This course is offered as a “hybrid” course, which means both online and in person. The full weekend modules will be broadcasted live via “Zoom.” We will have a small group in person at the studio, which is helpful for demonstrating specific details about alignment, for example. You can join the course completely online, from the comfort of your home or you can join some weekends online and others in person. We also have a virtual classroom for assignments and resources. All students will have lifetime access to this classroom.

We strongly believe that everyone learns at their own pace in their own way. For this reason, there is not a formal / traditional “test” per se. We support your learning through assignments and practices. These assignments and practices are not assessed in the traditional way of “right vs. wrong.” We are not evaluating anyone to determine whether they are a good or bad student / teacher. Instead, the assignments and practices help us determine where we need to refine our own teaching so you can better integrate the process. In addition to the assignments there will be teaching practicals where you will practise sharing the teachings with others.

The main course requirements for certification are:

• attend all required sessions (either in person or live online); this includes the weekend modules, weekly group classes, and teaching practicals
• complete all required assignments
• complete all teaching practicals

We highly recommend that you do everything you can to attend all scheduled weekends. However, we understand that circumstances change. In the event that you have to miss any time the best option is that you make up the time in our next training. We usually host at least 2 courses a year in Durban. This opportunity will only be allowed on a case by case basis and only due to serious exceptions.

The content will be recorded and will be made available on the virtual classroom for students to review as necessary. However, students are required to attend the online sessions LIVE as much as possible. Yoga Alliance has made it very clear that most of the sessions must be completed LIVE, to qualify for registration in their directory. 

Our Yoga School is registered with Yoga Alliance, one of the world’s leading and most internationally recognized organizations for Yoga Teacher Trainings. Yoga Alliance has gone through great lengths over the years to ensure schools and teachers registered with them meet particular standards. You can read more about the standards and registration process on their website. Although it is not necessary to be registered, or even certified, to teach yoga, a certificate and registration is often required by companies and employers. Our course certificate would meet the qualifications required by most potential employers. Additionally, your certificate will be eligible for registration with the Yoga Alliance directory. To learn more about the registration standards and process visit www.yogaalliance.org

Yes. The course is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners alike. We have had people with 0 experience as well as people that have already been teaching for years. The course mostly covers the fundamentals of alignment and restoratives, which is beneficial for everyone. Beginners actually have the advantage of coming in with a completely open mind; having no preconceived notions about what is right/wrong in yoga really helps to integrate the teachings most effectively.

Yes. This course will give you a solid foundation of the principles of yoga in its multiple dimensions. Once you start learning and practising you may be more inspired to simply share it with others, so don’t be surprised if you end up sort of teaching it anyway. In fact, learning to share/teach yoga is a great tool for better understanding the practise for oneself. Do keep in mind, because it’s a teacher training we do make time specifically for teaching practise, which you would be inspired and required to do for certification. Our teaching methodology is very supportive and meant to inspire you to inspire others, not to pressure or test anyone, so that it can be the relaxing and enjoyable process we believe yoga should be.

This course will be both online and in person. You can choose to attend the sessions in person or online. Our in-person location is in Winston Park, Gillitts, South Africa; a quiet and peaceful suburb, just outside of Durban. The space is Eagles View Yoga Studio, which is surrounded by stunning valley views and a lovely, lush indigenous garden.

If you have more questions or need to further clarify anything mentioned here, please contact us at info@innerwellnessstudio.com or via WhatsApp at +27 79 262 3877. Please allow up to 48 hours to receive a reply. If you don’t hear back from us by then it could mean we missed your message or overlooked the reply, if that happens we ask for your kind patience and that you send us a follow up of your inquiry.