60hr Functional Yang Yoga Teacher Training:
60hr Functional Yang Yoga Teacher Training:
What’s Included:
Module three
This unique and innovative Yoga Alliance accredited training is designed to educate practitioners and teachers to lead to a safe, effective and sustainable yoga practice that is inclusive and accessible to all.
In this program we deep dive into the function and biomechanics of Hatha yoga asana and learn how to apply the revolutionary functional yoga principles to any and all styles of dynamic practice.
Designed for those who aspire to practice and teach with clarity, purpose and a greater sense of self-confidence, this specialised programme is designed to improve your anatomical knowledge, refine your ability to analyse movement and provide the tools to skilfully teach individualised yoga, in a 1-2-1 as well as a diverse, group class setting.
In a series of focused asana labs, we will carefully deconstruct and reconstruct 35+ traditional Hatha poses, including all level 1 and 2 standing poses, backbends, arm balances and inversions - exploring how skeletal variations in the shoulder, spine, pelvis and extremities will affect the aesthetical ‘alignment’ for each student. We will critically evaluate standard alignment cues to analyse their effectiveness across a broad range of student bodies, before learning how to communicate the important functional cues that will ensure students are guided safely and effectively into each posture.
Daily practices will provide knowledge and insight into the art and science of sequencing that will offer teachers the necessary skills to support students in their self-inquiry process, empower them to take responsibility for their unique body and give them the key to unlock their physical potential.
Graduates will be provided with the knowledge, tools and practical experience to confidently practice and teach intelligent person-centred yoga asana, across all styles of yoga.
Upon completion, teachers will thrive with clarity, confidence and a renewed sense of purpose in their teaching.
- History of Modern Yoga
- Alignment vs. Functional Yoga
- Yin vs. Yang Yoga Practice
- Review: Sutras for Functional Yoga (Paul Grilley’s 14-10-7 Model)
- Deep Biomechanical Analysis of the 14-10-7 Method
- How to Apply the Archetypal Poses to Traditional Hatha Postures
- Experiential Functional Hatha /Vinyasa & Yin-Yang Practices
- Intelligent Sequencing Methodologies
- Ethics & Responsibilities of a Yoga Teacher
- The Future of Yoga
- Anatomical analysis of 35+ Key Traditional Hatha Asana (Standing Poses, Backbends, Arm Balances and Inversions)
- Therapeutic Benefits of each Asana (Functional Objectives Defined)
- Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Well-known ‘Alignment’ Cues
- Modifications and Safety in Hatha Yoga Poses
- Prop Usage in Classic Hatha Poses
- How to Teach Functional Yang Yoga (Hatha/ Vinyasa)
- Language and Intelligent Cueing
- Anatomy 101 (Shoulder)
- Physiology and Kinesiology (Shoulder)
- Skeletal Variation & Individual Biomechanics (Shoulder & Upper Extremities)
- Functional Anatomy Labs (Shoulder & Upper Extremities)
event schedule
Module three
Our next 60hr Functional Hatha/ Vinyasa will be held at Suryalila Retreat Centre in Andalucia, Spain.
Dates are now confirmed for 30 October – 6 November.
To be the first to hear when registration opens, we invite you to register your interest via the preregistration form.
Registration opens soon!
“Nicky is approachable, down to earth and an absolutely fabulous teacher, she shows 100% passion in all of her teachings and it’s evident in her returning students each time. I recently took module 3. The course was in depth, carefully executed and inclusive to all students who attended. Nicky shares her knowledge so passionately and her presence through out the course was flawless. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to ensure their own teaching/classes more functional and accessible, to take any one of Nicky’s courses. I already feel a huge shift in my confidence when guiding students to explore their own bodies more.”
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