Chrell Kemnitz: 200 Hour YTT

We all have different intensions motivating us to take a Teacher Training Program. Be it a drive to
understand yourself deeper, refining your praxis or tools to share your love for yoga, they all meet in
the intension of being fully present. Dedicating yourself to a teacher training program and breaking
of from your daily life and habits, will no doubt be a lighthouse of presence on your path in life, no
matter where it takes you.

The training will take you through the whole body thematically from the feet and up, with all of the
aspects of yoga reflected in it.

Asana Practice

Asanas are known as positions balanced by Sthira (steadiness) and Sukha (ease). We will explore wide
variety of asanas in depth, their anatomical and alignment principles, and the use of probs and
variations to meet individual limitations.

How we move and carry ourselves in life will be reflected in how we are met by life. Through this
teacher training program you will have 3 weeks of intensive asana practice with deep alignment
exploration. As you mindfully change your postural alignment through this asanas practice, you
cleanse your energetic flow, so that the mental and emotional patterns behind your habits can reveal
themselves. Classes will range from sweaty Vinyasa to soft Yin, but always with variations and
modifications to explore all levels.

Pranayama and Meditation

We will have daily progressive Pranayama practice and you will get a deep understanding of the
nature of breathing, the muscles involved in the shape change of breath, and how to promote
different energetic effects to praxis. We will explore the Nadis, Prana and Apana and how they can be
seen through anatomy and physiology.

In this program we will use Vipassana meditation as the core technique, to see reality as it is and to go
through life and death with a curious and clear awareness. Through the daily meditative practice, we
will explore the nature of the mind. You will learn tools on how to experience life as a passenger from
the backseat of your human vehicle and to share your unique experiences as a teacher.

Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics

There will be a strong focus on anatomy, alignment, and connective tissue, both in theory and
practice. Alignment is so much more than the lines of a posture. It is what makes gravity your lifelong
teacher, who always tells the truth, and is with you every moment in life.

We will look at anatomy and physiology, through the lenses of yoga, and go through the skeletal
system, major- and key muscles and joints, and how they all connect through the web of connective
tissue (Fascia), with the other major systems of the body.

We will travel through the areas of the body thematically, from feet and up, and build our
understanding from a solid base to refined interconnection. Classes will be followed by anatomical
examination both in theory and elaborating workshop practice. In this way all theory, will be
grounded in practical application of your practice and teaching.

History and Philosophy

During this training, we will create an overview of the history of yoga seen as a spiritual as well as a
physical practice, and the development to modern days yoga. We will study and discuss “the 8 Limbs
of Yoga” from the “Yoga Sutras” as a 8-fold path to attain Moksha (freedom) and the energetic
science of yoga. The word Yoga means “to unite”, and through this course we will seek to unite with
our True Self, as we cleanse the body and mind and bring the depth of yoga into the physical training.

Thai Yoga Massage

In this part of the course you will learn all the basic elements of massage technique, in an ancient
form which is like a Vinyasa for both you and the receiver. We review and work with techniques that
will enable you to perform a 1½ hour full body massage, which includes muscle massage, yoga
features, acupressure, joint manipulation, relaxation exercises and work with energy pathways. You
will be given tools to work with the body, both in a complete 90 minute body massage and also with
focusing on specific problems. As we are becoming yoga teachers, we will bring attention to how to
use these techniques when teaching yoga classes both for the corrections of students or as
therapeutic tools in one-to-one sessions.

Teaching Methodology

There will be many small group assignments where we can practice teaching in a safe environment
and step outside of our individual comfort zones. You will learn how to create intelligent sequencing
through various themes, focus and target groups.

You will learn to give safe and informative hands-on adjustments, to guide a student through tactile
cues. A good adjustment can sometimes inform more than a thousand words.

There will be regular “Sharing’s” both in smaller groups and with the whole group. Sharing is a
practice of expressing, and what’s alive & experienced in the moment… or reflections on different
questions in a given time with full attention by the group and listened to without comments. This
brings a depth to the connection of the group and a bridge between the meditative observations in
communication.