Practical. Modern. Meaningful.
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2020/21 dates TBC.  Please get in touch if you are interested.

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.
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​Integrating vinyasa flow, hatha yoga and mindfulness with modern perspectives, our training supports you to share your unique voice in the world through the teaching of yoga.  We are not a "one size fits all" programme - our group is small, and our main focus is you.

What is the Elemental Yoga approach?

Course structure.

The course consists of 200 contact teaching hours in the different disciplines, extended and deepened by individual mentoring and coaching over the year.  In addition there is a minimum of 50 hours external studies over the year, including homework, reading, attendance at yoga classes, and the possibility of assisting yoga classes and trainings with Cate or Thomas.

Training Curriculum (12 months).

Yoga Practice and Technique (110 hours)

• Asana (posture), alignment and embodiment
• Pranayama, meditation, mindfulness and enquiry
• Experiential energetic anatomy (subtle body work)
• Inversions, handstands, "Feet-up" yoga
• Yin and restorative yoga
• AcroYoga

Teaching Methodology and class design (40 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
• Anatomy of the breath and respiratory system
• Pose-specific anatomy

Practical Philosophy (12 hours)

• Traditional and modern perspectives on practice
• Embodiment, neuroplasticity and trauma
• How to use yoga to work skilfully with emotions
• How to take practice into your life and relationships
• Tantric philosophy
• Group discussion and enquiry

The Business of Yoga (4 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 (50 hours)

• Reading and self study
• Self-reflection and journaling
• Home practice
• Attending yoga classes
• Designing your own sequences and classes

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There will be NO teacher training happening for 2019/20 - please get in touch if you are interested in starting in 2020

Location:
Our "yoga home" is the FREIRAUM in central Luzern (maps link here).  The weekend trainings start on Friday at 18.00 and end on Sunday at 17.00.  You are welcome to stay overnight at the studio and cook in the kitchen to save on travel time, money and energy!

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

Dates:
​2020 TBC

If you are unable to make any of the dates, don't panic! We can always discuss different solutions - please just ask.

Price

2020/21 - TBC

Included:

• Teaching and facilitation
• Individual mentoring throughout the training period

• Elemental yoga teacher training creative manual
• 250 hour certification through Elemental Yoga Switzerland and listing on the website
• 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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