In India the word yoga has much more meaning than just postures. Yoga refers to taking up of those means which help an individual soul realize its divinity. The principal approaches are Gyan (knowledge) yoga, Bhakti ( Devotion) yoga, Karma ( detached work) yoga, and Raja ( disclipline for illumination) yoga.
The western reach of yoga has by and large been limited to the postures. All the varied yoga styles that have mushroomed in western countries are simply variations of hatha yoga.
Hatha yoga was introduced by Guru Gorakshnatha many centuries ago to help an aspirant still the restless mind to pursue meditation as well as to keep the body healthy and active, so as to be able to pursue his mission undisturbed.
At Satvik Sadan one can get guidance in deeper aspects of yoga and its relevance in contemporary living. besides oppurtunity to learn and practice authentic yoga.
4 to 8 weeks of yoga / meditation study. Though yoga study is an infinite process, for practical reasons, we allow yoga / meditation beginners, or senior practitioners or even aspiring yogis to come from 4 to 8 weeks, to learn authentic yoga.
While aspiring yoga instructors are welcome, kindly note that we welcome you even if it is for studying yoga, without the need to be an instructor or demonstrator.
It may certify an aspiring yoga instructor for 200 hours of YTT in 4 weeks. They can prolong their stay or come back for more such one month sessions. For 500 hours of YTT an aspiring yoga instructor is expected to stay for 8 weeks.
The next 4 weeks course encompassing 200 hours of yoga training, known as Shukl'acharya's 200 hours yoga training course for to be instructors / demonstrators/ aspirants begins June 15th 2013. Seats available
Details about Shukl'acharya are mentioned towards the end of this page.
Commencement dates for later 4 weeks (200 hours) courses are as follows:
August 9th 2013
September 6th 2013
October 5th 2013
The next 8 weeks course encompassing 500 hours of yoga teacher training, known as Shukl'acharya's 500 hours yoga teacher training course begins August 9th 2013. Seats available
For a detailed information sheet covering daily schedule and curriculam please write to us. We shall send the infromation sheet to those candidates who have answered our questionnaire and have been selected by us. Comments of former students shown beneath.
Each student gets guidance as per his or her level Upon receiving permission from us, the student can arrive by letting us know the date and duration of stay.
Yoga Alliance USA- There are some who need to be certified by USA based Yoga Alliance.While we have no affliation with them nor regstered with them, we find that those of our students who qualify from here, get certified by Yoga Alliance on producing our cerificate.
Satvik Sadan, designed to nurture body, mind and spirit. is an ideal vedic retreat in Himalayas at a height of 4,700 feet above sea level, just outside the lake town of Bhimtal. Built on part of the legendary Chyawan Rishi Ashram, the retreat offers a stunning panoramic view of the mountains of Karkotak in the North, the ancient Gargi River in the south, and the majestic Mount Haidakhand Kailash above Haidakhan Babaji's principal ashram in the East - revered as one of the holiest places in India.
For one well versed with Yogic & Vedic traditions, the supreme significance of the location would be clear. For others, the following lines explain the significance.
Kumaon region of Himalayas in which Nainital falls is believed to be the seat and birth place of yoga. Though we are on a main road leading to Bhimtal, the very strong vibrations present here have facilitated the progress of many aspirants.
Yoga, as mentioned above, is much more than postures, and, is a deeply spiritual path, Therefore Satvik Sadan was chosen for its proximity to the hermitages of Himalayan Masters and the highy vibrant surrounding mountains.
Please write to us alongwith your personal particulars, contact details, knowledge of yoga and reason for taking up this course
Kindly note: The stay requires a high degree of self discipline. Satvik Sadan does not allow any form of tobacco or intoxicants. Simple vegetarian, nutritious meals are prepared here, no outside food is permitted.
Here is a standard questionnaire we ask applicants to fill. It definitely would help us give a serious consideration to your acceptance. You are welcome to ask us for a detailed information sheet covering daily schedule and curriculam please write to us.after submitting the answers to our questionnaire.
We also expect the applicant to confirm that they have read and understood all the rules as mentioned in our website and their agreement to abide by the said rules.
We provide independent room accommodation with attached modern toilet and shower, vegetarian food and laundry services. We do not provide any medication, hair dryer or toilet rolls.
For us to consider your stay please fill in the following details:
1. Your name
2. Your gender
3. Your age
4. Your medical fitness.
5. Your education
6. Professional or career details.
7. Family status.
8. Any previous knowledge of yoga and Ayurveda. If yes, then please mention briefly.
9. Depending on the course you are choosing -For the 200 hours 4 weeks course are you agreeable to pay the USD 2070 towards course and stay inclusive of meals? For the 500 hours 8 weeks course are you agreeable to pay USD 4050 towards course and stay inclusive of meals?
10. Your objectives of doing this stay.
11.. Your expectations from the stay
12. Your contact number and address details, which can be verified
How to reach: click here for location and how to reach
Mostly the course is conducted wit hin a covered hall, but weather permitting it is conducted in the open as well. The pictures for aesthetic reasons are from those classes conducted in the open.
Shown beneath are the pictures from earlier yoga teacher training & Vedic lifestyle courses
 
Shukl'acharya's course on Yoga teacher training & Vedic lifestlye counsellor course
Samrita introducing the Shukl'acharya's course on Yoga teacher training & Vedic lifestlye counsellor course
Shukl'acharya speaks on the inaugration of Shukl'acharya's course on Yoga teacher training & Vedic lifestlye counsellor course
Shukl'acharya speaks on the inaugration of Shukl'acharya's course on Yoga teacher training & Vedic lifestlye counsellor course
Shukl'acharya speaks on the inaugration of Shukl'acharya's course on Yoga teacher training & Vedic lifestlye counsellor course
Please write to us alongwith your personal particulars, contact details, knowledge of yoga and reason for taking up this stay Only if you are selected should you come here.
Kindly note: The stay requires a high degree of self discipline. Satvik Sadan does not allow any form of tobacco or intoxicants. Simple vegetarian, nutritious meals are prepared here, no outside food is permitted.
How to reach: click here for loaction and how to reach
Comments of Margarita Vergara international transpersonal art therapist, hatha yoga teacher and writer stayed with her partner Michael Schmidt, mechanical engineer from Germany, for 6 weeks in April and May 2012
This place is to me a portal for humanity. I came here with my partner to reconnect and deepen our yoga-asana practice and knowledge.
I am deeply grateful for what happened in these 6 weeks. I feel I grounded myself, coming back to reality. At all times I felt looked after and safe. As a couple it was a great experience, we shared the learning of a language/code together. (webmaster's note - by language/ code, she refers to the spiritual communication)
In a very simple and human way, Samrita and Shukl'acharya gave us everything we needed at the time. Personally, I was full of fear when I arrived to the Satvik, and by the time I left I was in balance. And thats a lot to say.
The food was incredibly amazing, the room beautiful and harmonic, the staff polite and friendly, and the teachings eye opening and enlightening. The place is easy to access, we took a train from Delhi and we had a taxi (arranged by the Satvik) waiting for us at the train station. But you can also get a taxi from the airport.
Words really dont make up for it, but they give a hint. In few words> my heart opened with this experience.
I am happy to be contacted by anyone wanting to come to the Satvik, just ask Shukl'acharya and Samrita for my email.
Comments of Ruben Jara- San Diego California USA
I came to the Satvik Sadan in July of 2011 for a four month spiritual retreat.
With little words possible...it has been a life changing experience. I have learned, felt, and discovered so much about spirituality, health, nutrition, yoga postures, meditation, and most importantly the balance of earth and space (by this I mean the balance between your duty on this earth and to the universe or "god").
For those who are interested in attending Satvik Sadan, I highly recommend it
As the spiritual teacher says, you arrive there because you were meant to be there. And, I personally agree. It is a whirlwind of new knowledge and appreciation to life.
This place is run by an amazing and very educated Indian couple.
It is a safe location, secure and safe transportation can be facilitated from Delhi, the location is on a great hillside in the Himalayan mountains on the outskirts of a quaint lake town. But what is at best is the retreat center...it holds amazing nurturing energies and vibrations if you allow to open yourself.
One thing to remember, it is a foreign developing country. luxury and serenity is a different experience and perception for us modern westerners. If attending this amazing place...I recommend an open mind and heart to everything and everyone. You will not be disappointed. Namaskaar
Comments of Valerie Moselle - Yoga Teacher in California since 2001' and presently in Santa Cruz "I highly recommend yoga and Satvik Lifestyle Management study with Shukl'acharya. I came to study with him and his wife Samrita His integrity and devotion to the practice of yoga and to living an extraordinarily yogic life are inspiring. He is a skilled and knowledgeable teacher who cares greatly about his students. He is an adept at Ayurveda in the most classical sense, and is a student himself of an honorable line of yogic saints, among them, his Guru, Babaji.
His retreat center and school, the Satvik Sadan, near Bhimtal is both lovely, and conducive to health and wellness. I was fortunate enough to spend a few comfortable days there with my family. We received Ayurvedic massage treatments, complimentary tea brewed from Tulsi grown just outside our rooms, and served delicious satvik meals. A memorable highlight was the traditional fire ceremony at dusk.
Whether a student of yoga, or a traveler looking for a unique and restful experience in India, I highly recommend Shukl'acharya and Satvik Sadan.
Comments of Jaqueline Maree George, Yoga Taecher NSW Australia 220 Soldiers Pt Rd, Salamander Bay, NSW Australia 2317. phoen +61 409 503509 jackiegeorge@live.com.au
Her son Luke George is the famous motorcycle racing champion.
Namaskaar!
Being drawn to yoga and mediatation for a few years now, I was offered to teach the yoga classes in town and to take over from my local teacher as she planned to be abroad for a couple of years.
While I was happy to take up this offer, I felt I needed to bolster my knowldge and experience of yoga by taking up a proper training programme. I lloked up yoga centres in India naturally. Though I picked up Satvik Sadan as it made the most sense to me, my well wishers were wary of my choosing a yoga centre simply based on the website and guest comments.
Having completed a month's training programme, I wish to share my experience with others planning a trip to Satvik Sadan, a place I fully recommend to anyone wishing to be there for any programme on offer. I assure you that you'll be cared for whatever your need is, in the most comfortable, professional, caring and picturesque surroundings.
I knew my yoga teacher training programme was going to be more than just the basics Even before my arrival, any cocerns about the course or safety of travel were taken care of to the highest possible standard. The high level of personal care remained at all times during my stay, from food, comfort, education, wonderful staff and amazing nearby trips.I have only praise.
Shukl'acharya and Samrita took me in as part of their wonderful family. It is not just a livelihood for them, it is a way of life. They let you in their life with history, customs, endless knowledge going back thousands of years.
Yes, you go home very confident in your yoga asanas and knowledge of yoga to teach, Shukl'acharya makes sure of that, but also a small part of the ancent Vedic civilization goes home with you, which no money can buy.
Comments of Wendy Billie, former Director Training at Pfizer, Washington, USA.
"When I discovered the Satvik Sadan during an email search, I intuitively felt it was the perfect place to pursue my yoga teacher training. And even before my arrival to India, the sincerity of communication I received from the Satvik validated my intuition.
I was not only welcomed as a guest at the Satvik, but soon I realized that the yoga training immersed me into a new lifestyle and I felt at home and comforted in this Northern India retreat.
I was fortunate in that I received intense spiritual training into the ancient traditions of yoga and ayurveda by the owner and guru of the Satvik;.
So, whether I was giving thanks and praise to the sun during morning yoga in the rose garden, cooking in the kitchen with the staff as we jointly prepared meals that were best for my unique body constitution, or when I was receiving blessings from an elderly man who became known as the "feather healer"...each moment I cherished and learned ways to find my inner peace and strength.
The members of the staff touched my heart with their kindness and the yoga training I received reenergized my soul and it was during this experience that I felt healthier and more spiritually awakened than I had in years. At different times in life, we all realize the importance of peace and I recommend the Satvik to anyone who wants to not only wants to become certified in yoga training, but who is willing to step out of their normal routine and work with a yogi and staff that teaches you ways to make peace a part of each day by honoring and respecting your body, mind, and spirit. Om Shanti. "
About Shukl'acharya
Shukl’acharya, has been teaching yoga since September 1979. He has taught over twenty thousand number of hours. He has conducted over a thousand numbers of trainings.
Location of trainings
- Informally part time New Delhi, 1979 to 1983.
- Informally part time Hyderabad 1984 to 1997
- Informally part time Bhimtal 1997 to 2002
- Formally full time Bhimtal 2003 to present day at Satvik Sadan, a residential 12 room retreat founded by Shukl’acharya himself.
Also formally & intermittently at SF 71 DLF Galleria Gurgaon .(rented by Satvik Sadan from 2006 till 2008’) during the period 2006 to 2008 at yoga studio, The Satvik Mode
Shukl’acharya’s teaching curriculum covers the following areas. Students are required to learn, demonstrate, and teach concepts to him as their teacher. Students provided readings and daily test of knowledge is conducted during spiritual teachings at the end of each day. He provides feedback and advances them to next level of teaching when student proves sufficient for it. Students engage in AM, mid-day, and PM yoga practice to demonstrate knowledge and ability to teach to others. The student’s day begins at 5 am and last teaching ends after evening Satvik silent meal balancing. All students with lights out at 9pm.
The following is the range of teaching and does not imply that within the span of the 4 to 8 weeks course all subjects mentioned beneath would be covered.
Hatha yoga discipline. Padmasana series, vajrasana series, pawanmukta series. Also, in-depth teaching of forward bending asanas, backward bending asanas as well as supine, spinal twists, balancing and standing postures. depending on the ability of the student.
Pranayama: Anulom viloma,Nadi shodhana, Bhasrika, ujjayyi, bhraamari, etc depending on the ability of the student.
Shadkarma: again depending on the ability of the student. jal neti, kunjal, jal basti, trataka agnisar kriya, nauli, and kapalbhati
Mantra yoga: practice of mantra like Aum Namaha Shivai and others sanskrit chants.
Gyan yoga:
- Bhagwad Geeta (verse by verser from chapter one to eighteen)
- Yoga sutras of Paatanjali
- Hatha yoga pradeepika
- Basic ayurveda- 5 elements, 3 dosha, 6 tastes. Understanding of balancing through food, lifestyle, and yoga practice.
Karma yoga – selfless work in any assigned work field of the retreat
Ayurvedic Satvik cuisine- knowledge and skill of preparing Satvik cuisine to balance doshas
Based on Shukl’acharya’s understanding of the student’s knowledge, a certificate is issued mentioning the same.
GLOBAL PRESENCE OF YOGA EXPONENTS TRAINED AT SATVIK BY SHUKL'ACHARYA
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Satvik Sadan at lower Himalayas in India 
