Yoga teacher training level 5 practical days:

• Day 1 – 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 2 – Historical perspectives 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 – The planning and practice of yoga: We examine planning skills, and how to put the plans into practice. We look at the components of yoga classes, and we practice teaching yoga.
• Day 4 – Freestyle Fitness Yoga: We construct an entire class understanding the power of effective language and teaching skills along with an in depth look at the fitness benefits of a yoga practice.
• Day 5 – Freestyle Fitness Yoga: Yoga masterclass and 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 additional modules include:

1. Hot yoga certification
2. Business mentoring
3. Myofascial yoga

Your anatomy and physiology  units:

1. Level 2
2. Level 3 (with hot yoga)

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, Bandha

Anatomy & Physiology for Yoga

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 Freestyle 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

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 = DVD practical submission & worksheet

UNIT 5  Finding the Breath Classes = worksheet

Formative observations (completed on live days training), Summative observation (DVD submission with 5 – 12 participants), 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

HOT YOGA  MODULE =  worksheet

BUSINESS MODULE = mentoring one to one with Jayne Nicholls.

Please remember these 3 important things:

1. You can start your course on any date. Simply diarise dates from the day you book on.
2. All dates roll over – we run 2 per venue each year.
3. You can diarise at any venue, create a timetable to suit your own time and repeat dates as many times as you need

Next live dates 2020:

Due to the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic, we have moved all yoga courses online for the convenience and safety of our learners. Even we are surprised at how efficient the online process is! Jayne has long believed in the value of online study and has invested in a robust learning platform that is packed with video, audio and text content. Assessments and training days are conducted via zoom and we encourage everyone to work closely with their tutors who are constantly available for workshops, chats and questions. If you have any questions, please contact Jayne and she will be happy to help you.

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