Foundations of Hatha Yoga

The Svaru­pa Yoga Stud­ies Path — Yoga Foun­da­tion Train­ing, Reimag­ined

Part One: Foun­da­tions of Hatha Yoga — Prac­tice & Phi­los­o­phy | 3 Mod­ules (90 HRS)
This is where the jour­ney begins. This cre­ates the ground.
An embod­ied explo­ration of the essen­tial prac­tices and teach­ings of Hatha Yoga. Not just what to do, but the how and why.

You’ll study and expe­ri­ence:

1. Asana + Align­ment: True align­ment from the inside out. We go beyond “pose shapes” to func­tion­al move­ment, bio­me­chan­ics, breath-linked tran­si­tions, and how to adapt pos­tures for dif­fer­ent bod­ies. You’ll learn to feel and under­stand align­ment, not just see it or per­form it.

2. Pranaya­ma: The full map of the sacred breath prac­tices. From the tra­di­tion­al kriyas and band­has (cleans­ing prac­tices), the fun­da­men­tal Ujjay, vilo­ma and Nadi Shod­hana prac­tices, Kapal­ab­hati, and prop­er breath reten­tion. Plus real applic­a­ble ways to grow a life­long prac­tice. You’ll under­stand the phys­i­ol­o­gy, con­traindi­ca­tions, and how to use breath to reg­u­late the ner­vous sys­tem and mind.

3. Med­i­ta­tion: Prac­ti­cal tools for a mod­ern mind. Work­ing from the bud­dhist and clas­si­cal yoga per­spec­tives. Self-inquiry tech­niques you can actu­al­ly sit with. Med­i­ta­tion as sup­port, not sep­a­rate from prac­tice.

4. Yog­ic Phi­los­o­phy: The roots of the prac­tice in life. A true under­stand­ing of the spec­trum from the ancient Yoga Sutras and Bha­gavad Gita to the more mod­ern Hatha Yoga Pradipi­ka and its rela­tion to the life-affirm­ing prac­tices of the tantric/hatha move­ment  and how these ancient maps apply to a mod­ern life.

5. Self-Inquiry & Reflec­tion: Yoga in its essence is trans­for­ma­tion­al, expe­ri­en­tial and a tool for deep­en­ing aware­ness that brings things to life again. The course is intend­ed to pro­vide a plat­form to stay with things long enough, and to feel safe enough and sup­port­ed to allow shifts and clar­i­ty.

This isn’t infor­ma­tion to mem­o­rize. It’s a process.
Through dai­ly prac­tice, study, and com­mu­ni­ty, you build a sus­tain­able sad­hana that sup­ports your body, mind, emo­tions, and spir­it for life.

Per­fect if you’re seek­ing depth, not just a certificate.