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Course outline for Wellbeing Warehouse

200-hour teacher training

2017 - 2018

Thecourseisbasedon8weekendsoftrainingtogetherwithteachingexperiencealongsideasenioryogateacher.Thestudentwillberequiredtoassistwithclassplanning,applythephilosophiesandteachingtechniques,aswellasmakebothverbalandhandsonadjustments.

Thetotalnumberofcontacthoursintheclassroomis180andinadditiontothisallbreaksareheldatthepremisesandtobeusedforgroupdiscussions,questionsandpreparation,allinthepresenceoftheSYTandthereforecountedascontacthours.Thisbringsthetotaltotherequired200hours.

RequiredLiterature

Studentsarerequiredtopurchaseandstudythefollowingbookspriortoattendingthecourse:

• TheheartofYogabyTKVDesikachar• TheYogaBiblebyChristinaBrown• ThePerennialPsychologyoftheBhagavadGitabySwamiRama• TheKeyMusclesofHathaYogaandTheKeyposesofHathaYogabyRayLong

Readingassignmentswillbesentoutpriortoeachtutorialalongwithsuggestedreadingfromarelevantsectionofeachbook.Inordertoensurestudentshavereadthesepassages,therewillbegroupdiscussionandquestionsregardingthecontent.

StudentsarerequiredtokeepajournaloftheirYogapractiseandbeforecompletionofcoursehaveproofofattendanceofatleast20ledclasseswhereaninstructorisrequestedtosigninordertoverifystudentattendance.

Uponcompletionstudentswillhaveafinalassessmenttoqualify.

Theweekend’scontentissetover8weekendsasfollows:

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Course Schedule 2017/ 2018 WEEKEND1.HISTORYANDPHILOSOPHY.Fri/Sat/Sun,8th–10thSept.20179am-7pm

Teacher:MeretMengis,BDYcertifiedteacher,LecturerattheHimalayaInstitute,andHeadoftheYogateachertraininginstitute,Germany

Friday–overviewofPhilosophyandpractisewithguidedmeditation.

• HistoryandthephilosophicsystemsinbothEasternandWesternunderstanding/Samkya

• Practiseoftheory• TheYogatriangle-qualityofposture-breath-mind• Gunas-3fundamentalprinciples.MovementembracingtheGunas.• Structureofthemind• SamkyaPhilosophy/‘’Buddhi’’• Yinpractiseandmeditation

Saturday-EightfoldedpathofPatanjali.

• IntroductiontoYamasandNiyamas• Hathapractisebasedon‘’selfsurrender’’-IshvaraPranidana• TheKoshamodel• GuidedYogaNidra• PranayamaKoshaandthe5Vayus-theoryandpractise.• Patanjali’sYogaSutras

Sunday–Understandingofphilosophyandapplication.

• Practiceandmeditation• The4waysofyoga• ConceptofKarma• IntroductiontotheBhagavadGita(storylineandcharacters)• Connectionbetweencontentandcoursewithpractise.• QuestionsonTheGitaandPatanjali’syogasutras.

HOMEWORK-Meretfindsquestionsrelatedtotheirunderstandingoftheweekendwhichstudentsarerequiredtoanswer,alongwith3essays.

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WEEKEND2.FOUNDATIONTOTEACHINGANDSTYLESOFYOGA.Sat/Sun,29th–30thSept. 8:30am-6:30pm

Teacher:PaulaAhlberg,HeadofWellbeingWarehouseTeacherTraining.500-hourseniorYogaTeacher.OriginallytrainedinHathaYoga.AlsotrainedinAshtangawithDavidSwenson,VinyasaflowwithShivaReaandYinYogawithSarahPowers.

Saturday:FoundationstoteachingwithBasicphilosophyofYoga

• Safetywhilstteachingandclasssequencing(includingmodificationsandstylesofYoga).• Ethicalguidelinesforteaching.• Standingposturesandalignmentanduseofprops.• StandingBalances• IntroductionofBasicanatomyandapplicationtostandingposes.

Sunday-Forwardbendsandtwistsandpractiseteaching

• IntroductiontoPranayamawithBasicanatomyofrespiratorysystem• Breathingtechniquesandtheirapplicationtoteaching.• Forwardbends-howtodemonstrate,applyandadjust.Understandingtheirbenefits.• Twists-howtopractiseandteach.

Eachdaystudentwillberequiredtoshowanunderstandingthroughapplicationofteachingandthiswillbecontinuallyassessed.

HOMEWORK-Studentswillberequiredtolearntheposturesandaddthemtoself-practise.Usingtheirbooksstudentswillberequiredtoputtogetherasequenceofstandingposesandtwiststoshowtheyunderstandthepractiseandbasicprinciples.

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WEEKEND3.ANATOMY&PHYSIOLOGY.Sat/Sun,14th-15thOct.8:30am-6:30pm

Teacher:StevenWilsonMScMMACPClinicalspecialistinmusculoskeletalPhysiotherapyandpainmanagement.

Saturday–Overviewofmusculoskeletalsystem

• Anatomicalterminologyformovementanddirectionsofmovement• Bonesandtheircomposition• Jointsandmovementsofdifferentjoints• Muscles,tendonsandligaments-compositionandmovement• Basicposition,action,originandinsertionofmusclesandmovementsavailable.• TheUpperbody-shouldergirdle,neck,spine,backandchest-wewillpareupto

demonstratemovementsandlimitations.

Sunday–TheRespiratoryandNeurologicalsystem

• Thedigestivesystem• Injuriesandhowtoaccommodatetheminclass• Safeadjustmentswithanatomicalrestrictionsandinjuries• Comparisonbetweentheposturesofaregularyogapractitionerandthosewholack

mobilityofvariousjoints.

Thelowerbody-pelvicgirdle,hips,legsandfeet.

• Lookingatthelowerbodymusclesandmovements.• Applicationofunderstandingmovementatjointswithpracticalmovingsession• Questionsandanswers.

HOMEWORK-Bothwrittenmultiplechoicequestionnairesandessayassignmentsaresettodemonstrateunderstandingoftheanatomyofthebody.

Studentsareaskedtoobservevaryinglevelsofmovementinaclasssituation.Theymustrecordobservationsandbeawareofmodificationswhichweregivenbytheinstructortoaccommodateallandsuggestionsofanyfurtheradjustments/modificationsandwhy.

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WEEKEND4.TEACHINGTECHNIQUESusingHISTORYANDPHILOSOPHYSat/Sun,28th-29thOct.8.30am-6.30pm

Teachers:PaulaAhlberg

Thisisverymuchaninteractiveweekendwitharecaponalllearnedoverthecourse.Studentshavetheopportunityforquestionsandteacherswillgiveagroupquestionandanswertomonitorstudentunderstanding.

Studentswillberequiredtoteachvariousstylesandtechniqueswithguidelinesofhowtobringiontheaspectsofyogaphilosophy.

HOMEWORK-Studentsarerequiredtopresent6essaysandcompletequestionssetbyeachtutor.(15Hoursminimumshouldbespentonhomework).

WEEKEND5.PRANAYAMA,BHANDAS,YOGAPHILOSOPHYCONTD.Sat/Sun,25th–26thNov. 9am-7pm

Teacher:PaulaAhlberg

Saturday-Practiseandmeditation

• IntroductiontoPranayamaandbreathingtechniques• RecaponPhilosophy• TheeightfoldedpathsofYoga• PractiseofPranayamaandit’sapplication.• TheVayusandtheirapplicationtoclasssequencing.• TheKoshas.

Sunday–UsingPranayamaandphilosophyinteaching.

• Practiseteaching• UsingPhilosophicaltermswhenteaching• ThecomparisonbetweenEasternandWesternPhilosophies.

HOMEWORK-Studentsarerequiredtoansweramultiple-choicepaperaswellascomplete3essaystodemonstratetheirunderstandingofPhilosophy.

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WEEKEND6.PRACTICALTEACHINGTECHNIQUES&ADJUSTMENTS.Sat/Sun,9th–10thDec. 8.30am-6.30pm

Teacher:PaulaAhlberg

Saturday–Practiseandmeditation

• Backbendsinpractiseandtheirprincipleswithmodifications.• Buildingposturesintosequences/vinyasa/karma• HowtodevelopclassesfromBeginnerstointermediateandadvanced

Sunday–UsingPranayamaandphilosophyinteaching.

• Practiseteaching• Howtomakeclassplanswithsuggestedplansforvaryinglevels• Adjustments-handsonandverbal.Whennottoadjust.

Thisisverymuchahandsonteachingdaywithstudentslearninghowtosafelyadjust.

HOMEWORK-Studentsarerequiredtomake3classplans.Oneforbeginners,oneforhipopening(forexample)andonewhichisadynamicflowsequencewithapeakpose.

WEEKEND7.TEACHINGUSINGPHILOSOPHY,BHANDRAS,MUDRASANDPRANAYAMA.Fri/Sat/Sun,26th–28thJan.2018.8.30am-6.30pm

Teacher:PaulaAhlberg

Friday–TeachingPractises

• ChakrasandKishas-theoryandpractise• Seatedposturesandhipopeners• MudrasandBhandas• Drishti• Applicationofprinciplestoteaching.

Saturday–TeachingPractises

Thiswholedayisteachingpractisetogetherwithalltheelementslearnt.

Sunday–TeachingPractises

Thiswholedayisteachingpractisetogetherwithalltheelementslearnt.

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WEEKEND8.TEACHINGTECHNIQUESANDPRACTICETEACHING–FINALASSESMENT.Sat/Sun3rd–4thFeb.2018.8.30am-6.30pm

Teacher:PaulaAhlberg

Saturday

• Howtosetanintentionandlevelofclass• Howtocreateabeginnerclass• HowtoteachIntermediate/Advanced• Practicalclassplanningwgroupdiscussion

Sunday–PractiseTeachingandFinalAssessment

PaulaistheSYTandrunningandteaching5weekendsalone(Weekend3,4,6,7and8=100Hours).Forthreeweekends(Weekend1,2,5=80Hours)guestteachersareinvitedforthetopicsofHistoryandPhilosophyandAnatomyandPhysiology.Paulaispresentattheseweekendsatalltimes.

Additionalhoursarecoveredbygroupdiscussionsofclassplansandthesearetakenduringbreaksoverthedurationofthewholecourse.

PaulaAhlbergisaregisteredteacherwithYogaAllianceProfessionals.ThisaccreditationdemonstratesexcellentstandardsassetbyYogaAllianceProfessionals.

OurteachertrainingcoursehasmetthestringentrequirementssetbyYogaAllianceProfessionals.OurgraduatesaretrainedtothehigheststandardandareeligibletoregisterwithYogaAllianceProfessionals