What’s Included

• The Yoga Sutra (lectures and discussions): 8.75 classroom hours
• The Bhagavad Gita (lectures and discussions): 6 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: 1.25 hours
• Ethics: 6.25 hours
• Total Time: 22.25 hours

Includes:

• Students handouts
• Engaging activities, discussions and explorations to make anatomy easy-to-understand and relevant to the yoga practice
• Links to additional resources
• Editable and customizable

*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.

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 Bhagavad Gita

Learning Objectives

By the end of these lessons, your students will be able to (see individual lesson 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
• Clearly use yoga philosophy to create a meaningful and relevant class theme

Lesson Plans

• What is Yoga, Part 1 and 2 (75 min)
• History of Yoga (2 hours)
• Patanjali’s The Yoga Sutra (8.75 hours)
• The Bhagavad Gita (6 hours)
• Ayurveda (1 hour)
• Ethics 1, 2, 3 & 4 (6.25 hours)