Sample Schedule for Level 1
Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
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About Free Time
This schedule is only a sample; some “open” times might not be open during your program. For example, on the third
weekend, you’ll also need substantial time to prepare for your final student teaching.
There is free time on some evenings and Sundays, but you’ll have reading
assignments on most nights and written assignments on the first three weekends.
So don’t
be deceived by all the blank spaces on the sample schedule. You’ll be busy!
| Week 1 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
| 9:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Introduction to Ananda Yoga and
Neutral Poses |
Standing
Poses I |
Forward
Bends |
Standing
Poses II |
Backward
Bends I |
Inversions I |
Sunday
Service |
| 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Yoga Lifestyle
(1:30 pm)
Energization Workshop
(4:00 pm – 6:30 pm) |
Introduction
to Meditation |
Anatomy and
Physiology I
Student
Teaching
(5:15 pm – 6:30 pm) |
Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali I |
Anatomy and
Physiology II |
How to Teach
Ananda Yoga
I |
Student
Teaching |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
|
Perspectives
on the Yoga
Tradition |
|
The Yogic
Science of
Affirmation |
|
The Art of
Chanting |
|
Week 2 |
M |
T |
W |
Th |
F |
Sa |
S |
| 9:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Sun Salutation Workshop |
Twisting Poses |
Backward Bends II |
Asanas and the Chakras |
Inversions II |
Student Teaching |
Sunday
Service |
| 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Anatomy and Physiology III |
Yoga and the Astral Body
Student Teaching (5:15 pm – 6:30 pm)
|
Introduction to the Chakras |
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali II |
How to Teach Ananda Yoga II |
How to Teach Ananda Yoga III |
Student Teaching |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
The Living Bhagavad Gita I |
|
Teaching Deep Relaxation |
Questions and Answers |
An Experience of Restorative Yoga |
|
|
Week 3 |
M |
T |
W |
Th |
F |
Sa |
S |
| 9:30 am – 12:30 pm |
The Inner Experience of Asana |
Video Workshop I |
Assisting Your Students I |
Assisting Your Students II |
Student Teaching |
Student Teaching |
Sunday
Service |
| 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
The History and Paths of Yoga |
Video Workshop II |
Planning Your Classes |
How to Teach Ananda Yoga IV |
Anatomy and Physiology IV |
Anatomy and Physiology V |
Student Teaching |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
Student Teaching |
|
The Living Bhagavad Gita II |
Developing Your Energy and Magnetism |
|
|
|
Week 4 |
M |
T |
W |
Th |
F |
Sa |
S |
| 8:45 am – 10:25 am 10:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Student Teaching
How to Set Up Your Classes I |
Student Teaching
How to Set Up Your Classes II |
Introduction to Modifying Asanas
(9:30 am – 12:30 pm)
How to Set Up Your Classes II |
Student Teaching
How to Market Your Classes |
Student Teaching
How to Teach Ananda Yoga V |
Special Topics and Q and A (10:00 am – 12:30 pm) |
Graduation Ceremony (9:30 am – 10:45 am) |
| 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Principles of a Yogic Diet |
Teaching Yoga to Seniors |
Student Teaching |
Ethics and Other Issues in Teaching Yoga |
Living Your Yoga |
In-Class Quiz |
|
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
|
Anatomy and Physiology VI |
|
|
|
Final Gathering |
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