This course is led by Lorraine and a wonderful team of mature female teachers. It is suitable for aspiring yoga teachers, but it is also open to students who do not require certification but wish to dive deep into a yogic lifestyle for a month.
08:00 Morning sadhana – including meditation, fire, pranayama, and asana practice
10:30 Breakfast
11:30 Posture clinic – including alignment, adjustment, and teaching practice
13:30 Lunch and siesta
16:30 Afternoon sadhana - including kirtan, voice work, and meditation
19:30 Free time
The training is a four-week immersion into the depths and beauty of yoga, bringing together the traditions of Jnana, Bhakti, Tantra, Raja, and Hatha yoga in a creative way. As well as learning Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga and deep feminine Vinyasas, you learn to open your hearts through devotional kirtan, sacred dance, self-inquiry, and traditional tantra. The training offers guidance around trauma-informed yoga and discussions around ethics. Choosing to do your 200-hour training is offering yourself an exquisite container in which to learn, be held, and dive deep into the world of the yogini.
This training is held by female teachers who have been on the path of yoga, spirituality, and wellness for many years. It is not a yoga boot camp with a huge group, dogma, strict rules, and rigidity. Everyone is given individual attention and allowed to go at their own pace. A mature and compassionate attitude is upheld as well as a level of professionalism mixed with lightness and a good sense of humor. Lorraine Taylor will support you in becoming an empowered and confident yoga teacher, who is able to share this wonderful gift with the world.
Based at the wonderful One Yoga Retreat Center, the immersion will allow you to reach into the depths and beauty of yoga. The course is designed to empower you to go and teach the sacred! It contains all the necessary information you need to become a unique yoga teacher and so much more. 'Sacred journeys into yoga for women' course helps you reconnect with your feminine essence while balancing both feminine and masculine energies within. This is a beautiful journey and a direct experience that can not be learned from any book
It brings together all of the essential groundwork that is necessary to become a successful teacher and a powerful yogini in today’s world. Over the course of four weeks, you will explore Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga in many different ways. You will be working deeply with the Tantric Goddesses and the ancient texts of Tantra. You will understand how to create a Vinyasa-style yoga class using the Ashtanga sequence as a base. You will also learn to open your heart through devotional singing and lead a chant.
Embodied movement, yoga Nidra, rituals, and traditional tantra will be interwoven into the training, plus discussions around ethics. These practices are opening - opening for your voice, opening for your levels of confidence, and opening a feeling of empowerment in your teaching so you can take this forward into the world to support others. Movement and voice work will bring you deeper into your body.
Discussions on ethics, consent, and patriarchy within yoga culture, will take your understanding to a new level. This training is open to students who do not require certification but wish to dive deep into a yogic lifestyle for a month. Many women choose to embark on this month-long retreat in order to fully immerse themselves in yoga and take benefit of the transformative power of the practice. The spaces are inclusive and safe space for all.
You will be served all breakfasts and lunches, which are included in the price.
The following meals are included:
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price. The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
