Course curriculum

  • 1

    Objectives, Yoga Sequences and Beginning Your Meditation Practice

    • How to use this course

    • First Things First

    • How to Navigate and Your Learning Objectives

    • WELCOME to Your Meditation Program

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    • 30 Journaling Prompts - Let's Get Your Creative Juices Started!

    • Why Do We Meditate/What Are Some of the Benefits?

    • Meditation Lesson 1a - Why We Sit To Meditate vs. Laying Down

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    • Meditation Lesson 1b - Find Your Space and Your Seated Pose

    • Meditation Lesson 1 Homework - Commit to Your Meditation Time and Place

    • How to Memorize Your Sequences

    • What's the Difference Between Hatha and Vinyasa (Flow Classes)

    • Let's Get to Know Your Hatha Series

    • Your Recorded Hatha Class

    • Meditation Lesson 2a - Why We Do Breathing Exercises Before Meditation

    • Meditation Lesson 2a - Yogic Breathing

    • Meditation Lesson 2a - Breath Exercise - Nadi Shodhana

    • Meditation Lesson 2a - Breath Exercise - Ujjayi Pranayama

    • Meditation Lesson 2 - Routine (Level 1)

    • What is Vinyasa?

    • Let's Get Flowing and Learning Your Flow Sequence

    • Your Recorded Flow Class

    • Meditation Lesson 2 - Routine (Level 2)

    • Meditation Lesson 2 - Routine (Level 3)

    • Let's Test Your Memory of the Poses
  • 2

    The Life of a Philosopher

    • Welcome to Yogic Philosophy

    • First Section of Your Manual

    • QUIZ - PLEASE READ THE TEN FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF YOGA ON PAGE 9

    • Changes You Might Be Noticing From Meditating

    • Forms and Styles of Yoga

    • Brief History of Yoga and Postures

    • Quiz - Forms and Styles of Yoga

    • Timeline and Overview of Key Yogic Writings

    • Key Writings of Yoga

    • Key Teachers in Hatha Yoga

    • Meditation Lesson 3 - What is Concentration?

    • Meditation Lesson 3 - How Do I Know If I Should Move Forward?

    • Meditation Lesson 3 - Routine (Level 1)

    • Meditation Lesson 3 - Routine (Level 2)

    • Overview of the Yoga Sutras

    • Sutras 1.1, 4.17

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    • Sutra 1.3

    • Sutra 2.21

    • Sutra 1.13

    • Sutra 1.15 and 1.24

    • Sutra 4.7

    • Sutra 2.16

    • Sutra 1.5

    • Sutra 2.3

    • The First Limb - Yamas

    • The Second Limb - Niyamas

    • Limb 3 Asana, 4 Pranayama and 5 Pratyahara

    • Samyama - The Last Three Limbs
  • 3

    Breathwork

    • Intro to Breathing

    • Basic Yogic Breathing

    • Respiratory Anatomy

    • Anatomy of Breathing

    • Breath Exercises vs. Pranayama - When Not to Teach Pranayama

    • Alternate Nostril Breathing

    • Skull Shining Breath and Breath of Fire

    • Brahmari - Bumble Bee Breath

    • Agni Sara
  • 4

    The Subtle Body

    • Subtle Energy Section of your Manual

    • What is the Subtle Body?

    • Intro Into The Chakras and Kundalini

    • Root Chakra Exercises

    • Sacral Chakra Exercises

    • Solar Plexus Chakra Exercises

    • Heart Chakra Exercises

    • Throat Chakra Exercises

    • Third Eye Chakra Exercises

    • Crown Chakra Exercises
  • 5

    Yoga Poses

    • A Reference To Help Newcomers to Yoga
  • 6

    The Art of Teaching

    • Overview of the Art of Teaching

    • Brevity is the Art of Teaching

    • Key Words to Use and not Use When Teaching
  • 7

    Recorded Classes

    • Live Hatha Recorded

    • Live Hatha Recorded