Aruna Yoga Teacher Training

 

 

 

Aruna Yoga Teacher Training: Israel or The Netherlands

 

The Aruna Academy program is for you if you are a serious student wanting to share the teachings of Aruna Yoga with others either in groups or individually as a registered yoga teacher.

It is focused on applying Self enquiry to life through yoga fundamentals, yoga philosophy, emotional release work and healing physical and emotional blocks.

The Aruna Yoga Teacher Training can be taken either as Yoga Alliance 200 hour program or a 500 hour program. 
The training is also available as a non certifiable program for those wishing to incorporate the practices for their own personal use.

What you can expect from Aruna Yoga Teacher Training:

  • learn all about yoga
  • develop an integrated practice of Self enquiry
  • learn how to apply the practices of yoga to your body, your emotional states and your life as it unfolds
  • develop a personal practice of yoga
  • increase awareness and presence in your life
  • shift your perspectives on reality
  • learn to befriend your emotions and learn how to pass through difficult moments gracefully
  • learn yoga philosophy
  • learn TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) for personal use
  • learn Kabbalistic tools to apply easily to your life
  • understand and apply yoga poses (āsana) for your own health and for teaching others
  • learn diverse breathing techniques and how to use them as well as what their contraindications are
  • learn how to use yogic seals (mudrās) for health and well being
  • be given countless practices of yoga, breathing, concentration and meditation easy to use and share with others
  • discover how to activate the innate healing capacity of the body
  • develop healing skills and how to apply them
  • become the highest version of yourself
  • gain skills for vision questing and intention development
  • get teaching skills
  • learn how to teach Golden yoga, to modify practices to suit different body type and states of health
  • learn yoga anatomy
  • get lifetime access to a personal membership hub with the core curriculum trainings
  • work with peers
  • create and be a part of a growing community
  • do case studies to deepen your practical application of teaching Aruna Yoga
  • learn directly with Nicole Forman and her team and receive personal guidance
  • be invited to the Aruna Apprenticeship to integrate the teachings and gain deeper experience

In 2025 there will be 2 Aruna Yoga Teacher Training Core Curriculum offered, one in Israel and one in Europe. Both entry points can be followed in person and also with a zoom option.

Choose between 200 or 500 hours!

20 days is for 200 hours (18 months for completion)

35 days is for 500 hours (20 days core curriculum plus an extra 15 days over 3 years for completion)

For more information, see the details below! The 200 hour core curriculum will be offered as follows:

ISRAEL:

March – September 2025

1. Aruna Essentials Training (5 days):
Israel: 30th March – 3rd April 2025 – In person or on zoom

2. Meeting Days (8 days)

Meeting days from May – September 2025 (See dates below)

3. Eight Prerecorded Sessions of Anatomy Training and four live in person online sessions with Wesley Bassett (6 days)

4. Weekly Yoga Class with Nicki Forman (3 weekly classes: Sundays and/or Tuesdays evenings or Thursday mornings)

5. Bonus days with Dorinda Farver (Zoom)

  • Sunday 29 June 2025
  • Sunday 14 September 2025
  • Sunday 5 October 2025

TOTAL: 20 DAYS (constitutes 200 hours)

 

 

THE NETHERLANDS:

May – October 2025

1. Aruna Essentials Training (5 days):
16 -20 May 2025 – In person or on zoom with Nicki Forman

2. In person meetings or on zoom with Dorinda Farver (3 days)

  • Sunday 29 June 2025
  • Sunday 14 September 2025
  • Sunday 5 October 2025

3. Online Zoom Days with Nicki Forman ( 2 days)

  • Friday 13 June 2025 
  • Sunday 15 June 2025 

4. Eight Prerecorded Sessions of Anatomy Training and four live in person online sessions with Wesley Bassett (6 days)

5. Weekly Yoga Class with Nicki Forman (3 weekly zoom classes: Sundays and/or Tuesdays evenings or Thursday mornings)

6. Practicums and Integration Days with Nicki Forman (4 days) 

  • 24 -27 October 2025

 TOTAL: 20 DAYS (constitutes 200 hours)

 

200 hour program – what is included:

  • 20 days core curriculum
  • Lifetime access to a personalised Membership Hub on Aruna Online
  • Limited access to the prerecorded Aruna Online Teacher Training (available for 18 months from the start of training): Includes:
  • Anatomy Training with Wesley Bassett
  • Āsana Lab
  • Aruna Apothecary of Yoga Pills
  • Access to live weekly zoom classes for the duration of the training period.

It does not include:

  • Access to recordings of zoom and/or live weekly classes.
  • Training manual materials
  • Any food or accomodation

 

500 hour program – what is included:

  • 35 days total:
  • 20 days core curriculum
  • Additional 15 days (live and/or online – include prerecorded content and either in person or online as per available dates including 15 days of Aruna Retreats)
  • TRE (Trauma Releasing Exercises) Training for Personal use
  • Lifetime access to a personalised Membership Hub on Aruna Online
  • Three year’s access to the prerecorded Aruna Online Teacher Training: Includes:
  • Anatomy Training with Wesley Bassett
  • Āsana Lab
  • Aruna Apothecary of Yoga Pills 
  • Access to live weekly zoom classes for the duration of the training period.
  • Membership Hub on Aruna Online

It does not include:

  • Access to recordings of zoom and/or live weekly classes.
  • Training manual materials

PRICING 200 HOUR:

Euro

  • Monthly Payments over 12 months: €160 per month

Shekels:

5% discount for full payment before the start of the course.
Click here for Full Payment Option with discount

Payment plan is available on request. Email here

Drop in for a day or a session?

Euro: €150 per day / Shekels: 595 NIS per day

– Euro: €75 per session / Shekels: 298 NIS per session (half day)

To sign in for a day or a session: click here.

PRICING 500 HOUR:

Euro

  • Full payment: €4000,- (works out as €114 per day!)
  • Deposit: €980,-
  • Monthly Payments over 12 months: €252 per month

Shekels:

5% discount for full payment before the start of the course. 
Click here for Full Payment Option with discount

Payment plan is available on request. Email here

Drop in for a day or a session?

Euro: €150 per day / Shekels: 595 NIS per day

– Euro: €75 per session / Shekels: 298 NIS per session (half day)

To sign in for a day or a session: click here.

Costs do not cover training materials, accommodation or food if relevant.

Are you an Aruna grad? You are entitled to a 5% discount!

Do you need a personalised payment plan?

Please email accounts@aruna.yoga 

Yoga Retreat

 

DATES ISRAEL 2025

1. Five days ARUNA ESSENTIALS training

  • Sunday 30th March – Thursday 3rd April 2025 – In person or on zoom with Nicki Forman

2. Monthly Meeting Dates in person or on Zoom (*June only zoom) (Fridays and Sundays 2x per month): 

  • Friday 9 May 2025
  • Sunday 11 May 2025
  • Friday 13 June 2025 (Zoom only)
  • Sunday 15 June 2025 (Zoom only)
  • Sunday 7th September 2025 
  • Monday 8th September 2025
  • Tuesday 9th September 2025 
  • Wednesday 10th September 2025 

    3. Online Anatomy Training Dates with Wesley Bassett:
    8 zoom sessions of 3 hour prerecorded content to follow without date restriction:

    1. The Feet
    2. The Knee
    3. The Upper Leg
    4. The Pelvis
    5. The Abdominals
    6. The Spine
    7. The Shoulders
    8. The Brain and Organs

     

    4. In person sessions with Wesley on zoom (18:00-19:00). Dates and Topics for Q&A:

    • Sunday 13th July 2025 (Topics: Feet & Knee)
    • Sunday 27th July 2025 (Topics: Upper leg & Pelvis)
    • Sunday 10th August 2025 (Topics: Abdominals & Spine)
    • Sunday 24th August 2025 (Topics: Shoulders, Brain & Organs)

    5. 3 zoom meetings with Dorinda Farver (Bonus 3 days)

    • Sunday 29 June 2025
    • Sunday 14 September 2025
    • Sunday 5 October 2025

    These are the 20 core curriculum days for 200 hours. Additional days will be offered for the 500 hours throughout the year.

     

     

     

     

    Aruna Yoga Teacher Training

     

    The Aruna Academy program is for you if you are a serious student wanting to share the teachings of Aruna Yoga with others either in groups or individually as a registered yoga teacher.

    It is focused on applying Self enquiry to life through yoga fundamentals, yoga philosophy, emotional release work and healing physical and emotional blocks.

    The Aruna Yoga Teacher Training can be taken either as Yoga Alliance 200 hour program or a 500 hour program. 
    The training is also available as a non certifiable program for those wishing to incorporate the practices for their own personal use.

    What you can expect from Aruna Yoga Teacher Training:

    You will…

    • learn all about yoga
    • develop an integrated practice of Self enquiry
    • learn how to apply the practices of yoga to your body, your emotional states and your life as it unfolds
    • develop a personal practice of yoga
    • increase awareness and presence in your life
    • shift your perspectives on reality
    • learn to befriend your emotions and learn how to pass through difficult moments gracefully
    • learn yoga philosophy
    • learn TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) for personal use
    • learn Kabbalistic tools to apply easily to your life
    • understand and apply yoga poses (āsana) for your own health and for teaching others
    • learn diverse breathing techniques and how to use them as well as what their contraindications are
    • learn how to use yogic seals (mudrās) for health and well being
    • be given countless practices of yoga, breathing, concentration and meditation easy to use and share with others
    • discover how to activate the innate healing capacity of the body
    • develop healing skills and how to apply them
    • become the highest version of yourself
    • gain skills for vision questing and intention development
    • get teaching skills
    • learn how to teach Golden yoga, to modify practices to suit different body type and states of health
    • learn yoga anatomy
    • get lifetime access to a personal membership hub with the core curriculum trainings
    • work with peers
    • create and be a part of a growing community
    • do case studies to deepen your practical application of teaching Aruna Yoga
    • learn directly with Nicole Forman and her team and receive personal guidance
    • be invited to the Aruna Apprenticeship to integrate the teachings and gain deeper experience

    In 2025 the Aruna Training Core Curriculum will be offered in Israel as follows:

    1. Aruna Essentials Training (5 days): 

    1. Herzliya, Israel: 2-6 March 2025 – In person or on zoom

    2. Meeting Days (8 days)

      Fridays and Sundays from March – June 2025 (See dates below)

    3. Eight Prerecorded Sessions of Anatomy Training and four live in person online sessions with Wesley

         Bassett (6 days)

    4. Weekly Yoga Class (2 weekly classes: Sundays and/or Tuesdays evenings or Thursday mornings)

    5. Integration day and graduation (1 day)

     

         TOTAL: 20 DAYS (constitutes 200 hours)

    In 2025 the Aruna Training Core Curriculum will be offered in Breda, The Netherlands, Europe as follows:

    Aruna Essentials Training with Nicki Forman (5 days): 

    1. Breda, The Netherlands: 16 -20 May 2025 – In person or on zoom with Nicki Forman

    2. Meeting Days with Dorinda Farver (3 days)

      Dates to be confirmed

    3. Online Zooms with Nicki Forman (2 days)

    3. Eight Prerecorded Sessions of Anatomy Training and four live in person online sessions with Wesley

         Bassett (6 days)

    4. Weekly Yoga Class (2 weekly classes: Sundays and/or Tuesdays evenings or Thursday mornings)

    5. Practicums and Closing Days with Nicki Forman and Dorinda Farver (4 days)

     

    Choose between 200 or 500 hours!

    20 days is for 200 hours (18 months for completion)

    35 days is for 500 hours (20 days core curriculum plus an extra 15 days over 3 years for completion)

    See the details below!

    TIMES ISRAEL 2025

    Daily schedule for Friday teacher training days

    • 9:00-12:00: Morning session
    • 12:00-13:00: Lunch
    • 13:00-15:00 Afternoon session

    Daily schedule for Sunday teacher training days

    • 10:00-13:00: Morning session
    • 13:00-14:00: Lunch
    • 14:00-17:00 Afternoon session

    Zoom live meetings schedule for Sunday’s Anatomy Training 2024

    • 18:00-19:00: Session with Wesley Bassett

    Weekly Zooms: (1 class required per week)

    • Sundays: Aruna Open: 18:00-19:15
    • Tuesdays: Golden Yoga: 18:00-19:15
    • Thursdays: Aruna All levels: 9:30-:10:30

    The 2025 Aruna Teacher Training is available in person or online on zoom. Please email info@aruna.yoga if you choose to attend on zoom.

     

    LOCATION TRAINING ISRAEL 2025

    Beit Aruna: The House of Aruna:
    Hanasi Itzhak Ben Zvi 47
    Herzliya Pituach Israel

     

     

    DATES THE NETHERLANDS 2025

        1. Five days ARUNA ESSENTIALS training

        • 16 -20 May 2025 – In person or on zoom with Nicki Forman

        2. 3 in person or zoom meetings with Dorinda Farver

        • Sunday 29 June 2025
        • Sunday 14 September 2025
        • Sunday 5 October 2025

        3. 2 zoom meetings with Nicki Forman

        • Friday 13 June 2025 
        • Sunday 15 June 2025

        4. Online Anatomy Training Dates with Wesley Bassett:
        8 zoom sessions of 3 hour prerecorded content to follow without date restriction:

        1. The Feet
        2. The Knee
        3. The Upper Leg
        4. The Pelvis
        5. The Abdominals
        6. The Spine
        7. The Shoulders
        8. The Brain and Organs

         

        4. In person sessions with Wesley on zoom (18:00-19:00). Dates and Topics for Q&A:

        • Sunday 13th July 2025 (Topics: Feet & Knee)
        • Sunday 27th July 2025 (Topics: Upper leg & Pelvis)
        • Sunday 10th August 2025 (Topics: Abdominals & Spine)
        • Sunday 24th August 2025 (Topics: Shoulders, Brain & Organs)

        5. Practicum and Integration Days with Nicki Forman in person or on zoom

        • 24 -27 October 2025

        These are the 20 core curriculum days for 200 hours. Additional days will be offered for the 500 hours throughout the year.

         

        TIMES THE NETHERLANDS 2025
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            Daily schedule for all teacher training days with Nicki Forman and Dorinda Farver 

            • 10:00-13:00: Morning session
            • 13:00-14:00: Lunch
            • 14:00-17:00 Afternoon session

            Zoom live meetings schedule for Sunday’s Anatomy Training 2024

            • 17:00-18:00: Session with Wesley Bassett

            Weekly Zooms: (1 class required per week)

            • Sundays: Aruna Open: 17:00-18:15
            • Tuesdays: Golden Yoga: 17:00-18:15
            • Thursdays: Aruna All levels: 8:30-:9:30

            The 2025 Aruna Teacher Training is available in person or online on zoom. Please email info@aruna.yoga if you choose to attend on zoom.

             

            LOCATION THE NETHERLANDS 2025

                Effen Yoga 
                Rijsbergseweg 288
                4838 EG Breda (Effen)

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

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                Yoga Alliance certification requirements

                To attain your certification as a Yoga Alliance registered Aruna Yoga teacher you have to meet the following requirements:

                Note: because the program is bases in self enquiry with a strong focus on personal development and growth it is also possible to join when you do not want to become a Yoga Alliance certified teacher. The following requirements will not then be necessary. For more info for non certification program email info@aruna.yogaruna.yoga

                • 200 hours: 20 days of training
                • 500 hours: 35 days of training
                • Completion of Aruna Online Program (500 hours)
                • Completion of the final exam
                • Completion of the online Āsana Lab
                • Completion of Online Yoga Anatomy program with Wesley Bassett
                • Attendance in the Aruna apprenticeship as a teacher assistant and/or teaching of 12 days for 500 hours/5 days for 200 hours
                • Attendance of a minimum of 1 class per week Sundays or Tuesdays (in person live or zoom and/or through class recordings
                • Attendance of practicums in the presence of a lead trainer
                • Case studies of teaching 10 students (written reports documenting the process and teaching skills gained).
                • Case studies of 4 group teaching (minimum of 4 students; written report)
                • Journal of personal sadhana and/or self enquiry process
                • Minimum of 4 meetings with peer students.
                • Seva Project (selfless service) of 10 hours.
                • These requirements must be completed within an 18 month time frame  for 200 hours and within 3 years for 500 hours.

                   

                  Cancellation policy:

                  Non refundable deposit of €980

                  Cancellation within one month of the start of the course:

                  Non refundable deposit of €980 and payment of one month

                  No refunds after the opening week of the course

                  Costs do not cover training materials, accommodation or food.

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