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Read comments about the program from teachers:

This teacher training program is the most extensive, clearest and most powerful program I have encountered in my ten years as a yoga teacher and involvement with several training programs in this time period. Samantha, Toronto

Heather is a very gifted teacher who really knows how to support teacher trainees in their personal journeys with yoga!

Anju, Dundas The Yoga Teacher Training Program not only gave me the knowledge and credentials to teach Yoga to others, it allowed for inner growth of my own personal journey beyond anything I could have imagined. Heidi, Dundas

"Taking one's knowledge of yoga from the level of personal practice to that of skilled teacher is no easy matter. …..is passed on to the teacher trainee along with all the tools necessary to be a confident, capable yoga instructor." Geralynne, Hamilton


Yoga Teacher Training Curriculum

The History and Background of Yoga
  • What is Yoga - a variety of perspectives
  • History and evolution of spirituality
  • The various forms of Yoga within Indian history
Development of Yoga Therapy
  • The Dimensions of the Human Being
  • The 5 koshas as a model of Yoga and health
  • Wellness as the integration of all aspects of our being
  • The role of body awareness in Yoga practice
Yoga and Ayurveda - Finding Balance
  • Yoga and Ayurveda - Interrelated branches of the tree of Samkya
  • Ayurveda as a philosophy of wholeness
  • Ayurveda and asana practice - understanding the interplay of the five elements in the Yoga poses
  • Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy - Using the postures,pranayamas, and mudras to balance the doshas
Yoga Asana - Movement and Stillness
  • Teaching points for postures
  • In-depth asana focus - detailed instructions, benefits and contraindications for each of the 5 koshas
  • Modifications and adjustments for the poses
Pranayama & Mudra - Awakening Energy
  • Prana - The life force and the five pranavayus
  • Benefits and contraindications of pranayama
  • The major pranayamas, their effects on each of the koshas and uses in Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy
  • Subtle energy - introduction and explorations
  • Eighteen mudras with photos, instructions, benefit, and contraindications
Journey of the Chakras
  • The Chakras - A multifaceted approach to healing
  • Portrait of each of the chakras, including asana, pranayama, mantra and mudra associated with each In-depth guide - the chakras as a healing modality
  • The chakras in relation to other aspects of Yoga psychology
The Art of Teaching Yoga
  • Yoga as a vehicle for stress management
  • Patanjali’s eightfold path as a guide to Yoga teaching and practice
  • A whole person approach to teaching incorporating the five koshas into Yoga teaching
  • The dimensions of Yoga teaching including themes, sequencing, timing, pacing, assisting and adjustments
Yoga Therapy - The Yoga of Healing
  • Introduction to the methods of Yoga Therapy
  • The IYT approach to Yoga Therapy
  • Yoga Therapy sessions for body awareness, breath, stress release, and the immune system
  • Specialized Yoga classes including partner postures, Yogassage, restorative postures, chair Yoga and Somatics
Physiology of Yoga - A guide to the Body
  • Anatomy and Physiology from an experiential perspective
  • The effects of stress on each system of the body
  • How Yoga brings Balance to each system of the body
  • Mind-body understanding of specific health conditions
  • Yoga practices for specific health conditions
Relaxation, Concentration and Meditation
  • Meditation – defining meditation and what it does, including the main types of meditation
  • Uses of guided imagery to facilitate meditation
  • Yoga Nidra as a healing art - a ten step process for integrating healing and awakening the whole person
  • The Yoga Sutras as a guide to spiritual development

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Heather Greaves
14 Bendemeer Street
Dundas, Ontario   L9H 3P1

Phone/Fax: 905-628-6463

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