Masters of Yoga Overview
Overview & Modules
The Masters of Yoga Program has been developed for those already fully qualified as yoga teachers who are seeking to deepen both their personal practice and professional skills.
Continual professional development and training is essential and this program will not only enable you to better serve your current students, but more importantly will inspire your personal practice.
This Masters Program is an extensive exploration into the deeper practical applications and advanced practices of Yoga.
It explores five specific subject areas:
- Philosophy
- Meditation
- Pranayama
- Ayurveda
- Advanced Asana/Vinyasa
The program is conducted once a year and the material and practices presented are progressive building upon one another to create a truly comprehensive journey into areas that cannot be covered in depth in foundation level training courses.
There is only one intake of students per year (at the start of each year). This ensures that you will go through the entire course with the same group and have the opportunity to grow and learn with like-minded, sincere and committed individuals, already well versed in the basics of teaching and practice.
The Masters Program, unlike foundation level training is not based on assignments and theory, but has an emphasis on the guided development of your own personal practice and practical demonstration of mastery of the subject matter.
“PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. ALL IS COMING.”
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Masters of Yoga Teaching Modules
Philosophy – Yogic, Eastern & World Traditions
- Cosmology: merging science with world spiritual traditions
- Vedanta – the Vedic Texts
- The Upanishads
- The Bhagavad Gita
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Chapter 2
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Chapter 3
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Chapter 4
- Buddhism
- Egyptian, Judaic and Christian Theology
- The Afterlife and Journey of the Soul
Asana – Vinyasa, Advanced Postures, Alignment & Adjustments
- Alignment and Adjustments Part 1
- Alignment and Adjustments Part 2
- Communication of Vinyasa
- Vinyasa Sequences for Beginners and Special Needs Students
- General Vinyasa Sequences
- Ashtanga Vinyasa – Primary Series Part 1
- Ashtanga Vinyasa – Primary Series Part 2
- Principles of Practice
- Breath, Bandha and Drishti
Pranayama – Teaching & Practice
- Breath, Body and Mind
- Postural Impediments to Breath: Modern Problems, Ancient Answers
- Understanding the Anatomy and Physiology of Breath
- Teaching and Practice of Preparatory Exercises and Techniques
- Teaching and Practice of Pranayama Techniques
- Prescriptive Pranayama
Meditation – Teaching & Practice
- Foundations of Meditation
- Training Awareness
- Developing Meditative Concentration
- Life in Balance – Applied Meditation Techniques
Ayurveda – The Science of Life
- The Elements of Ayurveda – Elements, Dravyas and Doshas
- Dinacharya and Ritucharya – The Cycles of Nature
- Food as Medicine 1 – The 6 Tastes and Energetics of Food
- Food as Medicine 2 – Healing through Nutrition
- Rhythm of Life – Patterns of Imbalance
- Applied Therapies and Remedies