200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training

Your time for transformation

This course is for yoga practitioners who want to deepen and enrich their own practice: to immerse themselves fully, understand more deeply and weave yoga into their lifelong journey.

We believe that once a strong personal practice is established, we can build the tools to share it with others. That is teaching. Teaching and planning are a big part of the course, but the emphasis is always on exploring your own practice.

Register your interest, or book onto one of our free open days: a tour, a chat and a cuppa with Christine, plus a free practice.

On this course you will

• Explore traditional wisdom. Study the practices set out in the traditional yoga texts.
• Bridge East and West. Compare Eastern and Western approaches to body, mind and soul.
• Discuss and debate. Explore yoga philosophy together and weave it into your own approach.
• Build depth. Develop a reflective practice that draws on traditional techniques across a range of yoga styles.

Core curriculum

Training dates

Twelve weekends over 11 months, for integration, depth and a lifelong love of yoga. Each weekend runs Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 5.30pm.

Eligibility

We ask for a minimum of 18 months to 2 years of yoga practice before you apply. This gives you a solid understanding of the fundamentals, including asana, pranayama and basic yogic principles, to build on during the course. It also helps keep standards of teaching high across the yoga industry.

The teachers

Christine Mason leads the course. She is E-RYT500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher), with further Yoga Alliance accredited training in Prenatal, Yin and Aerial yoga. She trained in Bangalore, India, with Pradeep Gowda (a1000 Teacher Training School) and Sandeep Manur (Amrutha Bindu Yoga), in the Hatha style of the Satyananda lineage, Bihar School.

The wider faculty includes Wendy Sanchez, Liz Towlson and Sharon Price, each 500-hour trained. Together our four main teachers have more than 50 years of combined experience.

Fees

This course is reassuringly priced. It is in person and of the highest standard, and not comparable to many courses offered online or through unsupervised home learning. We don’t do flash sales or gimmicks, because we believe in transparency and fair dealing.

Or get in touch and we can devise a plan that works for you. To ask questions or arrange an informal chat, email Christine at [email protected].

All money paid is non-refundable and can’t be transferred to future dates. No refund is given for non-attendance, non-completion, or completion that does not merit a pass.

50% subsidy

As part of our commitment to a more diverse and equitable yoga community, we offer two subsidised places on each course. The subsidy reduces your fees by 50%.

You can apply if you can show a commitment to the practice and study of yoga (2 years’ experience) and you:

• belong to a Black, Asian or other global majority group not well represented in the UK yoga community, or
• belong to another underrepresented group, including but not limited to the deaf community and people with a visible disability.

An independent panel makes the selection, based on factors including financial position, background, representation, dedication to yoga, level of practice and overcoming adversity. 100% attendance is required, so please make sure you can accept a place before applying. Apply for the subsidy.

What’s included

• 200 contact hours at the studio, with a teacher
• Ongoing 1:1 mentoring to support your assignments and assessments
• An apprenticeship with experienced teachers, leading sections of their classes
• A quality printed manual, with online materials where relevant
• Free yoga: join classes on the Breathing Space timetable throughout the course for your ongoing practice
• Lifetime discounts on our other teacher trainings once you graduate

What isn’t included

• Lunch and refreshments. Bring your own (there’s a fridge and an urn at the studio) or visit the Cathedral Quarter cafes, with a 10% discount card.
• Travel, accommodation and car parking in Derby.
• Course texts. There are six main texts to buy, at roughly £50 to £100 depending on whether you buy new or second hand.

Signs of a high-quality, ethical course

• Your lead trainers have a minimum of 8 years’ teaching experience.
• Your lead teacher teaches most of the training and holds E-RYT500.
• Our courses are accredited by Yoga Alliance and count towards your ongoing CPD.
• The course meets Yoga Alliance’s elevated standards.
• A personal, friendly and inclusive learning environment, with ongoing expert mentoring.
• A fully equipped yoga shala in the centre of Derby.

From our graduates

My practice has transformed! The Yoga School is led by amazing teachers, with so much lived experience. Christine, the lead teacher, is an incredible mentor with such a passion for yoga. Rachel, School of Yoga graduate

The course thoroughly equipped me to become a yoga teacher right from the start. There was not only the anatomy and physiology to underpin a safe and effective asana practice, but also a focus on yoga philosophy and all of the limbs of yoga. Liz, YTTC200 graduate and Breathing Space teacher

Further reading

• 200-hour teacher training: flexible payment plans
• Key texts to help you explore teacher training
• Why go all the way to 300 hours?

Tutor: Christine Mason