Extended courses for yoga practitioners & teachers

Yoga Body is the first of three modules of practitioner and teacher training offered by Ade Belcham at the Yoga Studio.  Students may join any module as a stand alone course or do all three.  Two of the trainings (Yoga Body and Yoga Mind) are open to all practitioners, while the third (Yoga Heart) is aimed at those interested in teaching / sharing yoga with others. An overview of the three modules is provided in the application pack for Yoga Body (see below for details).

Yoga Body - An exploration of the human system and asana as a cornerstone of yoga practice

Timing

6 days over 6 months - commencing September 2012 with introductory days in April, June and August.  Students must attend an introductory day in order to proceed to the full programme. 

The course comprises a minimum of 72 guided learning hours made up as follows :

• 42 teaching contact hours (9.30-4.30 each day) plus,
• a minimum home study commitment of 30 hours (6 hours between each teaching day) 
  

Aimed at :

Open to all regular yoga practitioners via an application process oriented to your own practice and interest in yoga.  You do not need to be an ashtanga yoga practitioner to join this programme but you do need to have a regular personal practice.  Yoga teachers and student teachers are also very welcome as the course will complement your orthodox anatomy studies.  

Course Overview

Calling on western, holistic and energetic models of anatomy, as well as yoga philosophy, we will develop a way of looking at the body that reflects both the spiritual and immensely practical goals of yoga.

This course combines practical asana practice, workshop style explorations and group work plus tutor presentations and discussions, home study of key texts and 5 written assignments based around your personal explorations.  The course is not an academic anatomy programme although some reading and research will be required.  It is a functional and experiential anatomy course that will develop a deep understanding of the goals of asana, as well as the ability to visualise limitations or obstacles in our own and other people's bodies.

Teacher and venue

Ade will be teaching this programme at the Yoga Studio near Abergavenny.  Ade has been an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner for more than 10 years, is an experienced yoga teacher and a Structural Integration body worker.  The Yoga Studio in the Black Mountains near Abergavenny is a very special place to meet and study.  See the Yoga Studio and About Ade pages of this website for further details.    

Detailed programme and application pack

An application pack including full course programme and an application form is available for download here.   If you have any questions by all means contact Ade by e-mail or on 07805 913860. 

Cost and booking

Introductory days are £50 and are booked via the course calendar as for normal classes. The main programme cost is £390.  Payment and booking arrangements are included in the application pack.  Reference texts will also be required - allow approximately £35.