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Elevate & Evolve: 200-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Gopal Palanisamy

Peninsula Office Tower – Tsim Sha Tsui

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ABOUT

The WildLotus 300-Hour Teacher Training Programme aims to transform all participants with 3 main goals:

 

  1. Expand your Yoga practice
  2. Deepen your understanding of Yoga
  3. Stabilise and mature your teaching from a clear position of values and skill

 

The WildLotus 300-hour Teacher Training is a Professional Teacher Certification Programme. This programme offers a cohesive, multi-specialist approach to teacher training that blends the best of the yoga tradition from the east and the west. Our faculty are highly-trained, experienced, inspiring professionals with a profound understanding of the transformative power of Yoga.

 

The WildLotus 300-hour Teacher Training aims to deepen the direct experience of yoga for yoga teachers. Our programme emphasises students’ personal practice as the source of their teaching and includes a comprehensive study of the techniques and mechanics of the fundamental postures as well as the tools necessary to teach and inspire others. To deepen their education, students will also study functional anatomy and physiology; explore Yoga’s key philosophical teachings in a practical way; practice meditation and pranayama; engage in the practice of hands-on adjustments; study group management and strong leadership skills.

 

WildLotus’ methodology will be presented and explored during practice sessions, teaching sessions, student-to-student assessments, and discussions to create sincere understanding and authenticity for teaching. This includes the mastery of asana alignment and prop use learned from the Iyengar School, sequencing knowledge from the Vinyasa/Flow approach, and the transformative element of Hot Yoga. Essentially the Iyengar School provides us with the methodology of precise anatomical and physical alignments and instructions as well as the profound understanding and application of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. The vinyasa and hot practice methodologies incorporate heat and flow into a dynamic approach to class programmes that are common starting points for teachers and students alike.

 

Yoga Alliance Accredited School

PURE Yoga is a registered school with Yoga Alliance. Our teacher training programmes and teachers are internationally accredited, have exclusive recognition and qualify for the 200-hr & 300-hr Yoga Alliance Certification.

Yoga Alliance is an international governing board for yoga teachers and training programmes in the U.S. and globally. Graduates of our programme are automatically eligible to register as a RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) with Yoga Alliance. Becoming a RYT means having a higher profile and gaining international recognition as a yoga teacher, attributes that many hiring studios look for.

 

Mission Statement

We offer this training in an effort to grow our community of committed yoga practitioners, empowering those who demonstrate dedication to a personal practice, by sharing the knowledge, skills and tools we have learned so they too can start teaching yoga.

We intend to guide trainees towards a healthy self-confidence, while at the same time invoking in them a sense of humility and excitement, knowing that they are at the beginning of a long journey.

 

Requirements

Students who are interested in participating should bear in mind that this will be a physically and emotionally demanding programme. It will require a strong commitment and personal sacrifice, as well as the support of the student’s primary support network. We emphasise that this programme may not be for everyone.

 

Interested students must:
• Have a deep desire to learn and personally explore the deeper dimensions of yoga
• Have graduated from a 200-hour teacher training with at least one year of teaching experience
• Be free of major injuries going into the programme
• Have a coachable attitude
• Be fully committed and understand that 100% full attendance is required
• Be willing to forgo most other personal or professional commitments for the duration of the programme

 

Upon completion, this training will qualify you to register with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level.

 

Preparation tasks will be sent upon confirmation of participation.

 

Requirement

Interested students should bear in mind that this course will be a physically and emotionally challenging. It requires a strong commitment, some personal sacrifice and dedication.

  • Have a desire to learn and to explore the deeper dimensions of vinyasa practice.
  • Have at least 12 months of any kind of yoga practice.
  • Have a clear mind and good intention.
  • Have an open heart to learn.
  • 100% attendance

 

Major Focus Components

  • Breath Work
  • The Art of Sequencing
  • Teaching Methodology
  • Principles of Alignment
  • The Art of Adjustments
  • Principles of Teaching
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Yoga Philosophy

Syllabus

Yoga Philosophy
  • History of yoga
  • Different Vinyasa lineages and methods
  • Gunas
  • Important Sutras from
  • Sage Patanjali
  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika
  • Upanishads
  • Bhagavad Gita
  • Ashtanga Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Breath Work
  • Pranayama (Ujjayi, Nadi Shodhana, Bhastrika, Kapalabhati, Sheetali, Sheetkari & Brahmari)
  • Mudra (Hasta, Mana & Kaya)
  • Bhandha (Types, importance and benefits)
  • Chakras (Activation in asana practice)
  • Kriyas
Human Anatomy
  • Anatomical planes
  • Directions, terms, definitions, and movements
  • Location of bones, joints, and muscles
  • Types, functions and range of movements
  • How to apply basic terms while teaching
  • Understanding how it works on asanas
  • To prevent misalignment
Mantras and Chants
  • The OM Sound of the Universe
  • Mantras for peace, happiness, grounding, gratitude
  • Connecting Guru Shishya
  • Different deities
What You Will Learn
  • Fundamental elements of Vinyasa Yoga
  • Name of asanas (Sanskrit/English)
  • Illustrate asanas with options & variations
  • Transitions from
  • Standing
  • Seated
  • Arm balances
  • Inversions
  • How to give safe and effective adjustments
  • Physical
  • Verbal
  • Prop-based
  • Energetic
  • To deepen and understand the importance of one’s personal practice
  • Learning asana modifications, limitations and how to deal with injuries
  • Types of stretching and Yin Yoga
  • Precautions, contraindications (dos & don’ts)
Teaching Methodology
  • Different types of breathing
  • Conditioning drills to improve stability, mobility and flexibility (upper limbs, lower limbs, spine)
  • How to hop to and from
  • How to pause while you hop
  • How to do seated vinyasa & transitions
  • The art of lesson planning
  • The science behind sequencing
  • Usage of props (why, how, when and where)
  • Principles of teaching (private-group class)
  • Ethical guidelines for yoga teachers
  • The importance of demonstrations
  • How to build confidence in communication
  • How to use body language
Meditation
  • How to meditate
  • The importance of meditation
  • Trataka (candle gazing)
  • Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep)

 

Schedule

Weekends & public holidays only

1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29 September

1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 October

8:00am7:00pm

 

Daily Schedule

8:00am-10:00am Morning Intensive
11:00am-1:30pm Lecture, discussion, asana illustration
3:00pm-4:00pm Mantra chanting, Sanskrit
4:00pm-6:00pm Teaching methodology, sequence making
6:00pm-7:00pm Self-study, Q&A, assignment, self-practice

Location, schedule & fees

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Elevate & Evolve: 200-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Gopal Palanisamy - Full Training [WS2911]
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HK$30,800
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HK$38,500
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LOCATION
Peninsula Office Tower
Tsim Sha Tsui
Yoga
14/f, The Peninsula Office Tower, 18 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Gopal Palanisamy
Gopal began practising yoga at age 8, sparking a lifelong journey into yogic science. He views yoga as a life approach that emphasises humility, grace, kindness, body honouring, and mindfulness, and considers it a reliable friend through life's ups and downs. Gopal teaches with humour, offering options for all levels and focusing on joy, peace, grounding, centredness, and mindful breath awareness. He aims to help students understand yoga as a valuable tool for all aspects of life.