Rehab Yoga – 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Course

Rehab Yoga 200-hour teacher training adequately prepares trainees to teach a general adult population and incorporates training hours in the following Educational Categories:

• Techniques, Training and Practice
• Teaching Methodology
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Yoga Philosophy/Ethics/Lifestyle
• Practicum

1 – Techniques, Training and Practice

Topics in this category could include but are not limited to Asanas, Pranayamas, Kriyas, Chanting, Mantra, Meditation and other Traditional Yoga Techniques.

• Analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques, and
• Guided practice of the techniques themselves. Both areas will receive substantial emphasis.

Example:

The Five Categories of Asana: The trainee will practice and learn the key poses in each category of asana (standing poses, forward bends, backbends, twists, and inversions) and will begin to develop a relationship to both the form and the function of these different categories.

Maps of Alignment: Trainees will achieve comprehension of the alignment maps for each of the five categories of asanas through observation and experience of how the poses in each category share a common foundation, and how to build upon this foundation.

Multi Style Asanas Classes

• Vinyasa Flow
• Acro Yoga
• Flow Yoga
• Power & Strength Yoga
• Yin Yoga
• Restorative Yoga
• Rehab Yoga Flow
• Props Yoga
• Sun Salutation A Flow
• Sun Salutation B Flow

Pranayamas

• Natural Breathing
• Abdominal Breathing
• Thoracic Breathing
• Clavicular Breathing
• Yogic Breathing
• Deep breathing with ratios
• Fast Breathing
• Alternate Nostril Breathing
• Cooling breathing (Sheetali, Sitkari)
• Ujjayi Breathing (Victorious Breathing)
• Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath)
• Bhastrika (Bellow Breath)
• Surya Bhedan (Right Nostril Breathing)

Kriyas

 Kapalbhati Kriya

• Jal Neti Kriya
• Sutra Neti Kriya
• Dhauti Kriya
• Trataka Kriya

Meditation

• Chanting Meditation
• Silent Mediation
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Movement/Dynamic Meditation
• Mantra Mediation
• Dancing Meditation
• Japa Ajapa Meditation
• Chakras Meditation

2 – Teaching Methodology

Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to:

• Communication skills such as group dynamics, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries.
• How to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations, to the degree possible in a group setting.
• Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting.
• Teaching styles.
• Qualities of a teacher.
• The student learning process.
• Setting the objectives for a class
• Preparing for a class
• Organising the students
• Beginning a class
• The art of Instructions
• The art of teaching a pose
• Command on the language
• Awareness in the practice
• The art of observation

The Teaching Methodology category covers a broad overview and analysis of teaching methods, rather than how to practice or teach specific techniques.

Examples:

Principles of Demonstrating Asanas: Discuss how effective demonstrations in class can help emphasize an alignment or other focus for the specific pose or sequence of poses.

Learning Modalities: Identifying your dominant style, and learning how to teach based on others’ learning styles.

Use of Language and Voice: Lecture and discussion on active vs. passive language and the effective use of each; positive and conscious communication, and habitual speech and communication patterns.

Points to be covered but not limited to:

• How your bones determine the range of motion in all the yoga postures
• How and why everyone does yoga postures differently and what they can do about it
• How joint compression and muscle tension/resistance plays role in all the yoga asana
• We are going to learn muscular and skeleton restrictions
• How to improve yoga posture for individuals
• Identifying the pain or discomfort you are getting in a posture, is it compressive stress or is it tensile stress? This makes all the difference in Yoga as to how you can change that or not.
• We will learn how to use the yoga props in an effective way to prevent injuries and get deeper into yoga practice
• We will learn to create optimal body alignment using props
• We will learn how various Proportions and Orientations of individuals can affect the yoga postures and how props may help to achieve the desired result
• We will learn to make specific poses accessible to those with physical & Structural limitations
• We will learn to help adjust or support the practitioner to work in a range of motion that is safe and effective
• We will learn to instruct or highlight a particular aspect of a yoga posture to enhance personal understanding of a posture and its effects
• Learn the props work to overcome the body’s limitations in a safe and effective manner
• Learn the variety of props work for certain poses where modern yogis struggle
• Learn the props for therapeutic purposes and to restore the movements
• Learn how to prevent Joint compression using Props
• Learn how to increase flexibility and muscle control using Props
• Learn the techniques to prevent and heal the injuries using props
• Muscle imbalance correction for the whole body
• How muscle Imbalance happens in the body
• How to assess and identify muscle imbalance by looking at the movements and Testings
• How to approach corrective techniques
• How to improve yoga posture for individuals by corrective techniques
• Learn Meridian lines and their effects on our posture and movements
• Learn myofascial and trigger point release using various techniques like; Form rollers, Manual techniques etc.
• Learn Muscle activation using Thera bands & Manual techniques
• Learn PNF stretches for better results in flexibility
• Learn to get Stability and Mobility in and around the joints with muscle imbalance correction

3 – Anatomy and Physiology

Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to Human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and will also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of anatomy and physiology along with its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).

Body Systems:

Kinetic Movement and Joints Functions

Muscular System

Skeleton System

Respiratory System

Cardio Vascular System

Nervous System

Reproductive System

Endocrine System

Corrective posture and alignment 

Effective props work

• Muscle Imbalance techniques
• 
Testings and Assessments
• Myofascial and Trigger point releases
• Therapeutic use of props
• PNF stretches
• Muscle control during yoga asana
• Activation of postural muscles
• Meridian Lines in the body
• The kinetic chain of stability and mobility of the joints
• Lordosis, Kyphosis & Scoliosis

Learn to address the root causes with a deep understanding of Musculoskeletal Anatomy and correct some common issues and pains due to muscle imbalances like; 

Bunions and other toes dysfunctions

Plantar fascia

Dropped arches

Shin splints

Anterior knee pain

Knee pain & imbalance

IT band and its role in the body

Hip Impingement Syndrome

Hip instability

Excessive anterior or posterior tilts

Hyper Lordosis

Thoracic immobility

Functional Scoliosis

Neck issues like forwarding neck due to instability

Kyphotic spine and Rounded shoulders

Shoulder pain and imbalance

Scapular instability like winging & Downward rotation

Elbows and forearm imbalance

Wrist pain and much more

4 – Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers

Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to:

• The study of yoga philosophies and traditional texts (such as the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika or Bhagavad Gita)
• Yoga lifestyle, such as the precept of non-violence (ahimsa), and the concepts of dharma and karma
• Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher-student relationships and community
• Understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others (Seva)

5 – Practicum

Topics in this category include:

• Practice teaching as the lead instructor
• Receiving and giving feedback.
• Observing others’ teaching.
• Assisting students while someone else is teaching.