
Complete beginner yoga course
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January 6, 2015Dive deep into the practice and philosophy of yoga.
Learn more about this ancient practice, apply the tools to your life and learn how to share it with others.
Teach yoga confidently and in the process break through your own fears, doubts and step out of your comfort zone.
This yoga teacher training is designed to fit around your busy life, so you can still work; live life and complete the course successfully!
Training includes:
- Teaching Methodology including Business of Yoga
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Yoga philosophy, lifestyle and ethics
- Many practical teaching hours in a ‘lab’ environment. Learn the skills to teach confidently.
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Muktibodhananda
- Course material
Teachers that qualified with us recently had this to say:
“This was a life changing experience”
“I have the confidence to teach yoga”
“My practice improved a lot”
Here are a few captured moments.
Yoga Teacher training starts on the 16th of April 2015 and finishes in August 2015.
Asana practice on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 6pm, as well as Saturday mornings from 7am. Lectures on Thursday evening from 6:30pm. Workshops on Saturday afternoons.
Pay before 31 January 2015 and pay only R15 000.
Course Fee R18 000.
Applications close on 31 March 2015.
Requirements:
A regular yoga practice at Earth Yoga Studio is preferred
Book Reports must be submitted by the start of the course:
Read the three books in the reading list prior to the training and write your response on:
- your personal impression of each
- the most valuable component for you
- an elaboration on how this material could be useful for a yoga teacher.
Reading list:
- Jivamukti Yoga, by Sharon Gannon and David Life
- The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, by T. K. V. Desikachar
- Loving What Is, by Byron Katie (audio book)
- Yoga Anatomy, by Leslie Kaminoff
*These books are not included in the training fees and must be ordered from Amazon or book stores
This is comprehensive yoga education that exceeds the requirements of the Yoga Alliance’s 200 hour certification. This yoga teacher training is led by Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200), Izelle Nair.
Curriculum:
1. Techniques, Training and Practice: 120 hours
Yoga Asana, meditation, pranayama, chanting, mantra. This includes analytical training on how to teach these techniques, as well as guided practice of the techniques themselves. Includes Surya Namaskara A, B and other vinyasa styles of yoga, as well as Standing poses, Balancing Poses, Forward Folds, Backbends, Twists, Hip Openers, Seated Poses, Inversions, Savasana
2. Teaching Methodology – 35 hours
- Teach pregnancy yoga modifications
- Business of Yoga
- Qualities of a yoga teacher
- Use of language and voice
- Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting, including adjustments
3. Anatomy and Physiology – 20 hours
- Basics of skeletal, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular anatomy, injury and recovery.
- Esoteric anatomy including chakras, nadis, prana, and bandha.
4. Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethic – 15 hours
- Basic Yoga Philosophy and History
- Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Gunas
- In the Now
- Awareness
- 3 kinds of teachers and students
- Ethics of a yoga teacher
- Buddhism and yoga
- Karma
5. Practicum 10 hours
- Each trainee must spend a minimum of 5 contact hours of practice teaching as the lead instructor. Practice teaching does not include assisting, observing or giving feedback.
- Topics in this category could include, but would not be limited to:
- Practice teaching
- Receiving and giving feedback
- Observing others teaching
- Assisting students while someone else is teaching
Guest Teachers
- Mark Joseph
- Sanjay Mittal
- Susanna Smith
- Amanda Pollack
And many more…
You will be required to complete all the assignments, book reports, as well as attend all lectures and workshops, and complete 100 hours of practical yoga in order to qualify for the full 200 hours.
After the successful completion of this yoga teacher training course you can:
– teach yoga at a fitness gym or yoga studio
– teach a private yoga class
– give pregnancy and injury adjustments
– put together a creative sequence and teach with confidence