Dru Yoga Teacher Training course: Midlands April 2024

Dru Yoga Teacher Training Course - Midlands 2023-2024

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Course curriculum

1. ZOOM LINK
1. Welcome to the Course
2. How to us this Learning Platform - click in the box to play the video
3. Tips & Tricks for your camera set up
4. 2024 - 2025 DYTT handbook
5. Course Dates DYTT 2024/2025
1. Assignment 1 : Reflective summary of asana practice - Part 1
2. Assignment 2 : Caring for the spine
3. Assignment 3: Lesson planning Part 1
4. Assignment 4 : Exploring the Chakras
5. Assignment 5 : Reflective summary 2
6. Assignment 6: Lesson planning Part 2
1. weekend 1 timetable
2. Saturday 20th April - Activation Session with Liz
3. Saturday 20th April - Deep Relaxation - liz
4. Saturday 20th April - Introduction into Dru Yoga. - Nanna
5. Saturday 20th April 2024 - Human movement and alignment - Principles of stretching - Nanna
6. Sunday 21st April 2024 - Introduction - Joshna
7. Sunday 21st April 2024 Dru Yoga Class - Kate
8. Sunday 21st April 2024 -Prithvi Namaskar, Vrksasana (Tree), Introduction into Kosha Model - Kate
9. Sunday 21st April 2024 Resting poses & Vertical Alignment breath. Nanna. (sound quality poor)
10. Sunday 21st April 2024 - Keeping a Journal - Liz
11. Sunday 21st April 2024 - Conclusions and home practice - Joshna
1. Course material Manual 1
2. Personal practice sheet 1
3. Keeping a yoga journal
4. Your Learning Preference - Important: Do not open the Google Ad at the top. Your results will appear just below the heading 'Vark Questionnaire'.
1. Introductory Video
2. Signature Activations Set 1
3. Tri-Spinal Release set 1 - The Spine: Live Session
4. Prithivi Namaskara - The Earth Sequence: Live session
5. Tadasana - The Mountain Pose & Vrksasana - The Tree pose: Live session
6. Deep Relaxation: Live session
7. Tadasana - The Mountain Pose: Practice video
8. Vrksasana - The Tree Pose: Practice Video
9. Setubhandasana - The Bridge pose: Practice Video
10. Relaxation Pose: Practice Video
11. Sitting up from relaxation: Practice Video
1. Introductory Video for week
2. Bhujangasana; The Cobra. Practice Video
3. Balasana: the Child Pose Practice Video
4. Makarasana: The Crocodile & Bhujangasana: The Cobra. Live Session
5. History of Yoga with Lalita Doerstel. Live Session
1. Introductory Video
2. Pranayama EBR - windmill breath
3. Pigeon Breath
4. Short Attunement & Vertical Alignment Breath with Annie Jones
5. The five layers of human experience - The Kosha Model - Louise Rowan (video)
6. Anatomy & Physiology: Brief introduction to Anatomy and Physiology, the systems of the body & The Muscular System
1. Saturday session 1 - Welcome and attunement
2. Saturday session 2 - Dru class with earth seq
3. Saturday session 3 - Feedback and example of alignment
4. Saturday session 4 - Introduction into yogic philosophy - Patanjali's eight fold path
5. Saturday session 5 - Explanation of reflective assignment 1
6. Sunday Session 1 - Activations & EBR 1
7. Sunday session 2 - Feedback from group work & pranayama
8. Sunday session 3 - Feedback back from group work & further exploration of earth sequence
9. Sunday session 4 - Body preps for manual 2
10. Sunday session 5 - Spinal wave & parking the body
1. Personal practice sheet 2
2. Course Manual 2
1. introductory Video
2. Tri-Spinal Release - The shoulder girdle
3. EBR 1 live in detail with Padma McIntyre
4. Padahastasana - the standing forward bend- Live with Padma McIntyre
5. Diaphragmatic breathing
6. Warm ups & Deep relaxation with Nanna
7. Energy Block Release Sequence 1 - flowing
8. EBR 1 tadasana
9. EBR 1 rocking and circling
10. EBR 1 standing stretch
11. EBR 1 side bend
12. EBR 1 finger flicks
13. EBR 1 arm rotations
14. EBR 1 shoulder circling
15. EBR 1 neck movements
16. EBR 1 Spinal Twist
17. EBR 1 backward and forward bend
18. EBR 1 forward bend & Squat
19. EBR 1 tadasana
20. Live session: Learning Theory presentation (video)
1. Introductory Video
2. Body awareness: parking the body
3. paschimottanasana - the sitting forward bend live session with Isabel Carter
4. paschimottanasana - practice video
5. Janu Sirsasana - head to knee pose Live session with Isabel Carter
6. Janu Sirsasana practice video
7. sitting on a chair for meditation or pranayama
1. Introductory Video for 11th July
2. preparations for the Dog posture 1
3. preparations for the dog posture 2
4. Adhomukha svanasana - the downward facing dog pose with Christiane Saar (live session)
5. adomukha svanasana - The posture
1. Introductory Video
2. sarvangasana: The simple inversion
3. Psychic Anatomy - Chakras: Wheels of transformation (video)
4. Mechanics of breathing
1. Saturday Session 1 - Surya Namaska
2. Saturday session 2 - Pranayama EBRs - Question & Answer
3. Saturday session 3 - Dog posture Part 1
4. Saturday session 4 - Dog Posture Part 2
5. Saturday session 5 - Spinal Care Assignment
6. Sunday Session 1 - Beam & Chair of the Heart Review
7. Sunday session 2 - Illiopsoas & Periformis Stretch and Relaxation
8. Sunday session 3 - Parking the body
9. Sunday session 4 - Ajna centering
10. Sunday session 5 - Philosophy Svetaketu
1. Course Manual 3
2. Personal practice sheet 3
1. Surya Namaskara Detailed live session with modifications
2. Surya Namaskara Flowing form live session - detailed
3. Surya Namaskara - with modifications Practice Video
4. Surya Namaskara Fun. form Practice video
1. Marjariasana - Cat with modifications (Practice video)
2. Marjariasana - Cat. No modifications (Practice video)
3. Viaghrasana - Tiger (Practice video)
4. A & P The skeletal system (video)
1. Parighasana - Beam (Practice video)
1. Utkatasana - the chair of the heart posture Live session
2. A & P - The moving spine (video)
1. Saturday session 1 - Welcome & EBR 2 Part 1, Cat & Tiger
2. Saturday session 2 - Review Cat & Tiger and Prep for Postures in groups
3. Saturday session 3 - Regrouping and Q & A
4. Saturday session 4 - Relaxation
5. Saturday session 5 - Review Part 2 after Posture group work
6. Saturday session 6 - Components of a Dru class
7. Sunday session 1 - Welcome & Activations
8. Sunday session 2 - Review respiratory system & Pranayama with DYB sitting
9. Sunday session 3 - Warrior 1 & 2
10. Sunday session 4 - Satsang - Niyamas
11. Sunday session 5 - Body prep for next postures
12. Sunday session 6 - Ajna centring
13. Sunday session 7 - Prep for group discussion about your practice
14. Sunday session 8 - Final session
1. Course Materials Manual 4
2. Personal practice sheet 4
1. Activations and Body Preps for Warrior postures 12 & 3
2. Warrior 1 Live session with Christiane
3. Warrior 2 with Ruth Boaler
4. Meditation parking the body
1. Virabhadrasana 1 2 & 3 Practice Video
2. Virabhadrasana 1 2 & 3 modified : practice videos
3. Warrior 3 with Anouschka and Christiane (Live session)
4. Deep Yogic Breath - lying down
1. Garudasana: practice Video
2. Garudasana: lying down
1. A & P The respiratory system presentation
1. Saturday session 1 - Yoga class - EBR 2
2. Saturday session 2: recap activations
3. Saturday session 3 - Review EBR 2
4. Saturday session 4 - Relaxation
5. Sunday session 1 pranayama review windmill viloma. pranayama, & Q & A
6. Sunday session 2 - Art of Relaxation
7. Sunday session 3 - Philosophy - Nachketa
8. Sunday session 4 - Assignment Lesson planning 1 (part 1)
9. Sunday session 5 - Assignment Lesson planning 1 (Part 2)
1. Personal practice sheet 5
2. Course Manual 5
1. Energy Block release Sequence 2 with explanation and demonstration live session
2. EBR 2 - complete practice video
3. EBR 2 part 1 live session
4. EBR 2 Flowing
5. Meditation: Watching the breath
1. Gomukasana practice video
2. Gomukasana: live session
3. Pranayama: Viloma Breath Live session
4. Natarajasana Live Session
5. Natarajasana - (Lord of the dance) Practice video
1. Ustrasana The camel pose : live session
2. Ustrasana - (Camel) Practice video
3. The circulatory system (video)
4. The art of relaxation: live session
1. Saturday session 1 - Yoga class - Surya Namaskara
2. Saturday session 2 - Feedback from sun sequence /How to make your practice work
3. Saturday session 3 - Pranayama, Ajna centering, Chakra Rainbow Kriya
4. Saturday session 4 - Feedback after postures
5. Saturday session 5 - Deep Relaxation
6. Sunday session 1 - Postures - Gomukhasana, Ustrasana, Nataraja & Relaxation
7. Sunday session 2 - Feedback from morning postures/how to prepare to become a Yoga teacher
8. Sunday session 3- concluding session with Nanna
1. Personal practice sheet 6
2. Course Manual 6
1. Ardha Matsyendrasaana: Sitting spinal twist:
2. Activations the spiral, the weaving cat & the sitting spinal twist
3. Uttita Trikonasana: Extended lateral triangle
4. Parivritta Trikonasana: Rotated triangle
5. Parivritta trikonasana in flow
6. Parivritta trikonasana (Rotated triangle)
1. Chandra Namaskara
1. Eka pada raja kapotasana 1 - (Mast)
1. Saturday session 1 - Sun sequence
2. Saturday Session 2 - review of transitions in sun seq
3. Saturday Session 3 - moving out of relaxation
4. Saturday Session 4 - review of triangles
5. Sunday Session 1 - chandra Namaskara
6. Sunday Session 2 - Teaching sequences
7. Sunday Session 3 -teaching cat and dog
1. Course Manual 7
2. Personal practice sheet 7
1. Eka pada raja kapotasana 2 - (Parrot 2)
2. Nadi Shodan pranayama
1. EBR 3
1. Parsvottanasana - (Charity posture)
2. Salabhasana - (Locust)
1. Viparita Karani - (supported inverted posture)
2. The Maltese Cross
1. Saturday session 1: ebr 3 & viparita karani
2. Saturday session 2; small group work moon sequence - explanation - reflections on working with kosha language
3. Saturday session 3: small group activity EBR 2 - & Feedback
4. Saturday session 4: Teaching and Learning (apologies video feed not recorded)
5. Neuroendocrine system presentation slides
1. Personal practice sheet 8
2. Course Manual 8
1. Bhima - (Utthita parsvakonasana )
2. The Four Directions Live session
1. Tratak 1
2. Sarvangasana (Shoulder stand)
1. Saturday 5th April 2025 - Signature Activations - Review
2. Saturday 5th April 2025 - Feedback from postures
3. Saturday 5th April 2025 - Students Teaching Postures
4. Saturday 5th April 2025 - Gita - Chapter 2
5. Sunday 6th April 2025 - Dru Power Sequence
6. Sunday 6th April 2025 - Review Dru Power - Points to look for when teaching
7. Sunday 6th April 2025 - Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 - Part 2
8. Sunday 6th April 2025 - Tratak Part 1
9. Sunday 6th April 2025 - Tratak Part 2
10. Sunday 6th April 2025 - Question & Answer Session
1. Waves of peace relaxation Live
2. Dru Power Sequence Live session
3. Sunday - lesson planning prep
1. Course Book 1
2. Course Book 2

About this course

Free
232 lessons
85 hours of video content

ZOOM LINK FOR LIVE WEEKENDS

Essential course Information

Assignments

weekend 1: Live sessions 20/21 April 2024.

Course Materials: Manual 1

Home practice sessions: 22nd April 2024

Home practice Sessions: 6th May 2024

Home practice Sessions: 20th May 2024

weekend 2. live sessions 1/2 June 2024

Course Materials: Manual 2

Home practice Sessions: 3rd June 2024

Home practice Sessions: 17th June 2024

Home practice Sessions: 24th June 2024

Home practice Sessions: 1st July 2024

weekend 3 Live sessions 13/14 July 2024

Course Materials:Manual 3

Home practice Sessions: 15th July 2024

Home practice Sessions: 22nd July 2024

Home practice Sessions:29th July 2024

Home practice Sessions: 5th August 2024

weekend 4 live sessions 7/8 September 2024

Course Materials: Manual 4

Home practice Sessions: 9th September 2024

Home practice Sessions: 16th September 2024

Home practice Sessions: 30th September 2024

Home practice Sessions: 7th October 2024

Weekend 5 Live sessions 12/13 October 2024

Course Materials: Manual 5

Home practice Sessions: 14th October 2024

Home practice Sessions 28th October 2024

Home practice Sessions: 11th November 2024

weekend 6 Live sessions 30 Nov / 1 dec 2024

Course Materials: Manual 6

Home practice Sessions: 2nd December 2024

Home practice Sessions: 9th December 2024

Home practice Sessions: 6th January 2025

Weekend 7 Live sessions 18/19 January 2025

Course Materials:Manual 7

Home practice Sessions: 20th January 2025

Home practice Sessions: 27th January 2025

Home practice Sessions: 10th February 2025

Home practice Sessions: 17th February 2025

weekend 8 live sessions 1/2 March 2025

Course Materials Manual 8

Home practice Sessions: 3rd March 2025

Home practice Sessions: 17th March 2025

weekend 9 Live Sessions 5th/6th April 2025

Home practice Sessions: 7th April 2025

Course Manuals 1 - 8

About this course