Bones and Joints

Includes

• Engaging activities, discussions and explorations to make yoga philosophy easy-to-understand and relevant to the yoga practice
• Student handouts in Google Docs (downloadable as PDF or Word)
• Links to additional resources
• Editable and customizable
• Total Time: 25.25 hours

*Google Slides are an online version of Powerpoint that anyone can use (no software required). I love them. However, if you don’t have an internet connection, you can use the Powerpoint.

Lesson Plans

• The Yoga Sutra (lectures and discussions): 8.75 classroom hours
• The Bhagavad Gita (lectures and discussions): 7.5 classroom hours
• The History of Yoga (Power Point or Google Slides): 2 classroom hours
• Introduction to Ayurveda (Power Point or Google Slides): 1 classroom hour
• What is Yoga? An Inquiry in Two Parts: 1 hour
• Ethics for Yoga Teachers: 5 hours

What You Need

• For Power Point/ Google Slides presentations: computer, projector (and cables, screen), internet connection (for Google Slides)
• Copies of the philosophical texts: The Yoga Sutra and The Bhagavad Gita

Learning Objectives

By the end of these lessons, your students will be able to (see individual lessons for more in-depth course descriptions):

• Describe the key eras of Yoga History and the primary contributions of each
• Articulate the key philosophical ideas of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and apply them real life
• Articulate the key philosophical ideas of the Bhagavad Gita and apply them real life
• Describe the key principles of Ayurveda and determine your own dosha
• Apply yoga philosophy to the understanding of professional ethical behavior