Yoga Studies

Study sessions are conducted each year on a variety of topics and are available to people at appropriate entry levels, depending upon experience in this lineage. Some workshops are introductory and therefore open to all, others require previous study. Students or teachers wishing to gain more knowledge and deepen their understanding of yoga are encouraged to inquire about the subject outline for each season. Class sizes are dictated by the amount of interest and the size of the venue.

Workshops covered in 2005:

• Classification of Asana
• Construction of a yoga class
• Pranayama
• Yoga and the Mind
• Meditative Practice
• Chanting of the Yoga Sutras
• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – thematic presentations

2006:
Calming the Mind: Meditative Practices ( march)
Empowering the Core – Healing from within,  Kausthub Desikachar ( May )
KHYF - Integration Course for Yoga Therapy (December)

2007:
Course planning for Asana ( April )
Course planning for Pranayama ( May )
Course planning for Meditation ( June )
Workshop - Yoga for the Agitated Mind (August)

2008:
Adapting and modifying in a group class Feb 23 & 24 - 2 x 6 hrs
Common Injuries/Ailments and how Yoga can assist March 15 & 16 - 2 x 6 hrs
Yoga Sutras: “Focus on Transformation & the Multiple Tools of Yoga Apr 12 &13 - 2 x 6 hrs
"Course planning: Asana" with Dr. N Chandrasekharan, a KYM senior teacher May 15 - 18.
Conducted over three and a half days. Click here for more

Teacher Training

Agama Yoga Centre offers a teacher training course affiliated with KHYF. It will be conducted in Melbourne, Australia. Barbara Brian, Director of Agama Yoga Centre, is a student of TKV Desikachar who is the son of T.Krishnamacharya and a founder of KHYF.
Upon successful completion of this course participants will be eligible to become a KHYF Certified Yoga Teacher. They will be certified to teach group classes and general (non-therapeutic) individual classes. This course offers thorough training in Yoga for personal practice and for general health, as well as an introduction to healing and spirituality.
Specifically, the 500-hour training curriculum includes:
• yoga practice, both in group & individual
• history of yoga
• yoga philosophy
• asana theory
• pranayama
• meditation
• an introduction to yoga & healing
• teaching methodology

Click here to download the prospectus for the teacher training course.
Click here to download the teacher training application form.