Teacher Training Course
This 2 year course focuses on the skills required to teach Yoga in a safe and inspiring way. This is achieved through gaining deeper knowledge and practical experience in a safe and nurturing environment. With heightened self awareness, confidence will grow enabling knowledge to be intuitively shared.
On meeting the prerequisites, students can join the course which comprises 44 days of practice and study held over 20 weekends in Devon, three of which are long weekend residentials. Comprehensive course notes are provided.
The course is 280 taught hours over 20 monthly weekends, plus home study and practise. The prerequisites for joining the course are:
- 2 or more years of regular practise and class attendance and/or
- completion of the school's Foundation Course
Areas of study include
- Preliminary Exercises
- Asanas - Yoga Postures
- Kriyas: exercises to cleanse and purify the internal organs and to strengthen the immune system using breath and bandha only
- Pranayama: breathing exercises to retain and extend the flow of vital energy
- Relaxation Technques
- Meditations
- Mudras and Bandhas: psychological processes acting on the nervous and subtle energy systems
- Subtle Anatomy: Chakras, Koshas, Nadi's, theoretical and practical understanding
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Yoga Philosophy: Yoga Sutra, Samkhya, Vedanta, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita
- Mantra: chanting sound vibrations
- Dietary Guidelines: Ayurvedic and naturopathic approaches
- Teaching skills and practice
- Hands-on guidance
- Guidelines for setting up classes and courses
- Pathology of specific health conditions helped by Yoga
- Counselling skills
- Swara Yoga
- Introduction to Ayurveda
- Acu-Yoga: Yoga postures in relation to the acupuncture meridians of subtle energy
- Self-Massage Techniques and basic Shiatsu skills
Teacher Training Course Dates 2012 - 2013
YEAR ONE
2012
September 8 - 9, October 6 - 7, November 1 - 4 (3 day residential), December 1 - 2
2013
January 12 - 13, February 16 - 17, March 9 - 10, April 13 - 14, May 11 - 12, June 8 - 9, July 13 - 14
YEAR TWO
2013
August 31 - September 1, October 3 - 6 (3 day residential), November 2 - 3, December 7 - 8
2014
January 11 - 12, February 15 - 16, March 22 - 23, April 30 - May 4 (4 day residential), June 7 - 8
Fee: £3245 deposit £995 (tuition: £2,545 / residential: £70)
On successful completion of the two years, the Devon School of Yoga Teacher Training Diploma is awarded. The Diploma is recognised by the Independent Yoga Network and the Yoga Register. Professional insurance cover is available on merit, so students may begin limited teaching during the course.
Enrolment Form Teacher Training Course 2012 - 2014:
Teacher Training Course Syllabus and Standards 2012 - 2014:
