Do you love teaching Yoga and would like guidance, inspiration and support to offer your students more?
Maybe you've recently graduated from your training, or even some time ago, but don't feel quite prepared?

Or are you a seasoned teacher but feel stuck in a rut? Even long term teachers feel their skills can be enriched, broadened and upgraded.

Would you like to know who you are as a unique teacher and deepen your strengths and self knowledge as a result?
Would you like to become a teacher who is more confident, empowered and inspired?

Nurture your self awareness and identity to build genuine enthusiasm in your teaching and so create authentic connections with your students.
Whatever your lineage or teaching style, this is an amazing opportunity for you to cultivate your skills and offer the gift of Yoga more effectively.

“Sarah B's mentoring has been a brilliant way to upgrade my skills and confidence and get actionable feedback on how to be the best teacher I can. She is sincere, knowledgeable and able to answer a huge range of Yoga questions. Without doubt this is the best value online training I've done. Very, helpful. Thank you”

I’m Sarah Barguirdjian (E-RYT500) a British Yoga teacher based in Winchester, UK.

I’ve been practicing Yoga for over 30 year and teaching classes, workshops, retreats and trainings in Spain, Singapore, London, Thailand and Indonesia, since 2006.

I’ve worked as a lead teacher in top studios, with major corporations and universities and as a successful independent business owner teacher.

I teach live and prerecorded classes and courses online on YouTube, Patreon and Yoga International and have published articles in top Yoga and health magazines.

Despite those years of experience, I still remember how it feels to be a new teacher!

Even after my second 200 hour training I was still battling with imposter syndrome.
I would have jumped at the chance to do a mentorship program like this if it had existed back then!
So I’m very happy to be able to offer this carefully curated program to you.

You’ve come to the right place for the tools and expert guidance to be a well rounded and successful Yoga teacher and to be the Yoga teacher who stands out in our crowded Yoga teaching profession.

Our 16 week group program starts on March 4th, 2022 and is open to Yoga teachers, worldwide.
The Early Bird Price of £795 is open until January 30th 2022. There after the price is £895

To register and pay in full £795
REGISTER NOW at £795

Register at the same price with the payment plan of 4 X £199 monthly payments, automatically deducted from your card each month
REGISTER NOW WITH THE PAYMENT PLAN

“After 6 months I feel much better prepared for teaching. I’ve strengthened and deepened my teaching practice. I now really think much more and reflect on what I teach.
Sarah has such a wealth of knowledge and is supportive all the way on your mentee journey. Openly sharing her experience and resources along the way.

On a side note. I had just moved back to the UK which was unexpected at the time of signing up to the course, but I’m glad I had signed up as it was a consistent in my life amongst the change. The course kept me motivated and supported me to keep teaching in a new city and country.

It’s also been lovely to follow the journeys of my fellow mentees and watch how they have strengthened in confidence along the way.
I’d give the course 5 stars.
Thank you Sarah”

Each module will be introduced with a half day (4 hour) webinar every 1st Friday at 9am UK time.
Our private Facebook group will be live from mid February where I will be posting reading lists, articles, PDFs and other simple prep work. We start with our first live webinar Friday, March 4th.

Every 3 weekly Friday webinar and weekly Monday office hour will be recorded, so don’t worry if you can’t make it live.

TEACHING POSES TUNE-UP
- Learn how to choose between active, passive, descriptive and metaphorical language affectively to cue people into poses and through transitions more effectually and succinctly.
- Get familiar with pose families, patterns and types to better understand their functions, similarities and differences.
Learn common mobility and strength challenges in poses, how to adapt and/or use props to make poses more accessible, affective and safer. Conversely learn ways to give quick options to students ready to take poses further.
- Master the art of observation and how to prioritise what’s safe and what works.
- Learn nuances of teacher demonstration and what is affective for varying situations depending on what you want students to learn at that moment.
- Fine tune the use of your voice and your presence in the room.

SEAMLESS SEQUENCING AND PLANNING
- Learn how to plan progressive alignment based sequences for all abilities to empower your students understanding of poses to keep themselves safe and see clear progress in their practice and pose knowledge.
- Discover ways to link poses in Vinyasa classes to create seamless, fluid sequences that are a pleasure to teach and that your students love attending.
- Learn how pose categories, patterns, class tempo along with the arc of a class can help your sequences really make sense and come alive.
- Become a teacher whose every class has a true purpose, function and clarity to serve your students well.

BOUNDARIES, ETIQUETTE and ETHICS
- Be part of discussions on the teacher/student dynamic and clarify what boundaries are important to you in class, working for a studio, leading retreats and in 1:1 situations. Learn how to demonstrate and communicate boundaries so you and your students feel comfortable and safe.
- Be guided on important ethical decisions such as relationships with students and physical adjustments.
- Be aware of your power and influence and learn about the history of and what’s going on now in the Yoga teaching world (sometimes called “YogaLand”!) to better understand power dynamics between the student and teacher and better inform your decisions.
- Learn how to think on your feet when things don’t go as planned in class and to deal with tricky situations. Lots of examples of scenarios will be given and discussed to empower you with ideas on how to adapt when things “go wrong”.

In this module we will also discuss the Yoga Class guide I email to all my new students and how it has evolved over the years.

BETTER UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENT OF YOUR AND YOUR STUDENTS BODIES
- Sharpen your ability to observe your students through knowing more about the structure and movement of bones, joints and muscles. This empowers your teaching and ability to serve differing body types, abilities and ranges of motion.
- Learn how to teach 5 simple Pranayama techniques using the breath to move energy (prana) in and around the body with more ease and fluidity. These techniques can be taught to your students over and again bringing more steadied focus and stillness to the body, mind and spirit.
Gross body anatomy and pranayama (the movement and awareness of the subtle, energetic body) go hand in hand in Yoga.

THEMING AND STORY TELLING.

Make Yogic teachings, myths and stories relatable, digestible and inspiring for your students.
- Create unique, memorable classes for your students.
- Learn how to find and construct themes and how to then personalise them to give real life meaning to your students.
- Learn how to choose poses and construct sequences that partner well with the theme.
- Learn about different Yogic teachings from the Ramayana and Mahabarata, stories about the Gods and Goddesses, the Sutras and more and see which resonate with you.
- Learn easy techniques to thread inspiring stories, sutras and aphorisms and single word concepts through your classes.

In this module you’ll also learn how to teach three, simple meditation techniques.

ORGANISING, PLANNING AND LEADING RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS
- Learn how to organise and run a fabulous retreat that people will LOVE and want to recommend to their friends.
- Learn about what’s important to your participants. Food, expectations met and good sleep are way up there!
- Learn how to time line the marketing running up to retreats and workshops and how to advertise. Are Facebook ads a good idea?
- Learn how to preplan your longer content and structure themes and sequences that work through with continuity.
-Learn how to build a good professional relationship with the location management and the unique boundaries specific to being a retreat leader.
- Learn when it’s right for you to bring in other teachers and/or therapists; and when it isn’t.
- Learn how to support and guide your students and their expectations by making a detailed, transparent sales page with examples from my past workshops and retreats.
- And there’s so much more but possibly post importantly, learn how to take care of yourself as you give more!

How to Fill Your Offerings with Amy McDonald

More than ever people need Yoga and you want to reach out to those people teach them all you know!

This is prerecorded module with 10 hours of tuition with the super popular Yoga business coach, Amy McDonald.

Receive a 7-module syllabus from a top Yoga Business Coach covering these important topics:
Module 1: Money and Pricing
Module 2: Specialisation
Module 3: Branding
Module 4: Social Media
Module 5: Website and Mailing Lists
Module 6: Systems and Structures
Module 7: Firm, Loving Boundaries
Each module includes a training video with Amy along with workbook exercises with lots of links and bonus resources to support each module.
Valued at £297 this is a truly valuable bonus of support to guide you through your Yoga career.

1) A private 45-minute consultation with me to discuss goals, personal challenges and development strategies. We’ll book the timing of this to be towards the end of the course.

2) A Weekly Office Hour every Monday at 2.15 pm on Zoom where I’ll present topics related to the module as well as other tips and discussions. There’s also an opportunity for Q and A for you to ask me anything related to Yoga. These useful office hours are for expanding on the current module, extra teaching discussions and a check in tool for for questions on the module/ homework of the month or anything related to teaching Yoga.
These sessions will be recorded and kept on the FB page if you’re unable to attend live.

3) Six live, 4-hour webinars, plus a 10 hour recorded Bonus Module with Amy Mcdonald on the business of yoga.
These will be held every third Friday from March 4th at 9am UK time. *subject to change if needed.
Can’t join us live? No problem. These will all be recorded and will be available for you to return to forever.

4) Optional 1:1 feedback of a film or audio recording of one of your classes.

5) Weekly reading and homework to consolidate learning and prepare for upcoming modules. Essential to the program as well as recommended, optional book lists will be sent to you 2 weeks before we begin.

6) An accountability study partner from our group to offer each other support and keep each-other accountable throughout the programme.

7) A Free 10 class package to join my 75 minute LIVE online Yoga classes.

8) Four months of continuous support and guidance from me and our community. Hundreds of conversations, friendship building and golden tips and exchanges of ideas along the way.

9) A free 30 day trial at Yoga International. Up level our own practice, asana, pranayama, meditation and yoga philosophy through considered and advanced practices from different classes and styles form different teachers. We’ll compare and contrast classes as a group encouraging and each other along the way to evolve and develop personal practices.

10) Membership to our private Facebook group as a safe, supportive space to interact regularly with me and your fellow trainees, upload articles, submit homework, ask questions and so on. I check in most days to answer questions and guide the group.

How we’ll start
Friday 4th March 9am UK time will be our first 4 hour session introducing module one. I’ll make sure you have all the info you need to join us.

Mid February you will have:
Your Book Lists, essential and optional.
Access the links to our private Facebook group,
Links to the 10 weekly classes you’re free to join,
The web course content page,
Intro PDF resources (more will follow through the course),
Details how to schedule your private call with me.
We’ll talk about if you want an accountability buddy and if you want me to review a live or recording of you teaching a class.
There will be an opportunity for you to introduce yourself through a FB live, scary but good learning and I’ll be checking in on the group everyday from mid January answering your questions before we start with Module 1 on February 4th

To join this 4-Month Programme you will need the following

A regular, committed Yoga practice and a genuine interest in deepening your own practice and becoming a better teacher.
To have completed YA (UK or US) or BWY recognised 200 hr teacher training course.
To have been teaching regularly for at least 6 months.
To be a supportive, contributing member of our community.
Be an independent and self motivated learner.

To spread your Early Bird £795 payment over 4 months starting today at £199, join the payment plan here

Our Program is open to you wherever you live worldwide.
It’s open to a maximum of 14 people to ensure everyone is heard and looked after.

The Normal Price of £895 starts on February 1st

*Registration closes on March 1st, 2122

Do you have any questions?  Are you wondering if this is for you?
Let’s schedule a call and have a conversation.

Add your name and email below and I’ll get right back to you.
If you’d prefer, email me at info@sarahbyoga.net