Our 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training Course has been carefully designed for people of all ages, physical ability, and previous Yoga experience. The pace of the course will allow those new to yoga to follow the teachings while giving more experienced students ample opportunity to deepen their practice and understanding.

Whether a beginner, advanced practitioner, teacher or someone looking to find a way out of the daily sufferings/struggles that come with the conditioned mind this course will give your life-changing perspectives.

Our yoga school and training are registered and approved by Yoga Alliance. This means you will receive training that meets their standard for minimum hours for techniques & training, teaching methodology, anatomy & physiology, yoga philosophy, and practicum. Upon successful completion of the training, you will qualify for RYT200 certification which will open many doors for you if you wish to teach internationally.

We also offer all newly grads the opportunity to continue your practical training by teaching free yoga classes to the local community. This gives you the opportunity to strengthen your Yoga teaching skills, and gain more confidence through experience in a familiar environment.

DAILY SCHEDULE

06:30 – 07:00   Meditation
07:00 – 09:00   Yoga Practice
09:00 – 10:00   Break
10:00 – 11:15   Yoga Philosophy
11:30 – 13:30   Art of Teaching
13:30 – 16:00   Lunch Break
16:00 – 18:00   Yoga Practice or Anatomy & Physiology
18:15 – 19:30   Lecture, Movie, Music, Meditation or Free time

Sundays are your day off!

CURRICULUM

PART 1 – YOGA TECHNIQUES, TRAINING, AND PRACTICE

• Asanas – the classical yoga poses along with its physical, energetic and healing effects. Additional modern additions and variations from intermediate level to advanced
• Pranayama
• Mudras and Bandhas
• Kriyas – the classical purification exercises
• Relaxation techniques
• Meditation – various techniques will be explored
• How to teach and practice the techniques.

PART 2 – TEACHING METHODOLOGY

• Teaching methodology includes demonstration, adjusting and assisting students
• Teaching styles, qualities of a teacher and the student’s process of learning
• Class sequencing and class layout.
• Preparation points for building a yoga class
• Meeting the needs of students
• 4 tools of teaching
• Principles of teaching different asanas; standing, balancing, seated, core, backbends, restorative/cool down poses, etc.
• Advice for teaching based on Karma Yoga – the business of yoga.

PART 3 – YOGA ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

• Subtle Anatomy (Chakras, Nadis, Energy bodies & Kundalini
• Physical Anatomy (Human skeleton, Joint-segments with movement and functions, Muscle tissue and Fascia theory)
• Functional Anatomy (Main Muscle groups and their functions, Skeletal variations and the influence on Yoga Asana performance, Spinal health and most common injuries)
• Human Physiology (The major body systems and organs, special focus on the Respiratory system and the Nervous System)

PART 4 – YOGA PHILOSOPHY, LIFESTYLE, AND ETHICS

• What is Yoga?
• The 8 limbs of Yoga from Patanjali
• The Yamas & Niyamas studied in detail
• History of Yoga
• How Yoga-Asanas works
• Sat Karma Kriyas (Purification techniques)
• Sublimation & energy flow
• Polarity
• The Consciousness of Oneness (Advaita Vedanta Principles)
• Prana & Pranayama
• The Gunas and Ayurveda
• Tantric Principles
• Relaxation in yoga
• The Heart center & The  Consciousness of Oneness
• Yoga Nidra & the 4 States of Consciousness
• Buddhism & Yoga including essential teaching: Anatta, 4 noble truths, 8 fold path
• Bhakti Yoga
• Self Inquiry (Atma Vichara)

PART 5 – PRACTICUM

• Practice teaching
• Receiving feedback
• Observing others teaching and listening/giving feedback
• Optional extended practicum after graduation

This online workshop-challenge is offered in collaboration with Higher Yoga Academy.

• Find out what karma really is
• Explore different ‘types’ of karma and mind patterns behind them
• Start burning unwanted karma to significantly improve the quality of life
• Master your mind and learn not to accumulate unwanted karma
• Acquire yogic techniques of self-control and learn how manifestation works
• Discover what liberation is and how to achieve it

Why burn karma?

Every event in our life, our preferences and reactions, every person we meet, work or fall in love with, the country we live in, our health, income – everything is conditioned, and in some way determined by what was called karma by ancient sages. Our personal karma, in simple terms, is a blend of intentions, thoughts, and actions we’ve ever had or done. It’s an integral part of our personalities that determines the nature and quality of our lives.

If we lack self-discipline (especially mastery of the mind) we often think, want and do things that eventually lead to unwanted results – unwanted karma, let’s say someone steps on your toe and you get angry, this angriness will be stored in a latent form within your subtle body until it one day manifests as a conflict with someone, an illness or an injury. There are hundreds of such small things happening every day. We might not even notice them, but they accumulate and eventually determine how our life looks and feels.

Ancient yogis developed different methods of burning personal karma which can significantly improve the quality of our lives. What’s more, when mastering the mind, we become more aware of the mind’s patterns, habitual actions and reactions that cause the accumulation of karma and can gradually learn how not to produce new karma at all.

Are you ready to take up the challenge?

The workshop-challenge includes:

• 7 Live Classes – Watch live or recorded videos
• Private Facebook Group – Share and get your questions answered
• Special Assignments – Master methods of karma burning

Schedule of live classes in UTC+7 (Bangkok), please adjust to your time zone:

• Class 1: Feb 28, 9pm
• Class 2: March 3, 9pm
• Class 3: March 6, 9pm
• Class 4: March 9, 9pm
• Class 5: March 12, 9pm
• Class 6: March 15, 9pm
• Class 7: March 18, 9pm

Attend live OR watch as a recorded course moving at your own pace and getting your questions answered in the group or via email.

Each class of this workshop-challenge provides knowledge and karma burning techniques together with assignments for personal practice.

Meet your instructor

Hi, my name is Alex. I’m the founder and director of Higher Yoga Academy, and I’m hosting this workshop-challenge. I’ve been exploring spirituality since teenage. One of the questions that mostly bothered me was “what determines life of an individual?” This is how I came across “karma” -one of the core concepts in Yoga philosophy. Through 20 years of study and practice I came to a number of realizations that have changed my life completely, and I would like to share this knowledge with you!  Thousands of people have benefited from my courses, coaching and healing sessions. Witnessing it I was inspired to offer this online life-changing challenge. Join in and start taking steps to unconditioned wisdom-being!