Three Week Yoga Teacher Training

Nonstop has partnered with Fernie's favourite yoga studio to give you an incredible way to extend your season while improving your yoga practice and supporting your skiing or snowboarding passion in beautiful Fernie. Whether you've just taken your first yoga class and you're intrigued to find out more, or you're a passionate yoga convert, this course is for you!

So, you’re coming to Fernie for the 11 week instructor course, which is all about skiing/snowboarding in the great outdoors, right? Then why would you consider heading indoors to the yoga studio to take the Yoga Teacher Training Course? There are so many good reasons! Here are just a few...

Become a Yoga Teacher. Taking it to the next level with a teaching qualification will not only help you physically but also help you to extend your season in the mountains with a year-round, world-wide employment

Develop your own practice. You aren’t necessarily considering a career change, but you are keen to nail those more difficult poses, perhaps learn a bit more about the anatomy and philosophy behind the different class types and learn how to develop your own regular home practice.

Support your on-snow performance. A regular yoga practice will be very complimentary to your on snow activities; keeping the body healthy and reducing the risk of injury.  You’ll receive an unlimited pass to the studio whilst you are on the 11 week course, so you can go to as many classes as you like throughout the winter.

Meet some more locals. Use your unlimited yoga pass and become a familiar face at the studio, it’s located a short few minutes’ walk from Nonstop’s various accommodation options in downtown Fernie. It’s a modern, peaceful little place where local yogi’s gather when they aren’t out ripping the mountain. The studio has a great community that’ll welcome you quickly, and a reputation for offering a diverse variety of classes, from hot hatha to yin, led by knowledgeable and approachable teachers.

Extend your time in Fernie. Once you arrive in Fernie, you aren’t going to want to leave. Stay on for another 3 weeks and watch as snowy white turns into green and skis turn into bikes. Got a work visa? Stay for the summer and use your new qualifications!

Reset and refresh. Detox the body and mind, you’ll feel awesome, accomplished and ready for the next adventure.

Who's it for?

This course is for all levels of yoga students! You may be a dedicated yogi who doesn't miss their daily class, or maybe you've just taken your first class and you really liked it, so you are keen to find out more. Francesca at Essential Yoga has coached students from the ages of 16 to 60, and with the ability to reach their knees or well beyond their toes; surfers, bull riders, mountain-bikers, skiers and office-workers looking to support their active lifestyles, and plenty of people hoping to heal their broken bodies. Whether you have the desire to share your love of the yoga practice, or you just want to deepen your own understanding of the physical and mental benefits, you’ll enjoy becoming a part of this wellness trend.

Qualifications

Certification after the two intensives and associated work is with the Yoga Alliance, an international governing body for yoga teachers, so this qualification will allow you to teach around the world. You’ll complete the RYT 200 Hour Teacher Training Course, which is the first level qualification and stepping stone to the more experienced levels of the 300 Hour Bridging Program to RYT 500 certification and beyond! 

employment opportunities

With your RYT 200 Hour certification in hand you'll be set to take on the world! With the popularity of yoga soaring in recent years you'll have the opportunity to find work in the city or the mountains, anywhere you choose to go. Past students of the course have gone on to use their qualifications in many and varied ways including developing yoga apps, teaching at luxury resorts in South America and South East Asia, combining ski guiding and yoga teaching at heli-resorts, leading shift work yoga sessions at the mines, teaching kids and teens at risk, starting private corporate programs in urban environments, pursuing yoga therapy programs and running their own various retreats around the world. It really is your ticket to travel!

How does it work?

The Essential Yoga teacher training course is unique in that it is one of the most thorough yoga teacher trainings available, and yet it’s structured so that you fit it into a shorter timeframe after the ski & snowboard instructor program. On this course you’ll achieve the Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Certification that is recognised worldwide, and you’ll have earned your stripes under the tutelage of a lifelong, dedicated yoga teacher. You’ll have the opportunity to practice your skills in the “karma classes” teaching local students and start your teaching career in a relaxed environment.

After finishing the 11week course you’ll start your training in the studio. Your daily routine will vary slightly, but will look something like this:

7:00am-8:30am      Yoga practice
8:30am-9:30am      Break
9:30am-10:30am    Breakfast and theory session
10:30am-1:00pm    Discussion and practicum (practice teaching)
1:00pm-2:00pm      Break for lunch
2:00pm-5:00pm      Discussion and practicum (practice teaching)
Evenings                  Attend a regularly scheduled class of your own choice

The course is split in to two intensive 10 day sessions with a two day break in the middle. The first session covers the foundations of yoga history and philosophy, anatomy and the different postures; you’ll start teaching your first classes in an easy, relaxed environment. The second session will take you deeper into the subjects you learned in session one, as well as related topics such as Ayurveda, Kundalini, and lesson design.

Session one

Settling in and introducing the foundations of yoga and instruction. Topics will include:

Philosophy & Anatomy
The Poses: Physically & Energetically Sequencing
Intro to the Chakras
The Eight Limbs
Using Props: blocks, straps & bolsters
Pranayama & The Nadis
Ethics of Teaching     
Sequencing
Intro to the Chakras
Yoga Philosophy Continued
The Role of Teaching
Yoga & its Symbols
Yoga Branding

Exploring the different styles and aspects of yoga in a little more depth with topics including:

The Yoga Sutras in Depth
Yoga & The Knees
The Music of Yoga
Reading Bodies
Chakra Lifestyle
How to Host a Workshop
Intro to Chanting & Mantra
Anatomy
Yoga Styles    
Mudras
Intro to Meditation
Intermediate Postrures
The Upanishads
Design Your Yoga Space
Intro to Sanskrit
Doshas & Ayurvedic Living
Mountain Pose

Session two

Transitional program; learn more about the different styles of yoga instruction with the following topics:

Sequences & Planning a Flow
Yoga Philosophy
Yoga Teacher vs. Instructor
The Art of Slowing Down
Yoga for the Core
Restorative Yoga
The Private Session
Doing Yoga/Being Yoga
Mandala Namaskars
Avoiding Common Yoga Injuries    
Start Yoga for Special Populations:
Yoga for Seniors, Athletes, Women, Guys, Kids, Neurological Disorders, Curvy Yoga, Prenatal Yoga

Further your own practice and discovery of the different styles of yoga instruction, and progress to teaching your final yoga practicum to pass the course. Topics will include:

Sanskrit
Ayurvedic Massage
Handstands
Yoga Philosophy
From Meditation to Enlightenment    
Yoga for Skiers
Yoga for Boarders
Hindu Pantheon
Arm Balances
Ayurvedic Meal

Next Steps

This course is scheduled to extend your season after the Nonstop 11 week ski instructor, 11 week snowboard instructor or 11 week ski patrol courses. Check them out and you could be on your way to a dream life in the mountains!

Alternatively, send us a message below to request a copy of the yoga course Fact File or to set up a call.