15 Day 200-Hour Zenways Intensive Yoga Teacher Training Course in Whaley Bridge, England

UK 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training

Do you want to join a community of over 300 Zenways yoga teachers who are sharing these benefits with others across the world? Do you want to find and learn to express your authentic yoga passion? Do you want to find your Zen way of becoming a yoga teacher? Do you want to embark on the path of teaching yoga that is truly an endless journey of discovery in yourself and your students? Are you looking for a yoga training path that is rooted in the Buddhist tradition, and includes the practice of Zen yoga?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Zenways yoga teacher training is for you. Thiscourse that is designed around you and your path as an individual since we believe becoming a yoga teacher is about your journey, understanding, and inner confidence.

Zenways is a UK-based organisation that promotes and encourages activities and practices that enhance human wellbeing, balance and awakening in the modern world. The unique Zenways 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training course is accredited by the Yoga Alliance and has been running for 15+ years.

Meet the instructors

Julian Daizan
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Highlights

14 days of training
Oriented around your path as an individual
Wide-angled view on the world of yoga
Passionate and impactful teaching by experienced tutors
Mentoring, supervision, and assessment
14 nights accommodation
Daily tasty and nutritious meals
Certification upon completion

Skill level

Intermediate

Styles

Hatha

14 days with instruction

Group size: Maximum of 20 participants

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

17:00

Check-out Time:

17:00

During the course, you will stay at Whaley Hall in a single room with a shared bathroom. The center accommodates up to 40 people in recently renovated bedrooms with ample bathroom facilities, and features a conservatory situated on the first floor, overlooking the Goyt Valley with a panoramic view of the National Park and beyond.

Program

About the training

Our yoga teacher training course will give you the knowledge and confidence to teach yoga professionally in a range of paces and styles, through clear demonstration, appropriate use of voice, correct alignment, awareness of the energetic dimension, sensitive adjustments and kindness.

We put a big emphasis on acquiring practical teaching skills that will be of use in the class setting. In addition you will learn many aspects to explore and develop in your own practice because we believe that the key to a fulfilling and successful yoga career is your own vibrant and sustaining practice.

Our course content includes a broad range of history, philosophy, asana practice, and teaching theory and practice. Everything is oriented around teaching and getting you to be your best teacher.

Most yoga schools are based in Hindu or Vedic philosophy – our training covers these teachings, but is uniquely based in the Yogacara (literally “yoga practice”) philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism, which is one of the cornerstones of Zen. Yogacara emphasises the exploration of our true nature through meditative and yogic practices, and describes a detailed Buddhist psychological view of the mind and our senses.

However, you don't need to be Buddhist, want to be Buddhist, or have ever studied Buddhism to come on our course. Our primary goal is to offer you a variety of approaches and philosophies and encourage you to find your own passion, and then learn how to teach from there.

Fundamentally, Zen is about uncovering your authentic, true self. So, rather than using a cookie-cutter “teaching formula”, the training centers on helping you find your truth and empowering you to express that through your teaching since they know every teacher is individual and unique.

Rather than just teaching you “our” way and “our” sequences, scripts, and postures, we orient ourselves around your path as an individual. You will leave the training with a complete foundation and toolkit, ready to take your teaching out into your community. We focus on giving you the principles and techniques to equip you for a lifetime of exploring, developing, evolving, and refining how to teach your yoga passion.

You will learn:

A comprehensive “toolkit” that allows you to find your true expression and develop as a teacher for the rest of your life
How to teach yoga in a range of paces and styles, with correct alignment and mindfulness
How to Integrate philosophy, wisdom, and mindfulness into your yoga practice and teaching
How to adjust your students with awareness and sensitivity
A deep understanding of the physical and energetic anatomy of yoga
The history and philosophy of yoga from across the central and east asian world
How to set up your own yoga business and find work as a teacher

Formats

This is a two-week, total-immersion course. You will experience a deep, transformational journey through this retreat-style format. Recent studies have shown that, for many people, an intensive training period is the most efficient way to learn. You will be completely immersed in learning, practicing, and teaching yoga every day for two weeks, surrounded by others on the same path and in a beautiful and nurturing location.

Plus the teacher will be right there for you. During this time, not only will you acquire the skills for your future career, but you will probably find you are going through a supercharged personal growth process.

Prerequisites

You will need at least two years of regular yoga class experience (or equivalent) before doing your yoga teacher training. “Equivalent” may include other movement forms or other practices that are based on a similar philosophy.

Accreditation

Zenways is accredited by the worldwide standards body Yoga Alliance. You can be assured that with their qualification, you can get insurance and international and UK recognition. Zenways teachers are active in health clubs, gyms, and many other situations across the country as well as elsewhere in Europe, Asia, and America. Graduates are also eligible to join CIMSPA’s Exercise and Fitness Directory.

Daily schedule

07:00 Meditation
08:00 Breakfast
08:30 Yoga Nidra
09.30 Asana class
11:30 Learning and teaching methods
13:00 Lunch
13:30 Yoga Anatomy
16:00 Philosophy and History
17:30 Pranayama / Mudras / Chanting
18:30 Supper
19:30 Reido
20:30 Meditation

Instructors

Julian Daizan Skinner

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Julian Daizan Skinner is the first Englishman to go to Japan and become a Roshi or Zen Master in the rigorous Rinzai tradition of Zen. About twenty years ago, he gave up a promising career as a scientist in the pharmaceuticals industry, sold his house, gave all the money away and entered a Zen monastery. He has studied yoga with many teachers, including traveling to India to study with 90-year-old Sri Pattabhi Jois. He has synthesized the most useful elements of what he learned, both within and outside Zen monasteries, into Zenways yoga.

Food

All nutritious, wholesome, and vegetarian meals are provided with special diets catered for on request and included in the price. Organic produce is used as availability allows. All meals are prepared by experienced cooks.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Tea

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Organic
Lactose Free

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

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