Techniques, Training & Practice

Asanas:

• Standing Group of Asanas
• Backward Bending group of Asanas
• Forward Bending group of Asanas
• Spinal Twisting Asanas
• Inverted Group of Asanas
• Balancing Group of Asanas
• Eye exercises

Surya Namaskara:

• The Concept
• General contraindication & benefits
• The 5 practice

Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow:

• Introduction to basics

Pranayamas:

• Pre-pranayama Breathing Techniques
• Nadi Shodhana Pranayama
• Sheetkari Pranayama
• Sheetkari Pranayama
• Bhramari Pranayama
• Ujjayi Pranayama
• Kapalbhati Pranayama
• Bhastrika Pranayama

Mudras & Bandhas.

Yoga Nidra:

• Stage 1-5

Meditation:

• Kaya Shtairyam
• Ajapajapa
• Antar Mouna
• Trataka
• Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT)
• Pranic Energisation Technique (PET)
• Chakra Meditation

Anatomy & Physiology

Brief introduction to Anatomy & Physiology of the human body

• musculoskeletal Structure
• Blood & Immune System
• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory System
• Digestive System
• Excretory System
• Endocrine System
• Central Nervous System

Introduction to Ayurveda:

• Concept of Ayurveda
• Bodily function – An Ayurvedic Perspective
• Three pillars of health
• Healthy routine for healthy life
• Significance of constitution (Prakruti)
• Concept of disease

Yogic Health Management. How to manage the disorders in the human system.

Yoga Humanities

History of Yoga:

• Term Yoga
• Source of Yoga
• Periods of Yoga – Early, Middle, Current

Vedic Tradition of Yoga:

• Schools of thoughts (Vedanta, Samkhya, Nyasa, Vaisheshika, Uttara and Poorva Mimamsa)

Sanatan Culture:

• Introduction
• Four aims in life
• Four principles of life
• Four stages of life

Branches of Yoga:

• Hatha Yoga
• Raja Yoga
• Kriya Yoga
• Karma Yoga
• Bhakti Yoga
• Jnana Yoga

Components of Yogic practices:

• Shatkarma
• Asanas
• Pranayama
• Mudras
• Bandhas
• Yoga Nidra
• Meditation

Professional Essentials

Teaching Methodology:

• Yogic approach to Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing skills
• Classroom Management
• Non-Verbal Communication
• Digital Yoga
• Brainstorming
• Ethics & integrity
• Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting
• Teaching styles
• Quality of a teacher
• Marketing & Promotion

Teaching practice:

• How to sit on the mat and introduce
• How to start the class
• Voice
• Instruction
• Demonstration
• Don’t be on the mat all the time
• Finishing the class