OVERVIEW
The Teacher Training Course (TTC) is based on the ancient Indian Gurukul teaching system which integrates the student's daily life into the yoga training and where students strengthen their own yoga practice through self-discipline and awareness of the nature of mind, body and spirit. The goal of this training program is to produce qualified and inspiring yoga teachers who build a firm foundation to teach others confidently.
The intensive daily schedule includes meditation sessions, yoga classes, lectures, and Asanas (Yoga Postures).
A daily teaching practice class is devoted to teach “how to teach asanas and pranayama”. A daily asana practice class gives you the opportunity to practice your own asanas which will help to build the good habit of practice. The daily in-depth practice with individual corrections comprises:
Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskara)
Basic Yoga Postures
Asana variations, from Intermediate to Advanced level
Postural Alignment
Deep Relaxation with Autosuggestion
Release of Blocked Energy
Training Sessions for all Age groups
CURRICULUM OF 100 HOURS YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE
| ASANAS | |||
| ● Training Sessions for all Age groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Improve power of concentration | |||
| ● Rid the body of excess fat | |||
| ● Relieve chronic ailments such as constipation, rheumatism, stomach complaints | |||
| ● Stimulate circulation | |||
| ● Keep muscles youthful and supple into old age | |||
| PRANAYAMA | |||
| ● Expands capacity of the lungs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Relaxes the nervous system | |||
| ● Balances the two hemispheres of the brain | |||
| ● Awakens the inner spiritual energy | |||
| ● Expands capacity of the lungs | |||
| ● 5 Main Pranayama Practices | |||
| ● What are Nadi, Ida and Pingala? | |||
| YOGA ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | |||
| ● Introduction to the major body systems | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● The effects of asanas and pranayama on: the cardiovascular system, respiration, digestion, skeletal and muscular systems, endocrine system | |||
| ● The eight systems of the body | |||
| ● Advanced Postures | |||
| ● Relaxation | |||
| ● Four Yuga in Yogic Tradition | |||
| ● Four Foundational Pillars of life | |||
| ● 5 Kosha (bodies) | |||
| ● What is Consciousness? | |||
| ● What is Self-Realization & Liberation? | |||
| ● Ayurvedic lifestyle | |||
| ● Yogic Diet | |||
| MEDITATION | |||
| ● Why meditate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Difference between Dharma and Dhyana | |||
| ● 3 step main meditation practice | |||
| ● Effects of and experiences in meditation | |||
| ● Breath Awareness | |||
| ● Mantras – spiritual energy in sound | |||
| HATHA YOGA | |||
| ● What is Hatha yoga? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar) with Mantra Chanting | |||
| ● Sukshma Vyayama (Joints & Glands Exercises) | |||
| ● Importance of Sequence of Asana | |||
| ● Asana Benefits | |||
| ASHTANGA YOGA | |||
| ● Ashtanga Yoga Primary Serie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Ashtanga - the 8 steps of yoga | |||
| ● Antahkarana - functions of the mind | |||
| ● Importance of Ujjai and Bandha in Ashtanga Series | |||
| YOGA NIDRA* | |||
| ● What is Yoga Nidra? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Three States of Consciousness | |||
| ● Benefits of Deep Sleep | |||
| ● Yoga Nidra Level 1 Practice | |||
| BHAKTI YOGA | |||
| ● Overview of Mantra yoga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Importance of Aum (Om) Mantra | |||
| ● 7 Main Mantra Practice | |||
| ● Kirtan: chanting of classical Sanskrit mantras | |||
| KARMA YOGA | |||
| ● Karma yoga is the practice of selfless service and helps to reduce selfishness and egoism . | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● You will be asked to do various tasks within the Ashram setting including gardening, cooking, cleaning, office work and any other work necessary for the smooth running of the community. | |||
| ● Chanting opens the heart and purifies the mind. With daily chanting, you develop a strong feeling of devotion and a very pure vibration | |||
| RELAXATION | |||
| ● Overview of Relaxation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Deep Breathing | |||
| ● Progressive Muscular Relaxation | |||
| ● Partial Body Awake Relaxation | |||
| BANDH | |||
| ● Overview of Yogic Locks (Bandha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Benefits of Bandha | |||
| ● 2 Main Bandha Practices | |||
| YOGIC PURIFICATION | |||
| ● Overview of Yogic Purification | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Practicum of Jal Neti and Sutra Neti | |||
| MUDRA | |||
| ● Importance of Mudra in Hatha YoGA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Types of mudra | |||
| ● Physical, Mental and Spiritual Benefits of Mudra | |||
| ● 7 Main Mudra Practices | |||
| TEACHING PRACTICE | |||
| ● How to teach the basic postures and breathing exercises to beginners and intermediate students | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Setting up of a proper environment for class | |||
| ● General pointers on teaching a class | |||
TIME DEVOTED
| PRANAYAM | |||
| ● Total 14 hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● 1 Hour Everyday | |||
| ● Morning Yoga Class | |||
| ASTHANGA YOGA | |||
| ● Total 21 Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● 1.5 Hours Everyday | |||
| ● Morning Yoga Class | |||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | |||
| ● Total 28 Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● 2 Hours Everyday | |||
| ● Afternoon Class | |||
| HATHA YOGA | |||
| ● Total 21 Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● 1.5 Hours Everyday | |||
| ● Evening Yoga Class | |||
| MEDITATION | |||
| ● Total 21 Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ● 1.5 Hours Everyday | |||
| ● Evening Yoga Class | |||