Module 03: The Body (cadaver lab anatomy module)
course overview
Deciding on a yoga teacher training is a big commitment - and it is important that you choose a program that feels like a good fit. Below is a little bit more information about us. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you have about our offerings!
Curriculum
Our 200-hour yoga teacher training curriculum is broken up into two parts — an online module and an in-person module. Our online component includes lecture-style content that you’ll want to revisit again and again after you start teaching, and you’ll have lifetime access to this material to return to. This module is all about foundations: learning about the practices, anatomy, yoga history basics + practice hours at your own pace inside the Kula. Our in-person module is all about practice, teaching methodology and practice teaching. We’ll deep-dive into cueing, creating sequences, building classes, practice teaching to each other, hands-on anatomy labs mapping out the human body + so much more. Our curriculum is Yoga Alliance certified.
style
Our trainings are in the style of Vinyasa Yoga, which will remain our primary focus throughout training. Our Vinyasa practices are flowy, creatively sequenced, playful + strong. We incorporate options to explore arm balances and inversions (though they're always optional).
While our trainings primarily focus on Vinyasa Flow, we also incorporate bits of mobility, slow-flow, and yin + restorative elements for you to integrate into your teaching and practice if you choose to. We'll explore both the physicality of the practice through studying anatomy, as well as more energetic explorations like holding the space + reading the room.
hybrid learning
Our trainings are a hybrid online + in-person split. Our online material is hosted inside of an online platform which you can access from desktop or an App on your phone, and will connect you to our community of other trainees and facilitators. The online content is a mixture of lecture material, reading and videos which we expect you'll want to re-visit over time. It is completely self-paced. Our in-person modules are packed full with practice time, Q+As, hands-on material and labs and more.
our teachers
Nicole Wild is our main facilitator, and she has been teaching yoga since 2015. She has extensively studied with various teachers across schools of yoga including Embodied Flow, Awakening Yoga Academy and more. She has studied anatomy in cadaver labs, meditation with Buddhist teachers, breathwork, somatic movement therapy, Thai massage + more. Alongside Nicole, some of our trainings include bits of material from guest teachers who offer expertise in their specific industries.
If you haven't yet practiced with Nicole, take a few of her classes on YouTube or inside The Kula to get a feel for her teaching style!
course overview
Join Madhav Gramke + The Institute for Anatomical Research, as well as Nicole Wild of The Collective School of Yoga for this deep-dive into human anatomy (and truly so much more). We will work in the lab with human cadavers doing dissection work to learn about the human form through actual human forms. We'll look closely at the skeletal system, muscular system, respiratory system with focus on studying how we breathe, and so much more. It is an absolute gift + honor to work with the human body in this way. We know that this work has potential to be intimidating, and a lot of questions come along with it. We will send you prep-information prior to arriving to set you up for the greatest success in the training - and know that we're in it together and here to support each other in the lab. You are not required to have previous lab experience in order to join in! Our days will be mostly spent in the lab guided by Madhav, but we'll have blocks of time spent in a nearby yoga studio where we'll practice + integrate what we're exploring in the lab, as well as facilitate discussion around our findings. We are more than grateful and thrilled to partner with the Institute for Anatomical Research and Madhav Gramke for this unrepeatable + unmatched week together learning about the body. Reach out if we can answer any questions for you prior to registration - and be on the lookout for an online-alternative if this training won't work for you!
What We'll Cover
All of our trainings are Yoga Alliance Certified, and contain educational content across 4 training categories of: Techniques Training + Practice, Yoga Humanities, Anatomy + Physiology, and Professional Essentials.
Training +
Practice
• Asana Practice
• Meditation Practice
• Breathwork Practice
• Posture Labs + Breakdowns including
Alignment, Modifications and Contraindications for each major yoga pose
ESSENTIALS
• Teaching Methodology: sequencing, cueing, pacing
• Holding the energetics of the space + reading the room
Practice teaching + giving/receiving feedback
• Finding your voice as a teacher
• Intro to Hands-on Adjustments
• Intro to the 3 I’s: facilitating in ways that are intelligent, intentional + intuitive
• General professionalism + biz basics: liability, yoga alliance, etc.
•Intro to marketing yourself + finding yoga teaching jobs
PHYSIOLOGY
• Hands-on + Experiential Anatomy Labs
• Cadaver Lab video material
• Systems of the body: muscular, skeletal, respiratory + nervous system
• Anatomical Terms relevant to a movement practice
HUMANITIES
• Overview of noteworthy historical texts such as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali + The Bhagavad Gita
• Intro to Sanskrit Studies + learning the Asana names in Sanskrit
• Key Dates + Overview of Yoga’s History
• Self-reflection + Study: Bringing the practice off of your mat + into your life
• Yoga Philosophy: living the limbs + integrating the Yamas + Niyamas
• Yoga Ethics
TRAINING TOOLS
Along with our course curriculum, you'll receive a copy of our Yoga Teacher Training manual written by Nicole + our flashcard Asana Deck as training materials included in your course fees.
Asana Deck
A deck of cards for learning the names of 90 yoga postures, or Asanas, in both Sanskrit + English. This deck was designed and made to be an educational resource for those interested in learning more about yoga, but beautiful enough to have as a coffee table deck or on a bookshelf alongside your favorite tarot deck or book stack. We can't wait to see how you utilize our Asana Deck!
Training Manual
You'll receive a copy of our training manual and workbook for the in-person portion of our yoga teacher training.
