Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Our 200hr Yoga Teacher Training

    • Welcome Video

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    • Download the Oranj Yoga Teacher Training Manual (pdf)

    • Introduction to Laura Martini

    • Introduction to Naomi Keane

    • Introduction to Keith Lanouette

  • 2

    Time to Practice! - Happy Medium Yoga Class with Naomi Keane

    • 40 Minute Happy Medium Yoga Class with Naomi Keane

  • 3

    Anatomy 101

    • The Importance of Understanding Anatomy

    • Introduction to the Skeletal System

    • Introduction to the Muscular System

    • Fundamentals of the Nervous System

    • Endocrine System Overview

    • Introduction to the Cardiovascular System

    • How Exercise Affects the Body

  • 4

    Floor Postures

    • Introduction to Posture Breakdowns

    • Floor Postures - Easy Pose

    • Floor Postures - Easy Pose

    • Floor Postures - Child's Pose

    • Floor Postures - Child's Pose

    • Floor Postures - Corpse Pose

    • Floor Postures - Corpse Pose

    • Floor Postures - Thunderbolt Pose Variation I

    • Floor Postures - Thunderbolt Pose Variation II

    • Floor Postures - Thunderbolt Pose Variation III

    • Floor Postures - Thunderbolt Pose - All Variations

    • Floor Postures - Downward Facing Dog

    • Floor Postures - Downward Facing Dog

    • Floor Postures - Box on the Wall

    • Floor Postures - Box on the Wall

    • Floor Postures - Cobra Pose

    • Floor Postures - Cobra Pose

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    • Floor Postures - Upward Facing Dog

    • Floor Postures - Upward Facing Dog

    • Floor Postures - Four Limbed Staff Pose

    • Floor Postures - Four Limbed Staff Pose

    • Floor Postures - Head to Knee Forward Bend Pose

    • Floor Postures - Head to Knee Forward Bend Pose

    • Floor Postures - Butterfly Pose

    • Floor Postures - Butterfly Pose

    • Floor Postures - Boat Pose

    • Floor Postures - Boat Pose

    • Floor Postures - Big Toe Pose

    • Floor Postures - Big Toe Pose

    • Floor Postures - Low Lunge Pose

    • Floor Postures - Low Lunge Pose

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    • Floor Postures - Cow Face Pose

    • Floor Postures - Cow Face Pose

    • Floor Postures - Reclined Cow Face Pose

    • Floor Postures - Reclined Cow Face Pose

    • Floor Postures - Firelog Pose

    • Floor Postures - Firelog Pose

    • Floor Postures - Half Lord of the Fishes Variation I

    • Floor Postures - Half Lord of the Fishes Variation II

    • Floor Postures - Half Lord of the Fishes Variation III

    • Floor Postures - Half Lord of the Fishes Pose (Counter Twist)

    • Floor Postures - Half Lord of the Fishes - All Variations

    • Floor Postures - Restorative Bound Angle

    • Floor Postures - Restorative Bound Angle

    • Floor Postures - Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose Variations I and II

    • Floor Postures - Revolved Head-to-Knee Seated Pose with Strap

    • Floor Postures - Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose - All Variations

    • Floor Postures - Seated Forward Bend

    • Floor Postures - Seated Forward Bend with Strap

    • Floor Postures - Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend

    • Floor Postures - Seated Forward Bend

    • Floor Postures – Fish Pose Variation I

    • Floor Postures – Fish Pose Variation II

    • Floor Postures – Fish Pose Variation III

    • Floor Postures – Fish Pose - All Variations

    • Floor Postures - Camel Pose

    • Floor Postures - Camel Pose

    • Floor Postures - Frog Pose

    • Floor Postures - Frog Pose

    • Floor Postures - Happy Baby Pose

    • Floor Postures - Happy Baby Pose

    • Floor Postures - Intense Side Stretch Pose

    • Floor Postures - Intense Side Stretch Pose

    • Floor Postures - Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Plank Pose Variation I

    • Floor Postures - Plank Pose Variation II

    • Floor Postures - Plank Pose - All Variations

    • Floor Postures - Knee to Elbow Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Knee to Elbow Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Twisted Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Twisted Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Side Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Side Plank Pose

    • Floor Postures - Sleeping Pigeon Pose

    • Floor Postures - Sleeping Pigeon Pose

    • Floor Postures - Reclined Pigeon

    • Floor Postures - Reclined Pigeon

    • Floor Postures - Lizard Pose

    • Floor Postures - Lizard Pose

    • Floor Postures - Reclined Hand to Big Toe Pose with Strap

    • Floor Postures - Reclined Hand to Big Toe Pose with Strap

    • Floor Postures - Supine Spinal Twist Pose

    • Floor Postures - Supine Spinal Twist Pose

    • Floor Postures - Wind-relieving Pose

    • Floor Postures - Wind-relieving Pose

    • Floor Postures - Mermaid Pose

    • Floor Postures - Mermaid Pose

    • Floor Postures - Forward Splits Pose

    • Floor Postures - Forward Splits Pose

    • Set Up to Win Review - Floor Postures

  • 5

    Practice Time! - Easy Yoga with Laura Martini

    • Easy Yoga with Laura Martini

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    Standing Postures

    • Standing Postures - Feet Arches

    • Standing Postures - Feet Arches

    • Standing Postures - Mountain Pose

    • Standing Postures - Mountain Pose

    • Standing Postures - Halfway Lift Pose

    • Standing Postures - Halfway Lift Pose

    • Standing Postures - Chair Pose

    • Standing Postures - Chair Pose

    • Standing Postures - Standing Pigeon

    • Standing Postures - Standing Pigeon

    • Standing Postures - Eagle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Eagle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Extended Side Angle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Extended Side Angle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Bird of Paradise

    • Standing Postures - Bird of Paradise

    • Standing Postures - Dancer Pose

    • Standing Postures - Dancer Pose

    • Standing Postures - Extended Standing Knee to Hand

    • Standing Postures - Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose

    • Standing Postures - Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose

    • Standing Postures - High Lunge Pose

    • Standing Postures - High Lunge Pose

    • Standing Postures - Lunge Prayer Twist

    • Standing Postures - Lunge Prayer Twist

    • Standing Postures - Triangle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Triangle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Warrior I Pose

    • Standing Postures - Warrior I Pose

    • Standing Postures - Warrior II Pose

    • Standing Postures - Warrior II Pose

    • Standing Postures - Warrior III Pose

    • Standing Postures - Warrior III Pose

    • Standing Postures - Revolved Triangle Pose

    • Standing Postures - Revolved Triangle

    • Set Up to Win Review - Standing Postures

  • 7

    Practice Time! - Happy Medium Flow Yoga (Hips Focus) Class with Keith Lanouette

    • Happy Medium Flow Yoga (Hips Focus) with Keith Lanouette

  • 8

    Common Adjustments

    • Intro to Common Adjustments

    • Common Adjustments - Downward Facing Dog

    • Common Adjustments - Upward Facing Dog

    • Common Adjustments - Revolved Triangle Pose

    • Common Adjustments - Warrior I & II

    • Common Adjustments - Bridge pose

    • Common Adjustments - Corpse Pose

  • 9

    Common Misalignments

    • Intro to Common Misalignments

    • Common Misalignments

    • Misalignment and Contraindication Pose Breakdown

    • Set up to Win Review: Misalignments

  • 10

    Sun Salutations

    • Intro to Sun Salutations A & B

    • Sun Salutations A

    • Sun Salutations A Video Breakdown

    • Sun Salutations B

    • Sun Salutations B Video Breakdown

    • Set up to Win Review: Sun Salutations A and B

  • 11

    Time to Practice! - Power Yoga / Vinyasa Yoga Class with Laura Martini

    • Power Yoga / Vinyasa Yoga Class with Laura Martini

  • 12

    Yoga Descriptions and Commonly Used Terms

    • Intro to Commonly Used Terms & Styles of Yoga

    • Commonly Used Terms

    • Styles of Yoga

    • Set Up to Win Review: Commonly Used Terms and Styles of Yoga

  • 13

    Historic Yoga Gurus

    • Intro to Yoga Gurus

    • Krishnamacharya

    • K. Pattabhi Jois

    • B.K.S Iyengar

  • 14

    Time to Practice! - Yin Yang Yoga Class with Laura Martini

    • Yin Yang Yoga Class with Laura Martini

  • 15

    The Eight Limbs

    • Introduction to Eight Limbs

    • Eight Limbs

    • I. Yamas – Universal Morality

    • II. Niyamas - Personal Observances

    • III. Asanas - Body Postures

    • IV. Pranayama - Breath Control

    • V. Pratyahara - Control of the Senses

    • VI. Dharana - Concentration and Cultivating Inner Perceptual awareness

    • VII. Dhyana - Devotion, Meditation on the Divine

    • VIII. Samadhi - Union with the Divine

    • Yamas and Niyamas Quick Reference

    • Mantras PDF

    • Set Up to Win Review: The Eight Limbs

  • 16

    Time to Practice! - Happy Medium Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class with Laura Martini

    • Happy Medium Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class with Laura Martini

  • 17

    Mudras

  • 18

    Sanskrit

    • Introduction to Sanskrit

    • Pronouncing Sanskrit

    • Set Up to Win Review: Sanskrit

  • 19

    Time to Practice! - Power Yoga Class with Laura Martini

    • Power Flow Yoga Class with Laura Martini

  • 20

    The Chakra System

    • Intro to the Chakra System

    • The Chakra System

    • Muladhara

    • Svadhisthana

    • Manipura

    • Anahata

    • Vishuddha

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    • Ajna

    • Sahasrara

    • The Chakra System Chart

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    Pranayama

    • Intro to Pranayama Breathing

    • Pranayama Breathing

    • Nadis

    • Ujjayi

    • Nadi Shodhana

    • Viloma

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    • Surya Bhedana

    • Chandra Bhedana

    • Breath of Joy

    • Lion's Breath

  • 22

    Time to Practice! - Restorative Yoga Class with Naomi Keane

    • Restorative Yoga Class with Naomi Keane

  • 23

    Inversions & Arm Balances

    • Introduction to Inversions and Arm Balances

    • Warmup Poses for Inversions & Arm Balances

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Crow Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Crow Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Dolphin Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Dolphin Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Flying Pigeon Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Flying Pigeon Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Flying Splits Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Flying Splits Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Forearm Stand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Forearm Stand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Grass Hopper Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Grass Hopper Pose

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    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Handstand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Handstand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - One Leg Upward Bow Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - One Leg Upward Bow Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Peacock Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Peacock Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Plow Pose Variation I

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Plow Pose Variation II

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Plow Pose All Variations

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Shoulder Stand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Shoulder Stand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Scorpion Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Scorpion Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Standing Forward Bend

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Standing Forward Bend

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Supported Bridge Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Supported Bridge Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Supported Headstand

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Supported Headstand Variation I

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Supported Headstand Variation II

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Supported Headstand All Variations

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Wide-legged Forward Bend Variation I

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Wide-legged Forward Bend Variation II

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Wide-legged Forward Bend Variation III

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Wide-legged Forward Bend Variation IV

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Wide-legged Forward Bend - All Variations

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Tripod Headstand Pose

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Tripod Headstand Pose Variation I

    • Inversions & Arm Balances - Tripod Headstand Pose All Variations

  • 24

    Time to Practice! - Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Naomi Keane

    • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class with Naomi Keane

  • 25

    Yoga and Pregnancy

    • Introduction to Yoga & Pregnancy

    • Reading from the Manual

    • Prenatal Poses - Childs Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Childs Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Downward Dog

    • Prenatal Poses - Downward Dog

    • Prenatal Poses - Head to Knee Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Head to Knee Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Mountain Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Mountain Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Modified Plank

    • Prenatal Poses - Modified Plank

    • Prenatal Poses - Low Lunge

    • Prenatal Poses - Low Lunge

    • Prenatal Poses - Seated Side Bend

    • Prenatal Poses - Seated Side Bend

    • Prenatal Poses - Warrior 2

    • Prenatal Poses - Warrior 2

    • Prenatal Poses - Reverse Warrior

    • Prenatal Poses - Reverse Warrior

    • Prenatal Poses - Modified Camel

    • Prenatal Poses - Modified Camel

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    • Prenatal Poses - Reclined Goddess

    • Prenatal Poses - Reclined Goddess

    • Prenatal Poses - Legs Up the Wall Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Legs Up the Wall Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Supported Savasana / Corpse Pose

    • Prenatal Poses - Supported Savasana / Corpse Pose

  • 26

    Time to Practice! - Prenatal Gentle Restorative Yoga with Laura Martini

    • Prenatal Gentle Restorative Yoga with Laura Martini

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    Stories of Yoga Gods and Poses

    • Intro to Stories of Yoga Gods & Poses

    • The Birth of Ganesh

    • Ganesh and the Moon

    • Warrior Poses

    • Hanumanasana Pose

    • Fish Pose

    • Brahma – Creator

    • Vishnu – Sustainer

    • Shiva – Transformer

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    Bandhas

    • Introduction to Bandhas

    • Bandhas

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    • Mula Bandha – Root Lock

    • Uddiyana Bandha – Flying Upward Lock

    • Jalandhara Bandha – Net Holding Lock

    • Jiva Bandha – Soul Lock

  • 29

    Meditation

    • Introduction to Meditation

    • Meditation Session: Yoga Nidra

    • Meditation

    • Meditation Tips for Beginners

    • Focused Attention

    • Mindfulness

    • Yoga Nidras

  • 30

    Time to Practice! - Yin Yoga with Laura Martini

    • Yin Yoga with Laura Martini

  • 31

    Structuring a Yoga Class

    • Introduction to Structuring a Yoga Class

    • Sequencing & Creating a Theme

  • 32

    Winning Formula for Yoga Instructors

    • Intro to Winning Formula for Yoga Instructors

    • Tips for Being an Effective Yoga Instructor

    • The Business of Yoga

    • How to Become a Waitlisted Instructor

    • Winning Formula for Yoga Interviews

  • 33

    Closing Remarks

    • Congratulations!

  • 34

    Closing Survey

    • Closing Survey

  • 35

    Additional Material

    • 10 Foundational Yoga Sutras

    • Suggested Readings

    • Sample Classes