300-Hour Advanced Yoga Study 

The 300-hour Advanced Yoga Study continues from the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training to complete the 500-hour Yoga Alliance certification.  It takes place at the Yoga Loft in Albany, New York.  The 300-hour advanced yoga study is more demanding than the 200-hour Teacher Training:  you are expected to teach yoga on a regular basis and you have developed a home practice in asana, pranyama, and meditation.  It will lay the foundation for a lifetime of yoga that will allow you to authentically integrate the philosophy into your daily life.

During the course of the program we will explore integrated texts such as the Upanishads, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Light on Pranayama, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and more.  (Prior to the training  you will be expected  to have read the 1st and 2nd chapters of the Sutras)  The program will prepare you to teach with confidence and ease at an intermediate level.  You will gain the skills and tools to address people with more specific needs as they show up to your class.  You will receive ongoing support and guidance to help with your teaching, home practice, and the many changes that take place when one undergoes such a deep study such as this.

This training is recommended for teachers and advanced students who wish to:

  • Learn more advanced asana and techniques
  • Refine the art of sequencing and linking
  • Practice and gain skills to safely teach Pranayama
  • Take your understanding of yogic philosophy to a deeper level
  • Focus on Yoga Therapeutics—treatment strategies and therapeutic applications for a variety of needs and conditions
  • Safely and confidently address the needs of students of varying age, body type, and skill level
  • Gain a functional and experiential understanding of anatomic structures as they relate to Hatha Yoga

Program Requirements:

  • Attend all weekend intensives
  • Attend weekly classes at Karuna
  • Have a regular home practice in asana, pranayama, and meditation
  • Hand in monthly written homework on time
  • Have completed the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training successfully
  • Complete tuition payments according to schedule
  • Be passionate and dedicated to teaching and sharing this wonderful subject of yoga
  • Open your heart and mind
  • Be willing to address the changes that take place with compassion

Modules:
The 300-hour training structure is in the form of modules. There are six modules. They take place in five segments. Each segment has three weekend trainings. Anatomy takes place in each of the five segments—to make up the sixth module.  Click on the Module for a more in-depth summary.

  1. Philosophy
    Ego psychology, Intro to Buddhism and Buddhist Meditation, Yogic texts (Upanishads etc..)
  2. Pranayama
    Techniques and Facets of Pranayama –Learning to use prana skillfully which helps us evolve physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
  3. Therapeutics
    In-depth focus on specific areas of the physical, mental, and spiritual being.
  4. Sequencing & Linking
    Learn the art and science of sequencing and linking. Postures.
  5. Asana & Teaching
    Learn the art and science of the practice and of teaching Yoga
  6. Anatomy
    Synthesize the basics from the 200-hour teacher training & Advance your skills of looking at yoga through an anatomical lens.  (Joints, structure, internal awareness, common injuries)
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