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    200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

    200 hours TTC is a first level of training which allows you to start teaching yoga all over the world. With our certification you can get registered in Yoga Alliance.

    Teacher Training Course 200

    200 hours TTC is a first level of training which allows you to start teaching yoga all over the world. With our certification you can get registered in Yoga Alliance.

    This is basic, but intensive yoga course for those who want to deepen their yoga practice, get to know the history and philosophy of Yoga, learn Yogic anatomy and understand the influence of asana practice on the human body. This course is especially dedicated to people who want to start teaching Yoga and need appropriate certificate, however everyone is welcome here!

    The program of our Yoga TTC is based on Yoga Alliance Standards and includes:

    Techniques Training/Practice – Includes asanas, pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantras, meditation and other traditional yoga techniques. These hours are a mix between (1) analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques, and (2) guided practice of the techniques themselves;

    Teaching Methodology – Includes principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, the student's process of learning, and business aspects of teaching yoga.

    Anatomy & Physiology – Includes both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc).

    Yoga Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers – Includes the study of yoga philosophies, yoga lifestyle, and ethics for yoga teachers.

    Practicum – Includes practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others teaching and hearing/giving feedback. Also includes assisting students while others are teaching

    We enriched Yoga Alliance program with special workshops (yoga for kids, partner yoga, prenatal yoga, golden age yoga, special needs yoga) and other activities (additional group workshops, improvisation dance & theater workshops, various breathing and meditation techniques: dynamic meditations, movement meditations, silent walk, etc.) which will help you to develop as a yoga practitioner and yoga teacher.

    OUR PROGRAM WITH DETAILS:

    Techniques Training & Practice

    Kriyas– theory and practice; benefits and contraindications, techniques and practical tips: Jala Neti, Sutra Neti, Shankhaprakshalana (Langhoo Shankhaprakshalana), Vaman Dauti (Kunjal Kriya), Kapalbhati, Trataka

    Bandhas – lecture & practice: Jalandhara Bandha, Moola Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha, Maha Bandha

    Pranayama – lecture & everyday practical training: Prana & Pranic Body, abdominal/diaphragmatic breathing, thoracic breathing, yogic breathing, alternate nostril breathing, Sheetali Pranayama, Sheetkari Pranayama, Bhramari Pranayama, Ujjayi Pranayama, Bhastrika Pranayama, Kapalbhati

    Mudras – meaning and practice: Jnana Mudra, Chin Mudra, Yoni Mudra, Bhairava Mudra, Hridaya Mudra

    Meditation techniques: silent sitting (Vipasana), dynamic meditations, dance meditations, silent walking in nature, silent day (individual), art meditation(meditation through art)

    Mantras and chanting

    ASANAS PRACTICE including:

    Warm-up exercises & Sun Salutation in few variations

    Asanas practice presenting various styles (guided and analytical training every day):

    Ashtanga Primary Series

    Vinyasa Flow sessions

    Smooth restorative yoga

    Iyengar yoga with props

    Yoga for health

    Yoga for stress management

    12 basic Sivananda Asanas

    Going "in" and "out" of the posture

    "key" of the postures

    Modifications for beginners and students with injuries (multi-level modifications)

    Sequencing – various schools of Yoga

    Guided asanas practice & analytical training focused on following groups of asanas:

    Standing asanas

    Forward bends

    Back bends

    Twists

    Balances

    Inversions

    Hip openers

    Finishing sequence & relaxing asanas

    student's self-practice under teacher's control (individual tips)

    Vinyasa (tunning asanas with breathing) – guided and analytical practice

    Practical exams of asanas

    Teaching Metodology

    Art of teaching: teacher's qualities , intentions & attitude, teaching styles, observation (general & particular, giving instructions, feedback, sequencing, class management & class routine, principles of demonstration – theory and practice ("mirror" versus "real", how to demonstrate, how not to demonstrate, practice in groups + feedback)

    Anatomy of alignment – theory and practice

    Correction techniques

    Modes of adjustment

    "Art of touch" – physical adjustment

    Practice in pairs on concrete asanas

    Yoga in the marketplace:

    Setting up yoga business

    Start & development – practical tips

    Marketing strategies

    Public Relations / Advertising

    Business & ethics

    From beginner to advanced practitioner – yoga learning process and its phases

    Practical workshop:

    Communication and building conscious interactions

    Written assignment on chosen topics connected to teaching methodology

    Anatomy & Physiology

    General movement and body terminology

    Systems of the human body – their meaning and functions

    Nervous, Skeletal and Muscular systems and their co-relations in context of yoga practice (special focus! )

    The way we move – key muscles of yoga – analyses of muscles' work in practiced asanas (theory & practice)

    Yoga and health – benefits and contraindications of asanas; basic elements of yoga therapy

    Energy channels & Chacras theory

    Written assignment on muscles in context of yoga practice + written & practical tests

    Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers

    Essence of Yoga – history, definitions, modes, contemporary meaning:

    Historical and cultural background of Yoga

    Definition of yoga and its interpretations

    4 paths of yoga (Bhakti, Jnana, Karma, Raja)

    5 pillars of yoga

    3 gunas

    Kleshas

    Karma & reincarnation

    Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita – study on selected texts

    OM/ AUM and its meaning

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras and their interpretations (selection); 8 limbs of yoga and their meaning in the contemporary World

    Ethics for yoga teachers:

    values and meaning of being Yogi

    the place for Yogi in today's World

    yogic daily routine: principles of diet, meaning of practice and essence of lifestyle

    Guided group discussion about basic philosophical issues related to yoga:

    The Self and The Ego

    The Consciousness

    Self Awareness

    The Responsibility of being a Yoga Teacher

    Written assignment on selected philosophical topics & finishing test



    Practicum

    Practice of teaching under teacher's control:
    In pairs
    In small groups
    In big group
    Open free class for people under teacher's control
    Practical exam of teaching
    Feedback – receiving & giving

    DAILY SCHEDULE

    6.30 – 7.30 – morning pranayama, meditation & kriya yoga

    7.30 – 9.00 – morning asana practice

    9.00 – common breakfast

    10.00 – 11.00 – anatomy & physiology

    11.15 – 12.45 – Art of teaching (workshop)

    1.00 pm – 3 pm – lunch break

    3.00 pm – 4.00 – philosophy

    4.15 pm – 5.30 pm – afternoon yoga practice / analytical training

    5.30 – 6.30 pm (7.00) – evening meditation & breathing techniques