Curriculum:
- Practice/Observation and Evaluation of Bodies/Postures - Teaching Methods/Techniques - Ancient Roots of Yoga/Historical perspective/Introduction to the ancient texts - The eight limbs of Yoga - Yamas and Niyama - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Anatomy: - Common Misalignments in a yoga practice - Form and function of skeleton-major joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons - Specific breakdown of major structures of the human body and the yoga methods in teaching - Reading Bodies - Normal and variations of the human body - Working with joint replacement. - Basic overview of the human body - Safety for the pregnant student Teaching Asana - Surya Namaskara- The sun salutations and variations - Standing Asana - Core Refinement - Arm Balances - Backbends - Seated and Supine Twists - Forward Bends and hip openers - Inversions - Savasana and massage techniques - Introduction to the Ashtanga method as taught by Sri. Pattabhi Jois - Basic Hatha Yoga - Vinyasa - Sequencing and class planning - Building a class - Some Sanskrit (Ashtanga postures, Counting) Teaching Methodology/Pranayama/Philosophy - Creating space for students growth/ the ABC’s of class etiquette - Pranayama practice/teaching safely to a group - Breath awareness - Refining the flow of the breath/deeping pranayama practice - Ujjayi Pranayama - Nadi Shodhana - Bandhas - The 5 koshas - Chanting - Basic Bija Mantra sounds - Meditation/techniques/styles/teaching - Physical Adjustments for all students/the art of Assisting within a yoga class - Verbal instruction of Asana/Ques - The business of Yoga - Regulation - The path of a teacher - Music sharing Requirements: -10 hours of observation -10 practice hours at Soul -10 Karma Hours Reading: Please have books by the first class - Functional Anatomy of Yoga by David Keil - Light on Yoga by Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar -Teaching Yoga by Mark Stephens - Any yoga sutra book. Please memorize before coming to the first class: - The eight limbs of Astanga Yoga - 5 Yamas and 5 Niyamas |
From Maureen's diary during a trip in 2001, to New York city with Kathy McNames to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Guruji)
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