100 hr Certified Yoga & QiGong Teacher Training
Course Content
THE YOGA
Our Approach
Influenced by the late Vanda Scaravelli and the currently alive and thriving Angela Farmer, our approach to yoga is primarily guided by the felt sense in that we continually respond to stimuli for example, gravity. Awareness for the interconnection of the ground, breath and the intrinsic fluid aspects of the body such as the spine, fascia, the musco-skeletal network and internal organs continually inform the practice.
Referencing nature, flora & fauna where possible, we encourage action occuring in the form of natural circular, spirallic and fluid movement. Breath infuses movement with a quality of attention while movement animates the breath appropriately, creating a continuous conversation from the inside with the space around.
We will explore primal movement and flow sequences, expressed through reconnecting to our natural movement patterns.
The roots of Yoga are found in the wonder and beauty of nature. An attitude of playfulness, enthusiasm, creativity, exploration and imagination are encouraged - embracing potential for the living joy of inhabiting the body.
COMPLIMENTARY ASPECTS
Strength & Flexibility = Mobility
We include a contemporary scientific understanding of the body in our immersion which acknowledges the balance and integration of flexibility, stability and mobility.
Before the course begins you will receive an individual consultation on zoom. During the training if appropriate, we will look at the patterns of tension within your body and you will be given specific exercises to help improve and release those tensions.
Qigong & Tai Chi
Vanda Scaravelli was a lover of cross-disciplinary fusion ... and so are we.
Her practice of Qigong and Tai Chi in addition to yoga mirrors our own fondness for the combined practice and the complementary principles found in The Tao.
How we wish to inspire you
Our aim is to enable you to connect to new insights and inspiration from a place of knowledge and intuition. This will inform your own practice and enable you to share with others.
Creation of your own movement and breath patterns in the form of sequencing asana and mobilisation enhances the foundation of your personal practice, whether the mood is external and outwardly dynamic or within relative stillness.
PHYSIOLOGY IN MOTION
How we will integrate yoga and Qigong.
WE WILL EXPLORE
The Bandha’s and the relationship to our intrinsic core.
Assessing and improving movement patterns.
Looking at common injuries.
Fascia and the musco-skeletal system.
The function of the internal organs from the Qigong therapeutic perspective.
Enabling yourself & other’s to learn through enjoyment, whilst sharing the concepts and techniques that you have embodied.
PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY
Drawing on various sources such as Advaita Vedanta, Toltec teachings & The Tao, our focus is to help develop your own philosophy by providing simple enquiries into the nature of Self from a non dual perspective. This will include simple daily meditations and guided explorations and hikes in nature and to the local hot springs.
“I participated in the Immersion in 2019. I thank the YHM for this wonderful and unique experience. I felt free, happy, inspired, supported and thus learned tons… at a deeper level than “just intellect”.
My yoga practice radically changed : I now truly do yoga because I enjoy it whilst I’m doing it, not only just benefitting from effects after …. Yoga now is effortless as opposed to me before trying to squeeze my body into shapes. It’s the best part of the day when “I’m going home” to exploring my inner state. It’s almost hypnotic, giving me a strong sensation of being happy about being alive, healthy, safe and powerful.
It was seriously a life changing experience on how I view and feel my body and health! I wish I could do it again!.”
Agnes, Switzerland