200-Hour Online Yoga Teacher Training: Advance Your Practice and Awaken Your Truth, 30 Live Hours

How the training works

There will be 30 hours of synchronous (live) training via Zoom.

Timing of sessions / daily schedule (GMT-5)

Students will set up their own schedules upon registering.

Curriculum / Course information

This online training is perfect for you if:

• You want yoga teacher training that fits your busy life and schedule.
• You have a busy life, yet you are ready to learn about the roots of yoga to deepen your practice and awaken to your truth.
• Work commitments do not allow you to take time off to complete in-person yoga training.
• You are self-motivated.
• You are ready to do the yoga training, but the cost of traveling to an in-person training is prohibitive.
• You prefer to learn at your own pace.

InnerSea Yoga Academy honors yoga as a path to self-knowledge, love, and freedom. Embarking on this journey means a quest to become your most divine self. They are committed to raising the collective consciousness through a heart-centered approach to yoga that includes meditation, breath, movement, and service. InnerSea Yoga Academy donates a portion of all profits to the Kids’ Foundation for Uniting Nations.

Their study focuses on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar. You will discuss each sutra thoroughly, break down common Hatha and vinyasa asanas and work through sequencing and language for teaching classes. You will learn and practice many traditional pranayama and meditation techniques daily, immersed in the serenity of natural forests.

Approach 1: Who Am I?

The theme is inner exploration. It is aimed toward deepening your own yoga practice through philosophy, anatomy, subtle energy, asana alignment and individualized sequencing.

You will learn:

• To deepen your relationship with yourself through meditation, asana practice, and pranayama practice
• The history of yoga
• Patanjali’s basic scientific method for calming the mind, including the 8 limbs of yoga as they are outlined in the yoga sutras
• Sequencing for a Hatha class
• Asana alignment, modifications, benefits, and contraindications
• Anatomy and physiology of the major physical body systems
• Anatomy and physiology of the subtle energy systems including an introduction to prana, chakras, nadis, vayus, and bandhas
• Connections between physical and subtle energy systems

Approach 2: Why Am I Here?

The theme is understanding your relationship with others. It is focused on the aspects of teaching yoga, including teaching methodology, cueing, pranayama, meditation, sequencing, transitions, and the business of yoga.

You will learn:

• Hands-on assists
• Creative Sequencing
• To find your teaching voice
• How to sit in the seat of the teacher
• How to hold space for an integrated group
• How to balance observation, demonstration, and cueing for a successful yoga class
• How to lead yoga classes, workshops, and retreats
• How to create a yoga business and market yourself for success
• How to guide your student into meditation through the koshas
• How to lead pranayama

200-hour online yoga teacher training curriculum

Module 1

Preparation

• Where to start
• Workbook download
• How to sit

Daily practice 1: warm-up, purity | 7 topics – 1 quiz

• Warm up practice video
• Class type
• Sequence for asana class quiz
• Physical theme
• Emotional theme
• Pranayama technique and how-to
• Pranayama benefits
• Meditation technique

Philosophy 1: history and what is yoga | 5 topics

• Philosophy lesson instructions
• Philosophy downloads
• Philosophy 1 lecture and notes
• Philosophy 1 Omwork
• Philosophy 1 assignment submission

Asana workshop 1: warm-up | 4 topics

• Asana workshop instructions
• Asana workshop 1 lecture and notes
• Asana workshop 1 omwork
• Asana workshop 1 assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 1 | 2 topics

• Posture clinic
• Subtle energy anatomy 1 – introduction to prana

Meditation 1: body scan

• Body scan

Module 2

Daily practice 2: sun salutations, inner light | 7 topics – 1 quiz

• Sun salutation practice video
• Class type
• Sequence quiz
• Physical theme
• Emotional theme
• Pranayama technique and how-to
• Pranayama benefits
• Meditation technique

Philosophy 2: vrittis | 3 topics

• Philosophy 2 lecture and notes
• Philosophy 2 omwork
• Philosophy 2 assignment submission

Asana workshop 2: sun salutations | 3 topics

• asana workshop 2 lecture and notes
• asana workshop 2 omwork
• asana workshop 2 assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 2 | 4 topics

• introduction to A&P and spine
• skeletal system

Muscular system

• subtle energy anatomy 2 – vayus

Meditation 2: gratitude

• meditation 2

Module 3

Daily practice 3: standing and balancing, one-pointedness – 7 topics | 1 quiz

• standing and balancing practice video
• class type
• sequence quiz
• physical theme
• emotional theme
• pranayama technique and how-to
• pranayama benefits
• meditation technique

Philosophy 3: dharana, dhyana, samadhi | 3 topics

• philosophy 3 – lecture and notes
• philosophy 3 – omwork
• philosophy 3 – assignment submission

Asana workshop 3: standing and balancing | 3 topics

• asana workshop 3 – lecture and notes
• asana workshop 3 – omwork
• asana workshop 3 – assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 3 | 3 topics

• anatomical positioning and movements
• importance of extension, types of contraction, joint
• stability and stacking
• bandhas

Meditation 3: inner child

• meditation 3

Module 4

Daily practice 4: standing, grounding | 6 topics – 3 quizzes

• standing and grounding practice video
• sequence
• sequence quiz
• physical theme
• physical theme quiz
• emotional theme
• pranayama technique and how-to
• pranayama quiz
• meditation technique

Philosophy 4: yamas and niyamas | 3 topics

• philosophy 4 – lecture and notes
• philosophy 4 – omwork
• philosophy 4 – assignment submission

Asana workshop 4: seated and deepening | 3 topics

• asana workshop 4 – lecture and notes
• asana workshop 4 – omwork
• asana workshop 4 – assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 4 | 2 topics

• connective tissue, fascia, stress physiology, psoas and sitting
• chakras and nadis

Meditation 4: chakra balancing meditation

• meditation 4

Module 5

Daily practice 5: yin, surrender | 5 topics

• yin practice video
• class type
• emotional theme
• pranayama technique and how-to
• meditation technique

Philosophy 5: asana and pranayama – 3 topics | 1 quiz

• philosophy 5 – lecture and notes
• philosophy 5 what does patanjali mean?
• philosophy 5 – omwork
• philosophy 5 – assignment submission

Asana workshop 5: backbending | 3 topics

• asana workshop 5 – lecture and notes
• asana workshop 5 – omwork
• asana workshop 5 – assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 5 | 3 topics

• nervous system, and the vagal nerve
• respiratory system
• connecting the physical and subtle energy anatomy

Meditation 5: subtle energy body / auric field

• meditation 5

Module 6

Daily practice 6: ashtanga inspired seated, compassion | 6 topics

• ashtanga seated-inspired practice video
• class type
• physical theme
• emotional theme
• pranayama technique and how-to
• meditation technique
• Philosophy 6: pratyahara and the bhagavad gita | 3 topics
• philosophy 6 – lecture and notes
• philosophy 6 – omwork
• philosophy 6 – assignment submission

Asana workshop 6: inversions | 3 topics

• asana workshop 6 – lecture and notes
• asana workshop 6 – omwork
• asana workshop 6 – assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 6 | 1 topic

• other bodily systems

Meditation 6: yoga nidra

• meditation 6

Module 7

Daily practice 7: backbends, truth | 5 topics

• backbends practice video
• physical theme
• emotional theme
• pranayama how-to
• meditation technique

Philosophy 7: review

• review

Asana workshop 7: cool down and savasana | 3 topics

• asana workshop 7 – lecture and notes
• asana workshop 7 – omwork
• asana workshop 7 – assignment submission

Anatomy and physiology 7 | 2 topics

• brain anatomy
• subtle energy omwork submission

Meditation 7: fire ceremony

• meditation 7

Module 8

Daily practice 8: inversions | 5 topics

• inversions practice video
• physical theme inversions
• emotional theme – non-stealing
• pranayama how-to – cooling breath
• meditation technique – mantra
• Asana workshop 8: my sequence | 1 topic
• 1-on-1 call to refine the sequence

Philosophy 8: obstacles to the path | 2 topics

• lecture and notes
• omwork and assignment submission

Teaching methodology 1: confidence and voice

Teaching methodology 2: holding space

Module 9

Daily practice 9: cool down

• cool down practice video
• physical theme
• emotional theme
• pranayama how-to
• meditation technique

Philosophy 9: how matter liberates purusha (self-study) | 2 topics

• notes
• omwork and assignment submission

Teaching methodology 3: the learning process

Teaching methodology 4: special students

Module 10

Daily practice 10: savasana | 5 topics

• savasana practice video
• physical theme
• emotional theme
• pranayama how-to
• meditation technique
• Philosophy 10: the path of bhakti yoga and om | 2 topics
• lecture and notes
• omwork and assignment submission

Teaching methodology 5: prenatal yoga

Teaching methodology 6: chair yoga

Module 11

Daily practice 11: transitions | 1 topic

• transitions practice video

Philosophy 11: levels of samadhi | 2 topics

• lecture and notes
• omwork and assignment submission

Teaching methodology 7: kids’ yoga

Module 12

Daily practice 12: yin | 2 topics

• yin practice video and notes
• meditation
• Philosophy 12: review
• Teaching methodology 8: business of yoga
• Ayurveda
• Final quiz 1
• Final quiz 2
• Final essay 1
• Final essay 2