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Yoga Programs at Mount Madonna Center

YTT 200 Asana Program Details


Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)Though Asana is but one limb of Ashtanga Yoga and Hatha Yoga, it is often identified as Yoga, and many inquires about the course relate to it. The following gives an overview of that part of the program.

This program lays the foundation to prepare you to teach a beginning level asana class. The underlying aim of the asana program is to cultivate the experience of triputi, which means three energies united: breath, body, and mind. Twenty-eight classical asanas will be practiced and studied daily, covering the following aspects:

  • Proper alignment and biomechanics
  • Manual adjustments
  • Modifications and the use of props as needed
  • Health benefits and contraindications

In addition there will be specialty classes in:
  • Restorative Yoga
  • Dynamic flow-style yoga– exploring a variety of asanas
  • Asana and Ayurveda– classification of asanas according to the three body humors (constitutions)
  • Asanas appropriate during the menstrual cycle
  • Anatomy and physiology as related to asana
  • Teaching Skills:
    • Teaching methodology
    • Designing a balanced class– principles of sequencing
    • Teaching beginners with varying abilities
    • Supervised student teaching
    • Setting up classes in your community
    • Evolving a personal teaching style