Pre-requisite! This program is designed for yoga teachers and 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Course graduates (RYT 200) with minimum 100 hours of teaching experience.

This is an intensive and advanced yoga course for all those who want to deepen their yoga practice & teaching, who want to get to know more details on Yoga and Ayurveda sciences, yoga anatomy, teaching methodology, alignment and adjustments, art of sequencing, and who want to understand the influence of asana practice on the human body-mind-emotions complex.

Following topics are covered in this program:

Techniques Training & Practice

• Multi-Style Asana Classes: Inspired by 5-elemental yoga in YANG (Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Power, Hatha) and YIN styles (Gentle Hatha, Yin, Restorative, gentle flow with Chi-kung/Tai-chi-elements). *Multi-style Yin & Yang Yoga gives the experience of different practices, different energies, different intensities, different benefits, and gives a wider perspective on yoga!
• Theory of 5 elements & 3 doshas based on Yoga & Ayurveda
• Theory of 5 elements based on TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
• Elemental constitution of the “matter” and its influence on our bodies, minds and emotions
  Seasons related to 5 elements
• Yoga practices dedicated to each element, including asanas, pranayama, meditation for each element
• Yoga practices supporting meridians and accu pointsAnatomy & 5 elements theory – organs related to 5 elements, theory and practice of meridians, chakras, nadis, pressure points of a human body
• Adjustments and alignment – including modifications supporting meridians, activating pressure points and balancing elements & organs
• Basic yoga therapy – yoga for health support
• Philosophy of happiness, health and freedom based on Yoga & VedantaMassage techniques
• A lot of teaching experience
• A lot of good fun!

Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers:

• Essence of Yoga – history, definitions, modes, contemporary meaning
• Historical and cultural background of Yoga & 5 Elements
• Definition of yoga and its interpretations
• 3 gunas & 3 doshasHow can we apply,Yoga philosophy in the contemporary lifestyle?
• Patanjali Yoga Sutras and their contemporary interpretations (selection); 8 limbs of yoga and their meaning in the contemporary World
• Ethics for yoga teachers
• Values and meaning of being Yogi/Yogini
• The place for Yogi/Yogini in today World
• Yogic daily routine: principles of diet, meaning of practice and essence of lifestyle
• Guided group discussion about basic philosophical issues related to yoga
• The Self and The Ego
• The Consciousness
• Self Awareness
• The Responsibility of being a Yoga Teacher

Practicum 

• Practice of teaching under teacher’s control:
• In pairs,
• In small groups
• In a big group
• Real class for clients under teacher’s control
• Practical exam of teaching,
• Feedback – receiving & giving

Our main aim is to prepare you to be a better teacher, and to be able to design classes suitable for all level students with different challenges and needs. The course is divided into 4 weeks: first 3 weeks are dedicated to 3 doshas: Kapha (earth & water), Pitta (water & fire) & Vatta (air & space). The fourth week is a summary of elemental theory and its practical approach. We introduce the theory and methodology of yoga for health support (known commonly as a “yoga therapy”) – focusing on the chosen health issues, such as depression, obesity, back pain, arthritis, anxiety, diabetes, ADHD, thyroid disorders.