You’ve completed your 200-hour training – it’s time to ADVANCE
Undertaking a 300-hour training can be overwhelming. Whether you have concerns about your physical abilities or have forgotten material from your 200-hour course, Avana Yoga holds your hand every step of the way.
It’s time to take your understanding to the next level. You don’t have to be an Avana Yoga graduate to do our advanced training. We warmly welcome all existing 200 hour certified yoga teachers to join us.
Core Modules
✔ Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques Module
✔ Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Sequencing Module
✔ Philosophy Module
✔ Yin Yoga Module
✔ Anatomy Module
✔ Fundamentals of Basic Asanas Module
✔ Advanced Asana Module
✔ Advanced Pranayam Module
✔ Philosophy Module
✔ Yin Yoga Module
Asana
✔ Re-establish and deepen your understanding of the value of the basics
✔ Discover how to approach asanas that might be unfamiliar to you
✔ Evaluate the body in action and explore habitual movement patterns and establish new ones
✔ Understand why we all practice asana differently and that we shouldn’t all have the same alignment due to the unique formation of our individual bodies
✔ Learn the Avana Yoga Sequence
✔ Gain new inspiration and creativity in class sequencing
✔ Translate your newfound understanding of asana into inspirational teaching skill
✔ Explore ways to link postures together
✔ Develop the tools to allow your classes to be accessible to all
✔ Invigorate your home practice
Anatomy
✔ Understand the individuality of the body
✔ Muscular contraction – productive tension and muscle activation
✔ Joints and hypermobility – should joints ever be locked and should the hypermobile work into their full range of motion?
✔ Myofascia – what are its function and purpose?
✔ Aesthetic vs functionality
✔ Elastic vs plastic
✔ Body Mechanics
✔ Tension vs compression
Vinyasa Yoga
✔ Establish an understanding of what Vinyasa Yoga is, its concept and approach
✔ How to link postures
✔ When to practice and teach Vinyasa Yoga
✔ Teaching Vinyasa Yoga in a hot room
✔ Sequencing Workshop
Pranayama
✔ Daily practice of advanced Pranayama
✔ Daily practice of Kriyas
✔ Guided practice and use of the three bandhas
Philosophy
✔ Bhagavad Gita
✔ Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
✔ A deeper understanding of yogic philosophy concepts
Meditation
✔ Classical meditation techniques
✔ Chakra purification meditations
✔ Vedic Meditation
✔ Avana Meditation
✔ Guided Meditation
Pre-Requisite
Advanced yoga teacher training course is suitable for those who are:
✔ A graduate of a 200-hour yoga teacher training course, from an RYS 200 registered yoga school
✔ Physically and mentally fit to follow intensive teacher training
✔ Not pregnant
✔ Ready to adapt to a Yogic lifestyle
✔ Serious yoga practitioner
Accreditation
Avana Yoga is accredited by Yoga Alliance. On successful completion of the training, students will be able to register with Yoga Alliance as a 300-hour RYT (registered yoga teacher).
Graduation
The certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the course.
Accredited
Avana Yoga is accredited by Yoga Alliance USA. On successful completion of the training, students will be able to register with Yoga Alliance as a 200-hour RYT (registered yoga teacher). Written and practical assessments will have to be completed at the end of the course; in order to graduate students must attend a minimum of 90% of the course. Should a student miss more than this, they will be required to take catch-up classes as agreed with the tutor. These will incur an additional charge.
