• Experiential Approach to Education - Learn all the key concepts of teaching including class design for both the general public and Health and Wellness Programmes. Plus the qualities of a teacher, sequencing, pacing, managing a class using your voice and how to demonstrate in a concise and clear format that is creative, comprehensive and stimulating.

·         A Multidimensional Approach to Yoga Postures - Learn to teach asana at different levels through the Integrative Posture Principles. These principles facilitate a precise and in-depth understanding of how asanas work at physical, energetic, emotional, and spiritual level. You will also learn which poses are helpful and which are contra-indicated for students with specific health challenges, how to modify them for individual needs and hands on adjustments.

·         Explore the Deeper Practices of Yoga - Learn Body Awareness, Pranayama, Mudras, Bandhas, Chakras, Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Guided Relaxation and Visualisation in order to expand your horizons of Yoga teaching.

·         Understand Health and Illness – Learn the nature of health and illness from the yoga perspective. Discover the effects of stress on the human body and ways to manage it with yoga.

·         Health and Wellness programmes. Learn how to use the tools and practices of Yoga to help people improve their quality of life and become an active participant in their own health and wellbeing. Sessions include how to design and teach a variety of Yoga for Health and Wellness programmes including -

o        Yoga for Women (includes sections on Pregnancy, Birth, Post Natal Recovery, and Menopause)

o        Yoga for Weight Reduction

o        Healing Yoga for Health Challenges

o        Yoga Rehabilitation for Back, Hips and Shoulders

o        Yoga for Stress Management

o        Yoga and Movement for the over 50’s

·         Interactive Psychology and Philosophy of Yoga – Learn the main aspects of the psychology and philosophy of Yoga in a way that is both down to earth and easy to integrate into your teaching and daily life. This study includes Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Texts of Hatha Yoga and The Five Kosha Model.

·         The Business of Yoga – How to take the next step and launch your new career.

·         Hands-on Experience and Written Assignments – The internship portion of the programme will give you the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the Training Modules in your community. It includes designing, marketing and teaching a 4 week Yoga class or Yoga Health and Wellness programme. Plus finding and assessing your competition and putting together a simple business plan to promote your business. All with support and feedback using email and Skype from Kathy Ward the Primary E-RYT faculty member.

                 Student commitment is essential as the courses are intensive. Days are generally 8 am – 7.30 pm with breaks for breakfast, lunch and tea breaks. Theory sessions are generally experimental and interactive, and as the Western body has not grown up sitting on the floor, we don’t expect you to!

·         9.30 hrs – 10.00 hrs             Time for breakfast

·         10.00 hrs – 11.30 hrs           Yoga Philosophy & History

·         11.30 hrs – 13.00 hrs           Teaching Methodology

·         13.00 hrs – 14.00 hrs           Time for lunch

·         14.00 hrs – 14.30 hrs           Yoga Nidra

·         14.30 hrs – 16.00 hrs           Anatomy & Physiology

·         16.00 hrs – 18.00 hrs           Asana focus

·         18.00 hrs – 19.30 hrs           Yoga Techniques, Training and Practice

·        2 Week Intensive Module in November, followed by a 1 Week Intensive Module in March 2011. Completed with the 4 week Internship.

                The prices shown below are based on 2 sharing a spacious and well equipped, one bedroom apartment with organic meals as booked in the Aparthotel Venus Albir.  We understand if you prefer not to share so single occupancy rates may also be available, please contact us for prices.

·         IYT 200hr Yoga Teacher Certificate on completion of the full programme.

·         A 500-page training manual. This superb training manual written by Joseph LePage is a lifelong resource for yoga and mind-body health issues, supporting every aspect of teaching and practice.

·         Welcome basket per apartment containing water, English tea bags, and organic products including herbal tea, home-made biscuits, fresh fruit and other goodies.

·         Accommodation in a one bedroom apartment (2 share) with meals as booked in the Aparthotel Venus Albir.

·         Special offer – breakfast is included in the Self Catering prices shown above.

·         Local taxes

                 If you would prefer to find your own accommodation, the cost for Tuition, manual, mentoring of module 3 and certificates is €2,595.

·         Transfers to and from the airport

·         Any extras in the Aparthotel, for example use of Laundry facilities, telephone and room safe.

·         The essential Holiday and Medical insurance

o        By Plane –

o        Alicante Airport is 60km away. Flights are usually very reasonable with the low cost operators.

o        Valencia Airport is 120km away.

o        Transfers to the Aparthotel Venus Albir

o        Airport Transfers - We offer limited airport transfers from Alicante Airport. If you would like to book, we usually leave the airport at lunch time on arrival day, and drop you back for midday on the final day. Actual times do vary as we look at the flight arrival times of the bookings. Please contact us with the details of your proposed flight for more accurate information. The cost for this return service is €68, payable with your Holiday deposit.  

o        Resort Hopper Service – Nice and cheap but you may have to wait for a bus on arrival or be picked up quite early for your return journey.

o        Private Airport Taxi – Taxis available just outside the Airport arrivals terminal. Expect to pay around €80 each way.

                If you would like to secure your place now then please complete the on-line Enquiry form.

 Step 2.

                We will then send you an email advising if your course is available and the total price. A 20% deposit is required to hold your place, to pay please complete and return the on-line TTC Booking and Deposit form.

Step 3.

                Once we have your contact information, we will send you an invoice via email. This will happen within 24 hours on business days.

                Payments can then be made by International Bank Transfer, debit or credit cards.  Card payments are with PayPal and they charge a processing fee, usually 4.75%. PayPal is safe & secure and accepts all major credit cards.

Please note - We are unable to hold provisional bookings longer than 7 days, you must therefore pay your deposit within the week to secure your place.

                We will send you a receipt for your 20% deposit and a statement showing the balance of payments along with the latest payment dates.

                To help you spread the cost of this life changing course, balances need to be paid at least one month prior to the start of your course.

1.       Payments are in Euros.

2.       A deposit of 20% is required to secure your course.

3.       We cannot hold a provisional booking for longer than 7 days.

4.       Balance of payments must be paid at least one month before the start of the course. If we do not receive your payment, your place may be cancelled.

5.       If you need to cancel your course for any reason, a cancellation charge will apply. Please see point 7 below.

6.       If you wish to change your booking, for example upgrade to half board or full board, change a name or add an Airport Transfer, you can do so without an administration charge.

7.       Cancellations - Must be in writing to kathy@mindfulcoach.org and we charge the following fees plus a €50 administration charge that is non-refundable –

·         Payments and deposits are only refundable if you cancel with 4 or more weeks of notification in writing.

·         If cancellation takes place with less than 4 week’s notice, then you will forfeit 100% of your deposit.

8.       Modules must be completed in numerical order.

9.       You must complete the full 200hr Teacher Training Course by either completing the 3 Week Intensive and Module 3 or Module 1, 2 and 3 to be eligible to receive your IYT 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Course Certificate and be eligible (at your own cost) to register with the Yoga Alliance.

10.    If for some reason you begin a course and cannot finish the programme for whatever reason (we understand that things happen) we will not be able to refund your Tuition or accommodation fees, however, we will allow you to transfer into the next course. In this case you would need to pay a €50 transfer fee and any accommodation costs.

11.    We withhold the right to change prices without notice.

12.    We require everyone attending a course to complete and send us the Student Information form, available on the download page.

13.    We cannot accept liability for cancellations, delays or changes caused by war, threat of war, closure of airports, civil strikes, industrial action or natural disaster or other events outside of our control. Also, we cannot accept liability for participants medical conditions which may develop during or subsequent to the course. Loss of, or damage to personal property of participants.

14.    In the unlikely event that Mindful Yoga Therapy cancel your course, 100% of your deposit and payments will be returned. Where a teacher is unavailable we will make every attempt to replace with a teacher of similar professional standard.

15.    In order to participate in these courses, all students must have comprehensive travel, cancellation and medical insurance in place prior to travel.