200hr Hatha Yoga of Rishiculture Teacher Training

October 2026 - July 2027 • Berlin, Germany

10 Month Yoga Teacher Training

Certified as RYT 200-hours Yoga Alliance

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Are you considering enrolling in a yoga teacher training program?

Welcome to the first step of what’s going to be an incredible journey! As you’ve found through your personal practice, yoga has a transformative, healing, and inspiring nature that helps you to live your life more fully.

Whether you aspire to teach yoga or you’re simply interested in learning more, a yoga teacher training will elevate your practice — and your life — in ways you never thought possible.

Info Evening:

24th AUG 2026 - ZOOM LINK

21st SEPT 2026 - ZOOM LINK

You’re welcome to join the info evening via the ZOOM links above if you are interested and/or curious about the training.

Training Instructors

Krishna Kumar Krishnan

Hatha Yoga of Rishiculture & Yoga Humanities

Julie Blumenthal

Yoga Anatomy, Physiology & Restorative

Jennifer Mann

Teaching Skills, Sequencing & Alignments

The Hatha Yoga of Rishiculture Teacher Training is certified as a RYT-200h by Yoga Alliance International.

This training is offered in English by Kumar Yoga Berlin in collaboration with a team of international teachers who have pooled together their wealth of experience in spiritual practice, knowledge of yoga philosophy, asana, pranayama, meditation, yoga anatomy, teaching skills, core stability and yoga psychology to create a teacher training that is comprehensive and extremely accessible.

Through the training, you’ll learn more about yourself as both a student and a teacher, while gaining the tools you need to begin sharing your love of yoga with others. You will benefit from an extensively developed and holistic curriculum which is a result of years of dedication and love of yoga. Welcome to the Rishiculture Yoga community.

The training is limited between 6 to 12 students to ensure a good group bond and the integrity of each trainee’s journey. 3% of the fee of the training will be donated into a charity project.

About the Training

There are two strong pillars upon which the teacher training structure is based. The first pillar, the “grounding” phase of your training, is based upon expanding your experience in yoga practice. You will explore asanas, developing clarity, understanding and precision in your approach to alignment. You will learn the art of breathing, practicing powerful pranayama techniques. You will delve into meditation, deepening your awareness in contemplation and stillness. Your very own practice becomes the solid ground, a strong base from which you will teach and share your unique approach to yoga, having mastered your yoga instrument.

The second pillar, the “growing” phase of your training, supports your inner growth as a Yogi. You will deepen your awareness of self, questioning your values in life. You will reflect upon your ethical behavior and how you relate to others and your environment. This phase of the training is intended to awaken your higher potential as a human being, transcending past conditioning in order to become more clear and free. This transparency will help you guide your students towards the light of the inner self.

The teaching style uniquely combines the wisdom of yoga through its ancient, classical and holistic practices, with the findings of modern, Western-oriented science. The practice was conceived to bring back the balance between body and mind and to integrate this awareness into all aspects of life. The structure of the practice has 8 limbs and 5 bodies that systematically move awareness through the layers of your being. As a trainee, you will learn to guide your students through this structure and help them to dive deeper into the experience by themselves.

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Meet your teachers

  • Rishiculture Hatha Yoga & Yoga Humanities

    Yogamunīśvaradāsa Krishna Kumar Krishnan, grew up in a yogic family from South India. At the age of 7, he was initiated into spirituality and Haṭhayoga Sādhana by his father, ācārya y.m.ī.d. Krishnan Ramasamy, who was a priest, astrologer and siddhayogi in a Tamil saiva siddhānta tradition. At the age of 25, he pursued his higher studies in Aerospace Engineering in Munich, Germany, and worked as a scientific researcher in Madrid, Copenhagen and Berlin. His experience of western lifestyles reinforced his belief in the importance of yoga and mindfulness training. He began exploring applying yogic philosophy as a holistic approach to life, for a balanced, healthy and sustainable life in the modern world. He combines the essence of Siddhayoga knowledge from his father with Kuṇḍalinīyoga, from Yogācārya Paranjothi Subramaniam, with the addition of mindfulness, awareness and meditation techniques from Tibetan master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. He also studied for 4 years at Yoga Akademie Berlin under the guidance of Yogācārya Ananda Leone and became a registered member of the Berufsverband der Yogalehrenden Deutschland (BDY) & the European Yoga Union (EYU) and also by Yoga Alliance. His yoga path has brought him to the realisation that different yoga practices suit different people, and he explores his own yoga practice with acceptance, curiosity and joy. He is known for his sense of humour and dynamic teaching style, and his ability to present the ancient wisdom of Saiva Siddhānta in a fresh and accessible way. more info: kumar-yoga.com

  • Yoga Anatomy, Physiology & Restorative

    Yogiraj Julie Blumenthal has been teaching yoga since 2003, in Berlin since 2007, and as a primary teacher trainer and specialist lecturer since 2012. Her primary lineage is ISHTA yoga, melding the influences of Hatha asana and pranayama, Tantric non-dualistic philosophy, and Ayurvedic life science to serve and celebrate the endless possibilities of yoga, and the uniqueness of each individual student. Other sources of inspiration include master teachers Angela Farmer, Kofi Busia, Glenn Black and Max Strom, as well as her kirtan teacher Jai Uttal. A specialist in Tantric meditation, restorative yoga, and yoga anatomy, she brings the humour and insight of all these influences into a practice that is non-dogmatic, full of curiosity and wonder at the remarkable human form and the spirit within it. She is grateful every day for yoga, and the opportunity to share it.

    more info: julieblumenthal.com

  • Teaching Skills, Sequencing & Alignments

    Jennifer Mann has collected experiences as a yogini, yoga teacher, professional dancer, choreographer, modern/contemporary dance and improvisation teacher, as well as a partner and mother. She has taught yoga for 17 years and dance for 25 years, offering yoga, modern/contemporary dance and improvisation at schools, studios, businesses and dance companies throughout Europe, USA and Asia. She organises international retreats and workshops, teaching at festivals such as Bolzano Danza, Italy and The Dance Alps Festival, Austria. In Berlin, she can be found in Yoga Sky, yellow yoga and Marameo. After her graduation from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, USA, Jennifer moved to Europe where she embarked on a career as a freelance artist with various choreographers and companies. Her yoga teacher studies began in the USA with Iyengar yoga teacher James Bryan, and then continued on with a four year certification program at the Yoga Akademie Berlin with Yogacharya Ananda Leone, the founder of ŚivaŚaktiYoga. She is a certified member of the the Berufsverband der Yogalehrenden Deutschland (BDY) and the European Yoga Union (EYU). Jennifer recently furthered her practice and study of Yin Yoga, completing a series of intensive studies with Josh Summers. She is certified to lead the Group Motion Workshop, an improvisational evening focused on the universal language of movement and collective healing. She is also actively following the practices and guidance of the spiritual master Sri Mooji Baba. Jennifer greatly enjoys guiding others on a journey towards the Self.

    more info: mannasana.de

Teacher Training Cost

Registration fee: 200€

Tuition Fee: 875€ x 4 times 3.500€*

TOTAL:  3.700€

The Tuition Fee is paid quarterly 4 x 875€, includes all seminars (LIVE & Online), handouts, retreat fees.

EXTRA COSTS:

  • Extra books and reference materials if needed.

  • 30 classes with all 3 teachers (can be subsidized by joining as helper)

  • Detox Retreat: The retreat fee is covered by your tuition fee. But you cover accommodation, meals and the travel expenses to and from the retreat location. More information at Detox Shatkarma Retreat

Venue & Time

BIJA YOGA BERLIN

Time Schedule:

Saturday: 13.00h - 20.00h
Sunday: 10.00h - 17.00h
Monthly Weekend Seminar

  • 132 hours of main seminars, spread over weekends

  • 24 hours of online philosophy study & bookclub

  • 30 hours detox shatkarma reatreat + TD1

  • 5 hours yama& niyama reflection & self study

  • 12 hours teaching demo + final exam

Training Dates

October 2026 - July 2027

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