25 Hours

1. Minimum Contact Hours: 15 hours
2. Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 0 hour
3. Patanjali Yoga Sutras 

(Patanjali is the father of yoga). Each Friday, students will lead a discussion reflecting on the week's readings. Before class, students should write down one question on a notecard directly related to the day's reading and give this to the teacher at the start of class .

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Introduction Of Yoga

Origin of Yoga, Different Paths of Yoga, Samkhaya Darshan, Vedanta Darshan, Obstacles in Yoga

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Ashtanga Yoga (8 Limbs)

Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi,

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Hatha Yoga

Panch Kosha, Annamaya Kosha, Pranamaya Kosha, Manomaya Kosha, Jnanamaya Kosha, Anandamaya Kosha

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Human Anatomy and Physiology and Yoga curriculum

• 25 Hours
• Minimum Contact Hours: 15 hours
• Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 0 hour

The Human Body is truly astounding and sometimes overwhelming. The external structure houses an immense network of internal organs which constitute what makes us, The outcome of learning this subject is that the Yogi can discern the various nuances of the human body in a more enriched fashion.

Introduction

1. Skeletal System
2. Joints and Range of Motion
3. Muscular System
4. Postural imbalances

Physiology of Yoga Asana

1. Standing
2. Back Bend
3. Forward Bend
4. Twist
5. Inversion
6. Digestive System
7. Respiratory System
8. Circulatory System
9. Physiology of Pranayama
10. Nervous System
11. Endocrine System
12. Stress and Homeostasis
13. Physiology of Meditation
14. Lesson Planning, Practical and Written Assessment

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Mantra And Meditation Curriculum

• 15 Hours
• Minimum Contact Hours: 10 hour
• Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 2 hour

Mantra is a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in Meditation. The reverberating sound harmonious the body and mind. Mantras are repetitive hymns that benefit Yoga Practice and assist the Yogi to awaken the Self and extend the meditative and practical aspects of Yoga.  Mantra lessons to facilitate peaceful vibrations for the practitioners and creates an atmosphere of serenity

1. Ganesha Mantra
2. Guru Mantra
3. Shakti Mantra
4. Gayatri Mantra
5. Mangalacharan Mantra
6. Shanti Mantra

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Yoga Teaching Methodology And Yoga Alignment

• Minimum Contact Hours: 15 hours
• Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 10 hours

Topics in this category could include, but may not be limited to:

1.  Communication skills such as group dynamics, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries
2.  How to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations, to the degree possible in a group setting
3.  Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting
4.  Teaching styles
5.  Qualities of a teacher
6.  The student learning process
7.  Business aspects of teaching yoga (including marketing and legal)
8.  The Teaching Methodology category covers a broad overview and analysis of teaching methods, rather than how to practice or teach specific techniques. See the example topics below to help clarify the differences between the Techniques, Training and Practice category and the Teaching Methodology category:
9.  Example Techniques, Training and Practice Topics Example Teaching Methodology Topics
10.  The Five Categories of Asana: The trainee will practice and learn the key poses in each category of asana (standing poses, forward bends, backbends, twists, and inversions) and will begin to develop a relationship to both the form and the function of these different categories.
11.  Maps of Alignment: Trainees will achieve comprehension of the alignment maps for each of the five categories of asanas through observation and experience of how the poses in each category share a common foundation, and how to build upon this foundation.
12.  Principles of Demonstrating Asanas: Discuss how effective demonstrations in class can help emphasize an alignment or other focus for the specific pose or sequence of poses.
13.  Learning Modalities: identifying your dominant style, and learning how to teach based on others' learning styles
14.  Use of Language and Voice: Lecture and discussion on active vs. passive language and the effective use of each; positive and conscious communication, and habitual speech and communication patterns.

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Asana And Pranayama Practice Sessions

• 100 Hours
• Minimum Contact Hours: 75 Hours
• Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 50 Hour

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Cleansing practices

• Kapalbhati
• Neti
• Tratak

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Dynamic Yoga postures

• Pawanmuktasana series
• Marjari asana
• Vyaghrasana
• Surya namaskar

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Standing Yoga postures

• Tadasana
• Utkatasana
• Padhastasana
• Trikonasana
• Parivrtta Trikonasana
• Parshwakonasana
• Parivrtta parshwakonasana
• Veerbhadrasana I
• Veerbhadrasana II
• Veerbhadrasana III
• Ardh chandrasana
• Parsvottanasana
• Prasarita padottanasana

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Inverted Yoga postures

• Sirsasana (Headstand)
• Sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Pincha mayurasana
• Adho mukha vrkshasana
• Bhadrasana
• Backbend yoga postures
• Bhujangasana
• Shalabhasana
• Dhanurasana
• Matsyasana
• Ushtrasana
• Kandhrasana
• Chakrasana
• Gomukhasana
• Setu asana
• Rajkapotasana

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Forward bend Yoga postures

• Paschimotanasana
• Janusirasana
• Ardh padam paschimotanasana
• Padprasar paschimotanasana
• Adho mukha svanasana

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Twisting Yoga postures

• Ardh matsyendra asana
• Parivritti janu sirshasana
• Kati chakrasana

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Balancing Yoga postures

• Vrikshasana Tree Pose
• Bak dhayan asana
• Mayurasana
• Natarajasana
• Garudasana
• Relaxation Yoga postures
• Shashankasana
• Makarasana
• Savasana

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Breathing Yoga postures

• Yogic Breathing
• Nadi Shodhana Pranayama
• Kapalbhati
• Bhastrika
• Ujjayi Pranayama
• Bhramari

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Meditative Yoga postures

• Sukhasana
• Padmasana
• Vajrasana

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Meditational Yoga postures

• Breath awareness
• Tratak
• Yog nidra
• Mantra chanting
• Yantra drawing

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Yog Mudras

• Anjali Mudra
• Chin Mudra
• Jnana Mudra
• Pnana Mudra
• Poorna Mudra

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