Yoga Teacher Training

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training
Basic Certification
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 Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training program will be eligible to register with the national YOGA ALLIANCE, be listed in the national Yoga Teachers Registry and allowed to use the registry mark, RYT (registered yoga teacher) in resumes, advertisements and other promotional materials.

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.

TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE:

7:00AM - 9:00AM	Sadhana (Yoga Practice)
9:30AM - 10:50AM	Yoga Philosophy
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)
• 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
• The Bhagavad Gita
• Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras

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

3 Stages of Kripalu Yoga

3 Fundamental Characteristics
of The Material World (Gunas)

Obstacles to Clear Perception (Kleshas)

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

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

PRACTICUM

Yoga Classes Observations & Reports

Practice Teaching:

1. Guide warm-ups & a posture,
focus on details (10 min)

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

3. Guide a complete practice class,
(sadhana) (75 min)

4. Introduce a new posture (30 min)

5. Introduce a new pranayama and a
new posture (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... I had 11 women in class and 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: $1895.00
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.