Yoga Teacher Training - Phoenix Yoga Studios

Teacher Training

Taking the Next Step

There comes a point on our yoga journey when we begin to feel a hunger for knowledge, an internal drive to develop our practice further. From deep inside our curiosity stirs. An inner light is awakening…

This is how it felt for Sanjay when he first had the taste for more yogic knowledge back in 2002. A karmic ambition that led him to enrol in his first yoga teacher training course in 2003, and has continued to move him forward ever since.

Applications are now closed. Next training commences 7 March 2020.

This yoga teacher training program is set over a 9 month period and will end in November 2019.

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The Foundation Yoga Teacher Training

Phoenix Yoga Studios is presenting a unique yoga teacher training for anyone interested in deepening their practice as well as for prospective teachers. Our training is based on the Mahayana Buddhist school of thought training, focusing on the Lam-Rim which is rooted in the teachings of Compassion and Wisdom. They are a deeply grounded, philosophical and practical set of teachings, useful for daily life. What most don’t know is that Patanjali, mistaken by the West to be the ‘father of yoga’ was actually part of this Buddhist movement.

Our second unique aspect is the practical mentoring of your teaching. Unlike many teacher trainings, our aim is to impart the skills needed to teach a public class, not just in theory but through the actual practice of doing it! This will involve one-to-one mentoring with our teaching staff, recognising your individual strengths and weakness as a new teacher and applying the necessary improvements.

Component 1: Study

Texts we will study and meditate on include:

• Yoga sutras of Patanjali

• Mahayana Tibetan Buddhist Lam-Rim – Topics include karma, compassion, anger and patience, impermanence and death, attachment.

• The Bodhicaryavatara – Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. This teaches us how to develop a kind heart.

This component also includes study in asana, mantra, Ayurveda, mudra and pranayama.

Component 2: Class Teaching

To successfully complete this training and become a confident teacher the following is included:

• One-on-one mentoring with our teaching staff – including feedback and developing language skills.

• Public teaching, assisting and assessing classes at Phoenix.

• How to work as a yoga teacher – studio and class requirements.

Component 3: Personal Practice

• Practicing 3 yoga classes per week (at least 1 at Phoenix). Training includes unlimited classes at Phoenix.

• Daily meditation in conjunction with the Lam-Rim studies.

• A 21 day Ayurvedic challenge.

• Two immersive day retreats.

• 100% attendance to all sessions.

Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this 200hr Foundation Teacher Training you will be certified to teach yoga within fitness centres, yoga studios, schools, corporate offices and more. You will also be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance (International).

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Teaching Staff

Sanjay

Lead Training Teacher

Sanjay has been practising since 1996 and guiding yoga students since 2003. He has a deep commitment to his personal practice and to benefiting others. His main influences have been from Ashtanga Yoga, Ayurveda and Mahayana Tibetan Buddhism.

‘Sanjay is that rare breed of teacher who combines intelligent, focused instruction with an innate intuitive ability to read his students accurately both on a mental and physical level.’

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Nicole

Support Teacher

Nicole has been practising since 2001 and teaching since 2007. She has valuable knowledge in Ayurvedic and Zen Shiatsu Massage, combining the anatomy and physiology of these two disciplines into her yoga teaching. yoga teacher training

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Maria

Support Teacher

Maria has been teaching yoga since 2012 and has a deep focus on the reflective, contemplative and restorative aspects of yoga practice. oga teacher training

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Training Details

Starts Saturday 7 March 2020 at 1pm

Finishes November 2020

Training will be held every second weekend:

• Saturdays from 1pm – 5pm and

• Sundays from 9am – 5pm.

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