200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training – 22 Days

• Prayer: Om chant, Mantra prayer, and Chanting
• Jogging; Subtle exercise, Dynamic (warm-up) exercise, Spinal exercise, and Suryanamaskar
• (Traditional and integrated form both)
• Satkarma: Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Nauli, Tratak and Kapalbhati
• Traditional Yoga Alignment

• Yoga safety guidelines

• Mudra, Bandha, and Pranayama (Breathing Ethics)

• Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) and Dhyana (Meditation)

• Guided Teaching Practice
• Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series
• Asana (postures) and Asana Series

1. Pawanmuktasana series 1
2. Pawanmuktasana serie 2
3. Pawanmuktasana series 3
4. Surya Namaskar ( sun salutation)
5. Chandra Namaskar (Moon salutation)
6. Tadasana (palm tree pose)
7. Triyak tadasana (swaying palm tree pose)
8. Trikonasana (triangle pose)
9. Parivirtatrikon asana – revolving triangle pose
10. Uttkatasana –chair pose
11. Virbhdrasana 1 -warrior 1
12. Virbhdrasana 2 -warrior 2
13. Virbhdrasana 3 -warrior 3
14. Ardha Chandrasana- Half moon pose
15. Vriksasana – tree pose
16. Parvatasana – mountain pose
17. Adho mukha svanasana – downward facing dog
18. Kati Chakrasana – waist rotating pose
19. Malasana – squatted yoga pose
20. Garudasana – eagle pose
21. Baddha Konasana- bound angle pose
22. Rajkapoot asana – pegion pose
23. Bhujanghasana – cobra pose
24. Urdhva mukha Svanasana –upward-facing dog
25. Matsyasana-
26. Setu Bhandasana
27. Utrasana
28. Dhanurasana
29. Salabhasana
30. Supta Virasana- reclining hero pose
31. Virasana –hero pose
32. Vajrasana –thunderbolt
33. Gomukhasana
34. Balasana
35. Dandasana
36. Ardha Matsyendrasana

• The brief study of yoga philosophies and traditional texts: Meaning, Definition, and History of Yoga, Biography of some yogic Rishis such as Lord Shiva, Patanjali;
• Brief introduction of the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Pradipika, and Gherand Samhita;
• Forms of yoga: Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Gyana yoga, Dhyana yoga, Mantra yoga, Hatha yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga
• Yogic Lifestyle: Day Regimen, Night Regimen, and Seasonal Regimen, Aahara – Vihaara – Vichaara – Vishraama;
• Ethics: Yama (social ethics): eg. Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness); Asteya (non-stealing), Aparigraha (non-possessiveness), Brahmacharya (True nature)
• Niyama (individual ethics): eg. Shouch (purification); Santosha (contentment), Tapa (tenacity), Swadhyaya (self-study), Ishwor pradhan (self-surrenderer to god)
• Concepts of Dharma and Karma, Bondage and Moksha
• Yogic Aahara / Sattvic Food, Rules of healthy food habits
• Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher-student relationships and community
• Understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others (seva)

• Constituents of the Human Body: Cells, Tissues, Organs, Terminologies;
• System of Protection and Movement of bones, joints, muscles, Flexibility, Efficiency, Yogic Body ,
• System of Intake of raw materials and the elimination e.g. Digestive, Respiratory, Excretory;
• Communication and Immune System-Cardiovascular, Nervous, Endocrine, Lymphatic:
• Spiritual anatomy and physiology: Panchakosa, Chakras, Physical and spiritual Nadis, Kundalini power, etc.

• Communication skills such as group dynamics, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries
• How to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations, to the degree possible in a group setting
• Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting
• Teaching styles and Qualities of a teacher
• The student learning process
• Business aspects of teaching yoga (including marketing and legal)

• Practice teaching as the lead instructor
• Receiving and giving feedback
• Observing others teaching
• Assisting students while someone else is teaching