Yoga Instructor Methodologies

Catalog description

Provides tools to design and teach sequenced yoga classes at beginner to intermediate levels with physical and verbal clarity. It integrates yogic history, philosophy, and includes yoga sutras, body mechanics and alignment, and complementary practices, such as breathing styles while developing sequences. Students will practice verbal and non-verbal communication strategies, learning styles, pose progression and regressions, techniques for meditation, meditation, asana and pranayama, business strategies, and ethics of yoga. Topics include, but are not limited to injuries and prevention, common health concerns and disease, verbal and non-verbal communication strategies, learning styles, pose progression and regressions, techniques for meditation, meditation, asana and pranayama, business strategies, and ethics of yoga. It is intended for students who want to become yoga instructors and register with Yoga Alliance (YA) to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). 36.00 hours lecture and 54.00 hours laboratory. (Letter grade only)