MCY
Teacher Training
This full-time or the part time course is ideal for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of yoga, whether it be for teaching or simply to invest in a personal practice. This experience is guaranteed to change the way that you look at and practice yoga!

The training comes with a in-depth manual which has been evolving over 2 decades.
TOPICS of this Manual INCLUDE
Teaching methodologies and yoga techniques
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Guided practice of FORREST Inspired Yoga using specially designed sequences for Teacher Training which includes,
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Intelligent sequencing, class planning, class management, authentic speaking as the teacher
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Guided practice of meditation and pranayama in detail
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Holding Ceremony
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The art of teaching, including verbal instruction, demonstration and how to "workshop" technique
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The art of assisting and hands-on adjustments
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Precise pronunciation of Sanskrit names of postures
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Key Principles of alignment in all common basic postures, bandha, and transitional flow
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Using your voice and developing confidence in teaching
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Using Props and equipment in yoga practice
Injury management and special conditions
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Prenatal yoga
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Principles of Remedial yoga therapy for common physical postural problems
Ethics of teaching yoga
Anatomy and physiology
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Applied anatomy for yoga practice means understanding "alignment' from the inside out
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Basic joint structure and function and the physiology of the nervous system is the basis of yoga as therapy
The business of yoga
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Advancement in your career: How to progress from novice to expert
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Giving and receiving: what and how does a yoga teacher transact
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Defining your business objectives and drawing up your action plan
Yoga philosophy
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History of yoga
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Selected lessons from the Vedas, Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita
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Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and the 8 Limbs of Yoga
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The Roots of Contemporary Yoga –Krishnamacharya's Legacy
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Chakra System (including the energetic anatomy: koshas, gunas, nadis)
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Practical introspection and self inquiry
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Special Guest teachers are included
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Myofascial Release
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Chanting
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Functional Movement
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Body Working - effectively
Advancing
The advanced training (100hrs) is either taken on as a private group (no more than 5 students), alternatively this could be done as a private training where it is just you and Mel working hands on, in person.
We look at some of the following;
- Assists ( how to access, go in with confidence and make a change)
- Healing modalities that I use to work on bodies in Asana or even just body work in Savasana eg. Cranial Sacral.
- As well as deconstructing the way you think of sequencing and refinement of these techniques - within your existing style.
It really is for the teacher who is looking to hone in and make a group/private class feel unique in a way that is healing and transformative not just for the student but for yourself as a teacher.