIONS

NERVOUS SYSTEM-INFORMED PRACTICE

NERVOUS SYSTEM-INFORMED PRACTICE

Practice · Breath · Presence


Develop a grounded practice through asana, pranayama, meditation and yogic principles.

NERVOUS SYSTEM-INFORMED PRACTICE

NERVOUS SYSTEM-INFORMED PRACTICE

NERVOUS SYSTEM-INFORMED PRACTICE

Sensing · Regulation · Capacity


Explore how movement, breath, attention and rest influence nervous system state.

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM-INFORMED PRACTICE

YOGA PHILOSOPHY & EMBODIED UNDERSTANDING

Structure · Function · Nervous System


Understand anatomy, movement and the nervous system for safe, responsive teaching.

YOGA PHILOSOPHY & EMBODIED UNDERSTANDING

YOGA PHILOSOPHY & EMBODIED UNDERSTANDING

YOGA PHILOSOPHY & EMBODIED UNDERSTANDING

Wisdom · Inquiry · Integration


Explore classical yogic philosophy through practice, inquiry and lived experience.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

YOGA PHILOSOPHY & EMBODIED UNDERSTANDING

PRACTICUM & TEACHING INTEGRATION

Observe · Adapt · Guide


Learn sequencing, cueing and trauma-informed principles for responsive teaching.

PRACTICUM & TEACHING INTEGRATION

YOGA PHILOSOPHY & EMBODIED UNDERSTANDING

PRACTICUM & TEACHING INTEGRATION

Practice · Feedback · Confidence


Develop confidence through supervised teaching, observation and feedback.

THE 28-DAY JOURNEY

EXPERIENCE & EMBODIMENT

Practise · Sense · Understand


Begin with your own practice. Develop greater awareness of breath, movement, attention and nervous system responses.

UNDERSTANDING & APPLICATION

Study · Observe · Adapt


Connect lived experience with anatomy, philosophy and teaching methodology, and begin applying what you learn.

TEACHING & INTEGRATION

Guide · Receive Feedback · Integrate


Move into supervised teaching, receive feedback and develop a grounded approach to guiding others.

A Complete Immersion Where Practice, Learning and Living Come Together.

YOUR RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE

Everything You Need to Practise, Learn & Integrate


Your 28-day residential training includes:

Accommodation · All Meals · Ayurvedic Guidance · Massage & Bodywork · Chanting & Sound · Training Materials · Mentoring · Supervised Teaching


Living at Hinterland gives you the space to step away from everyday demands and immerse yourself fully in practice, study, rest and integration.

MEET YOUR GUIDE

Aje Ras Akarsha

Aje is the founder of Hinterland Village School of Yoga and the lead teacher of this training.


His approach brings together classical yoga, nervous system-informed embodied practice and years of working with students through immersive retreat and teacher training.


Throughout the 28 days, he guides the core practice, nervous system-informed learning, embodied practice and teaching integration.


Teaching begins with your own practice. Learning to guide others begins with what you have genuinely experienced.

2027 TRAINING & INVESTMENT

11 March – 7 April 2027
28-Day Residential 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Hinterland Village, Kerala, India



Early Enrolment: $2,350 USD
Available for a limited number of places.


Residential Training Fee: $2,797 USD


$350 deposit to secure your place
Payment plans available.

APPLY FOR THE 2027 TRAINING

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at hinterlandvillage@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

A consistent yoga practice and sincere interest in learning are more important than flexibility or advanced postures.

You do not need to be able to perform complex asanas.
You do need to be willing to:

  • slow down
     
  • listen to the body
     
  • learn from sensation and experience
     

This training values awareness and presence over physical achievement.


Most TTCs focus on posture, sequencing, and performance.
This training focuses on how the nervous system shapes movement, breath, attention, and behaviour.

Here, regulation is not a module — it is the foundation of:

  • how practices are taught
     
  • how learning is paced
     
  • how rest is honoured
     
  • how teaching responsibility is understood
     

You will learn why certain approaches overwhelm people, and how to teach in a way that supports safety, capacity, and long-term wellbeing.





No.
This is a yoga teacher training, not a therapy or trauma-treatment program.

That said, the training is nervous-system-informed, which means:

  • practices are paced carefully
     
  • language is non-invasive
     
  • safety and choice are prioritised
     
  • emotional responses are respected, not pushed
     

The work is held ethically, without catharsis, force, or personal disclosure pressure.


This training is right for you if:

  • you are drawn to depth rather than speed
     
  • you value safety over intensity
     
  • you want to understand your own nervous system deeply
     
  • you feel the responsibility of holding space for others
     

If the language and pace of this page resonate, that is often the clearest sign.


You will learn the foundations of Hatha Yoga, so some mobility is required, however practices can be adapted to your needs.


You will also learn somatic practices which
are slow, embodied, and sustainable.


The emphasis is on:

  • joint health
     
  • nervous system safety
     
  • breath and internal sensing
     
  • reducing unnecessary effort
     

This is not a physically challenging or endurance-based training.


APPLY FOR THE 2027 TRAINING

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