How to Design
and Lead a Vinyasa Yoga Class
You will gain a thorough understanding
of the principals which when applied
create a class for all ages
and body types. This will include
a specific sequence and more importantly
the method for adapting that sequence
to the infinity of opportunities
implied by the word Yoga. This
method enables what you teach to
grow as you and your students do.
Being the Change
The first Yoga teacher in the U.S.
Swami Vivekananda wrote: “You
yourselves are the being that you
seek.” During this training
you will have direct experience
of the truth of that statement.
When you leave this training you
will know how it is people reach
their potential and you will be
able to apply that knowledge to
accomplish your goals. You will
be the change you want to see in
your life.
Time on the Mat
and on the Cushion
One of the joys of being a teacher
is that your Yoga practice becomes
part of your job description. During
this training you will begin each
day with asana, meditation, and
pranyama instruction and practice.
You will be taught the therapeutic
principles that will allow you
to practice safely with intensity.
You will be able to sit comfortably
for a 45 minute meditation session
during which you will experience
what it means to rest in stillness.
You will be proficient in breathing
techniques that awaken and build
heat, preparing the mindbody for
asana, and breathing techniques
that are cooling and soothing preparing
the mindbody for meditation. On
your mat the implementation of
therapeutic principles will be
dramatic. You will experience a
vibrant aliveness from which there
is no going back.
The Teacher Training Curriculum
will include:
* Mastery
of the basic techniques of Asana
* Mastery of the basic techniques
of Meditation
* Mastery of the basic techniques
Pranyama (Breathwork)
* The therapeutic alignment principles
of Yoga
* Finding alignment within and
without
* The art of sequencing a class
flow
* The proper use of tempo in a
class
* How to use your voice and language
for impact
* Your class as a transformative
space
* The art of themeing in your classes
* Teaching modifications for all
class levels
* Teaching to beginners
* The art of hands-on assisting
* The anatomy and physiology of
Yoga
* Nutrition as a support to practice
* Study of Yoga Sutras
* Cultivation of the Eight Limb
Path as a path of action
* Integrating the three elements
of spiritual practice into your
life
* The role of the teacher
* The role of practice
* The art of sustaining change
* Moving from Source
Required Reading List:
Bhagavad
Gita: New Translation,
(trans. Stephen Mitchell)
The
Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: A
New Translation with Commentary,
Chip Hartranft
The
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success,
Deepak Chopra
Meditations
from the Mat: Daily Reflections
on the Path of Yoga,
Rolf Gates
Mindfulness
Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath,
Body and Mind,
Frank Jude Boccio
Anatomy
and Physiology books to be added
Recommended Reading
List:
Loving
Kindness: The Revolutionary Art
of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg
The
Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
The
Law of Attraction, Esther and
Jerry Hicks
The
Way of the Peaceful Warrior,
Dan Millman
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