Course Overview
Join our 200 Hour Hatha - Ashtanga Teacher Training Course and deepen your yoga practice while gaining the skills to teach others. This comprehensive program blends traditional teachings with modern techniques, ensuring a well-rounded education. Experience personal transformation and build a supportive community of fellow yoga enthusiasts. Enroll now and embark on your journey to becoming a certified yoga instructor!
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Curriculum
❖ YOGA PHILOSOPHY & LIFESTYLE • The Meaning of Yoga • How Yoga Came Into The World • The 8 Limbs of Ashtanga Yog • Guidelines For a Traditional Practice • Yogic Lifestyle • The Yogic Diet ❖ THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF YOGA • Reviewing The Schools ❖ QUALITIES OF A GOOD TEACHER • The Importance of a Teacher • Important Rules For a Yoga Sequence ❖ Patanjali’s yoga sutras ❖ Mantras ❖ Karma yog ❖ Bhakti Yog
YOGA PHILOSOPHY
1. The human body 2. The Digestive system 3. The Endocrine System 4. The Skeletal System 5. The Muscular System 6. The Respiratory System 7. The Circulatory & Cardiovascular System
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
ASHTANGA VINYASA YOGA SERIES Surya Namaskara A Surya Namaskara B Standing Sequence 1. Padangusthasana 2. Pada Hastasana 3. Utthita Tri Konasana 4. Parivrtta Tri Konasana 5. Utthitan Parsva Konasana 6. Parivrtta Parsva Konasana 7. Prasarita Padottanasana A 8. Prasarita Padottanasana B 9. Prasarita Padottanasana C 10. Prasarita Padottanasana D 11. Parsvottanasana 12. Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana 13. Ardha Baddha Padangusthasana 14. Virabhadrasana A 15. Virabhadrasana B 16. Virabhadrasana C Seated Sequence 1. Dandasana 2. Paschimattanasana A 3. Paschimattanasana B 4. Paschimattanasana C 5. Purvattanasana 6. Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimattanasana 7. Triang Mukhaekapada Paschimattanasana 8. Janu Sirsasana A 9. Janu Sirsasana B 10. Janu Sirsasana C 11. Marichyasana A 12. Marichyasana B 13. Marichyasana C 14. Marichyasana D 15. Navasana 16. Bujapidasana 17. Kurmasana 18. Supta Kurmasana 19. Garbha Pindasana 20. Kukkutasana 21. BaddhaKonasana A 22. BaddhaKonasana B 23. BaddhaKonasana C 24. Upvistha Konasana 25. Supta Konasana 26. Supta Padangusthasana 27. Ubhaya Padangusthasana 28. Urdhva Mukha Paschimattanasana 29. Setu Bandhasana Finishing Sequence 1. Urdhva Dhanurasana 2. Paschimattanasana 3. Sarvangasana 4. Halasana 5. Karnapidasana 6. Urdva Padmasana 7. Pindasana 8. Matsyasana 9. Uttana Padasana 10. Sirsasana 11. Badha Padmasana 12. Yoga Mudra 13. Padmasana 14. Utpluthih 15. Savasana
ASHTANGA VINYASA FLOW
HATHA YOG
PRANAYAMA
MEDITATION
Introduction to HATHA YOGA ? • Salutations to Shiva • Purpose of Hatha yoga • Standing Poses • Kneeling Poses • Sitting Poses • Supine Poses • Prone Poses • Arm Support Poses • Importance of sequence of poses & its benefits Surya Namaskar 1. Namaskarasana – Prayer Pose Inhale-Exhale 2. Hastauttanasana – Raised Arms Pose- Inhale 3. Hasta Padasana – Hand to Foot Pose- Exhale 4. Ashwa Sanchalanasana – Equation Pose-Inhale 5. Parvatasana – Mountain Pose Exhale-Inhale 6. Ashtanga Namaskar – Salute with Eight Parts or Points- Exhale 7. Bhujangasana – Cobra Pose- Inhale 8. Parvatasana – Mountain Pose - Exhale 9. Ashwa Sanchalanasana – Equation Pose-Inhale 10. Hasta Padasana – Hand to Foot Pose-Exhale 11. Hastauttanasana – Raised Arms Pose-Inhale 12. Namaskarasana – Prayer Pose Exhale Standing Poses Samasthiti – Tadasana Variation Tiryaka Tadasana Variation Trikonasana Parivrita Trikonasana Utkatasana – Chair pose Uttanasana A – Standing forward bend Uttanasana B - Standing forward bend Hasta Padangusthasana – Extended Hand Toe pose Vrksasana – Tree Pose Vrksasana Variation – with Arms Elevated Garudasana – Eagle Pose Natarajasana – King of the Dancer Pose Upavesasana – Squat, Sitting down Pose Kneeling Poses Vajrasana – Thunderbolt Posture, Diamond Virasana – Hero’s Posture Balasana – Child’s Pose Supta Virasana – Reclining Hero Pose Ustrasana – Camel Pose Salamba Kapotasana – Folded Forward Parighasana – Gate Latch Pose Simhasana – Lion Pose Sitting Poses Sukhasana – Easy Posture Siddhasana – Adept’s Posture, Accomplished Svastikasana – Auspicious Posture Padmasana – Lotus Pose Dandasana – Staff Pose, Stick Paschimottanasana – West (Back) Stretching Janu Sirsasana – Head to Knee Pose Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana – Revolved Head to Knee Pose Mahamudra – The Great seal Baddha Konasana – Bound Angle Pose Baddha Konasana Variation – Reclining Bound Angle Pose Ardha Matsyendrasana – Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Gomukhasana – Cow Faced Pose Navasana – Boat Pose Supine Poses Savasana – Corpse Pose Apanasana – Wind Release Pose Setu Bandhasana – Bridge Pose Setu Bandhasana Variation – Two Legged Table Salamba Sarvangasana – Supported Shoulder Stand Viparita Karani – Inverted Pose Halasana – Plow Pose Jathara Parivrtti – Belly Twist Jathara Parivrtti Variation – with Legs Extended Matsyasana – Fish Pose Matsyasana Variation – with Arms and Legs Lifted Anantasana – Reclining Vishnu Couch Pose Prone Poses Bhujangasana – Cobra Pose Bhujangasana Variation – with Knees Flexed Dhanurasana – Bow Pose Salabhasana – Locust Pose Arm Support Poses Adho Mukha Svanasana – Downward Facing Dog Pose Urdhva Mukha Svanasana – Upward Facing Dog Pose Chaturanga Dandasana – Four Limbed Stick Pose Vasisthasana – Side Plank Pose, Sage Vasistha’s Pose Chatus Pada Pitham – Four Footed Tabletop Pose Purvottanasana – Upward Plank Pose
Breathing Techniques • Nadi Shodhana Pranayama - Alternate Nostril Breath • Surya Bheda Pranayama - Sun-piercing Breath (vitality stimulating breath) • Ujjayi Pranayama - Psychic Breath • Seetkari Pranayama – Hissing Breath • Sheetali Pranayama – Cooling Breath • Bhastrika – Bellows Breath • Bhramari Pranayama - Humming Bee Breath • Moorchha Pranayama – Swooning Breath • Plavini Pranayama – Gulping Breath
Why Meditation? Meditation and brain waves Meditation and its effect on stress management • Om / Mantra Meditation • Yog Nidra • Sat-Nam Meditation • Ajapa-Japa Meditation
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
The teaching methodology is one of the most important parts of the course as our students will learn the following: 1. How to conduct a class? 2. Classroom management 3. How to get in and come out from the posture? 4. How to assist & help while teaching the class? 5. Which kind of words you should be used as a yoga teacher? 6. What makes you different than other teachers in terms of teaching? 7. Which kind of asanas you should recommend with a different health issue?