Pink Lotus Yoga Professional Yoga and Teacher Training:
Training Information Page~~Spring/Summer 2016
Contact Info Sheet
Spring/Summer 2016 Trainee Contact Info Sheet (coming soon)
General References
Glossary of asana, pranayama, chakra, mudras, mantras, and more with Sanskrit pronunciation audio
Basic Yogic Terms (English/Sanskrit): PLY pdf
Common Yoga Posture Names (English/Sanskrit): PLY pdf
Recommended Viewing and Reading: PLY pdf
Basic Yogic Terms (English/Sanskrit): PLY pdf
Common Yoga Posture Names (English/Sanskrit): PLY pdf
Recommended Viewing and Reading: PLY pdf
MOHENJO-DARO AND HARAPPA (INDUS CIVILIZATION) SLIDESHOW #1: (ARTIFACTS)
MOHENJO-DARO AND HARAPPA (INDUS CIVILIZATION) SLIDESHOW #2: (EXCAVATION PHOTOS)
Student waiver
IW log
PTE log
Sadhana log
Independent Work Brief
MOHENJO-DARO AND HARAPPA (INDUS CIVILIZATION) SLIDESHOW #2: (EXCAVATION PHOTOS)
Student waiver
IW log
PTE log
Sadhana log
Independent Work Brief
Syllabus
Key: KM=Key Muscles; CGYY= Complete Guide to Yin Yoga; YS: Yoga Sutra; TOP: Tao of Pooh
IW=Independent Work Hours (total 50 required for graduation)
April 1, 2, and 3: Modules 1 and 2: Introductions and Methods
DUE:
Read: Manual: Introduction PLY pdf and Modules 1 and 2 PLY pdf
View: PY&TT Slideshow Modules 1 and 2:
IW: Slideshow (one slide per page and notes, content slides) pdf
YS: Introduction
Read: KM: p. 6-21
Read: “The Fundamental Principles of Yoga” by Georg Feuerstein:
http://www.yogalearningcenter.com/articles/ten_fundamentals
Read: "The Why, What & How Behind Using Yoga Props"
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/01/the-why-what-how-behind-yoga-props/
Study: Pavanmuktasana (a.k.a Pawanmuktasana)--—upper body and lower body (two screens)
http://www.yinyoga.com/ys2_2.2.7.1.4_pawanmuktasana.php
Study: Prop Guide
http://www.huggermugger.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/propguide100.jpg
April 8, 9, and 10: Modules 3 and 4: Yin Yoga/Yinatomy
DUE:
View and print Posture Clinic: Front Folding Postures (below)
Read: Manual: Modules 3 and 4
View: IW: Slideshow on Yin Yoga and YInatomy pdf (includes videos link)
Read: CGYY: Introduction, Chapter One, and Chapter Two
Read: CGYY: Chapter Six
Read: CGYY: Chapter Seven
Read:
“The Three Tissues of the Body” by Paul Grilley
http://www.yogajournal.com/for_teachers/1459
“Exercise/The Theory of Sacrifice” by Paul Grilley
http://www.yogajournal.com/for_teachers/1496
Interview with Paul Grilley
https://www.pranamaya.com/blog/special-features/q-a-with-paul-grilley-dissecting-anatomy
Study:
Yin Yoga Chart: Postures: Meridians, Muscles/Tissues, Physiology, Mental/Emotional Aspects
Practice: Amrit Surya Namaskar (training video below)
April 22, 23, and 24: Modules 5 and 6: Pranayama/Healing Modalities and Kundalini/Chanting
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 5 and 6
View: IW: Slideshow for Modules 5 and 6
View and print Posture Clinic: Seated Postures (below)
View/Study: Kundalini Yoga:
Basic Spinal Kriya (pdf)
Balancing Chakras (pdf)
Sat Kriya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqHMowFhBhg
View: Chakras: projectinnerpeace.org/what-is-a-chakra/ (click on this page's chart to enlarge it)
Read: Ayurveda:
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/1722
Ayurveda Video Lecture with Jai Devi Singh
other option for linking to JDS video, above
Take: Ayurveda Dosha Quiz:
http://www.doctoroz.com/quiz/ayurvedic-body-type-find-your-dosha
View: Mudras
Listen/Practice Along: Chanting:
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu: audio file
Asatoma Sadgamaya Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityorma amritam gamaya : audio file
Read/Study:
Amrit Yoga Script (pdf)
Amrit Yoga Sequence (pdf)
April 29, 30, and May 1: Modules 7 and 8: Amrit Yoga
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 7 and 8
View: IW: Slideshow for Modules 7 and 8
Continue to read/study Amrit Yoga script and sequence (links above)
Start to practice Ashtanga Surya Namaskar A and B (You Tube video 13 mins.)
Start to study/practice cueing aloud the 30-minute Vinyasa Sequence (pdf)
Read and write a two-page minimum response to this article on Trauma-Informed Teaching:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/01/an-open-letter-from-a-trauma-therapist-to-yoga-teachers-12-simple-ways-to-make-your-classes-more-trauma-informed/
View and print Posture Clinic: Backbends and Twists (below)
Read Mid-Term ISP Info Sheet (below)
May 13, 14, and 15: Modules 9 and 10: Hatha and Vinyasa
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 9 and 10
View: IW: Slideshow for Modules 9 and 10
View: IW: The 12 Systems of the Body
Study:
Modules 9 and 10 Study Guide (Complete Section Two of this Guide, "Yangatomy": Study Muscles, Knee and Shoulder Details, and Postures Meet Muscles sections. Page numbers on this sheet refer to Key Muscles. This study guide also serves as your Posture Clinic sheet of Standing Asanas)
View:
Anatomic Pose Viewer~360 Illustrative Viewing of Key Muscles and Postures
Continue to Practice 30-Minute Vinyasa Sequence (handout Modules 7 and 8 above)
Prep: Independent Study Project and Report (5 hr IW work for Modules 11 and 12)
Read and write a brief/paragraph opinion (agree, disagree, both) responses for each of these articles:
Forget about Hip Openers Part 1
Yoga is Not the Problem
May 20, 21, and 22: Modules 11 and 12: Independent Study Projects and Major Texts
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 11 and 12
Read: MAJOR TEXTS: The Tao of Pooh—read and take notes and The Yoga Sutra—read and take notes
Study: HISTORY AND TIMELINES:
Modules 11 and 12 Study Guide: Major Texts
Study:
Modules 11 and 12 Study Guide: Timelines
View videos and take notes:
The Mohenjo-Daro Civilization
Indian History: Hinduism and Buddhism
China: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Watch this brief video of journalist Bill Moyers interviewing mythologist, professor, and writer Joseph Campbell on the power of myth
Write two brief pieces, one for The Tao of Pooh and one for The Yoga Sutras: Write about something that 'catches you' about this piece. What 'catches' you can be a character, a phrase, a symbol, an idea, etc. presented in the writing? What 'catches' you according to Joseph Campbell is an ‘inner guide sign’ felt by your innermost being, helping you feel the importance of life beyond the physical (the jiva, the everyday). Describe the thing that ‘caught’ you. Why do you think it caught you? What does it mean to you? How will it help you on your life journey?
June 3, 4, and 5: Modules 13 and 14: Yang Yoga and Restorative Yoga
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 13 and 14
Study and Practice The Golden Seed Sequence (training Video below)
Study the Restorative Yoga slides
Read: Teaching Pinnacle Postures
Read and Complete this Exercise on Taoist Philosophy Worksheet
Read and begin preparing for Modules 15 and 16: Hatha Yoga Semi-Final Practice Teaching Assignment
Print; Yang Yoga Handout
Listen/practice: Jack Kornfield/Sound Meditation (audio file below)
June 10, 11, and 12: Modules 15 and 16: Special Populations
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 15 and 16
Read/Study:
Youth Yoga Sequences and Ideas
Chair Yoga and Prenatal Yoga Sequences
Prenatal Yoga Notes
Study and Practice the Rooftop Dragon Sequence (12-Point) on the Yang Yoga Handout
Study/Practice/Complete:
Postures on the Balances and Inversions Posture Clinic worksheet. To complete the page, ADD THE NAMES of postures not on this list that are part of your practice or that you know about that fall into the category of balances and inversions.
Write:
Three pages: Compose sentences/statements that you can read/talk about when you are teaching yoga that demonstrate your knowledge of some Indian philosophy we have touched upon in training. Recall the philosophy we have discussed as laid out in the Sutras as well as the terms and concepts first espoused in some cases as early as The Vedas (e.g., Prakriti/Parusha, Shakti/Shiva, The Jiva/Maya, The Three Bodies, The Gunas, The Koshas, The Kleshas, Karma, Dharma, Moksha.)
June 24, 25, and 26: Modules 17 and 18: Meditation and Nidra
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 17 and 18
Read: Yoga Nidra Description
Read/practice: Brief Yoga Nidra Script
Listen/Practice: Pema Chodron/Tonglen Meditation
July 8, 9, and 10: The Business of Yoga, The Ethics of Teaching, and Graduation
Read: The Business of Yoga and the Ethics of Teaching
IW=Independent Work Hours (total 50 required for graduation)
April 1, 2, and 3: Modules 1 and 2: Introductions and Methods
DUE:
Read: Manual: Introduction PLY pdf and Modules 1 and 2 PLY pdf
View: PY&TT Slideshow Modules 1 and 2:
IW: Slideshow (one slide per page and notes, content slides) pdf
YS: Introduction
Read: KM: p. 6-21
Read: “The Fundamental Principles of Yoga” by Georg Feuerstein:
http://www.yogalearningcenter.com/articles/ten_fundamentals
Read: "The Why, What & How Behind Using Yoga Props"
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/01/the-why-what-how-behind-yoga-props/
Study: Pavanmuktasana (a.k.a Pawanmuktasana)--—upper body and lower body (two screens)
http://www.yinyoga.com/ys2_2.2.7.1.4_pawanmuktasana.php
Study: Prop Guide
http://www.huggermugger.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/propguide100.jpg
April 8, 9, and 10: Modules 3 and 4: Yin Yoga/Yinatomy
DUE:
View and print Posture Clinic: Front Folding Postures (below)
Read: Manual: Modules 3 and 4
View: IW: Slideshow on Yin Yoga and YInatomy pdf (includes videos link)
Read: CGYY: Introduction, Chapter One, and Chapter Two
Read: CGYY: Chapter Six
Read: CGYY: Chapter Seven
Read:
“The Three Tissues of the Body” by Paul Grilley
http://www.yogajournal.com/for_teachers/1459
“Exercise/The Theory of Sacrifice” by Paul Grilley
http://www.yogajournal.com/for_teachers/1496
Interview with Paul Grilley
https://www.pranamaya.com/blog/special-features/q-a-with-paul-grilley-dissecting-anatomy
Study:
Yin Yoga Chart: Postures: Meridians, Muscles/Tissues, Physiology, Mental/Emotional Aspects
Practice: Amrit Surya Namaskar (training video below)
April 22, 23, and 24: Modules 5 and 6: Pranayama/Healing Modalities and Kundalini/Chanting
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 5 and 6
View: IW: Slideshow for Modules 5 and 6
View and print Posture Clinic: Seated Postures (below)
View/Study: Kundalini Yoga:
Basic Spinal Kriya (pdf)
Balancing Chakras (pdf)
Sat Kriya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqHMowFhBhg
View: Chakras: projectinnerpeace.org/what-is-a-chakra/ (click on this page's chart to enlarge it)
Read: Ayurveda:
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/1722
Ayurveda Video Lecture with Jai Devi Singh
other option for linking to JDS video, above
Take: Ayurveda Dosha Quiz:
http://www.doctoroz.com/quiz/ayurvedic-body-type-find-your-dosha
View: Mudras
Listen/Practice Along: Chanting:
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu: audio file
Asatoma Sadgamaya Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityorma amritam gamaya : audio file
Read/Study:
Amrit Yoga Script (pdf)
Amrit Yoga Sequence (pdf)
April 29, 30, and May 1: Modules 7 and 8: Amrit Yoga
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 7 and 8
View: IW: Slideshow for Modules 7 and 8
Continue to read/study Amrit Yoga script and sequence (links above)
Start to practice Ashtanga Surya Namaskar A and B (You Tube video 13 mins.)
Start to study/practice cueing aloud the 30-minute Vinyasa Sequence (pdf)
Read and write a two-page minimum response to this article on Trauma-Informed Teaching:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/01/an-open-letter-from-a-trauma-therapist-to-yoga-teachers-12-simple-ways-to-make-your-classes-more-trauma-informed/
View and print Posture Clinic: Backbends and Twists (below)
Read Mid-Term ISP Info Sheet (below)
May 13, 14, and 15: Modules 9 and 10: Hatha and Vinyasa
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 9 and 10
View: IW: Slideshow for Modules 9 and 10
View: IW: The 12 Systems of the Body
Study:
Modules 9 and 10 Study Guide (Complete Section Two of this Guide, "Yangatomy": Study Muscles, Knee and Shoulder Details, and Postures Meet Muscles sections. Page numbers on this sheet refer to Key Muscles. This study guide also serves as your Posture Clinic sheet of Standing Asanas)
View:
Anatomic Pose Viewer~360 Illustrative Viewing of Key Muscles and Postures
Continue to Practice 30-Minute Vinyasa Sequence (handout Modules 7 and 8 above)
Prep: Independent Study Project and Report (5 hr IW work for Modules 11 and 12)
Read and write a brief/paragraph opinion (agree, disagree, both) responses for each of these articles:
Forget about Hip Openers Part 1
Yoga is Not the Problem
May 20, 21, and 22: Modules 11 and 12: Independent Study Projects and Major Texts
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 11 and 12
Read: MAJOR TEXTS: The Tao of Pooh—read and take notes and The Yoga Sutra—read and take notes
Study: HISTORY AND TIMELINES:
Modules 11 and 12 Study Guide: Major Texts
Study:
Modules 11 and 12 Study Guide: Timelines
View videos and take notes:
The Mohenjo-Daro Civilization
Indian History: Hinduism and Buddhism
China: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Watch this brief video of journalist Bill Moyers interviewing mythologist, professor, and writer Joseph Campbell on the power of myth
Write two brief pieces, one for The Tao of Pooh and one for The Yoga Sutras: Write about something that 'catches you' about this piece. What 'catches' you can be a character, a phrase, a symbol, an idea, etc. presented in the writing? What 'catches' you according to Joseph Campbell is an ‘inner guide sign’ felt by your innermost being, helping you feel the importance of life beyond the physical (the jiva, the everyday). Describe the thing that ‘caught’ you. Why do you think it caught you? What does it mean to you? How will it help you on your life journey?
June 3, 4, and 5: Modules 13 and 14: Yang Yoga and Restorative Yoga
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 13 and 14
Study and Practice The Golden Seed Sequence (training Video below)
Study the Restorative Yoga slides
Read: Teaching Pinnacle Postures
Read and Complete this Exercise on Taoist Philosophy Worksheet
Read and begin preparing for Modules 15 and 16: Hatha Yoga Semi-Final Practice Teaching Assignment
Print; Yang Yoga Handout
Listen/practice: Jack Kornfield/Sound Meditation (audio file below)
June 10, 11, and 12: Modules 15 and 16: Special Populations
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 15 and 16
Read/Study:
Youth Yoga Sequences and Ideas
Chair Yoga and Prenatal Yoga Sequences
Prenatal Yoga Notes
Study and Practice the Rooftop Dragon Sequence (12-Point) on the Yang Yoga Handout
Study/Practice/Complete:
Postures on the Balances and Inversions Posture Clinic worksheet. To complete the page, ADD THE NAMES of postures not on this list that are part of your practice or that you know about that fall into the category of balances and inversions.
Write:
Three pages: Compose sentences/statements that you can read/talk about when you are teaching yoga that demonstrate your knowledge of some Indian philosophy we have touched upon in training. Recall the philosophy we have discussed as laid out in the Sutras as well as the terms and concepts first espoused in some cases as early as The Vedas (e.g., Prakriti/Parusha, Shakti/Shiva, The Jiva/Maya, The Three Bodies, The Gunas, The Koshas, The Kleshas, Karma, Dharma, Moksha.)
June 24, 25, and 26: Modules 17 and 18: Meditation and Nidra
DUE:
Read: Manual Modules 17 and 18
Read: Yoga Nidra Description
Read/practice: Brief Yoga Nidra Script
Listen/Practice: Pema Chodron/Tonglen Meditation
July 8, 9, and 10: The Business of Yoga, The Ethics of Teaching, and Graduation
Read: The Business of Yoga and the Ethics of Teaching
Miscellaneous Assignments
Posture Clinics:
Front Folding Postures
Seated Postures
Backbends and Twists
Balances and Inversions
(Standing Asanas are Modules 9 and 10 Study Guide)
Mid-Term ISP Info Sheet
Semi-Finals and Finals Handout (coming soon)
Front Folding Postures
Seated Postures
Backbends and Twists
Balances and Inversions
(Standing Asanas are Modules 9 and 10 Study Guide)
Mid-Term ISP Info Sheet
Semi-Finals and Finals Handout (coming soon)
Audio and Video Training Materials
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The Golden Seed (Yang Yoga) Note: Verbal Cueing Error by Marcia!: The Second Drinking Bird breath cue should be (like the first) an exhalation! |