SUBJECT 1 – PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS & LIFESTYLE During the first subject of your yoga teacher course, you’ll learn about: ✓ History of Yoga ✓ Sanskrit ✓ Bhagvad Gita ✓ Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Koshas, Mantras, Yamas and Niyamas ✓ 10 fundamental principles of yoga ✓ Ethics of a yoga teacher ✓ Yogic lifestyle ✓ Ayurvedic

This subject requires 15 hours of contact time, and 10 hours of non-contact time.

SUBJECT 2 – ANATOMY & YOGA PHYSIOLOGY Subject two of your yoga teacher course explores: ✓ Musculoskeletal anatomy applicable to yoga postures and caution postures. ✓ Gain a basic understanding of the entire body, including the circulatory system, digestive system, endocrine system, immune system, integumentary system, lymphatic system, nervous system and kidney-urinary system. We use examples of caution postures and how to apply yoga to the various internal systems. ✓ Hot yoga, sweat and hydration. ✓ Study of energies, Chakras and tantras – as well as their relationship to the pranayama and yoga.

This subject requires 10 hours of contact time, and 10 hours of non-contact time.

SUBJECT 3 – TEACHING TECHNIQUES PRACTICE During this subject, you’ll learn about: ✓ Demonstrating techniques and postures to students. ✓ Learning each posture in our preferred style of Hot 26, including asanas and pranayama. ✓ Importance of meditation in our final savasana, as well as throughout the entire Hot 26 sequence. ✓ Understanding the key elements of how to teach in a heated environment. ✓ Understanding the nature of Hot Yoga and normal room temperature yoga. ✓ Learning the art of setup and alignment of each posture. ✓ Understanding the benefits of specific postures; incorporating anatomy into each posture. ✓ Learning how to encourage students. ✓ Assisting students in need to learn the fundamentals. ✓ Understanding injury. ✓ Understanding chanting and the spiritual elements of yoga. ✓ Putting into practice all of the teachings, step by step.

This subject requires 100 hours of contact time.

SUBJECT 4 – TEACHING METHODOLOGY Learn and discover the importance of: ✓ Teacher presence (teaching in the now). ✓ Understanding, communicating, language; the use of all senses including sound, eyes and touch; engaging with students, self-energy, awareness of students requiring help, use of demonstration. ✓ Understanding corrections and alignments, which are covered by teaching techniques for every posture. ✓ Teaching style of Hot 26 and set of sequence utilising variations. ✓ Business skills, ie. learning how to set up a studio. ✓ What are the important elements in running a yoga studio. ✓ How to set up your classes and open a studio. How to close a studio. ✓ Personal development and the importance of continuing education. What next as a teacher.

This subject requires 25 hours of contact time.

SUBJECT 5 – PRACTICUM Here we practice what we have learnt so far during the yoga teacher course: ✓ Teaching a live yoga class. Learn and practice all the elements of teaching yoga with students. ✓ Learn how to assist students in a class environment, as well as observing and assisting in classes taught by others. ✓ We’ll also look at various scenarios that may come up when teaching yoga, and how we should deal with these situations.

This subject requires 10 hours of contact time.

ELECTIVE HOURS – SELF DEVELOPMENT Discover more about yourself: ✓ Importance of self-goals, learning style, and how to set smart goals. ✓ Understanding the meaning of communication and how it relates to yoga. ✓ Learning about who I am, what I am here to do, how I can improve my quality of life, and how I can change my lifestyle. ✓ How to break through fears. ✓ Learn how to live in the present.

This course elective requires 20 hours of contact time.