Available Yoga Therapy TTCs

As asanas from different backgrounds are complementary to each other, the program is designed to create an over all approach of yogic management for the most common diseases which affect mankind today.

Study of asanas begins with the Pawanamuktasana Series or wind releasing series, which helps release blockages on different parts of the body. It also helps connect the practitioner with the current state of mind through gentle controlled breathing and movement, known as vinyasa krama: 

i) Anti-rheumatic Group

ii) Digestive/Abdominal Group

iii) Energy Blocks Releasing Group

iv) Application of these series for common diseases

Once the practitioner is able to understand the essence of yoga asanas, we move into the fundamental practices of postures, by creating an in-depth understanding of Iyengar Yoga Asanas with the use of Props such as belts, blocks, chairs, bolsters whenever necessary. 

B. Restorative Yoga Series

i) 90 Essential Asanas for sequencing according to a disease:

• How to come in and out of the posture
• Common Mistakes
• Adjustments/Assisting into the posture
• Benefits of the practice
• Modifications according to Disease
• Contraindications

ii) Sequences for particular diseases based on Restorative Yoga:

• Cardiovascular System
• Immune System
• Nervous System
• Digestive System
• Respiratory System
• Urogenital systems. 
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C. Cleansing Sequences or Purification Methods: 

used according to the patient's state of health one or several methods can be used in a selective basis to help achieve a state of health.

i) Laghoo Shankaprakshalana (Intestinal Wash)

ii) Jala Neti (Cleansing of the Nostril Passages)

iii) Trataka (Cleansing of the Eyes)

iv) Kapalabhati (Cleansing of the Mind) 

Teaching how to use Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram techniques to build Mysore Style of Yoga Practice which enables the growth of the teacher as well as the student.

• What are Mudras
• Preparing the body/mind system for the use of mudras.
• Connection of Mudras and Ayurveda
• Connection of Mudras and the Chakras
• Guiding mudras on an individual or group basis.
• Using mudras to help heal physical problems such as lower back pain, arthritis, digestive disorders, high blood pressure, respiratory disorders, etc.
• Using mudras to help heal emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, sense of self-worth, lack of focus, etc.
• Essential Mudras of Yoga for Meditation Practices (Chin Mudra, Jnana Mudra, Shambavi Mudra, Nasikagra Mudra, Prana Mudra, Shanmukhi Mudra, Kechari & Kaki Mudra)
• Mudras to balance the doshas of the body

• Food
• Relationship between food and our emotion
• The Yogic Diet vs. the Ayurvedic Diet

• Concept of Nadis (Energy Channels)
• Concept of Koshas (Energy Bodies)
• Concept of five Pranas (Pranic Essence)
• The Seven Chakras, its function and location

The program does not contain any elements of functional anatomy or structural yoga therapy. The course includes the ayurvedic approach to health and disease and sees the body as a unity. 

Introduction to the following anatomic systems and their relationship to ayurvedic diseases:

• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory System
• Digestive System
• Skeletal System
• Muscular System
• Endocrine System

How incorporate Ayurveda into daily life.

Throughout the training, the student should work on a case study. Particularly someone who they know such as family member, friend or co-worker who has a particular disease or group of diseases. The student will be asked to research on this disease, to apply apply what has been learned during the course in order to deliver an essential Therapeutic Program.

As final teaching practicum, the student should be able to deliver a led class of 2 hours of his/her authority, based on the chosen case study. The led class will encompass all the elements seen during the training such as:

• Allopathic as well as Ayurvedic nature of the case study.
• Approach through yoga and ayurvedic practices.
• Sequencing for a particular disease or group of diseases.
• Flow of the practice and its limitations.
• Appropriate use of Vinyasa Krama.
• Contraindications for the given practices.
• Ability to maintain the led class within the designated time .
• Floor Management.
• Body Language, Clarity of Voice.
• Ability to be there for the student.