About Teacher Training
Yogaprasad Institute is accredited to Yoga Alliance, USA and our 200, 300 hour Yoga Teacher trainings are in compliance with the Yoga Alliance standards. Our other training courses like the 100 Hour Meditation facilitator Training and the 150 Hour Yoga Philosophy Training comply with the YACEP, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education standards. Our yoga teacher training courses are about learning and experiencing yoga in a holistic way, the way it has been traditionally taught in India since thousands of years. The focus is not just on the physical aspect but on an entire personality transformation including body, mind, emotions, breath and heart. The objective of the course is to bring Yoga into action, beyond the mat and into life.
At Yogaprasad Institute we believe that every Yoga Teacher is not just a instructor but also an inspiration to others. This is why we include a self-transformation module in our course. Through this module every participant consciously undertakes the journey of transformation through methods of yoga and personally experiences what he/she would be teaching to the students. Thus, through this course the participants themselves get transformed and also become agents of transformation. The system of our teaching may differ from some schools in the west, those enthusiasts who expect sole focus on physical culture may want to consider, appreciate and experience the wider scope of the Yoga science as taught in our courses. Therefore, students are advised to make up their minds about their priorities before applying. Once on board, we will go through this beautiful flowering with love, togetherness and the joy of being with like-minded friends, with firm commitment and sincerity. We believe, as students, let’s absorb, as teachers, let’s give, as Yogis, let’s transform.
Our courses are intended for:
- Sincere students interested in becoming certified yoga teachers and those who want to seriously work on knowing themselves deeply through the methods of Yoga.
- Practitioners and students who wish to deepen their personal practice.
- Yoga teachers and students from other schools seeking an understanding of authentic holistic yoga principles beyond the physical aspect.
- Yoga teachers fulfilling Yoga Alliance’s continuing education requirements.
Our courses are extensive in study and are aligned with the course format prescribed Yoga Alliance. The time and study in the course IS demanding, so please be prepared to put in long hours of study, reflection and movement.
Some of the main topics covered in our 200 Hr Teacher Training are,
- History and philosophies of Yoga
- Traditional Yoga and Modern Postural Yoga
- Functional Anatomy, Movement Mechanics and Subtle Anatomy – Nadi and Chakra
- Asana – Traditional View and Modern View
- Understanding Breathing in Traditional sense and modern ways
- Yoga Psychology – How Yoga understands the mind
- Step wise guidance in practising and teaching over 20 asana and 4 pranayamas
- Dealing with self-doubt and self-esteem issues as a Yoga professional
- Introduction to mindfulness and meditation
- Study of Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita
Some of the topics covered in 300 Hr Teacher Training are,
- Advanced history and tradition of Yoga – Vedas and Upanishads.
- Study of Sankhya Darshana and Yoga Darshana – Core Yogic philosophies.
- Study of advanced functional anatomy and correcting movement disfunction
- Postural mechanics are how it affects mind-body wellbeing
- Psychophysiology of Chakra, Nadi, Mudra, Bandha and Mantra
- Practice of asana and pranayama to work on body-mind disfunctions
- Stress and mind management – making Yoga accessible
- Business management, community service and social responsibility
- Indept study of Bhagavad Gita
- Learning to work with one on one clients, lead retreats and conduct advance trainings.
Topics covered in our Meditation facilitator Training – 100 hr are,
- Spiritual philosophy of Yogic meditation. (Sources: Bhagavad Gita & Upanishad)
- Understanding the mind – Yogic psychology
- Four step process of meditation (dhyana). (Sources: Yoga Sutra & Gita)
- Scientific basis of meditative process. Meditative process as a healing method.
- Managing stress and cultivating relaxation – physiological and psychological
- Study of Anatomy and Bio-mechanics of meditative asanas.
- Asana & Pranayama focused on preparing the body for sustained sitting.
- Working of Prana and its impact on mind. (Sources: Hatha Yoga & Ayurveda)
- Elaborate inquiry into Abhyasa & Vairagya.
- Methods of turning mind inward. (Sources: Hatha Yoga, Yoga Sutra and Gita)
- Cultivating Meditative attitude in daily life through Karma and Bhakti ideals.
- Practicing different types of Meditations from the Bhakti, Tantra, Yoga schools.
- Chanting and Mantra as methods of meditation.
- Learning to be with yourself. Four days of silence (Mauna).
- Teaching how to meditate and guiding a journey of inward awareness.
- Basic counselling and how to be a support to your student’s transformation.
- Difficulties in Meditation and importance of self-practice (sadhana)
- Lifestyle management and habit cultivation for meditative life.
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