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The IYT Home Study Program is a complete course in the history, philosophy, practice, and lifestyle of yoga. It is completed at the students' own pace and time, using the internet and this IYT website. The Home Study Program is composed of ten chapters, which are outlined below. Along with each chapter, you'll receive study questions and exercises which you'll complete and send directly to your mentor.
  
 
  Main Focus Areas of the Home Study Program:  
 
Chapter 1 - The History and Background of Yoga

spirituality

  

• What is yoga, a variety of perspectives
• History and evolution of spirituality
• The various forms of yoga and their  development within Indian history
• The development of Hatha Yoga
• Yoga and Health
• The development of yoga therapy
• Integrative Yoga Therapy as a vehicle for yoga and health

Chapter 2 - The Dimensions of the Human Being
wellness

  

• The five koshas as a model of yoga and health
• Wellness as the integration of all aspects of our being
• Facilitating global wellness within our yoga practice
• The role of body awareness in yoga practice
• Body awareness exercises for each of the five koshas
• Ten steps to freedom - The koshas as a guide to psycho-emotional freedom


Chapter 3 - Ayurveda and Yoga
Finding Balance

asana		 • Yoga and Ayurveda - Interrelated branches of the tree of Samkya
• Ayurveda as a philosophy of wholeness
• Ayurveda and asana practice - understanding the interplay of the five elements in the yoga poses
• Ayurveda and yoga therapy - Using the postures, pranayamas, and mudras to balance the doshas

Chapter 4 - Yoga Asana
Movement and Stillness

breath pranayama mudra		 • Pavana Muktasana - warming up all of the joints of the body
• Posture focus cards - Quick study guide to one hundred main asanas
• Asana focus - Fifteen asanas in-depth (10-12 pages) with instructions, benefits, and contraindications
• IYT Postures Sequences for level I, II and III classes
Chapter 5 - Pranayama, Mudra, and Bandha Awakening Energy
ayurveda and yoga therapy
 PRANA: The life force and the five pranavayus
• Benefits and contraindications of pranayama
• The major pranayamas, their effects on each of the koshas, and their uses in Ayurveda and yoga therapy
MUDRA: When, where, and how to practice
• Subtle energy explorations
• In-depth study of three mudra family groups with photos, instructions, benefits, and contraindications
BANDHA: What are bandhas?
• When to use and their general benefits
• Bandhas & muscle relaxation therapy
Chapter 6 - The Chakra System
relaxation concentration meditation • Overview of the chakra aystem, including a five page script ‘Healing through the Chakras’
• In-depth exploration of the first four chakras
• Summary charts for all seven chakras, including asana, pranayama, mantra, mudra, and correspondences to yoga psychology
Chapter 7- The Art of Teaching Yoga
yoga and health • Yoga as a vehicle for stress management
• Patanjali eight fold path as a guide to yoga teaching and practice
• IYT approach to yoga class design and teaching
• A whole personal approach to teaching - Incorporating the five koshas into yoga teaching
• The dimensions of yoga teaching including themes, sequencing, timing, pacing, and adjustments
Chapter 8 - Yoga Therapy - The Yoga of Healing
yoga therapy • What is yoga therapy?
• The tools of yoga therapy
• IYT approach to yoga therapy sessions
• Yoga therapy of specific conditions of the body including scripts for each session
Chapter 9 - Physiology of Yoga
A Guide to the Body
stress management • Anatomy and physiology from an experiential perspective
• The effects of stress on each system of the body
• How yoga brings balance to each system
of the body
• Mind-body understanding of specific health conditions
• Yoga practices for specific health conditions
Chapter 10 - Relaxation, Concentration and Meditation
meditation relaxation
• What is meditation?
• Meditation as the unfolding of each of the aspects of our being
• Types of meditation
• The uses of guided-imagery
• Yoga Nidra as a healing art - a ten step process for integrating healing and awakening the whole person
• The heart of yoga - The Yoga Sutras as a guide to spiritual development
 
 
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Frequently

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Who can take the Home Study Program?

The IYT Home Study Program is open to all individuals who wish to deepen their knowledge of and connection to yoga.

What do I receive with the IYT Home Study Program?

You download and print each of the ten chapters of the Home Study as PDF files from this web site. Each chapter contains study questions and exercises for you to complete and send to your mentor by email.

An experienced mentor will review your work and send you a written evaluation of each module by email.

You'll have access to the IYT Student Sections of this website, which has a wide range of resource materials such as ayurvedic questionnaires and holistic health surveys. You'll receive a username and password upon registration.

Your mentor will respond to questions by email as they arise during the course of your work.

What are the requirements of the IYT Home Study Program?

In order to receive your certificate of completion, you must complete all ten chapters of the program.

You'll be evaluated on your personal growth and depths of insight in yoga rather than on writing style and grammar.

What do I receive at the end of the course?

You'll receive a certificate of completion for a Home Study Course in Therapeutic Yoga. This course forms an excellent foundation for anyone wishing to take our Yoga Teacher or Yoga Therapist Certificate Programs. Also, approximately twenty hours of the Home Study can be credited towards the certificate programs.

What if English is not my native language?

Our materials are available only in English at this time. Although a good ability to read English is necessary for this program, the answers in the workbook can be completed in English, Spanish or Portuguese. We have mentors available in these three languages.

  

 
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Home Study Faculty

  
   

The Home Study Program is supervised by Joseph Le Page and a staff of experienced mentors who have themselves completed the workbook which you'll be using and have an in-depth understanding of the material contained in your five hundred page training manual.

 

  
Joseph Le Page
Joseph Le Page is the founder and director of Integrative Yoga Therapy and the primary teacher in all IYT training programs in all location. His approach to teaching has been influenced by Kripalu Yoga, Tibetan Buddhism as well as studies in India where he lived for two years. Joseph has traveled in more than a hundred countries studying ancient ways of wisdom and varied approaches to healing. During his master's degree work, he focused on experiential education and later saw that these principles of creative student centered learning could be applied to the teaching of Yoga. Joseph has also studied various indigenous healing methods in-depth including Hawaiian healing and body work. IYT is a vision that brings together Joseph's insights through world travel, his study of Yoga, experiences in healing arts and a vision of how to bring these together in a comprehensive and creative educational program.
 

"Joseph is simply a master. He has changed my life deeply and permanently, both on a personal and professional level. The depth and range of his knowledge and the wisdom which he integrates it into daily life and eternal human issues is something I've never before encountered."

Anita Burock, MD.,
Albany, New York
 
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