International Teacher Training

Cusco, Peru with Hannah Adams & Masaaki Okamura
August 11- 24

Down Under's "Harvard of Yoga Teacher Trainings" goes international!

Complete your 200 hour teacher training in one month of joyful immersion.

Join Hannah Adams & Masaaki Okamura for a two week immersion in Peru, coupled with two weekend intensives with Kate, Michael and Down Under lead trainers (join livestream or in-person in Boston).

The Adventure Begins

To reserve your place in the program, enroll today by placing a $500 (non-refundable) deposit.

Questions? Email educationdirector@downunderyoga.com

International
Training Details

Two Boston Weekend Intensives

Join via Livestream or in person at our
Brookline Studio
July 19-21
August 2-4

Friday 7:15-9:15pm
Saturday & Sunday 1:15-8:15pm 

Two Week Immersion in Peru 

Held at Samadhi Sacred Valley
August 11-August 24 

Plus 50 Hours of Pre-recorded Virtual Modules

If you have any questions, send an email to educationdirector@downunderyoga.com.

What’s Included

  • 13 nights stay at Samadhi Sacred Valley

  • 3 locally sourced, organic, vegetarian meals per day

  • 200 Hour Training manual

  • Round trip ground transportation between Cusco International Airport and Samadhi Sacred Valley

  • 50 hours of Pre-recorded Virtual Modules

  • • Enjoy complete privacy and extra space
    • Private entrance
    • Private bathroom
    • Living room
    • One queen-size bed
    • Balcony
    • Garden

  • • Share a room with one other person
    • Private entrance
    • Bathroom
    • Balcony
    • Garden
    • Two beds

  • • Share a room with two other people
    • Private entrance
    • Bathroom
    • Balcony
    • Flower garden
    • Three beds

  • • Share a room with two other people
    • Private entrance
    • Bathroom
    • Balcony
    • Flower garden
    • Three beds

  • Airfare to and from Cusco, Peru.

Our private bus departs from Cusco International Airport on Sunday, August 11th, 10:30am for Samadhi Sacred Valley.
Fly in that morning or arrive early to spend time in the city of Cusco and acclimate.

At the end of the training, we leave Samadhi on Saturday, August 24th, 11am for Cusco airport. Schedule flights leaving anytime after 3pm.
You can also book your own way to & from Samadhi to accommodate your own travel plans.

What you will learn:

  • Learn the foundation, physical alignment & relationship between all of the major yoga postures. As well as how to create a sustainable practice through the use of proper alignment & muscle engagement. How poses work together in “families” & how to adjust postures with the use of props to create a more accessible practice.

  • Through a cumulative, strategic & experiential approach students will be given the tools to start communicating their experience of the practice effectively as teachers. Building communication from the ground up, learning the importance of effective action based cueing, the use of body language & vocal intonation as well as managing the room & what it means to hold the space of being a teacher.

  • Our training deliberately offers students two tracks to learn from: two types of sequencing to leave them feeling prepared to teach either. Students will learn intentional sequencing which focuses on learning how to create a well-crafted practice that follows an arc, building up warmth & awareness for a certain peak pose or family of postures that is taught in an alignment focused & intelligent manner.

    Our second track will teach students a set sequence which allows for a reliable flow to a class where instead of the physical postures changing, the dialogue, philosophy & delivery gets to be a focal point.

  • Principles of anatomy, the skeletomuscular system, joint movement will be explored in an experiential way through practice & teaching. As well as how anatomy & physiology relate to not only the alignment of yoga postures, but also to the principles of sequencing.

  • Utilize critical thinking to assess postures, understand injuries, work with different kinds of bodies & begin to understand how to teach to different learning styles through the use of props, mirroring & how to with consent offer safe physical adjustments when/if warranted.

  • Deepen your understanding of ancient texts like the Yoga Sutras & the Bhagavad Gita & how asana is just a piece of the full picture of yoga. Begin to learn sanskrit, appreciating yoga’s roots. Explore yoga philosophy & begin to contextualize how these philosophical principles can be applied to the present.

  • Examine different lineages of yoga including Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, & Restorative. Learn the context of the practice & its history. Go beyond asana & explore the other limbs of yoga including Pranayama & Meditation.

  • Learn practical steps on how to get started as a yoga teacher & how to navigate the business of yoga in order to begin a practical & successful career as a yoga teacher. Explore the ethics of being in the seat of a teacher in the context of the present day.

  • Our school is committed to creating diverse & inclusive spaces. Explore the cultural dynamics of the practice space & start to create an awareness of how your identity, implicit biases, & actions contribute to inclusion within the yoga space.

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