These Standards are requirements to become au00a0Certificationu00a0 Yoga School (CYS)u00a0that offers a 200-hour program.

Program Requirments

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Techniques, Training and Practice

Asanas

Low Plank/Puppy Pose/Lotus Pose/Twisted High Lunge/Half Moon Pose/Revolved Half Moon/
Warrior 3/Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose/Dancer/Side Plank/Crow Pose/Crane/Wild Thing/
Camel Pose/Bow Pose/Wheel Pose/Shoulderstand/Plow Pose/Fish Pose

Advance Pranayamas

Alternate nostril/Ujji Breath/Belly Breath

Advance Chanting & Mantra

Gayatri Mantra/OM

Advance Mudras

Gyana mudra/Shuni Mudra/Surya Ravi Mudra/Buddhi Mudra/Prana Mudra/Dhyana Mudra/Anjali Mudra

Contact Hrs 80     Non Contact Hrs 40    Total Hrs 120    Min Hours With The Main Leads 40

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Teaching Methodology

Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to:

  • Communication skills such as group dynamics, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries

  • How to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations, to the degree possible in a group setting

  • Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting

  • Teaching styles

  • Qualities of a teacher

  • The student learning process

  • Communication Skills

  • Learning Styles

  • Business aspects of teaching yoga (including marketing and legal

Contact Hrs 40     Non Contact Hrs 0    Total Hrs 20     Min Hours With The Main Leads 10

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Advance Anatomy and Physiology

Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to: human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and may also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of anatomy and physiology along with its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).

*Special Requirement: A minimum of ten of the above hours must be spent applying anatomy and physiology principles to yoga

Contact Hrs: 2o     Non Contact Hrs: 20  Total Hrs: 30     Min Hours With Leads: 10

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Advance Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga

Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to: human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and may also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of anatomy and physiology along with its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).

*Special Requirement: A minimum of ten of the above hours must be spent applying anatomy and physiology principles to yoga

 

Yoga Sutras/Bhagavad Gita/Yoga Lifestyle Ethics

Contact Hrs 20   Non Contact Hrs 0     Total Hrs 15   Min Hours With Main Leads 10

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Specialty

School choses a specialty type of yoga like yin yoga, etc

Contact Hrs  20     Non Contact Hrs 10    Total Hrs   30  Min Hours With Main Leads 10

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Practical

50 class taught outside classroom post training

Contact Hrs 0     Non Contact Hrs 50    Total Hrs 50    Min Hours With Main Leads 0

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Total Contact Hrs 180 

Total Non Contact Hrs 120 

Total Hrs 300 

Min Total Hours With Main Leads  100

Lead Requirements

  • All leads of a 200 hour program requires a  ECYT 200 or 500 or equivalents.
  • Maximum of 2 trainers per program per location.

Mandatories

In The Program:

The following must be included in your program, although its up school to decide where to include them in program as you will note in your syllabus:

  • All the poses listed under
  • A major research paper
  • A major yoga philosophy paper
  • Prepare a specialty sequence
  • Certification class
  • 50 specialty classes

 

Application Process

* Read over he requirements and complete a school syllabus

*Fill out an application for free

*Application will be reviewed

*Pay fees

*Receive a school certification and registration material and info