YOGA TEACHER TRAINING @ R1SE

Why Choose R1SE Yoga for Your Training?

1. Experienced Instructors: Learn from the best!  Our team of knowledgeable and dedicated teachers offer a wealth of experience and knowledge, and are experts in delivering fun, accessible and transformational yoga classes across a variety of styles. Led by Yoga Alliance Senior Yoga Teacher Rosie and expert fitness educator Jen, the course is supported by teachers and practitioners from a range of disciplines, ensuring you receive quality training from experts in the field.

2. Comprehensive Curriculum: Our program covers everything you need to be an amazing yoga teacher and to turn your love of yoga into a career you love- we’ll cover essential topics such as anatomy, yoga asanas, different yoga styles, sequencing, breathwork and meditation, and hands-on teaching experience, equipping you with the tools needed to lead classes confidently. The course also introduces unique special topics such as Aerial yoga, gut health and thermal cycling. 

3. Supportive Community: At R1SE Yoga, we foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, allowing you to connect with like-minded individuals on a similar journey, enhancing your learning experience. We also love to stay connected with our yoga teacher training graduates and can support you as you take your next steps with your career. 

4. Flexible Schedule: Our training is aimed to fit around everyday life and balance your training with work, education and personal responsibilities. A combination of an online course, short weekly meetings and workshops, one-one support, and some whole day workshops allow you to study, learn and develop your teaching skills whilst maintaining your normal schedule as much as possible. 

5. Local Studio Advantage: Located in Sheffield, you’ll have the opportunity to stay connected with our vibrant community, explore teaching opportunities post-certification, get support from teachers when you need it, and make use of our fabulous facilities to learn and practice.

6. Practical Teaching Experience: This course is focused on supporting you to be an amazing yoga teacher- this means we’ll focus on hands-on teaching practice from the very beginning of the course. You’ll gain confidence and refine your teaching style through hands-on practice in one-one and group sessions, preparing you to lead classes in real-world settings.

7. Yoga Alliance UK Accredited: Our course is accredited by Yoga Alliance UK, ensuring high standards of quality and an internationally recognised qualification. This certification is the gold standard globally for students starting their yoga career and is recognised by studios and gyms worldwide. 

8. Reduced Price Yoga Membership: Enjoy a reduced-price yoga membership as part of your training, allowing you to immerse yourself in practice and connect with the community regularly.

9. Continued Learning Opportunities: Upon completing the training, graduates are eligible for continued education through various courses offered by R1SE Yoga Academy, including Sculpt, Pilates, and more, allowing you to expand your skills and teaching repertoire.

10.  Cutting Edge of Holistic Wellness: R1SE Yoga is at the forefront of holistic wellness, integrating innovative practices such as hot yoga and mindfulness meditation, ensuring our training aligns with contemporary wellness trends.

Join us at R1SE Yoga and embark on a fulfilling journey to become a certified yoga teacher. Embrace the opportunity to deepen your practice, connect with a supportive community, and inspire others on their wellness journeys.

This course is all about how you can share your passion for yoga and movement with others and we'll focus heavily on how you can be the best yoga teacher you can be. The key themes we will cover are: 

- Poses and movement- what are the purpose and benefits of different poses, how do you link them together, and how do you teach this to others? What different styles are there? What do they involve? 

-Meditation, breathwork and relaxation: How do we use the breath in our physical and non-physical practice? How can you use and teach this in classes? How can you guide students to relax and focus the mind? 

-Fitness and wellbeing: Understanding fitness principles, the anatomy of yoga, how you can use yoga for fitness and strength and understanding allied movement styles. 

- Holistic wellbeing: Thermal cycling, gut health, sleep, ice baths and more!

-Being a great teacher- what are the qualities of a great teacher and how do you make your classes an awesome, feel good experience? 

-Keeping students safe and supporting their physical and mental development- anatomy and physiology of yoga and meditation, contraindications, health and safety.

- Taking your teaching out there- how do you take your yoga teaching out into the world, how do you market yourself, how do you manage and develop your business in different environments? 

The course is built around the R1SE movement system, where we focus on fun, fitness and wellbeing and a modern, fluid and funky approach to yoga. The R1SE classes are predominately vinyasa style, with a focus on functional movement and fitness for modern lifestyles, but you’ll also have the opportunity to learn about a whole range of different styles of yoga, including yin, aerial, pregnancy and breathwork. 

This course is all about how you can share your passion for yoga and movement with others and we'll focus heavily on how you can be the best yoga teacher you can be. The key themes we will cover are: 

- Poses and movement- what are the purpose and benefits of different poses, how do you link them together, and how do you teach this to others? What different styles are there? What do they involve? 

-Meditation, breathwork and relaxation: How do we use the breath in our physical and non-physical practice? How can you use and teach this in classes? How can you guide students to relax and focus the mind? 

-Fitness and wellbeing: Understanding fitness principles, the anatomy of yoga, how you can use yoga for fitness and strength and understanding allied movement styles. 

- Holistic wellbeing: Thermal cycling, gut health, sleep, ice baths and more!

-Being a great teacher- what are the qualities of a great teacher and how do you make your classes an awesome, feel good experience? 

-Keeping students safe and supporting their physical and mental development- anatomy and physiology of yoga and meditation, contraindications, health and safety.

- Taking your teaching out there- how do you take your yoga teaching out into the world, how do you market yourself, how do you manage and develop your business in different environments? 

We aim to keep this course fun, light hearted and interactive, with a big focus on practical teaching. We'll get you on the mat and practicing teaching from the very start of the course, giving you all the skills and confidence you need to jump straight into a career. 

The course is a blended course- we'll take you on a journey to being an awesome yoga teacher through a series of online modules and assessments, practical workshops, plus regular check-ins with course tutors. 

The course will cover everything you need to begin your journey to being an awesome yoga teacher, including:

-The key poses and flows found in modern yoga. Each pose will be examined in detail, with attention to key aims and purpose of poses, and how to teach them within a class context.

- Contraindications, alternatives and modifications: a detailed breakdown of how and why poses may be less suitable for certain people, and how to explain and modify within a class setting.

-Pregnancy: understanding how yoga can be beneficial in pregnancy and how to modify for expecting yogis

-Teaching skills: how to create an awesome class environment, verbal cuing, demonstrating and making a class fun and inclusive

-Sequencing: understanding how to sequence awesome yoga classes, including the R1SE movement system, and how to design your own class types.

-The science of yoga: anatomy, physiology, stretching and fitness principles, and how these apply to yoga and can be used to build effective classes.

-Yoga roots: where yoga comes from, different yoga styles, and how yoga can be used within a modern context. 

- Modern and traditional yoga styles: yin yoga, aerial yoga, yoga wheel, breathwork, pregnancy yoga, chair yoga and more 

-Health and safety and heat training: understanding how to keep your cool in hot yoga, and how to ensure you and your students stay safe.

-Yoga as a business: how to turn your yoga qualification into an effective business, including marketing, online teaching and insurance and certification.

The course is build around ongoing practice and conversations- we will build confidence, experience and knowledge through lots of hands-on practice and group discussions, so you can leave the course feeling confident leading group classes and sharing what you love. 

We expect applicants to have at least two years of yoga practice, or equivalent experience working in the fitness industry (e.g.working as a PT/dancer). We DON’T expect you to be able to back flip or hold a plank for ten minutes! Yoga is an exploratory practice that is unique to each of us- don’t feel like you must be a bendy wendy or a funky pose master to apply. The most important thing is that you love yoga and want to share it with others.

We recommend that all students seek to develop their practice by attending classes (virtual or in studio) at R1SE, and elsewhere, throughout the duration of the course.

• Learn from the best: R1SE yoga is an award winning studio with hundreds of 5-star reviews, and a trailblazing multi-modal approach to teaching, which combines an amazing in studio experience with next level virtual and online options. We are passionate about great teaching and creating great vibes, but also experts in business management and turning your passion for yoga into a successful lifestyle business.
• Part of the family: training with R1SE is just the beginning of your journey. All our graduates will be part of the R1SE family forever- we promise to offer our graduates support and advice after you’ve finished the course and to help you develop your career in years to come.
• Flexible blended learning: we are committed to providing a flexible and accessible learning experience- we understand that you have busy lives and lots of commitments. 
• Teaching-focused: Whereas some teacher training courses focus more on personal development, this course really focuses on how you can be the best teacher possible. This course is primarily focused on teaching skills, science, and modern approaches to give you the best possible base to being an amazing yoga teacher. We believe that this gives graduates the foundations to go on and forge successful careers as yoga teachers.
• Funky and fun movement style: we are specialists in offering fun, fitness-oriented classes which combine funky flows and great tunes to create a feel-good experience for students. The vast majority of our classes are vinyasa style, with a focus on movement, breath and flow, although we do also offer yin and restorative. We also lead the way in fusion style classes, bringing wider fitness concepts and movement styles into our flows- this includes Pilates, animalistic movement, HIIT and working with weights. While we encourage our YTT students to teach in a way that is authentic to them, we believe that learning within R1SE’s signature movement system structure gives students the foundations and confidence to go on an design and deliver varied, innovative, exciting classes that meet modern lifestyle needs.
• Fun! Last but not least….we are serious about having fun at R1SE! We have designed this course to be enjoyable, fun and hope it will put a smile on your face!