Yoga Teacher Training
A private 1 year course to deepen your practice and understanding of Yoga.
40 weeks of yoga practice and study spread out over 1 year.
Become a qualified Yoga teacher or simply choose to do the course for your own personal wellbeing and development.
PART 1 - This first part of the course will teach you how to confidently practise yoga.
Yoga practice includes asanas (postures), movement, specific breathing techniques and mental focus techniques (concentration and meditation). Through these techniques we are able to become stronger, more flexible and improve our health. Mentally, we can become more resilient, balanced, clear-minded and content.
The Part 1 course content is taught through 30 one hour private sessions (in person) with Jean scheduled at a regular time each week (spread out over 9 or 10 months), attending classes, home practice and a small amount of online self-paced learning.
The aim of these sessions is to give you a deeper understanding of yoga so you can get the most out of your practice and find out what yoga really is about. We will cover how to use asanas to create a strong and healthy body, how to prevent injury, Yoga philosophy, breathing techniques, Ayurvedic principles and practical anatomy – everything you need to feel confident about how to practice.
To join the course, you need to be comfortable with practicing at home and be committed to practicing at least 3 times a week (including once in class with Jean). The amount of time you practice at home is up to you. A practice could be as short as 30 minutes. Jean will design your practice to be as effective as possible based on your time constraints.
At the end of the 30 weeks, you will have a much deeper understanding of what your body needs to be at its best and will feel confident practising yoga at home as well as have the skills to know what you should and shouldn’t do in a yoga class.
Time commitment for Part 1:
Private sessions (in person in Kogarah, Sydney) with Jean Campbell (30 in total)
Yoga Anatomy Online Course (in your own time at home)
Home practice: 2 or more times a week
Attending group Yoga classes with Jean (30 in total): either in person or online
Occasional Reading
PART 2 - The second part of the course focuses specifically on teaching skills.
If you want to become a professional yoga teacher, this second part of the course will teach you the necessary skills. During these 10 sessions (spread out over 3 - 4 months) you will learn, practice and implement various teaching techniques for group classes and individuals. Passing your final assessments and the assignments will make you a qualified yoga teacher. After passing, you will receive a certificate that allows you to register as a Registered Yoga Teacher (200 hours) with Yoga Alliance.
Time commitment for Part 2:
Private sessions (in person in Kogarah, Sydney) with Jean Campbell (10 in total)
Home practice: 2 or more times a week
Attending Yoga Classes (10 in total): either in person or online
Completing assignments (1-2 hours each week)
Observing and assisting in Yoga classes with Jean (4 in total)
Final teaching assessment and exam
The complete course provides the basis for a solid grounding in Yoga practice, teaching and theory. The course modules will give you the knowledge to be able to:
• Better understand your own body
• Gain a better understanding of posture and movement
• Teach general classes
• Develop your observation skills
• Know how to adjust students in postures safely and effectively
• Understand the principles behind modifying postures
• Create sequences for classes, courses and individual clients/students
• Better understand your own mind according to Yogic Philosophy and Ayurvedic Philosophy.
• Establish a regular practice of asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation
• Understand common postural imbalances and how to correct them using yoga postures
• Understand and experience the link between the breath and the mind
• Determine your constitution through Ayurveda
• Influence your own health and state of mind through implementing lifestyle changes according to Ayurvedic principles.
Scheduling of private sessions
The private sessions are scheduled at the same time each week in blocks. We will schedule all 30 weeks of Part 1 at the start taking into account your schedule (and Jean’s). Jean teaches overseas a few times a year, so there will definitely be breaks, as well as any you have planned. If you are continuing on to Part 2 we will schedule all 10 weeks in the same way.
Private sessions location
1/92-94 Railway Parade, Kogarah, NSW.
Course pre-requisites
Minimum 1 year of yoga practice.
Completion of this course will require a sincere commitment to regular practice and an interest in learning.
Certification
This course is certified by Yoga Alliance.
Payment options:
Cost for Part 1: $2700
Cost for Part 2: $1000
Part 1 and 2 together: $3700
If you want to become a qualified Yoga teacher you will need to complete both Part 1 and Part 2 of the course. If not, you can just do Part 1 as a stand alone course.
If you prefer to pay in instalments you can pay a deposit of $500 and then the balance in monthly payments.
Cancellation/refund policy
All applicable course fees must be paid 2 weeks prior to the start date (either the full fee or a deposit if you are paying in installments)
If you decide not to start or continue with the course you must notify Jean in writing (by email) giving 7 days notice of your intention to discontinue.
If you decide not to start the course after having paid the fees a full refund will be provided minus an administration fee of $50.
If you have paid in full upfront and decide not to continue the course once it has commenced - whatever percentage of the course you have completed (after having given 7 days notice in writing) will be deducted from the refund of the full course fees as well as an administration fee of $100.
If you are paying in installments and decide not to continue with the course (after giving 7 days notice in writing), you can simply stop paying the installments.
Frequently asked questions
What if I don’t want to be a teacher?
Part 1 would be perfect for you. All of the content is based around building a personal practice. At the end of the course, you will have a solid understanding of the techniques of yoga and the approaches and intentions behind them. This is knowledge you would never get from just attending regular yoga classes at a studio or gym.
Why is this course longer than other courses?
In the last 20 years, yoga teacher trainings have become much shorter and more condensed. Prior to this, to become a yoga teacher would take many years. First you would have been practicing for a few years before you would consider becoming a teacher, and then, you would undertake a long training 2, 3 or even more years of training. The majority of your time was spent on practice, with the theory spread out over the duration of a long course. Modern yoga trainings reverse this, more time is spent on theory and less on practice. If a person has done many years of practice prior to undertaking a one month training, this could work well – but if someone has not done much practice then their ability to understand and integrate the theory will be limited.
Further to this, it’s important to really understand yoga and personally experience it’s benefits, as well as the pitfalls to avoid, for an extended period of time before considering teaching others. It’s like trying to teach a language to someone else before you are fluent in the language yourself – you may get some of the basics across, but you will make a lot of mistakes and their understanding will be even more limited than yours.
So, this course is structured by making your personal yoga practice the foundation. In Part 1, the complete focus is on building a regular practice that addresses your individual physical capabilities and gradually addresses any imbalances you may have. You will be creating strength where you need it and releasing tension from areas of restriction. You will learn about the specific breathing practices and mental techniques of yoga that will allow you to improve your mental clarity and help you manage stressful or challenging situations better.
After 9-10 months of this focussed personal practice you will notice significant changes in your body and mind. If you choose to do Part 2 you will have another 3 months of this internal focus, as well as learning how to apply what you have learned for other people. You will have time to integrate the theory. By the end of the course you will have been practicing in this manner for 1 year and gradually absorbing and integrating the theory. When you start teaching you will be much more confident in your knowledge and experience than if you did a 1 month training.
I have already completed a Yoga Teacher Training, would this course be good for me?
Yes, this course will give you the opportunity to bring your focus back to yourself and your own practice.
Most yoga courses teach you how to teach yoga, but they may not teach you how to individualise your own practice so you can develop and progress over time. Even if your course did, you may have now come to a point where you need more input and knowledge to understand your body and really progress your practice. You may have become really busy and your personal practice is no longer your main focus. If any of these apply to you then doing the first part (30 weeks) will allow you to focus on yourself and your own practice. Giving yourself this time will inevitably re-invigorate your teaching as a flow on effect.
How is this course different to other courses?
What makes this course different is:
the length of time given to allow for proper integration of the knowledge
individualised practice (sequences designed specifically for you)
a systematic approach to practice
a systematic approach to teaching
a teacher who has been teaching people of all ages and physical conditions for 28 years and training Yoga teachers since 2001
a teacher who has studied and practiced with some of the most renowned and respected yoga teachers from India and other parts of the world