Application Procedure

If you have decided to apply to take the appleyoga teacher training, we look forward to receiving your application!
Please fill out and submit the application form online here. Your references should be signed and sent by post in a sealed envelope to:

appleyoga
Apartment 13
16 Hardwicks Square
London SW18 4LP

ONE LETTER OF REFERENCE with your application: We need a reference with your application, preferrably your yoga teacher, who should have a good knowledge of your practice and be able to comment on your standard or be able to give an assessment of your suitability for the course with a brief character reference. Alternatively a recent college tutor, employer or another yoga teacher that you may have attended class with to offer us an assessment of your suitabilty for the course with a brief character reference.

FIRST CHOICE REFEREE:
Yoga teacher [Unless you are a regular student of Katy Appleton, Leila Sageghee, Louisa Garnier or Gary Carter]

SECOND CHOICE REFEREE:
May be selected from the following suggested sources:
• Recent college/course tutor.
• Recent or Current Employer.
• Second Yoga Teacher with whom you have practiced for a regular period.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and we do expect the course to fill up quickly. Once you have submitted your application, we will let you know whether or not you have been accepted within two weeks of the date your application (including your reference!) was received.

During this time we will review your application. If we have any questions or want to clarify anything, you may receive a phone call from one of us.

Once you have been accepted, we will send you an email requesting a non-refundable deposit of £500

Upon receipt of your deposit, we will send you an information packet that will include a course syllabus, location details, a book and materials list, and some pre-course homework to get you in the mood and prepare you for our time together!

If you have any questions about the training or the application procedure, please don’t hesitate to call us on 0845 643 7027, or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

We look forward to hearing from you!

Application Form

Due to high demand, applications for the 6 Month course are now closed and the course has sold out. However applications for the new Intensive course have just opened.

Dates

Scheduled Weekend Dates for 2010:

All weekends will be 9am - 6pm each day

Month	Dates	Location
January	29 - 31	London
February	13 - 14	London
February	27 - 28	London
March	13 - 14	London
April	10-11	London
April	24-25	London
May	8-9	London
May	22-23	London
June	5-6	London
June	19-20	London

** Please note that the first weekend includes a session on the Friday evening at 6pm - 9pm for welcome and orientation.

Fees

The appleyoga 6 month teacher training course costs: £2500

This will include all tuition
It will not include all books and props, writing equipment and travel costs.

Accommodation will have to be organised by the student. 
Please note that Maria Assumpta has basic rooms available to rent for £25 per night.

Early Bird Rate
The early bird rate of £2300 (a saving of £200) is available to successful applicants able to pay in full by November 1st 2009.

Course Content

The contents of the course will de divided up into the following areas:

Main body of study (approx 100 hrs of course)
•    detailed technique classes
•    practical teaching - applied adjustments & appletouch
•    appleyoga class layout
•    understanding sankalpa - setting a intention - understanding emboding the flow - use of body prayer
•    learning applepods:lying, all fours, sun salute preps, sun salutes standing, floor, inversions & closing sequences
•    sequences postures, vinyasa krama, peak pose - wave theory - using this to teach multi levels
•    application of appleyoga’s teaching layers
•    class plans - teaching beginners up - shaping your flow to suit students

Anatomy (approx 22hrs)
•    basic anatomy and the 4 systems
•    functional anatomy
•    learning anatomy through Yamuna's body rolling

Yoga and Energy (approx 11hrs)
•    energtic anatomy - the energtic body
•    chakra system & nadis
•    vayus
•    koshas
•    gunas

Philosophy (approx 11hrs)
•    philosophy
•    the origins of yoga
•    brief & clear outline of the 4 key yogic texts - Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika
•    Radiant sutras - Lorin Roche's version
•    Patanjalis yoga sutras
•    4 main paths in yoga - bhakti, raja, karma, jnana

Pranayama (approx 8hrs)
•    pranayama & bandas
•    importance of breath
•    breath techniques - 3 part, full, uijai, kapala bhati, alternate breath with and without retention
•    importance of retention
•    mapping out the energetic framework within each technique

Meditation (approx 2hrs)
•    finding a personal meditation practice
•    steps to help
•    techniques

Kirtan (approx 5.5hrs)
•    kirtan & mantra
•    kirtan explained
•    mantra explained

Adjustments, Ethics and Business (approx 11.5hrs)
•    clear & appropriate hands on adjustments
•    clear & appropriate use of appletouch
•    music intergration for classes explained
•    teaching ethics & guide line
•    business management skills
•    where to start
•    what to do

Location

Location:
Maria Assumpta
20-23 Kensington Sq
London, W8 5HN
Tel: +44 20 73614700

Visit the website here

Directions:
It is a two-minute walk away from High St Kensington Tube station.

Faculty

Founder and Director of appleyoga, Katy Appleton has been practising yoga since 1995 and has taught internationally as a registered teacher (E-RYT 200 level) with the Yoga Alliance since 1999. Read More

To Leila, yoga practice is a matter of the heart. Her background in therapeutic bodywork, energy healing, and teaching yoga has given her a refined view of the body as a register of the spirit, and a site of transformation. Read More

Gary has been teaching for 20 years in personal training, physical awareness and yoga. He is also a practitioner in Structural Integration, Cranio-Sacral therapy, Shiatsu and Nutritional Therapy.  He studied yoga with Mary Stewart and Sophy Hoare and after a brief meeting with Vanda Scaravelli, he now studies with Diane Long in Florence whilst continuously developing his own practice and teachings. Read More

With a previous career in the film business it was a surprise for Louisa to find herself as a yoga teacher, but she has a car accident to thank for that! Although already practising yoga for a number of years it was this time needed to recuperate that allowed her fascination to deepen considerably.  She decided that a teacher training would answer the many questions she had as to how this ancient science was helping to unravel and heal whilst revealing the more radiant and peaceful person within us all. Read More

It was love at first sight when Lorin discovered the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra in 1968, when he was 18. Within a few months, he was thriving with a daily yoga and meditation practice, and in 1969 he started teaching, when he wasn’t surfing. Read More