Foundation Courses

Scottish Charity Number SCO20590

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The Yoga Scotland Foundation Course is a 60-hour course is designed to explore yoga in more depth than in an average class and to expand and consolidate personal practice. The course offers a chance to experience many aspects of yoga including a wide range of asanas, pranayama, concentration, and meditation as well as topics such as the history of Yoga, and the different paths and schools of yoga.

It is offered for students who wish to develop their knowledge of yoga further and it is also a prerequisite for those wanting to train as teachers, prior to taking the teaching diploma course.

The Foundation Course is not a teacher training course and does not provide those who complete the course with a teaching qualification.

The next Foundation Course(s) start in September 2013. Information and Application Forms are available to download below. Closing date for applications is Friday 31 May 2013

LENGTH AND COST OF COURSE

60 hours, spread over one year, comprising 10x6 hour days.  Each day starts at 10.00 am and finishes at 5.00 pm. Bursaries are available under certain criteria.

The cost of the Foundation Course is £400. A deposit of £50 is payable on acceptance to the course. T he balance to be paid before the start of the course. All monies paid are non refundable.

VENUES

Glasgow/Edinburgh area, the North East of Scotland, the South West of Scotland. Dependant on numbers, probable venues will be Aberdeen, Polmont and Dumfries. Finalised venues will be posted when decided.

 

PRE-REQUISITES

Students should have been attending a yoga class taught by a recognised teacher for a minimum of 2 years.

Students must join Yoga Scotland as an Ordinary Members if not already a member.

A Yoga Scotland Foundation Course Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to students who attend at least 80% of the course.

Students should continue to attend a regular class taught by a recognised yoga teacher and continue their personal practice.

For further information, please contact Sara Matchett, Student Training Admin trainingadmin@yogascotland.org.uk

OPEN AND PRINT

For printable Prospectus and details of the asanas covered in the course please follow the links below:-

Foundation Course Prospectus

Foundation Course Asanas  

Teacher Reference Form

Foundation Course Application Form

The above Documents are in Adobe Acrobat Format i.e. they are .pdf files. This ensures that the documents will print out as intended.

It is necessary to have an Adobe acrobat reader installed on your computer to be able to read and print these files. If this is not installed then it can be downloaded free of charge by clicking on the image below.

IMPORTANT: The primary aim of this Foundation Course is to expand and consolidate personal practice. It will also provide the basic foundation for anyone who wishes to go on to teacher training, but it is not a teacher training course and does not provide those who complete the course with a teaching qualification.

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