300hrs Advanced Training

The course is taught in English.

Daily Schedule

Schedule may vary slightly depending on the location of the training and time of the year.

7.30 – 9.00 Light breakfast

9.00 – 11.00 Bhakti Prema Vinyasa Flow

11.15 – 12.00 Pranayama

12.00 – 13.30 Lecture

13.30 – 15.30 Lunch break

15.30 – 16.30 Lecture

16.30 – 18.00 Workshop

18.00 – 19.30 Practice Teaching, Bhakti, Svadhyaya

19.30 – 21.00 Dinner

Please note: on arrival day there is an opening circle, and on leaving day there is a closing circle. Please plan to reach the location of the training by 3 pm on the first day, and leave after 11 am on the last day.

Module 1

Awakening Somatic Intelligence

Dates: 8th – 16th May 2020

The focus of the third module will be on understanding the bio-mechanics involved in yoga poses and how to access a Somatic experience through our bodies. In this module we will also discuss how to guide our students into embodied experiences through our verbal guidance.

This module will focus on:

• In-depth study of the musculoskeletal system. In this course we cover anatomy and skeletal variations for the following joints:
• Hips
• Shoulders
• Spine
• Skeletal variations and how they apply to families of asanas and yoga poses.
• Understanding the difference between compression and tension.
• Guiding a class: verbal cues and somatic experiences.
• Teaching asanas as  an embodied form of spirituality: leading a vinyasa class as a somatic movement practice.
• Asana Labs: in-depth study of postures, that address their functions, and hence ways to modify, offer hands-on adjustments, prop use and kramas by level.
• Practice teachings focuses on refining one’s cues and direction of the class.
• Daily Vinyasa class and asana workshops.

Module 2

Yoga Alchemy

Dates:19th – 27th September, 2020

The focus of this 100 hrs training delivered in 9 days will be on sequencing intelligent vinyasa flow classes. After looking at the origins of modern Vinyasa Flow yoga and its roots into the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, we will delve into contemporary cross-fertilization of asana with New Age spirituality, somatic studies, dance, and philosophy.

Among the topicscovered :

• Creating transformative vinyasa sequences that intelligently prepare the body to explore peak poses at all levels.
• Functional anatomy: how to work with the 10 main myofascial tissues of the body.
• Foundations of Vinyasa flow yoga.
• Understanding the energetic curve of a class: wave sequencing.
• Phases of a yoga class.
• Elements in the flow.
• Sequencing styles: all-around and peak pose sequencing.
• Functional anatomy applied to sequencing for peak poses.
• Creative sequencing, modifications, hands-on adjustments, and prop use.
• Mandala Sequencing.
• Kramas: use of stages when teaching mixed level classes.
• Bhakti Yoga, through Vedic Chanting and chanting kirtan with harmonium.
• Daily Vinyasa class and asana workshops.

Module 3

Living Yoga

Dates: 24th October – 1st November, 2020

The focus of the second module will be on the History of yoga and other Indian darshan, the study of the Philosophies underlying our practice, how to live a yogic way of life, and how to incorporate yoga philosophy in the teachings we deliver in our asana classes.

Among the topics we will cover:

• Indus Valley Religion: what we do not know about ancient yoga.
• Vedic period: the 4 Vedas.
• Second Urbanization and Shramana Orders: the Upanishads.
• Bhagavad Gita and the rise of devotional yoga.
• Yoga Sutras.
• The Tantras: scriptures and subtle body physiology (chakras, nadis etc.).
• The rise and development of Hatha Yoga.
• Swami Vivekananda, T. Krishnamacharya and modern postural yoga.
• Pranayama and Yogic meditation (pratyahara): theory and practice. The classes place emphasis on strengthening one’s self-practice. Several kriyas are explained and practiced.

In the 80 hrs format this module also includes:

•Bhakti Yoga, through Vedic Chanting and chanting kirtan with harmonium.

•How to bring yoga philosophy in our yoga classes: creating powerful themes, weaving them into the classes, sharing difficult concepts in an accessible way. Practice teaching themes for yoga classes.

•Asana workshops on selected days.