Gentle Yoga Teacher Training

200-Hour Gentle Yoga Teacher Training

This 200-hour Gentle Yoga Teacher Training is designed for yoga participants who wish to study, practice, and learn to teach a gentle yoga class and begin their professional teaching practice.

This course will provide you with the training, practice, and experience to teach accessible, inclusive, and well-supported classes with confidence.

Gentle Yoga combines gentle mobilization and stretching, calming breathwork, supported postures, and guided relaxation to encourage ease, body awareness, and steady attention. The practice is suitable for the general population and can be adapted for a wide range of abilities, fitness levels, and life stages. As a non-dogmatic, non-religious approach, Gentle Yoga is accessible to people of all backgrounds and beliefs.

Your Course In Brief

This program gives you the opportunity to dive deeply into the philosophy, practice, and teaching of Gentle Yoga, to develop your practice, and become a confident and skillful 200-hour yoga teacher. Your course will include:

Poses and Techniques: Study and practice 96 Gentle Yoga techniques, including poses, breathwork, mudras, and guided relaxation practices.
Teaching Skills: Develop skills and strategies for safe, effective, and inspiring classes, including cueing, props, regressions and progressions, risk management, and working with diverse populations.
Yoga Ethics: Learn how to teach safe, accessible, inclusive classes and develop a safe and welcoming yoga community for all.
Philosophy: Explore yoga’s history and have a rich exploration of yoga philosophy in practice, teaching, and everyday life
Movement Science: explore practical anatomy, physiology and biomechanics relevant to Gentle Yoga
Teaching Confidence: developing confidence and clarify in your unique voice as a teacher.

200-Hour Online Self-Study Yoga Teacher Training Includes:

Program Outline

Gentle Yoga Sequence and Pose by Pose study
Breathwork Study
Guiding Relaxation
Anatomy Basics
Energetic Anatomy
Business Basics 1
Yoga Philosophy, Ethics, and History
Accessibility & Risk Management
Teaching Skills and Strategies
Guided Practices and Practice Teaching
Ongoing Learning with Virtual Group Coaching
Mentoring one-to-one with lead trainer Heather Agnew
Coursework and assessment include writing/speaking assignments, worksheets, quizzes, and recorded practice teaching.

Study Resources:

Access your study materials through the online Training Portal or download and save your materials to study offline and save your workbook, videos, and study materials forever.

Teaching manual
Gentle Yoga pose-by-pose workbook
Energetic Anatomy workbook
Anatomy Basics workbook
Practice with recorded virtual yoga classes
Study with pose-by-pose videos
Explore anatomy with videos and slide decks
Audio discussions on yoga philosophy, practice, teaching
Extras include sample business forms, sample CV, audio Sanskrit glossary, short practices and podcasts, printable consent cards, sample sequences, and more.

Professional Membership:

Upon completion, register as a provisional member with:

AUSactive, 200-hour yoga teacher, 15 CECs learn more
Yoga Australia, provisional 200-hour learn more

Fees & Discounts

Pay-Up-Front Discount: 1,800 Order Now

Payment Plan: 2,000 ($500 upon registration + 6 fortnightly payments of $250) Order Now

Note: if you are eligible for concession, prior learning discount with Yoga Trinity, or you are seeking a payment plan, use this form to register instead of checking out now.

Payment Options:

Payable by credit card, bank transfer, or Wise (domestic or international transfer)

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Our School

Since 2006 Yoga Trinity has completed over 55 successful Yoga Teacher Training programs and continues to support over 1,000 yoga teachers in their ongoing practice, study, and teaching. Our program continues to evolve and grow, and we look forward to continuing to share an accessible, inclusive, evidence-based, heart-centered program with yogis of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. I hope you will join us!

Program Policies

You have 24 months to complete your coursework – but we recommend completing the coursework, practice, and practice teaching within an 8 to 12-week period to ensure best learning and retention.
Once your order is paid and processed and your training portal details have been provided, the program is non-refundable.
If you choose not to complete the program, you may not transfer the program certificate to another person.
Bundled courses are not transferrable or shareable.
If a student does not complete the coursework with a passing grade of 80%, they are able to retake the assessment at any time.
Certificates are awarded only after receipt of all coursework including practice teaching journals and completed course assessment.
If you do not complete your coursework within the 24-month coursework period, you can purchase a 3-month coursework extension period.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Who Can Study 200-hour Online Yoga Teacher Training?
Participants of all ages and backgrounds who have a regular practice and who wish to deeply explore yoga philosophy, practice, and technique, and begin their professional yoga teaching practice.

What if I don’t want to teach professionally?
Many students come to teacher training to simply deepen their own practice and knowledge of the rich teachings of yoga. Having said that, many of these students discover during the process that they do have a desire to become teachers, but this is not essential. Our pre-requisite for the course is that students have a committed practice and a sincere desire to learn, what you do with your new knowledge and experience is up to you.

What Happens When I Register/Order?
Once your registration is received and processed you will have immediate access to your Training Portal to begin your practice and studies. You will also be able to download and save all your study materials to study offline and keep your materials forever. You can order now here

How long will it take me to complete this course?

-Our new curriculum was designed around meeting a variety of lifestyles, learning styles, and life circumstances, so that you can work at your own pace, in your own time, and complete your certificate in a timeframe that works for you.

-If you are eager to dive deep into your studies and complete your certificate you can complete all course components and your certificate of completion in a few months and then rely on ongoing support through one-to-one mentoring and group coaching for min. one year as you begin your teaching practice.

-If life commitments are keeping you busy, you can take up to 24 months to complete your course components and rely on ongoing support throughout your studies and practice.

Can I teach yoga right away after completing this course?
Absolutely. Once you have completed all your course components you can register as a yoga professional, obtain insurance, and begin teaching professionally.

What if I’ve already done one of the units in this course, is there a discount? Do I get recognition of prior learning?
Yes, if you have previously studied/paid for one or more of the units in this course through Yoga Trinity you can be credited with course hours (if completed) and the fees paid for the study unit(s). Note, cost credits apply to the cost of the full training only and cannot be applied to early-bird or concession rates.

Do I have to be able to do advanced yoga poses to become a teacher?
Simple answer? No. Long answer: Students interested in joining a teacher training program often ask me this question, and the answer is quite simple; If you have found yoga to be an important part of your life and your personal growth, if you have a sincere desire to learn, and if you are passionate about bringing all the rewards and experiences of yoga to others then you are a suitable candidate to become a yoga instructor. The process of teacher training will help you to further develop your practice, and perhaps this means that you will be able to safely practice more yoga postures as a result, but more importantly you will learn accessible options to make yoga postures safe and joyful for all participants.

-Keep in mind that yoga is not just about the poses, but about a lifelong practice and an intentional state of being that is inclusive, accepting, compassionate and loving. We have had students of ages from 17 to 70 successfully complete the course and go on to become inspiring and successful teachers. To be able to safely demonstrate basic yoga asanas is important but does not exclude teachers of differing levels of skill and ability. What is most important is that you can demonstrate the fundamental principles of yoga on and off the mat.

What does it mean to be registered?
• Yoga Australia – Upon completion of this program you can register as a provisional member, allowing you to obtain insurance teach professionally in Australia in many countries internationally.
• AUSactive (Fitness Australia) – Upon completion of this program you can add Yoga Teacher to your AUSactive membership and earn CECs for existing AUSactive members.

How do I get insurance?
Upon graduation you will be able to access public liability and professional indemnity insurance. To operate your own yoga business/teaching practice insurance is essential to protect you and your students in case of loss or injury. It is your responsibility as an instructor to ensure that coverage is provided for each class or private session that you instruct.

Continuing Education/Training Upgrades
Should you ever wish to continue in your Yoga Teacher Training journey you can build on the foundation of what you have learned during this course to become a multi-disciplinary yoga teacher. If you want more face-to-face study join us for the 150-hour or 300-hour Post Graduate Immersion. If you want further online self-study, join us for the 300-hour Post Graduate Self-Study program.

I have more questions: Contact heather@yogatrinity.com anytime to chat further about teacher training options. Contact us now

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