Curriculum

• What is hatha yoga Surya namaskar with mantra awareness
• Sukshma vyama (joints and glands exercise)
• Standing series of asana Kneeling series of asana
• Sitting series of asana Laying on stomach series of asana
• Supine series of asana Inversion series of asana
• Asana benefits and its contra- indications

• What is Ashtanga?
• 9 Drishti in Ashtanga series
• Importance of ujjai and bandhas in series

• Chest breathing v/s diaphragmatic breathing
• What are prana and pranayama mean?
• Types of pranayama practice What is Nadi?
• What is Ida pingala and Sushmana?
• Seven main practice of pranayama Importance of mudra according to hatha yoga
• Types of Mudra Practicum of gyana and chin mudra Physical, Mentai and spiritual benefits of mudra

• What is Yoga?
• The five kosha(bodies)
• What is self-realization and leberation? Why?
• What is consciousness The four faculties of mind- field Five stage of mind-field
• The four foundational pillors of life Eight limbs of yoga of patangali What is waking state on yogic science?
• What is dreaming state on yogic science?
• What is deep sleep state on yogic science?

• Bulding a social relationship between techer and students
• Inspiring and motivating in diffcult situation
• Benefits and limitations Developing confidence while teaching and sharing yogic practices
• Delivering an effective feedback to aspirants

• Healing mantra Mantra for devine love between teacher and students
• Ashtanga opening and closing mantra Well being mantra

• Practicum of shankaprashalana for cleaning of lower abdomen
• Kunjal kriya Practicum of agnisar kriya and nauli kriya

• Adjusting in shavasana
• Workshop on inversions
• Workshop on twisting postures
• Adjustment based on hatha yoga intermediate chart
• Modifying the asana practice

• What is yoga nidra? What is Benefits of deep sleep? How yoga nidra practices? 
• Role of yoga nidra in developing intuition Implications of resting the mind in heart center
• Yoga nidra and its common assumptions

• Review of digestive system and respiratory system
• Shankprshalana effective practice for cleaning the digestive track
• Effects of pranayama on cardio vascular system
• Anatomy of nervous system with understanding of nadi and pranic currents
• A working understanding of the spine (anatomical and energetic)
• A working understanding of the flexibility relative to injuries and recovery
• Anatomical effects and benefits of yoga asana

What is meditation What are the types of meditation? Full moon meditation Mantra awareness meditation Candel and inner light meditation Breath awareness meditation

• Hatha Yoga primary series
• What is hatha yoga
• Surya namaskar with mantra awareness
• Sukshma vyama (joints and glands exercise)
• Standing series of asana
• Kneeling series of asana Sitting series of asana
• Laying on stomach series of asana
• Supine series of asana Inversion series of asana
• Asana benefits and its contra- indications
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• Obstacles in meditation
• Witnessing meditation
• Chakra awareness meditation
• Third eye meditation
• Important meditation postures
• Non duality awareness meditation
• Patanjali’s 7th limb dhyna meditation

• What is yogic anatomy and physoilogy?
• Introduction of the respiratory system and yogic breathing
• How shat kriya practices give benefits on body
• How pranayama practices give connection to a digestive and immune system
• How asana practices give various effects on joints, spine and muscular system
• Know the basic studies and types of joints to avoid injury during asana classes
• The structure of the spine and its movement in yoga
• Types of contraction in the muscular system
• Studies and discussion about spine according to the yogic point of view

• Introduction of bandhas and its application in pranayama
• Practicum of four bandhas
• 1 mudra bandha
• 2 uddiyan bandha
• 3 jalandhar bandha
• 4 maha bandha Intensity of kumbhaka (breath retention)
• Importance of sushumna
• Nature and activities of ida, pingala and sushumna
• Seven practice of pranayama (advance practice)
• 1 sheetali pranayama
• 2 sheetkari pranayama
• 3 kapalbhati pranayama
• 4 bhastrika pranayama
• 5 nadi shodhna pranayama
• 6 brahmari pranayama
• 7 ujji pranayama

• Introduction of shat kriya according to hatha yoga
• Practicum of jal neyi and sutra neti

• Disciplines of yoga teachers and students
• How important is demonstration How to sequence the class
• The scope of listening presence directive and non directive dialouge
• How to discribe the practice, techniques and delivery in teaching a class Discussion on different type of lesson planning

• Intense primary series practice
• Introduction to intermediate series
• Vinyasa workshop Guidelines for each asana

• Practicum of asana mudra
• Practicum of prana mudra
• Practicum of phychic mudra
• Preparation of mudra for bandha
• Meaning of yoga mudra

• Study of yoga in connection with gita
• Study of karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga
• Four level of consciousness
• Meaning of birth and deth in yogic science
• Keys to successful living in yogic science
• Reincarnation in spiritual science Samadhi and its study

• Six steps of doing asana correctly
• The fundamentals of practicing side extension, forward extension, backwards extension and revolving action
• Modifying the asana
• Benefits of yoga asana

• Introduction of mantra yoga
• Mantra for realization Significance of OM (AUM)
• Mantra for meal purification Mantra for well being