Training Courses at Brahmani Yoga
There are the following training options at the Drop-in Centre:
Ashtanga Vinyasa Teacher Training Intensive 2010
Next Course
- 24th October to 23rd December 2010
- Director
- Julie Martin (E-RYT 500)
- Other Main Teachers:
- Melanie Cooper E-RYT 500 (Technique and Methodology)
- Emil Wendel (Philosophy)
- Ken the Rolfer (Anatomy)
- Anna Smallwood (Practicum and Methodology)
This 9 week teacher training programme is designed to be an intensive training in the basics of teaching yoga with an emphasis on assisting/apprenticing a senior teacher after completion of the course. Our focus will be working with Ashtanga Vinyasa method, but there will also be a lot of involvement in the Vinyasa Flow, Hatha and Restorative classes. At Brahmani we believe that all forms of yoga are valid and while it is important to train in one structure in order to understand it and teach it well, it is also equally important to expose the body and mind to the other forms in order to have a more individual practice. This also enables you as a teacher to have background knowledge of different ways of working that may suit particular students outside the realm of Ashtanga Vinyasa.
This course has several unique aspects that you will not find in other programmes:
- Working with several highly experienced teachers.
- Small select group: No more than 12 participants on the course
- Practical work in a real class room environment with experienced teachers supervising. Not just working on other teacher trainees
- Emphasis on assisting / apprenticing so that you are prepared to work alongside someone once you have finished.
- Pre-homework assignments designed to prepare you for the programme ahead.
- One of the few 500 Hour Training Programmes registered with the Yoga Alliance. (complies with their new 2008 standards).
This course is 450 hours of intensive practice and teaching skills over 9 weeks. You will be working about 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Saturdays are ½ days and most Sundays are completely free. This course is a lot of hard work and designed to be that way in order to give you a taste of the efforts it takes to really teach and maintain your own practice. If you are looking for a "yoga holiday" this is not the course for you.
All the teachers at Brahmani Yoga are dedicated to teaching WELL and SAFELY and therefore do not believe you can do a month or so of training and be prepared to go out and teach WELL. Teaching is a vocation so we look at the level one course as your starting point. On this course we will establish the basics of teaching, communication, adjustments, sequencing, anatomy & physiology, yoga philosophy, pranayama & meditation and all aspects of yoga to give you a solid foundation. You will be exploring all these topics on a personal level as well as for teaching purposes.
There are 80 non-contact hours included on this course. Most of these hours must be completed as pre-homework which consists of reading and report writing as well as some practical exercises to prepare you before we get started. This homework will be sent out in July and must be completed before the course starts in October.
We put an emphasis on assisting/apprenticing once you have finished the course. There is so much valuable experience to be gained working alongside knowledgeable teachers for an extended period of time that you cannot attain by attending a course. By the end of the course you will be confident in assisting and will also have a foundation for teaching beginners and led primary classes. For those of you who already teach it will fine tune your skills and allow you an opportunity to delve deeper into your understanding of teaching.
If you do not have access to a senior teacher there will be some spaces available at the end of the course to stay at Brahmani Yoga and continue assisting the teachers here.
Details
- Dates:
- 24th October to 23th December 2010
- Location:
- Brahmani Yoga Centre, Anjuna, Goa, India
- Cost:
- £2,150 sterling (£400 deposit is payable once you have been accepted in order to reserve your space. This is refundable for cancellation (minus £50 admin fee) until four weeks before the course starts. The balance for the course is due before the 10th October 2010. The costs do not include flights, food or accommodation. Goa is fairly cheap for food and accommodation and we provide a list of suitable places to stay. You will also be sent a guideline to to being in Goa during the course with helpful advice especially if it is your first time in India.
Sample Daily Timetable
7:30 - 9:30am
Open self practice. You will practice 6 days a week. This class will be led by Melanie Cooper and Adriane Klumpp.
9.45 - 11.30am
Observe/assist in the Beginners or Led Primary, Vinyasa Flow or Hatha classes 6 days a week. This is done on rotation so you will spend plenty of time in each class throughout the course. Ashtanga/Vinyasa classes are led by Julie Martin, Melanie Cooper, Joanne Tchortov and Anna Smallwood.
11.30-12.30pm
Three times a week we will meet for a general discourse. These sessions will be an opportunity to ask questions or share experiences that we might not always have time to address in the other sessions.
3 - 5.30pm
Technique and theory work. These sessions will include alignment, adjustment work and teaching skills as well as Anatomy & Physiology and Yoga Philosophy. These sessions will be 5 days a week. Yoga Philosophy is with Emil Wendel. Our Anatomy & Physiology teacher will be Ken the Rolfer. All other sessions are taken with Julie Martin or Melanie Cooper.
5.30 - 7pm
Pranayama and Meditation with Julie Martin and Melanie Cooper 4 times a week. These sessions will include some Kriyas and Mudras as well as Bhajans once a month. For two weeks in December you will have 6am pranayama and meditation with Emil Wendel instead of the evening classes.
Requirements for the course
- You must have been practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga regularly (4-6 times a week) for at least 2 years with a senior teacher.
- You must be competent in the Ashtanga Vinyasa primary series (in understanding, not necessarily ability).
- You must have a recommendation from your regular teacher stating you are ready to attend an intensive training course (see application)
- You must be able to make the commitment to prepare yourself for the course by keeping up your regular practice, completing the pre-homework and understand that the course itself is long hours daily and will take a lot of energy.
- You must be open minded and prepared to learn different techniques and approaches to teaching and learning.
Yoga Alliance
This course is registered with Yoga Alliance at 500 hours and complies with their new 2008 standards.
Application
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If you have any questions or would like further information please do not hesitate to
Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training Intensive 2011
Next Course
- 30th January to 26th March, 2011
- Director
- Julie Martin (E-RYT 500)
- Other Main Teachers:
- Melanie Cooper E-RYT 500 (Technique and Methodology)
- Anna Smallwood RYT 500 (Technique, practicum and assisting)
- Emil Wendel (Philosophy)
- Ken the Rolfer (Anatomy)
This 8 week, 350 hour, Level One teacher training programme is designed to be an intensive training in the basics of teaching the Brahmani Style of Vinyasa Flow Yoga. During the two months you will learn deepen your understanding of the asanas and their alignment, develop your own practice, how to structure sequences, hands on adjustments, communication skills for teachers, yoga philosophy, anatomy and physiology, pranayama and meditation and good assisting skills. We will also be bringing in aspects of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as a sequence and you will be practicing Ashtanga some days during the course. As well as these two dynamic forms there will also be involvement in the Hatha, Restorative and Core Flow classes.
This course has several unique aspects that you will not find in other programmes:
- Working with several highly experienced teachers.
- Small select group: No more than 12 participants on the course.
- Practical work in a real class room environment with experienced teachers supervising. Not just working on other teacher trainees.
- Emphasis on assisting / apprenticing so that you are prepared to work alongside someone once you have finished.
- This programme gives you 350 hours of Yoga Alliance registered curriculum. You may register with YA at 200 hours after finishing this course and then continue your training for another 150 hours to make up to 500 Registered level.
This course is 350 hours of intensive practice and teaching skills over 8 weeks. You will be working about 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Saturdays are ½ days and most Sundays are completely free. There is also 50 hours or pre-homework that must be completed before the course starts (handed out once accepted on the course). Teaching yoga and maintaining a practice involves a lot of hard work and discipline and this course is designed to give you a foundation reflecting that. It is important you understand this is not a “yoga holiday” or a “retreat” before you apply.
All the teachers at Brahmani Yoga are dedicated to teaching WELL and SAFELY and therefore do not believe you can do a month or so of training and be prepared to go out and teach WELL. Teaching is a vocation so we look at the level one course as your starting point. On this course we will establish the basics of teaching, communication, adjustments, sequencing, anatomy & physiology, yoga philosophy, pranayama & meditation and all aspects of yoga to give you a solid foundation. You will be exploring all these topics on a personal level as well as for teaching purposes.
Brahmani Yoga also believes that many forms of yoga are beneficial and therefore you will be participating in all of the classes to gain a well rounded understanding of asana practice.
There are non-contact hours included on this course. Most of these hours must be completed as pre-homework which consists of reading and report writing as well as some practical exercises to give you a good preparation and a look at what we will be working on. This homework will be sent out by end of September and must be completed before the course starts.
We also put an emphasis on assisting/apprenticing once you have finished the course. There is so much valuable experience to be gained working alongside knowledgeable teachers for an extended period of time that you cannot attain by attending a course. By the end of the course you will be confident in assisting and will also have a foundation for teaching beginners and led primary classes. For those of you who already teach it will fine tune your skills and allow you an opportunity to delve deeper into your understanding of teaching.
Details
- Dates:
- 30 Januray to 26 March 2011.
- Location:
- Brahmani Yoga Centre, Anjuna, Goa, India.
- Cost:
- £1,800 sterling (£300 deposit is payable once you have been accepted in order to reserve your space. This is refundable for cancellation (minus £50 admin fee) until four weeks before the course starts. The balance for the course is due before the 1st January 2010. Note: The costs do not include flights, food or accommodation. Goa is fairly cheap for food and accommodation and we can provide a list of suitable places to stay. You will also receive a document with details about being in Goa for the duration which is very helpful for those who have never been to India.
Sample Daily Timetable
7:30 - 9:30am
Practice, observe or assist in the Self Practice class. You will practice 6 days a week. This class will be led by Melanie Cooper and Adriane Klumpp.
9.45 - 11.30am
Practice, observe or assist in the Vinyasa Flow Beginners or Intermediate classes or Beginners or Led Primary Ashtanga or Hatha classes 6 days a week. This is done on rotation so you will spend plenty of time in each class throughout the 10 weeks. Ashtanga classes are led by Melanie Cooper, Adriane Klumpp and Joanne Tchortov. Vinyasa Flow classes are led by Julie Martin and Anna Smallwood. Hatha is led by Liz Warrington.
11.30-12.30pm
Three times a week we will meet for a general discourse. These sessions will be an opportunity to ask questions or share experiences that we might not always have time to address in the other sessions.
3 - 5.30pm
Technique and theory work. These sessions will include sequencing, alignment and asana investigation, hands on adjustment work and teaching skills as well as Anatomy & Physiology and Yoga Philosophy, depending on the day. These sessions will be 5 days a week. Yoga Philosophy is with Emil Wendel. Our Anatomy & Physiology teacher will be Ken the Rolfer. All other sessions are taken with Julie Martin, Melanie Cooper and Anna Smallwood.
5.30 - 7pm
Pranayama and Meditation with Julie Martin and Melanie Cooper 4 times a week. These sessions will include some Kriyas and Mudras as well as Bhajans once a month. For one week in March you will have 6am pranayama and meditation with Emil Wendel instead of the evening classes.
Requirements for the course
- You must have been practicing Vinyasa Flow yoga regularly (4-6 times a week) for at least 3 years with a senior teacher.
- You must have a good basic understanding of alignment for the most common asanas.
- You must have a good understanding of how the breath works with movement.
- You must have a recommendation from your regular teacher that you are ready to embark on an intensive training course. (see application).
- You must be open minded and prepared to learn different techniques and approaches to teaching and learning.
Yoga Alliance
This course is registered with Yoga Alliance at 200 hours and complies with their new 2008 standards.
Application
Finally
If you have any questions or would like further information please do not hesitate to
