ASK YOURSELF.

Has Yoga changed your life so much that you've been inspired to share it with others?

Do you feel so passionate about Yoga that you'd like to spend a year deepening your understanding of the practice and philosophy of Yoga and related disciplines?

Are you looking for a comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training programme that will transform your understanding of Yoga and give you the tools to take your practice to the next steps as a teacher?

If you find yourself instantly saying Yes to these questions, then the Classical Yoga School (cYs) Teacher Training Programme might be the natural next step for your 2012/13 plans.

Bristo Yoga School is delighted to host June Mitchell's inspirational cYs Teacher Training Programme. cYs is an independent Yoga School setting the highest standards, with an authoritative and influential Governing Body of professionals from the worlds of Yoga and self development. cYs is a Registered Yoga School (RYS 200) with the Yoga Alliance and gives an International Certification allowing their graduates to teach worldwide.

                                         

2012 - 2013 cYs Course Syllabus:

• Philosophical and Spiritual Study of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
• Asana practice in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series, Sivananda Hatha Yoga and Flow Yoga.
• Teaching Workshops in Ashtanga, Sivananda and Iyengar styles.
  

     David Keil's Yoganatomy

• Philosophical/spiritual Study of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras;
• Anatomy and Physiology - plus specialist expert tuition in
• Yoganatomy;
•  Pranayama – the science behind the breath;
• Nadis, Chakras, Bandhas and Kriyas;
• Koshas and Vayus;
•  Relaxation and Meditation techniques;
•  Kirtan and the use of music, mantras and chanting;
•  Guidance for Self-practice and Personal Development;
• Yoga for special circumstances, ie: for children, pregnant women, back pain, etc.

Teachers:

Course Director June Mitchell, David Keil, Dr. Carrie Broughton, Ilse Lombard, Scott Rennie, Mary McPherson, Judi Farrell, Karen Breneman, Ronnie Robinson, Dr. Jackie Chaplin, Narad, Kathleen Morison, Catherine Broome - and assisted throughout by CYS qualified teachers.

Bristo Yoga School Teacher Trainee exclusive Mentorship Programme:

Teacher Trainees who book the year of training through Bristo Yoga School will have the opportunity to join BYS as Teacher Trainee Members. By selecting this option during the registration process, Teacher Trainee Members will enjoy the following benefits:

          1. 30% off all drop-in classes and Workshops at Bristo Yoga School

          2. 50% discount on any Adjustments workshops offered at BYS

          3. Free access to observe BYS classes,
              as required by the cYs Teacher Training course for qualification.

          4. Special Mentorship access to BYS teachers by email,
              custom-arranged on an individual basis.

Please note that there are only 10 TT Memberships available for the 2012/13 cYs TT Course, due to the one-to-one nature of this opportunity. The aim is to foster positive student-teacher relationships that grow happily with humour and respect over a long period of time. Once these 10 places are taken, we will close applications for this year.

APPLYING

The cYs Yoga Teacher Training Course is run under the guidance of Founder and Course Director, June Mitchell (click her name for bio).

Initial applications should be sent in the form of an email to Karen Breneman, BYS Director. Applications will be processed by cYs Course Director, June Mitchell, who will be in touch to progress your application.

Any initial questions you may have can be discussed with June either in person or by telephone and registration forms completed upon agreement between both parties.

Successful applicants will be invited to confirm their place on the course by making fee payment in part or in full via Bristo Yoga School's system.

FEES

Full Course is comprised of 12 months and fees will cover:

10 weekends at 12 hours at £225 each + 2 weekends at 16 hours at £285 each (+ £60 for each extra half day in March and June) *

= £2,820 + Mentor Membership at £250

Total Course Fees = £3,070

    *monthly payment plan is available, + early bird fee payment discount 

ACCREDITATION

cYs Yoga Teacher Training is synonymous with high standards and known as a centre for excellence in yoga teaching throughout the world. One of only a handful of Yoga Schools in Scotland to offer the Yoga Alliance international qualification at the 200 hour level, cYs is committed to providing serious students of Yoga access to the international teaching community.

Students coming out of the school with a cYs Yoga Alliance Certificate will be seen to represent the above standards and should expect to finalise their training confident, happy and ready to pass on their understanding and experience of yoga to their students, in Scotland and well beyond.

GOVERNING BODY

cYs is an Independent Yoga School with a Governing Body of highly-respected and influential leaders in their respective fields of yoga and personal development. It is led by William Mowat Thomson, the Founder/Principal of the l970’s Edinburgh Scottish Yoga Centre and who, in the l960’s and 70’s, brought yoga to Scotland and created the country’s foundation of yoga teachers.

William was June’s teacher and mentor and there is no-one whose yoga teaching and guidance of teachers has had such an impact and whose demonstration of the joy and spiritual depth of yoga practice remains an inspiration today. It is a great privilege to have William on our Governing Body and gives CYS Scotland/London a lineage rare in the UK and which we honour and value as we offer our best endeavours to bring through excellent yoga teachers for the 2lst century. We also greatly value the backing of - Paul Dallaghan, Founder/Director of Centered Yoga, Yoga Thailand and International Yoga Teacher; Dr. Yvonne Fogarty, Cardiologist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and Yoga Practitioner; and Mary McPherson, leading Scottish Complementary Therapist and Yoga Teacher.

Yoga is a lifetime’s study and this course should be seen as a sound foundation to build on while acquiring the wisdom to recognise new openings and pathways for learning as they occur over the years - which they will.

Pictured here in 2003, among many other trainees from across the globe, are June Mitchell and Karen Breneman on the Yoga Thailand Teacher Training Program with Paul Dallaghan and O.P. Tiwari. June and Karen met that year in Koh Samui. Their friendship in Yoga has grown over the years in the Scottish Yoga community, and they are both delighted to be working together again nearly a decade after graduating from their own training as Ashtanga Yoga Teachers.

Course Dates: September 2012 - August 2013 2012
MODULE 1	September	Frid eve and all day Sat	28/29	BYS Edinburgh
MODULE 2	October	" "	26/27	Perthshire
MODULE 3	November	" "	23/24	BYS Edinburgh
MODULE 4	December	" "	14/15	Perthshire
2013
MODULE 5	January	" "	25/26	BYS Edinburgh
MODULE 6	February	" "	23/24	BYS Edinburgh
MODULE 7	March	Frid eve, Sat and Sun til 1pm	23/24/25	Perthshire
MODULE 8	April	Frid eve and all day Sat	19/20	BYS Edinburgh
MODULE 9	May	" "	17/18	Perthshire
MODULE 10	June	Frid eve, Sat and Sun til 1pm	14/15/16	BYS Edinburgh (David's Yoganatomy)
MODULE 11	July	Frid eve and all day Sat	12/13	Perthshire
MODULE 12	August	" "	9/10	BYS Edinburgh

POST GRADUATION

cYs/Yoga Alliance qualified teachers are working in many areas of the community, for example:

• Local Authorities
• Health Clubs and Centres
• Their own Yoga Centres
• Primary and Secondary Schools
• Business and Corporate
• Private classes

Trainees who undertake the BYS Trainee Mentorship will enjoy lasting benefits of association, and will be considered first for cover teaching positions and subs where necessary and appropriate. 

                                                       

Initial applications should be sent in the form of an email to Karen Breneman, BYS Director. Please include your full name and contact details, along with a short paragraph about yourself and your experience of Yoga. You will receive a reply within 24 hours to acknowledge the receipt of your email, and then June will be in contact with you directly in due course to progress your application. Best wishes from the team.

                                                                                                  

Information for successful applicants can be found here.