Curriculum

Upaya School of Yoga Arts curriculum includes, but is not limited to:

  • Lineage
  • Shad Dharsan
  • Shat Karma Kriyas
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Asana labs
  • Patanjali’s 8 limb pathway
    • Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Dharana, Dhyana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Samadhi (Plus abhyasa and vairagya)
  • Raja Yoga
  • The business of yoga
  • The ethics of yoga
  • The use of voice
  • Chakras
  • Granthis
  • Kleshas
  • Being a being of service
  • Meditation
  • Assisting
  • Adjusting
  • Vinyasa Krama
  • Advanced inversions
  • Arm balances
  • Alignment principles
  • Service learning
  • Bhagavad Gita
  • Sanskrit
  • Adaptive yoga principles
  • Teaching children’s yoga
  • Current experts
  • Shastra