Integral Yoga Academy of Australasia (IYAA)

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The Integral Yoga Academy of Australasia Program meets the International Educational Standards of International Yoga Federation at the 200 hour and 500 hundred hour levels.

Courses: 1 & 2

Course 1: Diploma of Integral Yoga
Basic Yoga Sadhana Training 6-9 months, 6 modules, 200 hour level.
Registration fee $54 plus Course full fee $1200 or Payment option of $230 per month (plus $54 reg. fee)

This course is based on the Yoga Sutras presented by Sri Patanjali Maharishi and provides practical guidance on the application of the sutras in everyday living. It is a Practitioner’s Course which primarily aims at providing basic knowledge and experience needed to improve the quality of one’s life. The course consists of six modules to be completed within six to nine months to provide a greater understanding and experience of the first four limbs of Astanga Yoga, known as Bahiranga Yoga.

Each module is accompanied by a questionnaire sheet and study manuals. Questionnaires are designed to allow students to test their knowledge and stimulate dialogue between student and the tutor / mentor to promote independent thinking.

Course 2: Diploma of Integral Yoga Teaching
Full Integral Yoga (Teaching) Course
14 -18 months, 14 modules, 500 hour level.
Registration fee $108, plus Course full fee of $2100 or payment option of $390 bi-monthly (plus $108 reg. fee)

This combined course is not merely a means of providing information about Yoga to enrollees who would like to obtain a diploma once they have completed the accompanying questionnaires. The chief objective is to offer guidelines towards the actual experience of Yoga, an experience that not only enhances the quality of life of the practitioner but also those with whom he/she comes into contact. If the Diploma is the only objective then the Yoga experience may be completely missed.

This full course consists of fourteen assignments providing a deeper experience and understanding of the Eight Limbs of Astanga Yoga which consist of the four outer practices and the four inner practices known as Antaranga Yoga. Each assignment is scheduled to take 4 to 6 weeks to accomplish. The total correspondence course takes approximately 14 to 18 months with a maximum time of two years as the final closure time for each student. The extra time allows for any unforeseen situations that may arise that need immediate attention. The course is subject to regular revision so two years is the maximum allowable time for any one student.

The objective is not to 'clone' students into fixed so-called 'correct' ideas but to assist the student in becoming an integrated individual Yogic cell.

The full training programme integrates the inner practices of Integral Yoga and provides further extensions of the outer practices, introduced in the Basic Course One Sâdhana training schedules. These full Sâdhana schedules give very comprehensive training in working with the major psychic centres in the psychophysical systems on a therapeutic as well as a psychic basis. It gives special emphasis to the use of very powerful meditation techniques to heal the body and the mind. Completion of the conditions associated with the training programme carries the Full Sâdhana Integral Yoga Teachers’ Diploma plus the Basic Sâdhaka’s Certificate, plus the Chakra Sâdhana Certificate of Completion.