Virtual 300HR Ayurveda & Yoga Advanced Holistic Training

This advanced Yoga Alliance Certified 300Hr Yoga & Ayurveda Teacher Training, offers an authentic, integrative and comprehensive way for you to develop new skills and refine your practice. Become a Skilled and Certified Yoga Teacher with specialized Ayurvedic knowledge, one of the most in-depth and extensive teacher training courses with international recognition. 

Live the practice of Yoga and Ayurveda as you immerse yourself in the daily routines of cleansing, self-care, teaching to learn, and discovering your authentic voice.

​PROGRAM CURRICULUM

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HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY II 

• Ayurveda & Yoga the sister-sciences and their relationship to health
• The Four Vedas
• The Shad Dharshan: Understanding the Macrocosm and the Microcosm
• The Samkya Philosophy & Involution of Consciousness: The Journey from the Doshas to Samadhi
• The Four Ashrams of Vedic Life: Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa 
• The Goals of Human Life: Purusartha - Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha
• The 4 Karmas: Balancing Laws of Cause and Effect - Sanchita, Prarabdha, Kriyamana and Agami 
• Ashtanga - The Eight Limbs of Yoga and The Eight Limbs of Ayurveda
• Practicing the Yamas and Niyamas with the 5 great elements
• Patanjalis Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Siva Sutras, Upanishads, Puranas, The Vedas, The Gita 

AYU-YOGA ASANA II

• Warm Up Postures for the Doshas
• Ayurvedic Asana: Balancing Poses, Seated Poses, Standing Poses, Forward Folding Poses, Back Bending Poses, Lateral Extension Poses,Twisting Poses for the Doshas
• Sun Salutes for the Doshas
• Moon Salutation & Cooling Practices
• The Ayurvedic Approach to the Teaching and Practice of Yoga 
• Complex Sequencing & Leading Yoga for Kapha, Pitta & Vata Dosha Level II
• Sequencing & Leading Yoga group classes based on the seasons and the Doshas
• Sequencing & Leading Yoga for the Gunas
• Sequencing & Leading Yoga for each Element (Akash, Vayu, Agni, Jala, Prithvi)
• Sequencing & Leading for Agni & Soma

​ADVANCED YOGA ASANA 

• Anatomy Cues and Principles
• Sequencing for the Subtle System: Chakras, Pancha Pranas & Marmas
• Advanced Sequencing & Creative Complexity
• Leading the body towards Sattva - cultivating stillness of the mind through Asana
• Advanced Alignment & Adjustment
• Advanced Asana Practices
• The benefits of each asana

​MARMA & ASANA

• Accessing the subtle energetic system through the practice of Yoga
• Activating the marmas through Yoga asana
• Activating, cleansing or balancing the organs through Yoga asana

AYURVEDA THEORY

• The Panchamahabhutas (The Five Great Elements)
• Tri-Dosha Theory: Dosha Prakruti and Vikruti
• Tri-Guna Theory
• The Indriyas – The Senses, The Organs of Action and Cognition
• The Sapta Dhatus: The Seven Tissues
• Agni & Soma
• Malas

AYURVEDA & YOGA PRACTICES

• Dinacharaya and Ritucharaya – Daily Routines and Seasonal Routines
• Balancing the Doshas through Sensory Care
• Tanmatra Cikitsa: Shabdha, Sparsha, Rupa, Rasa, Gandha
• Abhyanga (Self Massage) and the Marmas
• Marmas and the gateway to the subconscious
• Practices for stress management, improved sleep, digestion, elimination and detoxification

AYURVEDA DIETETICS 

• Shad Rasa: The Six Tastes and the Doshas, Food and Consciousness
• The Energetics of Food: Ahar, Vihar, Vipaka
• Agni & Digestion: 4 types of Agni & Agni practices
• The power of food and herbs
• Food preparation, spices, herbs
• Ayurvedic cooking class - food preparation, teas, spices and herb concoctions
• Herbs and their general uses and applications 

AYURVEDA & YOGA FOR WOMEN

• Hormonal care, working with menstrual cycles and menopause
• Rejuvenation practices to build vitality and diminish depletion and fatigue
• Facial Masks, Body Scrubs, rejuvenating tonics and teas
• Ojas drinks, Flowers & Herbal care, Aromas and Spices
• Anti-aging tonics and elixirs
• Womb care and stomach massage

AYURVEDA & YOGA FOR TRAUMA​

• Exploring Trauma through Yoga and Ayurveda
• Signs and symptoms of trauma in the body and mind
• Vata, Pitta & Kapha Imbalances as they relate to Trauma: physiology and function, mind, emotions and senses
• Balancing Trauma for Vata, Pitta and Kapha through Food and Lifestyle, Herbs and Yoga Practice

​THE SCIENCE OF BREATH: PRANA, KRIYAS & SWARA YOGA​​

• The 10 Prana Vayus
• Shat Kriyas, Shankhaprakshalana Kriya, Kaya Kriya
• Introduction to Swara Yoga
• Pranayama and Kriyas for specific conditions ​​

YOGA NIDRA I

• The history and purpose of Yoga Nidra
• Yoga Nidra and the states of Mind
• Yoga Nidra and the Indriyas
• Benefits and contraindications of Yoga Nidra
• The Sutras & The Science of Yoga Nidra
• States of Sleep and Waking Consciousness
• How to develop and define your Sankalpa
• Preparation for the practice
• The sequence and stages of Yoga Nidra 
• The Art of Facilitating Yoga Nidra

RESTORATIVE YOGA

• Restorative Yoga for the Dosha Prakruti

​MEDITATION

• Balancing the Elements and Doshas with Meditation
• So Hum Meditation 
• Mauna, the practice of silence
• Speaking and the practice of Truth (Satya)
• Walking meditation, Sitting Meditation, Contemplation, Mantra Meditation, Retrogression
• Svadyaya: Self Inquiry with the elements and the tanmatras
• Loving Kindness, Auto-genic practices, Visualization, Journeys
• Bhuta Shuddhi - cleansing the elements through meditation
• The Art of Facilitating Meditation  

MANTRA & MUDRA

• Mantra to balance the Doshas
• Mudras to Balance the Elements, Vayus and the Doshas
• A-kara, U-kara, M-kara
• Bija Mantras and the Elements
• Mantra for each the health of the Organs

SOUND, COLOR & AROMATHERAPY

• Balancing the Elements and Doshas with Sound & Color
• Shabdha Jnana (Knowledge of Sound Healing: Mantra, Mauna, Satya, Music)
• Healing the body through ratna: gems
• Aromatherapy recipes and concoctions for the Doshas

YOGA & AYURVEDA PSYCHOLOGY (MANOVIGYAN)

• Cultivation practices for Sattva, Rajas & Tamas
• The Ayurveda & Yoga Approach to Psychology and Psycho-Neuro-Immunology (PNI)
• Yoga & Neuroscience
• Patanjalis Yoga Sutras and the Mind

​SUBTLE ANATOMY

• The Pancha Kosha, Panch Prana, The Chakras & Conditions
• Kundalini Practices
• The Panch Pranas - Understanding how the Pranas and the Elements connect to the Chakras and Yoga Asana
• Marmas, the Organs & the Elements

​ADVANCED ANATOMY PRINCIPLES

• Advanced principles and practice with anatomy cues
• The Chakras, the Organs and Asana
• The Panch Pranas - Understanding how the Pranas and the Elements connect to the Chakras and Yoga Asana
• Structural alignment/postural integration: advanced methodology
• Adjustments, modification and contraindications
• Prop usage: Using physical props to support postural understanding and enhance benefit of pose (how you can use props to facilitate healing.)

​​FACILITATION SKILLS 

• Refining your Teaching: Languaging, Guiding, & Transitioning
• Leading Private Sessions
• Theming & Cohesion
• As a Certified Yoga and Ayurveda Specialist you will be able to:

1. Teach holistic yoga classes that include Pranayama, Mudra, Meditation and Yoga Asana
2. Lead Yoga group classes based on the season, a person's Ayurvedic constitution and the stages of their life or age
3. Create individualized Yoga programs 
4. Incorporate and understand how the season and time of day, are important considerations to class design and daily protocols
5. Offer intermediate Ayurvedic lifestyle recommendations to bring balance and harmony to the body, mind and emotions

Your package includes:   

• Daily yoga, meditation and elemental experiences
• Full YTT course teaching instruction and practice, virtual course manual and handouts
• Upon sucessful graduation, an official certificate and course credits that are recognized by Yoga Alliance