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The
best
yoga
teacher
training
in
goa
with
traditional
Indian
yogis
The
reason
for
selecting
swan
for
a
yoga
teacher
training
course
was
not
easy
initially
considering
many
yoga
places
in
India
trying
to
grab
your
attention
through
their
online
presence
at
different
platforms.
However,
after
doing
more
detailed
research
i
found
that
most
of
the
yoga
schools
in
Goa
are
managed
and
taught
by
foreigners
who
cater
to
westerners.
After
gathering
more
information,
i
found
that
most
of
the
yoga
teachers
have
themselves
very
limited
qualification
and
experience.
Also,
i
find
that
quite
amusing
that
why
would
anybody
from
the
west
or
outside
India
would
go
and
learn
from
a
westerner
in
India,
the
motherland
of
yoga,
rather
than
real
yogis
from
India
herself.
So,
my
choice
was
swan
for
various
reasons
but
the
most
important
was
the
presence
of
authentic
Indian
teachers
who
were
highly
qualified
with
many
years
of
yoga
teaching
experience.
The
email
exchange
with
swan
was
fast
and
friendly.
When
i
landed
at
goa
airport,
i
was
picked-up
(arranged
by
swan)
and
that
was
smooth.
Perfect
team
at
swan.
My
deluxe
cottage
was
very
spacious
and
clean
but
no
luxury
and
i
was
not
there
for
luxury.
The
whole
place
looked
perfect
for
a
yoga
teacher
training
where
you
listen
to
the
chirping
of
birds
in
the
morning,
in
the
middle
of
nature
with
their
own
vegetable
and
herbal
garden.
i
got
to
know
about
swan
foundation
and
how
they
are
spreading
the
right
message
of
yoga
and
helping
many
underprivileged
around
their
village.
The
teacher
training
started
with
special
chanting
of
mantra
and
a
fire
ceremony
for
all
the
participants.
i
immediately
felt
connected
with
a
positive
feeling.
we
got
to
know
from
the
introduction
sessions
that
all
the
yoga
teachers
lived
within
the
campus
of
swan
and
just
not
a
visiting
teacher.
swan
was
a
place
of
sadhna
(spiritual
practice)
for
them
too.
The
classes
were
held
from
morning
till
evening
with
breaks
in
between.
There
were
different
teachers
covering
various
topics
of
yoga
and
everyone
seemed
so
natural
and
compassionate
to
share
this
knowledge
of
yoga
with
the
participants.
Each
branches
of
yoga
was
dealt
with
detail,
be
it
meditation,
asana,
pranayama,
yoga
nidra,
history,
philosophy,
hatha
yoga,
patanjali
yoga
sutras,
bhagavad
gita,
tantra,
mantra
and
karma
yoga
with
a
special
session
on
yoga
and
happiness.
Friday
was
weekly
off
day
at
swan
and
we
could
visit
some
nice
beach
and
sight
seeing
was
also
organised
for
interested
students.
The
four
week
passed
so
quickly
but
i
never
felt
so
rich
in
my
life
with
the
proper
and
correct
understanding
of
yoga
and
practice.
The
vast
topics
of
yoga
were
covered
in
a
friendly
but
disciplined
manner.
The
wisdom
of
all
the
Indian
yogis
made
me
realised
how
blessed
i
was
to
choose
swan.
The
course
also
had
lectures
on
Ayurveda
which
was
very
enriching
and
the
pulse
diagnosis
with
the
ayurvedic
doctor
helped
me
know
my
own
body
constitution
in
a
much
better
way.
The
ayurvedic
treatments,
which
was
optional,
were
also
done
with
utmost
care
by
expert
therapists.
i
believe
no
body
can
write
about
swan
without
mentioning
the
amazing
delightful
vegan
&
vegetarian
food
we
were
served
each
day.
Each
day
was
different
preparation,
freshly
prepared
and
rich
in
healthy
ingredients
and
taste.
they
also
cater
to
people
with
dietary
restrictions
and
everyone
enjoyed
every
single
meal.
i
have
been
practising
yoga
for
many
years
but
i
must
admit
that
what
i
learnt
from
this
course
was
never
available
to
me
and
i
can’t
thank
swan
and
the
teachers
enough.
i
feel
i
have
a
much
better
understating
of
yoga
and
it
guides
me
how
to
live
my
life
in
harmony.
Some
of
other
students
in
the
course
had
previously
done
few
yoga
teacher
training
course
already,
some
were
yoga
teacher
themselves
but
everybody
felt
that
swan
teacher
training
was
the
best
for
them.
When
i
compare
my
life
before
and
after
the
course,
i
can
say
that
i
made
the
right
choice
and
i
can
whole
heatedly
recommend
swan
to
anyone
who
wish
to
learn
authentic
yoga
from
traditional
Indian
yogis.
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