teacher training
This comprehensive course aims to provide participants with a strong foundation and understanding in the philosophical, spiritual, psychological and physical aspects of yoga both as teachers and as individuals.
The course is aimed to train highly competent yoga teachers as well as meet the interests of those wishing to deepen their personal understanding and practice.
The course draws from the wisdom traditions that birthed and evolved the yogic pathways and practices as outlined within the curriculum. The course will cover the origins, traditions, philosophies, principles, practices and life applications of yoga as a path and vocation.
As a teacher you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to be a facilitator and mentor for others embarking on this journey through the practice of yoga. Participants will engage in a deep learning experience and establish a powerful personal practice.
The program will run through ten modules, each three days in duration. Each module will be approximately six weeks apart. In between modules participants will attend classes or engage in personal practice with mentorship, as well tutorials will extend some of the themes of the modules. These modules will take a little over a year to complete.
OUTLINE
Teaching Yoga is a privilege and a vocation. It requires a deep commitment to living all that is foundational to the practice. It is an invitation to achieve the art of peaceful living.
Our course offers deep instruction and exploration of yoga and all that has informed, inspired and guided this practice and pathway for many thousands of years. Shantarasa is a Sanskrit word that describes the ultimate ‘rasa’, the ultimate ecstasy and contentment. The Shantarasa School of Yoga offers authentic experience of the yogic path, integrating ancient wisdom traditions in a contemporary context.
Our teacher training program offers a comprehensive curriculum that will achieve both the training of genuine skilled teachers and on a personal level the deepening of the experience and practice that underpins yoga. With ongoing mentorship throughout the program students will find themselves establishing a profound practice that will become a gift for life.
The facilitators draw upon a depth of experience in some of the most esteemed and ancient traditions from which yoga has been born, as outlined in the curriculum, as well as skills and qualifications in the contemporary fields of transpersonal therapies.
Course participants will be those interested in becoming skilled yoga teachers and / or those with an interest in deepening their practice and understanding.
The program is offered over ten modules, each three days in duration. The modules will be spaced approximately six weeks apart allowing time for the completion of assignments, attendance at classes or personal practice and tutorials extending some of the themes of study.
Each module will contain theory and yoga practice, so as the modules progress ongoing skill development and understanding will be achieved. Notes and readings will be supplied.
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