Teacher Trainings

 

Ashtanga Foundations 50h - 3 week ends

This course deepens the core principles: Tristana (Ujjayi breath, Bandhas, Drishti), Primary Series, and essential philosophy, with detailed alignment for all Primary Series asanas and adaptations for different body types.

• Practice: Led and Mysore style classes focusing on precise alignment of every Primary Series posture, including modifications for beginners, injuries, or diverse anatomies.Basic functional anatomy applied to asana practice.

• Theory and Philosophy: Ashtanga history from Krishnamacharya to Sharath Jois, introductory Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita; welcoming to practitioners from other styles with accessible entry points.​

• Workshops: hip-openings, babkbends, vinyasa (how to jump back & jump through).

 

​Ashtanga Adjustments, Allignments & Hands-on 50h - 3 week ends

This intensive course on the art of safe, intelligent hands-on assists and alignment in the Ashtanga Primary Series, with a focus on ethics, consent, and working with different body types.

• Principles & Ethics of Adjusting: consent, trauma-aware touch, teacher–student boundaries.

• Practice: Led and Mysore style classes focusing on precise alignment of every Primary Series posture, including modifications for beginners, injuries, or diverse anatomies.Basic functional anatomy applied to asana practice.

• Applied Anatomy and Verbal Cues: Deep alignment, props, alternatives; integrate with Tristana.​

• Teaching Practicum & Feedback: rotating roles (teacher/student), adjusting many different bodies to build sensitivity of touch and confidence.

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Yoga Lab: Craft Your Sequence 50h - 3 week ends

Learn to craft creative vinyasa sequences rooted in traditional method principles, ideal for thematic classes (e.g., hips, backbends).

• Practice: Guided Vinyasa classes

• Sequencing Fundamentals: Pose frameworks (warm-up, standing, peak, cool-down); blueprints for balanced, safe classes.

• Creative Practice: Workshops on themes (hip openers, inversions); build and test personal sequences.

• Teaching Methodology: Fluid transitions, level adaptations; demo and practice teaching your sequences.

• Assessment: Present an original 45-60 minute sequence; group review.

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Ashtanga & Vinyasa 200h Teacher Training - 12 in person week ends + online

"Transform your personal practice into authentic, conscious teaching - From Personal Practice to Mindful Instruction: The Complete Journey"

 

Main Training Objectives

This 200-hour professional certification develops three core competencies essential for masterful Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teaching:

 

1. Technical Mastery

• Deep study of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga from the authentic lineage of Krishnamacharya, Pattabhi Jois, and Sharath Jois

• Complete Primary Series with traditional vinyasa counting and Tristhana method (breath, bandhas, drishti)

• Advanced focus on Pranayama, Bandhas, and precise Asana Alignment

2. Philosophical Depth

• Systematic analysis of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra – the foundational text of Yoga psychology

• Understanding Yoga's true purpose beyond physical postures – realization of the Self

• Introduction to Vedanta philosophy and its practical application

• Professional ethics for Yoga teachers (Yoga Dharma)

3. Compositional Competence

• Creating customized Ashtanga-based sequences for personal practice and client needs

• Designing intelligent classes for all levels and special needs

• Mastering effective voice cueing and safe hands-on adjustments

• Teaching an Ashtanga Yoga class

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Why a 4 division Modules?

The 200h Teacher Training is structured in 4 distinct modules (50 hours each) to optimize learning, retention, and accessibility.

Optimal Learning Rhythm; Progressive Mastery; Flexible Access Model; Practical Benefits