Course: Self-Paced 50 Hrs – Somatic Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Course(Yoga Alliance YACEP Certification)
Duration: 50 Hrs
Fee: INR 30,000 (non-refundable) advance towards the course fee.
Accreditation: Yoga Alliance YACEP Certification
Language: English Medium.
Self-Paced/Flexible Duration: Online or Regular Mode.
Course Dates: Please Contact Us (karunaayoga@gmail.com or +91 9686549129)
‘Balance emotional, mental and physical health & to reduce pain, increase mobility, improve posture with Somatic Yoga’
‘Understand your body-mind connection, transform the way you move and revolutionize the way you work’
‘Deepen your knowledge, grow your confidence and refine your skills as a yoga teacher’
Introduction & What is Somatic Yoga Style
Somatic Yoga movement is a neuromuscular re-education technique which teaches you to release and relax your muscles so that you can regain proper muscle function again. The movements are slow and gentle and promote sensory awareness to increase brain-muscle coordination. The exercises are performed consciously with the intention of focusing on the internal experience of the movement rather than the external appearance and are very helpful in improving body awareness
Through a method of slowly contracting, releasing, lengthening and relaxing a muscle or group of muscles, you will re-educate your body to move in an efficient and pain-free way.Based on the original teachings of Thomas Hanna, these exercises can change unhelpful learned muscular patterns. Some benefits of somatic movement methods are:
If you suffer with tight hips or back pain and stiffness, somatic yoga will address your underlying issues. The Total Somatic movements are specialized and work by stimulating regions of your brain directly influencing areas of your body. You will learn how to release tension and retrain your brain to muscle connection, helping you to move more freely, enhance muscle memory and improve posture whilst deepening your skills of mindfulness. You will be working your ‘software’ or brain, so the movements are gentle and small.
You will release tense, tight muscles without stretching and putting pressure on your muscles and joints. These movements are powerful because you are using the processes of neuroplasticity and bioplasticity to create long term change. This course delves into why you may experience recurring pain & injury. You will learn how to change this habitual behaviour by working areas of your subconscious, which influences how you stand, sit, move, think, act and carry out daily activities. Take the principles and practices of Total Somatic Yoga Movement, Mindset & Mindfulness in to your daily activities to create lasting change.
What you’ll learn
- A set of exercises to reset and connect the body and mind.
- Improve mobility, flexibility and strength in a gentle but effective way
- Improve balance, co-ordination and posture; reduce pain
- Strengthen the mind/body connection, improving focus
- Release chronically tight muscles and tension in the body
- Improve body awareness and truly sense how your body feels
- Improve your emotional, mental and physical health
- Slow down your stress response so you can start to repair and heal
- Do basic somatic practices for regulating the nervous system
- Shifting one’s internal states or disposition
- Support any recovery or healing procedures in progress
- Help improve mental clarity or focus
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Know how to release muscle tension & retrain your brain to muscle connection.
- Know how to reduce pain whilst deepening your skills of mindfulness.
- Discover how to develop skills that will allow you to read feedback from ‘the inside out.’
- These Somatic Yoga movements up-skill you with methods to address & ease recurring pain & injuries, right to your brain level.
To Whom this course for?
- Anyone wishing to improve their body awareness and quality of movement will benefit from learning this course.
- This form of yoga movement is attractive to anyone looking to achieve all the benefits of floor bases exercise in a non-aggressive way
- Useful to help recover from injury or illness, ensuring a safe and smooth transition from rest and recovery to regaining their fitness levels.
- For those who are older and new to exercise, this is the ideal choice. Also, for the older practitioner who want to remain healthy and active but needs something more gentle as the years pass.
- Very useful exercises for Pilates, yoga and other health/fitness/well-being specialists to include in their regular programs.
- This course has been designed for people of all levels of fitness & experience who suffer with hip pain or a tight, stiff back and have tried ‘everything’ but so far haven’t had any success in easing their pain and improving their
- This course will teach the learner gentle floor movements (that does not include stretching) to ease muscle tension and pain.
- The learner will discover how their brain patterns muscle tension and creates adaptations to their posture, due to habits.
- This course is ideal for active and sedentary people because in both situations, muscle tension and postural changes occur.
- This course will teach the learner how to release muscle tension from stress, dysfunctional breathing, post surgery and poor habits.
What’s Covered?
Health benefits and current scientific research
- Online practice library that includes full-length somatics classes and videos of each exercise individually with cue sheets for practice.
- Therapeutic adaptations and sequences to relieve specific musculoskeletal issues including back pain, shoulder issues, chronic neck tension, hip & knee issues, scoliosis and trauma.
- Neuroception, Interoception, Exteroception, and Proprioception
- Anatomy of trauma and how to unwind traumatic relfex patterns in the body.
- Sensory motor amnesia and technique of pandiculation
- Anatomy, biomechanics, & addressing common musculoskeletal issues
- Exploration of the somatics applications for unwinding imbalanced patterns along the myofascial lines of the body
- Skill development for teaching including; how to cue, voice tone, and rhythm for quality delivery
- Practice principles and guidelines
- Practice teach opportunities
Highlights
40 hours of live sessions.
- 10 hours of Non-Contact Hour.
- 50 hours of yoga manual, study books, self-practised and self-study.
- Duration – 30 days to 03 monthsor self-paced.
- Live online sessions will be held over Zoom or Google Meet.
- Online sessions’ time-zone: Bangalore, India (GMT+5:30).
- Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance under YACEP category upon completion.
- Special discounts on advanced courses.
- There will be live contact hours whenever needed in order to clarify doubts.
- One live Q&A session every week.
Requirements
Course is open for all Levels with Step by Step Approach
- All the Notes are provided with the course
- Students with any health conditions, please consult your doctor before taking this course
- Yoga mat
- Internet connection
- Yoga props: blocks, yoga cushion, yoga strap (optional)
What is Yoga Continuing Education Courses (YACEP)
We offer various training programs to deepen knowledge and improve teaching skills through various yoga teacher training courses. Continuing education is a post-learning, formal learning program for yoga practitioners that can have credit courses as well as non-credit courses. These courses are intended to allow an individual to extend their insight and develop their abilities in a particular field. Numerous callings even expect individuals to take up Continuing Education to have the option to recharge their permit and seek after their training.
Continuing education in yoga mainly serves two purposes
To deepen your existing knowledge and skills.
- To teach you new skills and techniques related to teaching yoga.
Yoga Alliance Registered Continuing Education Provider, Courses Open to Everyone.
This course is eligible for Continued Education (CE) credits with Yoga Alliance. It is accredited by Yoga Alliance and it can be used as a continuing education course (YACEP) for Register Yoga Teachers with Yoga Alliance
- Deepen your practice and your knowledge
- Are you are yoga professional or a curious practitioner and wish to deepen your yoga knowledge and techniques? Then a continuing education course may be something for you! You will learn selected specialized yoga topics that will allow you to expand your horizons when it comes to your personal practice or that of your students. With the knowledge you will acquire, you will gain a deeper understanding of the functioning of anatomical and energetic body layers, and develop a more complete insight into yoga.
International Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion of the Self-Paced 50 Hrs – Somatic Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Course(Yoga Alliance YACEP Certification), which you can count towards your continuing education. Our yoga teacher training courses are accredited by Yoga Alliance USA.
Terms & Conditions:
After the payment of the course fee, you will receive a link to access the classes through zoom. This short-term course is only meant for sincere students of Yoga practitioners. Without submitting the required assignments, you will not receive a certification. Please note that the course fee is non-refundable. However, if you can’t start the course due to severe circumstances, please get in touch with us and we’ll find a solution for you.
Somatic Yoga Training Syllabus
Module:1 Techniques Training And Practice
- Breaking down core concepts & progressive skill building
- Basic Somatic movements
- Embodying natural and intuitive movements
- How to move slowly, gently and with awareness
- Safe & effective forward, backbends, lateral and twisting poses
- The power and importance of moving from the centre of the body
- Flowing transitions between poses & linking breath to movement
- Circulation through the blood flow
- Mindfulness in action and no mind movements
- Both dynamic and still meditation
- Kriyas, yogic cleansing techniques and pranayama
- The art of effectively releasing tensions
Module: 2 Teaching Methodology
- The importance of sensing yourself before and after a practice
- Purposeful touch
- The language of movement
- Voice projection, how to use your voice as a tool in class
- Rhythm and pacing
- Class planning , for groups, privates and workshops
- Intelligent, efficient and creative sequencing for yoga
- Conscious communication skills
- Facilitating deep relaxation
Module:3 Anatomy And Physiology
Somatic inquiry and movement
- The three reflexes, and sensory motor amnesia
- Pandiculation and basic neurology
- Body assessment
- Why we suffer from chronical pain and long term solutions
- Applied anatomy and physiology
- The anatomy of the breath
- How to create muscular stability around the joint complexes
- How to reset the nervous system deeply and stimulate the relaxation reflex
Module:4 Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, Ethics
Establishing routine and self-practice
- The meaning of Soma , the somatic perspective and characteristics
- Philosophy and Yoga sutras applied to modern life
- The teachings of the Buddha
- Sanskrit names of the poses
- The koshas, gunas and 5 elements
- Exploring E(motion) and the psychology of yoga
- How to navigate the process of transformation
- Understanding the relation between control and freedom and how they are linked
- How to keep your passion alive and transmit it
- The business side of teaching
- Embodying the practice and philosophy of yoga in daily life
- Healthy diet and nutrition
- Meditation
Module:5 Practicum
- Partner work, and small group teaching
- Elaborate your own yoga sequence
- Create a somatic yoga movement class
- Observing each other teach , and giving, receiving feedback
- Building confidence and trust
- Empowerment to find your authentic voice
- The importance of your own practice when you are teaching
- How to apply what you learn from your practice to your everyday life.