Our international Yoga Alliance Certified program is a foundational teacher training. The course is ideal for serious students of yoga as well as aspiring teachers. In this program, we will cover the different elements of yoga that will help you develop a self-practice and inspire you to teach.
We will provide you with the tools and the knowledge to find your voice as a teacher and start teaching. You will begin by learning to teach the basics as we explore styles from the Ashtanga and Iyengar Methods.
Joan also holds a background in meditation, Ayurveda, and different therapeutic studies which she applies to all of her trainings. This training aligns with the authentic traditions as instructed by Krishnamacharya and his students Sri K. Patthabi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. We will explore the details of alignments blended in with the dynamic breath based movements learning to create a vinyasa flow class that is accessible to everyone.
You will also deepen your understanding of philosophy, anatomy, subtle body, and chanting.
Topics Covered:
• The study of asana or yoga postures.
• Anatomy applied to asana.
• The benefits and contraindications of asana and how to make postures accessible for everyone.
• How to work with props.
• The art of reading bodies and performing hands on adjustments.
• How to teach beginners.
• The art of sequencing a vinyasa flow class.
• How to teach a private yoga session.
• The history of yoga.
• Yogic philosophy from the perspective of The Yoga Sutras.
• The subtle body, including: the chakras, vayus, bandhas, and pranayama.
• Restorative yoga.
• Prenatal yoga.
• How to be an effective teacher.
• How to find your authentic voice as a teacher.
• Practice teaching in a group.
Schedule:
Part 1 - 100 Hours
Fri 20.8 - Sun 29.8 2021
9:00 - 18:00 with 1 Hour Lunch break
20.8 - Tadasana Practice with Symmetrical Standing Postures
21.8 - Breaking Down Surya Namaskra A
22.8 - External Rotation Part 1: Iyengar Practice at the Wall
23.8 - External Rotation Part 2: putting it together in a vinyasa class
24.8 - Closed Hip Standing Postures, practice at the wall. Surya Namaskra B
25.8 - Standing Twists at the wall
26.8 - Inversions handstands and pincha mayurasana
27.8 - Inversions headstand and shoulderstand
28.8 - Simple backbends and understanding the wheels
29.8 - Urdhva Dhanurasana practice
Part 2 - 100 Hours
Fri 17.9 - Sun 26.9 2021
9:00 - 18:00 with 1 Hour Lunch break
17.9 - Forward Bends and ABD
18.9 - Seated Twists
19.9 - Teaching beginners
20.9 - Review all inversions
21.9 - Designing a vinyasa flow class
22.9 - Chair Backbends
23.9 - Opening the hips and moving into lotus
24.9 - Arm Balances Part 1
25.9 - Arm Balance Part 2
26.9 - The teach and closing ceremony
Costs:
100 Hours €1500, 200 Hours booked together €2900
Part1 and Part2 can be booked individually.
Early Bird Discount €200 by payment till 20. June 2021. Valid for 200 hours.