200hr Terra Soma™ Yoga Teacher Training

Nov 21st - Dec 19th 2024 - Golden Bay, New Zealand

28 DAY RESIDENTIAL AND FULLY CATERED TRAINING.

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Awakening Arts 200hr Foundational Yoga Teacher Training provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, philosophy and methodology of yoga, preparing and qualifying students with the necessary sensitivities and skill to facilitate yoga as a practice for friends and family and/or as a prosperous and fulfilling profession.

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“We practice to release into the river of wellbeing we are.

We are moving to remember our selves home”

- Juliette McConachy

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One full month of daily intimacy with ancient teachings and emergent practice for living liberated

THIS TRAINING OFFERS ENTRY LEVEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifying you to step from training into studio teaching, and laying foundations for future advancements in training.

Topics Include

  • Asana

  • Meditation

  • Pranayama

  • Mantra

  • Mudra

  • Sanskrit studies

  • The history of yoga

  • Exploration of the seminal texts of yogic philosophy - The Bhagavad Gita, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

  • Discovering Tantra

  • Om and the science of sound

  • Embodied anatomy and physiology

  • Somatic embodiment inspired by BMC©

  • The art of facilitation

  • The art of touch, and other useful assists

  • Sequencing for depth of presence and self discovery

  • Navigating trauma and nourishing mental wellness

  • Social justice in the yoga room

  • Deep ecology 101 and ‘the work that reconnects’

  • The business of yoga

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We speak to social justice in yoga and draw on Deep Ecology, The Work That Reconnects, as well as Non Violent Communication to encourage deepening awareness of;

  • The realities of our time

  • Our place and our part to play in human systems change

  • Our relationship to ecological self

  • The necessity of both our heartbreak and hope in the time of ‘The Great Turning’

  • Personal ache as the birthplace of courage to contribute to change

  • The importance of deep listening and compassionate communication for self and community care

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We believe, if you are committed to teaching well you will spend your life time gathering tools and refining your craft.

This introductory training is a life training that

  • Brings clarity to the foundational teachings of yoga

  • Develops intelligence and freedom in the expression of personal practice

  • Cultivates deep appreciation for what it means to be human

  • Encourages students to step compassionately and passionately toward the vision of wellbeing we each have for our world

  • Provides practical skills and tools for navigating challenge in relationship from person to professional

  • Sets students up to step out as humble, inspired, creative and qualified stewards of yoga and eco-somatics

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INVESTMENT

Prices are in NZD

Food and accommodation included

Tent site $5,670 (4 available)

3 person room in shared house with balcony $5,910 (3 available)

3 person room in shared house $5,810 (3 available)

Double room / cabin $5,950 (4 available)

Double room / house $5,950 (2 available)

Nov/Dec Training

Early bird : Book and pay in full before August 1st 2024 and save $300

4 payment plans available on request : $3,000 paid in full by November 21st 2024 and the remaining to be paid monthly, finalising total by March 31st 2025

 Student Photo Gallery 2020

 Student Photo Gallery 2019