foundation yoga teacher training (200h)

Insight, Transformation, Education

The per­fect bal­ance of study, per­son­al self-devel­op­ment and growth in all aspects of Yoga. Whether you intend to teach one day or would love to dive deep into this world of move­ment, asana, breath, med­i­ta­tion and phi­los­o­phy, this Train­ing sets you up.

Every Sep­tem­ber at svaru­pa,  we begin the 8‑month jour­ney. You will study all aspects of Yoga in-depth. Each month, the 3‑day Mod­ule gives an immerse aspect into the prac­tice. In between mod­ules — var­i­ous read­ings, record­ings and class­es keep the rhythm and ensure steady per­son­al­ized growth through­out the train­ing. We cov­er the cen­tral ele­ments of a yoga prac­tice and ensure that you have strate­gies for growth, the sol­id back­ground that enables fur­ther study and the tools to share yoga as a begin­ning teacher. Many stu­dents will also do the Train­ing only as a self-growth and this is also sup­port­ed and encouraged.

Guid­ed by one of the more expe­ri­enced teach­ing teams in Switzer­land.  We are com­mit­ted to keep­ing this amaz­ing tra­di­tion alive and keep­ing the stan­dard for yoga teacher train­ings and edu­ca­tion high. Choos­ing a train­ing in yoga is a big step to take. You can reach Stephen (E) or Céline (DE) direct­ly for an inter­view or to ask ques­tions. Or make your appli­ca­tion online and we will fol­low up with you.

The con­tent of this Train­ing covers:

  • Lev­el One Syl­labus of Dynam­ic Asana and Restora­tive Asana
  • Breath­work Pranaya­mas and Cleans­ing Kriyas
  • Med­i­ta­tion and Mindfulness
  • Subtle/Energetic Body
  • Work­ing with com­mon chal­lenges and spe­cial conditions
  • Intro­duc­tion to Ayurveda
  • Lev­el 1 Func­tion­al Anatomy
  • Mantra and Devo­tion­al Practice
  • Teach­ing Methodologies
  • Basic Sequenc­ing 
  • Yoga Phi­los­o­phy Introduction

Faculty

Stephen Thomas

Asana, Pranaya­ma, Med­i­ta­tion, Philosophy

Céline Ryf

Asana, Mantra, Phi­los­o­phy
www.celineryf.com

Chris Eggenschwiler

Anato­my, Asana
www.the-yugen.com

Brigi Thomas-Moog

Ayurve­da, Asana, Restora­tive Asana

Pascale Sommer

Asana, Pranaya­ma
www.pascalesommer.com

Dates 2024/2025

Dates cur­rent FYT 2024/2025

Dates 2025/2026

Module 1

Sep­tem­ber
19 — 21, 2025

Module 2

Octo­ber
17 — 19, 2025

Module 3

Novem­ber
14 — 16, 2025

Module 4

Decem­ber
05 — 07, 2025

Module 5

Jan­u­ary
16 — 18, 2026

Module 6

Feb, Mar
27 — 01, 2026

Module 7

March
27 — 29, 2026

All cours­es take place at Svaru­pa Yoga in Berne (Switzer­land)

Weekend Modules / Hourly Dates

Fri­days are always half days begin­ning at 14.30 and fin­ish­ing at 19.30
Sat­ur­days and Sun­days are always 8.00 — 11.30 and 13.00 to 17.00

Requisites 200HR Yoga Alliance Certification

A. 145 con­tact hours over 6 mod­ules
B. 10 manda­to­ry Thurs­day morn­ing class­es (Stu­dent can choose which class­es) >15 hours
C. Record­ings > 10 hours
D Two obser­va­tion class­es (stu­dents observes and doc­u­ments 2 pub­lic class­es)
E. Com­ple­tion of writ­ten exam 2 hours (one after­noon TBD, sched­uled pri­or to Mod­ule 7)
F. Three class­es to be offered (these are free class­es offered in the com­mu­ni­ty, to fam­i­ly, to friends, or in a studio/centre, etc)

Special Note

This train­ing is deep and trans­for­ma­tive and requires that stu­dents have a rea­son­able amount of expe­ri­ence doing Yoga. A min­i­mum of 2 – 3 years of prac­tice is high­ly rec­om­mend­ed. Stu­dents will learn and trans­form their Asana prac­tice, but they should also have an inter­est in the seat­ed and inward prac­tices of Pranaya­ma, Med­i­ta­tion and Phi­los­o­phy (for­mal expe­ri­ence is not required, but a desire to learn this is essen­tial). Yoga can be a life chang­ing prac­tice. It can bring joy and feel very bright and light, yet because it is also a heal­ing prac­tice, it can be chal­leng­ing at times. The jour­ney is safe and care­ful­ly pre­sent­ed, but stu­dents must come ready to explore and dive in deep.

Fees, Application & Further Questions

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