1 2 3 4 Contents JOURNALING .............................................................................................. 13 WELCOME TO HOUSE OF OM ..................................................................... 16 HOUSE OF OM - Yoga School ...................................................................... 17 HOUSE OF OM - Founder Wissam Barakeh.................................................. 18 DEFINITION OF OM ..................................................................................... 20 DEFINITION OF YOGA .................................................................................. 22 HINDUISM (SANATHAN DHARMA) .............................................................. 24 HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF YOGA ................................................................... 25 Vedic and Pre-Classical Period ........................................................ 25 Classical Period .............................................................................. 26 Post-Classical Period ...................................................................... 27 Modern Period ............................................................................... 28 THE 4 TYPES OF YOGA ................................................................................. 30 Bhakti Yoga – Yoga of Devotion ...................................................... 30 Karma Yoga – Yoga of Selfless Service ............................................ 30 Jnana Yoga – Study of Philosophical works and the pursuit of knowledge ..................................................................................... 31 Raja Yoga – “The Royal Path” as laid out by Patanjali ...................... 31 Hatha ......................................................................................................... 32 Yoga Nidra .................................................................................................. 35 5 Three kinds of relaxation ................................................................ 37 Ashtanga-Vinyasa ....................................................................................... 39 Ujjayi (Victorious Breath) ............................................................... 39 Bandhas (Power Centers) ............................................................... 40 Drsti (Yogi gaze or point of focus) ................................................... 40 Broomadhya ......................................................................................... 41 Nabi Chakra .......................................................................................... 41 Hastagrai .............................................................................................. 41 Padhayoragrai ...................................................................................... 41 Parsva Drsti .......................................................................................... 41 Angusta Ma Dyai .................................................................................. 42 Urdhva Drsti ......................................................................................... 42 Vinyasa-Krama ............................................................................................ 42 Yin .............................................................................................................. 44 ASHTANGA YOGA: THE EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA............................................ 47 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 47 YAMAS ........................................................................................... 50 NIYAMAS........................................................................................ 50 ASANA ........................................................................................... 51 PRANAYAMA .................................................................................. 53 Puraka, Rechaka, and Kumbhaka .......................................................... 54 TYPES OF PRANAYAMA .................................................................. 56 6 Viloma Pranayama (Reverse Breath) ..................................................... 56 Nadi Shodhana (Psychic Network Purification)...................................... 57 Sheetali ................................................................................................ 58 Sheetkari .............................................................................................. 58 Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath)........................................ 58 Chandra Bheda Pranayama (Moon Piercing Breath).............................. 59 Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breath) ................................................. 60 Kapalbhati Pranayama (Frontal Brain Cleansing Breath)........................ 60 Surya Bheda Pranayama (Sun Piercing Breath) ..................................... 61 Pranayama - Benefits and Contradictions ....................................... 62 PRATYAHARA ................................................................................. 65 DHARANA AND DHYANA ................................................................ 67 Single Pointed Concentration Meditation ............................................. 67 Active Dynamic Meditations ................................................................. 68 Analytical meditations .......................................................................... 68 SAMADHI ....................................................................................... 69 TEACHING METHODOLOGY......................................................................... 70 AUTHENTICITY................................................................................ 71 Intention .............................................................................................. 73 Set Up Cues: “Teaching From The Ground Up” ..................................... 74 Breathing Cues ..................................................................................... 75 Energy Cues .......................................................................................... 77 7 Feeling Cues : “The Importance of Gratitude” ....................................... 78 Additional Teaching Tools ..................................................................... 80 PREPARATION ................................................................................ 81 TOOLS OF TEACHING .................................................................................. 83 INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................... 83 DEMONSTRATION .......................................................................... 85 OBSERVATION ................................................................................ 86 ADJUSTMENTS ............................................................................... 88 QUALITIES OF A YOGA TEACHER ..................................................... 89 SEQUENCING .............................................................................................. 90 PARTS OF A YOGA CLASS ................................................................ 90 SEQUENCING THEORIES ................................................................. 92 YOGA POSE FAMILIES ........................................................................... 92 FAVORABLE EFFECTS OF PROPER SEQUENCING .................................... 93 EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT SEQUENCES ........................................... 94 ASHTANGA VINYASA............................................................................. 94 VINYASA FLOW ..................................................................................... 98 DYNAMIC VINYASA YOGA STYLE (breath focus)..................................... 98 ALIGNMENT BASED HATHA YOGA STYLE (alignment focus) ................... 99 MODERN HATHA YOGA .................................................................. 99 YIN YOGA ..................................................................................... 101 YOGA ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY .......................................................... 104 8 Skeletal system ............................................................................ 104 Muscular system .......................................................................... 105 Nervous system............................................................................ 105 Endocrine system ......................................................................... 106 Cardiovascular system .................................................................. 107 Lymphatic system ........................................................................ 107 Respiratory system ....................................................................... 108 Digestive system .......................................................................... 108 Integumentary system ................................................................. 109 Urinary system ............................................................................. 109 Reproductive system .................................................................... 110 THE SPINE ................................................................................................. 112 ALIGNMENT & ANATOMY ......................................................................... 115 FEET ............................................................................................. 115 THIGHS,