Find Your Teacher Within
Our industry leading 200HR Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) program is Yoga Alliance Registered and provides a solid foundation for you to become a confident and well-rounded yoga teacher. Our 200HR YTT will elevate your personal practice, instill methods on how to take your practice off the mat, and help you to guide others on their yoga journey.
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We understand financial and personal challenges hold people back from achieving their true potential with the AYC. Email about payment options to help you realize your yoga education dream.
Expression of Interest 2027
Email Stephanie: stephaniepower.ayc@gmail.com
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200HR Teacher Training
Program Outline
Teaching Methodology
- Linking, sequencing, and pacing skills for various styles
- Environment & student experience
- Cueing (verbal, visual, physical)
- Class management
- Yoga & Sound – music, props, etc.
- Yoga & Voice – our greatest tool, our voice
Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics
- Skeletal system, including
- Major bones
- Types of joints
- Major muscles involved in asana
- Types of muscle contraction.
- Nervous system, incl. ‘fight, flight, freeze’ stress response, vagal theory, overall mind-body connection Cardiovascular/circulatory, endocrine, digestive systems as they relate to yoga practice
- Respiratory system, incl. muscles that affect breathing, involuntary vs voluntary breath, how air enters and leaves body
- Biomechanics
- Types of joint movements, joint stabilization
Safe movement as it pertains to balancing, stretching, awareness, and physical limitations, contraindications, misalignments, adaptations
Asana/Pranayama
- Historical context
- Explore more than 150 postures withing Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, and Kids Yoga.
- Movement principles to be applied to the practice
- Complete sequencing (asana, pranayama, meditation)
- Shared anatomical and alignment principles plus contraindications
- Effects of pranayama on anatomy and subtle body
- Directed breathwork
Meditation & Journaling
- The different types of meditation and when to put them into practice according to science-based research
- Benefits of a daily meditation practice
- Enjoy examples of meditation and discuss challenges
- Learn the basics about journaling and ways to apply it to your life
Philosophy and Spirituality
- Definition of yoga
- The history of yoga philosophy
- The path of the practice; an intro to the eight limb path
- Explore the Five Kleshas, the Gunas, Yamas and Niyamas, Karma, Samkyha, the Nature of Reality, and so much!
- Self-reflection on how philosophy relates to practice and how to use the philosophy in your daily life
Yoga Professional
- Ethics and Inclusion
- Explore aspects of contracting, business ownership, marketing
- Explore other supportive entities as teachers
- What to Expect Leading Classes