115: Introduction To The Subtle Body

Yoga practitioners have long recognized that there is more to us than meets the eye! We are more than physical, material bodies. Over the ages, several models have evolved to describe different aspects of the human experience. In this course, we will look at three different models of the subtle body that describe its architecture and we will look at Ayurveda, a holistic sister science to yoga that offers another framework for our experience.

Note for CE Credits: If you are a current teacher taking this course for Yoga Alliance CE credits, you may submit for 2 hours of credit in Techniques, Training and Practice and 1 hour of credit in Yoga Humanities via the Yoga Alliance website.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define prana and describe the subtle body in your own words.

  • Describe the koshas, the nadis and chakra system.

  • how to support your students with descriptive language.

Course Curriculum

115: Introduction To The Subtle Body

    1. START HERE

    2. HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE

    3. SYLLABUS

    4. ABOUT YOUR FACULTY

    5. COURSE MATERIALS

    6. Q&A

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON ONE

    2. JOURNAL REFLECTION #1

    3. WHAT IS THE SUBTLE BODY

    4. WHAT IS A MODEL?

    5. LESSON SUMMARY

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON TWO

    2. ANNAMAYA KOSHA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #2

    3. ANNAMAYA KOSHA MINI PRACTICE AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #3

    4. PRANAMAYA KOSHA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #4

    5. PRANAMAYA KOSHA REFLECTION, PRACTICE, AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #5

    6. MANOMAYA KOSHA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #6

    7. MANOMAYA KOSHA REVIEW AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #7

    8. VIJNANAMAYA KOSHA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #8

    9. VIJNANAMAYA KOSHA SELF CARE REVIEW

    10. ANANDAMAYA KOSHA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #9

    11. ANANDAMAYA KOSHA REFLECTION AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #10

    12. QUIZ: LESSON TWO

    13. LESSON SUMMARY

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON THREE

    2. NADIS AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #11

    3. NADI SHODHANA PRANAYAMA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #12

    4. CHAKRAS

    5. QUIZ: LESSON THREE

    6. LESSON SUMMARY

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON FOUR

    2. PRANA VAYU

    3. APANA VAYU

    4. SAMANA VAYU

    5. VYANA VAYU

    6. UDANA VAYU

    7. QUIZ: LESSON FOUR

    8. LESSON SUMMARY

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON FIVE

    2. PRAKRUTI AND VIKRUTI AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #13

    3. THE DOSHAS AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #14

    4. VATA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #15

    5. PRACTICE FOR EXCESSIVE VATA (REVIEW) AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #16

    6. PITTA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #17

    7. PRACTICE FOR EXCESSIVE PITTA (REVIEW) AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #18

    8. KAPHA AND JOURNAL REFLECTION #19

    9. PRACTICE FOR EXCESSIVE KAPHA (REVIEW)

    10. WHAT'S MY DOSHA? JOURNAL REFLECTION #20 and #21

    11. DOSHAS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    12. QUIZ: LESSON FIVE

    13. LESSON SUMMARY

About this course

  • $45.00
  • 54 lessons

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Meet Your Instructor

E-RYT 500, LMT, MFA, MS Rachel Scott

Teacher trainer, author and ERYT 500 instructor, Rachel has spent thousands of hours leading YTTs, mentoring teachers and helping students uncover and express their voice, passion and potential by building the pragmatic skills that they need to share their own teaching voice with confidence.

To build this robust and transformational YTT, she combined her extensive academic training as an educator (M.Sci Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, BA Columbia University, Phi Beta Kappa) with her cumulative experience as a trainer, teacher, and mentor.

An anatomy nerd, Rachel is also a licensed massage therapist and has spent hundreds of hours in the cadaver lab. Her books include, "Yoga for Mind, Body & Spirit," "Living Yoga," and "Head Over Heels: A Yogis' Guide to Dating." Connect with her on Instagram and YouTube @rachelscottyoga.