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"Don't show me your practise, do your practise." -John Scott

 

SURYASAKTI CERTIFIED YOGA TEACHERS

 

2008/09 yoga teacher course might be organized in December 08 on Bali... details will follow.

 

Our 200 hour Yoga teacher course is based on European and American standards:

- 170 contact hours, where the student is physically present at the studio (100 hours of Suryasakti or Ashtanga yoga practice, and 60 hours lectures and practice teaching/adjusting)
- 30 hour home work- sadhana, individual work, karma yoga, reading, writing, etc.

registration form for the teacher course
(PDF format - you need Acrobat Reader)

SuryaSakti yoga school is certified by European Yoga Alliance.

 

 

Program of the 200 hour teacher course:

  1. Yoga Techniques - 120 hours - Includes asanas, pranayamas, Kriyas, chanting, and meditation.  These hours include both training in the techniques and the practice of them. (encompassing Ashtanga, Sivananda, Iyengar, Bikram, Kundalini yoga styles).

  2. Teaching Methodology - 20 hours - Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, and the student's process of learning.

  3. Anatomy and Physiology - 20 hours - Includes both physical Anatomy and Physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc. - 14 hours) and astral/energy/subtle Anatomy and Physiology (chakras, nadis, etc. - 6 hours)

  4. Philosophy, Ethics, & Lifestyle - 30 hours - Study of Yoga Scriptures (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, etc.), ethics for yoga teachers, 'living the life of the yogi', etc.

  5. Teaching - 10 hours - teaching of the general public (3x), assisting at classes (3x).

 

 

 

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