Residential Intensive Level One Yoga Teacher Training

Flo and trainees 2010About the Residential Intensive Yoga Teacher Training-Byron Bay 2012-2013

As of 2012, the residential intensive format will be presented in 2 x 2 week modules.

Module A-October 13th-27th 2012

Module B-July 7th-21st 2013

Each two week module allows for a total immersion into the world of yoga and spirituality, surrounding oneself with those dedicated to a spiritual path, and with the quiet sounds of the ocean. As we peel away the mundane elements of our day-to-day existence, and let go of our usual responsibilities, our journey becomes a special time of deep personal insight and healing...a once in a life-time experience of growth and change.

Adjusting Practice!Schedule

This is an intensive, immersion style format training. Study days run from 6.30am-6.30pm most days with a total of 2-2.5 hours breaks. Saturdays are included in the schedule, however there is at least one complete rest day in each module.

The first day of each module is arrival/ orientation day. Each module begins with opening circle followed by dinner on the first evening at 6pm. Training days run from the first full day, and we leave on the morning of the last day.

One on Ones practice teachingCosts

Cost of the 2012 training is $2,200.00. per module. This includes set texts and manual.  If you already have the texts required, let us know.

Evening meals are also included in the total cost of the training, and are provided on all training days (25 meals included.) These meals are prepared with love by our expert vegetarian chefs from locally sourced, high quality organic ingredients, and insure that your body as well as your mind, is well fed on the training!

Accommodation

Accomodation is available on-site at Tallow Beach Houses Suffolk Park (see below for details)

Twin share room, 14 nights =$630.00 per person

Single room , 14 nights= $1,260.00 

TOTAL COST
Each training module plus evening meals plus twin share room accom, plus texts =$2,830.00

Total both modules twin share= $5,660.00

Each training module plus evening meals plus single room accom, plus texts =$3,460.00

Total both modules single= $6,920.00

Deposit and Refund Policy

Deposit and Refund Policy

A deposit of $500.00 is required to book each module of the training. Remaining fees to be paid by August 15th 2012 for module A and by May 7th for module B. If fees are not settled by these dates, your place wil be offered to someone else, unless special arrangements are made.

Once the deposit for each module is paid, $350.00 of it is non-refundable. Withdrawal from the course prior to August 15th 2012 for module A and May 7th for module B forfeits $350.00 booking fee only. Withdrawal after August 15th for module A and May 7th for module B is considered withdrawal after course commencement, and full fees are due, and are non-refundable

BOOKINGS MADE AFTER AUGUST 15TH FOR MODULE A AND MAY 7TH FOR MODULE B REQUIRE FULL PAYMENT OF FEES ON BOOKING

Beach house verandaAccommodation

Accommodation

Simple beach house accommodation is offered on site for $45.00 per night twin share, $90.00 own room. Each beach house accommodates 3-4 students, and has its own kitchen, bathroom, small lounge room, dining room, and an outdoor deck.

Students are welcome to find alternative accomodation if desired, but need to be aware that there is an off-site supplement then due of $200.00 per module.

For more details and photos of the accommodation, please go to the Location, Accommodation and Transport page, or visit www.tallowbeachhouses.com

The Yoga Shala

The yoga shala in which we will practice and study each day is a large, timber floored room with glass doors which over-look the surrounding bushland and a large statue of the Buddha. All equipment is provided by Intouch Yoga.

Flo and Liz observing one on onesCourse Content

Practical Techniques 

The training will include daily dedicated meditation, pranayama and flowing vinyasa asana practice with a firm foundation of awareness of alignment in the postures, and the connection between the body, the breath, and the state of mind. We will cultivate the witness within, and work at all times with an attitude of honesty and genuine self inquiry. The practice will be a fusion of hatha, vinysa and kriya yoga, that brings awareness to both the dynamic and the subtle sides of our being. ('Therapeutic Vinyasa yoga'). The asana practice will be strong and dynamic, but with a focus on finding our own safe and beneficial level within the practice. Mantra, mudra and bandha will be practised, as well as the hatha yogic cleansing practices (shatkarmas).
Yoga for Special Needs

Prop-use, Alignment and Adjusting Skills

We will cover a thorough grounding in understanding how yoga works on the body-mind complex. There will be many classes dedicated to fine-tuning our understanding of each pose within the major asana groups, practicing alignment skills, prop work and modifications, and the skills of both verbal and hands-on adjusting.

Sequences for Special Needs

As well as detailed analysis of all of the major postures, there will be nine sequences for special needs, as a feature of this training. These sequences work on the common patterns of tightness and weakness, and can be used as suplementary practices to work on specific areas of the body. In this way we gain strength and freedom in the more classical dynamic vinyasa asana practice without injury.

For a sneak peak at one of the sequences, see the Teacher Training Overview page.

Teaching Skills and Practice Teaching

As well as the specialised classes on prop-use, alignment, and adjusting skills, you will learn to practice adjusting and assisting within a class setting. You will start to practice teaching skills by simply teaching a single posture, and throughout the course will learn the skills of sequencing, voice production and modulation, and the skills of presenting and teaching a class. There will be many hours dedicated to designing your own sequences, and teaching them in pairs and in small groups, giving and receiving feedback from others in the group. By the end of the course you will have achieved the confidence that hours of teaching practice brings.
History and Philosophy of Yoga imageRishi Nityabodha and students 2010History and Philosophy of Yoga

We will be studying the history of yoga, comparing the major darshanas of Samkhya, Vedanta and Tantra, and look at the branches of yoga and understand their key points of difference and their application. We will study the classical text of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, picking out key sutras and applying them to our personal unnderstanding as we develop our journey through yoga. We will touch on the Vedas and Puranas, looking at key principals of understanding that underpin yogic thought and lifestyle. We will also look at the connection between Yoga and Ayurveda.

Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga

We will also study anatomy and physiology of hatha yoga: both learning about how the physical body works, and the yogic application of such knowledge, and the understanding of the 'subtle anatomy' of the pranamaya kosha: nadis, pranas and chakras.

Anatomy and Physiology will be taught as an integral part of the training, in a way that applies our understanding of the body in the yoga asanas to an exploration of the bio-mechanics of each pose. Russel Young will teach an in-depth understanding of the musculo-skeletal system, and Flo will teach the anatomy and physiology of the digestive, respiratory and cardio-vascular systems as well as the physiology of specific muscles as they come up during asana practice and exploration. Injury Prevention will be taught as a key part of this module, developing and understanding of the do's and dont's of yoga asana practice and the long term effects, particulalry on joint stability, of certain practices and adjustments.

Voice Production and Modulation

When we teach a Yoga class we set the tone and hold the 'resonance' with the use of our voice. The language we use, together with the sound of our voice directly impact on our students kinisthetic experience.
We can learn how to posture the vocal apparatus to resonate optimally to communicate with clarity & reflect the intention in our hearts when teaching yoga.
In the training you will receive
• An understanding of the anatomical and energetic underpinnings of your voice.
• A brief assessment of your voice production in conversational, teaching and chanting voice.
• An opportunity to identify your own vocal goals and receive individually tailored guidance in achieving these.
• Reproducible techniques to find more warmth, clarity, presence, projection, flexibility, power, and endurance in your voice
• An understanding of the effects of vocal characteristics on your teaching
• A simple & highly effective vocal warm up, that you can reproduce and continue to practice to develop your voice.
• An experiential understanding of the connections between the chakras and the voice
• An introduction to the effects of particular yoga asanas, pranayama, mudras on the voice

Rishi Nityabodha and students 2010History and Philosophy of Yoga

We will be studying the history of yoga, comparing the major darshanas of Samkhya, Vedanta and Tantra, and look at the branches of yoga and understand their key points of difference and their application. We will study the classical text of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, picking out key sutras and applying them to our personal unnderstanding as we develop our journey through yoga. We will touch on the Vedas and Puranas, looking at key principals of understanding that underpin yogic thought and lifestyle. We will also look at the connection between Yoga and Ayurveda.

Required Texts

'Intouch Yoga Level 1 200 Hour Teacher Training Manual' -Flo Fenton

'Four Chapters On Freedom (Commentary on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali)' -Sw. Satyananda Saraswati- Bihar School of Yoga

'Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries' -Susi Hately Aldous

These texts will be available for you on arrival, unless you wish to pre-order them yourself.

Please let us know if you already have any of the required texts.

Standards and Accreditation

Standards and Accreditation

This training is approved by Yoga Alliance as meeting International standards for a Level One (minimum 200 Hours) teacher training. With extra home practice sessions and assignments, the training actually constitutes over 300 Hours of study.

Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Standards

As a graduate of this accredited training, you will be eligible to become a registered yoga teacher and be elligable to teach and be insured as a yoga teacher. This means that you will be listed with Yoga Alliance International as meeting the required International standards of a level 1 Yoga Teacher.

To become a Level 2 Yoga Teacher, another 300 hours of training are required, and 100 hours of teaching experience after that in order to become a registered Level 2 Yoga Teacher. However, you will be able to teach and get public liability insurance for your own classes with the 200 hour level 1 training certificate.

For information about Yoga Alliance and its standards, go to www.yogaalliance.org.