Practical. Modern. Meaningful.

Located in the heart of Switzerland, our 250 hour yoga teacher training is a foundational, holistic and detailed course to deepen your practice and give you the skills to teach confidently, safely and creatively.

In Elemental Yoga, flow and movement combine with self-connection and clarity. Mindful cultivation meets letting go and release. We are not a "one size fits all" training - our main focus is you.

​Integrating vinyasa flow, alignment-based hatha yoga and mindfulness with modern perspectives, our course supports you to share your unique voice in the world through the teaching of yoga.

Course structure.

The course consists of 200 contact teaching hours in the different disciplines, extended and deepened by 50 hours external studies. This hours include homework, attendance at yoga classes, assisting yoga classes and private mentoring and coaching (in person or via Skype) from a lead teacher.
What is the Elemental Yoga Approach?

Training Curriculum (12 months).
Yoga Practice and Technique (125 hours)
  • Asana (posture), alignment and embodiment
  • Pranayama, meditation and enquiry
  • Experiential energetic anatomy (subtle body work)
  • Inversions, handstands, "Feet-up" yoga
  • Yin and restorative yoga
  • AcroYoga

Teaching Methodology and class design (55 hours)
  • Class structure and creative sequencing
  • Hands-on adjustments and enhancements
  • Use of props (blocks, belts, blankets, bolsters, FEET-UP stool)
  • Finding your voice, rhythm and vocabulary
  • Assisting, co-teaching, coaching

Yoga Anatomy (22 hours)
  • Anatomy of the physical body
  • Pose-specific anatomy
  • Anatomy of the breath

Practical Philosophy (12 hours)
  • Historical overview of yoga practice
  • Traditional and modern perspectives on practice
  • Embodiment, neuroplasticity and trauma
  • How to take practice into your life and relationships
  • Tantric philosophy
  • Group discussion and enquiry

The Business of Yoga (6 hours)
  • Ways to build a career in yoga
  • Dealing with money and contracts
  • Promotion, advertising and social media

Personal and professional development through individual coaching (12 hours)
  • Monthly one-on-one mentoring with a lead teacher throughout the duration of the training
  • Discovering your strengths and teaching from your authentic self
  • Working with blocks and fears in your life and your teaching
  • Individual and personalised goal-setting and feedback
  • Additional support wherever needed

Homework (48 hours)
  • Reading and self study
  • Self-reflection and journaling
  • Attending yoga classes
  • Designing your own sequences and classes

Optional postgraduate modules 2018.
Deepen your practice and extend your teaching skills into these specialist areas.  Dates to be confirmed.  Please contact if interested!
  • Handstands and inversions
  • Pain prevention and treatment with spiral dynamics and natural movement
  • Yin yoga
  • AcroYoga
  • FEET-UP yoga
  • Embodiment and self-connection
  • Pre- and post-natal yoga

Training dates and locations 2017 / 2018

Location:
The opening and closing modules are in Escholzmatt, LU, and are residential. Our beautiful location is here: www.galleli.ch.

The weekend trainings take place in central Luzern (maps link here). While these not "residential" you are welcome to stay overnight at the studio to save on travel time and energy.  We start Friday evening at 18.00 and end on Sunday at 17.00.

​15 - 20 September 2018 Intensive module 1
2 - 4 November 2018 Weekend 1
1 - 3 February 2019 Weekend 2
15 - 17 March 2019 Weekend 3
26 - 28 April 2019 Weekend 4
7 - 10 June 2019 (Long) Weekend 5
26 - 28 July 2019 Weekend 6
​24 - 28 August 2019 Intensive module 2

If you are unable to make any of the dates, please get in touch and we can discuss different solutions.

Price

CHF 3850-

Included:
  • Teaching and facilitation
  • Individual mentoring throughout the training period
  • Elemental yoga teacher training creative manual
  • 250 hour certification through Elemental Yoga Switzerland
  • Accommodation part included (see below)

Accommodation:
  • For the weekends (Friday and Saturday night) it is possible to stay overnight at the studio on donation (Spendenbasis)
  • Accommodation, meals and sauna during the intensive modules are provided for an all-inclusive price of CHF 300 per module

Not included:
  • Transportation
  • Meals at the weekends
  • Required reading

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