Satyam Teacher Training Programme
Our 2 year teacher training programme offers a comprehensive yoga education that will take you on a journey of personal and collective knowledge and growth. Drawing on traditional hatha yoga tools, techniques and practices, whilst incorporating some of the recent developments in yoga, such as biomechanics, trauma informed practice and decolonisation, we aspire to nurture teachers who are confident, knowledgeable and self-aware.
The programme is made up of a 4 Month Foundation Programme followed by a 20 Month Teacher Training. All participants of the teacher training programme will need to have attended the foundation course*, however the foundation course can also be attended as a stand alone course, for those wishing to deepen their understanding and experience of yoga.
The course will be accredited with Yoga Alliance and will meet standards for the British Wheel of Yoga 500 hours accreditation.
The programme is made up of a 4 Month Foundation Programme followed by a 20 Month Teacher Training. All participants of the teacher training programme will need to have attended the foundation course*, however the foundation course can also be attended as a stand alone course, for those wishing to deepen their understanding and experience of yoga.
The course will be accredited with Yoga Alliance and will meet standards for the British Wheel of Yoga 500 hours accreditation.
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The Satyam Foundation Programme2023 Dates: Saturdays & Sundays, 10am - 4pm
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This is a 4 month course providing a comprehensive overview of many aspects of yoga: asana, pranayama, yoga nidra and meditation. We also explore some of the theoretical underpinnings of yoga, taken from the Yoga Sutras - a key yogic text that expounds the 8 Limbs of Yoga: yama & niyama (ethical frameworks), asana (physical posture), pranayama (expansion of energy), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (liberation). We will also dip into the Hathayogapradika, another key text which lays out the system of Hatha Yoga.
This programme, consisting of 4 weekend sessions, offers a solid foundation for our teacher training programme. It will provide a good understanding of the style of yoga and meditation that you will be training to teach, plus it will be an opportunity to ensure that both you and we feel that you are a good match for the training programme. All applicants for the teacher training need to have completed the 4 month programme*. The Foundation Programme can also be taken on its own by those simply wishing to deepen their understanding of yoga.
* If you have completed our Awakening to Yoga course, or if you have been attending classes with Jo consistently for at least 2 years, then it may be possible to apply directly for the Teacher Training Programme. Please enquire.
This programme, consisting of 4 weekend sessions, offers a solid foundation for our teacher training programme. It will provide a good understanding of the style of yoga and meditation that you will be training to teach, plus it will be an opportunity to ensure that both you and we feel that you are a good match for the training programme. All applicants for the teacher training need to have completed the 4 month programme*. The Foundation Programme can also be taken on its own by those simply wishing to deepen their understanding of yoga.
* If you have completed our Awakening to Yoga course, or if you have been attending classes with Jo consistently for at least 2 years, then it may be possible to apply directly for the Teacher Training Programme. Please enquire.
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Satyam Teacher Training ProgrammeMarch 2023 - March 2025: Saturdays & Sundays, 10am - 4pm
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This 20 month course will provide a comprehensive experience into many aspects of yoga, including asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, yoga nidra, meditation, kriya, karma yoga and bhakti yoga. The aim is for participants to undergo a process of initiation and transformation, through the yogic tools, leading them to a place where they are ready and confident to teach and share the practices with knowledge and integrity.
Rooted in traditional yoga practices, this course pays homage to the Indian Spiritual traditions from which yoga comes, whilst empowering practitioners to discover their own style and ways of holding space.
We will learn about the complex issues being explored within current yoga communities - ensuring that practitioners are equipped to reflect and analyse their role as a yoga teacher in the world today. Satyam recognise's that in some cases hierarchical guru traditions have led to abuses of power. Through oppressive power dynamics harm has been carried out across many yoga traditions and schools. This course, whilst deeply honouring the roots of the traditional yoga which we practice and teach, seeks to empower participants deeply from within. From this place we feel they will be ready to hold space for others.
Participants will emerge from the training with self-awareness and knowledge, and the highest skill in designing and leading their own yoga classes, courses , workshops and retreats.
Self practice (sadhana) forms a fundamental part of this course. You will be expected to have a daily practice throughout the course, which includes a practice of self-enquiry, reflection and personal transformation. You will also need time for reading. studying and written tasks. In the second year you will set up your own class in the community.
Please note the information below is just an outline of the course modules and is not exhaustive. More information will be added soon.
Rooted in traditional yoga practices, this course pays homage to the Indian Spiritual traditions from which yoga comes, whilst empowering practitioners to discover their own style and ways of holding space.
We will learn about the complex issues being explored within current yoga communities - ensuring that practitioners are equipped to reflect and analyse their role as a yoga teacher in the world today. Satyam recognise's that in some cases hierarchical guru traditions have led to abuses of power. Through oppressive power dynamics harm has been carried out across many yoga traditions and schools. This course, whilst deeply honouring the roots of the traditional yoga which we practice and teach, seeks to empower participants deeply from within. From this place we feel they will be ready to hold space for others.
Participants will emerge from the training with self-awareness and knowledge, and the highest skill in designing and leading their own yoga classes, courses , workshops and retreats.
Self practice (sadhana) forms a fundamental part of this course. You will be expected to have a daily practice throughout the course, which includes a practice of self-enquiry, reflection and personal transformation. You will also need time for reading. studying and written tasks. In the second year you will set up your own class in the community.
Please note the information below is just an outline of the course modules and is not exhaustive. More information will be added soon.
Course Modules
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Hatha Yoga & Meditation
~ Asana (physical practices & postures) ~ Pranayama (breath control / energy expansion) ~ Mudra & Bandha (energetic seals & locks) ~ Yoga Nidra (conscious deep sleep meditation & deep relaxation) ~ Meditation ~ Shatkarma (yogic cleansing) ~ Working with the subtle body Culture & Philosophy ~ Vedas and Upanishads; Buddhism and Jainism; Bhagavad Gita and Epics ~ Patanjali's Yoga Sutras ~ Sankhya and Vedanta Philosophy ~ Hinduism: What is Religion, What is Spirituality? ~ Sadhus/Yogis: Indian Practitioners ~ Tantra; Mysticism, Consciousness, Altered States ~ Medieval Yoga ~ The Development of Modern Yoga ~ Introduction to Sanskrit ~ Ayurveda Sadhana / Self-Enquiry ~ Self Practice ~ Cyclical Wisdom ~ Personal Transformation Anatomy & Physiology ~ Biomechanics ~ Anatomy in Action ~ Adjustments |
Ethics, Inclusion & Accessibility
~ Decolonization Toolkit ~ Queer Dharma ~ Body Positivity Trauma Informed Practice ~ Neuroscience of Trauma ~ Trauma Theory ~ Systems of Oppression ~ Attachment Theory ~ Power Dynamics & Practice The Subtle Body ~ The Chakra system ~ The Koshas ~ The Prana Vayu ~ Nadis Teaching Methods, Skills & Practice ~ Teaching & Learning Styles ~ Class Planning, Sequencing & Creativity ~ Instructions, Demonstrations & Adjustments ~ Teaching Practice, Support ~ Teaching Assessments - Audio Recordings, Session Leading & Written Work |
Yoga Teaching Training Programme Dates & Payment:
Foundation Programme: March 2023 - June 2023; Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm: March 18/19, April 22/23, May 20/21, June 17/18
Teacher Training: September 2023 - March 2025; 17 x weekend sessions + a 3/4 day residential retreat; dates tbc
Whole Programme
Payment: £6,060 (standard rate)
Payment Option 1:
Deposit of £1,252 (non-refundable) plus 24 x monthly payments of £200
Payment Option 2:
One payment of £5,454 (10% off) - includes £1,252 non-refundable deposit
Payment Option 3:
Two payments of £2,878.50 (5% off) - 1st payment includes £1,252 non-refundable deposit
We also offer a Support Rate for those on a low income: £4,534
Deposit: £454.50 (non-refundable) plus 24 monthly payments of £170
We are offering a Solidarity Space at the subsidised rate of: £1,412.
Deposit: £200 (non-refundable) plus 24 monthly payments of £50.50
We especially welcome applications from people from Black communities, people of colour, those who are working class, Muslim, LGBTQIA+, non-binary, and disabled people. Please email us to express your interest.
All monthly payments will need to be set up as a standing order.
Foundation Programme Only: £1040 (payment plans available)
Teacher Training: September 2023 - March 2025; 17 x weekend sessions + a 3/4 day residential retreat; dates tbc
Whole Programme
Payment: £6,060 (standard rate)
Payment Option 1:
Deposit of £1,252 (non-refundable) plus 24 x monthly payments of £200
Payment Option 2:
One payment of £5,454 (10% off) - includes £1,252 non-refundable deposit
Payment Option 3:
Two payments of £2,878.50 (5% off) - 1st payment includes £1,252 non-refundable deposit
We also offer a Support Rate for those on a low income: £4,534
Deposit: £454.50 (non-refundable) plus 24 monthly payments of £170
We are offering a Solidarity Space at the subsidised rate of: £1,412.
Deposit: £200 (non-refundable) plus 24 monthly payments of £50.50
We especially welcome applications from people from Black communities, people of colour, those who are working class, Muslim, LGBTQIA+, non-binary, and disabled people. Please email us to express your interest.
All monthly payments will need to be set up as a standing order.
Foundation Programme Only: £1040 (payment plans available)
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Payment includes:
~ All weekend sessions ~ Lunch at all weekend sessions ~ A mala (meditation beads) ~ Neti pot (nasal irrigation pot) ~ Course manual ~ Assessments ~ Residential Retreat - accommodation and food |
Not included in payment:
~ Travel & accommodation for weekend sessions ~ Books ~ Insurance ~ First Aid Course ~ Any extra teaching assessments that are required |
Teaching Faculty
We are not quite ready to reveal our teaching team just yet but are excited to let you know about the amazing international contributing teachers soon.
Further Information
We will be updating this page with more information in the coming weeks and months. If you have any questions in the meantime then please contact Jo@satyamyogacentre.co.uk
To express your interest and make an initial application to the course please download the form below and return it to Jo.
To express your interest and make an initial application to the course please download the form below and return it to Jo.
