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Included:

• International valid certificate of yoga Alliance USA.
• Theoretical and practical skills.
• Mala (string of beads) energised by our Guru Ji Yogachariya Dr. S.K.Pandey, PhD (Yoga & Naturopathy).
• 26 nights accommodation.
• Wi-Fi.
• 3 times of yogic nutrition, beverages
• Yogic cleansing session
• Study materials.
• Cleansing Kit.
• T-shirts (1) with symbolic of school.
• 2 excursions in Himalaya.
• 1 short aura check up.
• 2 ayurvedic massages
• Accompanying and supporting
  during time of staying in the Institute, help provided 24 Hours.

• Time Table of 200 hour iyengar yoga teacher training:

• 06:00 – 06:30  Wake up and cleansing.
• 06:30 – 07:00  Shatkriya and herbal tea (yogic cleansing with Jala neti (special techniques of nose cleansing), pooja (mantra recitation & fire ceremony purification).
• 07:00 – 08:30  Iyengar Asana Class
• 08:30 – 09:30  Pranayama: breathing exercises
• 09:30 – 10:30  Breakfast: special yogic menu.
• 10:30 – 11:30  Yoga philosophy/ayurveda/teaching methology.
• 11:30 – 12:30  Mantra chanting (2 weeks)/Asana Practicum & Methodology
• 13:00 – 14:00  Lunch.
• 14:00 – 15:00  Free time.
• 15:00 – 16:00  Yoga anathomy 2 weeks/asana alignment 2 weeks.
• 16:00 – 17:30  Iyengar Asana Class 
• 17:30 – 18:30  Yoga Nidra/ guided Meditation: guided relaxation practice, meditation and concentration.
• 18:30 – 19:30  Dinner.
• 19:30 – 20:30  Special event.
• 20:00 – 22:00  Free time.
• 22:00 – 06:00  Sleep.

• Note:- Time table can be changed during to teaching process. Shatkrama (yogic cleansing depends on the weather and will be given as 2 classes instead of pranayama) 

   

  Yoga Course Teaching Plan:

  Asana

  List of Basic Postures (level 1) recommended for the first two terms of the course. Important asanas are
  in bold face.
  1. Tadasana
  2. Gomukhasana
  3. Utkatasana
  4. Vrksasana
  5. Utthita Trikonasana
  6. Virabhadrasana 2
  7. Utthita Parsvakonasana
  8. Virabhadrasana 1
  9. Ardha Chandrasana
  10. Parighasana
  11. Parsvottanasana (arms down, head up)
  12. Prasarita Padottanasana 1 (concave back, head up)
  13. Uttanasana (concave back)
  14. Padangusthasana
  15. Padahastasana
  16. Adho Mukha Svanasana (support – for hands or heels)
  17. Dandasana
  18. Siddhasana
  19. Virasana
  20. Parvatasana
  21. Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
  22. Marichyasana 1 (twist only)
  23. Malasana 1 (a) (with or without wall support for back) – not shown at assessment
  24. Malasana 1 (b) (heels on rolled blanket) – shown at the assessment
  25. Bharadvajasana 1 (turning, without holding the upper arm)
  26. Chatushpadasana (see Yoga a Gem for Women pl. 102 and cf. LOY pl. 258)
  27. Salamba Sarvangasana
  28. Halasana (legs on stool or feet at wall, feet on floor in own practice)
  29. Karnapidasana
  30. Supta Konasana
  31. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (on a brick/blocks)
  32. Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (90? only)
  33. Savasana (on bolster with eye band, observing the normal in breath and out breath)
  Pranayama assessed during training

  List of Postures to be introduced progressively over remaining training period (level 2). Important asanas
  are in bold face.
  1. Tadasana
  2. Utthita Parsvakonasana
  3. Parivrtta Trikonasana
  4. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
  5. Virabhadrasana 3 (from a good Virabhadrasana 1)
  6. Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana
  7. Parighasana
  8. Garudasana
  9. Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana 1 (with belt, leg forwards, heel support – wall or ledge)
  10. Parsvottanasana (final pose, hands in namaste if possible)
  11. Prasarita Padottanasana 1 (final pose)
  12. Uttanasana (final pose)
  13. Salamba Sirsasana (against a wall)/Rope Sirsasana
  14. Supta Virasana (supported and non-supported)
  15. Adho Mukha Svanasana (any appropriate support)
  16. Chaturanga Dandasana
  17. Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
  18. Bhujangasana
  19. Dhanurasana
  20. Salabhasana and Makarasana
  21. Ustrasana
  22. Urdhva Dhanurasana 1 (from chair or stool)
  23. Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (trunk supported on chair with edge of chair under shoulder blades – feet
  to wall, legs parallel to the floor)
  24. Bharadvajasana 1 (final pose)
  25. Bharadvajasana 2
  26. Marichyasana 3 (twist – opposite bent elbow over the bent knee)
  27. Ardha Matsyendrasana I (preparatory learning to sit on the foot, wall/foot support)
  28. Malasana 1 (heels down, arms gripping wall/column)
  29. Baddha Konasana (sitting straight)
  30. Upavistha Konasana (sitting straight)
  31. Janu Sirsasana
  32. Marichyasana 1 (bend forward with hands and arms entwined)
  33. Paschimottanasana (Ugrasana/Brahmacharyasana)
  34. Paripurna Navasana
  35. Ardha Navasana
  36. Salamba Sarvangasana 1(5 minutes)
  37. Halasana (toes on floor, 3 minutes)
  38. Eka Pada Sarvangasana
  39. Parsvaika Pada Sarvangasana (as far as possible)
  40. Parsva Halasana
  41. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Uttana Mayurasana with support – i.e. lifting from the ground, hands in
  back, feet on wall/brick/stool, seeYoga a Gem for Women, pls. 97/98
  42. Supta Padangusthasana 1 and 2
  43. Supta Baddha Konasana
  44. Savasana (eye band, normal inhalation and deep exhalation)
  Pranayama (assessed during training)
  45. Ujjayi (stages 3 and 4)
  46. Viloma (stage 3)
  47. Bhramari (supine)

  Yoga Props

  Blocks – quality, features, how to use

  Straips – quality, features, how to use

  Ropes – quality, features, how to use

  Blankets – quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar  Metallic Chair – quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar  Wooden Chair medium, tall – quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar Viparita karani box – quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar Savasana bench –  quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar Backbending bench –  quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar Tresler –  quality, features, how to use

  Iyengar Plank-  quality, features, how to use

• Yoga-Philosophical Aspects:
  • Human Life: Meaning & Aim of Life.
  • Yoga – Introduction / it‘s origin & development.
  • Introduction of Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutras.
  • Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga – Yama, Niyama (social and personal rules and regulations) Asana (physical posture), Pranayama (breathing techniques)
  • Concept of three bodies and it’s role in yoga practice
  • Introduction in Karma, Raja Yoga. Meaning, Types, role in yoga
  • Kosha and it’s role in Meditation & Pranayama
  • Concept of 5 Koshas
  • 3 Nadis, Ida, Pingala, Sushumna. Their role in practice
  • Chakras, general concept & role in daily life
  • Panch-Klesha (Five Causes Of Pain & Miseries) / causes of succsess and failure in Yoga
  • Earth, Water, Fire element affirmation in sutras
  • Samkhya Darshan, Vedanta Darshan
  • Nadis & chakras, general concep
  • What is  Kundalini energy, ways of activation
  • Kundalini & Chakra
  • Concept of Gunas
  • Prakriti & Purusha
  • Discipline of Yoga student
  • Obstacles in the path of yoga
• Pranayama & Mudras:
  • Introduction to Pranayama.
  • Basic Pranayama Techniques & Benefits (Abdominal breathing, Preparational breathing, Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodana with/without retention, Ujjayi breathing, Bramari, Bhastrika, Shitali, Shitkari, Surya Bheda & Chandra Bheda, Ujja).
  • The pranic body.
  • Parana and lifestyle.
  • Breathe, health and pranayama.
  • Breathing and life span.
  • Sitting Positions for Pranayama
  • Kriyas (Body Cleansing Methods): (Neti, Kapalabhati, Trataka, Shanka Prakshalana)
  • What is mudra and bandha
  • What is Ashwini Mudra, its role in energy body 
  • Dyana, Ajali, Prithvi, Varuna, Shakti, Gyana, Chin, Shambhavi, Khechari Mudra, Hansi mudra, Vayu mudra, akash Mudra, Shunya Mudra, Surya mudra, Jalodarnashak mudra, Apan mudra, Pran Mudra, shankh mudra, Apan Vayu Mudra, Ling Mudra, Dhyan Mudra, Lotus Mudra, ) 
  • Moola, Uddyana Bandha, Jalandra
  • .Shatkarma (concept, aim, safety, performance)
  • Obstacles in Pranayama practice

  Meditation

  • Standard Meditation Practice (Om Meditation, Trataka, Yoga Nidra, Sound meditation, Mantra meditation, Nadis Meditation, 5 elements meditation, Breath meditation, Hamso meditation, Ajapa/japa, Ida/Pingala spinal rotation, Hridayakasha Dharana, Panchaprana Dharana, Pranava Dhyana)
  • Visualisation & concentration
  • Obstacles in meditation
  • Concept of meditation Step by step
  • Postures for meditation practice
  • How to integrate meditation in yoga class?
  • How to choose object for meditation?

  Mantra

  • Standard Mantras (Guru, Ganesh Mantra, Shakti Mantra, Gayatri Mantra, Shanti Mantra, Shiva Mantra, 5 elements mantra, So Ham, AUM, Lakshmi Mantra, Vishnu Mantra, Mantra for health, business, children)

   Anatomy and physiology

  • Detailed explanation of muscular, skeletal system, nervous, gastrointestinal, respiratory  system & their function
  • Biomechanics of Asana
  • Joints and range of motions
  • Theory of gravity and muscles function
  • Connection of movement & breath
  • Body Axis & movement
  • How to maximize  the movement
  • Injuries in Yoga class
  • Assessment of mobility

  Yoga therapy/Ayurveda

  • Using of number of yogic/ayurvedic methods in supporting and treatment of some diseases
  • What is ayurveda
  • Concept of 3 Dosha
  • How to identify the dosha
  • 6 tastes and their function for balance of body and mind

  Teaching Methodology

  • Concept of teaching methodology & how to create your own yoga class, how to reach others, obstacles in teaching
  • How to observe & Assess others
  • How to create the asana sequence
  • Obstacles in teaching

  Asana Alignment & Adjustment*

  • Correct perfomance of asana, assistence & adjustment
  • Structural Alignment of forward bending, back bending, twists, inventions, meditative asanas 
  • How to align posture according to mobility of the client
  • How to use props, strips, blankets in adjustment
  • How to teach clients with physical limitations

  *depends on week schedule