“‘If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it.””
200/250HR HATHA-VINYASA
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING 2020
ABOUT THE TRAINING
Amy Leonard-King and Yoga Corner are thrilled to announce the arrival of our 200/250HR Hatha-Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training starting in 2020. This has been a long and intensive labour of love, and something that has not been stepped into lightly. We are of course incredibly excited to be embarking on this journey with those who are ready to take the plunge into deepening their own practice of Yoga in the best way possible - learning to teach. However we are also greatly humbled by the process and have taken great care in creating what we believe to be a unique, one-of-a-kind and incredibly enriching experience for those who will be joining us.
WHAT MAKES THIS TRAINING UNIQUE?
This is an experience of deep immersion and transformation, in whatever capacity that pulls you in, whether you see yourself as a ‘teacher’ or not quite yet. The course is purposefully designed to offer both time to digest the teachings, with weekend modules every 2-3 weeks over 4-6 months, as well as a week-long immersion in country Victoria at Continental House in Hepburn Springs where you will have the space to really dive into the teachings. The immersive part of the training is an experience like no other, and a must for your journey both in your practice, and as a future teacher.
What had been brought to attention after years of meeting, mentoring and hiring teachers, is that many base-level 200 hour Teacher Training courses just aren’t fulfilling the needs of the students. We want to offer more. An experience that takes you on a deep dive into your practice, so that you can teach uniquely and from a place of true authenticity, as well as the option to take on more modules + trainings to supplement your base level certification.
Yoga Corner’s Teacher Training will offer both the base-level 200 hours (minimum required for certification as a Yoga Teacher), as well as supplementary modules combined to make an optional additional 50 hours (250hr RYT standard), or the opportunity to pick and choose individual modules that speak to you. The additional modules will comprise of specialty teaching areas including: Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Prenatal Yoga as well as post-graduate Mentoring to support you beyond the completion of your training.
This Teacher Training program is designed first and foremost as an immersive experience into the depths of your own practice. We believe that the most important aspect of any teacher’s offerings is the commitment they have to this path and the practices that they are sharing with others; what this carefully curated training will do is assist you to find the teacher within, through the practice of Yoga itself.
We believe this offering to be unique, inclusive, and so very special.
HOW WILL I KNOW THIS IS RIGHT FOR ME…?
There are so many training courses out there. Where do you even start? It can be overwhelming to say the least.
There is a lot to take in, so don’t rush it. Sit with how you feel, and with all that arises, and then simply reach out to us with your questions, concerns and expressions of interest. The point is that you are interested, and so the next step is to take that leap of faith, as it’s going to happen either now or later, so why waste another moment wondering…
The delivery of the course over 6 or 9 weekends plus the immersion in country Victoria at the stunning and picturesque Continental House in Hepburn Springs, we believe gives the best of both worlds – time to digest the teachings, explore practices both on and off the mat, and develop the skills inherent to becoming a ‘teacher’. This program works both for those who benefit from more intensive study (each weekend module will be full days), and those who require time to sit with the learnings (a full immersive training can lack the space to digest and lead to a sense of overwhelm).
Expect to transform. Expect to be challenged. Expect your world as you know it to turn upside down, and know that you won’t be able to prepare for everything that comes up. This experience is deep, and it asks of you a strong and unbridled commitment to discovering yourself through the path of Yoga.
If this speaks to you, please don’t hesitate, just get in touch. The course is capped in numbers to ensure an intimate and rewarding environment for all (your Yoga TT companions will become friends for life, no doubt about it!), and seeing as this is the first opportunity to study with us at Yoga Corner, best to not hesitate, so that you can be the first in the know.
We look forward with great anticipation to facilitating this extraordinary experience with you, both on and off the mat (and with some incredible guest teachers along the way!).
COURSE CURRICULUM
Techniques, Methods + Practice - Asana, Pranayama, Mantra, Mudra, Meditation ++
Anatomy + Energetic/Subtle Body
Asana Labs: Assisting, Observation + Advanced Asana
Effective sequencing + class planning
Yoga History, Philosophy + Sanskrit
Ethics + Teaching in the Modern World
SCHEDULE
WEEKEND MODULES + HEPBURN SPRINGS IMMERSION
(MOST DAYS WILL BE 7:30AM-4PM)
25/26/27 APRIL (ANZAC LONG WEEKEND)
9/10 MAY
23/24 MAY
6/7/8 JUNE (QUEEN’S B’DAY LONG WEEKEND)
25 JUNE - 2 JULY HEPBURN SPRINGS IMMERSION (CONTINENTAL HOUSE)
18/19 JULY
1/2 AUGUST (INCLUDING 200HR TT GRADUATION)
15/16 AUGUST (RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING)
12/13 SEPTEMBER (YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING)
10/11 OCTOBER (PRENATAL TEACHER TRAINING + MENTORSHIP + 250HR TT GRADUATION)
TEACHING FACULTY
Amy Leonard-King - Head Teacher, all areas
Gena Kenny - Anatomy + Restorative Yoga Specialist
Megan Gamble - Yin Yoga Specialist
Guest Teachers - A Surprise!
AMY SHARES HER OWN JOURNEY…
When I embarked upon my first Yoga Teacher Training almost 10 years ago, it wasn’t an easy, nor simple, decision to make. I was hesitant about the expectations of me and my practice, of whether I was ‘good enough’ (on many levels), and also whether the training was going to be the ‘right’ training for me. I had considered several big name trainings, and also asked others of their experiences, but I ultimately realized it was my decision to make. I know now looking back at those early days, that the decision I made was the right one, because in many ways your first leap into a deeper study of Yoga, is simply the first step on a much bigger journey, that marks you as a student for life of this profound, ancient wisdom tradition.
Back to my story - and living in London at the time, I had found what I considered to be my ‘home’ studio. It truly had become a home away from home, more so than any other establishment I was connected with (work, home, etc.). I loved the practice and the classes that the studio offered, and the general energy of the teachers and students, I felt a deeper undercurrent of messages in classes beyond how to bend your body into weird and wonderful shapes. And so I took the plunge and signed up to the training, vowing that although I didn’t want to actually teach Yoga, I was interested in deepening my own knowledge and understanding of the practice…The rest, is of course history.
For some time now, the rumblings of desire to offer a Teacher Training course through Yoga Corner and for the experience of our community and beyond has been building momentum. After many hours of contemplation, planning and countless requests from curious students, finally the Universe and all its stars have aligned, and I am beyond excited, as well as incredibly humbled to be sharing this epic work of love with you all.
Teaching teachers is something I have been doing for years now, offering mentorship, guidance, post-graduate training and 1:1 support through the journey of others on this same path, and it is a part of my work that I find deeply rewarding. A Teacher Training program is naturally the next progression, but being the perfectionist that I am, along with being incredibly humbled by seeing the enormity of this responsibility, it has taken me time to get here.
The philosophy of ‘Yoga’ is vast. So vast that it would be impossible to ‘know’ it all. And so I don’t pledge to know it all, and I don’t believe that there is only one way to practice. But I do understand the power of this path from my own experience, and it’s ability to transform our lives as we know them. You’ve seen and experienced the magic of Yoga, you wouldn’t be here reading this if you weren’t interested, and now the question is, do you want to go further? Do you wish to take your own practice to the next level, and begin to experience the power of Yoga to transform your world?
In 2020, I will be offering the first Yoga Teacher Training program through the Yoga Corner studio, and I cannot wait to see who will be joining together on this journey of a lifetime.