Yoga Teacher Training (200hr)
This course is for those that would love to teach yoga or just love living yoga and want to know more.
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Join Ian Davis and accomplished visiting teachers to take your yoga to a whole new level. This is an outstanding professional Yoga Teacher Training course.
If you want to teach, we will guide you to be truly ready and if it's just for the love of yoga, this is your chance to dive deeper and enjoy.
At a glance
Next course starts February 2024 and runs for 9 weekends ending in October 2024.
Timings for the weekends are Friday 6pm to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm.
Your place is secured once we receive an initial deposit for £325. Further payments of £196 will fall due for the nine weekends starting at the beginning of your course or can be paid all in one go. (The course total is £2,089).
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Venue Location · Cheltenham.
Contact · davisian@me.com
The training
This is a Yoga Alliance 200hrs (internationally recognised) qualification.
Learn strong, efficient postures with careful and intuitive alignment – the perfect balance of strength, flexibility and breath. See how the body works when we practice – the systems it effects, the muscles we use and how we use them. Understand common complaints such as back and knee issues and how yoga can help.
Learn breathing practices, meditation and the rich philosophy and tradition behind yoga.
Many people do teacher training not to go on to teach but to take the practice they love and really bring it on.
If you do want to teach, we will guide you to be truly ready – to help you to be able to see how you can guide your students to achieve their differing goals. To find your own niche as a teacher and to be successful at what you choose.
The courses are nine weekends long (one weekend each month), please see below for upcoming course dates. Our weekends in Cheltenham. Spaces will be limited to keep a nice small group.
If you’d like to know more, or like the idea but are not sure if you’re ready, please email us - davisian@me.com
Syllabus and dates
The course is broken down into three distinct modules. Each module is between two and four weekends and each weekend is a Friday evening, Saturday all day and Sunday all day. Timings for the weekends are Friday 6pm to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm (latest) with an hour at lunch and a few other breaks along the way. There will be plentiful breaks for cups of tea!
Module 1 : The Physical Practice
February 23-25 2024
March 8-10 2024
April 26-28 2024
May 17-19 2024
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Find your core – strength, stability and bandhas.
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Fundamentals to vinyasa – breath, foundation, action and intention.
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Understanding vinyasa-krama (the art of building up to a posture).
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Using counter postures.
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Masterclass on downward dog and upward dog.
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Principles of adjustments.
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Foundations, form and function.
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Understanding the body as a system of systems.
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Yoga nidra (yoga sleep) and deep relaxation.
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Ujayii breathing and kapalabhati.
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Introducing the different yoga schools and methods.
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Anatomy in action (the muscular and skeletal systems).
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Introduction to Sanskrit, the ancient language of yoga.
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Focus on key standing, twisting, back and forward bend postures.
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Mastering inversions and arm balances.
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Relax and renew classes.
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Owning your practice.
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Pranayama and breathing practices.
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Creating a self practice.
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Yoga reading group.
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Asana handbook project.
Module 2 : The Bigger Picture
June 7-9 2024
July 26-28 2024
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Mantra and mudras.
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A brief history of yoga.
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Understanding how the ancient yoga texts are still very relevant.
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Patanjali’s yoga sutras and the Eightfold Path.
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Cleaning up with the kriyas.
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Introduction to chanting.
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Prana, chakras and the energy body.
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Dharma, karma and an introduction to buddhism.
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Indian deities and iconography and how they relate to what we do.
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Understanding mindfulness and meditation.
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Creating a 5 minute meditation habit.
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Yoga reading group.
Module 3 : Learning to Teach
August 16-18 2024
September 20-22 2024
October 11-13 2024
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The different ways of learning – audio, visual and kinaesthetic.
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Qualities of a good teacher.
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Giving your class a theme.
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Stick men and drawing up class plans.
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Learning to sequence great classes.
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Practicing what you preach.
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Creating your own unique style.
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Music, philosophy and intention – integrating things in class.
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Mastering dialogue and tone.
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Demonstrating and learning not to do too much.
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Looking at people's bodies and learning to read them.
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Dealing with teaching nerves.
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Introduction to thai yoga massage (having yoga done to you).
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Using props, modifications and adjustments.
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Dealing with injuries and illness in class.
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Integrating pregnant students.
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Teaching labs and practice.
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How to handle one to ones.
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Hands on – adjustment workshops.
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Building a sequence library.
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Yoga reading group.
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Assisting existing teachers.
Reading
There are so many good yoga books, but the choice of the best of them is quite personal.
We will cover what you need to know on the course itself, so pre-reading is more to give you a taster of where we're going. ​
'Yoga Body Buddha Mind’ by Cyndi Lee
This is an easy read but gives you a good idea of yoga as more than just a physical practice. It’s my favourite yoga book.
‘Science of Yoga' by Ann Swanson
An easy-to-follow, pictorial view of what’s going on in our body when we practise yoga.
‘Breath’ by James Nestor
Breathing makes a big difference to body and mind. James Nestors book makes this clear, fun and fascinating.
These are easy reads (Ian is happy to offer something more studious if you fancy it), there will be plenty more suggestions as we go through. Feel free to buy and read them all, or none of them, that would be fine too. (If you’re an avid reader and plough through these, we're very happy to recommend more). Don’t worry though, as it will be covered in our weekends together.
Accommodation
If you’re looking for somewhere to stay for your course weekends, let us know, we have some great local yoga friend recommendations we can make.