A break down of your yoga learning journey:

Our entire team believe that a healthy balance of traditional and modern yoga will give you a firm footing when setting up classes in the community, clubs, corporate, schools and leisure centres. With this in mind we dedicate equal time in looking at the philosophy of yoga, its roots, its evolution into todays lifestyle and into integration with health related fitness.

We can never take for granted where yoga originates from, nor can we ignore the needs of our target audience in today’

Traditional Yoga Study

Your full teacher training manual and suggested texts will allow you to indulge the diverse and exciting world of traditional yoga. We fully prepare you to understand and teach the 8 limbs of yoga, historical Sanskrit terminology with history of yoga asana through to implementing stability (sthira) and ease (sukha) in the complete unification of breath (pranayama), focus (drishti) and movement (asana) to create beautiful flowing sequences (vinyasa). We have different tutors providing different experiences in breathing, meditation, bandhas, mudras ( please see full course content below).

This forms the core of your study and will be at the forefront throughout. You will leave the diploma qualification as a fully qualified yoga teacher.

Yoga teacher training level 4 practical Zoom days:

• Day 1  –  Overview of course and learning materials. Modern Yoga and asana practice. teaching skills, language and communication.
• Day 2 –  Workbook overview. We are custodians of yoga, no one owns it, but what is its rich and varied history and background? an historical perspective of yoga, and asana analysis: We explore the background and history of yoga, key perspectives, practices and texts, and notable exponents.We analyse asana in terms of their possible benefits, their planes of movement, the joints and muscles involved, and how to regress, progress, and adapt the asana, along with the use of teaching aids
• Day 3 – Breathing Bandhas, Mudras, Meditation: We consider the role of breath practice in yoga and experience different breathing techniques. The use of locks, seals and gestures is put into perspective and we explore different methods of meditation and mindfulness.
• Day 4–  Class planning and practical application of yoga. Student teaching practice.

Your Yoga teacher training level 4 diploma consists of 5 units:

1. Teaching Yoga as a Profession
2. Planning and Delivering Yoga Classes
3. Understanding and applying the Philosophy of Yoga
4. Teaching Asana to meet the Needs of Mixed Ability Students
5. Finding the Breath Classes

Your anatomy and physiology  units:

1. Level 2 A&P is essential in order to understand the basics of how the body works

To prepare you for the practical role of Yoga Instructor, you will learn:

• The skills necessary for teaching Yoga
• The role of a Yoga Instructor
• The benefits of Yoga

To educate you in the history of Yoga, you will learn:

• The origins of Yoga
• The relevance of ancient Yoga texts
• Understanding the 8 limbs of Yoga
• Understanding the 4 pathways of Yoga
• Understanding the key concepts of Yoga including Kriyas, Mudras, Bandhas

Planning a series of Yoga sessions

• Understanding breathing, relaxation & meditation techniques
• Understanding how to plan a Yoga session
• Use of teaching aids in Yoga
• Progressing your Yoga classes
• Setting up a Yoga class

 Health & Safety for Yoga

• Understanding the requirements of special populations
• Understanding the importance of screening clients
• Understanding the health & safety aspects of teaching a Yoga class 

Teaching a Yoga Session

• Practically including all of the above into a class presentation
• Learning, understanding & presenting Yoga postures 

Personal Yoga Development & Practice

Yoga from a  Fitness perspective

• Learn how to prescribe postures to a live audience with typical posture and practice traits
• Learn how to use a language that people understand and respond to
• Learn how to talk from an informed perspective rather than quoting form received Yoga teaching
• Learning to understand and progress the posture for each individual
• Learn how to create Yoga flow

Free class pass:

You will be given a free class pass to take part in all classes at the GXT Online Studio for the first 3 months of your course. This will help you to experience exactly how the course information translates into practical teaching. We provide many different styles of class and approach each subject with sound teaching skills.

We have a 100% pass rate

This is such a straight forward method of assessment. You are assessed academically and practically. The process is set by OFQUAL which should give you absolute confidence that the result will be a robust qualification that holds its head up high in the education system and the industry.

You are assessed on 5 individual units. These can be completed individually and sent to your personal assessor for marking as you progress.

You are marked on the completion of your workbook, teaching plans, and practical assessment.

UNIT 1  Teaching Yoga as a Profession= Worksheet

UNIT 2  Planning and Delivering Yoga Classes = Worksheet

UNIT 3 Understanding and applying the Philosophy of Yoga = worksheet

UNIT 4 Teaching Asana to meet the Needs of Mixed Ability Students = Live Zoom assessment

UNIT 5  Finding the Breath Classes = worksheet

Formative observations (completed on live Zoom training), Summative observation is a live Zoom assessment, Self evaluation, Personal development plan, Personal practice and reflection diary

We accept approved prior learning (APL) from students who have previously completed relevant parts of the course.

Students receive a home study pack designed to encourage research into the key areas of teaching Yoga. During completion of this study we ask you to develop an idea of the kind of yoga instructor that you would like to be. Once you are confident in the areas that you would like to focus, we then offer you further study, specific to your needs

The GXT USP:

• You can join at any time –simply start your course and attend the live days as they come up
• Your yoga course begins on the day you sign up
• Online mentor to guide you through the entire course = 24 hour access
• You can repeat days as necessary to build your confidence and skills
• Communicate with your tutor and Jayne Nicholls at any time throughout your study
• Interest free part payments

Free class pass:

You will be given a free class pass to take part in all classes at the GXT Online Studio for the first month of your course. This will help you to experience exactly how the course information translates into practical teaching. We provide many different styles of class and approach each subject with sound teaching skills.

Useful Links:

• There are lots of videos to see on the GXT Facebook page where we post daily updates & information
• You are invited to join the Yoga Teacher training With GXT facebook group where you can communicate with past and present learners and the GXT team.
• See videos on the Group X Training  YouTube channel

Your Tutors & Experts:

Jayne Nicholls

Jayne is owner/director of GXT, creator of the Freestyle Yoga brands and a somewhat reluctant Yogi. She has taught group exercise for over 25 years with 17 dedicated to Yoga.

Every day it pulls me in a little deeper! I will always retain my love of moving to music and this is my key teaching style which is why I often smile to myself as I OM. I love mixing what I know about the human body with traditional aspects of yoga. It is this modern approach that makes our YTT both unique and successful.

Di Leek

Di is truly 1 in 1 million. Her dedication to the learning process on our yoga diploma is so welcomed by our students. She is both lead tutor and assessor, you will see her on our online guidance and she is on hand to help you throughout. Di does not post bios, she is not on social media, she is Di who walks her own path in her own way and GXT are privileged to have her on our team.

Peter Webber

Peter teaches Yin Yoga, he has found his place in the yoga teaching community with this intelligent and peaceful method. He is a lifelong teacher and all round wonderful human being. He completes our teaching family as our roots go back into the fitness community and have settle din yoga teacher training.

We are all here:

Behind the scenes, while you are working away in the comfort of your own home, we are (relaxing & doing yoga) here to chat  or email when you are feeling excited, troubled, exasperated, elated – any one of the whole gamut of emotions that we experience when learning to teach the very thing that we love to practice.

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