Curriculum Breakdown

The Pure Living Yoga Method curriculum is what we are MOST excited to share with you. Understanding the depths, the practice, the anatomy and the philosophy, requires students to fully embody the information. Without FEELING the material, it can be challenging to really understand it.

So, with that approach in mind, this training will be taking all aspects of yoga and putting it into your body. LET’S GET PHYSICAL! The curriculum will be broken up as follows (some changes will take place between now and the beginning of training):

TECHNIQUES, TRAINING & PRACTICE:

• Adjustments training

• Practice teaching

• Full Practice Breakdown: heat building practices (vinyasa, ashtanga, rocket, & hatha), cooling practices (passive release yin, active release yin, & restorative), meditation practices (how to guide and where to start with students)

• Different styles of Pranayamas, Breathwork, & their benefits

• Asana alignment points breakdown

• Modifications for common contraindications

• Inversions

• Sequencing for heat building & cooling practices: for beginners, level 1, level 2, & all levels classes

• How to use props

• Adaptations for Pre & Post Natal students

TEACHING METHODOLOGY:

• Teaching on & off the mat

• Theming your classes

• Increasing & decreasing difficulty in all levels classes

• Mirroring

• Determining you unique teaching style

• Communication: refining public speaking skills, developing our true voice, speaking & teaching from truth instead of filters, and much more.

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY:

• Dissecting the universal language of anatomy

• Misalignments & contraindications

• Physiology of postures & sequences

• Understanding hyper-mobility & hypo-mobility (tight vs strong, weak vs flexible)

• Weight loss & stress

• Anatomy of pranayama

• Nervous system & the brain

• Functional Range Conditioning strategies with Kinstretch certified instructors

PHILOSOPHY, LIFESTYLE & ETHICS:

• Breakdown of foundational yoga literature & dissecting misinterpretations

• History of yoga and how is it relevant in the modern world

• Understanding & applying yamas & niyamas into the modern world

• Understanding & applying dharma & karma into the modern world

• Breakdown of chakras

• Dissecting the ego – according to Yoga Philosophies

• How to protect one’s energy, share energy, & holding space on & off the mat

• How to identify with our inner philosophy

• Ceremonial practices

PSYCHOLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Deconstructing our inner shadows & the steps to heal them

• Deconstructing the mind: default thinking patterns, creating new & healthy neural pathways, understanding mental & emotional triggers, psychosomatics, polyvagal theory, the science of happiness & much more.

• Meditation techniques & practices for releasing & letting go of past trauma

• The Science of Connection & Belonging: breakdown of the fundamentals, tools to deepen our connection with ourselves & others, understanding what emotions mean, and much more.

BUSINESS OF YOGA:

• Business planning

• Creating pricing

• Creating communities & collaborating

• Creating contracts

• Accounting basics

• Marketing basics

AYURVEDA & OTHER NATURAL MEDICINAL PRACTICES:

• Applying basic Ayurvedic practices into daily life

• Sequencing for the doshas

• Beginners guide in determining your individual diet

• Self care practices for the body & Kriyas