TEACHER TRAINING

PRANAYAMA || all contact hours

Ujjayi Pranayama will be taught and practiced as a group practice and then individually the students will practice ujjayi pranayama making notes of their personal observations, these observations will culminate in a script to teach the ujjayi breath. In pairs the students will teach each other testing out their scripts and then feed back to the group. Fine tuning the scripts will continue throughout the course. Key points that will be introduced during this section are, The subtle energy Prana and Apana, the Subtle energy Chanel Shushumna Nadi and the theory of Kundalini. We then apply the techniques to the Asana practice and the students start to teach the breath as part of the Asana practice.

Ujjayi Breath

Theory and Practice, Working with the breath in Ashtanga sequences.

SUN SALUTATIONS || all contact hours

The students will practice Suranamascara A&B making notes and observations of their personal practice.

Each Asana and Vinyasa of the Namaskara will be workshopped as a group. The understanding of safe, traditional and modified variations for every level of practice and diverse injuries will be discussed and taught. Student will practice teaching in pairs and also have opportunity to teach in small groups. The key points to be learned are Benefits and meaning of Surya namaskara. The mind body breath connection and how to introduce, inspire, cultivate and support this as a teacher.

Suryanamaskara A – Theory and Practice
Suryanamaskara B – Theory and Practice
Teaching Suryanamaskara A and B

ANATOMY || all contact hours

Anatomy is delivered by Dr Mausumi Chattergee. Dr Chattergee is a Registered General Practitioner and a Musculoskeletal specialist and has benefitted by already studying Ashtanga Teacher training. This section will be in the form of a lecture with interaction exercises and followed by a written test of students functional knowledge as applied to Ashtanga Yoga and basic anatomy. This section helps to develop the eye for assessing the body and the Practice from a functional anatomy perspective. The ability to discern how much benefit is available for particular practitioners in any Ashtanga Asana.

Name and locate muscles, bones and joints
Spinal Integrity
Functional Movement
The pelvis in relation to spine and hamstrings.
Understand the Key concepts of Muscle tension, Bone compression, Proportion and Orientation and the difference and interaction between them.
Yoga Practices – all contact hours

The understanding of the individual as the primary subject and the necessity for individual practitioners desires abilities and anatomies to be assessed and that the modified Ashtanga series be utilised in serving the budding beginner Ashtanga Yogi.

Modified Primary Series This will be the core of the course and the practice. Self practice (depending on individual ability) and the practice delivered by the student teachers at the end of the course.
Full Primary Series (All Asana will introduced)
Contemporary technique and considerations & Traditional. (All my experience teaching and practicing Ashtanga will be shared and offered to support these considerations)
Modified Intermediate Series, in the form of Larry Shultz’s Rocket Yoga®
Sun Salutations A & B As minimum practice for Ashtanga Beginner.

ASANAS || all contact hours