MODULE & WEEKEND AGENDA
WEEKEND ONE: (APRIL 13-15TH)
MODULE 1: Friday Evening 6:00-9:00
THE BEGINNING OF OUR YOGA JOURNEY
- Introductions + Administration
- Definition of Yoga
- Yoga Styles
- Essentials to Teaching
- The Seat of a Teacher
- Teaching who is in front of you
- Class Etiquette
MODULE 2: Saturday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
TEACHING ASANA PART ONE
- Simple Class Structure
- Introduction to Ujjayi Pranayama
- Foundational principles of Asana (Pada Banda + Hasta Bandha)
- Posture breakdown: Surya Namaskara Family/Practice teaching (sun salutation A + B)
- Posture breakdown: Standing Postures (alignment, postural analysis, alignment cues)
- Round Robin Instruction
MODULE 3: Sunday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
SHAPING OUR PRANIC WHEEL
- Therapeutic breathing techniques, (Pranayama Methods)
- Meditation with Mala beads
- A Look into our Wellbeing, our truth, our resolve. Discussion on the terms: Sadhana (daily practice), Karma (action) and Sankalpa (intention)
- Subtle energy locks within our bodies and how to use them in meditation and postures.
- Discussion on the 5 movements of functions of prana/energy
WEEKEND TWO: (MAY 25-27TH)
MODULE 2 CONTINUED: Friday 6:00-9:00
TEACHING ASANA PART TWO
- Review Sun Salutations
- Posture breakdown: Continue Standing postures, Core + Balance postures (alignment, postural analysis, alignment cues)
MODULE 2 CONTINUED: Saturday 10:00-3:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
TEACHING ASANA PART THREE
- Continue posture breakdown: Core + Balance postures
- Posture breakdown: Reclining + Relaxation postures (alignment, postural analysis, alignment cues)
- Posture breakdown: Seated postures + twists (alignment, postural analysis, alignment cues)
- Practice cueing in groups of 2-4
MODULE 4: Sunday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
ANATOMY PART ONE - EMBODIMENT
- Planes of movement
- The Vertebral column + trunk
- Anatomy in clay
- Experiential anatomy
WEEKEND THREE: (JUNE 22-24TH)
MODULE 5: Friday 6:00-9:00
MEDITATION + MINDFULNESS
MODULE 6 + 2 CONTINUED: Saturday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
THE HISTORY OF YOGA PART ONE @1130am-3:00pm
- Sutra Study
TEACHING ASANA PART FOUR @3:15pm-6:00pm
- Posture breakdown: Backbends (alignment, postural analysis, alignment cues)
MODULE 4 CONTINUED: Sunday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
ANATOMY PART TWO - APPLICATIONS
- Applied anatomy in asana
- The shoulder girdle
- The pelvic girdle
- Anatomy in clay
WEEKEND FOUR: (JULY 27-29TH)
MODULE 8: Friday 6:00-9:00
THE HISTORY OF YOGA
- What does Yoga mean?
- Goals of yoga
- What is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika?
- What is the Bhagavad Gita?
- The Vedic Culture
- The Upanishadic Age
- The Age of Reason
- The Epic Age
- The Classical Age
- Southern yoga and the Age of Tantra
- Vedanta
- Pre-modern Indian Yoga
- Modern yoga/the dawn of western yoga
MODULES 6 + 9 CONTINUED: Saturday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
THE HISTORY OF YOGA PART TWO @1130am-3:00pm
- Sutra Study
CHAKRAS + OUR SUBTLE BODY PART ONE @3:15pm-6:00pm
- The chakra system (the energy centers in our body), the history, modern interpretations
- Our subtle body understood through the lens of the chakras
MODULE 9 CONTINUED: Sunday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
CHAKRAS + OUR SUBTLE BODY PART TWO
- Recitation seed sounds
- Sharing, written exercises and journaling within the context of Pratyahara
- Create fluid language around the chakra system
- Specific asanas + sequences to illuminate our chakras
- Led vinyasa, highlighting chakra sequences
WEEKEND FIVE: (AUGUST 24-26TH)
MODULE 10: Friday 6:00-9:00
THE ART OF SEQUENCING PART ONE
- Principles of Sequencing
- The Structure of a Class
- Using sequencing tools
- Practice planning mini sequences
MODULE 10 CONTINUED: Saturday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
THE ART OF SEQUENCING PART TWO
- How to Sequence Thematically
- Build sequences based on themes
MODULE 11: Sunday 10:00-6:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
THE ART OF ADJUSTMENTS; A TEACHERS LAB: ADJUSTMENT, ENHANCEMENTS + SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Teacher qualities
- Tactile adjustments
- Vocal + Visual Dialogues
- Pre/Post Natal Special Consideration
- Senior Practitioners
WEEKEND SIX: (SEPTEMBER 21-23RD)
Written Exam Friday 6:00-9:00
MODULE 2 + 12 Continued: Saturday 10:00-3:00
*practice yoga @10:00-11:15am
TEACHING ASANA PART FIVE @11:30am-3:00pm
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Arm balancing + invesrsions; alignment and postural analysis discussion and alignment cues
CLARIFY YOUR TEACHING VISION @3:30pm-6:00pm
- Basic Framework on Teaching, dedication and reverence
- Clarify your teaching vision, mission and core values
- The Path after Yoga Teacher Training, what’s next?
- Yoga and Social Media
IT’S A WRAP: Sunday 10:00-6:00
- Class practice
- Review written exams
- ·Q & A
- Practice teaching, cueing, sequencing, adjusting
- Round Robin and Partner Practice Teaching for practical exam
PRACTICAL EXAMS: End of September/Early October