Dru Yoga teacher training syllabus

Are you new to yoga and want a more confident personal practise or do you want to explore Dru in more depth? Whether you want to start teaching yoga or have trained with another school, the Dru Yoga course offers an in-depth yoga qualification.

 

What will you learn

 

• 18 Dru Yoga Sequences, including 7 different Energy Block Release Sequences
• 42 classical Yoga Asanas
• 20 Pranayama techniques
• 6 Relaxation techniques
• 16 Meditation techniques, incl. 6 chakra dharanam techniques
• Practices include a range of Mudras & Bandhas
• Preparing the body appropriately:
• Principles of Activation & Tri Spinal Release
• Over 30 different muscle groups and how to strengthen/stretch them

 

Any practice we teach you comes with a wide range of modifications and health considerations to suit every individual student.

We will also teach you how to set up your personal space and practice at home.

 

 

Anatomy & physiology includes:

• cell structure and the origin of the human being
• the muscular system
• the skeletal system
• the respiratory system
• the moving spine
• the circulatory system
• the endocrine system
• the nervous system
• respiratory orders and management
• the digestive system
• musculo-skeletal disorders
• digestive system disorders
• mental health

 

 

Subtle Anatomy includes:

• The Pancha kosha system (5 layers of human existence) the gross, causal and subtle bodies
• An in-depth understanding of the chakras & and introduction to the nadis

 

Yogic Philosophy includes:

• Origins of Yoga
• Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
• Upanishads
• Vedanta
• Bhagavad Gita
• Bhakti Yoga
• Anna Yoga
• How yogic philosophy can be applied to modern day living

 

 

 

 

 

Will I become confident to teach

Communication and teaching skills will be gradually introduced in your first year beginning with enjoyable exercises and activities in small groups. This will continue to be a regular feature in the teacher training aspect of the programme throughout the course.

We will also teach you how to make sensitive adjustments, and offer you extensive training in how to plan your lessons and how to best manage the energetics in a classroom- or any group of people, at home or at work.

 

 

 

 

We also give specialised teaching skills in:

 

• Pre-natal yoga
• Post-natal Yoga
• Yoga during menstruation
• Teaching students with disability
• Teaching students with back pain
• Teaching in mental health

 

Home study

The home study component of your course is experientially based, and is particularly designed to help you monitor your practice and knowledge of Dru Yoga. Its primary function is to help you consolidate what you are learning as you go.

There are 5 assignment projects:

• Caring for the Spine
• Lesson planning - part 1 & 2
• Chakra project        
• Yoga philosophy        

 

Reflective learning sheets

You will be required to study certain practices in greater depth and write a reflective portfolio sheet describing your personal experiences with them.  This process helps you to ascertain whether your practice is deepening and provides you with insights and clarity born from experience. Thus they become an invaluable teaching aid.

 

 

 

 

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