a1000yoga Academy is an earnest effort in bringing together the knowledge and practice of Yoga to address the wellness needs of our present day world. The founders, saw the need for thorough professionalism in Yoga services in India and set up an Educational Academy in 2011. Currently the Academy is functioning from Indiranagar, Bangalore, India and its operations are run by HYAP Trust.
Every Individual empowered with complete control of their Health and Happiness.
Impart Authentic and Professional education to Aspiring Yoga teachers.
Systematise and standardise Yoga teaching methodologies.
Provide Continual Support to Yoga teachers with Technical, Operational and Business skills.
Starting with 5 students in a class in 2011, a1000yoga Academy after 72 batches and about 2000 graduates, is an institution and most sought after school for quality and reliable Yoga teacher certification courses, ranging from basic to advance to specialisation in teaching children and pre-post natal women.
The teacher training programs are designed to make it accessible for passionate yogis from all walks of life to immerse themselves in traditional practices meant for modern application.
‘a1000yoga’ – the name: The number 1000 is of archetypal importance in Eastern sciences. The Sahasrara chakra, represented by a 1000 petal lotus, is the highest level of consciousness that any human form can attain in their life on earth. Yoga practices facilitate Actualization of this highest consciousness, in a systematic and safe manner.
Accessible
Our courses are designed for all who want to learn and pursue Yoga in its purest form and is open to homemakers, working professionals, artists of all ages and ethnicity.
Authentic
Our belief lies in teaching yoga from authentic sources to fit today’s audience and lifestyle, free from any dilution to the classical method.
Great value for the time
Effort and money you would invest in the course. You take back, good health, yoga knowledge including spreading the same through teaching yoga to the community.
Only for business
Here – We are not a school that sells certificates for the sake of it.
A FAD or a Trend
We do not teach populist, fad yoga like Acro yoga, Aerial yoga, Beer yoga act.
False Claims
We do not make false promises nor do we engage in modern-day spiritual mumbo-jumbo.
Pradeep Sattwamaya (Deep)
Pradeep had the blessed opportunity to be accepted as a disciple by his guru, Paramhamsa Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati ( In the sanyasa lineage of Shri Adi Shankara, Swami Sivananda, Swami Satyananda ). Pradeep spend two full years living and imbibing Yoga at Gangadarshan, a Yoga gurukula along the banks of river Ganga in Bihar. He has now completed first 12 year phase of discipleship.
Pradeep has also studied the Mysore Astanga Yoga and Iyengar Yoga (with props). He is currently pursuing his studies in Ayurveda and modern Neuroscience.
He started practicing yoga as a seven year old, learning classical asanas from his father, post an engineering degree, devoted full time to studying yoga, graduating M.Sc. program in Yogic sciences (from the world’s first yoga university, Bihar Yoga Bharati, Munger, India, with a university gold medal).
He has been teaching yoga in India, Europe and South east Asia, He successfully built a chain a yoga studios in Bangalore which was later acquired by a major Health brand. He has been training and mentoring over 2000 budding yoga teachers since 2006.
Traditional Home of Yoga and Yogis for many millenium
Existing long unbroken lineage of Yoga schools
Holistic approach to Yoga
Complete alignment of Lifestyle, Food, Language and Culture for the through practice of Yoga
Indira’s earliest ‘fitness-related’ childhood memories are of her father – shaking her and her brothers’ awake everyday at the crack of dawn for a jog/swim/rowing/tennis. “Even the hapless family dog was not spared!” she says. As kids, she and her brothers despised their dad’s strict nature, but today she is deeply grateful to him for instilling a lifelong commitment to physical fitness. Her dad is her first guru – his photograph occupies a pride of place in her Yoga room. Her first encounter with Yoga was a complimentary class held in her college in Chennai. She enjoyed it thoroughly but did not pursue it – finding Jane Fonda and step aerobics so much more ‘glamorous’ and exciting. At that time, she says, ‘I had zero knowledge of just how incredible an art and science Yoga is.’ Following a Masters in Communication, Indira began a 25 year long career in Advertising. The stress – and eventually – the meaninglessness of her work led her to dive deeper into the practice of Yoga. Initially, it was about mastering the Asanas, but a couple of years later, her Ashtanga Yoga teacher introduced her to the philosophy behind the practice, and there was no looking back. With her guru’s blessings, the next several years were an ‘insane’ mix of Advertising, intense personal sadhana, and study of Yoga philosophy. Quitting advertising was, she says – inevitable.
She completed her RYT 200 and 300 and has, since then, been teaching full-time at a1000yoga. In the last three years she has been on the faculty of a1000yoga’s Teacher Training Certification Courses as well.
Irrespective of the ‘style’ of Yoga, her approach is to give her practitioners more than just a physical workout. “Yoga is so much more than asana – and I always attempt to include a hint of that in my classes. I think of it as scattering a handful of seeds into the earth. Who knows – one or two may sprout!”. She is one of a1000yoga’s most experienced teachers – but Indira believes her Yoga journey has only just begun. ‘My exploration of Yoga is now slowly making me a bit of a social misfit’, she says. ‘I am becoming more and more indifferent to everything the world values. I question everything – including my own reactions. I watch myself do/say/want things and think how pointless it is to do/say/want those things. It’s a crazy way to live. But I’m not turning back.’
RYT500
It was in San Francisco in 2008, that Nishara conducted her first Yoga class, at the Sivananda Ashram Centre. She was initially nervous, but “being an Indian, with the ‘exotic’ looks paid off.” While she used to go to the Gym and also do Aerobics, there was something missing. She used to work in Public relations, and soon realized that it was not really her calling. “A corporate job was not my cup of tea”. She started learning Yoga in 2005 and started teaching since 2008. She specializes in Hata and Sivananda. She has also completed her Advanced Teacher Training Course (ATTC) at the Sivananda Ashram at Neyyar Dam. Her shortness of breath and carpel tunnel syndrome are both in check with the regular practice of Yoga. She truly embodies the youthfulness of Yoga, as no one would believe her age, even if she told you.
“Yoga rocks!! Yoga is my life, my breath, my everything!!”
RYT200, RYT500(Sivananda), RYT300, RPYT
Uma’s early experiences with yoga strictly adhered to Yogic principles that included practicing before sunrise on an empty stomach. She could not escape these classes; her father was the instructor, and she needed Yoga to battle certain health issues. She soon took a liking to Karate and eventually practiced and taught Karate for 6 years in Chennai. An Arts graduate with a specialization in English Literature, she later went on to pursue an associate degree in International Business in the US where she made a home away from home. She worked there as an Internal Auditor for one of the top banks in the US for about 5 years. When she moved back to India after 15 years, she turned to Yoga to help resolve certain health issues after her second pregnancy. Thanks to her yoga practice, her migraines are now non-existent, cholesterol levels are in check and the unhealthy weight gain has been reduced gradually and naturally.
Uma’s yoga qualifications are extensive. She is an M.Sc in Yogic Sciences, E-RYT500, RYT500, RCYT (Children’s Yoga) and RPYT(Prenatal Yoga), Government of India’s Ministry of Ayush Level 2 Certified Yoga Teacher. She is also an official yoga examiner with APMG International that conducts Yoga Certification Board exams for the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
Along with her teaching services, Uma is completing a Masters degree in Sanskrit, Karnataka Samskrit University, Bangalore to bring the disciplines of Yoga and Ayurveda (for mental and physical well-being) together through the original and authentic medium of Sanskrit. Her experience includes teaching and propagating yoga, Ayurveda in Germany, Austria, and Spain. Currently pioneers destination yoga certification courses to Europe and North America in a1000yoga and Yoga Sattwa. Also consults on yoga strategy and design for Altlifelab Solution’s war on lifestyle diseases http://www.altlifelab.com/
“I design my classes to work slowly into classical practices with spine orientation, awareness, correction and strengthening. I like to end my classes bringing the awareness of practitioners to one simple question “how did you feel before practice and how do you feel after practice”.
She takes a passionate interest in the wholesome education of her children. For Uma, Yoga means “Transformation. Looking back I can say it is the transformation for the better. At the moment, it is still a transformation into the next moment.”
“Sometimes you have moved so much that it takes a while to understand when that happened; the very first experience of Yoga (Asanas, now that I can differentiate Yoga is not just Asana practice) was in Bangalore in a form called Artistic Yoga. Loved it, as I was able to do many of the things asked by the instructor. Before Yoga I tried free flow dance/aerobics and the likes but this experience was more interesting for me.” Rubina has an MBA with a Marketing specialization and worked in Integrated Marketing Communication. Work has always been very enriching for her although this realization was only after she started practicing Yoga. Getting to combine Yoga (practice/teaching) with her academic qualifications and work experience was like a combo delight for her as she has worked at a1000yoga for more than two years handling Marketing and Communications. Rubina practiced Yoga on and off since 2006 but seriously started learning in 2011 and has been teaching since 2013. She loves the Hata style and also imbibes a few of the therapy elements (learnt from self experience of severe back and shoulder condition) depending on the practitioner’s needs. For her a practice session is something that can flow with ease, from posture to posture with breath, to bring awareness of your whole existence. Rubina likes gardening and obsessively cleaning her home, reading and spreading the joy of Yoga.
“Yoga for me is a journey towards FREEDOM. Freedom from anything that is stopping me from realizing my potential. Yoga is a tool for me to be at peace with the flow of life.”
RYT200, RPYT
Bincy Subash is an internationally trained yoga teacher – SYS 250hrs and 300hrs. She is also certified in Vinyasa Karma Yoga ATTC 100hr (Advanced Teacher Training Course) under Srivatsa Ramaswami, a direct disciple of Sri. Krishnamacharya. She is a science graduate and has worked in various fields such as event management and marketing. She has been practicing Yoga for the last nine years and has been a Yoga teacher for the last five.
For her Yoga is not just about asanas or breathing, it is a way of life, it is a journey. Practicing and teaching yoga gives her immense happiness and satisfaction. She feels that she is able to spread that happiness to others while teaching yoga. Specialising in Hata Yoga and Pre-natal Yoga, Bincy also teaches Power Yoga, Hata Vinyasa, Core Hata, Therapeutic Yoga and Shatkarmas. Bincy is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and passionate about baking. She hopes to spend the rest of her life teaching Yoga and sharing the positive energy with her students. She believes that there is always something to learn from each and every student as each one is special and different.
SYS250, RYT300, RPYT, VINYASA KRAMA YOGA ATTC 100HR.
Ashtanga Vinyasa RYT 200 under BNS Iyengar
