Holding a certificate bearing ‘Vajrasati teacher’ means, amongst other things, two principles:
One, that you have completed the Vajrasati 500 hours Yoga Alliance-registered teacher training course, (see conditions of graduation). And two, that on completion of the course that you stay in regular contact with other Vajrasati teachers, both in terms of class attendance and socially. […]
Vajrasati Yoga is pleased to announce that our teacher training program has been fully recognised by the Yoga Alliance. This means that the school is now accredited as a five hundred hour teacher training program by an internationally respected accreditation.
This is great news for all teachers and trainees of the school, because although we all […]
Anterior towards the front of the body
Posterior towards the back of the body
Ventral towards the front of the torso
Dorsal towards the back of the torso
Medial towards the centre or the mid line of the body
Lateral towards the outside or away from the midline of the body
Peripheral towards the outside of the body
Inferior below or towards […]
Space is an essential element in yoga practice. Space allows a natural expansion. This is true for stars, planets, gases, solids, liquid and it is even true on a metaphysical level, so that consciousness to, depends on space for expansion.
Expansion allows perspective and movement; it is the amount of movement one has that limits choice. […]
While on the one hand it is really useful to have at least a working knowledge of the anatomical structure of the human body, one needs to understand that such knowledge is by no means the whole story in regard to body movement. It can be liberating or limiting depending on the attitude of the […]
This month sees two new graduates from the Vajrasati teacher training school as well as a new intake of students…
April is a time traditionally associated with birth and the Easter festival often falls in this month. The Christian message of the death and resurrection or rebirth of Christ follows an older lineage of rebirth festivals […]
Essential reading for teacher trainees
BKS Iyengar: Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Holistic Path to Health
Yoga the Iyengar Way by Shyam & Silva Mehta
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (many issues available: try to get translation without commentary or more than one translation to cross reference, […]
* Firstly, regarding trainees, home study regarding each term’s syllabus is vital. It is very much more constructive if the students arrive at the session knowing the basic asanas on the syllabus, so that they know the English/Sanskrit names and translations but also the basic positioning alignment of the asanas, and are playing with them […]
(please also see acceptance criteria)
The process of being accepted on the course is in many ways part of the course too. Prospective trainees will usually plug in more deeply with what we are doing. This typically involves:
* attending classes
* attending courses
* attending […]
Carry on in hard times with the steady influence of yoga practice and study. At times there is joy, at times there is sorrow, but let there be always practice and study, and yoga will illuminate your life, and also life will illuminate your yoga.
To be a great teacher, you don’t have to be […]
This year we will have our first exchange of learning day for Vajrasati teacher training graduates. These events will be held annually as well as the Vajrasati yoga day for trainees and graduates. The agenda behind this event includes;
* An opportunity to bring together graduates to share experiences ‘in the field’.
* An opportunity for people […]
This term is very exciting for us in Vajrasati teacher’s community as we are hoping to be welcoming two more valuable members to our group of freely associated practitioners and teachers. Anita Hall (left) and Donna Shilling are nearing the end of their last term of training and both are shaping up to be wonderful […]
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