YOGA TEACHER TRAINING’S MANUAL
7 Jan 2020 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING’S MANUAL
Yoga, an ancient Art and Science of Health, Self, and Life, is the key to unlocking the hidden potency of human beings. It works for integrated health, supper happiness, and harmony in human life. Health is not only physical fitness, to those who have only physically fit means only 15 to 20% of their life works in daily work out, to those who have mental and emotional balance means 50 to 60% of their life works in daily work out and to those who have full of life force and will power means 100% of life works in daily work out. When people, are healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, culturally, socially, spiritually, and also ecologically can only gain their integrated or wholesome health and then be able to update into happiness. By being happier, they can expand their consciousness.
Yoga plays an important role in human health and life. So the yoga training of teachers in yoga both in theoretical and practical aspects is considered very necessary for developing the skills and energy required in the Yoga Teacher Training course. A model of course schedules for the Teachers’ Training Programme proposed by the experts is as follows:
The Training components include knowledge of Yoga and other related subjects to develop a broader perspective of teaching yoga for the overall development of the wholesome personality of students. Accordingly, the course standards have been prepared to provide the knowledge of fundamentals of Yoga and other allied sciences to develop required skills and perception in Teacher-trainees.
It has two sections: Theory and Practical. The theory section deals with
- The introduction, Foundations of Yoga,
- Paatanjal Yoga Darshan & Ashtanga Yoga,
- History & Philosophy of Yoga,
- Hatha Pradipika and Hatha Yoga,
- Gheranda Samhita & Sapta Sadhana,
- Bhagavat Geetaa & Chaturthavidh Yoga,
- Yoga, Human Anatomy & Physiology and Yoga & Human Health,
- Yogic Food & Lifestyle, Values & Attitude of Yogic Life, Personality Development,
- Methodology of Yoga Teaching, etc.
The practical session deals with: Yoga Teacher Training’s Manual
Yogic Practices like Prathana (Prayer), Mantra (Mixture of Sound Energy), Shatakarma (Six Cleansing Acts), Sukshma Vyayama (Subtle Acts), Surya Namaskara Chakra (Sun- salutation Cycle), Yogasana (Posture), Bandha (Lock), Mudra (Gesture), Pranayama (Breath Control), Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep), Relaxation techniques, Dharana (Concentration gravity), Dhyana (meditation), Traditional Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga (Classical), Karma Yoga (Yoga of Action), Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion), Jnana Yoga (Yoga of Knowledge), Kundalini Yoga (Yoga of Spiritual Power);
Corporate Yoga, Clinical Yoga, Children Yoga, Acrobatic Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa (Modern Yoga), Yin Yoga ( Traditional Yoga with new Brand or Trade),
Practicum (Teaching Practices) & Communication skills, Business skills, Chances & challenges, and Evaluation,