Yoga Teacher Training Course

Yoga Alliance Professionals 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course


Our next course starts in October 2020 near Coimbra in Portugal.  The course is limited to a maximum of 6 students. The cost is £2400 inclusive of accommodation and meals. There is an Early Bird price of £2150 up to the end of February. A deposit of £600 will secure your place.


This 200-hour residential yoga teacher training course runs over 2 weeks (27th October to 10th November) at a lovely peaceful location in rural Portugal. The course is designed so that you have plenty of time to develop your understanding, connect with yoga as a whole, and put into practice what you are learning.

We are both sports coaches as well as yoga teachers and ensure that you finish the course with an understanding of sports science and how it applies to yoga teachers. Our aim is to ensure that our graduates feel confident and competent to teach yoga which is safe and effective.


Breakdown Of The Course Syllabus

  • Techniques, training and practice: 100 hours (minimum contact time with the Senior Yoga Teacher: 90 hours);
  • Teaching methodology: 20 hours (minimum contact time with the Senior Yoga Teacher: 14 hours);
  • Anatomy and physiology: 18 hours (minimum contact time with the Senior Yoga Teacher: 12 hours);
  • Yoga philosophy, lifestyle and ethics for yoga teachers: 20 hours (minimum contact time with the Senior Yoga Teacher: 16 hours);
  • Teaching practice: 20 hours (minimum contact time with the Senior Yoga Teacher: 16 hours);
  • Business aspects of teaching yoga: 3 hours (minimum contact time with the Senior Yoga Teacher: 3 hours);
  • Directed self-study and written work: 19 hours.

Total course hours: 200 hours

Total contact time in Portugal: 181 hours
Total minimum contact hours with the Senior Yoga Teacher is 141 hours.
The Senior Yoga Teacher and Lead Trainer is Kathryn. The Co-Trainer is Ian.


Pre-Requisites

  • Prospective students must have at least 2 years’ prior experience of yoga. You should have a love of the practice of yoga and the right attitude to learning. While your own practice will be transformed by the course, this training is not about teaching you yoga but instead about teaching you to become a great teacher.
  • If you do not already have this prior experience you may wish to attend one of our Yoga Foundation Courses in order to increase your knowledge and experience. Ultimately you will only give as a teacher from the experience base you have and it is worth waiting a little longer before applying for teacher training in order to gain the most from the course and subsequently give the most as a teacher.

Course Content

What are the Core Subject Areas? Our courses adhere to the strict standards and guidelines set by Yoga Alliance Professionals. We include a practical and theory based approach throughout the course and encourage questions and discussions throughout our time together.

The Course Includes

  • Yoga asana
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Pranayama
  • Subtle anatomy
  • Yoga philosophy
  • Meditation and relaxation
  • The basics of Ayurveda
  • Living the 8 limbs of yoga
  • Teaching methods and ethics
  • The business of yoga
  • Home study and self-practice

Personal Practice

We will work with principles of alignment. These include both energetic and physical alignment directions that apply to poses. The first weekends are dedicated to you and your practice and understanding of these principles in order that you incorporate them into your practise. Then we move on to teaching skills.

Pranayama

Depending on what style of yoga you have been exposed to, you may or may not have been introduced to various breathing techniques. Pranayama will be part of our practice.

Philosophy

We will study the ancient writings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, considering their relevance today, and look at yoga lifestyle and ethics of yoga teaching.


Teaching Skills We Cover

  • Creating a class plan and sequencing
  • Observation and adjustments
  • Modifications
  • Voicing
  • Directionality and clear instructions
  • Contra-indications and alternatives
  • Safety
  • Restorative practice
  • Pregnancy as a special case

Yoga Anatomy

  • How to teach it to students appropriately and usefully to aid their practice.
  • We will look at the body structures relative to our yoga practice. The focus will be on the skeletal system and the muscular system as well as subtle anatomy.
  • First Aid considerations for Yoga Teachers.

Assessments

  • Instead of a formal final exam a process of continuous assessment will run throughout the course. After each assessment students must display that they have taken on board the feedback and development advice. Any areas requiring an ability to demonstrate a level of competence are based on an ability to evidence the competence ‘more often than not’. Feedback and advice will given after each assessment.
  • A practical assessment in which you plan and teach three yoga classes:
    • 1 x 30 min
    • 1 x 45 min
    • 1 x 60 min
  • A written paper on each of the following:
    • The role of the yoga teacher
    • Anatomy and physiology as it relates to Yoga
    • Yoga for a Special Population Group
    • Individual Teaching Philosophy

Please see our dedicated KI Yoga Portugal site if you would like to book your place on this Yoga Teacher Training Course.


Our course policy documents can be found here.