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A course for those that would love to teach yoga or just love living yoga and want to take their practice to a whole new level.
If you want to teach, we will guide you to be truly ready and if it's just for the love of yoga, this is your chance to dive deeper and enjoy.
200hr fully Yoga Alliance accredited.
In-person teacher training.
Dedicated studio in Cheltenham.
One weekend a month over ten months.
Next intakes
September 2024 (fully booked).
March 2025 (fully booked).
September 2025 (nine spaces left).
To join the waitlist for the March 2025 intake click here.
Important questions…
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We have no expectation of particular strength, flexibility or mastery of certain poses. Yoga is not about what you can or can’t do, it’s about the way you do it. If you’re passionate enough about yoga to think about doing teacher training - you’re at the right level to start.
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That’s quite okay, you won’t be alone in that. If this is just for the love of yoga, this is your chance to just dive deep and enjoy.
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People in their teens through to people in their seventies have all done our course and gone on to teach - you’re never too young, or old. Just start from where you are.
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You can do a lot of things online, but learning such a practical subject where you’re looking at tiny muscle movements, breath patterns etc - we just don’t think you can learn to see those things online. Plus, each weekend feels like a little yoga retreat. When you’re finding your feet and your confidence - nothing beats the support and friendship of a group you truly get to know in real life.
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Registration is £325, then nine instalments of £196 paid monthly starting from our first weekend. The total cost is £2,089.
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We’ve been training teachers for over ten years and teaching for over 25. We have hundreds of success stories we can show you. Because of that our courses are always fully booked and mostly by word of mouth referrals.
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One weekend a month over ten months works really well. It gives you a weekend to learn and then a whole month to practice and consider until it becomes wisdom - something you really get.
The training.
Learn strong, efficient postures with careful and intuitive alignment – the perfect balance of strength, flexibility and breath.
See how the body works when we practice – the systems it affects, the muscles we use and how we use them.
Understand common complaints such as back and knee issues and how yoga can help.
Learn breathing practices, meditation and the rich philosophy and tradition behind yoga.
Many people do teacher training not to go on to teach but to take the practice they love and really bring it on.
If you do want to teach, we will guide you to be truly ready – to help you to be able to see how you can guide your students to achieve their differing goals. To find your own niche as a teacher and to be successful at what you choose.
The course is ten weekends long (one weekend each month), in a dedicated yoga teacher training studio in Cheltenham. Spaces will be limited to keep a nice small group.
Yoga Alliance is the qualification you need to be able to teach in Yoga Studios, Gyms, village halls and everywhere else. It’s also internationally recognised almost everywhere in the world (for when you fancy owning a retreat in sunnier climates).
Syllabus.
The course is broken down into three distinct modules. Each weekend is Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 6pm (latest) with an hour at lunch and plentiful breaks for cups of tea.
Module 1 : The Physical Practice
Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Find your core – strength, stability and bandhas.
Fundamentals to vinyasa – breath, foundation, action and intention.
Understanding vinyasa-krama (the art of building up to a posture).
Using counter postures.
Masterclass on downward dog and upward dog.
Principles of adjustments.
Foundations, form and function.
Understanding the body as a system of systems.
Yoga nidra (yoga sleep) and deep relaxation.
Ujayii breathing and kapalabhati.
Introducing the different yoga schools and methods.
Anatomy in action (the muscular and skeletal systems).
Introduction to Sanskrit, the ancient language of yoga.
Focus on key standing, twisting, back and forward bend postures.
Mastering inversions and arm balances.
Relax and renew classes.
Owning your practice.
Pranayama and breathing practices.
Creating a self practice.
Yoga reading group.
Asana handbook project.
Module 2 : The Bigger Picture
Weekends 6 and 7.
Prana, chakras and the energy body.
Dharma, karma and an introduction to buddhism.
Indian deities and iconography and how they relate to what we do.
Understanding mindfulness and meditation.
Creating a 5 minute meditation habit.
Mantra and mudras
A brief history of yoga.
Understanding how the ancient yoga texts are still very relevant.
Patanjali’s yoga sutras and the Eightfold Path.
Cleaning up with the kriyas.
Introduction to chanting.
Module 3 : Learning to Teach
Weekends 8, 9 and 10.
The different ways of learning – audio, visual and kinaesthetic.
Qualities of a good teacher.
Giving your class a theme.
Stick men and drawing up class plans.
Learning to sequence great classes.
Practicing what you preach.
Creating your own unique style.
Music, philosophy and intention – integrating things in class.
Mastering dialogue and tone.
Demonstrating and learning not to do too much.
Looking at people's bodies and learning to read them.
Dealing with teaching nerves.
Introduction to thai yoga massage (having yoga done to you).
Using props, modifications and adjustments.
Dealing with injuries and illness in class.
Integrating pregnant students.
Teaching labs and practice.
How to handle one to ones.
Hands on – adjustment workshops.
Building a sequence library.
Pricing.
Register with a deposit and then the rest of the course is split over nine months from when the course starts. The total cost is £2,089.
September 2025 Intake
Deposit of £325 to register and then 9 monthly payments of £196 from September 25.
Full money back guarantee.
If you get to weekend nine and you don’t think it’s changed your life or got you ready to be a teacher, let us know and we’ll refund you in full.
Reading.
There are so many good yoga books, but the choice of the best of them is quite personal.
We will cover what you need to know on the course itself, so pre-reading is more to give you a taster of where we're going.
'Yoga Body Buddha Mind’
by Cyndi Lee
This is an easy read and gives you a good idea of yoga as more than just a physical practice. It’s my favourite yoga book.
'Science of Yoga’
by Ann Swanson
An easy-to-follow, pictorial view of what’s going on in our body when we practise yoga.
'Breath’
by James Nestor
Breathing makes a big difference to body and mind. James Nestors book makes this clear, fun and fascinating.
More questions?
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Apart from a little work around learning to create great class plans, it’s just yoga. No big essays and coursework. Yoga is a practical subject, we’ll cover all the theory you’ll need in the weekend sessions.
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We have found 20 to be the perfect number. More and it loses its personal approach. Less and we lose the diversity of questions, bodies and experiences.
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As many as half the group will stay over.
We have students at the studio with spare rooms if you want a low cost option plus there are AirBNB’s, a Premiere Inn and even a lovely chic Italian style boutique hotel all within a five minute walk.Details here…
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We always have two places on the course that are low cost or free. If you really want to be a yoga teacher and really can’t afford it click this link.
If there’s anything else you want to ask or you’d just like to talk to someone about it, drop Ian an email at Ian@orangeyoga.co.uk - we’re always happy to chat it through.
Intake 22 (Nine spaces left)
September 13 & 14 2025
October 25 & 26 2025
November 22 & 23 2025
December 13 & 14 2025
January 10 & 11 2026
February 7 & 8 2026
March 7 & 8 2026
April 11 & 12 2026
May 9 & 10 2026
June 6 & 7 2026
Intake 21 (FULL)
March 22 & 23 2025
May 3 & 4 2025
May 17 & 18 2025
June 7 & 8 2025
July 5 & 6 2025
August 2 & 3 2025
August 30 & 31 2025
October 4 & 5 2025
November 1 & 2 2025
December 6 & 7 2025
Intake 20 (FULL)
September 6-8 2024
October 4-6 2024
November 1-3 2024
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January 10-12 2025
February 7-9 2025
February 28-Mar 2 2025
April 4-6 2025
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