Teacher Training
Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Holiday
Spring - Fall 2008 - see for dates
London and Devon
Cost £2000 |
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Dates
The 200 hour course will be run over ten weekends in London and at a five day residential in Devon at Hazelwood House in Devon.The weekends will be held at Knights Hall, 23a Knights Hill, West Norwood, LONDON SE27 0HS.
April 26 - 27; May 10 - 11; May 31 - June 1; June 28 - 29; July 20 - 21; August 18 - 22 (residential); August 23 - 24; September 27 - 28; October - student field work; November 1 - 2; November 29 - 30.
Elements Covered in Course
Asana
Pranayama
Anatomy and Physiology
Philosophy
Meditation
How to Teach
Mudra
Bhanda
Professional Ethics
Business Principles
Class Planning
Principles of Modification; disabled, elderly, children, pregnancy.
Adjustments
Bodywork
Relaxation, Yoga Nidra
Course Requirements
Evidence of Consistent practice
Declaration of Medical History
Statement of Intent for Taking the Course
About The Course
- Number of students on course limited to 20
- Daily experience of teaching small groups, building confidence and establishing personal methodology.
- Daily Practice and Study, giving rise to deeper experience and understanding
- Appreciation of living in Community and entering into group process
- All inclusive fees.
- Accredited certification on completion of first aid course (at your own expense, before or after the course).
- This course intends to offer a basic foundation for the teaching of Classical and Hatha Yoga, without being specifically tied to any school or style.
- Minimum 200 hours of study.
- Guaranteed personal liability insurance with Yoga Link enabling graduates to teach in health clubs and yoga centres nationwide.
Suggested Reading List
Jack Hawley - Walk Through For Westerners
Desikachar - Heart Of Yoga – Patanjali’s Sutras
Alastair Shearer – Yoga Sutras
Bihar School of Yoga – 4 Chapters on Freedom
Bihar School of Yoga - Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bhanda
Bihar School of Yoga - Hatha Yoga Pradipika
B.K.S. Iyengar - Light On Yoga
About The Tutors
Nigel Gilderson, founder and director of the Brockwell Lido Yoga Centre, has been teaching yoga internationally for the past 15 years. Originally trained as a physical education teacher, his fascination by the mechanics of movement, led him to study with Derek and Radha Ireland, Naryani Rabinovich, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Shandor Remete amongst others. He has developed a unique style of mindful flowing yoga, enabling students to appreciate the internal flow of subtle energy, building strength around an central core. His teaching is informed by his practice of Tai Chi and bodywork and a keen interest in expression through movement.
Chris Gladwell has studied yoga for over 20 years and has been teaching for 14 years. He began with the Iyengar school, then studied with the Satyananda school with whom he studied extensively and qualified as a teacher, also gaining accreditation as a teacher from the British Wheel of Yoga.
Christopher is also involved in training yoga teachers having assisted on many courses with the Satyananda school and is currently a Diploma Course Tutor and specialist tutor with the British Wheel of Yoga.
He has also studied, practised and taught Massage and Shiatsu for almost 20 years and studied Thai massage. He has a degree in Zoology and a Postgraduate science teaching degree and from this basis has taught Anatomy and Physiology to Yoga teachers, Shiatsu practitioners and many Complementary Therapists.
He has completed training to a high level in both Hypnotherapy and NLP, being a certified trainer in NLP. Currently studying for a Masters Degree in Philosophy, that focuses on conceptions of mind and body from Eastern and Western perspectives.
Christopher brings an understanding and appreciation of the natural awesome potential of each of us as powerful, loving and talented beings to his teaching.
