Two hour excellently guided and thorough romp through the key concepts and events in yoga history! Comes with visually compelling presentation. Tried and tested in the classroom! Perfect for a 200-hour, 300-hour or continuing education.

What’s Included

• Google Slides presentation (Powerpoint)
• Trainer notes to guide you every step of the way
• Curriculum specially designed to make anatomy relevant for yogis
• Fun and interactive discussions and activities to drive learning home
• Student handouts in Google Docs (downloadable as PDF or Word)

What You Need

• Computer
• Projector
• Internet connection (if you’re using Google Slides)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, your students will be able to:

• Estimate the age of the yoga tradition
• List and describe the defining characteristics and contributions of the six eras of yoga history
  • Indus Valley Civilization and the Vedic Age
  • Age of Upanishads, Age of Epic Stories
  • Age of Viewpoints (Patanjali and “classical” yoga)
  • Tantrik Age
  • Age of Hatha Yoga
  • Age of Modern Yoga
• Define “veda,”  “upanishad,” “dharma,” “guna,” “sutra” and “hatha”
• Describe the difference between a dual and non-dual philosophy
• Describe the significance of the Bhagavad Gita
• Describe how “tantra” redefined classical yoga
• Describe Krishnamacharya and list his four influential students