Yoga

Sampoorna Yoga Launches Online 50-hour Advanced Vinyasa Sequencing Yoga TTC To help yoga teachers elevate their teaching expertise, Sampoorna Yoga has launched an Online 50-hour Advanced Vinyasa Sequencing Yoga Teacher Training (YTTC) course. A short, immersive certification course, this Online Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training course aims to help teachers delve deeper into the intricacies of yoga asanas. The course offers a valuable insight into the dynamic and fluid style of vinyasa yoga, allowing individuals to deepen their knowledge and practice. In the online 50-hour Advanced Vinyasa Sequencing YTTC, students deep dive into the [...]

Sampoorna Yoga Launches Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training Courses In a step towards combining the strengths of online yoga teacher training courses (YTTC) and in-person YTTC, Yoga Alliance registered school, Sampoorna Yoga has launched hybrid yoga teacher training courses. Available to anyone keen on getting the best of both worlds, hybrid yoga teacher training courses provide the option to immerse yourself in a 14-day enriching experience at the Sampoorna Yoga school in Goa, with the robust and flexible online learning format too. The hybrid yoga teacher training courses currently available are the Hybrid 200-Hour [...]

Importance of Integrating Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation in your Yoga Practice Yoga is a practice for the mind, body and soul. It is a spiritual practice and a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental and emotional health. When we look at the Patanjali Yoga Sutras or Hatha Yoga Pradipika or Bhagwad Gita or any other ancient yogic text, we find how there are different components that come together to promote our well-being. In the Eight Limbs of Yoga, we learn that progressively integrating the Yamas, Niyamas, Asana and Pranayama lead to Pratyahara, Dharana, [...]

How to Teach a Multi-level Yoga Class You might try your best to segment classes and students based on their level  of practice as a beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioner, but sometimes you’ll still have a mixed class that requires you to provide variations of exercises. Flexibility, mobility and strength levels may vary, leaving students turning to yoga teachers for modifications. The good news is many yoga teacher training courses provide options for asanas, prep poses, drills and strengthening exercises that are multi-level and accessible by different groups. These multi-level yoga teacher training [...]

How to Become a Yoga Nidra Teacher Online Yoga Nidra, an ancient technique known as the ‘art of relaxation’ or ‘guided relaxation’, is famous for its stress relieving benefits, improving sleep, relaxing the mind and promoting overall health and well-being. While 200-hour yoga teacher training courses (YTTC) and 300-hour YTTC usually have modules in yoga nidra, many schools offer online yoga nidra teacher training courses (like Sampoorna’s 50-hour yoga nidra course online). There are many advantages of doing a yoga nidra online certification, but first let’s look at the technique itself in more [...]

How Can Vinyasa Practitioners Benefit From Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training? Dynamic, energizing and rhythmic, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga is a popular style of yoga compiled by Patabhi Jois as recently as the 20th century. Ashtanga Vinyasa strings together a series of asanas in a specific sequence and is practiced with Ujjayi breath. Practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa requires you to remember the asanas in the series, flow in a rhythmic style with breath as your cue. For practitioners who have been more well-versed with different styles of yoga, trying your hand at Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga [...]

Tips to Avoid Wrist Pain in Yoga Wrist pain is a common trouble area that many yoga practitioners go through. Often a neglected area to work on, strength, range of mobility, flexibility and alignment are ignored. When we start attempting arm balances or try holding the Downward-facing Dog Pose or Plank Pose for a minute or more, the strain is felt on the wrists. This leads to pain and even injuries, bringing your practice and progress to a halt. So how can you avoid wrist pain in yoga? Let’s look at a few [...]

The Power of Adjustments and Alignment Adjustments and alignment in yoga is critical to practicing yoga safely and to benefit from the postures. Verbal cues and hand-on adjustments, if one is comfortable, can help the practitioner achieve a posture effortlessly. The entire experience of practicing yoga changes when proper alignment is achieved. Even if this means doing a beginner-level variation or taking the support of props, alignment should be a priority. For yoga teachers, many yoga teacher training courses have modules that help you learn the significance of adjustments and alignment, how to [...]

Yoga Philosophy Beyond Asanas: Integrating Yamas and Niyamas in Life Yoga philosophy runs deep, dating back to thousands of years ago. The many teachings were followed avidly by yogis - whether it meant daily rituals, a yogic lifestyle or incorporating learnings from texts to overcome problems and obstacles (such as the teachings Lord Krishna gave Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita). It was much later that Maharishi Patanjali, known as the Father of Yoga, structured a type of guideline for yogis - the Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. These Eight Limbs of [...]

A Comprehensive Guide to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Programs With various different styles of yoga out there, it can be challenging to find one that is suitable for you. Or maybe you have attended classes and practiced different styles of yoga, but are unsure of what to do for your yoga teacher training. In this article, we’re going into the specifics of the Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training program. So read on to find out what Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training is all about, what to expect during the course, duration, and [...]