Level 2 Yoga Teacher Training

PROGRAM CONTENT​

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Module 'Back to the Roots’ - Yoga Origin & Philosophy
What is yoga and where does it originate from. Understanding yoga philosophy, like the Vedas, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita. Gain a real understanding on how to integrate yoga philosophy in your life and classes.

 

Module ‘Alignment’ - Applied Anatomy in Yoga 
Practical, applied, anatomy is essential for every yoga teacher. We'll learn terminology, the basic anatomy of our body, anatomical movements. Analysis of anatomy in yoga poses, relating to body alignment, is an essential part of this module.

 

Module 'Going Beyond' - Pose Alignment and Teaching Advanced Poses  

In this module we're going over the basic pose alignment (as taught to you in Level 1) and we progress in learning to teach more advanced poses. It's always challenging to practice and teach the more advanced poses, for example handstand, dancers pose, or leg behind your head poses, especially if you can not do some of these poses yourself.... We'll be looking at when to teach these poses and how to teach them safely. 

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Module ‘The Subtle Yoga Body’ - Integration of Body, Mind & Spirit
The practice of yoga reveals that the body is in no way separate from the mind. In this module we provide a way to understand these forces as they relate to an integrated yoga of body and mind. We'll study the subtle body to integrate this in our classes.

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Module ‘The Art of Inspired Sequencing’ - Creating the Best Classes Possible

Whether a class is flowing or slow, a good class is a well sequenced class. We'll be going over the more advanced guidelines that you can use to sequence poses together and how to plan and structure a class. This includes creating integrated flow sequences. This module includes a lot of practical application.

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Module ‘Creative Namaskars’ - Create salutations that set your class up for success

The salutations at the start of each class sets the tone for the class and sets the students up for a safe and embodied class. Learn how to create creative namaskars and receive sample namaskars to create these beautiful moving meditative flows for your own classes.

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Module 'Yoga Beyond Asanas’ - Mindfulness, Meditation and Pranayama

Yoga practice has so much more to offer when we look past the benefits of practicing poses. We’ll be having a look at mindfulness, meditation and pranayama. Focus will be on gaining a deeper understanding of these practices  and on how you can incorporate these in both your life and in your classes.

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Module ‘Connection’ - Mastery of your Assists 

Learning how to adjust people takes a lot of practice and skill. We’ll explore the various types of adjustments and the various reasons to adjust. We will look at student assessments and the quality of touch. We will practice adjustments of many poses and get a deeper understanding of how to adjust different types of students. Additionally, we will have a look at the various types of props and how to best use them.

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Module ‘Modifications’ - Teaching Special Groups, Special Conditions and Injuries

We'll be looking into teaching special groups (eg prenatal, kids, seniors) and students with special conditions (like low/high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, trauma, depression) and injuries. We’ll discuss strategies on how to teach people  safely. For this we’ll be looking at modifications to the yoga practices.

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Module ‘Awakening’ - Awakening of the Authentic Teacher
Let's have a good, honest look at ourselves.... What is your ‘super power’? What are your qualities as a teacher? We’ll be aiming to find our authentic self and you’ll be looking at how you can set yourself up for success as a teacher and create a more awakened life for yourself. In this module you'll also be looking at how you can take yoga ‘off the mat’ and into the daily life. 

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​Module 'Yoga as a Profession' - Running your Yoga Business 

Guidance on how to increase your class size, run workshops and/or set up and run your own yoga business; including your competitive edge, market analysis, marketing and promotion, portfolio development, and tips and tricks on how to increase your class size and run workshops and retreats.

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Practical experience included:

• Practical assignments to deepen your understanding

• Pose alignment and anatomy

• Yoga practices (asana, pranayama or meditation),

• Designing and Planning your class,

• Practice teaching,

• Observing and assisting