1001 nights Teacher Training by YWY

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3 weeks of a life-changing experience with highly experienced teachers:

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• Health and lifestyle improvement

• Healing

• Self-love

• Stepping closer to know who you truly are

• Heart connection

• Compassion

• Realizing oneness and union

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The Your Wild Yoga Academy provides a 3 week life-changing experience with highly experienced teachers in all the subjects, located in the most beautiful surroundings. You will learn the traditional approach of Hatha Yoga and  flowing Vinyasa, the art of harmonious sequencing, and save adjustments for different levels.

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So much more than Asanas - the true meaning of Yoga

Your Wild Yoga is all about awakening a deeper understanding of yoga, so you won’t only dive into a strong Asana practice, but also study philosophy to understand the true meaning of yoga, Kriya (yogic cleansing), Dhyan (meditation), pranayama (Yogic breathing technique), anatomy, sound healing , tantra, and Mantra Chanting on a daily basis.

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For who is this training for?

YWY designed this intense program to prepare the students to teach Yoga classes with confidence and passion. But also if you want to join the Your Wild Yoga community for self-experience, this course is a wonderful opportunity to step out of your daily life`s routine and open yourself for a full self-transformation.

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Syllabus at Your Wild Yoga:

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Kriya - Yogic cleansing techniques

The students will learn different types of classical Kriyas both for beginners and advanced. Practice will be in the morning directly after waking up. After receiving instructions practice has to be done by oneself.

Meditation

Gracy and Eva are both highly experienced meditation teachers and teach various methods at the YWY Academy. Step by step the students will go from concentration practices to deeper methods of meditation and will experience the effects of meditation during this course.

 

• What is concentration?

• What is meditation?

• AUM meditation

• Benefits and contraindications

• Introduction of method

• Group meditation

 

Asanas / Alignment

With the daily morning asana practice the students strengthen the body and the mind, tone muscles and improve flexibility. Here you learn how to sequence your class harmoniously including many variations for beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners. In the daily afternoon asana lab we introduce you to various adjustment techniques of all the asanas practiced in the morning classes. The students will learn how to adjust beginners, intermediates, and advanced practitioners safely and learn how to protect the body with asana practice.

• What is Hatha?

• What is Vinyasa?

• Standing Series of Asana

• Sitting Series of Asana

• Kneeling Series of Asana

• Lying on back/stomach series of Asana

• Inversions

• Surya Namaskar plus Variations

• Breath and Asana

• How to use props correctly

• Benefits of Asana and contraindications

• Harmonious and creative sequencing

• How to adjust practitioners safely

• Variations of adjustments (beginner - intermediate - advanced)

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You will learn to teach more than 80 Asanas.

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Body locks; BANDHA

Get to know different energy locks. 

• What is Bandha and why use it?

• How to use Bandha?

• Benefits of Bandha

• Integration of Bandha in Asana practice

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Pranayama

Pranayama are breathing techniques that help you to control the breath and mind. 

• What is Pranayama?

• What is Prana?

• What are the Nadis?

• Which are the main Pranayama techniques?

 

Philosophy

Following topics will be introduced to the students to deepen and awaken the students' understanding of yoga.

 

• What is Yoga?

• Introduction to Hatha Yoga

• Origin & History of Hatha Yoga

• Introduction to teachings of Bhagavad Gita (with emphasis on Karma, Bhakti, and Jnana)

• Ethics and modern living

• Consciousness & awareness, the evolution of awareness

• Panch Kosha (five covering of sheaths over consciousness)

• Annamaya Kosha (physical sheath) - Gross body - Conscious state

• Panch Tatva (five elements)

• Sapt-dhatu (seven tissues)

• Pranamaya Kosha (energy sheaths) - Subtle body - Subconscious state

• Panch Prana (five vital airs)

• Karmendriya (five organs of action)

• Nadi (subtle energy channels)

• Tri-Shakti (tried energy)

• Shat Chakra (six centers of energy transformations)

• Kundalini and Granthis

• Manomaya Kosha (mental sheath) - Subtle body - Subconscious state

• Manas (mind) Buddi (lower intellect) Chitta (memory) Ahamkar (ego) Jnanedriya (five senses)

• Jnanamaya Kosha (intuitive sheath) - subtle body - Subconscious State

• Buddhi (higher intellect)

• Ananadmaya Kosha (bliss sheath) - Casual body - Unconscious state

• Turiya - pure consciousness

• Introduction to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and 8 Limbs of yoga

• Panch-Klesha (five causes of pain and miseries)

• Raja yoga

• Pranic body, five major/minor pranas, five sheaths (panch kosha)

 

Recitation of sacred sound; MANTRA

Following Mantras will be taught and practiced with the students on a regular basis. The recitation of those sacred Sanskrit syllables creates a certain vibration within your subtle energy system that connects you with divine consciousness.

• Ganesh Mantra

• Maha Mantra

• Om Asato Maa sadgamaya

• Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

 

Anatomy 

Discover the  miracle of the human anatomy. 20 hours will be transmitted through an online course before the YTT starts. The qualified teacher explains the connection of Asanas and body functioning.

These classes will be taught online and will be repeated and explained offline at the YTT. 

Methodology

You will learn how to structure and set up a class. 

• How to set up a class

• Time management and harmonious sequencing, creativity inflows

• Qualities of an authentic teacher, instruction

• Alignment and Adjustment including variations

• Body protection, dealing with injuries, and safe practice

• Awareness for physical limitations of students

• Mindful speaking - how to use voice at a class

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Tantra

Non-dual Tantra introduces into perception of reality from the original aspect of Consciousness known as Shiva and the role of Shakti as the source of energy which manifests and operates in this world through different forms. Deeper understanding of these universal forces of the Nature leads to reveal of our inherent potential and consequentially to greater fulfillment in our life.

 

Sound Healing

The great power of sound

Experience the healing  powers of different sounds and instruments. Learn about energies, frequencies and the usage of instruments in your Yoga classes. 

 

Ceremonies

Special highlights will be our ceremonies and workshops to learn more about yourself and to understand the connection of all beings. 

 

Mantra Chanting / Evening Programme

The students will be chanting various Vedic Mantras in the evenings. Alternatively, there will be ceremonies.

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Exams

There will be a philosophy exam, anatomy/Ayurveda exam, and one practical exam at the end of the course. All exams must be passed in order to receive the certificate of 200 hours RYT Yoga Alliance.