200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Jim Harrington
Hosted by Jim Harrington at ReUnion Yoga and Meditation in Cape Town
4-30 November
R28,800 (Payment plans available apon request)
For more information, contact jim@jimharringtonyoga.com
This course is ideal for anyone interested in deepening their understanding and practice of yoga. Whether you have a goal of teaching or simply to deeply investigate and understand yoga and set up your personal practice for life.
Our approach to yoga and meditation is a synthesis of ancient traditions with modern practices for the contemporary twenty-first-century yogi. The teaching of physical practices is based on a thorough and therapeutic understanding of bio-mechanics and applied anatomy & physiology developed over 35 years of practice and research. The more subtle arts of meditation and pranayama are mainly influenced by the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition.
The training will take place at Rocklands Health and Movement Centre, home to ReUnion, our beautiful location close to Cecilia Forest in Constantia. This clean and green, natural energy environment with the sound of birds, and running water is ideal for training. There will be walking meditations on the lawns and outdoor yoga and meditation under the trees.
TOPICS COVERED:
TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND YOGA TECHNIQUES
Guided practice of Vinyasa-style Yoga using specially designed sequences for Teacher - - Training which includes the best lessons, adjustments, modifications, and step-ups to develop from a novice to an experienced adept in asana.
Guided practice of meditation and pranayama in detail.
The art of teaching, including verbal instruction, demonstration, and how to “workshop” techniques.
The art of assisting and hands-on adjustments.
Precise pronunciation of Sanskrit names of postures taught by a University Language Lecturer and Ashtanga Yoga teacher Eva Raal.
Key Principles of alignment in common basic postures,
How to use bandha and transitional flow
Using your voice and developing confidence in the teaching role
Using Props and equipment in yoga practice
“Nuad Thai” Thai Yoga massage techniques
INJURY MANAGEMENT AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Prenatal yoga
Remedial yoga therapy base principles for common physical problems
ETHICS OF TEACHING YOGA
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Applied anatomy for yoga practice - understanding “alignment’ from the inside out
Basic joint structure and function
Physiology of the nervous system as the basis of yoga practice.
Myofascial Release techniques to understand the musculoskeletal / fascia systems.
Functional Movement patterns
An examination and a short research project.
THE BUSINESS OF YOGA
Advancement in your career: How to progress from novice to expert
Giving and receiving: what and how does a yoga teacher transact
Defining your business objectives and drawing up your action plan
YOGA PHILOSOPHY
History of Yoga
Selected lessons from the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the 8 Limbs of Yoga
The Roots of Contemporary Yoga –Krishnamacharya’s Legacy
Chakra System (including the energetic anatomy: koshas, gunas, nadis)
Practical introspection and self-inquiry
Chanting
About your hosts
Learn from an internationally recognized teacher, Jim Harrington – whose practice and teaching of yoga spans three decades. Jim's Yoga Teacher Training course is the first in South Africa to be certified by Yoga Alliance RYS 200.
“My philosophy is that anyone who can breathe can do yoga. You don’t have to be super bendy or even very fit to start feeling the benefits of yoga practice. I get a huge amount of satisfaction out of seeing people discover those benefits." - Jim Harrington
Jim is a lifelong yoga practitioner, athlete, internationally published author, and founder of ReUnion Yoga & Meditation, Jim Harrington Yoga, and Yoga for Sports. The synthesis of ancient traditions with contemporary thinking and research-based science continues to inspire his approach to teaching yoga and meditation.