Certification
Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
About the training
The Yoga Mat School has a rich program filled with excellent content, delivered by caring, experienced yoga teachers from all over the world. Their goal is to ensure that you feel confident teaching classical Hatha and Vinyasa yoga classes upon completion of this course. They also explore a variety of yoga styles during the program and create a space to find "your" style of yoga to share. The course is primarily based on classic Hatha yoga, as a foundation to expand from. You spend time sequencing both slower stretches to more vigorous flows to help you find your niche.
You tap into a little Kundalini yoga, Yin yoga, dance yoga, and more. The intensive program looks like this Monday to Friday, with a half day on Saturday, finishing after lunch at 1:00 p.m., and Sundays are your days off. This is a registered yoga school with The Yoga Alliance, since 2011, so you can apply to register with them upon completion of the course. This course is based on Classic Hatha Yoga and Flow Yoga, with an introduction to Yin, Kundalini, and other styles. Students are given PDF manuals for Asana and the program course manual.
18 nights are included, all meals except Saturday evenings and Sundays. It is a day off to explore some local cuisine. Or rest and study. Your airport pick-up and drop-off are included, so you feel welcome and safe when you arrive. You can also book to join earlier and stay later if you would like. The team is very dedicated and devoted to making sure all the students feel comfortable, ensuring that they are working at their own pace.
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Asana or body postures
The detailed study of asana (postures), alignment, grounding, awareness, modifications, contraindications, use of props, Mudras (hand gestures), Bandhas (energy seals), Drishti (focal points), adjustments, enhancements, modifications, corrections, variations, and more.
Pranayama or breathing techniques
Learn to direct, enhance, and build a life force. Study energy locks and channels, Bandahs, and Nadis.
Meditation and Mantra yoga
Finding peace through meditation helps you learn how to help guide others to focus and quiet the mind. Various meditation styles and techniques will be covered during the program. Mantra yoga: the yoga of sound.
Anatomy and physiology
Human anatomy and physiology, body planes, body alignment, body systems, the spine, injuries, disease, physical effects of yoga, both benefits and risks, anatomy, and physiology application in asana. The fascia and muscle or skeletal systems are the main focus of the study. The energy bodies: Chakras, Nadis, and Ayurveda will also be covered in anatomy and physiology.
Yogic history and philosophy
The eight-limb path of yoga and Yoga Sutras are the primary sources of study. Influential yogis, Sanskrit, ancient yogic texts, and the evolution of yoga from pre-classical to modern-day yoga will be explored. Required reading: Bhagavad Gita.
Teaching practicum and methodology
Class creation, class sequencing, adjusting, aligning, demonstrating, cueing, guiding, reading your class, ethics of a yoga teacher, enhancements, modifications, corrections, and variations. Language, Sanskrit, instructing various levels, groups, special health needs, injuries, benefits, and trauma sensitivity yoga. There will be opportunities to teach in a supportive and nurturing environment throughout the program.
Yoga as a business
Successful marketing, community building, insurance, registration, compensation, and social media use. What to expect when you become a yoga teacher.
Daily schedule
- 06:00 - 09:00 Asana
- 09:00 - 10:30 Breakfast
- 10:30 -13:00 Lecture
- 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
- 14:30 - 17:00 Lecture and asana
- 17:30 Dinner
- 19:00 Stretches (twice or three times a week)
- 19:00 Two movie nights
