Teacher training for people who intend to teach.

The backbone of the programme: posture families, alignment principles and safe progressions for standing, seated, inverted and backbending postures. Daily led practice plus technique labs.

• Primary posture families and their variations
• Pranayama: ujjayi, nadi shodhana, kapalabhati
• Introduction to meditation and yoga nidra

Taught by Dr. Hannah Okafor, chartered physiotherapist. Functional anatomy for movement teachers — joints, fascia, the nervous system and the breath — with an emphasis on recognising individual variation rather than prescribing a single correct shape.

History and philosophy of yoga from the Upanishads to modern postural practice. Close reading of the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, alongside ethics for contemporary teachers: consent, scope of practice and trauma awareness.

Teaching methodology, sequencing, voice and the art of observation. Trainees teach from week one in small peer groups, building to fully supervised public classes in block two.

• Sequencing for different levels and contexts
• Verbal cueing and hands-on assists with consent
• Business, insurance and the first year of teaching

Twenty hours of observed teaching, written reflection and a final practical assessment. Every graduate receives a written report from two faculty members and a follow-up mentoring call three months after graduation.