The Virya Yoga teacher training consists of six components:
– asana practice & biomechanics
– anatomy
– philosophy & yoga lifestyle
– pedagogy
– communication
– practice teaching & feedback
Asana practice & biomechanics:
YA:Techniques, Training and Practice
Asana practice
Asana analysis
Biomechanics theory and structure
Biomechanics focusing on yoga asanas
Observing yoga classes
Assisting yoga classes
Meditation techniques
Pranayama techniques
Learning the names of the asanas in Sanskrit
Individual session with a naprapath or a physiotherapist
Homework:
– yoga practice 3 times per week
– assist and observe classes
– make your own flash cards with the Sanskrit names
Anatomy:
YA: Anatomy and Physiology
Understanding function of the skeleton, joints and muscles.
Learning names in Latin, insertion, origin and function on the most important muscles.
Movement analysis.
Basic understanding of the anatomy of the yoga asanas in the Virya yoga sequences
Familiarity of injuries linked to yoga.
Basic general physiology
Basic understanding of the physiology of breath and bandhas in yoga
Anatomy test
Homework:
– Read “The Breathing Book” by Donna Fahri
Philosophy & yoga lifestyle:
YA: Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers:
The history of yoga: basic overview
Yoga History and Philosophy on a deeper level
Orientation in Samkya, Vedanta and Tantra philosophies
Studies of the Yoga Sutra and Bahagavad Gita
Seminars on Ayurveda
The body image in Hatha Yoga
The Chakra system
Yoga ethics
Seminars on the latest research in yoga
Homework:
– Extensive open-book exam
– Write in your gratitude journal and your yoga journal
– Read Lovingkindness
– Read Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita.
Pedagogy
YA: Teaching Methodology part 1
Verbal and visual instructions
Correction techniques and adjustments
Basic therapeutic yoga
Class organization
How to teach private sessions
Workshop and course outlines
Working with different groups of students
Coaching techniques
Film sessions and feedback
Working with a philosophy and biomechanics theme
Presenting a theme: verbally and written
Homework:
– Prepare themes and classes with the rhetoric structure
Communication:
YA: Teaching Methodology part 2
Rhetoric
Voice
Body Language
The yoga teacher’s role
Working with your personality
Practice teaching + feedback
YA: Practicum
Talk throughs/practice teaching in small groups
Film sessions and feedback
Homework:
– practice teaching