Teacher Training Curriculum

• The nadis (energy channels) and chakras (energy centers).
• Yoga Asanas
• The Sun Salutation and the 12 basic yoga postures.
• Advanced Variations
• Effects of asanas on the physical and astral body.
• Proper posture alignment.
• Deep relaxation.
• Release of blocked energy.

Pranayama

• Kapalabhati, Anuloma Viloma (alternate nostril breath)
• Advanced pranayama exercises

Meditation

• Twelve Guidelines for Meditation
• Benefits of Meditation
• Mantras and mantra initiation (if requested)

Yoga Philosophy and Psychology

• The Four Paths of Yoga
• The Five Points of Yoga, according to Swami Vishnu-devananda
• Psychology of the Spiritual Aspirant, law of karma.
• Vedanta philosophy

How to Teach

Teaching the sun salutation and the 12 basic postures.

• Teaching beginners and intermediate students.
• Adapt teaching to special groups
• Anatomy and Physiology
• The effects of hatha yoga on major body systems.

• Ethical, health and spiritual reasons for vegetarianism.

Bhagavad Gita

• Study and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita, which is the most read classical scripture. It gives universal teachings on how to do your duty and conduct yourself in the battlefield of life.

Kirtan

• Positive emotional effects of chanting
• Correct pronunciation and mental attitude
• Mantra and sound healing
• Practice of opening of the heart to the divine.

Kriyas

• The six classical Yogic exercises for purifying and detoxifying the internal and external body.