About The Course

We will give you a comprehensive toolbox of up to date understanding of movement. You will receive your Yoga Alliance qualification and start teaching yoga.

We have endorsements and support from Jenni Rawlings, Cecily Milne and Justin Wolfer, all of whom are pivotal in the evolution of how modern yoga is being taught and perceived.

We will travel from the roots of yoga, through relevant and up to date anatomy and movement. You will learn from senior teachers (us!) who are both FRC mobility specialist and have a combined 18 years teaching experience.

Featuring guest lecturers, including Osteopath and Vice Principal of the Victor Foundation Yoga Centre, Stephen Buss. Stephen works as a clinic tutor at the Osteopathy Clinic Health and Well-being Academy and lectures in Osteopathy at Swansea University, Wales.

Using our years of knowledge to bring you an innovative and dogma free learning system.

Our aim is to make you the best teachers out there. This course will set you up to teach safe, relevant classes as you will truly understand movement and the human body, unbound by arbitrary alignment rules

Our contact time together will ensure you have everything you need, but we expect you to do your homework to ensure you have a broad understanding of the system of yoga and its place in the world of today.

You will also have a Facebook group where you can ask questions and interact with us and each other over the course. We will mentor you and give help and support in any way we can. We are a sangha and are there to support each other over the course and beyond.

What You Will Learn

• Asana and their benefits: traditional alignment versus modern science. Components of poses, teaching techniques, cuing, modifications, use of props, contra indications, Sanskrit names, and safe adjustments.

• Lesson planning, class setting, delivering a class, oration, teaching all types of bodies safely.

• Teaching methods: how to demonstrate visually, mirroring, internal and external cueing. Teaching 1-1, Trauma informed yoga and partner work.

• Anatomy and Physiology - body Systems, including musculo-skeletal

• Body reading techniques.

• Regional Anatomy through the lens of movement

• Breathwork & Pranayama, understanding good breathing and teaching yogic breathing techniques.

• The Subtle body: Chakras, koshas, mudra and bandha, karma, Ayurveda, meditation and yoga nidra.

• Yogic philosophy and history of yoga, ancient texts and relation to modern living.

• Business skills: managing your own business, being self employed, advertising and promotion, social media skills and marketing.

  
  
  
  
  

Course Objectives

Trainee teachers will gain an understanding of the history and philosophy of yoga and how it relates to them.

Will know the Sanskrit names of postures and their meaning.

Will be able to identify if students have the prerequisites required for certain asanas and how to help them build strength, mobility and stability in these areas in order to make their practice more individual and functional.

Will be able to cue a wide variety of students safely, verbally and non verbally in a clear, concise and inclusive manor.

Will be able to lead and deliver a class with confidence and integrity.

Seamlessly blend traditional yoga with modern movement knowledge to create an intelligent and inclusive class.

Will have a basic understanding of business and marketing skills and how to implement them for a successful yoga business.

New 2025 Dates:

January 4 & 5

February 1 & 2

March 1 & 2

April 1 & 2

May 3 & 4

June 7 & 8

July 5 & 6

August - BREAK

September 6 & 7

October 4 & 5

November 1 & 2

December 6 & 7

2024 Dates:

January 6th & 7th

February 3rd & 4th

March 2nd & 3rd

April 6th & 7th

May 4th & 5th

June 1st & 2nd

July 6th & 7th

August - BREAK

September 7th & 8th

October 5th & 6th

November 2nd & 3rd

December 7th & 8th

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