Yoga Teacher Training and Teacher Development
Iyengar Yoga teacher development and certification
The Yoga West WA Yoga Teacher Training Program prepares students for Introductory Level assessment, in accordance with the requirements and minimum standards set by the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Australia (the Association).
Certification at Introductory Level is determined by an external assessment committee set up by the Association. Certification to Introductory Level with the BKSIYAA enables the recipient to call themselves an Iyengar teacher and use the Iyengar trademark.
Teacher certification is necessary to maintain and promote the quality of yoga instruction that is taught at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India.
A referral for assessment from teacher trainer John Leebold is needed to sit for assessment. This referral is subject to skill level achieved. An individual may require more than the minimum specified time on the Program to be ready for assessment.
Yoga West's Iyengar yoga teacher training program is taught by senior teacher John Leebold.
John began practicing Iyengar Yoga in 1973 and holds an Advanced Iyengar Teaching Certificate. He is one of the founding 13 Iyengar Yoga teachers in Australia, and has been a registered and practicing Osteopath since 1983.
Yoga teachers have to know the entire functioning of the body; they have to know the behaviour of the people who come to them and how to react and be ready to help, protect and safeguard their pupils”.
BKS Iyengar, The Tree of Yoga - Yoga Vrksa.
Teacher Training Requirements
A student wishing to train as a teacher must have been practicing Iyengar yoga regularly for a minimum of three years (3 to 5 years depending on the frequency of practice and class attendance) before undertaking training.
If you are thinking of undertaking Teacher Training and would like to chat about what we are offering at Yoga West please contact.
The course will cover:
- Learning yoga through the Iyengar approach to the Classical Astanga (eight limbed) path as expounded by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras and numerous classical texts.
- Practice of asana, pranayama, savasana.
- Sequencing of postures
- Supportive and restorative asanas.
- Therapeutic considerations.
- Use of props
- Observation of, and correction of students, in classes.
- Demonstration of asanas in teaching.
- Meeting class and individual requirements.
- Pre- and post-natal asana practice.
The Course:
Teaching training involves working with a teacher trainer in a mentoring relationship over a minimum of 3 years. This involves at least 300 hours of learning and practice, in addition to 100 hours of assisting in classes.
If you are thinking of undertaking teacher training please send an email to find out what we are offering. This is currently undergoing a different format at Yoga West according to the lastest guidelines as set out by IYA.
2020 Dates:
DUE TO THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT FORCED BY THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS, DATES FOR TEACHER TRAINING ARE NOT YET SET
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Cost
Cost: To be advised
Format is presently being updated and more information coming soon.
Teacher Development
Certified Iyengar yoga teachers are required to complete 20 hours of ongoing training and personal development each year with a Senior Iyengar teacher.
Yoga West offers Development opportunities through out the year either with John or other visiting guest Senior teachers.
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"Teachers should practice the asana until they are very clear and secure about their understanding and demonstration.
This will allow the teacher to teach from confidence and to focus awareness on the students."
Geeta Iyengar
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