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A no-compromise training for serious yoga students taught by Brian Cooper and Nawajyoti.

“Since the inception in 2002, this course has gained a reputation for its in-depth and multi-faceted approach to teaching yoga for today's needs."

Brian has been practising yoga for over 30 years and is an advanced yoga practitioner. He has teaching diplomas in Iyengar, Sivananda and Ashtanga Yoga. As director of Union Yoga Centre, Edinburgh he was the first person to introduce courses in Ashtanga Yoga in Scotland and has trained thousands of students. To date he has led ten highly rated teacher training courses.
Brian teaches Thai Massage which he learnt from some of the leading masters in Thailand, where he obtained his advanced diploma. In 1995 he studied Ashtanga Yoga intensively with the late Derek Ireland and has studied for five months with the Ashtanga master Pattabhi Jois in Mysore.

Nawajyoti has been practising for over 18 years and has been teaching for the last 10 years. She teaches traditional hatha yoga and now studies intensively with Swami Satchidananda, the silent sage of Madras. Nawajyoti runs here own yoga centre in South of France called Durga Sadhini established specifically for individual and group yoga retreats.

Courses range from 6 month (200 hr) non-residential to 3 week (200 hr) residential.

Graduates of a School on the Yoga Register (YRS) are entitled to use the letters YRT (Yoga Register Teacher) and benefit from a discounted subscription rate of £25 for annual entry on The Yoga Register (www.theyogaregister.org).

Union Yoga is an honorary member of The International Yoga Federation and the Yoga Alliance of Europe. Our teacher training courses comply with the 200 hour standards they have set. The International Yoga Federation and the Yoga Alliance of Europe have also established guidelines for a 200-hour minimum teaching qualification, which is recognized throughout Europe.
The Yoga Alliance of the USA is also a member of this federation.

For further information:
website: www.unionyoga.co.uk
email: marina@theyogashop.co.uk
write: The Yoga Shop, 25 Rodney Street, Edinburgh EH7 4EL
call (UK): 0845 230 7009.

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