Yoga Teacher Training

200-HOUR
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
In The Kripalu Tradition
with Deva Parnell

Kate assists Bridge Pose
An estimated twenty million Americans practice yoga as a means for managing stress, promoting health, retarding the aging process and creating a more meaningful life. This 200-hour professional training program in the Kripalu traditon is designed to provide training and experience for the career-minded student of yoga to gain the skills and confidence necessary to become an effective yoga teacher. Those certified in this program will be granted all the rights of a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Graduates will be eligible to register with the national YOGA ALLIANCE and allowed to use the registry mark, RYT (registered yoga teacher), and the "Kripalu" name in resumes, advertisements and other promotional materials.

After graduation, you will have the support of a network of yoga teachers: locally through DYTA, Discovery Yoga Teachers Alliance, and nationally through KYTA, Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association.

The curriculum includes instruction and practice in hatha yoga techniques including centering, warm-ups, postures, breathing exercises, deep relaxation, meditation and integration. In addition to the techniques and a foundation in yoga philosophy, anatomy and physiology, you'll learn effective methods for designing classes, introducing new postures, clarifying details and guiding students into a deep, integrated yoga experience balancing precise physical alignment with a patient, reflective, compassionate attitude.

TUITION: $1995.00
Includes your training manual and one year membership in KYTA, the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association
(accommodations not included)
Your $200.00 deposit holds your place in the next training.

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TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE:

7:00AM - 9:00AM	Hatha Yoga Practice (Sadhana)
9:30AM - 10:50AM	Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics
11:00AM - 12:30PM	Techniques/Teaching Methodology/Practicum
2:00PM - 3:50PM	Anatomy & Physiology/Techniques/Teaching Methodology/Practicum
4:00PM - 6:00PM	Techniques & Methodology Practice, Review & Integration

CURRICULUM

TECHNIQUES:

Hatha Yoga Practice (Sadhana)

Centering

Warm-ups

Postures (Asana):
- Mountain (Tadasana)
- Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana)
- Standing Back Bend (Anuvrittasana)
- Standing Forward Bend
   (Uttanasana)
- Standing Spinal Twist
   (Sama Matsyendrasana)
- Triangle (Trikonasana)
- Warrior (Virabhadrasana)
- Side Warrior (Virabhadrasana 2)
- Dancer (Natarajasana)
- Boat (Navasana)
- Child (Garbhasana)
- Half Locust (Ardha Shalabhasana)
- Locust (Shalabhasana)
- Cobra (Bhujangasana)
- Downward Dog
   (Adho Mukha Shvanasana)
- Symbol of Yoga (Yoga Mudra)
- Bound Angle (Baddha Konasana)
- Head to Knee (Janu Shirshasana)
- Seated Spinal Twist
   (Matsyendrasana)
- Posterior Stretch
   (Pashchimottanasana)
- Inclined Plane (Purvottanasana)
- Bridge (Setu Bandhasana)
- Knee to Chest Pose
   (Pavana Muktasana)
- Half Shoulderstand
   (Ardha Sarvangasana)
- Fish (Matsyasana)
- Supine Spinal Twist
   (Supta Matsyendrasana)

Relaxation (Yoga Nidra)
- Corpse (Shavasana)

Yogic Breathing (Pranayama):
- Ocean Breath (Ujjayi)
- Complete Breath (Dirgha)
- Alternate Nostril Breath
   (Nadi Shodhana)
- Skull Shining (Kapalabhati)

Meditation

Integration

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Muscular-Skeletal Systems
Movement Dynamics:
- Core Support
- Press Points
- Spinal, Pelvic & Joint Movement
- Forward Bending
- Backward Bending
- Lateral Bending
- Spinal Rotation
- Balancing
- Inversions

Respiration
Breath & Movement

Circulation:
- Cardiovascular System
- Lymphatic/Immune System

Digestion & Elimination:
- Digestive System
- Urinary System

Endocrine System
Nervous System

The Five Sheaths (Koshas)

Prana & The Energy Body:
- Energy Currents (Nadis)
- Energy Vortexes (Chakras)

PHILOSOPHY,
LIFESTYLE & ETHICS

Intention & Attitude
Being a Student / Being a Teacher
Conscious Communication
Co-Listening

Introduction to Yoga
- Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
- The Bhagavad Gita

Eight Limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga):
- Social Ethics (Yama)
- Personal Practices (Niyama)
- Posture (Asana)
- Breath (Pranayama)
- Inward Focus (Pratyahara)
- Concentration (Dharana)
- Meditation (Dhyana)
- Union (Samadhi)

Three Stages of Kripalu Yoga

Three Fundamental Characteristics
of The Material World (Gunas)

Obstacles to Clear Perception (Kleshas)

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Sacred Space & Safety
Centering & Integration
Guiding Warm-ups
Guiding Asanas
Hands-on Assisting
Developing Awareness
Guiding a Relaxation Experience
Creating a Complete Experience
Guiding a Practice Class (Sadhana)
Teaching a New Asana
Teaching Pranayama
Teaching Meditation
Teaching a Training Class
Lesson Planning
Curriculum Design
Class Design
Sequencing
The Business of Yoga

PRACTICUM

Yoga Classes Observations & Reports

Practice Teaching:

1. Guide warm-ups & one asana,
    focus on details (10 min)

2. Guide warm-ups and a series of
    asanas, focus on developing
awareness (30 min)

3. Guide a complete practice class
(sadhana), focus on details and
     awareness (75 min)

4. Introduce a new asana (30 min)

5. Introduce a new pranayama and a
new asana (45 min)

6. Introduce new techniques in a
complete class (75 min)

"The training program was wonderful. Deva creates a safe and loving environment that gives us all an opportunity to grow. I'm so glad I took the training and I know I am a better teacher because of it. When I taught my first class they applauded when I finished. It was humbling. I feel changed by the program... there is no going back. -Kate Cordell, Yoga Teacher

The training is offered in two different formats:

TUITION: $1975.00
Includes your training manual and
one year membership in KYTA,
the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association
(accommodations not included)

Your $200.00 deposit
holds your place in the next training.