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

• 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