+300hour Advanced Teacher Training
12 Months & 5 Modules+300hour Advanced Teacher Training
12 Months & 5 ModulesTake your yoga teaching to the next level with the 300 hour advanced training program!
About the Training
Inspire Yoga Advanced Yoga Teacher Training gives you a broader and deeper set of skills and insights to bring into your personal practice and your teaching. We focus on developing an advanced understanding of how to effectively teach asana through intelligent and thoughtful sequencing of vinyasa and yin yoga, pranayama and meditation practices to all levels and conditions of students, including group and private sessions. We look in greater depth at each of the topics considered essential in the ongoing development as a professional yoga teacher. Our lead teachers are highly experienced and passionate about yoga and want to share this incredible transformational journey into deeper study of self and others. Please take a look at their bios on the website – Sandey Hoskin, Kylie Rook and Fiona Liu.
The program asks for your full commitment to being on the path of the teacher; staying in your personal practice and teaching in an active way. This pathway gives you the freedom to choose specific areas for deeper study and training with the modules over the course of a year.
Inspire Yoga Advanced Yoga Teacher Training gives you a broader and deeper set of skills and insights to bring into your personal practice and your teaching. We focus on developing an advanced understanding of how to effectively teach asana through intelligent and thoughtful sequencing of vinyasa and yin yoga, pranayama and meditation practices to all levels and conditions of students, including group and private sessions. We look in greater depth at each of the topics considered essential in the ongoing development as a professional yoga teacher. Our lead teachers are highly experienced and passionate about yoga and want to share this incredible transformational journey into deeper study of self and others. Please take a look at their bios on the website – Sandey Hoskin, Kylie Rook and Fiona Liu.
The program asks for your full commitment to being on the path of the teacher; staying in your personal practice and teaching in an active way. This pathway gives you the freedom to choose specific areas for deeper study and training with the modules over the course of a year.
Module Information
Read below to find out more about each module
+300hr RYT Teacher Training
Join our selection of 5 modules over 12 months to deepen and refine your personal practice and your teaching skills
60hr Yin & Mindfulness
60 hour Module to be completed as part of Inspire Yoga 300hr+ Advanced Training or as a stand alone training.
50hr Biomechanics & Functional Anatomy for The Modern Day Yogi
50 hour module to be completed as part of Inspire Yoga 300hr+ Advanced Training or as a stand alone training.
50hr Ancient Philosophy for Modern Day Life
50 hour module to be completed as part of Inspire Yoga 300hr+ Advanced Training or as a stand alone training.
50hr Creative and Meaningful Sequencing
50 hour module to be completed as part of Inspire Yoga 300hr+ Advanced Training or as a stand alone training.
50hr Psychosomatics, Yoga & the Therapeutic Relationship
Module to be completed as part of Inspire Yoga 300hr+ Advanced Training or as a stand alone training.
Module Details
Ancient Philosophy for Modern Day Life
Pranayama, Mantra and Meditation (50 hours)
11th – 15th May 2022 – Auckland
This course will dive deeply into Yogic Philosophy including, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras – The pathway that leads towards Samadhi, the practices of pranayama & meditation through exploration of the vrttis (fluctuations), kleshas (afflictions), abhyasa (practice) & vairagya (attachment) and mantra as a connection to greater levels of awareness. We discuss the deeper meaning of the Bhagavad Gita, and experiment wth the practices of Tantrik Philosophy (Kashmir Shaivism). The last day is spent in Dharma talks with students sharing their process of finding true purpose and intention in all of life.
Creative and Meaningful Sequencing (50hours)
28th July – 1st August 2021, Auckland, New Zealand
In this course you will develop the art of creative and meaningful sequencing to create purposeful and powerful practices for students and for yourself. As a teacher, it is important to not only understand how to sequence a class but the WHY behind it. Students will have a significantly more powerful experience on the mat when they are properly warmed physically, but also have the ability to experience a deeper purpose for their practice from a spiritual and philosophical perspective, when offered in an appropriate way that will give them something to take away and apply to their life off the mat.
Psychosomatics, Yoga & the Therapeutic Relationship (50hours)
22nd-26th September 2021, Auckland, New Zealand
In this module you will learn:
- How chronic pain, anxiety, irritable bowel and many other conditions are linked to the biopsychosocial model and the stressors one experiences in their life.
- How the body stores emotion, & samskaras. How this can affect movement, mental health & how you can assist your client to recognise and process these.
- The physiology and mechanics of breathing and its effect on the nervous system, pain and interoception.
- Pain physiology and Sensitisation. How to facilitate down regulation of the nervous system in clients with chronic pain.
- Acute vs chronic pain and methodology for working with each.
- How to facilitate both top down (meditation) and bottom up (asana) approaches to help with chronic conditions such as pain, anxiety, fatigue, depression etc.
- The importance of the therapeutic relationship in healing. Intake assessment, lesson plans and being responsive & empathetic to your clients needs.
- How to promote better self regulation, awareness and resilience in your clients both mentally and physically.
- The importance of loading tissue for promoting adaptation, healing, and transformation.
- How to work with clients with trauma and the impacts of childhood trauma on epigenetics, mental and physical wellbeing.
Yin, Mindfulness and Enquiry – A Practical Approach (60hours)
23rd – 28th November 2021, Auckland, New Zealand
In this course you will learn in-depth knowledge of Yin from a profound perspective – physical, energy and mind. As a Yin teacher, it’s utmost to understand fully why we practice Yin, and how to teach and support students in a mindful and compassionate way so that students are educated as well as given space and silence.
The course material will cover:
The Physical body – practical approach for Yin and extensive knowledge of working with different body types.
Human Variations
7 Archetypal Groups of Poses
The Range of Motion
The Support – Unique ways to support the students with props
The Energy Body and Inner Methods in Yin
Overview of Prana, Nadis and the Daoist view of energy/Qi
Breathing – Working with Wind Energy
The Nervous System and Yin
Pranayama for healing the body and cultivating wisdom
Mindfulness
The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness and Mindfulness meditation
The 4 Limitless Ones – Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity
How to bring mindfulness teaching into a Yin class
How to bring mindfulness into everyday life and relationships
The Art of Teaching Yin
Creative Sequencing
The language of Yin
The Power of Listening, Welcoming and Safe Presence
Learning Objective:
Teachers will leave with a deep understanding of all aspects of Yin Yoga, gaining the confidence of teaching Yin Yoga with more substance and beyond the physical level.
Teachers will also learn the language of Yin which can be very different from teaching other types of yoga.
Teachers will learn the art of giving space and silence to have more meditative aspect in Yin teaching.
Teachers will learn how to confidently support students and give different options & modifications when there are different levels in one class.
Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy for The Modern Day Yogi (50hours)
9th – 13th February 2022, Auckland, New Zealand
Dive deeper into functional anatomy and the biomechanics of the axial and appendicular skeleton. In this course we will look in more depth at the anatomy of the shoulder, spine, hips, knees, hands and feet. We will look at skeletal variation, common dysfunction, therapeutic assists and modifications and how this can be applied in private or group class setting.
2021/22 Training Details
Training Dates
Modules 1-5
5 Modules (spread over 5-6 days, 8am-6pm):
- 19 – 23 May 2021 – Module: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Day Times
- 28 July – 1 August 2021 – Module: Creative and Meaningful Sequencing
- 22 – 26 September 2021 – Module: Psychosomatics Yoga & the Therapeutic Relationship
- 23 – 28 November 2021 – Module: Yin & Mindfulness
- 9 – 13 February 2022 – Module: Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy for the Modern Day Yogi
Non-contact hours: Each module will have homework to complete. If completing the whole 300hr Training there will also be an independent study to hand in once finished. There is no time requirement for this, however students are encouraged to complete homework after each module.
Prerequisites
- Completion of a credible 200-hour yoga teacher training.
- Commitment to deeper learning and the development of more refined skills.
- At least 6-12 months of regular teaching experience.
Cost
Cost per module: $1499
Early registration cost: $1250 (per individual module)
Payment options are available.
