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HomeCertification CoursesInternational Yoga InstructorInternational Yoga Instructor Course – Foundation

International Yoga Instructor Course – Foundation

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Duration: 150 hours
IYIC Foundation

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The International Yoga Instructor Course (IYIC) 150 hours is specifically designed based on a few decades of indepth study into the science and art of teaching yoga. Empower yourself with our exclusive and unique approach to teaching yoga. Get the techniques correct and deliver them with utmost confidence, care and professionalism.

Requirement

A nose to breathe, body to relax and mind to be connected.

Benefits

  • Deeper knowledge of yoga & learn all aspects of the practices.
  • Experience hands-on approach (up to 450 hours of practical sessions).
  • Become aware of the inner structure of your body – use asanas to prevent diseases.
  • Develop new skill for extra income or career backup.
  • Understand the fusion of corporate business practice & yoga ethics.
  • Receive personal coaching for precision & accuracy in practice.

Who should attend this course?

  • This course is intended for anyone interested in learning to master his or her own body.
  • This course is aimed at beginners, so no previous experience with yoga is necessary.
  • After completing 150 hours of foundation course, you are eligible to continue with 150 hours of IYIC intermediate.

Date and Venue

  • Intensive (5 consecutive days) 8am-2pm
  • Semi-intensive (5 sessions once a week) 8am-2pm
  • Part Time (10 sessions - 3 hours, once a week)

Intensive (5 consecutive days) 8am-2pm

Semi-intensive (5 sessions once a week) 8am-2pm

Part Time (10 sessions - 3 hours, once a week)

After successful completion of the course, participants shall receive an International Yoga Instructor Course (IYIC) Certificate and the IYIC transcript. This course is approved by the Ministry of Education.

CURRICULUM

Introduction to Yoga

Introduction to Yoga Philosophy
lecture
Course participants learn about true definition of Yoga, the streams of yoga and eight limbs of yoga (Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi).
Teaching Methodologies
Here we will talk about basic premises and rules of yoga practises. Participants have more understanding on instructor’s code of conduct and general class stucture.
Asanas / Postures
practice

Base Sitting Asanas

Practise of awareness at the beginning of the class session.

Pawanmuktasana (Anti-Rheumatism)

Group of exercise which promote circulation of prana (life force) through all the nadis which can be performed by everyone, whether they are beginners or advanced practitioner.

Surya Namaskar

12 asanas being practiced in sequence form a dynamic exercise of loosening up, stretching, massaging and toning all the joints, muscles and internal organs of the body.

Assignment
activity
Task
Every course participant will be given an assignment for subject or topic being discussed in class.

Shatkarma, Yoga Asanas and Pranayama

Shatkarma
activity
The yogic text Hatha Yoga Pradipika mentions the importance of keeping one’s body clean. The text gives six practices for cleansing the body and to prepare the body and mind for higher practices of Yoga. These are called Shatkarmas. Here, we discuss two of the six cleansing techniques.
Asanas / Postures
practice
Course participants are exposed to yoga asanas with variations and modification to enhance teaching techniques.
Hatha Yoga Series
video
Preview
3:11

Shavasana, Yoga Asanas and Pranayama

Shavasana
practice
Shavasana is the most natural way of re-energising the body and mind. It is primary vehicle of the energisation process. Participants learn to instruct transition gracefully from movement to stillness in class. This practice is an absolutely must to be incorporated as part of our yoga asana practice. Classical asana yoga prescribe doing Shavasana at short intervals in between yoga poses (for short relaxation) and at the end of the session (for total relaxation).
Asanas / Postures
practice
Course participants are exposed to yoga asanas with variations and modification to enhance teaching techniques. Small groups are formed among participants to enhance the experiential learning.
Balancing Asana for Strong Knees
video
Preview
0:22

Introduction of Pranayama
practice

Pranayama Technique

Regular practice of pranayama detoxifies all the systems in our body. Here, we discuss and practise two pranayama techniques which are essential for beginners.

Assignment
activity
Task
Every course participant will be given an assignment for preparing awareness scripts for real yoga class.

Yoga Asanas and Mudra

Introduction to Mudra
practice
Mudras can be described as psychic, emotional, devotional and aesthetic gestures and attitude. Here we will discuss on four mudras. Yogis have experiences mudras as attitudes of energy flow, intended to link individual pranic force with universal or cosmic force.
Asanas / Postures
practice
Course participants are exposed to yoga asanas with variations and modification to enhance teaching techniques. Small groups are formed among participants to enhance the experiential learning.

Practicum and Evaluation

Class Observations and Practicum

Course participants are required to do class observations and practicum to graduate from the course.

Assignments
Task

Course participants will be guided through their assignments preparation and presentations throughout the course.

Notes

Every course participant is required to attend yoga classes as part of their learning syllabus.

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TESTIMONIALS

International Yoga Instructor Course (IYIC) is very practical and has made me more aware of many aspects of my mind and body. We were encouraged to practice cleansing, asanas and breathing and now it has become part of my daily routine with amazing results. I am gravitating naturally to healthier lifestyle options and am motivated to impart and share the knowledge gained with others.

Priya Tee

Yoga is very popular and common in Australia with many different teaching styles in the market. It is very encouraging that after attending a class, many students have asked me about my teaching style and where I received my training. They are pleasantly surprised to find out that I was trained in Malaysia and not in India.

Australia is also very stringent about having local qualifications and certifications. I have taught at 6 different community centres, a physiotherapy clinic, a secondary school, the Taekwando squad for Victoria, private classes at Isika Spa at Crown Metropole Hotel, Lululemon Stores and workplace yoga at various corporations including the Institute of Neuroscience at Melbourne University as well as my own private and group classes. I have never encountered any issue with my IYIC qualification. I have now been happily teaching and practising yoga in Melbourne for the past 4 years.

I am eternally grounded with gratitude for all the training I have received from Master Mani and the trainers of IYIC. Every time I return to Malaysia, I look forward to attending as many classes as I can with Master Mani- for inspiration, guidance and to evolve my teaching skills.

Nalini Singam (Australia)

I started to learn yoga when I was 13 and it was my mom who encouraged me to join the Super Yoga Kids program. Initially, I joined because of my mother but as the months went by, I began to enjoy seeing my own progress with the asanas (yoga postures). Besides having a better knowledge of my strength and flexibility, I have also become calmer through yoga.

After graduating from Super Yoga Kids, I continued my yoga training with Master Mani and learned Kriya Yoga, which to me are mental practices that highly benefit disciplined individuals. I have also since completed the IYIC Level 1. The good news is I’ll be teaching yoga next semester. Our yoga style is so much different than the Health Center Coordinator wants me to teach the yoga classes. Those in the camps are more like fitness classes. Thank you, mom, for sending me to yoga classes. This job can really beef up my resume and help me make some friends as well.

Nigel, Now Attending Drake University At Des Moines, USA

The IYIC has taught me that yoga is a mind-body science. It has helped me manage my emotions, deepen my self-understanding, enhance my leadership skills and guided me to a more disciplined lifestyle. It has also given me a skin that is glowing and radiant! Teaching full time and running a yoga centre is a very meaningful experience for me.

Neha Koh

Acquiring ancient wisdom through a master yoga teacher is the best investment in one’s life. It’s important for us to be prepared by understanding the true benefits of yoga as we do not know when we will need it. I have been teaching yoga classes for 2 years and it speaks volume When you are certified! And the learning doesn’t end here… I have now also completed my Yoga Therapist Certification at Yoga franchise.

Lim P-Tong

What I really liked about IYIC is that we were taught how to penetrate asana deeper,understanding how to go beyond our ” body memory” limitations and even touched on own personality development of sort. We learned to be non-judgmental and compassionate when teaching. At the completion of the course, we took home priceless knowledge and some wonderful friendship.

Ranjini Arumugam

After joining the weekly yoga foundation classes, I decided to go further with IYIC. I realise now how IYIC is much more than physical exercise. It is a deep and rich science that requires knowledge and patience.

Anabelle Presa

First met Master Mani when I invited him to conduct a charity event in SJKT Pulau Carey, back in April 2011. It was early in the morning and together with his group of volunteers, they braced it through with us to travel deep inside the estates to teach the kids yoga.

That was the first time I’ve ever met a yoga Master personally, and through yoga has never attracted me; I was awestruck looking at how Master managed to calm the kids for the first minute, cheer the kids in the second minute and ‘bend’ them in the third minute.

I didn’t meet him again until exactly a year later. I personally wanted to learn yoga, after struggling for a couple of months at home without a ‘guru’. I contacted the ever graceful Saandhi and showed interest to enroll in International Yoga Instructor Course. I could not afford the full fees because I was saving up money to go on a volunteering mission, but instead of waving me away, they embraced me with open arms.

I learned the way to integrate asanas with breathing, Pranayama, cleansing techniques, meditation, mudras, and most importantly, I discovered myself. When I came in I just wanted to learn asanas the right way, now I’ve naturally changed my characteristics and have developed deep affection towards Master and the way he teaches. It also helped me look at yoga, not as a physical exercise, but much deeper than that.

I’m a fun loving guy and grew up in a crime infested notorious area, where we do unwanted things to get the attention of the masses. Master knew perfectly how to handle people like me in a class and taught me the value of life, which for me was above the asanas we learned. It puzzles me though how could someone like him that people give so much attention to remain rooted to the ground with so much humility and humbleness.

In short, IYIC taught me the perfect techniques to teach, learn and embrace Yoga. This invaluable lessons and experience can never be explained through words, and I thank my destiny that it has allowed me to meet the people in MAYI Yoga Academy and Master Mani.

SK Durai

Learning the proper way of yoga practice in IYIC helped the healing of my knee, which was injured during gymnastics. My muscles have also been strengthened by the right techniques. I have started teaching children’s yoga classes after graduating from Super Yoga Kids Instructors Course.

It’s very different from teaching gymnastics as it has elements of fun while I help the children to concentrate while learning. Teaching them to understand how the yoga postures work and self-awareness makes it really interesting.

Daphne Chin

Signing up for IYIC was like a “retirement plan” for me and I didn’t plan on starting to teach even after I graduated as I was quite comfortable with my full-time job. But with encouragement from Master Mani and positive support from my classmates, I plucked up the courage to start teaching part-time, and have never looked back. Teaching a yoga class after a long hectic day at work brings personal balance. I consider it my overall self-development as there is continued learning for me as well, while I share with my yoga class students.

Alice Lee

Before joining IYIC, I had been attending yoga classes at a renowned fitness center for several years. I realise now that what we were taught was purely physical.

Completing the foundation level of IYIC has given me a totally new perspective of what yoga really is. It’s the first time I have experienced breath awareness and am becoming more sensitive to my own internal circulation and energy flow. It feels great!

Julie Hoh

I attended the 5 days intensive IYIC under the guidance of Master Manisekaran and discovered a whole new meaning to the word YOGA. On the 5th day, when we were evaluated on our abilities to convey the yoga teachings, I noted a new me emerging from within. A voice that reminded me of the importance of conveying the yogic teachings correctly and congruently, was so prominent in my head.

Many lives can be transformed and lived in the most natural and positive way if done correctly. Master Manisekaran has exhibited the compassion that seems to come from the depth of understanding that one should be allowed to celebrate one’s own unique ability, while subtly guiding to harness their positive energies towards their higher evolution and transmutation. I see MAYI Yoga Academy as an organization rising from the same depth that Master Manisekaran’s evolution has come about. Today, I have completed Self Mastery (Kriya Yoga) and Super Yoga Kids Instructors Course and have been conducting regular yoga sessions in schools (as a karma yoga project), sharing the holistic science of yoga with my corporate clients, friends, and family, amounting to more joy and satisfaction!

K. Saravana Sealan

The comprehensive teaching of IYIC has not only expanded my knowledge in yoga but also equipped me with the necessary technical and interpersonal skills in teaching it as well. I feel stronger physically, and more centered. The unique hands-on approach of IYIC has certainly boosted my self-confidence and my speaking skills. I feel so happy that now I can earn extra income by conducting yoga classes on a part-time basis, which is as good as the income in my full-time job!

Michelle Choong

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