Yoga is a complete scientific discipline that helps the union of body, mind, heart, and ultimate energy. This course provides a systematic understanding of yoga practices and the methodology of teaching yoga. Yoga is not just postures, it is a complete science to be understood thoroughly before one opts to teach. Yoga teacher training opens up unique dimensions for you to learn techniques of teaching yoga.
Certifications
After completion of this yoga teacher training, you will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance USA as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®). Registration with Yoga Alliance provides a globally recognized credential. You will be able to teach yoga anywhere in the world, gain more knowledge, promote positive health, and bring harmony and peace in society.
Masters with proven track records will teach this ancient yogic science to help you become a successful yoga teacher. This course contents include the 200-hours program + 300 hours contents to make it 500 hours.
Outlines of curriculum/syllabus are as follows:
200-hours program
- An understanding of basic principles of demonstration
- An understanding of yogic and ashram life
- Anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, and more), yogic system of energy, subtle anatomy, and physiology (chakras, nadis, and more)
- Assignments in related fields
- Assisting or correcting
- Ethics for yoga teachers, "living the life of the yogi", and more
- Instructions and its understanding
- Limbs yogic movements for joints and inner awakening
- Meaning and powers of prayers, chanting, and Bhakti yoga
- Meaning and practical of powers of silence (Maun)
- Meaning and practical of pratyahar (withdrawal from senses)
- Meaning and practical of Tratak, concentration, and Dharna
- Meaning and practical of yogic cleanliness (Shauch)
- Meaning and practice of yogic lifestyle, Yam, and Niyam
- Observation and review
- Practicum includes student teaching at school as well as observing and assisting in classes taught by others
- Precautions for practicing and teaching yoga
- Qualities of a yoga teacher and students’ process of learning
- Science of mantra and meditation
- Special techniques and applied yogic sciences of healthy life
- Study and practice of bandhas science
- Study and practice of basic pranayamas
- Study and practice of basic Kriya science
- Study of yoga scriptures (Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita)
- Teaching styles of traditional yoga
- Techniques and understanding of teaching methodology
- Understanding of meditation
- Yoga asanas
- Yoga philosophy and lifestyle
300-hour program
- Advance anatomy and physiology
- An understanding of yogic and ashram life
- Demonstration, observation, and review, assisting or correcting
- Instructions and its understanding
- Meaning and powers of prayers, chanting, and Bhakti yoga
- Practical of basic and advance Tratak, concentration, and Dharna
- Practical of higher meditation
- Practical of powers of silence (Maun)
- Practical of Pratyahar (withdrawal from senses)
- Practical of the science of mantra and meditation
- Practical of yogic cleanliness (Shauch)
- Practical of yogic lifestyle, Yama, and Niyama
- Project and assignments in various fields related to yoga
- Review the qualities of a good yoga teacher
- Special techniques and applied yoga sciences for a healthy life
- Study, benefits, and practice of basic and advanced asanas (total 108 asanas)
- Study, benefits, and practice of basic and advanced bandha science
- Study, benefits, and practice of basic and advanced Kriya science
- Study, benefits, and practice of basic and intensive pranayama
- Study of yoga scriptures (Gherand Samhita, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Hatha Yoga Pradipiika, and others)
- Teaching styles of traditional yoga
- Techniques and understanding of teaching methodology
- Yoga and management
- Yoga and psychology
- Yogic business plan
- Yoga philosophy and lifestyle
Type of yoga
It is often misleading that certain branded yoga is a complete yoga. A certain brand could be for marketing purpose or to teach only a certain style of yoga, which may not be a complete yoga. This training will cover a traditional yoga, which is in a deeper sense is a complete and authentic yoga derived from ancient yoga scriptures as old as 10,000 years in Sanskrit.
The teaching involves the introduction of various branches of yoga like Ashtanga, Hatha, Kriya, Gyana, Vinyasa, and more. Paramanand Institute of Yoga Sciences and Research teaches basic secrets from these scriptures, which cover physical, mental, and emotional and energy levels.
Course highlights
- Learn, practice, and teach traditional yoga and meditation
- Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance, USA
- Opportunity to detox, purify blockages, challenges, and difficulties of life
- Awake your inner powers, beautify and purify body, mind, senses, feelings, and self-energy
- Discover new families and divine relations from all over the world during your learning and practices
- Improve relationship, confidence, concentration, memory, clarity, happiness, and knowledge
- Learn, witness, and experience inner yoga, your own powers/shakti chakras, and Kundalini
- Techniques and applied yoga sciences for a healthy, wealthy, and successful life
- Safe, secure, spacious, cozy, and family type atmosphere and surroundings
- Ashram style living, a combo of ancient tradition with modern values
- Transforms life from illness to wellness
Sample daily schedule
- 06:00 Wake up, self-practice, and meditation
- 07:00 Practice and instructions of various techniques of meditation, asanas, pranayama, and yogic kriyas
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 09:45 Karma yoga
- 11:00 Yoga asana, theory, and practical
- 12:00 Yoga practices and practical
- 13:30 Vegetarian meals
- 14:30 Self and personal studies, assignments, and relaxation
- 16:00 Anatomy, communications, presentations, philosophy, and courses
- 17:00 Meditation, yoga therapies, Nidra yoga, lectures, Satsang, kirtan, yoga philosophy, discussions, question, and answers
- 19:30 Vegetarian meals
- 21:30 Self-study
- 22:30 Sleep and lights off
Please note that Sundays are considered an off-day except assembly at 9:30 a.m. All sample classes and schedules are tentative and subject to change.
