Asanas
• In-depth study of basic alignments for over 100 asanas. Beginner & intermediate poses
• Learn safe positioning for beginner-level students
• Key modifications for all standard poses for stiff, injured or beginner students
• Key guidelines for keeping students safe whilst practising with you
• Key understanding of balancing muscle engagement & active stretching
• Learn how to create optimal opening of the body in every pose
• Focal point intelligence – discover the centre point for each asana and how to benefit from activating towards and from it to perform the full pose
• Key descriptive language for effective teaching of asanas
• Benefits and potential risks of each asana
• Adjustments – physical and verbal

Yoga Props Usage
• Study the proper use of a yoga chair, belt, blanket, blocks, bolster and yoga mat
• Learn quick use of props for flow classes
• Learn more methodical use of props for slower study of asanas
• Use props for injuries and to investigate poses from different approaches to go deeper

Anatomy & Physiology
• Introduction to yoga anatomy – organs and systems of the body, skeletal system, muscular system, and the biomechanical intelligence of the body
• Study all the major joints – movements, restrictions, muscular system, physiology, postural muscles
• Understand the muscular system – muscles for movement and alignment in asana

Philosophy
• Study the timeline for an overview of the historical Yoga Lineages
• Understand how we got here: from the first schools of yoga all the way to the modern era
• Tantra and modern yoga
• Buddha and Buddhism's influence on yoga
• Classical Yoga of Patañjali =>Yoga Sutra study
• The Bhagavad Gita

Ayurveda
• Understanding the Five Elements (Space, Air, Fire, Water, Earth)
• The Three Doshas (3 main mind/body principles that create special mental and physical characteristics)
• Examine the basics of a Yogic Diet – You Are What You Eat

Yogic Practices
• Esoteric Anatomy (the anatomical system of conscious energy within the body)
• Chakras (energy centres)
• Mudras (seal or locking energies)
• Bandhas (energy locks)
• Vayus (energies of the breath)
• Nadis (system of passageways through our bodies where we transform and move the energy of the breath)

Pranayama
• Study the basic techniques for breath awareness
• Learn reclining pranayama for activating the ribs, then the lungs
• Learn Ujjaii 1, Ujjaii 2, Viloma & Nadi Shodhana
• Learn the benefits of deep relaxation
• Practise yoga nidra
• Kriya – explore the traditional basic active cleansing techniques

Meditation
• Start a daily practice during the training with guided meditation techniques
• Daily journal exercises to contemplate the challenges and the rewards of meditation
• Begin a self-practice of basic meditation
• Learn the basics of teaching meditation

Teaching Methodology
• Study the art of teaching
• Observe the structure of classroom dynamics
• Practise teaching one-on-one with fellow teachers
• Practise teaching small groups of 2-5 students
• Contemplate your key motivations for teaching and realise that by knowing them, you can use them to teach from the core of your being
• Establishing your teaching voice with exercises and feedback
• Introductions & closing exercises for professional classes
• The art of good demonstrations
• Ethics to consider as part of committing to the path of yoga and the seat of a teacher
• Explore confident and welcoming body language

Weekly exercises in the Art & Science of Sequencing Theory 

Part I:

23-28 November 2023

7-12 December 2023

Part II:

11-16 January 2024

25-30 January 2024

Daily Schedule:

Thursdays–Mondays

7:00am–9:00am Morning Intensive (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation)

10:00am–6:00pm Study (Lunch break for 1.5 hours)

**Tuesdays: (Morning Intensive only, rest of the day off)

7:00am-10:00am  Morning Intensive (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation)

Morning Intensives
The Morning Intensives are the daily asana practice. The intensives run 7:00am–9:00am daily. They include asana, pranayama and meditation practice.

They are an integral part of the programme where techniques are learned, skills are sharpened and the fire of transformation is fuelled. The commitment to practising with the same group of yogis over an extended period of time has enormous power in it.

This part of the programme is open to students who desire a life-affirming shift, but are not participating in the full Teacher Training. Those registered in the Full Teacher Training have this included in the programme.  

Students who are interested in participating should bear in mind that this will be a physically and emotionally demanding programme. It will require a strong commitment and personal sacrifice, as well as the support of the student's primary support network.

Interested students must:

1. Have a deep desire to learn and personally explore the deeper dimensions of yoga
2. Have a minimum of 12 months of regular yoga practice
3. Be free of major injuries going into the programme
4. Have a coachable attitude
5. Be fully committed and understand that 100% full attendance is required
6. Be willing to forgo most other personal or professional commitments for the duration of the programme
7. Have read the required readings and submitted homework below prior to the beginning of the course

Homework submission prior to the start of the course:

1. Bhagavad Gita – 250- to 500-word summary of the main teachings, PLUS choose 3 favorite chapters and write 1 paragraph on each: what you learned from it and why you liked it
2. Light on Life – Write a 250-word summary and what you found to be the most insightful or inspiring aspect of this book
3. Light on Yoga – Write a basic explanation of the Yamas & Niyamas as outlined in the first section of Light On Yoga and how they are beneficial to your life today.
4. Practice, study & memorise the WildLotus Foundation Practice Sequence (Students should know the poses by name and picture using Light On Yoga as reference)

Required readings prior to training:

1. Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar
2. Bhagavad Gita (any version)
3. Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
4. WildLotus Foundation Practice Sequence (will be sent to students before training)

FULL TRAINING

* Graduates of The Foundation Training for Yoga Teacher or WildLotus: 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training

MORNING INTENSIVE (with Teacher’s approval only)

Regular Price

On-site

20% Off

Online via Zoom

40% Off for GRADUATES

(Apply on-site or online)

One Part Morning Intensive

(Part I or Part II, total of 24 hours)

HK$5,980

HK$4,784

HK$3,588

Any 6-Session Morning Intensives

Must confirm the selected days upon registration (12 hours)

HK$3,518

HK$2,815

HK$2,110

Drop-In Morning Intensive

Must confirm the selected days upon registration

HK$500

(*Saturday Session: HK$750)

Graduates of The Foundation Training for Yoga Teacher & WildLotus: 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training (One Part or 6-Session Morning Intensive Practice only)

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Event Language

English

Minimum Number of Students
This programme requires a minimum of 25 students.

Early-Bird Discount

1. Super Early-Bird Price: Limited to the first 10 registrants, full payment must be made within seven days after confirmation.
2. Early-Bird Price: Applications to be sent in on or before 31 October 2023.
3. Regular Price: Applications to be sent in starting from 1 November 2023.

Refunds/Cancellations

1. No refund or credit will be given for cancellations starting 1 November 2023.
2. Valid refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee that will be deducted from your refund.
3. All applications for a refund (medical & emergency reasons) must be made within 3 days after the event finishes.

Special Offer from nood food

1. 10% off all nood food items or $5 off for all nood cold-pressed juices for all yoga event registrants on dates of the workshop.