Advanced Fundamentals of Yoga

Sometimes we get lost in the possibilities, the results, and the potential, and we run so fast into the future that we miss the fundamentals. Yoga’s power is its simplicity. And often when we first learn about it, we miss a lot of the power contained in the fundamentals.

This 60-hour training is designed for teachers with experience, who are ready to dive deeper, and the first step is to revisit the power of the practice.


This training combines 3 International Trainers, and their different approaches:

Amy Matthews's Embodied BMC & Developmental Approach with

Leslie Kaminoff’s Breath-centered, Therapeutic Approach and

Laura Wynne’s Embodied-Somatic, Theropuitic Background,

Integrating their experience and their different approaches to produce the best in Trauma Sensitive, Theropotic informed, Somatic, Emboied, Breath Centered yoga. Offering you and your student tools to unlock the body & mind’s potential.

Over the 60 hours of training you will be brought into wonder, excitement, and most importantly reconnect with the awe of the power and simplicity of this practice we all know so well, and yet continue to learn.

Develop your beginner mind, supported by your experience as a practitioner, a student, and a teacher. Bring your practice and your teaching to the next level.

  • This training is TOTALY trauma-informed. (Trama sensitiveity is not an add-on module, it is fully baked into every aspect of this training.)

  • This training is TOTALY embodied. This relates to the training paradigm, the practices, the language, and how we empower our selves and our students to explore what is possible and what serves them best.

  • This training is Somatically Informed. Two of the three trainers are Somatic trained and practice from an embodied somatic perspective.

  • This training is informed by Yoga Therapy Principles. It is not a yoga therapy course, however all of the trainers are yoga therapists, and so integrated anatomy, safety, and wellness principles are integrated at all levels.

Read ahead for more information about what we’ll cover together during this course,

or feel free to book a call with Laura by clicking the button below and then choose a time that suits.

Training Program:

4 Full days in-person with Laura Wynne

Plus

20+ hours of recorded lectures and workshops with Amy Mathues & Leslie Kamonif



Training Modules:

6 Units exploring the Fundamentals of Yoga:

  • Building Blocks: Sthira & Sukha / Connective Tissue / Bones / Muscles

  • Breath: Prana & Apana / Diaphragm / Ujjayi / Bhandas

  • Muscle Physiology: Strength / Flexibility / Movement / Joints

  • The Spine: Curves / Disks / Backpain

  • The Lower Limbs: Foot / Knee / Hips / Pelvis / Walking / Alignment in Standing Postures

  • The Upper Limbs: Hands & Wrists / Forearm / Elbow / Shoulder / Alignment in Inversions



4 Units exploring the Application of these Fundamentals:

  • Approaching Asana: Our Philosophy on Asana Analysis

  • Pain & Sensation: A Body-Mind Perspective

  • Breath & Movement: Asana & Vinyasa

  • Life As A Teacher And A Life-Long Student

 

Asana Library (Explored Within Units 7-10):
a collection of 20 poses, each examined in 3 ways

  • Breath-Centered Approach: with Leslie

  • Joint & Muscle Actions: with Amy

  • Workshop: each workshop is different, and may include examining how different traditions might approach each pose, talking students through strategies for different body types, etc.



Additional Support & Bonus Material:

  • Video Glossaries: Find specific names of bones and muscles and learn about common anatomical terms you might hear in teaching / training / therapeutic contexts

  • Bonus Modules: extra segments from our production that didn't fit into the body of the curriculum but were too valuable not to include! You can think of this like the Director's Cut of your favorite movie...



More about the Trainers:

  • Laura Wynne

  • Amy Matthews

  • Leslie Kaminoff

More about the Training:

Certification:

60-hour Specialised Training & Continous Profesional Development Recognized by -

  • Yoga Aliance Profesionals

  • Yoga Alliance International

Aruna Academy Certification - Module 1 of the Advanced Teacher Training

Location:

In-Person Days - Aruna Yoga Studio - Rathcoffey, Co Kildare W91F4W9

Our in-person training takes place at a beautiful purpose-built, studio, located in rural north Kildare, just minutes from the N7 & N4, Near Maynooth, Clane & Kilcock. Aruna Yoga Studio has covered an outdoor lunch area, a labyrinth, a japanize meditation space, a rescue flower garden, and a small permaculture woodland, ideal for forest meditations. Since moving to the area 25 years ago they have planted over 500 native trees. It overlooks Clonglows Farm.

Prerecorded Material

Enjoy accessing the videos in a way that works for you. From the comfort of your own home, at your own schedule. We will cover all the material during the 4 months of the training, however, You have access to the material for 12 months, so can revisit it again after the training has been completed.



Time Commitment:

  • There are 20 hours of compulsory material and many more hours of bonus material.

  • The 4 full training days are compulsory for certification.

  • Personal practice is required to integrate the learning, this is at your own discretion, however, a minimum of 1 hour per week is recommended.

  • Assessment includes a personal review of your learning. (If this is forming part of your 300hr you are also required to do a teaching practice.)



Dates:

Training days

  • March 9th

  • April 13th

  • May 11th

  • June 8th

Access to Recorded Material

  • 1st March 2024 to 28th February 2025

Assessment Completion Date

  • 15th June

Certification

  • 30th June



Investment: €750

Balance can be paid in full before the start of the course or €100 per month for 5 months