Daoist Flow yoga teacher training
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with jean hall,
mimi kuo-deemer and james rafael |
Daoist Flow Yoga Teacher Training
Please note: the current training underway will be my last intake; future Daoist Flow teacher trainings will continue under the guidance of Jean Hall and James Rafael
Please note: the current training underway will be my last intake; future Daoist Flow teacher trainings will continue under the guidance of Jean Hall and James Rafael
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With Mimi Kuo-Deemer, Jean Hall and James Rafael
(In-person and live-streamed) triyoga, Camden, London, UK The core of this yoga teacher training is centred in the idea that everything is part of the whole, a belief found within the Yoga, Buddhist and Daoist traditions. From this starting point of interconnectedness, our practices will align us with this sense of wholeness and harmony. This opens us to discover our full potential and innate qualities of fluidity, compassion and inner joy. Mimi and Jean have been running teaching trainings together for eleven years at triyoga, with James being actively involved with their work for the last 8 years. Together, they offer this training with dedication, humour and depth. Over the years, they have taught in-depth enquiry-based learning, experiential embodiment and practical skills to trainees, enabling them to take their love of yoga into the world with compassion, clarity and confidence. In this Daoist Flow Teacher Training, they will share their love for yoga, qigong, and somatic movement principles, resulting in a far-reaching and vibrant landscape of practice that unites each. In the ever-evolving world of contemporary yoga, it’s more important now than ever to honour these traditions with respect and humility. They are as relevant today as they always have been, and so we can treasure them deeply for ourselves, and for those we may choose to pass them on to. This training is open to those who wish to teach yoga but equally open to those who wish to deepen their knowledge and approach to mind-body movement. |
About Mimi, Jean and James
Jean, Mimi, and James understand that some students take a training because they want to teach for the first time or deepen their existing teaching. But they also understand that many students join a training simply because they want to further their own understanding of the practice they know and love, a practice that so often has transformed their lives and given so much to them. Whatever draws your heart to this training, Jean, Mimi, and James will guide and support you through your journey. They have a combined experience of over 55 years practising and teaching yoga, qigong, somatics and other movement practices such as internal martial arts and dance. This training represents the intersection of their passions, perspectives, vision and expertise, refined over many years.
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yoga |
qigong |
somatics |
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course content
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course structure
Structured over 9 months with a two month mentorship period at the end, this immersive teacher training will include four modules (five consecutive days each) + one closing module (two consecutive days). Between modules trainees will meet in small groups, attend and observe classes, practice teaching, and complete a total of four short written assignments, two case studies and course reading.
The nature of this teacher training is based upon the understanding that we learn best from our personal experience. Therefore each module will be experiential and exploratory so that trainees can develop a felt understanding (somatic) and embodied knowledge of yoga, energy and meditation practices as well as the principles underlying them.
This approach will be integrated with practical teaching methodologies so that trainees can effective share this knowledge and emerge as skilled, articulate and embodied yoga teachers. Because we believe good teaching is based on openness, commitment, compassion and integrity, this training will NOT include assessments or marks.
The nature of this teacher training is based upon the understanding that we learn best from our personal experience. Therefore each module will be experiential and exploratory so that trainees can develop a felt understanding (somatic) and embodied knowledge of yoga, energy and meditation practices as well as the principles underlying them.
This approach will be integrated with practical teaching methodologies so that trainees can effective share this knowledge and emerge as skilled, articulate and embodied yoga teachers. Because we believe good teaching is based on openness, commitment, compassion and integrity, this training will NOT include assessments or marks.
Module 1
Dec 5–9, 2022. 9:00–17:15 daily: Nature Is Our Teacher: Vinyasa Yoga, Somatics, and Qigong
Module 2
February 6–10, 2023. 9:00–17:15 daily: Movement Patterns and Vinyasa Yoga: Rediscovering Our Natural Movement Wisdom
Module 3
May 8–12, 2023. 9:00–17:15 daily: Vinyasa Yoga and Qigong: Harmonising with the Movement of Energy and Intention
Module 4
July 31 – Aug 4, 2023. 9:00–17:00 daily: Fundamentals of Teaching, Creativity and Sequencing
Module 5
Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2023. 9:00–17:15 daily: Practicalities of Teaching and What a Deeper Practice Means
Dec 5–9, 2022. 9:00–17:15 daily: Nature Is Our Teacher: Vinyasa Yoga, Somatics, and Qigong
Module 2
February 6–10, 2023. 9:00–17:15 daily: Movement Patterns and Vinyasa Yoga: Rediscovering Our Natural Movement Wisdom
Module 3
May 8–12, 2023. 9:00–17:15 daily: Vinyasa Yoga and Qigong: Harmonising with the Movement of Energy and Intention
Module 4
July 31 – Aug 4, 2023. 9:00–17:00 daily: Fundamentals of Teaching, Creativity and Sequencing
Module 5
Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2023. 9:00–17:15 daily: Practicalities of Teaching and What a Deeper Practice Means
learning outcomes
- Ability to teach safe, clear, creative and effective yoga classes informed by natural, universal movement patterns from somatics and the softness, energy and intention of qigong.
- A deeper understanding and appreciation for yoga, somatics, qigong, movement, embodiment, creativity and passion for practice + teaching.
- Knowledge of somatic anatomy and its relevance and application to yoga and movement.
- Skills to communicate and share yoga as a healing and transformative practice in skillful, safe and authentic ways.
- Confidence in your self-practice.
- Confidence to be in the role of the teacher and support your students health, balance and wellbeing to the best of your ability
Assessments and graduation
There is no final exam, but throughout the course modules, teaching practices and assignments there will be on-going assessment by the senior teachers and faculty member’s through observation and feedback. This will also extend into the mentorship period.
Trainees who fall behind in meeting the course requirements will be supported in catching up and improving in the areas which they may not feel confident in. Deferral is considered a useful and viable option to enable trainees to graduate at a later date if necessary.
Certification will be determined based on completion of the required hours, full engagement and interaction with the course contents and a satisfactory level of completed assignments.
To successfully complete the training and gain accreditation students are required to:
This course is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals and Yoga Alliance USA. On successful completion of the training, students may register with Yoga Alliance Professionals at Associate – Level 1 level and with Yoga Alliance USA as a 200 hour RYT (registered yoga teacher)
Trainees who fall behind in meeting the course requirements will be supported in catching up and improving in the areas which they may not feel confident in. Deferral is considered a useful and viable option to enable trainees to graduate at a later date if necessary.
Certification will be determined based on completion of the required hours, full engagement and interaction with the course contents and a satisfactory level of completed assignments.
To successfully complete the training and gain accreditation students are required to:
- Attend a minimum of 90 per cent of the course. If a student misses more than this, a catch-up session will be agreed with the assistants or tutors at an additional charge.
- Complete practice hours with senior teachers
- Complete all course assignments to a satisfactory standard
- Attend all peer group study exchange meetings (Zoom attendance allowed)
- Complete all mentorship requirements: observation and assisting hours with senior/approved teachers
This course is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals and Yoga Alliance USA. On successful completion of the training, students may register with Yoga Alliance Professionals at Associate – Level 1 level and with Yoga Alliance USA as a 200 hour RYT (registered yoga teacher)
Eligibility, Pre-requisites and Cost
Successful applicants will be required to have:
If you are unsure of your eligibility to book onto the training, please contact Sue at [email protected]
Please complete the student information form, also available from Sue.
- Two years of regular yoga practice.
- A general understanding of yogic philosophy.
- An openness and willingness to explore yoga experientially.
- A commitment to fulfilling the course requirements in respects to attending modules, completing homework and deepening their yoga, movement + meditation practice.
If you are unsure of your eligibility to book onto the training, please contact Sue at [email protected]
Please complete the student information form, also available from Sue.
fees
Training costs: £3000
We are committed to the cultivation of a community that is equal, inclusive and diverse. We therefore are offering two scholarship schemes. One for BIPOC folks and one for LGBTQ+ folks.
A payment plan is available for this training consisting into four instalments for £750 (total of £3000) In order to take advantage of the payment plan, please mention in your application email.
We are committed to the cultivation of a community that is equal, inclusive and diverse. We therefore are offering two scholarship schemes. One for BIPOC folks and one for LGBTQ+ folks.
A payment plan is available for this training consisting into four instalments for £750 (total of £3000) In order to take advantage of the payment plan, please mention in your application email.
Other faculty
Aki Omori: Somatic Anatomy
Aki Omori has studied many styles of yoga over the last 20 years and teaches mostly a vinyasa style of yoga that is gentle yet deep and informative. She is also a Somatic Movement Therapist and is recognised for her work in restorative yoga. Aki teaches from movement principles rather than simply achieving forms. She guides her students in a way that encourages them to find their own unique path that is honest and truthful. Her classes are known for their lightness and are fun yet profound. Aki is also an experienced Pranayama practitioner and is devoted to Advaita (non-dual) teaching. |
Daniel Simpson: Philosophy
Daniel has been studying yoga in various forms since his first trip to India in the 1990s. He teaches courses on yoga history and philosophy at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and holds a Master’s degree from SOAS, University of London, where he was taught by some of the world’s leading scholars of yoga. His practical approach blends storytelling, humour and insight, making texts feel accessible and relevant. He also writes about yoga for magazines and on his website: http://danielsimpson.info |
Daniel Breakwell: Voice and Kirtan
Dan trained under the guidance of Nikki Slade, in Kirtan and Mantra on her first 200 hours learn to lead Kirtan foundation training. Since travelling to India in 2014 to do his first teacher training in Ashtanga Vinyasa with The Yoga People, Dan has been inspired by a wide range of practices & systems old and new including Yin Yoga, Meridian theory, Traditional Chinese medicine, Qi Gong, Kirtan, Chakra philosophy, Mandala vinyasa and Shamanism. Dan adores teaching and introducing people to these many practices and his hope is always to empower and enable students. |
testimonials
The Daoist Flow training helped me fall in love with yoga again. The embodied approach to teaching and practice is a radical shift that has transformed not just my approach to the physical aspects of yoga but to my daily experience of life. Rather than transcending the body we learned how to feel deeper into its wisdom. More organic, feminine and expansive - it's an approach that doesn't confine you to any doctrine of specific schools our routines but liberates, and helps you find your own authentic voice as a teacher’.
- Vaila Robertson
'I spent nearly two years researching to find the right yoga teacher training and then as if magic, the perfect one fell into my lap. I had already practiced a little with Mimi Kuo-Deemer in her yoga and qigong classes at triyoga, and instantly fell in love with her innovative combination of yoga, qigong and somatic practice. And then when I practiced with Jean Hall, my whole understanding of yoga, movement and breath turned upside down. Mimi and Jean have developed the most incredible training which promotes self-learning and curiosity – qualities that empower you to question. As the saying goes, ‘We are our greatest guides’; Mimi and Jean gave me the confidence to believe this. And even though I started the course primarily for personal development, by the end I was in love with teaching and so inspired to share the fun and profound benefits of moving with others. Also trust me when I say this course is for everyone. Before practicing yoga, I had suffered from chronic back pain and injury, but Mimi and Jean design the practical classes in ways that ease you in and gently open up the body so that it’s ready to feel and move. They’re able to guide you to that sweet point of "effortless effort" or "flow", where everything is working in sync, the mind is quiet, the breath is long and deep, and the movement is free. Thank you, Mimi & Jean, the amazing guest teachers, mentors and lovely assistants for all your hard work, generosity and passion to share. This training has truly been an awakening!'
– Katt Wright
‘I have relished every second of this course! I feel I have bloomed, blossomed, grown. I've been educated and informed. I've been imbued with the tools and the confidence to seek out 'stuff' that's taking me in directions I would never have imagined going pre December! Just revelling in this new found seam of learning’.
- Paul Slack
‘Taking my teacher training with Jean and Mimi was the best decision I made. There are many teacher training options for anyone looking, but for me they delivered a rare experience, one unrivalled in the yoga landscape. Their breadth of experience and knowledge is impressive and the way in which they communicate this is skilful and engaging. Their teaching is not driven from a place of ego but from a place that is genuinely interested in sensitively teasing out and uncovering the best in each student, supporting you on the journey to find your own teaching voice. This is not prescriptive one size fits all. They artfully create a teaching environment in which you can explore your full potential with the intention that you may go on and do the same. They equip you to teach in the safest and most up-to-date ways whilst still honouring the tradition in its various forms; a method that is authentically rooted in the ancient technology but modern and relevant to the modern practitioner’.
– Greta Sani
‘Becoming a yoga teacher is not only about the nuts and bolts of teaching yoga, it is a journey into the self and into the heart of what yoga really is. With their very many years of teaching and study, both Jean and Mimi were the perfect choice to guide me on my teaching journey – they approached each module with professionalism, dedication and a sincere desire to help all students to achieve their personal best and fully realise their potential. Although their teaching styles and backgrounds are in many ways quite different, they completely complement each other in the seamless and fluid way they co-teach and present often complex material. By personally embodying their teachings, they inspired in me a curiosity to learn how to do the same for myself. There are many things that I’m grateful to both of them for – for their perceptive approach to teaching, their heart-felt wisdom, their enthusiasm for the learning process, but most of all, I’m grateful for their open-hearted and compassionate approach to yoga as a state of being and a way of life’.
– Mairead Amos
I have assisted as well as attended the triyoga Yoga teacher training course with Mimi and Jean. As teachers and mentors, they have been inspiring, supportive and generous tutors throughout the four years I worked with them. They were always available, offering advice and guidance with a smile and a truly encouraging, upbeat approach that is greatly appreciated by students. As teachers, they are wonderfully warm and possess a profound knowledge of the philosophy underpinning asana practice. They both effortlessly weave philosophy into their classes, sharing wisdom to provide students with a broader understanding of Yoga while always making it both accessible and inspiring for all. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to study Yoga in depth with Mimi and Jean, and I can't recommend them highly enough as teachers to guide you through the transformation of a Yoga teacher training’.
– Matt Gill
- Vaila Robertson
'I spent nearly two years researching to find the right yoga teacher training and then as if magic, the perfect one fell into my lap. I had already practiced a little with Mimi Kuo-Deemer in her yoga and qigong classes at triyoga, and instantly fell in love with her innovative combination of yoga, qigong and somatic practice. And then when I practiced with Jean Hall, my whole understanding of yoga, movement and breath turned upside down. Mimi and Jean have developed the most incredible training which promotes self-learning and curiosity – qualities that empower you to question. As the saying goes, ‘We are our greatest guides’; Mimi and Jean gave me the confidence to believe this. And even though I started the course primarily for personal development, by the end I was in love with teaching and so inspired to share the fun and profound benefits of moving with others. Also trust me when I say this course is for everyone. Before practicing yoga, I had suffered from chronic back pain and injury, but Mimi and Jean design the practical classes in ways that ease you in and gently open up the body so that it’s ready to feel and move. They’re able to guide you to that sweet point of "effortless effort" or "flow", where everything is working in sync, the mind is quiet, the breath is long and deep, and the movement is free. Thank you, Mimi & Jean, the amazing guest teachers, mentors and lovely assistants for all your hard work, generosity and passion to share. This training has truly been an awakening!'
– Katt Wright
‘I have relished every second of this course! I feel I have bloomed, blossomed, grown. I've been educated and informed. I've been imbued with the tools and the confidence to seek out 'stuff' that's taking me in directions I would never have imagined going pre December! Just revelling in this new found seam of learning’.
- Paul Slack
‘Taking my teacher training with Jean and Mimi was the best decision I made. There are many teacher training options for anyone looking, but for me they delivered a rare experience, one unrivalled in the yoga landscape. Their breadth of experience and knowledge is impressive and the way in which they communicate this is skilful and engaging. Their teaching is not driven from a place of ego but from a place that is genuinely interested in sensitively teasing out and uncovering the best in each student, supporting you on the journey to find your own teaching voice. This is not prescriptive one size fits all. They artfully create a teaching environment in which you can explore your full potential with the intention that you may go on and do the same. They equip you to teach in the safest and most up-to-date ways whilst still honouring the tradition in its various forms; a method that is authentically rooted in the ancient technology but modern and relevant to the modern practitioner’.
– Greta Sani
‘Becoming a yoga teacher is not only about the nuts and bolts of teaching yoga, it is a journey into the self and into the heart of what yoga really is. With their very many years of teaching and study, both Jean and Mimi were the perfect choice to guide me on my teaching journey – they approached each module with professionalism, dedication and a sincere desire to help all students to achieve their personal best and fully realise their potential. Although their teaching styles and backgrounds are in many ways quite different, they completely complement each other in the seamless and fluid way they co-teach and present often complex material. By personally embodying their teachings, they inspired in me a curiosity to learn how to do the same for myself. There are many things that I’m grateful to both of them for – for their perceptive approach to teaching, their heart-felt wisdom, their enthusiasm for the learning process, but most of all, I’m grateful for their open-hearted and compassionate approach to yoga as a state of being and a way of life’.
– Mairead Amos
I have assisted as well as attended the triyoga Yoga teacher training course with Mimi and Jean. As teachers and mentors, they have been inspiring, supportive and generous tutors throughout the four years I worked with them. They were always available, offering advice and guidance with a smile and a truly encouraging, upbeat approach that is greatly appreciated by students. As teachers, they are wonderfully warm and possess a profound knowledge of the philosophy underpinning asana practice. They both effortlessly weave philosophy into their classes, sharing wisdom to provide students with a broader understanding of Yoga while always making it both accessible and inspiring for all. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to study Yoga in depth with Mimi and Jean, and I can't recommend them highly enough as teachers to guide you through the transformation of a Yoga teacher training’.
– Matt Gill
