Why Study with Serenity Yoga?

Our 300 hour yoga teacher trainings are directed toward existing 200 Hour Yoga Teachers who are ready to increase the efficiency and power with which they teach. The course presents an in-depth study of: Asana (posture), Advanced Anatomy, Advanced & Intelligent Sequencing, Advanced Pranayama (breathing practices), Advanced Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Anatomy, Prana and the Energetic Body, Adjustments, Developing a Personal Meditation Practice for yourself, How to Develop a Meaningful Private Session,and Workshop/Retreat Program, and Teaching Special Populations as well as other essential tools to advance your career opportunities and your personal practice.

As a Graduate, you will:

• Receive individual teaching guidance – 20 students accepted per course only for maximum learning opportunity

• Expand your anatomical knowledge and application to the skeletal variations of your students

• Expand personal asana knowledge by knowledge of the anatomical shape, energetic benefits, mythology connections, transitions between asana, and how to teach from a value add perspective

• Be creative and adventurous with intelligent yoga sequencing through anatomy, themes, philosophy and more

• Be an effective and intelligent class planner

• Master fundamental teaching skills including the mastery of your verbal communication

• Be a more confident teacher to guide multi-level classes, and teaching of special populations

• Opportunity to Practice on real customers and teach full 90 minute Vinyasa & Yin classes

• Understand your strengths, and how to develop your students progressively through appropriate drills and skills and effective communication patterns

• Plan next steps in yoga career as you broaden your toolbox of skills

• Be an even more effective communicator of your passion

Exploring Backbends & Spinal Mobility (Spine)

Module 3 – Aug 6 to 10

• Anatomy of the Spine, Core, &Individual Skeletal Variations
• Focus on Anatomy & creation of purposeful and intelligent sequences that focus on backbending, forward bends, twists and side bends
• Concept of how to balance flexibility and stability in the spine while in every category of asana poses
• Anatomy of Breathing – focus on the philosophical, anatomical and physiological aspects of breathing with a strong focus on the use of pranayama
• study further the nervous system and its powerful mind and body connecting dynamic
• Anatomy of our Nervous System
• Drills & Skills to create space, strength, stability and freedom along the length of the entire spine
• Drills & Skills to master the art of taking care of the health and mobility of our spine
• Focus on Heart Chakra – our ability to both receive and give love
• Focus on Throat Chakra – our ability to communicate to our fullest as teachers and students

The Art of Play with Arm Balances & Inversions (Core & Upper Body)

Module 4 – Aug 12 to 16

• Anatomy of the Hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders and “core”
• Focus on Anatomy &creation of purposeful and intelligent sequences that focus on arm balances, inversions and changing our perspective around life and lifes challenges
• We will learn how to integrate core into all yoga poses, and how
• Skills & Drill circuits
• The art of playful transitions, and linking of peak asanas to multi-level, advanced & intermediate level classes
• Teaching in stages – mastery of how to make easy poses harder, and harder poses easier!
• Business of Yoga
• Focus on Solar Plexus – our confidence and control of our lives
• Bhagavad Gita & The different styles of yoga

Yin Yoga & Anatomy

Module 5 – Aug 18 to 23

• Daily Asana & Meditation
• What is Yin Yoga
• How to teach Functional Yin
• Theory of Yin
• Physical & Mental Benefit & Communication of these
• Anatomy as appropriate to individual body
• Function versus aesthetics
• Daoist Principles of Yin & Yang
• Yin Asanas
• Art of Sequencing according to (anatomical) function
• Appropriate use of props and adjustments
• Introduction to Nervous System Health & Pranayama
• Qualities of an effective Yin Teacher

Yin Yoga and Chinese Meridians

Module 6 – Aug 25 to 30

• Daily asana & meditation
• Daoist Principles of Yin & Yang
• What is Chi?
• Chinese Meridian Theory
• Five Element Theory
• Subtle Energy Body
• Physical, mental & energetic benefits
• Yin & Yang organs
• Yin Asana Labs
• Nervous system & pranayama
• Art of Sequencing linked to Chinese Meridians & Five Elements
• Emotional aspects of Chinese Meridian Theory
• How to teach functional and energetics of Yin Necessity of individual alignment
• Masterclass combining Yin & Nidra

Coursework & Self-study

There will be some pre-course reading and preparations prior to our start date.  All students will be added to a Facebook Group where everything will be explained clearly.

During the modules there will be homework assignments assigned to you  regarding sequencing and class planning. Students can also expect to spend part of their free time studying and preparing for the course itself.

A Typical Day on YTT

Structure of our 300-Hour Program

The 300HR Yoga Teacher Training program meets the requirements of the national Yoga Alliance and provides training in the foundational principles of teaching and living yoga as Yoga Alliance outline below: