Self-Paced 200-Hour Online Yoga Teacher Training Course With 40 Zoom Classes

Prerequisites

Like any school, the 200-hour online yoga teacher training, while being very passionate about its students, also demands certain prerequisites from you. The 200-hour online course involves packed hours of sessions, classes, lectures, and activities that students are expected to be regular online. Make sure you have an uninterrupted, good internet connection with a laptop or desktop having sufficient processor speed and memory for storing and streaming online yoga classes.

Certifications

Students who complete their training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

How the training works

You can easily create a yoga environment in your home. You can practice anytime during the day when you feel with an empty stomach. However, performing an active yoga practice in the morning can energize your mind and body, which can help set the tone for how you feel the rest of the day. Try to set a specific time each day or as often in the week as possible to practice yoga so your practice will become a habit. When practicing at home, you should create a suitable environment specifically for yoga and meditation.

Make sure there is sufficient light in your room (preferably sunlight) and the area is clean and tidy. Also, make sure you do not have any sound or distractions by media or people when you practice the online sessions from the 200-hour online yoga teacher training. It would also be good to have sufficient warm, fresh air in the room by opening a window. Let the air in your room be not polluted by burning incense, air from insect-repellent coils, smoke, or any type of air pollution. Make sure you have kept the necessary props for your practice, such as a yoga mat or a blanket in the area before you begin.

Also, a dry hand towel and some drinking water in the room will be suitable for your exercise. This will prevent you from having to run around the house looking for a different prop before you perform exercises from the 200-hour online yoga teacher training course. Make sure you inform the online yoga teacher training about any serious physical or mental health issues while enrolling for online yoga teacher training. If your problems are serious, you should consult a doctor or physiotherapist before practicing yoga.

Discipline rules for students

Please follow the instructions during the Zoom meeting:

• Mute yourself while entering the class
• No talking to each other after entering the class
• Keep your video turned on
• Keep silence
• While the teacher is chanting the mantra, keep your voice mute and video on

Daily schedule (GMT+5:30)

• 05:45 - 06:30 Meditation
• 06:30 - 08:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa
• 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
• 09:00 - 10:00 Anatomy
• 10:00 - 11:30 Art of teaching, alignment, adjustment, or details explanation of each asana
• 11:30 - 12:30 Yoga Sutra or philosophy of yoga
• 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
• 14:00 - 15:00 Yoga Nidra
• 15:00 - 16:00 Therapeutic yoga, Restorative yoga, or anatomy
• 16:00 - 17:30 Hatha or Hatha Vinyasa
• 17:30 - 18:00 Break
• 18:00 - 19:00 Meditation, Kirtan, or Bhajan
• 19:00 - 20:00 Dinner time

Course information

D'vine Yoga follows the traditional yoga system and this includes everything: from the way they greet you, mind and body relaxation, and rewarding exercises. With yoga, meditation, and Ayurvedic practices, the 200-hour online yoga teacher training course guides you to live healthy in the traditional way with its exercises having therapeutic effects on the human mind and body.

The self-paced 200-hour online yoga teacher training course is not just a course where you learn yoga but you are also given all the training you need to impart all that you learned to those around you. So, take the break that you have been postponing from work and join them for a 200-hour online yoga teacher training, a change that will last you a lifetime.

Why yoga? What are the benefits of the course?

The physical benefits of this online yoga teacher training on one’s body include:

• Increase flexibility
• Increased muscle strength and tone
• Improved respiration, greater energy and vitality
• Weight reduction
• Maintaining a balanced metabolism
• Improved blood circulation and cardiovascular system health

The exercises also provide relaxation in this course.

• Physical relaxation: As you stretch and move your body in a yoga practice, you can release tension from the muscles involved in that stretch and connect you with your mind and body. Through these yoga relaxation exercises, you focus on relaxing any areas that may require attention.
• Mental relaxation: By taking time every day to practice yoga online, you can prevent your mind from becoming fatigued and overwhelmed. The practice of breath awareness in exercises is especially useful for relaxing your mind.
• Spiritual relaxation: Once you have achieved physical and mental relaxation, spiritual relaxation is also attainable. This is achieved by giving you a feeling of inner peace and contentment. This type of relaxation also promotes a sense of inner awareness, sharper concentration, and calmness which can help you put in touch with yourself and those around you.

What you will learn

Here, you get to know all that there is to know in order to be a certified and eligible yoga teacher, be it in your small neighborhood or huge corporate office.

• How to incorporate a personal daily practice into your routine
• Everything about yoga, its philosophy, anatomy, postures, and history
• Skills to eliminate health problems including stress and other mental problems
• Training to guide, motivate, and gain the confidence of students

Yoga styles

Yoga consists of various styles, each one having a definite purpose in which to benefit your body. At the 200-hour online yoga teacher training course you get an exposure to each of these. Here is a brief look at them below:

• Hatha yoga - Here, you learn how to unite your mind and body through the physical movement of poses and the awareness of your breadth with some relaxation and meditation techniques. This is a lesson on breathing control while performing the different asanas.
• Ashtanga yoga - This is a kind of practice that aims to purge both your body and your brain, similar to the poses performed by the sage Patanjali. It emphasizes intense stretching and building muscular strength. A specific series of poses and breathing exercises are practiced in order to heat up your body and sweat out toxins.
• Vinyasa yoga - In this lesson, they show you how to coordinate your body and your breath with a series of poses for better mental health, breathing, stronger muscles, and a cardiovascular system.

Curriculum

1. Yoga techniques, training, and practice

• Styles of yoga: Hatha, Hatha Vinyasa, Ashtanga (primary series), restorative and therapeutic yoga
• Asanas - Traditional Hatha and Hatha Vinyasa yoga poses along with their physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual effects, incorporating from beginner to intermediate and advanced level
• Ashtanga (primary series)
• Various breathing exercises and types of pranayama
• Mudras (gestures) and Bandhas (locks)
• Shat Kriyas - the classical yogic purification technique
• Initiation to Uddiana Bandha (abdominal suction) and Nauli Kriya (abdominal churning)
• Guided deep Relaxation techniques including yoga Nidra
• Meditation - Various meditations (guided and unguided), Mantra meditation, breath-based meditation
• Daily teaching and practice class to understand how to teach the asanas - break down the asanas and understand alignment, common errors, and how to correct student's posture

2. Teaching methodology

• Setting up of class
• Supporting and helping students, demonstration and adjustment
• Breath-based teaching style
• Alignment and adjustment-based teaching style
• Restorative or therapeutic yoga poses, use of props, blankets, belts, cushions, chairs, etc.
• Qualities of a good yoga teacher and learning process of yoga students
• Sequencing and structure of the class
• Beginning, building, and concluding a yoga class
• Art of teaching - three types of listening, voice modulation, eye contact, tools to staying present
• Art of anchoring student's mind
• Spiritually oriented business of yoga
• Tool for successful business of teaching yoga
• Marketing your services and yourself
• Secret of powerful personal practice

3. Yoga anatomy and physiology

• Understanding major body systems and organs, particularly emphasizing digestive, respiratory, and neurological system
• Gross anatomy also called physical anatomy (human skeleton, different joints with movement and functions, detailed discussion of shoulder, pelvis, and knee joints, definition and types of fascia)
• Subtle anatomy also called energy anatomy (nature of prana, prana vidya, pranic body, panch kosha, panch vayus, chakras, nadis, and kundalini energy)
• Functional anatomy (understanding main muscle groups their movement and functions, muscle-bone connection, impact on the performance of yoga asana, spinal cord function, and structure

4. Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics

• Definitions of yoga?
• Intention and purpose of yoga
• Patanjali's Yoga Sutra
• Eight limbs of yoga (Ashtanga)
• The Bhagavad Gita - Ghyan, Bhakti, and Karma yoga
• Three guna's of nature and beyond
• History of yoga
• Dosha's and Ayurveda
• Intro to white (sattvic) tantra
• Kundalini and supernatural powers
• Vedic or tantric mantras and initiation
• Kirtan and chanting of mantras

5. Practicum

• Practice practicum in small groups
• Receiving or giving feedback
• Observing and learning from each other teaching
• Practice teaching in the whole class
• Listening, learning, and uplifting each other