Yoga Teacher Training

Registered Yoga School # 26861 | Est. 2006

200 Hour Certification Course: $2000

100 hours of in person training (contact hours)

100 hours of asynchronistic online content

You can start anytime.

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Module One | Karma Yoga & Jnana Yoga (philosophy)

• History of Ashtanga Yoga and its founders

  1. The Dravidian People, Samkhya Philosophy, Yoga Sutra origins & relationship to Samkya & Dravidian Peoples

• Yoga philosophy & Theory

  1. Tree of Samkhya

     1. Purusha

     2. Prakriti

        1. 3 Gunas (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas)

        2. Phenomenal Elements (wind, fire, earth, etc.)

        3. Dieties as representations of Gunas

           1. Shiva = tamas guna

           2. Visnu = sattva guna

           3. Brahma = rajas guna

  2. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

     1. Introduction and Overview of Quintessential Yoga Sutras

        1. Yoga Sutra 2:23-29 as purpose and reason for the practice

           1. Ignorance of Duality and causes of suffering

           2. Eight Limbed Path of Ashtanga (Ashtau = eight, Anga = limb)

        2. Yoga Sutra 2:1-3 as method of practice

           1. Tapas

           2. Svadyaya

           3. Isvara Pranidhana

        3. Yoga Sutra 1:2-3 as definition of yoga

           1. Truth of the “seer” being “hidden” by chitta vritti (disturbances of mind)

           2. Truth of seer existing in pure form in state of harmony through yoga

     2. Yoga Sutras Chapter 1 

        1. Chanting Chapter 1

        2. Discussion and Analysis of Chapter 1

  3. Veda

     1. Bhagavad Gita

     2. Upanishads

     3. Vedanta

        1. Gaudapada & Adi Shankara

           1. self vs. non-self (atman vs. non-atman)

           2. monism vs. dualism vs. non-dualism

        2. Vishnu & Shiva as contemporary

• Required Reading & Study Materials

  1. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchidananda 

Module Two | Hatha Yoga & Ashtanga Yoga (practice)

• All Primary Series Asana

  1. Standing Postures: sūryanamaskāra pādāṅguṣṭāsana  pāda hastāsana  utthita trikoṇāsana (A+B)  utthita pārśvakonāsana (A+B)  prasārita pādottānāsana (A,B,C,D)  pārśvottānāsana  utthita hasta pādāṅguṣṭāsana  ardha baddha padmottānāsana  utkatāsana  vīrabhadrāsana 

  2. Primary Series Postures: paścimattānāsana  pūrvattanāsana  ardha baddha padma paścimattānāsana   tiryaṅgmukha ekapāda paścimattānāsana  jānuśīrṣāsana  marīcāsana  nāvāsana  bhujapīḍāsana  kūrmāsana  supta kūrmāsana  garbha piṇḍāsana  kukkuṭāsana  baddha konāsana  upaviṣṭha konāsana  supta konāsana  supta pādāṅguṣṭāsana  ubhaya pādāṅguṣṭāsana  ūrdhva mukha paścimattānāsana  setu bandhāsana 

  3. Finishing Postures   ūrdhva dhanurāsana  salaṁba sarvāṅgāsana  halāsana  karṇa pīḍāsana  ūrdhva padmāsana  piṇḍāsana  matsyāsana  uttāna pādāsana  cakrāsana   śīrṣāsana  baddha padmāsana  yoga mudrā  padmāsana  utpluthiḥ

  4. Yoga Sutras Chapter 2  

     1. Chanting Chapters 1-2

     2. Discussion and Analysis of Chapter 2

  5. Adjustments for classical postures

• Anatomy

  1. Online Course by David Keil

• Injures & Variations

  1. Specific challenges

     1. Multiple Sclerosis

     2. Inflexibility or Common Injuries

     3. Pregnancy

     4. Disabled Students

• Energetic Body

  1. Vayus

     1. Prana

     2. Apana

  2. Nadis Overview

  3. Chakras Overview

• Introduction to Pranayama

  1. Ujjayi & Mechanics

• Second Series of Ashtanga Yoga (note: we do not instruct on all of these postures, but we will explore the purpose and benefits of the first half. Each of these postures must be “given” by a qualified lineage holding Ashtanga teacher).

  1. 1st half of 2nd Series: Pasasana   (Noose Pose)  Krounchasana   (Heron Pose)  Shalabhasana A, B   (Locust Pose) Bhekasana   (Frog Pose) Dhanurasana   (Bow Pose) Parsvadhanurasana   (Side Bow Pose) Ustrasana   (Camel Pose) Laghu Vajrasana   (Little Thunderbolt Pose) Kapotasana   (Dove Pose) Supta Vajrasana   (Sleeping Thunderbolt Pose) Bakasana   (Crow Pose) Bharadvajasana   Bharadvāja’s Pose Ardha Matsyendraasana   Half Matsyendraasana’s Pose

  2. Ekapada Sirsasana A, B, C  Dwipada Sirsasana B  Yoga nidrasana   Tittibhasana A, B, C  Pincha Mayurasana Karandavasana  Mayurasana   Nakrasana  Vatayanasana   (Horse Face Pose) Parighasana   (Iron Bar Pose) Gomukhasana A, B, C   (Cow Face Pose) Supta Urdhvapada Vajrasana A, B   (Sleeping Elevated Vajra’s Pose) Mukta Hasta Sirsasana A, B, C   (Open Hand Head Stand) Baddha Hasta Sirsasana A, B, C, D   (Bound Hand Head Stand)

Module Four | Business & Ethics

• Business and Ethics

• Sexual Assault

• Social Justice

• Sequencing Logic

• Student Teaching

• Advanced Adjustments

• Required Reading/Study List

• Yoga Alliance Code of Ethics