– The bones, joints and movement.
– Muscles and movements.
– The other systems of the body; nervous, endocrine, digestive, & lymphatic.
– The fascial web, the connected organism.
– Functional anatomy in asana.
– Movement patterns and body reading.

– What is asana and its purpose?
– Surya namaskar, standing postures, forward bends, back bends, twists, balances, inversions, hips and the shoulders.
– Elastic training (stretching).
– Bandha & mudra in asana.
– Yin and yang in our practice.
– Yoga for special populations (beginners, and adaptions for pregnancy)

– What is pranayama?
– Breath awareness practises.
– Pranayama practises, including Ujjai and Nadi Shodana.
– Breath retention, stilling prana.
– Bandhas and mudras in pranayama.

– What is meditation?
– The starting places, pratyahara and dharana.
– Meditation practices, including Yoga Nidra.

– The Chakras system

– The Human Design system

– Lesson planning.
– Creating sequences through thematic planning and telling the story.
– Course writing, sequencing lessons over time.
– The art of teaching yoga (or anything!): observation, listening, demonstration, verbal cues and the power of language.
– Teaching practice: team teaching, micro-teaching & final teaching practice.

– Getting started; in-person or online, where to teach, risk assessment, health & safety, price structures & insurance to teach.– Data collection, client health forms & GDPR.
– Marketing and building your yoga community.
– Professional conduct and the student/ teacher relationship.

– Monthly self-led study, pre-recorded lectures and classes, roughly 2 hours per week.
– External tutor-led class attendance; you are also encouraged to attend classes with other teachers as much as possible.
– Student-led study; through personal practice, reading and assignments.
– Assessment is through a mixture of practical teaching & written assignments, anatomy study tasks, and your final class exam.

*Adaptations for those who prefer to lead with video or audio rather than written work.

Please note that all payments are non-refundable.  

Please note that when you book your place on the course, Amy commits to all the costs of running this course.  If you cancel your place either before or during the course, in most cases, no refunds will be offered and you will be expected to pay the full amount owing, so please make sure you are in a position to commit to this training course both financially and time-wise.

Your place on the course cannot be sold or given to anyone else; all bookings and payments for the course are made directly through Amy Jones. 

Amy Jones has the right to cancel the course at any point.  In the unlikely event of a course being cancelled, you will be refunded your full course fees or offered alternative dates; if you can’t attend, you will be offered a full refund.  Other costs incurred, such as travel, accommodation or time off work, cannot be reimbursed. 

If you need to withdraw from the course at any point, please put this in writing to Amy Jones at amyjonesyoga@gmail.com. 

ATTENDANCE

Students need to attend 100% of the course contact hours, which are the 6 in-person training weekends, and complete the online self-led study resources.  These are roughly 2 hours a week, maximum.

Please note that the yoga industry is an unregulated industry.

All accreditations are offered by self-appointed awarding bodies.

It is not the case that you need to be a member of any of these unless you choose to.

I am an IPMH Executive Trainer, as well as having trainer insurance.

Please see my IPHM listing HERE

You are issued a certificate of completion at the end of the Yoga Teacher training section of the course, and will be encouraged to start teaching!

To teach Yoga, you will need professional indemnity insurance. The IPHM list of insurance providers is HERE.

It is also recommended that you shop around for the best insurance policy for you.

Your E-manual and extensive online resources are found in our teacher portal hosted on Teachable.

You will have a minimum of 12 months’ access to all online resources post-graduation.

Part 2 of our course runs for 6 months from April to September 2027.

The Momentum Frequency is accessed via Telegram.

Monthly online Zoom mentoring calls will be on a time and day that suits the majority of our cohort.

Additional By Design online workshop with Paul Finnie: date will be confirmed nearer the time.

There will also be an optional group WhatsApp.