Training Programmes
"Study with your warm heart, not just your brain"
Shunryo Suzuki.
The training courses that we are offer are done under Sadhana Mala. Please visit www.sadhanamala.com for more detailed description of the courses and to download brochures and application forms.
Sadhana Mala/aYs Introductory Course
Focusing on the principles behind asana (bodywork) and pranayama (breathwork), as well as an introduction to the Yoga Sutra, this 12 hour course is a user-friendly place to deepen your study of Yoga course. It includes plenty of practice and practical work and takes you beyond what is normally offered in a group class. This course alone has inspired many to take their yoga further - and it's open to anyone with an interest.
Sadhana Mala/aYs Foundation Course
An inspirational course that will really put the many different aspects of yoga practice and theory into a coherent context. This 60 hour course, structured over 5 weekends, covers theory and practice of asana, pranayama, practice planning, history of yoga, and the Yoga Sutra. Typically, many Foundation Course students simply want to develop their own Yoga with no agenda of teaching, with the remainder seeing it as a preliminary step on their journey to becoming a Yoga Teacher.
Sadhana Mala/aYs Teacher Training Course
This 350 hour course running over 2 years offers a thorough grounding in the basic elements of yoga practice such as asana, pranayama and meditation appropriate to teaching group classes in a modern context. This will be supported by a strong foundation from the Yoga Sutra and other key texts such as the Upanisads, Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika. We will link the study material directly to practical application so that the theory comes alive in every aspect of the practice. There will also be input on anatomy & physiology, professional aspects of teaching and the history of Yoga.
Sadhana Mala/aYs Art of Individual Teaching Course (AIT)
This 350 hour course running over 2 years focuses on working with individuals to develop a personal practice and the application of Yoga as a therapy. The course includes basic principles of individual teaching and Yoga Therapy, the study of key asana and their application in this context, advanced study of the yoga sutra, and the study of specific health conditions. The course includes extensive training in practice planning. It complements the Yoga Teacher Training, but is also open to other qualified Yoga teachers with a specific interest in the viniyoga of yoga.
Hatha Yoga Study Course
15-17 June 2012, 7-9 Sept, 16-18 Nov, 1-3 Feb 2013
Bristol Area
Primarily for qualified Viniyoga teachers.
A chance to considerably enrich our understanding of yoga with an in-depth study of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and how to link this text both to our teaching and practice. Over 4 weekends, we will explore the main themes of Hatha Yoga and this text in particular, comparing these ideas with those of the Yoga Sutra.
This is an opportunity to get to grips with the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and explore its roots and connections with alchemy. Hatha Yoga is frequently misunderstood and this course will seek to decode the Hatha Yoga tradition whilst making practical links to the teaching situation of most western Yoga teachers
Hatha Yoga - Practicalities
Timing: 6pm Friday - 4pm Sunday.
Cost: of each weekend is £165.
Venue: is yet to be confirmed.
There will also be some time devoted to reviewing some of the issues arising from the teaching of yoga; supervision sessions, sharing our understandings and considering aspects of our profession, our tradition and its contemporary application.
Hatha Yoga - Enrol
To reserve a place please send a £165 non-returnable deposit to Sadhana Mala, Haywain Cottage, Priestfields, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0AH. This will be offset against the cost of the last weekend. For further details call Ranju on 01823 275766.