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. |