Into Yoga Pre-Foundation Course
An in-depth, well-rounded yoga course for anyone serious about yoga
£50 per workshop or £180 for the whole course, use discount code INTOYOGA
Into Yoga Pre-Foundation Course
TRAINING DATES:
12th February - 2nd July 2023
LOCATION:
Parklands Educate Together Primary, Russell Road, Locking, WSM BS24 7NH
PRICE:
£180 if you sign up with discount code INTOYOGA | £250 | Couples/ friends attend for £200 each.
Book individual workshops for £50 each or the entire 6 day course. Click the link in the modules section to book an individual workshop, or scroll down and click the BOOK NOW button to enrol on the whole course.
Into Yoga Pre-Foundation Course
Delve deeper into yoga! This 35 hour course is available to anyone who has been doing yoga regularly for a year or more and is interested in taking their practice further, and finding out more about the broader context of yoga.
The course includes modules in a broad spectrum of yogic disciplines and is designed to give you a thorough grounding in the context, technologies and practice of yoga. This course will not qualify you as a yoga teacher, it is intended as a way to deepen your knowledge and progress your yoga journey. For those interested in a yoga teacher training in the future, it's an excellent preparation for the 200 hour yoga teacher training course.
Join a variety of experienced Weston and Bristol yoga teachers in this foundational yoga journey. Yoga is 99% practice, 1% theory, so the course structure is very much weighted towards practice. Yoga has to be practised to be experienced. There will also be information sharing about the key concepts, methodology and rationales behind each facet of yoga.
Book the entire course or drop in to individual workshops.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is to equip serious students of yoga with in-depth teaching to help them to further their yoga journey. Yoga is a huge and many-faceted subject which includes a life path, a philosophy, a health science, systemised movement and breath work, meditation and much more. In this course we aim to orientate the student within the many limbs of yoga so that he/she can understand the meaning of yoga and is able to develop a degree of autonomy in future practice.
TIMES AND DATES
The course will run one Sunday per month 9.30 - 4.30 pm
By the end of the course, you will have completed 35 hours of training
Course dates:
12th Feb 2023
12th March 2023
23rd April 2023
14th May 2023
11th June 2023
2nd July 2023
See Syllabus/ Modules section for more details
CERTIFICATION
If you choose to do the entire 35 hour Into Yoga Course, you will receive certification of pre-foundation training accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals.
Syllabus/ Modules
12th Feb. 2023
Module 1 - UNDERSTANDING ASANA
Into Standing Poses, Back Bends and Twists
An in-depth look at how to progress your yoga asana practice, focusing on Standing Poses, Backbends and Twists. Suitable for you if you have been doing yoga regularly for a year or more.
Yoga is the practice of self-knowledge, and one of the ways we achieve self-knowledge in yoga is through study of the body and how we live the experience of being in the body.
In order to move well, we need to learn how to leverage gravity, experiment with our own biomechanics and understand the breath as a key which can unlock both body and mind.
Learn techniques and movement principles to integrate the basics and build towards more complex poses in your own unique way.
This is a practice-based, experiential course which uses demonstration, inquiry and information sharing to guide you into your own discovery of how the body works.
This course is about going deeper into your practice, there is no expectation to do difficult, impressive postures. You will be encouraged to expand your limits no matter what stage you are at in your practice.
Hours: 5.5
12th March 2023
Module 2 - INTO VINYASA FLOW AND PRANAYAMA
Learn the guiding principles of vinyasa flow - movement and breath. Enhance your practice with a close look at how the discipline works and develop your ability under the guidance of an experienced teacher. You'll be guided through an intermediate vinyasa flow class to put it all into practice.
In the afternoon we will look at pranayama - theory and practice (but mostly practice). You will learn the main yoga pranayamas and improve your awareness and understanding of your breath.
Hours: 6
23rd April 2023
Module 3 - INTO YOGA PHILOSOPHY AND MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
An introduction to yoga history and philosophy in the morning. We will discuss the meaning of karma (action), ahimsa (non-harming) and some of the other yogic precepts in the context of our lives now. How can we live as yogis in the modern world and are these teachings relevant to us today?
In the afternoon we will take an experiential look at Mindfulness, the underpinning concepts and how we can take yoga off the mat in the form of Mindfulness practice. You will learn mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness in action.
Hours: 5
14th May 2023
Module 4 - INTO BANDHA, MUDRA AND YOGA NIDRA
Discover the yogic energy seals. A way of guiding the material and subtle energy for physical strength and mental clarity.
The afternoon will yoga nidra. Explore the principles beind the deeply restful state of yoga nidra and learn various approaches which you will practice yourself.
Hours: 6
11th June 2023
Module 5 - INTO AYURVEDA | YIN AND YOGA OF SOUND
Marinella Benelli will lead a morning workshop in Ayurveda - Yoga's sister science. Learn about your constitution (dosha) and find out how to balance your health and wellbeing using the wisdom from this ancient tradition. There will be Ayurvedic yoga practice, information sharing and discussion about your individual dosha and Ayurvedic health plan.
In the afternoon, Tilly will lead a workshop in Yin yoga and yoga of sound, finishing with a sound meditation using the singing bowls and voice. Yin yoga is a deep, slow style of yoga based in the wisdom of Chinese medicine. Postures are held for a minimum of 3 minutes to allow time for the ligaments to release.
Hours: 6
2nd July 2023
Module 6 - UNDERSTANDING ASANA
Into Balances, Forward Bends and Inversions
We will play around with balances and inversions and look at how our focus and physical integrity affect our stability.
Yoga is the practice of self-knowledge, and one of the ways we achieve self-knowledge in yoga is through study of the body and how we live the experience of being in the body.
In order to move well, we need to learn how to leverage gravity, experiment with our own biomechanics and understand the breath as a key which can unlock both body and mind.
Learn techniques and movement principles to integrate the basics and build towards more complex poses in your own unique way.
This is a practice-based, experiential course which uses demonstration, inquiry and information sharing to guide you into your own discovery of how the body works.
This course is about going deeper into your practice, there is no expectation to do difficult, impressive postures. You will be encouraged to expand your limits no matter what stage you are at in your practice.
Hours: 6
PAYMENT & OFFERS
Couples/ friends attend for £200 each.
Book individual workshops at £50 each using the links in the Syllabus/ Modules section.
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CHECK-IN
YOGA TECHNIQUES & MINDFULNESS
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY
LUNCH
METHODOLOGY / LIFESTYLE / ETHICS
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Postural Hatha yoga, relaxation and meditation.
A group check-in to set the intention for the day ahead.
Asana, pranayama, kriya, bhanda, mantra, mudra, meditation.
Anatomy in action & applied philosophy, lifestyle and ethics.
A chance to nourish, relax and refresh together.
Yoga on and off the mat, sequencing, postural applications.
Teaching & practice with peers in small groups.
Space to share and meditate
Are you ready to become your best you?
Reveal the most radiant, confident, skilful version of yourself, as well as
gaining a professional qualification.
Curious? Contact info@yogabynature.org to discuss your next steps
"This course was one of the most powerful and empowering experiences of my life. I found the holistic approach enlightening and thought provoking and I felt very supported in exploring some big topics and ideas for myself. While I now feel confident to teach yoga, this course hasn’t just facilitated an ability to teach yoga; it has truly developed a bedrock for my whole life."
Jess - 200 hour training graduate
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