300 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Course

Himalaya Yoga Valley’s Level 2, 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is regarded to be one of the most comprehensive yoga education experiences in the field. This course has been crafted by teachers, for teachers- helping you transform, grow and develop your teaching skills and your own physical and spiritual practise. Our curriculum takes you through the essential elements required to deepen and enrich your own yoga practice and to teach students with confidence. Our expert team of teachers will guide you from the fundamental stages of leading a class to teaching with ease and confidence.

6:30am Asana Practise

8:20am Chanting Pranayama Meditation

9:30am Break Reflective Journal Writing

10:00am Breakfast Break

11:00am Lecturing Philosophy/Anatomy/Ayurveda

1:00pm Lunch Break

3:00pm Workshops on Adjustment Alignment sequencing

4:15pm Break

4:30pm Yoga Asana Practice

Himalaya Yoga Valley’s Level 2, 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is regarded to be one of the most comprehensive yoga education experiences in the field. This course has been crafted by teachers, for teachers- helping you transform, grow and develop your teaching skills and your own physical and spiritual practise.

Take your teaching, knowledge, and career to the next level under the guidance of our expert team who have developed this program to help graduates of 200-hour programs to elevate their knowledge and skills in a tangible and deliverable way to their own students.

We give so much as teachers, and a 300-hour TTC is your opportunity to become an aspirant and seeker again in our shalla! Dive deep into your yoga under the guidance of Yogacharya Lalit, and learn level two methods and techniques to bridge gaps and open paths to new possibilities within your practice. And most importantly- learn how to transfer these methods to your own students.

Who should attend the course?

Our 300 Hour training is an all-encompassing program. This course is suitable for teachers who have been teaching to the public who wish to enrich their practical and theoretical body of knowledge and also a great reintroduction to teaching immersion for those who have completed a 200 Hour TTC but require extra coaching to take the step to become a more confident teacher.

Our 300 Hour course is a comprehensive course suitable for you if you are looking to:

Develop your personal practice in a traditional setting with a strong focus on personal development

Grow yourself as a teacher and build a deeper understanding of asanas, alignment, adjustment, customizing sequences, and classroom design

Gain in-depth exposure and knowledge around practical and theoretical methodology pertaining to yoga

Beyond your growing your personal knowledge, diversify your knowledge beyond asana to classroom management, learning to handle a diverse range of students, business skills, and soft skills

Refine and strengthen your teacher communication skills

Our Curriculum -

• Our 300 Hour Curriculum has been designed around three pillars
• Deepen and refine your personal practise
• Elevate and upgrade your teaching and business skills
• Grow and expand your academic and practical knowledge

Our Teaching Style -

Our 300 Hour course sequence is derived from Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow Yoga as per Lalits Mysore background. It is equally rooted in the fundamental principles of integrity of alignment, as per Lalit’s Iyengar background. Students can expect to practice a dynamic vinyasa flow sequence that is orientated towards unlocking practice with precise and refined alignment techniques.

Our 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training sequence is in the main, Ashtanga Vinyasa inspired with Iyengar alignment techniques, however, we are agnostic in our approach and believe that the student comes before the sequence. Therefore, Lalit will incorporate methods, drills, tools and props designed to speak to the individuals’ needs and the collective class progression.

Certification -

On completion of the additional 300 hours of the Level 2 Teacher Training, you are Certified by Himalaya Yoga Valley as a Level 2 500 Hour Yoga Teacher to teach globally. They can register with any of our associated Yoga Alliances for Registered Yoga Teacher (RYS) 500 – Yoga Alliance Professionals UK, Yoga Alliance USA and Canadian Yoga Alliance, Indian Yoga Association.

Teaching Development

Growing as a teacher 

• Workshop development and sequencing
• Asana Level II Alignment & Adjustment Techniques
• Develop the understanding and their teaching skills around common misalignments, correct alignment, physical, verbal adjustments, and the application of physical and verbal cues to guide their future students
• General Sequencing and themed class creation
• Sequencing for the systems- learn to sequence classes for health optimization through structuring asana classes around yoga for the systems of the body- e.g, yoga for the cardiac system, yoga for the endocrine system, yoga for the immune system
• Bandhas
• Preventing Injuries

Meditation, Chanting & Chakras:-

• Dhyana is explored further and practiced at a deeper level beyond basics.
• Some other advanced techniques for Meditation.
• Deeper understanding and daily chanting of Mantras.
• Explore and understand the Chakras in relation to the physiological systems.

Pranayama, Kriyas & Mudra:-

• In this advanced 300 training, trainees learn advanced pranayama techniques to build upon those already in hand.
• Dive deeper into contraindications, benefits, and build on your personal practice
• Mudras for health
• Explore All the Kriyas- Sat-kriyas

Philosophy:

• Deepening of the 200 hr subjects further exploring the sutras and Swami Veda’s teachings.
• Trainees compare Patanjali’s 8 limbs to other significant Yogic texts; Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
• Deeper understanding of Liberation, purpose of Yoga.
• Explore more Sutras
• Personal Inquiry with text like Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Sutras, Ramdass workbook – Path of Love

Anatomy:

• Dive deep with Adam the body web; tensegrity; foundations; Knee mechanics; Hips – the keystone of our architecture; Yoga and Spinal mechanics; the Ribcage and breathing and Emotional Anatomy
• Understand Body Mechanics deeper, get to apply the knowledge
• The teaching style is aimed at making anatomy relevant to yoga teachers for application to their wide variety of student unique body types, presenting injuries, injury prevention, muscular and joint relief, postural improvement and identify and prescribe various asana to improve strength and flexibility

Ayurveda:

• Learn the Ayurvedic approach to a living a balanced lifestyle
• In-depth understanding of three Doshas – Vata, Pitta, Kapha
• In-depth learning of three Gunas – Rajas, Tamas, Sattva
• Ayurveda & diet, nutritions

Student & Classroom Management:-

• Classroom Management
• Building effective communication with students
• Communication skills- Trainees develop a heightened awareness about the criticality for yoga teachers to possess effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills in order to educate, coach, energize, motivate and develop their students

Sequencing for Online and Offline Classes:-

• Build a suite of targeted sequences for group/individual classes.
• Teaching inclusively and reaching minority groups.
• Sequencing for offline and online classes: live and recorded content.
• Short sequence development.
• How to approach the creation of workshops, retreats, open air, offline and online classes.

Yoga Business skills:-

• Hands-on and practical classes based on the modern yogis business needs
• Trainees gain a working understanding of the key concepts of Strategic Business Planning required for developing a sustainable yoga business.
• Digital Marketing fundamentals- social media platforms, content creation, app and web development
• Understanding the key principles of developing a marketing plan and lead generation strategy that works for you passively so you can focus on teaching
• Setting up and developing your online presence.
• Marketing and linking and your social media streams.
• Networking and collaboration
• Demographics and reaching your target audience(s).
• Technology for Online Success: Setting up, lighting, tools.

Yoga Ethics:-

• Appropriation vs Appreciation in Yoga- finding and honoring roots in a modern day setting
• Ethical Yoga Business application- seva, community over competition, and ethical growth
• The media of yoga- social, print and digital influences on our culture. Becoming influenced by Ahimsa
• Race, diversity, ableism and inclusivity in Yoga- dissecting the modern culture of exclusion in yoga and finding a path to becoming truly inclusive as teachers and communities