Online 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

A welcome message from Yogi Vishnu, Founder of Bali Yoga Retreats; starting with the blessings of Master Swami Rama; an overview of what you'll learn.

300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Manual; Teaching Methodology & Alignment Manual, Sequencing Manual; Daily Life of a Yogi (Yogi Vishnu); Patanjali's Yoga Sutra (philosophy book); Asana Pranayama Bandha Mudra book; meditation book/manual; yoga anatomy book; Yoga Nidra book; mantra book (Yogi Vishnu); Himalayan tradition materials; assignment.

It's a yoga festival in your own home; how to follow and learn from the class videos; assignments during the study.

How the final exam works; certification; opportunities after completing the YTTC with us; benefits of doing the 300-hour YTTC with Bali Yoga Retreats; which advanced courses you become eligible for; assignment.

Following a positive attitude; transforming negative emotion; the daily routine to follow; assignment.

Pavan Muktasana series A, B and C; kneeling and standing postures; Parsvottanasana; standing joint movement; balancing postures; Sun Salutation; adjustment; inversion; the fire series; hip-opening postures; seated forward bends; seated twisting postures; assignment.

A 12-part alignment and adjustment series; assignment.

Introduction to Yoga Nidra; sleeping consciously and clearing the unconscious through Yoga Nidra; benefits of practising Yoga Nidra; preparing for Yoga Nidra; Yoga Nidra and past-life healing; Yoga Nidra as a connection to divine energy; knowing your past life in Yoga Nidra; extrasensory experiences in Yoga Nidra; the rotation of consciousness; steps and techniques of Yoga Nidra; inner flame practice; inner silence practice; golden egg practice; advanced practice; assignment.

Pain as a philosopher's teacher; what philosophy is and why it matters; the science of karma; the purpose of human life; the founders of yoga; yoga as a lifestyle rather than a religion; yoga philosophy as the philosophy of life; the eight limbs of yoga, Santosha and Tapas; religion, belief, ignorance and yoga; yoga as control of the mind's activity; philosophy as the search for truth, across 14 lessons.

What a mantra is; the Shanti Mantra; Asato Ma Sad Gamaya; the Mrityunjaya Mantra; the Panchakshar Mantra; the Ganesh Gayatri; Om Namah Bhagavate Vasudevay; Om Namah Shivay; assignment.

An introduction to and history of meditation; what meditation is; meditation scriptures and manual; the secrets of meditation and key things to know; preparing for and sitting in meditation; postures for meditation, including the difference between how humans and animals sit; Swastikasana, Vajrasana, Siddhasana (for Kundalini awakening), Padmasana (for advanced students), and Maitri Asana (for elderly or weaker students); diaphragmatic breathing for deeper meditation; full body relaxation; assignment.

An introduction to Pranayama; the aspects of breathing; the levels of Prana; classical texts on Pranayama; how to activate the nostrils; the secrets and purpose of Pranayama; breath and the five elements; the units and functions of Prana; the three Gunas; how Prana flows; the quality of breath; imbalance of Prana; retention of breath; the seated postures used for Pranayama practice; breathing patterns — Clavicular, Thoracic, Diaphragmatic, Yogic; Pranava, Nadi Shodhana, Bhastrika and Kapalabhati Pranayama; Panchakosha in relation to Pranayama; Pranayama philosophy; assignment.

The final assessment for the course.