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Yoga asanas are a foundational practice that traditionally prepares the physical body for meditative and devotional practices. Today, asanas are practiced for overall health, well-being, and physical culture. The asanas and asana sequences in Yoga Sangraha positively affect the signaling of the nervous system. They are chosen from the larger Hatha Yoga traditions and do not represent any one particular lineage of asanas from India. The postures are largely accessible and are focused on developing awareness within physical postures. The practices that you will learn in Level 1 are beginner practices, suitable for general classes and one-on-one teaching. You will receive teaching scripts in the teaching manual to help get you started as a teacher.Â
Tutors
Eddie Stern
Robert Moses
Harshvardhan Jhaveri
YSTT 2025 Schedule
For dates and times throughout 2025 please see the calendarHERE.
YSTT 2025 Class Days and Times
March 1 to April 26, 2025 (No class March 29).
Saturdays: 9:30 – 11:30 am EST: Theory Talks and Practical Classes.
Mondays: A Class Video will be released to practice with during the week.
Thursdays: 6:00 – 7:15 am EST: Yoga Sangraha and Practice Teaching.
You will learn
Level One Yoga Sangraha Asanas
Absolute Beginner Practices
Yoga Practices for Back Pain
Yoga Practices to Strengthen the Body
Sun Salutations and Variations of the Sun Salutations
Teaching Methodologies
No-adjustment Styles of Teaching
Basic level of anatomy and physiology necessary for asanas
Introduction to Yoga Darshana (Yoga Sutras of Patanjali)
Philosophy of Asanas in Yoga Traditions
The various asana traditions of India have been articulated in multiple ways over the past two thousand years. Asanas are an integral part of a larger spiritual quest in Indic literature and have always been used to firmly fix one’s body and mind in the direction of self-realization. However, the conceptions of realization differ from tradition to tradition. An overview of the different traditions will give you an enhanced understanding of how and why we do asanas and will complement the experiential component of the Level 1 practices.
