200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training - Part 1 (Yoga Alliance)

Join this 200 hour yoga teacher training to explore a practical, contemporary approach that unites ancient traditions with daily life through asana, pranayama, bandhas, mudras, and mantra.

Explore the yamas and niyamas as ethical guides in Patanjali’s eightfold path, from ahimsa and satya to brahmacharya and aparigraha, plus inner practices like saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya, Ishvara pranidhana.

Trace the evidence-based origins of yoga around 600 BCE. Follow the shramana ascetics, meditation, and austere practices that shaped later Hindu traditions, Buddhism, Jainism, and tantra.

Explore the eight limbs of yoga—from yamas and niyamas to pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi—and learn the stepwise path building a solid foundation for meditation.

Explore the body's anatomy as an integrated system, highlighting fascia, connective tissue, ligaments, tendons, bones, and muscles to understand movement and injury prevention.

Explore the spine from Atlas to sacrum, including lordosis, kyphosis, discs, and spinal nerves. Link birth, pelvic floor, diaphragm, vagus nerve, and Mula Bandha to yoga practice and safe alignment.

Explore the breathing anatomy in yoga, including the diaphragm, intercostals, and scalene muscles, and how pranayama and twisting poses influence breathing and digestion.

Explore upper limb anatomy and shoulder mechanics—humerus, radius, ulna, rotator cuff, ligaments—alongside lower limb arches, knee and hip joints, and the vagus nerve’s role, for yoga postures and posture scanning.

Explore knee and hip anatomy, ligaments, patella mechanics, and surrounding muscles with safe twisting cues for yoga, and understand the nervous system and diaphragm-driven breathing.

Analyze posture scans to identify how chest tightness, neck forward, and hip balance reveal musculoskeletal tensions. Explore how breathing, chest opening, core strength, and backbends restore alignment and healthy movement.

Discover the science of Ayurveda, including the three doshas—vata, pitta, and kapha—prakriti and vikriti balance, ama toxins, digestion, and practical tips for immunity and healthy living.

Explore Ayurveda 2 with a focus on grounding and balancing electricity and magnetism, and tailoring diet to vata, pitta, and kapha through raw versus cooked foods.

Explore asanas as mindful physical postures, grounding through breath and awareness of all bodies, from annamayakosha to the bliss body, honoring individuality and the eightfold path.

Build a safe foundation and individualized alignment for asanas, recognizing bone limits, fascia, and the coordination of muscles, nerves, and long-hold contractions such as concentric, eccentric, and isometric.

An arm balance workshop guides you through warm-ups, standing poses, twists, and inversions to safely prepare peak poses like crow and handstand, with emphasis on technique, alignment, and nervous-system calm.

Master arm balances through malasana to crow and crane progressions, wall-supported headstands, and feathered peacock, emphasizing core strength, elbow placement, and controlled, mindful transitions.

Explore safe, well-structured backbends, from locust to wheel, with warm-ups, internal rotation cues, core engagement, mula bandha and uddiyana bandha, focusing on spine safety, shoulder openness, and posture benefits.

Explore the traditional Surya Namaskar, the 12 asanas, and two progression options from foundation to high-lunge chaturanga, plus mantras, circadian rhythm, and alignment cues.

Explore forward bends in yoga to lengthen hamstrings, open the spine, foster the primary curve, and improve digestion, circulation, and breathing, while addressing safety for injuries and pregnancy.

Explore forward bends in this practical session, guiding Padangusthasana, Janu Sirsasana, and Paschimottanasana with variations, focusing on grounding, drishti, hip opening, spine lengthening, and breath for digestion.