SVATANTRA

This Module gives you the opportunity to explore your yoga journey in more depth.

This course is ideal for :

• People who are curious about their own yoga practice, have experienced benefits from yoga, and want to go deeper and learn more.
• Yoga students who are interested in learning from a classical tradition from the source of the yoga teachings from India.
• Trained yoga teachers from any background wanting to enrich their teaching and / or begin a pathway towards authentic one to one master training.
• Sincere yoga students who are not ready yet to commit to a full teacher training and want to get familiar with the teachings before continuing further.

If you are :

• Passionate or curious about your yoga practice and inspired to learn more?
• Eager to understand the deeper layers of yoga, and not simply postures or group work generic teaching?
• Feeling the calling to move forward in your personal development to explore your full potential?
• Are curious and unsure about where to do a full teacher training and wish to see if our teaching resonates with you before committing further. 

Then the Svatantra is for you!

The Svatantra Training is an inspiring and intensive experiential experience  that will help you understand the hidden layers of an authentic yoga practice. It will give you the fundamental principles and foundations to a sustainable “evergreen” practice and for further training in yoga teaching or one to one work.

Learning Outcomes:

This training gives you:

• Solid foundations for further studies in Yoga – if you choose to go on and complete our fully certified 300hr or 500hr yoga teacher training programmes.  
• A unique training in the authentic Living yoga tradition with a strong emphasis on your personal development and transformation. 
• A Clear direction in developing and refining your personal asana and seated concentration practice
• Opportunity to enrich your teaching and develop new paradigms if you’re already a fully qualified yoga teacher or healthcare professional. 
• Advanced knowledge and skills should you wish to enter into our apprenticeship teaching programme.
• A wonderful worldwide community of like-minded fellow students and yoga teachers
• Opportunity for dedicated ongoing personal practice development, teaching guidance and study support from a senior mentor-teacher in the Krishnamacharya tradition. 

A minimum of 2 years of yoga practice is required to participate.

Absolutely! The primary objective and emphasis of the Svatantra training is to transmit teachings that will guide you in creating a sustainable personal practice to support you in everyday life. A daily yoga practice is encouraged throughout the course and we also suggest that students participate in our group classes in order to practice the skills and techniques learnt.

Upon registration a reading list will be sent to all participants. During the course there will be explorations  to be completed in your own time and reflections on previously taught material.

All our teachings are rooted in the teachings of the 20th century Indian yogi T. Krishnamacharya and his son the world renowned healer and yogi TKV. Desikachar. The essence of these teachings underlie most modern “styles” of yoga, as they are rooted in the ancient source of Yoga, the Vedas, Samkhya philosophy, Raja, Hatha and the Vinyasa Krama system.  Krishnamacharya was a highly realised yogi who adapted  yoga practices to the individual or group. His teaching methods have been called “Person-Centred”, because they aim to adapt authentic yoga practices to the needs and capacity of the individual, rather than fit the individual into a particular “style”.

As Krishnamacharya was a master in many disciplines, such as Yoga, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Yoga Philosophy, Jyotish, Herbology, Pulse reading, Mantra, Chanting, Tantra and Bhakti our teachings reflect this, using the tools of Vinyasa Krama (asana, mudra, bandha), Pranayama, Meditation, Vedic chanting, Tantric discipline, study of ancient scriptures, Ayurveda, and the advanced modality of using yoga for healing in a therapeutic context. 

Included in the Svatantra training are 3 private sessions with Talya or Gummi to develop your personal practice or offer discussion around the teaching material.

After each teaching weekend there is a Live Online Review session, where we will practice together and consolidate previous teachings, be available to answer questions that might have arisen around the material learnt, or any personal practice question that might arise.

Further assistance and support is available though private sessions with a senior teacher, but this needs to be discussed and booked personally with the teacher.

The Svatantra Module is taught by Senior Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists Talya Freeman and Guðmundur Pálmarsson.

Both are highly experienced teachers and practitioners authorised to train in the Krishnamacharya tradition from the world renowned yoga school in the UK “Center For Yoga Studies”.

They have been teaching since 2002, and specialise in mentoring students and yoga teachers mostly in a private 1-to-1 setting, or using yoga and breath work as therapy.

For those who wish to participate in a course for their own personal development and experience of Yoga, and do not wish to go on to become certified as Yoga Teachers, no formal assessments are required.

To be eligible to go on to further studies to gain certification and registration as a Yoga Teacher or Yoga Therapist, a variety of assessments are required. These include demonstration of knowledge, competencies and skills relevant to each course unit and commitment to regular personal Yoga practice.

Minimum of 90% attendance is required for completion of the module. In special circumstances, alternative arrangements may be made with the course director to meet the requirements of the course.