Online 25 Day 200-Hour Multi Style Yoga Teacher Training

Pre-application requirements

Who can join this course?

• If you are new to yoga (no specific background of yoga is required, being eager to learn is enough)
• If you have been practicing yoga for a long time but don’t have knowledge of anatomy, foundation of the asanas, and yoga philosophy
• Don’t want to be a yoga teacher but a desire to deepen your own yoga practice and knowledge

Certifications

Students who complete their training before September 30th, 2020 are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

How the training works

• Tool: Zoom app
• Equipment needed: Yoga mat and strong internet connection
• Contact hours: 120
• Non contact hours: 96
• Non contact hours by videos, study books, self practice, and self study - 6 hours
• 6 hours live classes daily

Timing of sessions / daily schedule (India - UTC +5:30)

• 15:30 - 16:45 Hatha yoga
• 17:00 - 18:00 Pranayama / Anatomy
• 18:00 - 19:00 Break
• 19:00 - 20:00 Yoga Philosophy
• 20:30 - 22:30 Ashtanga / Teaching methodology / Alignment / Adjustment
• 23:00 - 00:00 Meditation

Course information

1. Mantra power and chanting

• Om asato maa sadgamaya
• Tvameva mata ca pita tvameva
• Om tryambakam yajamahe
• Om sahana vavatu
• Guru brahma guru vishnu gurudevo maheshwara
• Yogena cittasya
• Hare rama, hare krishna
• Vakratunda mahakaya mantrare

2. Hatha yoga postures

• Surya namaskar (sun salutation) and chandra namaskar (moon salutation)

Alignment, assist, and adjustment for the following asanas

• Pawanmuktasana series 1
• Pawanmuktasana series 2
• Pawanmuktasana series 3
• Surya namaskar (sun salutation)
• Chandra namaskar (moon salutation)
• Tadasana (palm tree pose)
• Triyak tadasana (swaying palm tree pose)
• Trikonasana (triangle pose)
• Parivirtatrikon asana - revolving triangle pose
• Uttkatasana - chair pose
• Virbhdrasana 1 - warrior 1
• Virbhdrasana 2 - warrior 2
• Virbhdrasana 2 - warrior 3
• Ardha Chandrasana - Half moon pose
• Vriksasana - tree pose
• Parvatasana - mountain pose
• Adho mukha svanasana - downward facing dog
• Kati chakrasana - waist rotating pose
• Malasana - squatted yoga pose
• Garudasana - eagle pose
• Baddha Konasana - bound angle pose
• Rajkapoot asana - pegion pose
• Bhujanghasana - cobra pose
• Urdhva mukha svanasana - upward facing dog
• Matsyasana
• Setu bhandasana
• Utrasana
• Dhanurasana
• Salabhasana
• Supta Virasana - reclining hero pose
• Virasana - hero pose
• Vajrasana - thunderbolt
• Gomukhasana
• Balasana
• Dandasana
• Ardha Matsyendrasana

3. Hatha Vinyasa class

• Coverage: Alignment, drishti, adjustment, and options
• Surya namaskar A
• Surya namaskar B

Asanas for beginners:

• Padangusthasana
• Padahasthasana
• Utthita trikonasana
• Parivrtta trikonasana
• Utthita parsvakonasana
• Parivrtta parsvakonasana
• Prasarita padottanasana A, B, C, and D
• Parsvottanasana
• Eka pada padangusthasana A, B, C, and D
• Ardha baddha padmottanasana
• Utkatasana
• Virabhadrasana A and B
• Dandasana
• Paschimottanasana A, B, C, and D
• Purvattanasana
• Ardha baddha padma uttanasana
• Triang mukaikapada pashimottanasana
• Janu sirsasana A, B, and C
• Marichyasana A, B, and C
• Navasana
• Bhujapidasana
• Kurmasana
• Supta kurmasana
• Garbha pindasana
• Kukkutasana
• Baddha konasana A and B
• Konasana
• Upavishta konasana
• Supta konasana
• Supta padangusthasana A and B
• Ubhaya padanghusthasana
• Urdhva mukha pashimottanasana
• Setu bandhasana
• Urdhva dhanurasana
• Salamba sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapidasana
• Urdhva pindasana
• Matsyasana
• Urdhva padmasana
• Sirsasana
• Urdhva dandasana
• Baddha padmasana
• Yogimudra
• Uplutih
• Savasana

4. Anatomy and physiology

Anatomy and physiology brief overview:

• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Nervous system
• Endocrine system
• Organs
• Bodily systems
• Nadis
• Chakras
• Guidelines in studying asana anatomy
• Muscular system
• Skeletal system
• Muscle functions according to joint movements

Anatomy of:

• Breathing
• Inversions
• Savasana

5. Pranayama (power of breathing)

• Introduction of pranayama, benefits of pranayama, general guidelines clavicular, thoracic, and diaphragmatic breathing (yogic breathing)
• Ujjayi
• Bhastrika
• Kapalbhati
• Nadi - sodhana
• Bhramari
• Surya - bhedi and chandra - bhedi
• Sheetali and sheetkari

6. Sitting postures for pranayama sadhana

• Easy pose
• Half-lotus
• Swastikasana
• Siddha yoni asana

7. Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep)

• Basic relaxation
• Tension relaxation
• Full body relaxation

8. Meditation (dhyana)

• Introduction to meditation
• Breathing awareness meditation
• Om / Mantra meditation
• Trataka
• Dynamic meditation
• Tips for developing concentration
• Silence practice
• Ajapa japa
• Antar mouna

9. Yoga cleansing (shatkarma)

• Jalaneti
• Rubber-neti
• Tratak
• Kapalbhati

10. Yoga philosophy (yoga darshana)

• Introduction to the Himalayan tradition of yoga
• Introduction to the different Indian philosophy
• History of yoga
• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
• Types of yoga
• Eight limbs of yoga
• Yamas and niyamas (ethics of yoga)
• Philosophy of asana
• Concentration and its power
• The universe
• 4 aspects of mind
• How to control the mind
• Samadhi and the goal of yoga
• Introduction to Bhagawat Geeta
• Chakras
• Kundalini
• Science of karma
• Indian culture and spirituality

11. Ayurveda

• Basics of Ayurveda
• Ayurveda lifestyle and treatment
• Kapha-vata-pitta
• 5 element theory

12. Yoga therapy

• Basics of yoga therapy with an understanding of anatomy

13. Living yoga

• How to eat
• How to sleep
• How to sit
• How to breath
• How to relax
• How to live
• How to manage talk
• How to meditate

14. Spiritual yoga

• Fire ceremony in the beginning
• Ancient yogi place and cave visit
• Satsang with Guruji
• Mantra japa

This teacher training is held online. Living Yoga School is located in Rishikesh, India (UTC +5:30), the "Yoga Capital of the World". The yoga classes will be conducted via Zoom which you can participate from the comfort of your home.

• 120 contact hours
• 96 non contact hours
• 6 hours daily live classes
• Non contact hours by videos, study books, self practice, and self study - 6 hours
• Pranayama, meditation, and philosophy
• Certificate of completion and eligible to register with Yoga Alliance

• Accommodation
• Food

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.