Trainees will learn how to tailor their yoga teaching through the system of Ayurveda, the sister science to Yoga.
Ayurveda looks to the five elements as a foundation for experiencing balance both in the natural world and within our beings. The doshas, comprised of varying degrees of the five elements, are the 3 bodily humors that make up one’s mind/body constitution.
Trainees will learn traditional Hatha Yoga practices such as pranayama techniques and asanas that are geared toward increasing or decreasing the 5 elements and in turn the 3 doshas. Other practices such as mantra recitation and meditation will be taught specific to each dosha as well. Classes will vary from gentle to moderate intensity depending on the elements/doshas being explored in each specific class.
Trainees will learn how to choose a yoga practice that fits their individual body’s needs or that of a student, as well as the time of year and place in life. For example, some days certain body/mind types need grounding, warming, relaxing flows, while others benefit more from precise, mental focus, and cooling routines, and still, others are best served by invigorating, uplifting, dynamic sequences.
We will explore them all and trainees will have teaching practice assignments to learn how to make a yoga practice truly therapeutic for the body, mind, and spirit.
This course certifies yoga teachers (who have already completed a 200-hour YTT) to lead Ayurvedic-inspired yoga classes in both groups and individualised settings and is also open to experienced yoga practitioners who would like to explore this field of study. It is also part of the 300hr YTT and the hours can go towards the training. Please note that this training incorporates Ayurvedic wisdom through doshic-specific asana, pranayama, meditation, and chanting, and is not an Ayurvedic dietary course. It can also be taken by yoga practitioners who want to take their practice further but will not qualify them to become yoga teachers.
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