BWY Foundation Course 1 with Hana Saotome

Course commencing from 21st September

The British Wheel of Yoga Foundation course is an accredited  course suitable for students wanting to deepen their knowledge of Yoga. This 60 hour online course covers many aspects that would rarely be touched upon on a regular physical Yoga class and is a fantastic way to discover what Yoga, really is all about. The course can be an ideal first step for those wishing to continue to teacher training  or for students who do not wish to be teachers but would like to develop their studies of Yoga further. On completion of the course students will receive a BWY Foundation Certificate. ​​

Subjects covered on the course include:
  • Yoga Philosophy (The Yoga Sutras and 8 limbs of Yoga),
  • History of Yoga
  • Different paths, styles and traditions of Yoga
  • Pranayama (Breathwork)
  • Asana (Yoga Postures) detailed overview of basic postures
  • Anatomy 
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Meditation and Concentration
  • Mantra (Chanting) 
  • Kriya (Cleansing Techniques)
  • Energy Systems and Chakras
  • Devising your own home practice
  • Advice, guidance and support on moving on to a teacher training (if requested)

Course dates:

Live sessions online via zoom on the following Saturdays 1.30-7.30pm​

  • 21st Sept
  • 5th Oct
  • 16th Nov
  • 4th Jan
  • 1st Feb
  • 1st March

There will be an additional 24 hours pre recorded content that will be released on a monthly basis through the course. 

You must attend 80% of the live sessions or catch up with recordings on the course to receive the BWY Foundation Certificate.

Additional costs: 

BWY annual membership fee is £52 plus a Foundation Course registration fee of £60.

https://www.bwy.org.uk/join-the-bwy/ 

Terms and conditions

All fees are non transferable and non refundable.You must attend/participate in 80% of the course within the course time frame to receive the BWY Foundation Course Certificate. We ask you not to share the pre recorded material and resources with others who have not signed up to the course.

What People Are Saying:

I have learnt so much on Hana’s well-structured BWY Foundation Course 1. Hana smoothly guides you through many great techniques and clearly instructed demonstrations on asanas. The course has given me more confidence in developing a rich home practice and passion for yoga. The live zoom sessions are interesting and fun and there’s plenty of opportunity to meet and get to know like-minded people on the course. It’s all very relaxed with enough breaks. The recorded material is easy to follow and really enjoyable to watch with plenty of handouts to print off. I loved this course and would definitely recommend doing it.

Tracy Beal

'You have a wonderful way of teaching, the clear and concise way of delivering the course videos and asanas, the live zooms, your positive attitude and your happy, smiling face when with us all. I shall truly miss my once a month zoom with you and my other class buddies and I am grateful to you for helping me to make up my mind about going forward with the teacher training.'

Donna Castleton

'I would like to say a huge thank you for everything over the duration of the course! I have learnt so much about yoga, philosophy and anatomy which has enabled me to learn more about myself. At the start of the course I think I said I wanted to feel more embodied and I have achieved this goal and so much more. I have come to understand that yoga is a way of life that reaches far beyond what we do on the mat.'

Amber White

I wanted to say thank you so much for delivering the course. It really made me rethink my life goals and as a result I decided to do the MA. It gave me the confidence and the motivation to go back to University after over 25 years.

Lindsay Davidson

I have really enjoyed the foundation course with Hana. She has made everything really easy to understand and the sessions have been fun! Hana is a great teacher, she is patient and explain everything really well and she makes the lessons really interactive and interesting. The asana practices are well paced and she gives lots of guidance and encouragement. The recorded material is in bite sized pieces and really easy to use. My reason for joining the course was to deepen my practice of Yoga beyond just the physical practice and this course has been perfect for that.

Suzanne Rayne

I completed the Foundation course with Hana in 2022 and I can really recommend it to anyone who is either interested in deepening their own knowledge of Yoga, or progressing to teacher training. The course works really well online and it meant that I got to meet people from all different parts of the country. The classes were really well structured, with a good balance of content, group discussions and practical work- I really looked forward to our classes every month! The pre-recorded materials were a great resource for us to work through in our own time- and refer back to at any point. The Foundation course gave me the inspiration and confidence to continue my path to teacher training- and I'm now a BWY Level 4 Diploma student with Hana!

Jenny Daly

£860.00 GBP

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