Syllabus. Trainer Course

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1 Syllabus Trainer Course This 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course focuses on the fundamentals of Yoga and use the Ashtanga primary series as a foundation. And understand how from asanas, pranayama, meditations, anatomy and philosophie are one. They are all needed and each of them help the others to unfold. The course will include the following areas of study - Asana, bandha, drishti Pranayama Philosophy Anatomy Meditation Teaching methodology The business of yoga This Teacher Training Course will prepare you to be a confident and competent Yoga Teacher. You will learn how to implement yoga practice into your daily life. STRUCTURAL BREAKDOWN List the areas of study and contact/non-contact that will be covered in each module. This should give the student a clear understanding of the makeup of the course and what to expect. Name of Course: YOGA 200H TEACHER TRAINING ( ASHTANGA AND PRANAYAMA FOCUS) Total Number of on Course: 287 Name(s) of Main Teacher: CECILE PAYNE Page 1 of 6

2 other Total Module 1: Techniques, Training and Practice FOR ASANAS Demonstration of eah posture from the the primery series the correct breathing in each postures, transition, and vinyasa counting. bandhas and how to apply them in each poses...through discussion and pratical exercises underlining the importance of the dristi and bandhas and how to apply them in each poses.demostration explanations of the sequence, its importance and its logic this module will be divided in 5 categories :sun salutation, finishing poses, the standing poses, the sitting and then back bending. This will allow us to study each asana but also the effect and importance of each categorie Practice will be essentialy Mysore A)progressively the trainee will learn the ashtanga sequence and built a personal practice solid founda- 140 module 1& tions B)the trainee will start to fell the effects of the daily practice( importance of the discipline in his practice) and from his own experience be able to understand other bodies Asana study, the use of the booklet we will study, what we learn in the the practice for alignment, start to understand the use of props, some important muscle group Module 2: Techniques, Training and Practice FOR pranayama and chant explaination the basic of pranayama through discussion and also using the manual... finding the breath and understand how natural breath unfold; from this Page 2 of 6

3 other Total foundation moving towards a more control breath, introducing importance of bandhas, Ujjayi sound and experiencing fully the breath introduction and Demostration of different preparotory breathing exercices,and kryas (udhyana bandhas, kapalabati,neti).importance of the shat kriyas in yoga and especially pranayama demonstration of the 5 principal pranayama as thet are described in the hatha yoga pradipika/and verbal discussion of their effects on the boby / mind, Learning some of the most important mantra will help us to chant them and fell a state of concentration and deep connection that relly can help and maximize the effect of pranayama Module 3: teaching metholdology Teach people how to sequence a class/ workshop to target a general category of poses ( backbends,hips opener..) to include the right kind of poses to prepare the required areas of the body and then how to use counter pose and bring the body back into balance. How to use modifications and options for props allowing for different bodies different abilities. Here we will of course develop props and modification for all the poses of the ashtanga, but also see how props can be used in a more restorative way. How to adjust in a verbal way, see how to express orself and the importance of how to choose the right words. use of language and voice Lecture and discussion on active vs. passive language and the effective use of each; and habitual speech/communication patterns Page 3 of 6

4 other Total Module 4:philosophie, ethic and life style Study some of the classical yogic text including the hatha yoga pradipika. This study will be combine the practice in order to put together practice and theory: asanas, pranayama and kriyas Study of the first 2 chapters of the yoga sutras of Patanjali and their recitation, and the bhagavad gita Discussion about how we live our lives on the mat (personal yoga practice) and off the mat, including, nutrition, sleep, relations family, friends and communities In this module we will study some Ayurveda principal and how this science of life match so well the yoga. We will also see its therapeutique aspect and application ethic in life and teaching, what does that mean really, applying what we learn on the mat; taking the practice beyond the mat Be a teacher, what ethic means in teaching; the relation between the teacher and student, but also the relation between teachers; see if we can or not applying the yamas and niyamas in our daily life on a personal and professional side Yoga and business, marketing yourself, insurance Page 4 of 6

5 other Total Module 5: anatomy and physiology The anatomy course will work through discussion, coloring in, handout, worksheet, home reading material and anatomy video, asana classes t integrate anatomical information. The main topic will be the physiology of breath (pranayama vs breathing), the bandhas on a physical and energetic level, Anatomy experiential and how to fell what we study when we look at skeletal and muscular system covering the bones, joints, major muscles and common musculoskeletal injuries...we will also related this part of the anatomy the study of the muscles in different postures ex psoas Major contracts in trikonasana and streched in ushtrasana. Here we will do importance of the different Systems Nervous, Circulatory, and Respiratory Module 6:Practicum / Teaching, Assisting & Observing Classes practice teaching a ono on one class and small group to built up confidence practice teaching a class level one first and then a beginner one, and be able to lead the class the ashtanga counting, adjusting sometimes and demonstrating been able to teach a class more technique or more flow depending on the audience. Outside of the training the trainnees will have to assist minmum 10 class, first only observation and taking notes; for the one very confortable their adjusting skills starting, they will start to adjust students in someone else class and in mysore Page 5 of 6

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