Come on a journey of self discovery and self awareness to enrich your life in many ways!
This 350 hour Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Intensive course commences in February 2024 and finishes in November 2024. Your commitment is 1 weekend per month plus a 5-day retreat. Successful completion allows you to be a fully registered and insured Level 1 yoga teacher with Yoga Australia.
You can also take the course for your own personal enjoyment and deepening into yoga.
Course Subjects
The course will cover the physical practice of asana that you are familiar with from your attendance at yoga classes, exploring in detail the standing, seated, upside down, supine and balancing shapes including forward bends, backbends, hip openers, lateral extensions, arm balances and inversions (90 hours in total). Additionally you will deepen your knowledge, understanding and use of other aspects of yoga such as:
- yogic history and philosophy;
- types of pranayama (breathing) and why, how and when to use them;
- meditation techniques and their effect on your mind and body;
- ancient Ayurvedic principles and their modern-day applications;
- yogic physiology with an in-depth study of the chakras and other energy fields;
- western anatomy and physiology;
- teaching techniques – observation, voice awareness, language and communication, giving options, adjusting for injury and other needs;
- and much much more!
Your Commitment
The Course comprises:
- 10 x 2-day in class weekends 7am to 5pm (dates below)
- 1 x 5-day retreat
- Two hours per week home practice
- Two hours homework per month
- 1 free class per week with Wen
Together these activities make up the 350 hours required to qualify you as a Registered Level 1 Teacher with Yoga Australia.
Course Dates 2024
Saturdays and Sundays, commence at 7am and end at 5pm. There will be a 60 minute breakfast break at 9:30am; a 30 minute lunch break between 1:00 and 1:30p; and a 10 minute break around 3.45pm.
How to Apply for this Course
Please cultivate a genuine aim to fully engage as the course requires significant personal commitment of your time, energy and finances – we invite you to approach it with a noble intention to complete all requirements.
The cost is $5500 paid in 5 instalments of $1,100 across the year. Consider this money well spent as it is your own health, wellbeing and future prospects that will grow.
To apply and reserve a place, a processing fee of $250 is to be paid with your completed Application Form prior to the commencement of the course. A 14-day cooling-off period then applies. If you withdraw during this time a $100 refund will be given. Upon acceptance for the training an additional non-refundable $850 is to be paid (this constitutes your first full instalment).
The outstanding $4,400 is due in $1,100 instalments on the first day of April, June, August and October. Financial matters should not get in the way of learning and studying yoga. So, if you are have concerns about paying and wish to work out a more suitable payment schedule please feel free to talk with Wen.
By enrolling, students accept the Course Terms & Conditions.
Click on this link to apply
Your Teacher
Wen Reid (Level 2 Yoga Teacher) will pilot the year and will encourage and support you to challenge yourself physically and mentally, to know how and when to rest and take a break, to take responsibility for your own progress, and above all to enjoy the journey with fun and laughter!
Wen trained in 2012 with Senior Level 3 Teacher Kate Pell, and started teaching beginners courses at Sattva (now Zen Space) in 2013. The personal transformation that evolved from her yoga studies and teaching led Wen to leave her corporate role as CEO to make yoga her new life path.
She has a strong commitment to continuing professional development and has studied in Australia and overseas with some of the finest teachers including Diane Long (Rome), Donna Farhi (NZ), Flo Fenton (Australia), Simon Borg-Olivier (Australia) and most importantly, Kate Pell. Wen has assisted Kate in two 350 hour year-long Yoga Teacher Training Courses and expresses her deep gratitude for this rare opportunity.
Wen has post graduate qualifications in psychology and business, and a 15-year practice of non violent communication. She combines these with her yoga teaching resulting in style that is focused, empathic, accepting, inclusive and above all – fun!
Other highly qualified and experienced teachers will be invited to teach portions of the course.
So Go Ahead – Make the Leap!
As Kate Pell (teacher of teachers) says:
‘You will learn how the yogic journey is a journey within, bringing you home to your essential nature and true self – which is not the scary monster that many of us spend our lives avoiding, but a place of freedom, choice, joy, spontaneity and connection.’
You can take the course for your own personal enjoyment and deepening into yoga, and/or to become a fully registered and insured Level 1 yoga teacher with Yoga Australia.
For any questions or a chat about whether you can do it please email or call Wen:
E: arwenreid@yahoo.com.au
M: 0421 058 250