WAY YOGA INTERNATIONAL stands for a creative yoga style which also has a strong focus on intelligent alignment and with great emphasis on anatomical safety and joint care for healthy and responsible yoga. Class sizes will range from 10-16 students to ensure a quiet learning atmosphere.
Every day will be filled with theoretical and practical knowledge of yoga, yoga practices, and meditative walks on the beach and in the surrounding nature.You will be learning new Asanas everyday, not only from your teacher, you will also be practicing to teach classes yourself to ensure you get a maximum of consciousness on how to correctly hold a class. At the end of your Yoga Teacher Training, you will have the experience in leading at least one full class under a trainer's evaluation.
The whole program was built to suit the guidelines set by the American Yoga Alliance (AYA). Not only will you will learn about Asanas, you will also learn about the spiritual and theoretical aspects of yoga. WAY YOGA INTERNATIONAL will teach you about meditation, pranayama, the 8-limb path, Chakras, Ayurveda, and more.
Requirements
- At least 18 years of age
- Have a knowledge of English that allows to read, write, and speak to a level of full comprehension
- Have read and understood the training's contents
- Have acquired some basic experience in yoga prior to the training (minimum half a year of practice)
- Have a level of health that will allow student to participate in training
- Have a level of self discipline that will allow student to refrain from drug and alcohol use during the training
Accreditation
All 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings offered by WAY YOGA INTERNATIONAL are accredited by the American Yoga Alliance (AYA), the internationally recognized credentialing body for yoga teacher certification. Upon completion of training, you will receive a certificate from WAY YOGA INTERNATIONAL that entitles you to register as an AYA Registered Yoga Teacher 200h (RYT200) and you will be able to teach Hatha Yoga as well as Vinyasa Yoga classes for all levels.
Curriculum
- Introduction to yoga: What yoga is about, what yogic lifestyle and ethnics are about, and how to live as a yoga teacher
- Yoga history and philosophy: How can yogic philosophy,the Yoga Sutra and the 8-limb path be applied to our modern lives?
- Introduction to teaching: Methodology and didactic of joyful classes, practice of teaching, introduction to the healing powers and benefits from yoga, scientific research of yoga
- Introduction and practice of meditation: Different forms of meditation, anatomy of the human brain, scientific research of meditation
- Introduction and practice of Pranayama
- Intensive study and practice of Asanas
- Alignmentrules, modifications and Sanskrit names: class sequencing, adjustments and "hands on yoga"
- Applied anatomy
- The business of yoga: How to enter the yoga market
- Yogic diet and Ayurveda
- Introduction to Chakras
Asanas module 1
- Sukhasana
- Dandasana
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Uttana Shisho Asana
- Marjaryasana
- Bitilasana
- Balasana
- Apanasana
- Savasana
- Tadasana
- Malasana
- Urdhva Hastasana
- Utkatasana
- Vrksasana
- Garudasana
- Trikonanasa
- Anjaneyasana
- Utthita Ashwa Sanchalanasana
- Virabhadrasana I
- Virabhadrasana II
- Utthita Parsvakonasana
- Uttanasana
- Ardha Uttanasana
- Janu Sirsanana
- Paschimottanasana
- Prasarita Padottanasana
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Bhujangasana
- Setu Bandhasana
- Salabhasana
- Virasana
- Baddha Konasana
- Bharadvajasana
- Jathara Parivritti
- Marichyasana
- Parivrtta Utkatasana
- Plank Pose
- Vasisthasana
Asana module 2
- Parivrtta Trikonasana
- Ardha Chandrasana
- Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
- Virabhadrasana III
- Parsvottanasana
- Upavistha Konasana
- Ardha Bhekasana
- Dhanurasana
- Urdhva Dhanurasana
- Ustrasana
- Matsyasana
- Supta Virasana
- Agnistambhasana
- Gomukhasana
- Ardha Padmasana
- Paripurna Navasana
- Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
- Ardha Matsyendrasana
- Purvottanasana
- Bakasana
- Chaturanga Dandasana
- Halasana
- Salamba Sarvangasana
Obligatory books
- The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume I by Ray Long
- Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study & Practice of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras by Reverend Jaganath Carrera
- Anatomy of Yoga: An Instructor's Inside Guide to Improving Your Poses by Dr. Abigail Ellsworth
- Structural Yoga Therapy: Adapting to the Individual by Mukunda Stiles
- You will receive a digital version of a script and workbook via e-mail. Please, bring the script, workbook, and obligatory books with you to the training.
Schedule
Graduation certificate will be placed in your folder for you to download after you complete your Yoga Teacher Training. Please note, during the 16 days of training you will not have time to explore the country and should focus your energy on the training. Two lead trainers will be accessible for students during training hours.
Arrival day
- 14:30-15:00 Welcoming session
- 15:00-16:00 Introduction to yoga
- 16:00-19:00 Yoga class
- 19:00 Dinner
Daily schedule
- 06:30-08:30 Meditation, Pranayama, and yoga class
- 08:30-09:30 Silent breakfast
- 09:30-12:30 Class
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch
- 13:30-15:00 Class
- 15:00-15:30 Break
- 15.30-18.30 Class
- 19.30-20:30 Dinner
- On day 14, 15, and 16, students will be holding their classes for examination after breakfast. Day 15 is the day of the final written exam.
Final day
- 06:30-09:30 Class
- 09:30-10:30 Breakfast
- 10:30-12:30 Graduation celebration
