Feb 9th-11th 2024

Fri 5:30pm-8:30pm / Sat & Sun 9:30am-5:30pm

MA Wellness & Yoga, Victoria BC

Theming is at the heart of your class – it is its motivation, purpose, and driving influence. Taking the threads of yogic philosophy and mythology and weaving them together with physicality creates inspiring and impactful class experiences, that are rooted in tradition and relevant to contemporary practitioners.

This immersion is an opportunity for teachers to get deeper in to the “why” and “how” of thematic design, integration, and delivery. Build clarity, intention, creativity, and confidence! You will enhance and elevate your understanding of yogic philosophy and mythology, and gain practical tools and techniques that you can put into your teaching right away. This course will focus on yoga philosophy and mythology as an important traditional foundation for sourcing class themes that create deeper understanding in yogic knowledge for both students and teachers.

This highly practical program includes interactive exercises, discussion and q&a.

Course Highlights

- Real-time exploration through physical practice and class analysis. Sat and Sun include a full all-levels practice, followed by a breakdown and discussion of the thematic elements and integration techniques.

-Focus on integrating teachings from yoga philosophy and mythology as a basis of class themes. Enhance your own understanding of these aspects of yoga practice and learn strategies for communicating in a class setting.

- Clarify ideas and create themes that compliment and elevate your physical sequencing choices. Practice creating sequences based on themes, and creating themes based on sequences. Receive individual feedback, as well as collaborating with the group to build a vault of ideas.

-Gain confidence in introducing thematic elements in a variety of ways, for both authenticity and impact. Work on supporting different learning styles, and how to make concepts relevant, relatable, and contemporary.

- Practice offering longer thematic talks and gain valuable insight into how to best support your own comfort with speaking to groups.

- Emphasize exploring language, including using vocabulary, vocal quality, timing, and cueing to support your theme.

Total Hours: 20 (Contact Hours: 19/ Homework: 1)

This course is intended for certified yoga teachers, or those currently enrolled in a yoga teacher training program.

The course counts for 20 hours of Continuing Education Credits for those teachers registered with Yoga Alliance.

This course counts for 20 hours towards the 300 Hour Teaching Training at MA.

A certificate will be provided upon completion.

Investment: $300

Registration: mawellnessandyoga.ca or email info@mawellnessandyoga.ca