Training

Information for prospective applicants to the Vajrasati teacher training school, about the Vajrasati teacher training course and resources for Vajrasati teachers

Vajrasati teachers and classes

Vajrasati Yoga is recognisable by its clarity, alignment and above all it’s no-nonsense teaching of traditional yoga practice. The name is synonymous with the teacher training course, run by Jim Tarran, where graduates join a free association of yoga practitioners, who all benefit from shared knowledge and mutual support through sustained contact and training events.

Vajrasati teacher training application process
For those interested in teacher training
Teacher training criteria for application
Tips for admission
Am I good enough to start teacher training?
New starter form
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The course
What is Vajrasati yoga?
Reading list
Vajrasati principles
Guidelines for teacher trainees
Syllabus overview
Syllabus with pronunciations and translations
Weekly format for teacher training sessions
Getting the most out of weekly sessions
Rules of qualification
Final assessment ‘ring of fire’
Conditions of graduation
Retaining Vajrasati membership
Vajrasati teaching code
The importance of sangha
The buddy system
Yoga Alliance accreditation
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Teaching resources: theory in practice
Adjustments
Anatomical references as a teaching aid
Anatomical location terms
More recommended reading
Class cover
Glossary of terms
Gunas: stepping stones to Samadhi
How to make classes more meditative
Pranayama: order of practice
Pronunciation of the Niyamas
Safety
Teaching considerations
Terms of study and further study
Yoga: what is it?
Sampajanna
Yogic cleansing: nauli, kapalabhati, uddiyana banda, jala neti
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