Refinement: Preparing to Teach, Yoga Alliance Accredited 200-hours Bilingual Yoga Teacher Training with Tin Ming Lau
Peninsula Office Tower – Tsim Sha Tsui
18 Jan - 25 May 2025
ABOUT
Refinement: Preparing to Teach 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training is offered in two 100-hour modules.
It is intended for advanced students who wish to deepen their practice and aspiring teachers who are looking for the tools to teach intelligently and confidently. This programme will certify students to teach alignment-focused and philosophically inspired Hatha and Vinyasa classes. This includes the principles of Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga as well as the therapeutic benefits of yoga asanas and pranayama.
This training is intended for anyone who is ready to move deeper into the practice of yoga or interested in learning how to teach yoga. By substantiating critical skills and knowledge of specific postures, the course materials inspire yoga teachers to find their own voice for giving clearer and more effective verbal instructions. Topics include the history of yoga, yoga philosophy and lifestyle, teaching methodology, sequencing, anatomy, and meditation. The course materials also provide knowledge in using props to design one-on-one private sessions.
Students who attend 100% of both Module I & II will receive a 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training certificate and qualify to register with the Yoga Alliance as a 200-hr RYT. Yoga Alliance Accredited School PURE Yoga is a registered school with Yoga Alliance. Our teacher training programmes and teachers are internationally accredited, have exclusive recognition and qualify for the 200-hr Yoga Alliance Certification.
Yoga Alliance is an international governing board for yoga teachers and training programmes in the U.S and globally. Graduates of our programme are automatically eligible to register as a RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) with Yoga Alliance. Becoming a RYT means having a higher profile and gaining international recognition as a yoga teacher, attributes that many hiring studios look for. Mission Statement We offer this training in an effort to grow our community of committed yoga practitioners, empowering those who demonstrate dedication to a personal practice, by sharing the knowledge, skills and tools we have learned so they too can start teaching yoga. We intend to guide trainees toward a healthy self-confidence, while at the same time invoke a sense of humility and excitement, knowing that they are at the beginning of a long journey.
Requirements: Minimum 1 year of consistent yoga asana practice is preferred.
Module I Syllabus
| A. Teaching Methodology | Being a good teacher is not about doing the perfect, most difficult pose. It is about having good energy, being passionate and sharing what you know with others. It is about knowledge and authenticity and being of service.
In this session, you will:
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| B. Techniques, Training & Practice | Experience the essence of yoga asanas by learning progressive steps using various props – belts, blocks, bolsters, chairs and wall ropes – based on anatomical principles and muscular efforts, reinforcing the connection between mind and body, and using the body as a tool for getting into the present moment.
Each body is different and requires individual effort. There is no one-size-fits-all alignment or pose. By approaching yoga asanas with reference to the Ayurvedic principles, discussions will lead participants to make wise choices about props and modifications and teach them to work hard, stay present and surrender to the process, rather than focusing on the end result. In this session, you will:
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| C. Anatomy & Physiology | A deep understanding of the anatomy and movement principles of the body is an invaluable tool for yoga teachers and serious students. Not only does it help your teaching, it also enriches your own practice. In this practical session, you will experience the below anatomical and kinesiological principles in asana practice:
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Module II Syllabus
Learning Objectives
At the end of the module, students will:
- Demonstrate the ability to teach classes across healing, grounding and dynamic modalities
- Demonstrate a basic understanding and direction to sequence classes based on breathing awareness, classical pranayama, and mantra meditation techniques
- Demonstrate a greater context for and understanding of yoga in its entirety, beyond the physical approach to asanas
- Co-create a nurturing environment in which we can deepen our connection to ourselves, family, friends, and each other
| A. Techniques, Training & Practice | Experience a range of styles through practice, from healing and grounding to dynamic. Student-teachers will be taught a variety of physical and breathing methods to further engage themselves in practice.
In this session, you will:
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| B. Teaching Methodology | Learn how to accurately see different bodies and identify misalignments and congestion to safely assist students in removing dysfunction that causes pain and unnecessary discomfort. Through discussion and practice, student-teachers will learn how to safely and intelligently sequence yoga classes.
In this session, you will:
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| C. Yoga Philosophy & Psychology, Lifestyle & Ethics for Yoga Teachers | Study Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra through discussions, mantras and meditation. Learn the deeper meanings of the definitive text of yoga by breaking down these pearls of wisdom beyond their rudimentary translations. In this session, you will:
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| D. Practicum | In this session, you will:
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Learning Objectives
At the end of the module, students will:
- Demonstrate assessment skills (including structural and functional assessment, basic Ayurvedic constitution and imbalances assessment) for students or for themselves
- Demonstrate ability to create and evaluate individualised yoga practices using a variety of props (belts, blankets, blocks, bolsters, chairs, wall ropes and massage balls)
- Demonstrate a deeper understanding of anatomy, physiology and kinesiology
- Know how yoga and Ayurveda work together to promote the well-being of the body, mind and spirit
- Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of yoga teaching (asanas, meditation, pranayama, diet, yoga philosophy, and more) and how they can be used to help one’s yoga practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the power of the mind – the use of affirmations, visualisations and mantras
Module I Schedule
| This in-depth 11-day programme is designed for yoga teachers and serious students. It provides foundational skills necessary for a safe and effective yoga practice including assessment skills from the perspective of structure and function, posture alignment, breath, subtle energy, and the principles of Ayurveda. Taking the benefits from a variety of styles and props, ranging from a healing restorative practice to a dynamic vinyasa practice, the course aims to guide participants in experiencing all asanas more deeply. By substantiating critical skills and knowledge to specific postures, the course materials inspire yoga teachers to find their own voice for giving clearer and more effective verbal instructions. The course materials also provide knowledge in using props for designing one-on-one private sessions. | |
| 18, 19, 25, 26 January 2025
1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 February 2025 (10 days)
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09:00am – 12:30pm Morning Intensives |
| 12:30pm – 01:30pm Lunch Break | |
| 01:30pm – 07:00pm Afternoon Lecture / Practicum | |
Module II Schedule
| This 9-day programme is designed for serious students working towards 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certification. It includes more asanas and pranayama as well as meditation, chanting and an in-depth study of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The course also explores the history, different paths and schools of yoga, approaches to plan. | |
| 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 May 2025 (10 days) | 09:00am – 12:30pm Morning Intensives |
| 12:30pm – 01:30pm Lunch Break | |
| 01:30pm – 07:00pm Afternoon Lecture / Practicum | |