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 27th November 2010 and end in February 2012, running over 10 weekend 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:
- 27th/28th November 2010
- 8th/9th January 2011
- 5th/6th February 2011
- 9th/10th April 2011
- 21st/22nd May 2011
- 25th/26th June 2011
- 6th/7th August 2011
- 24th/25th September 2011
- 5th/6th November 2011
- 17th/18th December 2011
- Residential Weekend – 3rd to 5th February 2012.
The total course fee for YBTTC 1 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.
Confirmed 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.
Gary Carter for Anatomy and Physiology – Gary Carter created The Natural Bodies Centre to teach, train and encourage kinesthetic awareness, ease of movement, efficient body use in exercise, sport and many movement disciplines which can bring a renewed sense of health and vitality through into every day life. Gary has over 25 years of experience in movement physical training, anatomical study and bodywork practices. Gary has a background in athletics, competition cycling, bodybuilding, martial arts, yoga and manual therapies. He himself has studied with many inspiring teachers. trainers and masters in their fields. From this background Gary has created his own unique way of working and ’seeing’ which he incorporates into his teachings, trainings and practices. Since starting the centre, he has taught private one-to-one sessions, workshops, classes and seminars and has created ‘Advanced Movement Education’ through which he trains teachers in gyms, Yoga centres and schools, Pilates schools, massage and health centres as well as in a University human science and movement department. Gary also teaches anatomy and living anatomy on the British Wheel of Yoga IST days and various Yoga teacher training courses as well as the leading Pilates training in the UK.
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.
