Yoga Bodhi Teacher Training Course
The Yoga Bodhi Teacher Training Course (YBTTC) has been established by Simona Hernandez and Angela Roberts who between them have 25 years of yoga teaching experience. YBTTC is a 200 hour Yoga Alliance UK accredited course open to all those who would like to deepen their knowledge, practice or teaching of Hatha and classical yoga, meditation and other selected forms of yoga. The YBTTC is not specific to any one school or style of yoga, but aims to offer a broad and thorough foundation for the teaching of Classical and Hatha Yoga in a clear, safe and confident manner. The course will be taught by experienced and recognised tutors. Student numbers will be limited to a maximum of 14. Simona Hernandez and Angela Roberts will be group mentors and will be present for each module of the course. The course will focus on the following areas:
- Teaching methodology;
- Practice and Training;
- Anatomy and Physiology;
- Philosophy and History of Yoga; and
- Teaching experience, observing/assisting/teaching.
The course will start on 14th January 2012 and end in June 2013, running over 10 weekends at Yoga Bodhi in Bath and a final residential weekend away. All modules must be attended to successfully graduate from the course. The module dates are as follows:
- Module 1 – 14th/15th January 2012
- Module 2 – 10th/11th March 2012
- Module 3 – 21st/22nd April 2012
- Module 4 – 16th/17th June 2012
- Module 5 – 4th/5th August 2012
- Module 6 – 29th/30th September 2012
- Module 7 – 17th/18th November 2012
- Module 8 – 5th/6th January 2013
- Module 9 – 2nd/3rd March 2013
- Module 10 – 4th/5th May 2013
- Intensive Residential Weekend – 28th to 30th June 2013
The total course fee for YBTTC is £2,950. A £1000 initial payment is payable on acceptance onto the course and three further payments of £650 will be payable at the start of modules 1,3 & 5. The residential weekend is included in the cost. Additional costs for course attendees include student membership of Yoga Alliance and student insurance, a one off First Aid training fee, books, materials, travel and accommodation if needed, extra catch up sessions if required.
If you would like any further information or an application pack then please call Yoga Bodhi on 01225-464848, or email us on info@yogabodhi.co.uk. The closing date for applications is 30th November 2011.
Additional Tutors:
Sasha Markovic for Tantric Philosophy – Sasha originally trained as an Iyengar teacher in 1992, since when she has studied intensively with Shandor Remete in Shadow yoga. She has a keen interest in yoga philosophy, and in particular tantra. Experienced in teaching remedial yoga, Sasha’s teaching is based on both the ancient yoga philosophies and on the movement of energy in the body.
Heidi Armstrong for Anatomy and Physiology – Heidi has been doing bodywork since 1993 and with 10 years experience working with Aromatherapy and Reflexology, has focused on Shiatsu since starting her training. Heidi completed her practitioner training with the Bristol School of Shiatsu in 2001. Registered with the Shiatsu Society, she went on to do a postgraduate course with The Well Mother Organisation.
Sarah Ryan for Philosophy and History of Yoga – Sarah was first introduced to yoga back in 1970, and loved it immediately. She started teaching quite soon, and became a teacher trainer for the British Wheel of Yoga, governing body for yoga in the UK. She was Chair of their Education Committee for three years in the 1990s. In 1987 she started studying in the tradition of Krishnamacharya, and has felt happily at home there ever since. She is a teacher trainer for the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF), and runs courses for people who already teach yoga, who want to be KHYF teachers. She has also done the first KHYF Yoga Therapy Program, and teaches individuals from her home in the south of England. She loves Vedic Chant and teaches it a little. She continues to study as much as she can, especially with her mentor, Kausthub Desikachar.
