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Byron Yoga Centre is one of Australia’s longest running yoga schools and teacher training academies, founded by John Ogilvie over 30 years ago. Now at home at the tranquil Byron Yoga Retreat Centre, just a 20 mins walk from the beautiful beaches of Byron Bay. The Centre offers Level 1 200 hour & Level 2 300 hours Yoga Alliance accredited courses either as a residential intensives at Byron Yoga Retreat Centre or with part- time options in Byron Bay, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide – and perhaps Canberra in 2018! Byron Yoga Centre also offers the industry leading 800 hour Certificate IV in Yoga Teaching, as a 7 week intensive or as a 12 month part time course – Australian students can apply for Austudy and international students can qualify for 12 month student visa. ByronYoga Centre has recently launch Modular Training Courses for teachers and current trainees. Choose from Yin Yoga, Remedial Yoga, Yoga for Teens, Adjustments and Corrections and Meditation teacher training. Alongside the teacher training courses, Byron Yoga Retreat Centre offers regular 8, 5 and 3 day Health and Wellness Retreats and special retreats such as Yin Yoga and Women’s Health. To find out more, visit www.byronyoga.com.
The Dru team is an energetic and fresh-thinking group of inspired individuals who aim to inspire a naturally healthier way of living for everybody, from young to old, from all walks of life. Since our birth as a not-for-profit organisation 30 years ago, when a small group of idealistic university students sought to change the world, we have grown internationally, and now run organic food and natural remedy shops and organise yoga courses and retreats across the globe – from Canada to Australia. Our aim has always been to promote a positive, healthier and more peaceful existence for adults and children alike, giving back to the community by channelling resources into good causes. The major passion we share is our love for yoga and meditation. It is through these media that we initially wanted to inspire the world and the community around us to find a healthier, happier, more empowered way of living. We are founded upon the ideal of making a positive contribution to the world in which we live so we operate as a not-for-profit. With yoga and meditation at our core, we also care deeply about nutrition, therapeutic remedies and relieving the stresses of everyday living. To find out more about Dru and its offerings, visit: www.druyoga.com/au/home
Knoff Yoga is a system-based program, which is logical, clear and easy to understand. Knoff Yoga takes an extremely complex subject and intelligently simplifies it. Knoff Yoga is grounded in tradition and incorporates western scientific principles. You learn how to teach from a solid base of knowledge, imparting confidence – all the work has been done, you simply follow the systems and guide your students. You will study under the guidance of a Master Teacher with over 45 years experience. All classes are dedicated to Teacher Training – not public classes. Courses are designed so you are certificated and may teach straight away using the comprehensive course content. Flexible learning with levels, plus options to split courses to fit into your schedule. Courses are based on modern learning methodology. Each level prepares you for the next with logical progression. Principle-based so that you are not rote learning or following a script. The principles free you to teach from your own unique understanding. You teach with substance and guide with confidence. You do not have to reinvent the wheel for every class. You do not have to be a super yogi – just share and care. To find out more about training at Knoff Yoga, visit www.knoffyoga.com.
The Yoga & Integrative Medicine Institute (YIMI) offers comprehensive courses to explore the art and science of yoga. The courses aim to inspire teacher trainers to enhance their lives through yoga & meditation, and share this with others. Teacher training courses are designed for anyone who wishes to deepen their understanding of yoga, or who wishes to become a yoga and meditation teacher. They follow an integrative medicinal approach, combining the best of Western Biomedicine with Eastern Yoga philosophy and practice.
The practices of Yoga, Meditation, and Ayurveda are studied in depth to bring health, inner stillness, clarity, and compassion to life. The Mind-Body medicine course component aims to provide not only a deeper self awareness, but also essential health and wellbeing to future teachers and the community at large.
YIMI offers 200hr and 350hr yoga teacher training courses that are registered with Yoga Australia. The courses include workshops and retreats, daily home practice schedules, enjoyable study to suit your lifestyle, and weekly classes. All of this combines to bring quality education over a 12 month period. Upon completion, a graduate will be qualified and ready to teach yoga, feeling confident in practice, ability and knowledge.
YIMI remains true to yoga in its traditional form, while offering insight into modern forms and styles of yoga. To find out more visit www.yimi.com.au.
Yoga Centricity is committed to introducing people living in across Gungahlin, Belconnen and the Inner North to yoga that is fun, accessible and community focused. We are located on the relaxed shores of Yerrabi Pond in Gungahlin where you can enjoy a practice with one of our great teachers and then hit one of the nearby cafes for a cuppa with your fellow students.
We aim to introduce our yoga practitioners to diverse yoga styles that are about more than getting simply being another exercise class. Our styles cater for the needs of people from all genders, orientations, backgrounds and beliefs. Our teachers are of all shapes and sizes and we believe that diversity and humour are the spice of life. We honor many yoga traditions whilst making classes accessible to men and women of all ages. To find out more visit www.yogacentricity.com.au.
The Yoga Institute provides comprehensive yoga studies, teacher training, continuing education, professional mentoring, yoga classes and courses, personal practice development and yoga therapy.
Passionate about yoga, we offer an educational or therapeutic experience that informs, inspires, nurtures and heals.
Based in ‘ancient teachings’ in the tradition of T Krishnamacharya, and modern science and psychology, our approach delivers an authentic and unparalleled understanding of what makes yoga so rich, meaningful and valuable in our lives today – ‘ancient wisdom for modern living’.
To find out more, visit yogainstitute.com.au.
Located in central Canberra, Yoga Mandir was established by Alan Goode in January 2005. To reflect the growth and development of programs, Yoga Mandir became an Institute in 2011 with the blessing of BKS Iyengar.
The Institute has established learning pathways for students of Yoga who have different levels of experience. There are programs for beginners, practitioners, trainee teachers, professional development and teacher trainers. The ongoing review and development of Institute programs is supported through teacher access to a well established resource library and ongoing research work. The Institute also contributes significantly to the teacher assessment and strategic planning activities of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Australia.
Based in Braddon, the Institute has two fully equipped teaching studios of different sizes and it offers a seven day a week timetable, which operates most weeks of the year. The teacher programs of the Institute have provision for both internal and external students.
As an Iyengar Yoga Institute Yoga Mandir aims to provide the teachings of BKS Iyengar through its programs offered to a national audience. These include:
The Institute has the icon of the Ashok chakra to represent its work. This symbol dates back to Buddhism and was used by Gandhi in his quest for freedom for India. For the Institute this icon represents the wheel of life: the hub at the centre stands for practice; the 24 spokes depict time. We learn from practice to understand ourselves ‘at a point in time’ and to let go of definitions of ourselves based on past memories or thoughts of the future.
For the past decade Yoga Trinity has been offering successful yoga teacher training programs throughout Australia and Canada, and continues to support over 500 yoga teachers worldwide in their studies, practice, and teaching.
With a deep respect for traditional yoga philosophy and a passion for exploring modern movement research, Yoga Trinity programs aim to explore a functional, adaptable, and accessible approach to mind-body movement and meditation that serve the modern-day practitioner.
Yoga Trinity offers comprehensive and inspiring education in Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Core Yoga, Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Massage, providing over 700 hours of yoga teacher training and accredited continuing education programming. Yoga Trinity programs are registered nationally and internationally with Yoga Australia, Yoga Alliance, Fitness Australia, and the American Council on Exercise.
It is our belief that everyone has a unique voice, and our programs are designed to provide the foundation of education, philosophy, technical study and practice to help each teacher trainee discover their own unique gifts and become confident, skilful, and inspiring Yoga Instructors.
To find out more, visit www.yogatrinity.com.
Yogasana Fitness offers classes designed to achieve the benefits of yoga through the physical practice of asana (yoga poses). The fitness benefits you receive from these classes target strength, flexibility and stamina. It is through the practice of yogasana that one will begin to discover the more subtle and esoteric benefits of yoga such as contentment, wellness, clarity of mind and being present.
All classes are taught by Jen Brown who has faithfully maintained a steady yoga practice since 1995. Her approach emphasises the importance of modifying the pose to suit the person, not vice versa. This means that props are often used to ensure that each student is choosing the appropriate variation for their body and its abilities. To find out more about Jen’s classes, visit www.yogasanafitness.com.
