300HRS WOMEN’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Registration is now open!
October 6th ~ November 2nd 2024
Koh Phangan, Thailand In Person Immersion
EMPOWERING THE FEMININE VOICE IN THE WORLD
OCTOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 2ND 2024
In-Person & Online
| Voted number 1 in yoga teacher training courses in paradise 2023/24 |
| Voted top ten winner in Yoga Teacher Training courses in Thailand |
Our 300hr Yoga Teacher Training is led by Lorraine and a wonderful team of expert guest teachers who can support you in developing the depth and breadth of your teaching. Our aim is to empower you to connect back to your own inner wisdom. A small and nurturing group dynamic allows us to hold space for you; to go at your own pace with individual support every step of the way.
This training was voted number one in the Top 10 Yoga Teacher Training Courses in Paradise That Will Make Your Jaw Drop 2023/24 http://bookretreats.com/.../yoga-teacher-training.../ and also is a Top 10 winner in The Best Yoga Teacher Training Courses in Thailand. https://bookretreats.com/blog/10-best-yoga-teacher-training-courses-in-thailand/
This is a yoga teacher training with a difference.
The course consists of two online 50hr courses and a 200hr in-person immersion on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. The course is fully registered with Yoga Alliance, the largest governing body for teachers in today’s world.
THE IMMERSIVE - KOH PHANGAN, THAILAND
OCTOBER 6TH - NOVEMBER 2ND 2024
Held on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan in a wonderful venue, this advanced immersion will allow you to reach deeper into many different aspects of yoga. Our 300hr training is entitled Empowering The Feminine Voice In The World for a reason. You will learn how to bring the depth of your soul into your teaching and create classes which are deeply philosophical, heartfelt and powerful in order to make waves in the world. Our aim is to connect you back to your own inner wisdom so you can be a guiding light for others.
You will also learn how to guide a beautiful yoga nidra session and add more trauma awareness to your teaching. Experiential Ayurveda will teach you how to nourish yourself and maintain good health. Embodied movement and yoga will get you deeply connected to your body and our ancient wisdom texts will bring a richness to your life and practice. We will be exploring the beauty of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra throughout the whole training and learning how this can transform our day to day living.
With only 12 spaces available, you will get a chance to be part of an intimate group of women and be held in a safe, nurturing environment for your inner yogic journey. You will be guided by our team to cultivate your own practice, your strengths as a teacher, confidence in your voice and to take part in many soul-inspiring experiences. Discussions on ethics, consent, patriarchy within yoga culture, will take your understanding to a new level. All of our teachers are chosen for their depth of knowledge and years of experience in their particular field.
THE ONLINE ELEMENTS
Roots, Elements & Nature
Cultivate a deeper relationship with yoga and nature through the 5 Elements. This course is an invitation to reconnect with yourself and the world around you. It is about coming home to our true essence on this earth. It is about embracing our humanness as well as our spirit and it offers a new way of living, that is more aligned with simplicity, balance and nature.
Trauma-Informed Yoga
This 8-weeks self-paced course is a deep dive into the world of somatic psychology, embodiment, trauma-informed foundations, embodied social change and feminine yoga and spirituality. Led by Lorraine Taylor and Atira Tan.
THE CURRICULUM
❋ Roots, Elements & Nature (online)
❋ Trauma Informed Yoga (online)
❋ Deep Vinyasa
❋ Yoga Nidra
❋ Ayurveda For Women
❋ Embodied Philosophy
❋ Traditional Tantra
❋ Anatomy & Subtle Anatomy
❋ Mystical Poetry
❋ Voice Work
❋ Devotional Singing
❋ Embodied Movement
❋ Circles & Rituals
Sessions will be a mixture of experiential practices and lecture style classes. There will be a good mix of learning, practicing, observing and doing, so that all learning styles are supported.
Lorraine has been dedicated to the path of yoga for a total of
33 years. Her studies have taken her to both traditional Indian ashrams and modern day gurus. She has immersed herself deeply into the different yogic paths of Raja, Tantra, Bhakti, Jnana and Karma and is currently very inspired by different somatic based practices, eco therapy and trauma.
She offers a nurturing feminine approach to the lineage of classical yoga, honouring both the human & spiritual in her advanced yoga teacher trainings for women, online and in person. When she is not teaching, she lives simply in her beach house in Thailand deepening into her own self study program and runs a non profit organization to help women who have suffered abuse.
YOGA NIDRA
Simone has been a passionate practitioner and international teacher of yoga, supported by a degree in Social Work, holding space for deep transformation and soul work for 25+ years. Certified in I AM Yoga Nidra (Amrit Method), Total Yoga Nidra and trained in iRest, she loves to guide deeply restful and nourishing inner journeys that lead to insight and healing.
Her programs are rooted in a trauma-informed and compassion-centered approach. Particularly drawn to nature-based spirituality, Simone spends intensive periods, often in solitude, working in ceremony with various plant medicines and contemplative practices. She brings together a wealth of study from a variety of wisdom traditions, Earth-honouring practices, Yoga and Yoga Nidra. She is an ERYT-500 & YACEP registered with Yoga Alliance.
Embodied Facilitator and Coach
Christina is a certified embodiment facilitator and coach always curious to merge movement and psychology. She currently co-leads a coaching certification with Mark Walsh teaching somatic techniques for coaching to hundreds of people.
In her work she draws on a range of embodied disciplines, her experience as an Aikido black belt, passionate contact improvisation dancer, yoga teacher and coach, to promote personal growth. She guides groups and individuals around the world through embodied enquiries that use posture, movement and breath to generate deeper self-awareness and empower people to change their patterns effectively.
Others describe her and her work as sensitive, perceptive, down-to-earth and balanced, with a lot of clarity, compassion and humour.
Ayurveda
Nancy is the founder of AyuForLife. She is also a yoga teacher and a full-time (unshakable) optimist. She teaches body-mind awareness with Ayu4Life, one-on-one coachings, consultations, therapies, online courses, masterclasses and retreats.
Through 8 years of extensive travels around Asia, personal practice, study and training with ayurvedic doctors, she developed a natural blend of ancient wisdom with modern wellbeing to support her clients in living harmoniously with nature. Her greatest joy is to meet them in their unique mind-body constitution and design lifestyle plans for long-lasting health and happiness.
PAULA WALSH
Anatomy
Paula has had a long relationship with yoga seeing her mother practice yoga when she was a small child naturally built strong foundations and roots in developing a practice and a way of life .
Paula began her love of anatomy working as a Registered Nurse and then the natural fusion of yoga , the body and wellness and seeing the benefits of Yoga to all the areas of wellness and wellbeing.Paula has been teaching Yoga , anatomy of yoga and anatomy applied yoga practices as a tool for deeply understanding our relationships with our body’s and the practice of Yoga as a Yoga Teacher Trainer since 2014 .
Please note: Guest teachers may change last minute due to emergencies, sickness, personal reasons.
Maya Luna is a poet and teacher of lost Feminine Wisdom. She is a devotee and steward of the dynamic, ancient, living frequency of the primordial mother known as Inanna. She has one book of poetry, OMEGA: Feral Secrets of the Deep Feminine and one spoken word poetry album, Holy Darkness: A Tantric Opus. She teaches online and worldwide and is the creator of the Deep Feminine Mystery School, an emergent body of work centering on the spiritual revelations of immanence and incarnation.
YOGA THERAPIST & TEACHER TRAINER
Uma met yoga in 1969, at the age of four, and fell in love. She’s been practicing ever since, and teaching yoga since 1994.
A yoga therapist with special expertise in yoga therapy for women’s health, and has written four books on yoga for women, including the massive Yoni Shakti, and two books on Yoga Nidra.
Uma works internationally, sharing yoga retreats, trainings and empowerments that support the natural arising of prana shakti: the power of life. She trains specialist teachers in Total Yoga Nidra and Yoni Shakti Well Woman Yoga Therapy for menstrual and menopausal health, pregnancy, birth, and postnatal recovery.
Uma is certified as a Yoga Therapist by the International Association of Yoga Therapy.
TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA THERAPIST
Passionate about creating safer spaces for everybody, and bringing healing and awareness in the “shadowy” areas of life, Atira has worked as a trauma-informed specialist, educator, and yoga teacher in multiple settings, international development, and private groups.
Atira has mapped the trauma recovery of thousands of women and girls who have experienced child sex slavery, trafficking, and abuse, including setting up trauma-informed yoga programs in shelters and hospitals since 2008. She possesses an MA in Art Therapy, has a background in Transpersonal Art Therapy and Holistic Counselling, and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, amongst decades of training in various other trauma-informed approaches.
VOICE COACH AND SINGER
Born in California, Dominique Zuniga is of Saudi Arabian and Mexican descent. A multi- instrumentalist & opera trained singer, Dominique combines many worldly influences, and uses her voice as a sacred tool.
Dominique is a creative being at heart. She began her career as a fine art model, however, music was always a primordial force within her. She received opera training, and many more opportunities to travel the world to study culture, world music, and the depths of spirituality. Her voice has taken her all over the world. She hosts many workshops, retreats and concerts encouraging people to unlock their vocal potential.
A Typical Day
7:00am Morning Sadhana – including meditation, fire, pranayama, movement and asana practice.
10:00am Breakfast
11:00am Posture Clinic – including alignment, adjustment, anatomy and teaching practice
1:00pm Lunch & Siesta Time
4:30pm Afternoon Sadhana - including interactive talks, voice work & singing, movement & yoga nidra.
7:30pm Free Time
Weekends are for resting the body and digesting all of the teachings. It is also a wonderful opportunity to explore the lush nature, beaches, waterfalls, spas and excellent cafes that the island has to offer.
The Venue
The course will be held in the heart of the yoga community of Sri Thanu at One Yoga which is a purpose built yoga teacher training centre directly on the beach with its own private bay. The yoga sala is open air, mosquito proof & one metre from the ocean. It provides the perfect natural place to explore the yogini life. There will also be delicious healthy vegetarian food offered throughout the training.
The Investment
Course fees cover all your training, as well as breakfast and lunch. Accommodation is not included.
Full price: $3650
Early Bird: $3250 (Expires 30th May 2024)
The training will be held at One Yoga Retreat Centre. There is a lot of accommodation nearby that you can choose from. This is not included in the price of the training. We recommend Loyfa Natural Resort as this is directly next door to our venue. Plus all participants on the training can receive a 11% discount on their online pricing. Please mention Lorraine Taylor Yoga when you book. If you would like to try other resorts then Bamboo Bay is also very close and on the beach or you can try Phangan Cove, Itsara, Amaya or Shanti Boutique which are all within walking distance to One Yoga.
Please note you will need to book your own flights. Two healthy vegetarian meals a day are included on training days. Weekends are free.
Scholarship Opportunity
We would like to offer one half price scholarship place on our 300hr Sacred Journeys Into Yoga For Women Teacher Training Course, to a dear sister who truly wants to make a difference in this world and support other women in need.
If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please complete the application form below and share how you would take these teachings forward to make a difference to to the lives of others.
Application form here
Applications for scholarships close 15th May 2024.
