"I think it was good for me even though I am already teaching (and the training was probably less stressful for me than most because of that) but I feel it gave me another way of looking at sequences and taught me how to develop balanced classes. I also just liked hanging out with everyone and laughing and learning more about yoga and its history, influences and where it's going."

Om is where the heart is!

"... I am super grateful of the opportunity to practice teach. That made a great difference in my progression. By far that was the key to your program - giving us all the opportunity to teach and get used to speaking, yoging, putting together sequences, etc. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for not just filling our brains! You let our brains activate our bodies."

 

All trainings will require The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long, Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais Germain and Journey into Power by Baron Baptiste.


Ultimately though, a yoga teacher should collect a solid library of reference, so the following is our list of recomended reading:

  1. Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar - the most trusted and extensive listing of the classic yoga poses accompanied by description and set-up - considered THE yoga bible.
  2. Asthanga Yoga by David Swenson - probably the best Western book on the most popular "Power Yoga" sequence today, the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga.
  3. Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by David Coulter - not something you read cover to cover in one go but certainly one of the best references out there when a specific subject arises.
  4. The Sports Medicine Bible by Lyle Micheli - a super simple and useful description of the most popular injuries you'll see in your students.
  5. Light on Life by BKS Iyengar - the master shares his very experiential wisdom gained from his many years of study and teaching the practice.
  6. Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope - Kripalu's head psychologist and yoga teacher shares the profound mental and spiritual benefits through the real life stories he has witnessed since his arrival at the nation's leading yoga center - an absolute favorite!
  7. The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga by Carl Jung - another favorite, absolutely fascinating book that bridges ancient yoga philosophy with contemporary psychology.
  8. The Yoga Sutras by Patanjali - of course. Several translations out there and all of them read pretty thick, but Chip Hartnetts' interpretation wins the accessability prize.

 

 

 

 

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