Heartways Yoga Studies Foundation 100 Hour Course
“Heartways Yoga Foundation course takes place over a period of seven months , giving students the opportunity to refine their awareness, to give time for the process of learning and to understand better how the practices are manifesting and developing in their own daily lives. There is time for the practice and understanding for the students own relationship to Yoga to unfold gently and with integrity to themselves and the teachings of Yoga”
- Saraswati, Director of Heartways Yoga
This 100 hours foundation course is designed for practitioners, students, teachers and lovers of Yoga. It is a personal and experiential journey into our own personal heart of Yoga. This course is designed for those students who wish to take their practice and understanding of Yoga a little deeper than a weekly class and wish to develop a sustainable home practice. It is not a Teacher training, but does comprise the first 100 hours of a 300 hour teacher training for those who wish to go further.
During this course we explore:
Asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra, meditation, Yoga Nidra
The eight limbs of classical Yoga as offered by Patanjali Yoga Sutras
The Koshas (five subtle layers of being)
The Chakra system and subtle body anatomy
The 5 pranas (flows of energy)
The Gunas ( balance of action and inaction in the universe)
The history and roots of Yoga today
An introduction to Tantrik Sadhana
Supported by the Sangha (community of students) and guided by an experienced teacher within a Tantric perspective, we will explore the 8 limbs of Classical Hatha Yoga as a basis for each module:
1. Yamas- codes for living in the world, fully and with human integrity
2. Niyamas- codes for living soulfully in our individual truth.
3. Asana- postures for strength, lightness, awareness, ease, stillness
4. Pranayama- elevation and expansion of life force through Breath
5. Pratyahara- understanding and living fully through the senses
6. Dharana- awareness, attention
7. Dhayana- Meditation, glimpse of the universal mind, spaciousness
8. Samadhi- Yoga, union, enlightenment
The Yoga foundation course is open to all students.
Next in person foundation course beings in October 2023
Online foundation course starts in 2024