Certificate Courses
Australian Yoga Academy’s Certificate Courses have been developed for already qualified yoga teachers and serious yoga practitioners who are seeking to deepen both their personal practice and professional skills.
Continual professional development and training is essential for yoga teachers and these programs will not only enable you to better serve your current students, but more importantly will inspire your personal practice.
AYA’s Certificate Courses are an extensive exploration into the deeper practical applications and advanced practices of Yoga.
Each of the Certificate Courses is conducted by an expert in the field. There are 5 Certificate Courses and their teachers are:
Certificate in Vinyasa Teaching
with Jenni Juokslahti, AYA Senior Lecturer and Owner of Ihana Yoga
Certificate in Meditation Teacher Training
with Matthew Young, Director of Melbourne Meditation Centre
Certificate in Prenatal Teacher Training
with Melanie Mackintosh, AYA Senior Lecturer and YTT Coordinator
Certificate in Advanced Pranayama
With Dominique Santana Salerno, AYA Principal and Founder
Certificate in Ayurvedic Healing
With Dominique Santana Salerno or Melanie Mackintosh
Each Certificate Course is run only once a year and are conducted on Saturday afternoons from 1pm to 5pm at our Prahran Studio.
The Certificate Courses are not based on assignments and theory, but instead have an emphasis on the guided development of your own personal practice and practical demonstration of mastery of the subject matter.
If you do eventually complete all 5 separate certificates you will receive a AYA’s Masters of Yoga Degree.
Certificate Course Modules
Certificate in Vinyasa Teaching
- Module 1 Ashtanga Vinyasa – Primary Series Part 1
- Module 2 Ashtanga Vinyasa – Primary Series Part 2
- Module 3 General Vinyasa Sequences
- Module 4 Alignment and Adjustments Part 1
- Module 5 Alignment and Adjustments Part 2
Certificate in Meditation Teacher Training
- Module 1 Introduction to Teaching Meditation
- Module 2 Guiding Meditations Skillfully
- Module 3 Understanding Meditative Processes
- Module 4 Communicating With & Supporting Students Effectively
Certificate in Prenatal Teacher Training
- Module 1 Yoga for preconception and first trimester
- Module 2 Practices for pelvic floor, labour and birth
- Module 3 Managing lower back pain and other common concerns
- Module 4 Getting ready for birth and beyond -
Certificate in Advanced Pranayama
- Module 1 Postural Impediments to Breath: Modern Problems, Ancient Answers
- Module 2 Understanding the Anatomy and Physiology of Breath
- Module 3 Teaching and Practice of Preparatory Exercises and Techniques
- Module 4 Teaching and Practice of Pranayama Techniques
Certificate in Ayurvedic Healing
- The Elements of Ayurveda – Elements, Dravyas and Doshas
- Food as Medicine 1 – The 6 Tastes and Energetics of Food
- Food as Medicine 2 – Healing through Nutrition
- Applied Therapies and Remedies