Techniques Training/Practice
Minimum 100 contact hours with an experienced certified Yoga Teacher.
Training in the techniques and practice of: Asanas, pranayamas,meditation, kriyas,chanting, mantra.
Teaching Methodology
Minimum 10 contact hours with an experienced certified Yoga Teacher.
Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, and the student’s process of learning.
Anatomy and Physiology
Minimum 10 contact hours with a certified Yoga Teacher or an experienced professional.
Anatomy/Physiology/Biomechanics of Yoga including Exercise and Fitness Knowledge Components of Physical Fitness, Energy system,contraindications, movement patterns. A minimum of 8 hours must be spent applying anatomy and physiology principles to yoga.
Practicum Teaching
Minimum 10 contact hours with with an experienced certified Yoga Teacher.
Student teaching as well as observing and assisting in classes taught by others. Hours may be a combination of supervised and unsupervised.
Yoga Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers
The study of yoga philosophies, yoga lifestyle, and ethics for yoga teachers, yogic liefestyle. A minimum of 8 contact hours must be spent on ethics for yoga teachers.
Electives (30 hours)
May be contact or non-contact hours distributed among educational categories according to the school?s yoga tradition and style.
A minimum of 150 contact hours must be spent with a certified and experienced yoga teacher for the 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training. Other hours can be spread over personal work and
complementary learning according to the tradition of the school.