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SCHEDULE OF TOPICS JAN-JUNE SESSION
Week 1: January 8: Orientation
Week 2: January 16: What is Yoga? The Evolution of Yoga…
Week 3: January 22: The Yamas & Niyamas of Ashtanga Yoga
Read pages – xiii – 80 in Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit
ASANA INTENSIVE #1 (January 26,27): Seven Moving Priciples – Foundation of Asana Practice
Week 4: January 29: Indian Spirituality & Religion: The Holy Books, Gurus and Deities
Week 5: February 5: Patanjalli’s Yoga Sutras & 8 Limbed Path, 4 Yogas, Schools of Hatha Yoga
Week 6: February 12: Meditation
Week 7: Winter Break no class
ASANA INTENSIVE #2 (February 23,24): Core, Standing Poses, Sun Salutation, Seated Postures & Twists – Adjustments, and Variations
Week 8: February 26: Pranayama
Week 9: March 4: Chakras: The Energetic Body, Yoga & the Emotions
Read pages 81-170 in Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit
Week 10: March 11: Yoga Practice Guidelines, Preventing Injuries, Principles of Teaching Yoga, Creating a Safe Environment for Yoga Practice, Using Props
Week 11: March 18: 30 minute practice teach with a partner
Week 12: March 25: Mudra & Mantra Meditations
ASANA INTENSIVE #3 (March 29,30) Core, Back Bends, Inversions, Arm Balances – Alignment, Adjustments, and Variations
Week 13: April 1: Bandhas and Kriyas
Read pages 171-230 in YMBS
Week 14: April 8: Ayurveda, Vegetarianism and Yogic Health Principles
Week 15: April 15: Basic Anatomy & Sanskrit terminology
Week 16: April 22: Spring Break
Week 17: April 29: Sequencing for various types of classes (Gentle, Flow, Injured)
Week 18: May 6: Yoga Therapy – Using Asana as a Psychological Healing Tool
ASANA INTENSIVE #4(May 10,11): (10 Minutes Practice teaching the class on Saturday)Relaxation and Benefits of Restoratives, Savasasa, and breathing practices
Week 19: May 13: Professional Info & Class Ideas + Student/Teacher Relationships + Using Music, Aromatherapy in class, choosing your words, using your intuition
Week 20: May 20: Partner Yoga – Using partner work in class.
Week 21: May 27: Movie Night
Week 22: June 3: Multiple Choice Test and Written Exam, Final Journal Review
ASANA INTENSIVE #5: (June 7,8) (30min to 1hour practice teaching the group)- Integrating all Modalities including: Voice, Alignment, Adjustments, Music, Themes… la la….
Week 23: June 10: Graduation Celebration |
