Do you want to experience the holistic Tantric yogic path to becoming your own guru? 

Do you want to learn how to connect with your sexual energy to create a deeper intimacy from the power of the heart? 

Do you want to learn tantric and shamanic rituals for self empowerment? 

Do you want to understand that life is art and you can create your own reality? 

Do you want to learn how to trust in community while you can be not only blissful but also accepted for your anger, sadness and fear? Would you like to discover bliss in everyday moments? Become a creative and powerful Yoga Teacher!

In a world spinning faster every day, we create a path that connects old wisdom with our everyday live to be the vibrant humans we are ment to be. 

The traditional roots awaken in our inherent cell memory. You don't need a specific previous experience to come to this course. The Kaula Tantra Yoga is a practice that can be afforded from the point where you are now and it allows you to dive into yoga, becoming aware of your limits and possibilities and working with them respectfully. 

As a future teacher you learn how to bring people into awareness during the yoga practice. And during life.

Applied Yogic-Tantric wisdom, arts and shamanism are tools that we use to dive into the theoretical part through experiencing the  playfulness, creat. Through dancing the dualitys we allow love to flow. We spiral lightful energy into a chaotic world, to create abundant islands where we do not have to function, but where the dignity to be a human can be lived. A world held alive for future generations.

Saying YES to Durga’s Tiger School is a jump into trusting the flow of existence… are you in

CERTIFICATION

Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

TEAM

Our international team of passionate Yogis and teachers have over 60 years of experience and specialized in different fields. Together they effectively provide a safe space where your process is honored and guided.

We are a rotating team to keep the energy high and fresh in the trainings during the whole year.

COURSE CHOREOGRAPHY

Durga’s Tiger School is where Ancient Tantric teachings meet Neo-Tantric practices; combined they lead you into a new way of relating with the world around you. You will learn concrete tools that you can easily integrate daily. Through experiential learning you will subtly break open the basics of Yoga Philosophy, yamas, niyamas and the eight-limb path in such a way that you will understand where they arise in your life and practice. 

*The course content is focused on Kaula Tantra Yoga

*Other complementary techniques explored: 

Meditations, Chakra work, Bandhas, Pranayama, Kriya Yoga, Hatha Yoga, partner yoga, mantras and sacred song chanting

*Other practices and subjects related:

Applied Tantra Philosophy, Heyoca - the shamanic clown, Expressive arts of the being, Shamanic practices, Tantric & Shamanic ritual, Durga’s Tiger Dance, Intuitive Anantomy, Psycology of the Chakras

KAULA TANTRA YOGA

Kaula Tantra Yoga is a unique sequence that follows a lineage of 5000 years. The series taught at Durga’s Tiger School is delivered directly from the teachings of Bhagavan Shanmuka Anantha Natha at Shri Kali yoga, in India.

This practice works through a deep relaxation where students learn the feeling of flowing into asana without struggle, while each asana is practiced in a slow manner to build patience and awareness of body movement. In this way, each individual finds their unique way of expressing the asana without the pressure of competition or ‘performing perfectly’.

Tantra Yoga facilitators approach students as whole human beings and discourage ‘isolating’ or forcing muscles. Their priority is to hold a space of acceptance and love, with reserved guidance when necessary.

This type of yoga is a meditative flow, completed by the practice of bandha holds, pranayama, mantra chanting, and Samadhi, through seated meditation to develop a deeper form of yogic understanding. 

During their time at Durga’s Tiger School, students will explore Tantra yogic lifestyle, philosophy, and arts.

KUNDALINI YOGA

Through Kundalini yoga, students learn another approach to the energy work in yoga. Students explore kriyas, pranayama, chakras theory. Students explore and cultivate the energy of the two poles, masculine and feminine inside of themselves and all around. Please note that kundalini yoga at the school, IS NOT based on the teachings of Yogi Bajan

HATHA YOGA

In Hatha Yoga practice students move the stagnation of the body and mind. Through asana, meditation, pranayama and yogic philosophy you meet your physical and spiritual strength that cultivates the energy that empowers your lives. This practice is complimentary to Tantra Yoga as it gives students a perspective of a different yogic style enabling students to gain a deeper understanding of both Hatha and Tantra.

DURGA'S TIGER DANCE

is a form of movement developed by Iris Disse based on yoga energy work and different dance styles. This is another form through which students can explore creativity and relaxation through body movement combined with voice work.

SHAMANISM AND ANDEAN COSMOVISION

As your hosts are living in Ecuador with a huge American Indian population, students have the opportunity to learn about Andean culture, its Cosmovision, and the similarities with the Tibetan Tantric tradition.

The parallels are slowly unveiled, weaving together both understandings of energy, astrology, subtle anatomy and physiology of the bodies.

BETWEEN RITUAL AND PLAY

is an energetic fusion of techniques such as improvisation, clowning, dancing, musical/rhythm work, meditation, and practical shamanism. Through these exercises, you can integrate the foundations of ART into LIFE. 

Some themes you will work in are connecting with the inner child, connecting with intuition, developing right brain activity to enhance lateral thinking, releasing old patterns and blockages, opening senses to the present moment, and group work that fosters loving, compassionate ways of relating. 

With these skills you begin to increase your creativity and may open to a new perspective completely.

APPLIED TANTRIC WISDOM

These classes are a powerful opportunity for self-discovery through dynamic group and partner work. 

Please note there is no nudity or sexual contact.

You come together to open to life; learning to embrace the dual nature of reality, dancing between beauty, chaos, magic, intensity, and intimacy - you begin to make a clear connection between yoga, sacred sexuality, and art.

%How can I integrate the liveliness of new experiences into my everyday life and relations?

INTUITIVE ANATOMY AND PHISIOLOGY

You will approach the vision and methodology of the Kaula Tantra yoga practice in these classes. You will develop a connection with your inner body intelligence, learn how to read it better, and act according to its current needs.

%It’s about the combined powers of the mind and the physical body and the effect of being totally in harmony with the messages you perceive from your bodies in each moment.

PARTNER YOGA

You will discover the joy and the importance of support and be supported, through this experiencing the delight of giving and receiving. The challenge being, how do you cultivate and care for your sacred space, but also nurture your partner’s needs and desires?

%In these classes you will continue to work with the asanas of the Kaula Tantra series; through the tantric wisdom approach, you cultivate focus in presence, senses, connection, and body communication. Through these functions, you enter into the dance of Shiva and Shakti.

(select courses will feature Partner Yoga)

YOGIC WALKING MASSAGE

Derived from Ayurvedic wisdom this ancient foot massage was used to prepare warriors for battle as well as open the physical and energetic bodies for the Yoga practice.

%Working with partners it’s a very effective, meditative and intuitive way to give and receive before the Yoga practice. The massage activates important Marma Points as well as softens the muscles.

KARMA YOGA

is part of the learning process of community life. You will help each other to maintain a common space, which by focusing energy in the collective, coming together to maintain a high vibrational space. Through karma yoga, you will keep in contact with the Earth (Pachamama) and her fruits while contributing to the well being of the collective environment.

YOGI HEART TO HEART COMMUNICATION

In the Talking Stick circle we open a space of expression from heart to heart for all the students present in the group.

In the Forum developed in the ZEGG community we deepen heart-to-heart communication through consciously used theatrical means.

We create a social field that helps us to open to the impulse of life. We share from the heart and explore new possibilities in life. Any topic that emerges like emotions, personal development, love, community living, body symptoms can be shared and explored within the group that works as a spiritual community (Sangha). This process helps to self-knowledge, development and transformation.

COMMUNITY BUILDING

Living in the ashram enables students to focus intensively on their training, away from everyday tasks and distractions; allowing them to fully immerse themselves in a process of learning and self-discovery.

An energetic group environment is created, enabling students to share their experience and learning processes; in turn, collectively deepening their understanding of tantra and yogic practices.

Your hosts ask that you enter the course with an open mind to EXPERIENCE and allow each encounter to guide you to a deeper understanding of your SELF. The knowledge gained through experience is a core part of the Tantric perspective.