The Yogi’s Way
Yoga, Ayurveda & Vedanta
300hr online training - 1 yearCore teachings & practices for the
Healing, Transformation & Spiritual Awakening Process
Next program:
March 17, 2024 - March 22, 2025
The Yogi's Way offers a deep exploration of the healing, transformation and spiritual awakening process through the lens of traditional Yoga and Veda, shared in an accessible, contemporary, and impactful way.
If you have been feeling the call to align to your soul's truth and you feel resonance with the spiritual path of yoga - you are invited on transformational journey of healing the body, opening the heart, expanding the mind, and liberating the spirit.
Program overviewThe Yogi’s Way Journey
Over 12 months, you will be guided on a journey of self-discovery by applying the tools, teachings and developmental pathways of traditional Yoga with Ayurvedic support throughout.
Through a combination of sadhana (practice), satsang (spiritual talks), sangha (spiritual community), swadyaya (self-reflection and self-practice), and 1:1 support, you will come to understand, through experience:
How to use Yoga and Ayurveda for healing and thriving
How to use Yoga for transformation and spiritual growth
How to use your whole life for healing, transformation and spiritual growth
The course commitment is about 8 hours/week so that you can maintain your daily commitments. This helps to promote integration of the insights gained from practice by applying them to real life situations, where the rubber hits the road.
The core intentions of the program are to help you:
Understand the teachings and practices for the developmental stages of spiritual growth as described in Yoga from the Vedas
Gain the knowledge, clarity, direction, tools and confidence for your spiritual journey
Have a living, embodied experience of the impact of these practices and teachings and truly know in your own body, heart, mind, and spirit a profoundly deep freedom, acceptance and connection with all of life
During The Yogi’s Way, you will:
Practice regularly – 3 times/week over 1 year
Follow a progressive program of deepening practices that guide you into depth of insight
Curriculum theme: Learn the technology of Yoga as a system of awakening
Guided by master Yoga teacher with 20 years experience
Be holistically cared for throughout by highly credentialed Ayurvedic doctor who will provide consultations and design customized health programs for you
Integrate both recorded content to view at your convenience as well as regular live community components to keep you feeling engaged and connected to a supportive and inspiring community
curriculum overviewIntegrated content
Teachings & practices offered throughout the program, integrated into each module
Hatha Yoga: 12 months of deepening on-the-mat practices to help you find your center.
Ayurveda: Ayurveda learning & care to support natural vitality throughout program.
Program modules
Focused blocks of content, experienced sequentially, each one building upon the next
Module I: Follow Your Truth
Initiation into Yoga Dharma
Module II: Transform Your Heart
Initiation into Karma Yoga
Module III: Discipline, Mastery & Insight
Initiation into Classical Yoga
Module IV: Freedom Through Self Knowledge
Initiation into Jnana Yoga
Module V: Surrender into Being
Explore the Awakening to Embodiment process
Program details
Dates:
Orientation week: Week of March 10 2024
Program content: March 17, 2024 - March 22, 2025
Location:
At home + online
We will use Zoom for live classes
All recordings will be accessible on TanyaKaps.com
Breakdown:
5 modules, ~60hrs each
Commitment: ~8 hrs / week
Accreditation: Yoga Alliance 300hr
THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEYIt's time. It's timeless.
What is the Spiritual Awakening Process?
The spiritual journey most commonly begins when one has exhausted seeking external sources for their happiness or truth. The spiritual fire ignites and it is time go within and inquire for yourself - directly, one pointedly, persistently; to ask:
Who am I?
What is really true?
What is the true source of happiness?
How can I truly be free?
The process of awakening is characterized by a deepening self awareness and acceptance. It is not a path of accumulation, rather it is a process of shedding
…which is ultimately liberating and at times very uncomfortable.
Through this letting go, there is a an opening up to reveal the essence of Being. It is a discovery of your essential nature as full and complete, absolutely free, boundless love, and intelligent perfection unfolding.
Who is this for?
The revelatory process of spiritual growth is born of regular practice, trustworthy guidance, unwavering passion for truth, an openness to self inquire, a courage to face your fears and live in alignment with your highest truth.
If you are feeling the spiritual call, if you feel a connection to the wisdom of Yoga, and you feel ready to do the inner work, this course is dedicated to you. You will receive step by step guidance in traditional Yoga teachings and practices which are designed to naturally, safely, efficiently chaperone you towards greater freedom and happiness.
This course is not about accumulating information, facts and relative knowledge; rather, through spiritual practice we enter into a liberating process that sheds untruth and reveals the essential nature of Being.
The spiritual journey is the quintessential hero's journey. It is not easy and there will be challenges to face and obstacles to overcome. It is often uncomfortable because intrinsic to the process is healing old wounds, breaking unhealthy habits and facing our shadow. Resiliency, radical honesty, courage, passion, discernment, commitment, and enormous self compassion are all essential.
This course is not meant for a fair-weather approach, it is designed for highly sincere students who are ready to do the inner work and have come to a point where they must follow their soul's call above all else.
Pillars of the program
To help you form an experiential understanding of the content of this program, we will employ 4 yogic tools, or experiential formats, as the basis for all learning and integration:
Sadhana: Spiritual practice
Students commit to ongoing regular practice which will be a combination of guided classes by Tanya as well as personal practice. The primary practices we will integrate are asana, pranayama, self inquiry, contemplation, meditation.
Satsang: Spiritual teachings
Receive teachings rooted in the tradition of yoga and veda whose singular purpose is fulfilment in human life. The teachings act as sacred keys that unlock and release the chains that bind and cause suffering. One by one, teaching by teaching, ever more freedom is known.
Sangha: Spiritual community
Stay connected to like minded, like-hearted, and like-spirited group of students. Together you will grow and keep each other accountable as well as mutually support each other through the highs and lows of this sacred process. Spiritual community is an essential component for success on this path.
Swadyaya: Contemplation & Self Inquiry
While we do take time for formal study or concentrated practice, you will be self-reflecting, self-inquiring and applying your insights in real life situations. This takes it off the mat/cushion and integrates it into life, out of the head and integrates it into the body.
Detailed CurriculumIntegrated Content
Each of these components are complete programs in and of themselves. Rather than offer them as separate modules, however, we have chosen to integrate them throughout the program to holistically support you through your personal journey over the course of 1 year.
Hatha Yoga
12 MONTHS OF Deepening HATHA YOGAThe Hatha Yoga component is a step-by-step training program of deepening self awareness and self mastery. It begins with more physical aspects of alignment, and gradually moves inward integrating breath, mind, and spiritual dimensions of the Hatha Yoga practice.
The pace is natural and progressive so students will experience growth in their practice from beginning to end of the program.
Each sadhana & satsang class begins with Hatha yoga (asana, pranayama etc) followed by any newly introduced practices and a spiritual talk.
On some days, the Hatha yoga component will be informed by Ayurvedic principles with the intention on rebalancing and healing, other times it will be informed by principles of transformation and awakening. This will empower you with the knowledge of the when, why and how to use yoga practices and techniques.
Ayurveda
12 MONTHS OF AYURVEDA Learning & CareAyurveda works with the whole being - physical, mental emotional, interrelational and spiritual to bring healing and empowerment.
Because health is considered an important condition for spiritual growth, Ayurvedic wisdom, practices and support are integrated throughout the program to support whole-system health.
The Ayurveda component includes:
Yoga classes
Philosophy lectures to help you learn about the body-mind-lifestyle connection
2 personal consultations with Dr. Joshi which will give you a customized healing program (diet, practices, natural herbs, and lifestyle choices) to support you each quarter, as the seasons change.
Deep Ayurvedic cleanse midway through the course
The Ayurveda component is led by highly accredited Dr. Abhishek Joshi.
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Program Modules
These modules are designed as a sequence, each one building upon the next.
Module IFollow your Truth
Initiation into Yoga Dharma
Discover the core principles, tools, and practices that act as the essential alchemical agent of the awakening process.
March 17 - May 25 , 2024
*includes 2 weeks rest & integration
Module IITransform Your Heart
Initiation into Karma Yoga
Let life be your ashram and allow your relationships, events and experiences be an opportunity to break the chains of the past and consciously create a whole new way of being.
May 26 - July 27, 2024
*includes 2 weeks rest & integration
Module IiiDiscipline, Mastery, Insight
Initiation into Classical Yoga
Through skillful, disciplined practice, cultivate higher, more sattvic states of consciousness (ie. more compassionate, calm, focused, clear, vitalised, discerning) that prepare you for spiritual insight and awakening.
August 11 - October 19, 2024
*includes 2 weeks rest & integration
Module IVSelf-Knowledge is Freedom
Initiation into Jnana Yoga
Absorb yourself in Vedanta: nondual teachings that remind you: You are already whole, already holy, already free. Inquire into the nature of Self, God, and the Universe, the source of suffering, the source of freedom and the means to liberation.
October 20 - December 14, 2024
*includes 2 weeks rest & integration
Module VSurrender into Being
From Awakening to Embodiment
Explore key features of the human embodied experience of ego death and the awakening process. Receive grounded, practical guidance for navigating the wide range of physical, energetic, emotional, mental, phenomena, including the dark night of the soul and kundalini awakening.
The final weeks are all about embodiment. We learn to ground these teachings into everyday moments, into our relationships, our work, and life’s purpose.
December 29 - March 22 2025
*includes 2 weeks rest & integration
Sample daily schedule
Practice & learn
Pre-recorded guided practice + a talk
(2 to 2.5 hours)Live Zoom Q&A with Tanya -or- Community Gathering 1x / week (1 hour)
Reflection throughout the day
During satsang, you will receive guidance for ongoing contemplation and self inquiry to revisit throughout the day to foster integration and embodiment of the teachings.
Journaling
You will also take time each day to reflect and journal your insights.
1-on-1 support
In addition to the group experiences and program contents, you will receive personal consultation sessions with highly experienced guides to support your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being during your journey.
2 Ayurveda Consultations and Personalized Healing Programs
with Dr. Abhishek JoshiYou will receive 2 private consultations from Dr. Joshi to help you understand your current state of health and offer physical, mental, spiritual guidance to help you find balance and clarity. In combination with the Ayurveda content integrated throughout the program, these consultations will equip you with knowledge and skills to self-assess and self-regulate, so you can feel deeply empowered when making health and lifestyle choices.
Spiritual Counseling Session
with Tanya KapsWhen one makes the decision to embark on an inner journey of discovery, entering the realm of the heart, it can often feel confusing and full of unknowns. During your journey, Tanya can assist you in finding the inner alignment you are seeking, affirmed by a feeling of relaxation and trust. Tanya has been teaching Yoga for 20 years and is also a Transpersonal Psychology Coach.
Program faculty
Tanya Kaps
Lead teacherThe Yogi's Way is guided by Tanya Kaps, who has practiced and taught yoga over 20 years, to over 500,000 students internationally across all cultures, ages, and skill levels. She is academically trained in Integrative Science (BSc) and Transpersonal Psychology coaching. She has been a devoted student of Vedanta (oneness teachings, Jnana Yoga) under Swami Vaginshandana for 10 years.
It is her passion to make oneness teachings accessible to as many people as possible. Tanya is a masterful teacher of Yoga and integration She is a bridger of worlds connecting the east and west, the ancient and contemporary, the spiritual and material, the inner and outer, the universal and the individual, the conceptual and the embodied; and ultimately the dual and the non dual.
Dr. Abhishek Joshi
Ayurvedic DoctorDr. Abhishek Joshi is a highly enthusiastic and proficient Ayurveda Physician who is devoted in spreading authentic traditional Ayurveda. He is a perfect blend of authentic tradition and scientific research, with 14 years of intense academic Ayurvedic studies which includes graduate, post graduate, and PhD in Ayurveda. Dr. Abhishek Joshi belongs to a traditional family of Ayurveda practitioners who run an Ayurveda panchakarma yoga center in Kerala, the cradle of Ayurveda in south of India. He is involved in scientific and evidence based research and clinical trials in the field of Ayurveda. Dr. Abhishek Joshi is known for his dedication, compassion and expertise. He inspires and guides to connect back to the healing energy within each individual through holistic approach of yoga and Ayurveda. He has a unique way of helping clients to instill practical Ayurveda in a lucid way.
Dr. Joshi is your holistic doctor and Ayurvedic teacher for the duration of the program and will support and empower you with practical knowledge and personal guidance for experiencing optimal health.
You can learn more about Dr. Joshi here.
Sara Mononen
SPIRITUAL GUIDESara Mononen is a healing facilitator, teacher and artist with a focus on transformation, integration and bringing awareness to the beauty and fullness to be found within.
She provides intuitive counseling and spiritual mentorship to those who are seeking a deeper understanding of the many blessings and possible pitfalls of the spiritual quest. In her sessions, she provides a space of deep listening, compassionate presence, and brings a wealth of knowledge grounded in over 20 years of teaching, spiritual study and practice. She can provide guidance, mirroring and feedback on matters relating to spiritual questioning, life direction, emotional management, self-care, creativity, healthy relating and communication, and aligning one's intentions with one's core values. Sara offers unique and fresh perspectives that allow you to find the gift in any perceived challenge, helping you come into right relationship with your very own heart.
Underpinning everything Sara does is a deep reverence for the sacredness and interconnectedness of life. She has been a devoted student of Vedanta, the universal wisdom found in the Upanisads, for nearly a decade. This knowledge serves as the foundation for all that she shares — that in and through it all, you are already whole and complete, here and now.
This program is here to help you:
Gain a deep and embodied understanding of the spiritual transformation and awakening process through the path of Yoga
Experience the impact in all areas of life when keeping up a regular practice
Receive trustworthy guidance grounded in tradition of Yoga & Veda
Follow a natural growth pathway each step leading to the next, offered at a steady and comfortable pace that allows for integration
Learn and apply Ayurvedic principles for healing and thriving
Explore the stages of growth, and the practices for these times
Explore different states of consciousness and how to navigate them for spiritual growth
Learn the important conditions, obstacles, milestones and pitfalls for spiritual growth
Learn how to self assess and self regulate that you feel empowered in your health and spiritual growth
What’s included in the online experience
300+ hours of content on traditional Yoga practice and teaching
12 months of progressively deepening Hatha Yoga program and applied Ayurveda
2 Ayurvedic consultations with customized program guidance
1 Spiritual Counseling session with Tanya
Weekly group sharing, discussions and accountability
Unlimited Q&A with Tanya via 'satsang' Signal group, where you can ask anything at anytime and receive a personalized answer
Access to Tanya's online platform for all practices, lectures and retreats
Enrollment optionsEnrollment for the 2024-25 program
is now open
One-time payment
$3800
Single payment of $3800
Payment plan
$380
12 payments of $380
FAQs
Q: Am I qualified to take this course?
The key qualification is a strong spiritual impulse and studentship: sincerity, openness, courage, commitment.
If you are feeling a strong, persistent spiritual call, and are ready for deep self inquiry - this may be the course for you.
It should be noted you do not need asana (yoga posture) training to take this course. What is more important is the spiritual impulse.
This course is not for everybody. It is not appropriate for the fair-weather student or someone with a history of mental illness.
Q: Why is the course 1 year long?
There is no quick fix on the spiritual path. True healing and spiritual transformation takes time and repetition. It took a lifetime to become conditioned with our separatist beliefs - these ideas tend to run deep, persistently, and insidiously. It takes time an ongoing attentiveness and compassion to shed this conditioning and put in new healthy habits.
This program offers a rare opportunity to experience the impact of a grounded, long term, intelligent practice. Furthermore, there will be high level of accountability which addresses one of the most common challenges for success in yoga. Together, the teachers and the community will help each other truly show up, clean up, grow up and wake up.
Q: After I enroll, if I decide this course is not for me can I get a refund?
Refunds for The Yogi’s Way will not be offered once you have enrolled.
Before you sign up up, please inquire within and ensure if this is the right program for you at this time. If you have any questions, hesitations or concerns, please email Tanya at admin@tanyakaps.com with your inquiries.
Not sure if The Yogi’s Way is a good fit for you?
This program is a large commitment, and it can be helpful to know if the elements, purpose, and timing of this program are genuinely aligned with you before you enroll.
If you’re feeling drawn to The Yogi’s Way, you’re welcome to reach out for a 1-on-1 chat to help you get a clearer sense of if it's a good fit for you. We can explore your personal interests and desires, both within yoga and your life as a whole, and also see if this program fits with what matters to you most right now in your life. This is also a great opportunity to address any questions or concerns you may have regarding the program as well.
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