Trust Your Gift

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:  

• Effective Presence  
• What Imposter Syndrome really is and how to use it for inspiration  
• How to find sources of inspiration and information  
• Creating a theme from anatomy and movement  
• Creating a theme from yoga philosophy  
• Creating a theme from the mythology of asana  
• The importance of voice  
• Effective timing for theme-based cues  
• Teaching theme-based workshops 

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:  

• How to identify postural patterns that commonly emerge in the yoga practice  
• An anatomical understanding of how the human body manages gravity in  different asana  
• How to understand the various potential root causes for specific postural  patterns  
• Using the practice of somatics, understanding the difference between Red-Light  Posture, Green-Light Posture, and Trauma (physical) Posture  
• How the brain processes spacial awareness

What you will learn in this 20-hour module: 

• The foundations of yoga history  
• An understanding of the time periods of yoga: Pre-Vedic, Vedic, Pre-Classical, Classical, Post-Classical, and the relevant texts: Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika.  
• The four paths of yoga 
• The styles of yoga associated with Modern Postural Yoga 
• A closer look at the Bhagavad Gita and the meaning of moral philosophy 
• Necessary Sanskrit pronunciation 

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:   

• Breaking the habit of teaching from the mat 
• How to maintain composure in a class setting 
• Effective leadership while teaching classes and workshops  
• The Business of Yoga  
• Yoga Alliance: Friend or Scam? 
• Entrepreneurship for the yoga teacher  
• Employment Law for the yoga teacher  
• Defining Independent Contractor and your rights 

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:  

• Physiology from a Western and Ayurvedic Perspective  
• Endocrine System Physiology  
• Dosas Overview  
• Endocrine System Physiology  
• Vata Subdoshas and Vital Essence/Prana 
• Pitta Subdoshas and Vital Essence/Tejas  
• Kitchen Session: Cooking with the Six Tastes  
• Digestive System Presentation  
• Kapha Subdoshas and Vital Essence/Ojas Presentation 

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:  

• Anatomy of respiration and breathing mechanics  
• The physiology and biochemistry of respiration 
• The relationship between breath and the nervous system  
• The relationship between pranayama and the immune response  
• Meditation practice and pedagogy  
• The history and theory of mantra  
• Various mindfulness tools to connect all of these practices  

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:  

• Sequencing principles 
• Intelligent cuing and ordering of asana  
• Sequencing to a theme, a peak pose, or an anatomical focus   
• Teaching to special populations – injury, joint replacement, chronic illness,  pregnancy and post-partum, and the elderly.  

 In this 20-hour module, you will learn:

• Effective language for cuing asana in classes, from the perspective of anatomy and energetics
• The difference between intention and impact 
• Voice tone and body language
• This module will also serve as a pedagogy to refine our  teaching skills and receive feedback from lead trainers and fellow trainees.  

What you will learn in this 20-hour module:  

• Fascia Science
• Yin Yoga history and intention  
• The traditional Yin postures 
•  Connective Tissues Science  
• Yoga Nidra – history and intention 
•  The Koshas  
• Neuroscience of the impressionable brain  

An intensive workshop to learn the muscles and bones of the human body.

An important training to understand how pain is perceived in the physical body from the perspective of neuroscience. 

Learn how to work skillfully with yoga students using the tool of The Enneagram.

Explore teaching standing poses, forward folds, twists, backbends and inversions from the energetic perspective of the prana vayus.

How to teach hypermobile individuals intelligently and safely. 

The 'How-To' of designing a memorable and effective yoga class.