Module : Primary Series ( Yoga Chikistsa )

Course Description.

The course presents strong emphasis on the Traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary series. Trainees expected to maintain a daily Yoga practice  during the training.

The course includes following areas of study.

• Asana Primary series
• Yogic breathing practice
• Anatomy and Physiology for yoga
• Philosophy of Pathajali Yoga Sutras
• Teaching methodology
• Active & Passive Meditations
• Ethics and business of Yoga.

  Course Objectives

*Trainees will be able to practice and teach primary series of Ashtanga asana sequence, How to give hands on adjustment.

• Trainees will learn Yogic breathing techniques called Pranayama

• Trainees will learn Philosophy of Pathanjali Yoga sutras Samadhi Pada & Sadhana Pada.

• Trainees will learn Active and passive meditation techniques.

• Trainees will learn Applied anatomy for yoga and understand articulation of body parts based on asana’s

* Trainees will learn basic skills in business , Marketing and ethics of Yoga.

Ashtanga Primary series Asana Practice and Teaching Methodology  ( 100 Hours )

6am to 8am & 3pm to 5pm

1st week :  led class  which cover Sun salutations  A  , Sun Salutations B , Standing poses, Sitting poses, and Finishing sequence . Total 51 Individual asanas will be covered.

2nd week:  Focus on self practice alignments and adjustments from faculties and Trainee’s.

Afternoon class focus on Teaching methodology , individual poses,How to practice correctly and alignment.How to lead the led class as well as Group Mysore style self practice.

3rd week : Self practice with alignments and faculties will come around and correct the poses to reach perfection of poses.

4th Week :  Trainees lead the led class and will be able to give hands on adjustments and alignment . Practical exam evaluated by faculties of Mystic School

Ashtanga Vinyasa system of yoga is a dynamic form of yoga synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures. It is a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs, improves blood circulation, resulting in a light and strong body, and a calm mind.

Yogic breathing practice (Pranayama  24 Hours ) 8am to 9am

1st and 2nd week:  Techniques covered Kapalabhati, Bastrika, Ujjai, Nadi shodana, Surya bhedana, Chendra bedana, Anuloma-Viloma, Shithali, Shitkari and Bramari.

3rd and 4th week : Advance variations of 1st & 2nd week practice , Bandas, Mudra will be added.

4th week : Trainees will lead the class and practical exam evaluated by mystic school faculties.Pranayama is control of Breath”. “Prana” is Breath or vital energy in the body. On subtle levels Prana represents the Pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and “Ayama” means control. So Pranayama is “Control of Breath”. One can control the rhythms of Pranic energy with Pranayama and achieve healthy “body-mind”.

Anatomy and physiology for Yoga ( 20 Hours ) 11.30am to 1.30pm

Covering some of the basics of muscular skeletal anatomy we will also be looking closely at joint mechanics, where movement comes from, the nature of body tissues and how they are affected through yoga. Sessions will include multimedia presentations, hands on anatomy, case studies of injuries and why difficulties with certain movements can occur.

Lecture’s to include:

Anatomy basics, terminology, movements and surface anatomy

How tissues are affected during asana

The nervous system

The spine and intervertebral Disc

The knee

The hip

The shoulder and elbow

The ankle and Balance Postural analysis

Meditation ( 24 Hours )  5.30pm to 6.30pm

Techniques covered:

Intoning the sounds ,

3rd eye ,

Nadabrahma ,

Osho Kundalini ,

Chakra sounds ,

Chakra Breathing ,

Gourishankara ,

Relaxing body & mind ,

Conscious sleeping and dreaming ,

Vipasana  and Zazen.

The entire Eight Limbs of the Patanjali system are also sometimes referred to as Dhyana or the meditative path, although strictly speaking, only the last 4 limbs constitute meditation Pratyahara, Dhyana, Dharana, and Samādhi. The preceding steps are only to prepare the body and mind for meditation:  Meditation starts by being separate from the mind, by being a witness. That is the only way of separating ourselves from anything.

Many meditative techniques require one to sit still and silent. But for most of us accumulated stress in our body-mind makes that difficult. Before we can hope to access our inner powerhouse of consciousness, we need to let go of our tensions. Active Meditations have been scientifically designed by Osho for the contemporary man.

The activity itself creates the situation in which passivity happens.

Patanjali Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms) 20 Hours (11am to 1pm)

196 Sutras of Pathanjali has divided into 4 chapters

Chapter 1 Samadhi Pada (Concentration)

Chapter 2 Sadhana Pada (Practice)

Chapter 3 Vibhuti Pada (Progressing)

Chapter 4 Kaivalya Pada (Liberation)

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali succinctly outlines the art and science of yoga meditation for self-realization. It is a process of systematically encountering, examining, and transcending each of the various gross and subtle levels of false identity in the mind field, until the jewel of the true Self comes shining through.

When Patanjali codified, or compiled the Yoga Sutras, it was not that a new system was created, but rather, the ancient practices were summarized in an extremely organized and scientific way.

Chapters 1 & 2 will be  covered during 200H Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga TTC

Ayurvedic Diet , Ethics and business of Yoga ( 12 Hours )

On Saturdays Guest lecturers will be invited to talk on Ayurvedic Yogic diet,Ethics,Cultural and traditional inheritance of Yogic schools of India and how to set up studio to teach Yoga and Business of Yoga.