200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Home-Study

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Between the Yoga Teacher Training Program sessions, students are required to  complete a home-study program which enables them to obtain the non-contact hours needed for Yoga Alliance certification. 

Students must complete a total of 30 non-contact hours, which must be documented and turned in prior to graduation to receive certification. Home-study hours will include the following:
  • Creation of flashcards for each Hatha Yoga posture, which the students will memorize
  • Practice teaching a minimum of 3 classes, which can be taught to friends, family, or the general public.
  • Observation of at least 5 yoga classes taught by others. This will include a short write-up of your experience and what you learned in observing the class.
Any remaining hours can be logged in for yoga related study, observing or teaching. All additional hours must include a write-up of what was done and what was learned in the process.

Samples of Home Work assignments of Yoga Teacher Training 2015/2016:
  • Study Yama and Niyama, the principles of Yogic Ethics, write an essay and support it with an example both personal and collective (that impacts the earth and the society).
  • Memorize Gayatri mantra.
  • Write an essay on: How Yoga has changed my life.
  • Study the first 6 yoga sutras and chose one and explain it with your own words.
  • Develop guided relaxation for your yoga class.
  • Use 10 points of Asana Class (centering, warmup, standing poses, backbends, twists, etc,) as you design your class.
  • Choose one asana that significantly illustrates each of the following vayus and elaborate why: Prana, Samana, Apana, Udana and Vyana
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