Ashtanga Yoga
Practitioner level 3
By successfully completing this course, you could:
- Gain skills and knowledge to practice Ashtanga Yoga
- Be awarded the BSY Diploma
- Be entitled to use the letters BSYA (Ashtanga) after your name
- Receive the Level 3 NCFE externally validated National Award*
You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.
Ashtanga Yoga is a dynamic form of Hatha Yoga in which each posture is taught in a set sequence, each pose preparing you for the next one. What sets Ashtanga Yoga apart from other approaches to Yoga is the way that the physical work is joined together by means of Vinyasa – breathing and movement synchronisation. For each movement there is also a Drishti or gaze point, and internal muscles are engaged using Bandha. This combination of Vinyasa, Drishti and Bandha creates the foundations for a correct Ashtanga practice. This course concentrates on the Primary Series of the Ashtanga system to make the body healthy and strong.
Syllabus
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Lesson One
- History and Traditions
- The Eight Limbs
- Overview of Practice
- History and Traditions
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Lesson Two
- Foundations for Ashtanga Yoga Practice
- Breathing
- Bandhas
- Drishti
- The Five Elements
- Foundations for Ashtanga Yoga Practice
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Lesson Three
- Getting Started / Using Sanskrit in Ashtanga Yoga
- Practical Considerations
- Safety
- Comfort
- Food and Drink
- Limbering Up
- Limbering Up Sequence
- Using Sanskrit in Ashtanga Yoga
- The Opening Mantra
- Counting
- Asanas
- Getting Started / Using Sanskrit in Ashtanga Yoga
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Lesson Four
- Surya Namaskar and Vinyasa Counting
- Surya Namaskar A
- Modifications and Tips
- Vinyasa Counting
- Surya Namaskar A Vinyasa Counting
- Surya Namaskar B Vinyasa Counting
- Surya Namaskar and Vinyasa Counting
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Lesson Five
- Standing Postures
- Sequence
- Standing Postures
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Lesson Six
- Seated Postures
- Half Vinyasa
- Forward Bends
- Sequence
- Spinal Twists
- Advanced Postures
- Seated Postures
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Lesson Seven
- Ending the Practice
- Finishing Postures
- Relaxation
- The Closing Mantra
- Questions
- Ending the Practice
No practical training is required to complete this course.
There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:
- Pay with a deposit of £70 £50, followed by 11 monthly instalments of £25
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- Pay the total course fee in one sum of £345 £325 and also receive a special complimentary gift
To enrol by phone, please call our friendly course advisors on Freephone 0800 731 9271.
* Registering for an NCFE Award is optional for an additional fee. Details on request.
