Course 2: Intermediate

Course 2: Intermediate

9 months (start any time)

250-hour

Self-Practice: 100
Audit and Assist: 30
Group Class Attendance: 40
Anatomy: 20
Client Cases: 12
Practice Class: 5
Private Sessions: 10
Reading/Homework/Assignments: 30
Practice Workshop: 3

Is this training for you?

  • Have you been practicing yoga for at least 3 years?
  • Have you been teaching for at least 1 year?
  • Have you completed a formal 200-hour yoga teacher training?
  • Do you find it difficult to find a comprehensive second-tier training program that suites your lifestyle?
  • Do you have a genuine interest in elevating your teaching abilities?
  • Are you willing to devote 9 months to complete this training?
  • Are you interesting in receiving more direct feedback on your teaching skills?
  • Do you have a desire to refine your personal practice?
  • Would you like to improve your daily routine and habits?
  • Would you like to work on broadening your reach to students through workshops?
  • Are you able to reserve 3-4 hours per week outside of class for online anatomy training, assignments and readings?

Included:

  • Unlimited yoga classes for 9 months upon initial payment.
  • Ayurveda assessment
  • 50% off workshops with Jim and James upon initial payment during training months
  • 15% off additional workshops/trainings with outside presenter upon initial payment during training months

Personal Development

  • Discover untapped potential
  • Habituate your own innate abilities

Develop a personal-practice

Jim and James will help cultivate an effective practice suitable for the individual’s needs. Jointly, we will assess and revise the practice seasonally and/or as the student evolves.

Establish a daily routine

  • Begin observing the most beneficial diet for your constitution and/or imbalances
  • Understand how to eat seasonally according to ayurveda
  • Refine your daily routine throughout the year

Technical

  • Elevating your sequencing skills
  • Class Planning for private sessions
  • Class Planning for workshops
  • Experiential kriya and bandha training
  • Improve your ability to work one-on-one with students
  • Gain confidence in developing workshops
  • Advance your assisting/adjusting abilities

Methodology

  • Prenatal Training
  • In-depth Injuries and Contraindications Training
  • Develop assessment skills through the lens of ayurveda
  • Incorporating subtle practices into a group class
  • Implementing ayurvedic principles into your personal practice
  • Boost your skills in class planning

Philosophy

Observing ayurvedic principles daily

Samprapti (pathogenesis according to ayurveda)

Mantra

Subtle Body Exploration

  • Prana Vayus (vital winds)
  • Chakras (energy vortexes)
  • Nadis (energy channels)
  • Marma Therapy (accupressure)
  • Ojas, Tejas, and Prana (the three subtle essences)
  • Granthis (energetic knots)
  • Mudra (physical gestures/binds)
  • Bandhas (energetic binds)

There will be required reading from each of these texts throughout the training:

Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Swami Muktibodhananda

Gheranda Samhita
James Mallison

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies
Dr. Vasant Lad