Lalitha Yoga Academy is a yoga training institution that offers a comprehensive range of yoga courses and programs. Their vision is to promote the traditional and holistic practice of yoga, while also integrating modern needs and techniques. Their mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for individuals to explore and deepen their yoga practice, while also learning to become knowledgeable and compassionate teachers.
Lalith Yoga Academy is a place of genuine serenity and holistic design, radiating uplifting energy. Here, you can embark on a profound journey that offers deep insights into life and the potential for transformative experiences. Through yoga practices, meditation, and holistic teachings, students often discover new perspectives and a heightened understanding of both themselves and the world around them.
This can become a life-altering voyage of self-discovery and personal growth. By choosing to enroll in Lalith Yoga Academy, you may set foot on a path toward heightened self-awareness and development, leading you to see life through a more enlightened lens.
Below, you’ll find valuable insights into key aspects of the Lalitha Yoga Academy Retreats, including prerequisites and our student code of conduct, to help ensure a seamless and enriching learning journey.
Course Prerequisites
Student Code of Conduct
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Discover the Environment
Our campus is nestled along Varkala Beach, offering a tranquil setting while being conveniently located in the bustling heart of Varkala.
Experts in Yoga Teacher Trainer
Known affectionately as Govinda, Shobhit discovered the call of Yoga in his early twenties and immediately realised that this was his passion.
Govinda has studied and practised Yoga under many great Gurus from different schools such as Ashtanga and Iyengar. He has lived in Ashrams such as Sivananda Ashram, Trivandrum, and Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, which further deepened his yogic life and practice.
His teaching brings forth this accumulated experience, wisdom, and knowledge, making him a sight to behold. Govinda has taught Yoga across India and China, and in this journey, he has been inspiring lives and spreading happiness throughout.
His Yogic Education
Govinda has attended a 200-hour Yoga Teachers Training Course (YTTC) in Hatha Yoga from Sivananda Ashram,Kerala, a 300-hour YTTC in Ashtanga Vinyasa from Yogadarshanam, Mysuru, has certifications in Yoga Therapy, Acro Yoga and Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga. He also has a certification in Yoga and Vedanta from the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, and E-RYT200 and E-RYT500 from Yoga Alliance, USA.
Experts in Hatha Yoga
Master Shajahan was born in Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala in 1982. He has more than 16 years’ experience as a yoga student and teacher. A graduate in the traditional Hatha style of Yoga from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in 2008, his practice and philosophy is founded on the ancient Yogasutras of Patanjali.
Having perfected his methods over the years, Master Shajahan acquired a following that now includes students from all over the world. He is adept at teaching Yoga to beginners as well as advanced students. Committed to providing extensive instruction and counselling to clients, and fully capable of creating powerful teaching plans that aim to support and nurture every student, he brings forth a love and respect for the art of Yoga that is rare.
Experts in Ashtanga Yoga
He was born and brought up in the World’s Yoga Capital, Rishikesh. Abhishek was inclined towards Yoga from childhood and received a Masters Degree in Yoga Science from Sanskrit Gurukul Vishwavidyalaya in Haridwar, India. He has completed 500 hours of teacher’s training, studied under various renowned Indian yoga teachers and attended intensive Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga courses in Rishikesh.
He is an experienced Ashtanga Yoga teacher and believes in the spreading of this art of wellness to eradicate disease, naturally. He is a true believer in the power of yogic practice and meditation, but always likes to remind his students that the power is not in Yoga itself, but within us humans. Yoga, he believes, is just the key to unlocking this treasure.
Abhishek’s earnest endeavour is to spread the learning and wisdom obtained from his teachers far and wide, to help humanity find true meaning in life.
In India, we call them Gurus – split into two words Gu – meaning ignorance, and Ru meaning remover. Therefore, He who removes ignorance and brings light into one’s life is the Guru. He is equal if not superior to God in status, thanks to the heavy duty imposed on Him for human welfare.
His role is summed up in one shloka: Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya, Mrityormamritam Gamaya