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!
The program begins with an orientation at 7:30 pm Sunday, the first date of the course.
| Week 1 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | 2:30 – 4:30 pm | 7:30 – 9:00 pm |
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| Monday | Introduction to Ananda Yoga and Neutral Poses | Yoga Lifestyle (1:30 pm) Energization Workshop (4:00 pm – 6:30 pm) |
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| Tuesday | Standing Poses 1 | Meditation: The Central Technique of Yoga | Perspectives on the Yoga Tradition |
| Wednesday | Forward Bends | Anatomy & Physiology 1 Practice Teaching 1 (5:15 pm – 6:30 pm) |
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| Thursday | Standing Poses 2 | The Source Teachings of Yoga | The Yogic Science of Affirmation |
| Friday | Backward Bends 1 Sharing Circle (12:00-12:30) |
Anatomy & Physiology 2 | |
| Saturday | Inversions 1 | Practice Teaching 2 | Kirtan |
| Sunday | Sunday Service | Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1 |
| Week 2 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | 2:30 – 4:30 pm | 7:30 – 9:00 pm |
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| Monday | Surya Namaskar Plus | Anatomy & Physiology 3 | Oral Mini-Presentations 1 |
| Tuesday | Twisting Poses | Yoga & the Astral Body |
Teaching Deep Relaxation |
| Wednesday | Backward Bends 2 | Introduction to the Chakras Practice Teaching 3 (5:15 pm – 6:30 pm) |
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| Thursday | Inversions 2 | Bhagavad Gita 1 | Questions and Answers |
| Friday | Asanas & the Chakras Sharing Circle (12:00-12:30) |
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2 | An Experience of Restorative Yoga |
| Saturday | Video Practice | Video Review | Bhagavad Gita 2 |
| Sunday | Sunday Service | How to Teach Ananda Yoga 1 4:45-6:30 The Practice of Gyana Yoga |
| Week 3 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm | 2:30 – 4:30 pm | 7:30 – 9:00 pm |
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| Monday | Choosing Warm-Ups for Your Classes | Practice Teaching 4 4:45-6:30 The Practice of Karma Yoga |
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| Tuesday | Video Workshop 1 | Video Workshop 2 | Voice Projection |
| Wednesday | Assisting & Adjusting | How to Teach Ananda Yoga 2 | Increase Your Energy & Magnetism |
| Thursday | Anatomy & Physiology 4 | Planning Your Classes 4:45-6:30 The Practice of Bhakti Yoga |
Prenatal Yoga |
| Friday | Practice Teaching 5 Sharing Circle (12:00-12:30) |
Modifying Asanas |
Oral Mini- Presentations 2 |
| Saturday | Practice Teaching 6 | Anatomy & Physiology 5 | Intro to Ayurveda |
| Sunday | Sunday Service | Practice Teaching |
| Week 4 | 8:45 am – 10:25 am 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | 2:30 – 4:30 pm | 7:30 – 9:00 pm |
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| Monday | Student Teaching How to Set Up Your Classes Teaching Review |
Anatomy and Physiology 6 Teaching Yoga to Children |
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| Tuesday | Student Teaching How to Set Up Your Classes 2 Teaching Review |
Practice Teaching 8 | Principles of a Yogic Diet |
| Wednesday | Learning to Teach Other Asanas | Practice Teaching 9 | |
| Thursday | Student Teaching How to Market Your Classes Teaching Review |
Ethics & the Student / Teacher Relationship | Trauma-Sensitive Yoga |
| Friday | Student Teaching Misc. Topics in How to Teach |
Living Your Yoga | |
| Saturday | Special Topics & Q and A | In-Class Quiz | Celebration & Ceremony |
| Sunday | Graduation Ceremony (9:30 am – 10:45 am) |
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