Our Curriculum

Course Full Curriculum

  • History of Hatha Yoga and the modern styles
  • Traditional Surya Namaskar
  • Surya Namaskar A & B of Ashtanga Vinyasa
  • Chandra Namaskar
  • 60+ Asanas from the Primary and Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa
  • Forward bending asanas
  • Back bending asanas
  • Twisting asanas
  • Lateral bending asanas
  • Balancing asanas
  • Inversions
  • Shavasana
  • Benefits and contraindications of asanas
  • Prana and Pranayama
  • Ida, Pingala and Sushumna
  • Yogic breathing
  • Seven major pranayama practices
  • Meditation: Meaning and scope
  • Types of meditation
  • Breath Awareness
  • Mantra Chanting
  • Visualisation
  • Dynamic Meditation
  • Chakra Meditation
  • Moving into a pose and coming out
  • Common mistakes of poses
  • Anatomical deviations
  • Alignment and enhancement
  • Hands on adjustment
  • Use of props
  • Aesthetics of adjustment
  • Musculo-skeletal system
  • Major bones and joints
  • Major muscles involved in asanas
  • Understanding mobility and flexibility
  • Types of muscle contraction
  • Types of joint movements
  • Biomechanics of movements
  • Contraindications, misalignments, adaptations
  • Nervous system
  • Respiratory system
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Meaning of Yoga
  • History of Yoga
  • Atma and Paramatma
  • Pancha kosha
  • Chakras
  • Nadis
  • Types of Yoga
  • Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga
  • Introduction of Shat Kriyas
  • Jalneti
  • Sutra Neti (Cleansing Mucus or blockages from nasal passages and sinus)
  • Kunjal Kriya (Cleansing the excessive mucus from the digestive tract)
  • Eye cleaning
  • Kapalbhati
  • Significance of Mudras in Hatha Yoga
  • Hand Mudras
  • Meditative Mudras
  • Tattwa Mudras
  • Pelvic Mudras
  • Physical, Mental and Spiritual Benefits of Mudras
  • Understanding Bandhas or Yogic Locks
  • Importance of the three Bandhas
  • Preparation, practice & its benefits
  • Three states of consciousness
  • Benefits of deep sleep
  • What is Yoga Nidra?
  • Yoga Nidra practices
  • Yoga Nidra in connection with chakras
  • Sanskrit words to understand the names of Asanas
  • Meaning of Mantra
  • Types of Mantras
  • Invocation Mantras
  • Meditative Mantras
  • Affirmative Mantras
  • Styles of Chanting
  • Significance of 108
  • Class management
  • Four tools of Yoga teaching
  • Sequencing
  • Professionalism
  • Ethics of Teaching
  • Yoga Alliance registration
  • Liability insurance
  • Teaching practice under the guidance of teacher
  • Teaching one to one, or in group
  • Demonstration of asanas
  • Verbal cues
  • Adjustments
  • Sequencing
  • Observation of others
  • Receiving and giving feedback

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