Partner Yoga Teacher Training (IYN)
Appropriate for all ranges of experience, and all relationships from friends to partners, and children to pregnant women.
Unity Diploma in Partner Yoga Teacher Training (IYN)
Post graduate certified Diploma for Yoga Teachers
A 6 day course exploring the many aspects of teaching Unity Partner-Yoga in a fun and sacred way.
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Unity Partner Yoga ™
Unity Partner Yoga is a refreshing & fun way to reach a deep and profound connection with Oneself & Others.
Sharing our yoga practice with one or more others, allows us to access a wide range of experience, from trust & support to laughter and lightness! Through joint-asana, meditation and relaxation practices, we can access a sacred peace and stillness, whilst also feeling light and playful.
Appropriate for all ranges of experience, and all relationships from friends to partners, and children to pregnant women.
This Teacher Training is open to Teachers and Yogic Practitioners of 3+ years, although a certificate validated by the IYN is presented to existing Yoga Teachers only.
Therefore, whilst others are very welcome to book on to this course for enjoyment and experience, there will not be a certificate awarded enabling the Student to teach Unity Partner Yoga unless they are already a certified Teacher. There is one exception, which is where a valid general Yoga Teacher Training Diploma is achieved within 2 years following this 5 day course.
The 6 day course offers an extensive range of Partner Yoga Asanas, however the focus of this course resides deeper in Trust, Presence, Authenticity, Connection, Giving & Receiving, Nurturance, Acceptance and Surrender. Unity Partner Yoga is a sacred practice, and once the foundation of trust and support is established, then it is also a gateway to a much lighter form of yoga with plenty of fun and laughter too! It has the capacity to heal us on so many levels, and aids us in understanding more about who we are and how we relate.
As with Sevanti’s Yoga Teacher Training Diploma, this course is validated by the IYN, which permits the certified Student to teach Unity Partner Yoga within their classes, or as separate workshops.
Coursework & Assessment:
Partner Yoga Classes must be designed and taught as 2 hour sessions each week for 2 blocks of 6 weeks. These classes are then documented in detail and submitted toward the end of the course, with 2 written assignments. An assessed class of 30 minutes is then presented on the final day.
Each of the first 5 days of the course comprises of the following:
A daily class, led by Sevanti (for individual practice)
Group sharing
Partner-listening
Theoretical investigation into the meaning of Unity, and the concept of Partner Yoga
Practical exploration & understanding
Relaxation
Teaching modules:
Meditation
Pranayama
Mantra
Tantric exercises
Trust exercises
Improvisation of duo-yoga (mirror/contact)
Partner Yoga Asanas: Warm ups, seated, standing, inverted, balances
Choreography of a Partner Yoga sequence
Partner-Massage (Seated/Thai-based Acupressure, Holistic Oil Massage)
Partner-Relaxation (Energetic healing and passive movement)
Yoga Nidra
Teaching Trios, quartets and larger groups
Partner Yoga for Friends, Romantic Partners, Family Members & Children
Partner Yoga for Pregnancy
Variations to suit all ages and abilities
Safe Practice
Class/workshop planning
The 6th day of the course follows 2 months after the initial 5 days, where students will present their classes, and hand in coursework.(Teaching 2 6-week blocks of 2 hr Partner Yoga classes)
Location Unity Studio, Lewes Road, Brighton
9.30am-6pm daily
Course cost £495, 10% discount for past Unity Students or those enrolling for the 2013 Teacher Training Diploma
Dates:
22-24 June 2012, 10-11 August 2012, 28 September 2012
23-25 November 2012, 18-19 January 2013, 15 March 2013
How does Partner Yoga fit into the 3 main Yamas of Yoga?
Ahimsa
Partner Yoga is naturally an act of non-violence, and non-injury by its very essence. The purpose of this practice is to experience a sense of consciously connecting with Oneself and Others, through love and acceptance. This work promotes nurturance rather than hostility, and surrender rather than attack.
The power of Partner Yoga can unite people to shed judgements, infringing beliefs, and fears and meet one another in a fresh, respectful and loving way. In this sacred place of trust, the Partner becomes a mirror of Oneself and we are able to glimpse the true meaning of ultimate oneness. Thus, we are not reliant or needy of the other, but their reflection and presence assists us to go deeper into One’s own true nature.
Satya
This form of Yoga is very much about a genuine meeting between two or more people; to connect with honesty and ultimate truth of who we are and all of our present/past experiences. From the initial eye contact and energy sensing, we are invited to present all that we feel, sense and think to our Partner, and in turn to truly accept what we perceive with no judgements. Love eradicates all of these changeable thoughts and feelings, and the heart is where we connect in Partner Yoga. This in turn, helps us to recognize our own self-deceptions, and how to shift inwards from this suffering to Self-love and acceptance.
Svadhyaya
This practice allows us to study our true nature, via one or more other yogic practitioners. Often it is easier to go deep within via the empathy, support, recognition and illumination of another.
Ultimately the Partner walks side by side with us on our own journey, revealing, through the nature of this deep and sacred practice, glimpses of our inner peace and truth. Partner Yoga makes the time to get to know Oneself better, by how we relate with others, how we support and receive in life. The practice challenges us to stay true to our own needs, while being present and nourishing for another.
This course will also dip into The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali further, to fully grasp the ultimate understanding of the Yogic principles through this profound practice. Partner Yoga is equally fun and light hearted, which makes it very accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of people.
This Diploma is in essence a path to gaining deeper self-discovery, for One’s own personal journey, and as a wonderful technique to help others do the same. It is vital that Teachers of Unity Partner Yoga are trained to be rooted in their practice, and that they feel passionate and eager to help others connect more deeply with themselves through Partner Yoga.