Post Graduate Courses
Continuing Professional Development for Existing Yoga Teachers.
Who are these courses suitable for?
- Yoga teachers who have completed previous teacher training.
- Yoga teachers wanting to grow as an individual and as a teacher.
Our Approach
Each course will provide a certain number of CPD points (Continuing Professional Development) as required by Yoga Australia.
Quality teachers take time and continual learning to emerge; personal practice, experience teaching others, mentoring, feedback and practical opportunities to develop your yogic skills, are just as important as learning the alignment cues for Virabhadrasana.
At Living Peace, our post graduate teacher training programs are balanced between theory, philosophy, practical application, one-on-one mentoring and time.
The knowledge you gained in your previous trainings will begin to integrate into wisdom as you dive deeper into more techniques, practice and philosophy of yoga. Through practical guidance and skill development, you can continue to grow into the confident and authentic teacher you always dreamed of.
Salute to Sun Salutes
Date: Saturday 25th March 2023
Time: 11am – 2pm
Price: $75
CPD Points: 3
Surya Namaskar (Salute to the Sun) is a fundamental practice in modern yoga. This is a flowing, dynamic sequence of postures which can be both enlivening and enlightening when done with awareness and reverence. In this workshop we will break down the postures, learning each pose individually and then how to link them together and transition from pose to pose with ease and grace.
Cultivating AUM
Date: Saturday 22nd April 2023
Time: 11am – 2pm
Price: $75
CPD Points: 3
Deepen your understanding and experience of the sacred sound and symbol – Aum (Om)
The sound and image of Aum is well known. We chant Aum at the beginning of each yoga class. Less well known is its beauty, practicality, its depth and its birth place in the sacred texts. This divine symbol sets out a clear pathway for freedom. Its simplicity and tangibility is available to the beginner and the advanced practitioners. During the workshop we will explore the philosophy of OM and practice the many techniques aligned with the Divine symbol.
Restorative Yoga
Teaching the Art of Rest
Date: 29th and 30th April 2023
Time: 11am – 5pm Sat, 9am – 3pm Sun
Price: $220
CPD Points: 12
Restorative yoga is a slow and mindful practice, which usually involves the use of props such as bolsters, blocks, blankets, straps and walls, to aid the student in holding a pose for an extended period of time. Using props allows the student to feel “supported” and “safe”, and therefore, the unconscious and habitual muscle tension has a chance to be dissolved and released. This practice leads the yogi towards a more healing and recuperative experience, achieving a deep level of relaxation in body, breath and mind.
Mantra – Medicine for the Mind
Date: Saturday 17th June 2023
Time: 11am – 2pm
Price: $75
CPD Points: 3
Mantras work on the purification and protection of the mind. Each recitation releases the mind from its internal unhelpful habit patterns, whilst simultaneously protecting the mind from the invading unhelpful distractions of the material world.
In this workshop, you will learn a variety of sacred mantras, practice how to recite these mantras and receive a personal mantra just for you.
The power of the spoken word is demonstrable; the energy of chanting Mantra is tangible and the freedom of a clear mind is bliss.
Chakras – History, Mystery, and Mastery
Date: Saturday 1st July 2023
Time: 11am – 2pm
Price: $75
CPD Points: 3
Welcome to the world of the Chakras.
This workshop will include a deep review of the sacred texts and teachings, explaining where the chakras originated from. We will also examine the modern-day interpretation and influence of the chakras on spiritual life. Additionally, we will practice spiritual techniques to cultivate an optimal environment for the chakras and explore how to employ the techniques in daily life. There are many new-age beliefs and concepts around the chakras and how to open, strengthen and energize them. This workshop will reveal clarity around these wheels of awakening, so that we can use this ancient knowledge in a helpful way.
Yogic Bandhas
Date: Sunday 15th October 2023
Time: 7am – 10am
Price: $75
CPD Points: 3
One of the aims of Hatha Yoga is to expand, direct & contain the prana within. This is done through a variety of techniques, particularly, the Bandhas. Bandhas are energetic locks which can be used in asana, pranayama and meditation. On a physical level, the bandhas can help with circulation of blood and lymph, control of abdominal muscles, loosen connective tissue, massage internal organs, as well as aid in digestion. On a mental level, they help with concentration, clarity and discipline.
But really, the bandhas work on an energetic level; they clear and channel the prana, releasing blocks so prana flows freely and leave you feeling revitalized.
This workshop will provide simple, effective, practical and powerful ways to learn the 3 main bandhas: Jalandhara Bandha (chin lock), Uddiyana Bandha (abdominal lock) and Moolabandha (root lock). You will learn how to do each bandha separately, how to link them with the breath, how they are used in asana and how to do all three locks simultaneously (Maha Bandha & Maha Mudra).
Teaching Chair Yoga
Date: 4th November 2023
Time: 11am-2pm
Price: $75
CPD Points: 3
Using props in a yoga class can be beneficial for all students. Chairs are particularly useful for those with injuries and for the more mature student with limited range of movement. However, chairs can be extremely useful for able bodied students also and can help anyone to deepen their experience of asana.
This workshop would be useful for yoga teachers and a variety of health care professionals and carers who want to share the power of movement and breathing with students and clients.
Bhagavad Gita
Timeless Teachings for All
Date: Taught every year during the 150 hour Advanced Training (July to Dec)
Contact us for more details (info@livingpeaceyoga.com)
Price: tbc
CPD Points: 18
This series explores the practicality and spirituality of one of the world’s oldest and most Sacred Texts. The Gita can transform all who dedicate themselves to the awe-inspiring teachings and the sublime spiritual practices radiating from each page.
This workshop includes a review of each of the 18 chapters of the Gita with a detailed discussion, discourse and Q&A about the important themes that arise in the Gita.
A Path Home – Karma, Dharma and the Will
Understanding the Nature of Incarnation
Date: 3 x Saturdays – TBA
Time: 11am – 5pm
Price: $324
CPD Points: 18
This workshop will help us to find the blue prints for this life. It will give us a fix on our current position and a clear route home to our inherent nature. Having a more complete, truthful and unclouded understanding of the nature of this birth sets us up to vanquish ripe karma, unfurl an impeccable dharma and remove the unhelpful samskaras of this incarnation.
Practical techniques and deep introspection will reveal what is binding us in the habitual tendencies of this life, keeping us knee deep in the quagmire of incarnation. Strategies and actions based on the ancient spiritual texts will be the launch pad for our awakening to the true self.
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Individual Mentoring Program with Ginny Clarke
Are you ready to take your teaching to a new level?
If you are truly ready to evolve, and want support along the way, then mentoring with Ginny will provide a solid platform to guide you to where you want to go.
3 Months Option: This program involves 3 x 60 minute face to face sessions and 3 x Zoom calls over the 3 months. Also included is unlimited access to the Living Peace Yoga library of yoga, meditation and philosophy classes (over 400 classes). Price: $495.
6 Months Option: This program involves 6 x 60 minute face to face sessions and 6 x Zoom calls over the 6 months. Also included is unlimited access to the Living Peace Yoga library of yoga, meditation and philosophy classes (over 400 classes). Price: $895.
What we cover:
- Advice on immediate issues you may be facing around yoga
- Your personal practice and health
- Guidance on teaching, i.e. class sequencing, difficult students, handling injuries or students with limited mobility, teaching techniques, class themes, etc.
- Creating your authentic and unique voice – Who are you as a yoga teacher?
- Sharing the philosophy of yoga and how to live it.
- And much more…
Call Ginny for more details: 0410 553 610.
Group Mentoring Sessions with Ginny Clarke
Ginny also leads group mentoring sessions for Yoga Teachers. This includes a monthly 2-hour session with Ginny over 6 months, as well as 2 personal mentoring sessions, and access to our online recorded library of classes.
During the sessions, there will be time for Q & A as well as structured teaching to help you refine how you practice and teach asana, pranayama, meditation and yogic philosophy.
The aim of this mentoring is to provide support for yoga teachers, to guide you to be a better teacher, to alleviate teaching concerns or issues, broaden your skills, refresh your knowledge, find community & enjoy connection with other teachers.
Contact Ginny if you are interested in joining a mentoring group: info@livingpeaceyoga.com
Facilitators
Ginny Clarke has been teaching yoga since 2003. She has a passion for all facets of yoga and has completed 2 yoga teacher trainings herself and continues to study and learn with teachers she resonates with. Ginny leads regular workshops and retreats and has taught at festivals around Australia. Her depth of yogic wisdom is broad and her experience of yoga is ingrained in her daily life. Her aim is to train yoga teachers to understand the vastness yoga, the life-changing ability of yoga, as well as guide teachers to be the best teacher and person possible in this life.
Greg Clarke has been studying the Yoga Sutras and yogic philosophy for over 10 years and this is his absolute passion. It is rare for him not to have his nose in some sort of yogic text, ruminating and unraveling the beauty of this tradition. Greg will be leading the yogic history, yoga philosophy and meditation aspects of this course.
To book in or for more inquires….
Please contact Greg or Ginny Clarke on 0410 553 610 or info@livingpeaceyoga.com
