IVYTT (200 hour) includes more than 180 contact hours spent working with master-level teachers, supplemented by 20 hours of independent work. This program meets Yoga Alliance standards and is registered with Arizona Department of Education.
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Modules
Each 200 hour training has three modules incuded with your tuition.
Module I: Foundations of a Yoga Practice
Introduction to many aspects of Yoga, including asana, meditation, pranayama and mudra, philosophy and history. In this module you will also be introduced to the teaching path, including the art of adjustment and the practice teaching of sun salutations.
Module II: Deepening Your Practice
Emphasis on refining and broadening your own practice, so that you will be prepared to teach others. Includes in-depth asana work, more anatomy and physiology, therapeutic aspects of yoga, popular styles of yoga, and a deeper exploration of the literature of Yoga.
Module III: The Teaching Path
Revisits many of the subjects covered in Module II from the perspective of a teacher; the focus is on how to teach various types of asana, meditation, chanting, and pranayama. Includes many opportunities for practice teaching.
Techniques: Training and Practice
Techniques: Training and Practice
The basis of your teaching is your own practice! Students learn and practice specific asana and other techniques, deepening their own practice and learning how to teach them. Specific techniques and subjects covered in this component of the training include:
- Asana, including sessions focusing on vinyasa and on various kinds of postures such as standing postures, twists and forward bends, back bends, and inversions
- Popular styles of Yoga, including Kundalini, Yin, Ashtanga, Anusara, Iyengar, and Restorative
- Pranayama
- Mudra
- Chanting
- Meditation
Teaching Methodology
Teaching is both an art and a science. Students learn specific methods of teaching Yoga, and have the opportunity to practice the teaching and obtain feedback from the master teachers as well as their fellow teacher trainers. In a Sequencing Project they use their skills to develop three full-length classes that can become the basis for their own teaching. Specific techniques covered in this component of the training include:
- Adjusting and assisting students
- Class sequencing
- Utilizing class themes
- Meeting the needs of special populations, including beginners, seniors, kids, and pre and post-natal
- Developing confidence as a teacher
- Projection of voice and use of sound in class
- Business aspects of Yoga
Anatomy and Physiology
Students learn the fundamentals of both physical and energetic anatomy, and their application to Yoga. In a Yoga Anatomy Application Project you explore one of these topics, and its relation to a Yoga practice, in more depth. Specific subjects covered in this component of the training include:
- The skeletal and muscular systems
- The nervous, digestive, respiratory, and endocrine systems
- The chakras, bandhas, and koshas
- Stress, dis-ease and Yoga therapy
Philosophy, Ethics, Lifestyle
Students learn about the ancient and contemporary teachings of Yoga, including application to everyday life and teaching. Specific classes cover ethical philosophy (the Yamas and Niyamas) and the practical issues of ethics in teaching Yoga. Specific subjects covered in this component of the training include:
- Yoga Sutras
- Bhagavad Gita
- Upanishads
- Ethics of teaching Yoga
- Yoga and everyday life
Practicum
Students learn about the practice of teaching first hand, in a three part process. They first observe master-level teachers in class (seven classes) and then assist master level teachers in class (seven classes). Finally, students have an opportunity to practice teaching (7 hours) at Inner Vision Yoga and other locations. Students provide a summary of each observing, assisting, and teaching experience to be reviewed by the master teachers.
Independent Project and Terms
It is sometimes said that the true practice of Yoga begins when you roll up your mat. The Independent Project gives students an opportunity to expand upon what they have learned in classes. In consultation with master-level teachers, they design and carry out a project to explore one of the topics listed above in more depth and as it relates to their life off the mat. Students present the results of their project to their peers and teachers at the conclusion of their training. Finally, to supplement and solidify training in all areas, students are given a list of terms related to various aspects of Yoga. During the course of the training, they work to define, explore, and discuss these terms, turning the completed list in as part of the final graduation packet.
Hours
Your 200 hour teacher training at Inner Vision Yoga will provide you with more than 200 hours (180+ direct contact) of training in Yoga Techniques; Teaching Methodology; Anatomy and Physiology; Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, and Ethics; all of which will be solidified by a Practicum. These categories, detailed below, are in accord with the newly revised standards set by the Yoga Alliance, and your training will qualify you to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance. View Yoga Alliance Standards