2025 Advanced 300-Hr Training Dates
Dear Trainees β‘ Please scroll down to ensure you're up to date.
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In-person Weekend Intensives*
ITINERARY FOR BOTH DAYS OF EACH WEEKEND
βΌ all at A Wee Retreat, Peebles
8 AM - 5 PM
08:00 - 10.00 am: Challenging yet nourishing Spiral Vinyasa practice.
10:ish - 12.00 pm: Introducing the Five Filaments (5F) Repertoire for Teaching & Practice. This is a set series of "spiral snacks" you can access from anywhere and teach in your classes.
Noon - 1 pm: Break
1 pm - 5:00 pm: Five Filaments (5F) Contact Pre-hab (yoga-based rotational assists in practice). This work is hands-on and requires in-person attendance.
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DIVE INTO YOUR PRACTICE, APPLY THE BIOMECHANICS OF SPIRAL MOTION & SUPERCHARGE YOUR TEACHING INSPIRATION π
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- Each Weekend Intensive offers a deep dive into the rotational biomechanics of the Five Filaments (5F) bio-motional basis for Spiral Vinyasa.
- Expect to move, assist, be assisted by Karen and fellow teachers, and take your teaching practice to the next level with practical, hands-on application!
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*300-Hr Trainees are automatically booked into the 2025 In-person Weekends listed below, you do not need to do anything apart from ensure these dates are in your diary!
2025 WEEKENDS
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September 27 - 28th
This weekend, we're excited to dive into the Five Filaments (5F) spiral motion rubric, highlighting the twirly ten pairs of Hand and Shoulder filaments in the 5F Repertoire. We'll spend the afternoons assisting one another using the first Sessions of 5F Contact Pre-hab. Get ready to explore and enjoy!
October 11 - 12th
October vibes π bring us further into the Five Filaments (5F) spiral motion Repertoire, where we'll dive into the ten pairs of Foot and Hip Filaments. After lunch settles, it's time to continue our 5F Contact Pre-hab Sessions with expertly applied, playfully offered, and always rotational yoga-based assists.
November 8 - 9th
As the Autumn swings into Winter, we ease into the 5F spiral motion Repertoire with Axial Matrix pairs and a creative krama lab (Vinyasa sequencing). Our hands-on assists continue in the afternoons with the 5F Contact Pre-hab Sessions to round off the practical training and introduce resources and case study options.
300-Hr Online Course Meetings*
FORMAT & SYLLABUS
βΌ Meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month starting in 2025 on August 6th (live attendance is mandatory) and finishing on January 6th, 2027.
6.15 - 7.15 pm: Challenging yet nourishing Spiral Vinyasa practice (unique Zoom joining link arrives to your inbox in the hour before).
Trainees, please ensure you register for the class on August 6th using your free Momence Subscription (use Forgot Password and your Trainee account email to log in):
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7.30 - 8.30 pm: Hop into the Kajabi 300-Hr Community (our exclusive training hub) where we explore Yoga Humanities, Anatomy, and Core competencies, cover any questions and dive into our Yoga Teacher Values Development.
We'll sort your Kajabi course access on that evening of August 6th, just make sure you use the REGISTER link above to book into the class!
*Online-only Advanced Trainees must attend all the Online Course Meetings live to satisfy the Yoga Alliance standards. You don't need to attend every session live if you are also attending the in-person weekends. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your engagement with session recordings and get support to stay current with your training.
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EXTEND YOUR YOGA STUDIES, LEARN THE BIOMECHANICS OF SPIRAL MOTION & DEVELOP YOUR VALUES AS A TEACHER
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300-Hr Reading List
We will mostly be working from Karen's 300-Hour Manual which you will be provided with in the Autumn.
You will also need to obtain these resources before the end of 2025:
| Title | Author |
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| Roots of Yoga | James Mallinson |
| Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice | Mark Singleton |
| Spiral Bound: Integrated Anatomy for Yoga | Karen Kirkness |
| Yoga Sutras of Patanjali | Edwin F. Bryant |
| YSP App | Trip Shanti |
| Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Swami Muktibodhananda |
| Bhagavad Gita (Easwaranβs Classics) | Eknath Easwaran |
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300-Hr Spiral Syllabus WhatsApp Group
I'll keep updates normally coming through this newsletter so please be sure to sign up to receive the updates. Sometimes email gets bopped to Spam so I'll use WhatsApp to let you know when an update is posted/email sent out.
Please join here so you're sure to get the latest info about the course:
β‘ Can't wait to see you all online on AUGUST 6th WHEN THE 300-HR COURSE OFFICIALLY BEGINS!
β‘ Don't foget to REGISTER using the link above.
The minimum you need to do at this point is register for Aug 6th & join the WhatsApp group! βΊ
warmest,
Karen x
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