Strong & Steady Yoga Teacher Training

A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRAINING

Become the yoga teacher you wish you’d had.

You do not need to arrive knowing every pose, Sanskrit name or philosophical text. You do need curiosity, a consistent practice and the willingness to learn.

Strong & Steady is designed to take you from committed practitioner to capable beginner teacher. You will learn how to plan classes, communicate clearly, adapt for different people and make decisions without hiding behind rigid rules.

We will study yoga seriously — its practices, history, philosophy and teaching traditions — while also asking what anatomy, physiology, pain science and modern movement research can add.

The goal is not to make you teach like me. It is to help you understand what you are doing well enough to teach like yourself.

BY THE END OF THE TRAINING

You should be able to walk into a room and teach.

01

Plan intelligent classes

Build coherent sequences around a clear intention instead of copying someone else’s flow.

02

Cue with clarity

Use language that helps students explore movement without fear-based rules or unnecessary jargon.

03

Understand bodies

Apply anatomy and physiology to real people, including variation, pain, loading, mobility and strength.

04

Adapt in real time

Offer useful options for different bodies, abilities, injuries, energy levels and experience.

05

Teach yoga, not just poses

Bring breath, attention, meditation, history and philosophy into your teaching with thought and context.

06

Start building a career

Understand the practical side of finding work, pricing, professionalism, scope of practice and retaining students.

PROPOSED 2027–28 CALENDAR

Immersive enough to go deep.
Spacious enough to integrate.

We start with a substantial opening intensive, then meet for four weekends across the following months before finishing with a seven-day closing intensive.

OPENING INTENSIVE

11–19 September 2027

Nine days together to establish the foundations: practice, anatomy, sequencing, communication, philosophy and the basic craft of teaching.

9 days · proposed daily schedule 09:00–17:30

WEEKEND 01

16–17 October 2027

Teaching skills, movement principles, observation and feedback.

WEEKEND 02

13–14 November 2027

Sequencing, adapting, anatomy in context and teaching practice.

WEEKEND 03

4–5 December 2027

Breath, nervous system, philosophy, meditation and class development.

WEEKEND 04

15–16 January 2028

Professional skills, practice teaching, refinement and assessment preparation.

CLOSING INTENSIVE

20–26 February 2028

Seven final days of integration, assessed teaching, advanced application, feedback and graduation.

7 days · proposed daily schedule 09:00–17:30

200-hour programme

These dates are provisional. The current draft timetable combines approximately 168 scheduled in-person instructional hours with approximately 32 hours of guided study, observation, preparation and practicum work. The exact contact-hour structure may be refined as accreditation decisions are finalised.

WHAT YOU’LL STUDY

A curriculum built for teaching in the real world.

No endless anatomy lists. No single memorised sequence. No pretending there is one universally “correct” alignment for every body.

01

Asana & movement

Major pose families and their movement demands
Key joints: spine, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and wrist
Mobility, strength, balance, loading and progression
Anatomical variation and why people move differently
Adapting poses instead of forcing bodies into shapes

02

Anatomy & physiology

Musculoskeletal anatomy you can actually use
Nervous system and autonomic physiology
Breathing physiology
Exercise, recovery, stress and adaptation
Pain science, injury myths and evidence-informed teaching

03

Teaching methodology

Sequencing from first principles
Clear, useful verbal cueing
Demonstration, observation and feedback
Class pacing, music, room management and presence
How to teach beginners, mixed levels and stronger groups

04

Yoga beyond asana

Key moments in yoga history
Major philosophical ideas and texts
Pranayama and breathing practices
Meditation and attention practices
How to teach this material without pretending certainty

05

Practice teaching

Teaching begins early, not at the end
Short drills, small-group teaching and full classes
Structured peer and faculty feedback
Observation of experienced teachers
Final assessed teaching practicum

06

The business of teaching

Finding your first teaching work
Studios, gyms, privates, workshops and online teaching
Pricing, boundaries and professionalism
Marketing without becoming unbearably salesy
Building a sustainable teaching career

TEACH

THE THING THAT MATTERS MOST

You will teach. A lot.

It is possible to know a surprising amount about yoga and still feel terrified when twenty people look at you waiting for the class to begin.

Confidence comes from doing the thing. Throughout Strong & Steady, you will practise cueing, explaining, demonstrating, observing, adapting and teaching — first in small pieces, then in longer sequences, then in complete classes.

You will receive specific feedback and then get another chance to try. The intention is that your first public class after graduation is not your first real teaching experience.

OUR APPROACH

Curiosity over certainty.

Yoga contains extraordinary practices and ideas. It also contains claims that deserve questioning.

We will explore yoga’s history and philosophy seriously, but you will never be asked to believe something simply because a teacher, lineage or textbook says so.

Likewise, science does not hand us permanent truths. We will learn how to interpret evidence, recognise uncertainty and update our thinking when better information comes along.

That is what evidence-informed teaching means here: not replacing yoga with science, but becoming better at deciding what we know, what we do not know, and what is useful to the person in front of us.

MH

LEAD TEACHER

Matthew Huy

Yoga educator · Exercise scientist · Co-author of The Physiology of Yoga

Matthew has taught yoga for more than 20 years and holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Science. His work focuses on making anatomy, physiology, pain science and movement research useful to yoga teachers without turning teaching into a biology lecture.

He co-authored The Physiology of Yoga and has taught students, teachers and teacher trainees in studios, workshops, retreats and online education.

Expect detailed explanations, practical experiments, thoughtful debate, plenty of teaching practice and very little interest in dogma.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

You do not have to feel “ready.”

You do need enough experience of yoga to know you want to go deeper.

This training is likely a good fit if…

You have a regular yoga practice and want to understand it more deeply.
You are considering teaching, even if the idea still feels intimidating.
You want anatomy and science without losing the wider context of yoga.
You like asking “why?” rather than simply accepting rules.
You want a lot of practical experience and useful feedback.
You want to become adaptable rather than memorise one perfect class.

It may not be the right fit if…

You want a very short intensive purely to obtain a certificate.
You want one “correct” alignment system that applies to everyone.
You are uncomfortable having your assumptions challenged.
You want to avoid practice teaching until the very end.
You are looking for a training based primarily on one lineage or guru.

INVESTMENT

Founding cohort pricing.

The first Strong & Steady cohort will help shape the training for the future, so the 2027 group receives a lower founding price.

FOUNDING COHORT

£2,695

Pay in full · available until 31 May 2027

Full 200-hour training programme
All in-person teaching days
Training manual and course resources
Guided study and practicum materials
Feedback and assessment
Structured teaching practice

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PAYMENT PLAN

£500 deposit

then 6 monthly payments of £399

Total £2,894

Designed to spread the cost while still rewarding trainees who can pay in full.

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STANDARD PRICE

£2,995

From 1 June 2027

The same full training. The founding-cohort rate simply rewards earlier commitment.

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Proposed founding-cohort prices. Final dates, fees and booking terms will be confirmed before any payment is taken.

THE PRACTICAL BITS

What happens after you apply?

1

Send your application

Tell us about your practice, why you want to train and what you hope to do afterwards.

2

Have a short conversation

We will arrange a brief call to make sure the timing, expectations and training style are a good fit both ways.

3

Secure your place

If accepted, your place is confirmed when the deposit or full fee is paid and the training terms are accepted.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions.

Do I need to want to become a yoga teacher?

No. The training is built to prepare you to teach, but it will also suit committed practitioners who want a much deeper understanding of yoga. You should, however, be comfortable with the fact that teaching practice is a substantial part of the programme.

How experienced do I need to be?

We are currently planning around a guideline of roughly two years of regular yoga practice. You do not need an advanced asana practice, and being able to perform difficult poses is not an entry requirement. Consistency, curiosity and willingness to learn matter more.

Where will the training take place?

The training is planned for Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The exact venue will be confirmed before bookings are finalised.

Is the course accredited?

The accreditation route is still being finalised. The programme is being designed as a rigorous 200-hour foundational teacher training, but we will not claim a specific accrediting body until that decision and approval process are complete.

What if I miss a training day?

Attendance matters because practical teaching and feedback cannot simply be replaced by reading notes. For genuine exceptional circumstances, we will agree reasonable make-up work where possible. If a significant amount of contact time is missed, completing the qualification may need to be deferred and finished with a future cohort.

What is the cancellation policy?

Full cancellation, refund and transfer terms will be provided before booking opens and before you make a payment.

Will there be homework?

Yes. The 200 hours include guided reading, observation, class planning, practice, reflection and preparation between in-person modules. The intention is useful integration, not busywork.

Will I actually be ready to teach afterwards?

That is the standard we are designing towards. No training can remove every first-class nerve, but you will have practised teaching repeatedly, received feedback and completed a final practicum before graduation.

APPLICATIONS

Ready to become a Strong & Steady teacher?

The founding cohort begins on 11 September 2027. If this feels like the training you have been looking for, explore the programme and take the next step when applications open.

Your next chapter starts here.

Tell us about your practice and what you hope to bring to your teaching. We’ll then arrange a conversation to explore whether the training is a good fit.

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