Frequently Asked Questions

This training, which is part 1 of a 100hrs, has been designed especially for teachers who are already teaching yoga. This means you’ve completed a 300hr training, or you have completed a 200hr training and have been teaching yoga on a weekly basis for at least 1 year.

This training will build on the knowledge acquired during a 300hr training (such as Jivamukti Yoga or any other advanced vinyasa training). It is a continued education programme that will sharpen your current skills as a yoga teacher, with a key focus being anatomy through a therapeutic lens, informed hands on assist, as well as tools for building and/or sustaining a personal self practice of meditation, pranayama, asana and mantra chanting

In Part 1 we dedicated 50hrs to hone in on the spine and nervous systems as our main field of study. Part 2 will expand from this nexus point, as we explore upper and lower body movements in relation to the spine and nervous system. The body is one harmonious system but in in order to make the training digestible we have split it into two parts. That being said, each part has been crafted to stand alone so, whilst it will be very beneficial, it is not mandatory top complete both trainings.

We’ve designed this training for yoga teachers, meaning you already have 500hrs of training under your belt or you’ve completed a 200hr vinyasa teacher training and are actively teaching asana classes.

We recognised that too few opportunities exist for yoga teachers who wish to continue their education but do not need another 200hr or 300hrs. Instead what is desired is a training that expands your knowledge and understanding around specific topics that you were not able to fully synthesis during your 200hr and 300hr trainings. This is by no means a fault of yours or of those trainings, the journey to becoming an experienced yoga teacher takes time, continuous curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

Self practice is where we meet ourselves honestly. We drop into our own rhythm, breath, and energetic capacity, and we learn how to adapt our practice each day with the ebb and flow of our lives. Even when practicing the same sequence it is possible to dial the intensity up or down, simply through the way in which we approach each asana. Self practice therefore gives us space to explore and it is through this exploration that inspiration arises for how and what we teach. But choosing a self practice is not simply about mining our practice for crazy new sequences and transitions, more than this it is about revisiting familiar shapes and learning what more there is to understand about the familiar. In this way our understanding and therefore our teaching quite naturally becomes richer. This is the embodied practice.

If you do not already have a regular self practice, don’t worry - we’ll be there to support you in creating one based on sequences that you already teach.

You leave this training with a shift from shape-based instruction to principle-based teaching. Instead of relying on fixed cues or ideal alignment models, you’ll gain the ability to observe more clearly, adapt more confidently, and respond to the person in front of you.

You can expect greater clarity around functional anatomy, load, and capacity — and how to translate these into practical choices in sequencing, cueing, and modification. Your teaching becomes more precise, more adaptable, and more sustainable.

You will also see change in pacing and presence: less pressure to “deliver,” more ability to guide, listen, and regulate the room.

We hope that you will be able to:

• cue with more intention and less excess

• modify with confidence rather than hesitation

• design practices that support different bodies

• trust your observation and decision-making

• teach from embodied understanding, not memory

The result is teaching that is more responsive, grounded, and alive.

Olivier: My roots are grounded in classical yoga lineages, with strong early influence from traditional Ashtanga Yoga practice. That foundation gave me discipline, structure, breath-led movement, and deep respect for method.

Over time — through therapeutic training, functional anatomy, and clinical study — our understanding has expanded. Becoming a certified yoga therapist added another layer: the ability to adapt, individualise, and prioritise function and nervous system health over fixed form.

You will feel the influence of lineage in the training through:

• breath centred movement

• intelligent sequencing

• consistency and clarity of method

• respect for practice as a lifelong path

At the same time, the teaching is not dogmatic. We focus on extracting the essential principles rather than preserving rigid rules.

I could say my practice still carries an Ashtanga heart — just applied with a therapeutic and functional lens. Or, as I sometimes joke: the roots are Ashtanga… just don’t tell the Mysore room.

In the training, this translates into teaching that is structured but adaptable, principled but responsive, and grounded in tradition while open to evolution.

Rowena: I came to the practice of yoga through the Jivamukti Method. It was through this method that I became more aware of the philosophical roots of yoga. With my interested in yoga already stimulated I came upon Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa, a method that changed my physical practice and worked deeply into my psyche, revealing layers of conditioning and patterns of tension both physically, emotionally and spiritually. Today my daily self practice is either Ashtanga Yoga or Black Lotus Yoga, a relatively new and dynamic series created by former Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Ty Landrum.

The way in which I teach Jivamukti Yoga is heavily influenced by insights from my self practice and you will experience this influence directly in the way in which I teach:

• The tristhana method: breath, bandha and dristi

• Rhythm, pace and sequencing

• Energetics of prana and apana within each asana and how assists correspond to these energetics

• The potency and clarity generated through mantra chanting

When we understand what underpins us we can move with confidence in any direction.

Mantra clears the mind and awakens the heart. It is essential to move beyond the technical and rediscover how to feel - there are few ways as powerful as mantra for this purpose.

The prāṇāyāma module focuses on sustainable, nervous-system–aware breath practices that teachers can safely integrate into both their personal practice and their classes. Rather than advanced ratios or long retentions, we emphasize regulation, clarity, and repeatability.

You will explore how breath influences posture, spinal support, and nervous system state, and how to select appropriate techniques depending on context, capacity, and intention.

We focus on:

• functional breathing mechanics (diaphragm and rib movement)

• breath and nervous system regulation

• simple, effective daily prāṇāyāma sequences

• safe teaching progressions

• when to deepen — and when to keep it simple

If you are looking for the Olympics of prāṇāyāma, this is probably not the place.

If you are looking for simple, powerful breath practices that truly support the nervous system, you are in the right room.

The goal is steadiness, not spectacle.

Most 300-hour anatomy modules focus on structure, terminology, and regional study of muscles and joints. In this training, anatomy is taught as a living, applied discipline — directly linked to movement, self-practice, and real teaching situations.

Our Functional Anatomy & Intelligent Movement approach is focused on linking knowledge to practical application — so you can move and teach with greater safety, intention, and awareness. Rather than memorizing parts, we explore how anatomy shows up in real bodies through movement labs, variability, and therapeutic adaptation. We work through a therapeutic lens, exploring not only what may need strengthening or lengthening, but what builds capacity — the capacity to deepen when appropriate, and the capacity to back off when needed. That recognition is what creates intelligent movement.

Intelligent movement is always relational:

• Do I feel supported enough to go further?

• Am I connected to my breath?

• Is my nervous system cooperating with the effort?

These questions become practical principles and tools that help you interpret what you see and support the practitioner in front of you, not an idealised model.

In this training, therapeutic does not mean clinical treatment or diagnosis. It means learning how to create practices that are supportive, adaptable, and grounded in how the body and nervous system actually function.

We focus on reducing unnecessary strain, supporting regulation, and meeting each practitioner where they are — rather than forcing ideal shapes or fixed methods.

Therapeutic yoga is often assumed to be only slow and gentle. While slower practices can be deeply supportive, we also explore how to progress and advance in asana in a therapeutic way — using the right tools, appropriate load, and intelligent sequencing. Strength, challenge, and growth are not excluded; they are applied with care and respect for the living body.

Therapeutic means appropriate, responsive, and kind — and it honours the miracle of being alive through sustainable practice.

The food provided will be nutritionally balanced, appetising for the eyes and stomach and mostly vegan with some vegetarian options available. There is no hidden agenda here, if you are not vegan you do not need to suddenly become one when you leave. We simply provide a menu that supports your practice across the 7 days we have together.

Downtime is intentionally built into the schedule as part of the learning and integration process. Between sessions, you’re invited to rest, reflect, and enjoy the natural setting of the venue.

You may choose to:

• Relax in the sauna or cold plunge

• Swim in the heated outdoor pool

• Take quiet walks to the nearby lake

• Journal, read, or simply rest

• Enjoy unstructured, meaningful conversations with fellow teachers

Downtime is part of the learning — not separate from it.