Yoga Mittra Virtual School

Syllabus and Reading Guide for Weekend 1

And Now, Yoga: Setting Your Intention

Yama and Niyama Journal Prompts

What are Your Personal Values? Aligning with Yama and Niyama

Oscillating Awareness with Yoga/ The Koshas and our Practice

The Vinyasa of Dedication & Discipline

Why We Asana?

How to use Asana Sheets/ Getting to know/ Cueing Poses

Connecting Vinyasa Tutorial

24min Vinyasa Variations with Suzy Nece

Surya Namaskar A Breakdown

Surya Namaskar A & B Photo Maps

Surya Namaskar B Breakdown

Basic Key Standing Asanas Reference Guide: Mountain Pose through Warrior 2 Family

Basic Key Asanas Reference Guide: Wide Stance through Inversions

Basic Key Asanas Reference Guide: Inversions through Grounded Postures

35min Simple Heart Opening Yoga Flow with Sequence Structure: Shelley Williams

Earth Element: Prithvi

Earth Element Practice with Shelley: 39min

Earth Element Written Sequence

Syllabus and Reading Guide for Weekend 2

Why the Limbs Support the Asana

Asana Limb Journal Prompt

3-31-23 Peak Pose Sequencing and Backbend Practice with Shelley

Chandra Namaskar Sample Flow (with special guest Kona-pie!)

Chandra Namaskar/ Moon Salutations

Surya Namaskar C Breakdown

Surya Namaskar C and Chandra Namaskar Photo Maps

HOA & Pose Breakdown: Backbends and Hip Openers: Shelley

Practice of Two's Yoga Class: A Simple structure for Sequencing

Royal Dancer Peak Pose Vinyasa Sequence

Eagle Pose/ Balancing Postures Vinyasa Sequence

Peak Pose Breakdown Worksheet

Opening Movement Meditation Video: The Pancha Vayus

Meditation with Victoria Green

28 min Meditation and Breath with Victoria Greene

25min Living Aloha Heart Opening Practice with Shelley Williams

7min Alternate Nostril Breathing Tutorial with Shelley Williams

Quick Reference Hands on Adjustments Notes

Downward Dog Hands-On Assist

Upward Dog and Downward Dog Variations of Hands-On Assists

Cobra and Locust Hands-on Assist

Seated Twist and Twisting Chair Hands-On Assist

Shoulder Stand Hands On Assist and Posture Deviation

50min Backbending & Balancing with Shelley Williams

60min Yin Yoga w/ 8 Limbs with Suzy Nece

Water Element: Jala

Water Element Sequence with Shelley: 29min

Water Element Written Sequence

Syllabus and Reading Guide for Weekend 3

Special Guest Julie Parrino- Dream weaving Business and Yoga 4-28-23

The Art and Heart of Arm Balancing with Suzy 4-29-30

Part 2- The Art and Heart of Arm Balancing with Suzy 4-29-23

The 5 Koshas

30min 3rd Chakra Simple Core Activation Vinyasa Flow with Shelley Williams

60min Advanced Vinyasa Flow with Justin Randolph

Fire Element: Agni

Fire Element Practice with Shelley: 30min

Fire Element Written Sequence

Syllabus and Reading Guide for Weekend 3

The Yogi's Palette: Sequencing with Depth

Air Element: Vayu

Air Element Practice with Shelley: 18min

Air Element Written Sequence

Syllabus and Study Guide for Weekend 5

Vishudda Chakra - Throat Center

Teaching The Most Important Thing - TRUTH

Mantras

Chakra Mantra

KIRTAN KRIYA

SA TA NA MA

RA MA DA SA

Lokah Samastah Suhkino Bhavantu & Om Mani Padme Hum

Monday Zoom Somatic Journal Prompts:

Vagus Nerve & Restorative Practice (PDF)

Friday Night Class & Lecture with Suzy June 2, 2023

Part 1 Saturday Lecture and Lab with Suzy June 3, 2023

Part 2 Saturday Lecture and Lab with Suzy June 3, 2023

Weekend 6 Syllabus and Study Guide

Creating Boundaries for Unlimited Success and Happiness with Chris Plourde

July 1 Saturday Group Practice with Shelley: Multi-peak Class with Hands-On Assists in the Flow

60min Multi-Peak Practice with Shelley: Pinca, Bird of Paradise, Viparita Dandasana

July 1 Afternoon Lecture with Shelley

Simple Daily Inversion Mini Sequence to Counter Stress

Sections of a Vinyasa Class

Opening Invocation

Warm Ups

Core Work Wild Card

Adjusting while in the Flow of Namaskars

Standing Sequences: Entry, Mandala, Exits

Peak Poses: Getting creative with how you serve them up!

Grounded Poses: An invitation to Lunar Arts

Wrist-free/ shoulder safe Connecting Vinyasa Variations with Suzy

Weekend 7 Syllabus and Study Guide

Principals of Katonah Yoga: 5min

3 Threads of Katonah Yoga with Nevine Michaan: 13min

Katonah Class Immersion with Justin

Chakra 1-4 Lecture, Breathwork, Kriya with Kate Duyn Aug 5

Chakra Balancing Practice with Suzy: 52min

Chakras 5-7 Lecture, Breathwork, and Kriya with Kate Duyn

Weekend 8 Syllabus and Study Guide

Saturday 9-9-23 Sequencing and Creative Namaskars: Clear and Minimal Cueing with Shelley

18min New Beginning Flow with 1/2 Mandala Namaskar with Shelley (sequencing and bhavana example)

24min Lunar Namaskar Grounding Flow with Shelley (sequencing and bhavana example)

25min Motivate Practice/ Easy arm balancing with Shelley (bhavana example)

Weekend 9 Syllabus and Study Guide

10-6-23 Teaching to the People in the Room: Practice Class with Suzy

10-6-23 Final Projects, Purpose with Julie Parrino

10-7-23 Intro to Ashtanga Workshop with Natale Ferreira

10-7-23 Working with Injuries, Healing, Somatic with Suzy Nece

Common Injuries and Ashtanga Yoga Link

90min Restorative Flow and Somatic Healing Practice with Suzy

60min Wall Vinyasa Practice with Suzy Nece

25min Lunar Flow with Simplified Namaskar for Grounding/ Healing with Shelley

3-6-23 Monday Zoom with Justin

3-13-23 Monday Zoom with Justin

3-20-23 Monday Zoom with Justin

3-27-23 Monday Zoom with Justin

4-3-23 Mythology/ Asana with Genevieve Pujalet

4-17-23 Ayurveda with Vaidya Jayagopal

4-27-23 Students' Anatomy Presentations & Practical Application in Asana

5-1-23 Great Guiding Principals for Teachers with Tom Lang

5-8-23 Final Project Touch Base with Suzy

5-15-23 Art of Teaching Privates with Shelley

5-22-23 Astrology and Yoga Lecture with Julie Rader

6-5-23 Lecture with Suzy

6-12-23 Lecture with Justin: Intro to Katonah and Imagination

6-26-23 Lecture with Justin: Namaskars

7-3-23 Sequencing Breakdown with Shelley

7-10-23 Sequencing Breakdown and Teaching Methodologies with Shelley

8-28-23 Chakras 5-7 Lecture, Breathwork, and Kriya with Kate Duyn

9-11-23 Final Project Shaping and Discussion with Shelley

10-2-23 The Business of Yoga with Mary Botosan

10-30-23 Your Authentic Teaching Voice with Suzy Nece

11-6-23 Teaching to the Room: What to do If?

11-13 Teaching to Harmonize with Fall Season with Shelley

11-28-23 Guest Speaker Bhavani Maki: author The Yogi's Roadmap

Wed Practice Teaching Lab: Suzy 3-22-23

Wed Practice Teaching Lab: Justin 3-29-23

Wed Practice Teaching Lab with Shelley 4-19-23

Wed Practice Teaching Lab: Justin 4-26-23

Designing your own practice class with Suzy: 5-10-23

Meditation with Victoria Green

New Moon Meditation 25min with Shelley

Breathwork Session with Lane Jaffe 4-29-23

Simple Ways to Introduce Ujjayi Breathing

Nadi Shodhana: Alternate Nostril Breathing

Prenatal Considerations for Mixed Level Classes

11/4 Yin, Restorative & Inversion with Shelley

Final Presentations with Yoga Mittras