Teacher Training
A comprehensive (approx 240 hours, with 60 hours home study) transformational and fun-filled training programme covering all aspects of Yoga practice, theory and teaching, beginning January 10th 2015.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a solid grounding in traditional Yoga and yoga teaching for contemporary times. We emphasise an eclectic, non-dogmatic experiential approach, which includes assisting in classes, supervised teaching and personalised mentoring. Students are encouraged to explore their own creativity and evolve their own wonderfully individualistic teaching style.
Graduates of our training programme have gone on to share yoga with others in health care centres, universities, gyms, adult education centres, schools and care homes for the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as in private classes for groups and individuals.
The course consists of six main themes of study:
- asana
- pranayama
- meditation
- teaching
- philosophy
- anatomy and physiology
Our programme is open to all students who are sincere and passionate in their yoga practice and wish to become teachers of yoga: existing teachers of yoga, within varying styles and traditions, who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills; and students of yoga who, without necessarily wanting to become yoga teachers, wish for a greater experience and knowledge of yoga.
Course Commitments
Twelve months, one weekend a month (14 hours) plus 4 hours a month (on average) guided home study (reading and written assignments).
There will be 6 ongoing assessed teaching practice sessions taking place, where trainees will be offering assistance during bi-monthly yoga days, which are open to the general public.
There will also be one major teaching assessment towards the end of the course, the actual date of which may be specified by the student. An updated practice journal will also be required.
Each weekend will open and close with a sharing circle to summarise the main topics of the weekend and provide opportunities for the sharing of journal entries and student feedback.
