This programme is open to anyone with a foundation in Yoga (minimum 2 years of practice) and is especially suitable for body-workers, health care professionals and all therapists. Above all you should have the desire to teach yoga from your heart.
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The 200hr Therapeutic Mindful Yoga Teacher Programme is for those who want to teach Yoga as a healing art. It teaches you how to chose the appropriate tools and practices of Yoga and modern mind-body science to help empower both yourself and your students towards health and well-being.
You can contact Kathy Ward, Director of Training by email or telephone to discuss if this course meets your dreams of teaching Therapeutic Mindful Yoga without any obligation.
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Yes, Mindful Yoga Academy is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with the UK Yoga Alliance. We are also processing the paperwork with the USA Yoga Alliance to change the registration from our existing 200hr affiliate registration to stand alone school status. On graduation of the full 3 week programme you will be eligible to register at the 200hr RYT level(Registered Yoga Teacher)with either organisation.
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We supply mats, blocks, blankets etc. Some people like to bring their own mats but it is up to you and your luggage allowance!
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We adhere to the Yoga Alliance standards for the required contact hours and have built in a free day on Saturdays, as it is important to balance study and rest. Meals are included on these days.
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No, all study is scheduled within the daily schedule, however you are expected to prepare for the course with pre-course study.
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On receipt of your deposit's we will send you details of the pre-course study. This includes reading Yoga for Your Type by Dr David Frawley, completing a Ayurvedic Dosha questionnaire, practicing and journaling on a Yoga for Your Dosha programme, familiarizing yourself with the Mindful Yoga therapeutic 5 stage Yoga practice and attending/reviewing 4 yoga classes in your area. You may also like to familiarize yourself with the Yoga Sutras (in particular the 8 limbs)I recommend The Secret Power of Yoga by Nischala Joy Devi.
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Yes, your space is reserved with a deposit and the balance of payments is due 30 days before your programme starts for the tuition and 7 days before for the accommodation.
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You need to bring 2 books - Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and Yoga for Your Type by Dr David Frawley.
You may also like to bring your choice of a Yoga Sutra translation. During the course we refer to two version, The Secret Power of Yoga by Nischala Joy Devi and a version translated by Alistair Shearer. However, if you have a favorite translation then please bring that but it is not essential.
We will send you a "What to bring" guide before your course starts, this will include a weather update.
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I recommend that you have a minimum of 100hrs of teaching experience at the 200hr level before embarking on this course. However, if you do not meet this criteria please contact me. For students who have not graduated from the Mindful Yoga 200hr Teacher training programme, you will also be required to purchase and study the 200hr manual (50 euros plus postage)so that you are prepared for the course. On graduation, in order to register with the Yoga Alliance at the 500hr level you will need to have already taken a Yoga Alliance recognised 200hr Yoga Teacher certificate and logged teaching experience. If you have studied with a Training School that is not registered with the Yoga Alliance, you can still take the course and your certificate will show 300hrs of advanced Mindful Yoga Therapy training.
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