300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course (YTT) – 24 Days

Prayer, Subtle exercise, Dynamic (warm up) exercise, suryanamaskar (traditional and integrated base), Spinal exercise

Satkarma- Shankhaprakshalana Kriya, Asana (postures): meditative postures, Relaxing Postures, Balancing Postures and cultural Asanas; Ashtanga Vinyasa Intermediate Asanas; Tibetan Five Rites Asanas and body alignment in yoga Mudra and Bandha; Pranayama(Breath ethics),
Advance Form of Yoga nidra (Psychic sleep), Mantra practice, Kundalini Yoga
Dhyan (Meditation): Process and models of meditation
Guided teaching practice
Developing practices integrating the various tools of yoga
Therapeutic Yoga on Common Diseases
Yoga safety guidelines
Developing practices integrating the various tools of yoga, developing practices focusing on specific needs of an individual/group.

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 Setting up classes

Qualities of a teacher and the student's process of learning, business skills

The student learning process

Business aspects of teaching yoga (including marketing and legal)
Principles of demonstration and Instruction-cueing,
Teaching styles Business skills and Communication skills
Observation, assisting and correcting
Learning to observe, demonstrate, motivate, be inclusive and adapt to individual needsIncludes approaches to teaching from other styles or schools.
Design Yoga class for Special Population (basic seniors, official, pregnancy, and children yoga safety)

Constituents of Human Body: Cells, tissues, terminologies Chemistry of human body, Body environment, Homeostasis, survival needs, Membrane and Glands on yogic principles.

Structure of bones, synovial joints, Key muscles for asana effect, smooth muscles, Flexibility, Efficiency, Ideal Postures andalignment; movements. Mechanism of postures and yogic effects

Physiology of Chemical Digestion, Position of Alimentary Canal, Asana Principles in Digestive system, Mechanism of Respiration, Air composition; Vital-R.R.

Types of Circulation of blood and Physiological interrelationship of breathing and circulation; structure of blood vessels; blood composition, Vital- B.P. and P.R

Hypothalamus and major Hormones; Immune organs and their functions and yogic concern; Reproduction and Reproduction physiology and karma

Sympathetic and para-sympathetic neuro-body co-ordination and yogic concern;

Health and Illness, hygienic yogic practices, yoga educational goal

Yoga health benefits/contraindications must be covered in this section

Kinesiology of yoga asana, contraindications, movement patterns

Spiritual anatomy and physiology: Pancha kosa, types of spiritual Body Chakras, Physical and spiritual Nadis, Kundalini power, Aura etc.

The brief study of yoga philosophies and traditional texts: Meaning, Definition, and History of Yoga, Biography of some yoga Rishis such as Lord Shiva, Gorakhanath, Patanjali Rishi, Brief study of the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavat Geeta and Sankhya Yoga,

Types of yoga-: Karma, Bhakti, Gyana, Dhyana, Hatha, Ashtanga, Mantra, Laya, Kundalini, Raja, Yoga lifestyle: Day Regimen, Night Regimen, and Seasonal Regimen
Ethics for Yoga Teachers
Human 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-surrender to god),
Jeevan Vigyan:the concepts of Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha. Trigunas, Karmaphal, yogic karma and its fruit, Bondage and liberation, Smriti, Samskaras, Vasanas
Yogic Aahara/ Sattvic Food and healthy way of eating & drinking
Basic concept of Nature Cure and Ayurveda

Practice teaching as the lead instructor

Receiving and giving feedback
Observing others teaching
Assisting students while someone else is teaching

Elective hours - May be contact or non-contact hours distributed among the six range of subjects above according to the school’s yoga tradition and style.