The Yoga Academy Yoga and Somatics Teacher Training course 2025. Part 2 with Simon Low

This intensive course over 10 months is limited to only 10 students, offerig the highest level of personal attention, optimum group study, and led-practice experience.

This course is approved by The British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Alliance, and is the first dedicated yoga and somatics teacher training to be accredited by BWY.

The Yoga Academy has been leading yoga teacher training since 2004, continuously upgrading and enriching the content, while keeping abreast of developed knowledge and understanding in the fields of anatomy, physiology and neuroscience. Our UK, European and internationally based graduates who have undertaken our trainings in the UK, Spain and Thailand are informed, skilful and popular in their regions, many of whom now lead regular retreats and teacher trainings themselves.

The course syllabus contains:

• Two `in-person´week-long trainign retreats at Santillan (March & May)
• Online Zoom course teaching and mentoring over 9 intensive months
• Home assignments and study
• Assessment when you feel ready within 9 months (or later if preferred), with ongoing assessment and teaching practice throughout the course.

Simon Low, principal of The YOga Academy, will guide and be present at each of the in-person and online training sessions, sharing his 30+years of experience teaching yoga infused with Chi Kung, eastern and western anatomy, physiology, medicine, philosophy and psychology around the world. Additionally, and more recently, Simon also infuses the wosdom and immense healing potential of Thomas Hanna inspired somatics, seamlessly combining these approaches into a balanced and broad-based methodology to teaching and practice. Simon will be assisted throughout by experienced Yoga Academy faculty teachers who have been trained by The Yoga Academy and other leading courses i yoga and somatic education.

This course additionally includes trainig sessions with highly experienced teachers in specific and associated fields, and other additional benefits to support your training:

• Fiona Agombar (author and pioneering teacher of yoga for chronic fatigue, long-Covid and depression)
• Gary Carter (one of the world´s most experienced teachers and researchers in fascial anatomy)
• Enrique Moya (Author and 45 year-experienced teacher of meditation)
• A fully comprehensive and environmentally friendly electronic training manua
• 12 months free access to all of HomeYoga.Life´s recorded classes and twice-weekly Zoom classes and their recordings, all taught by Simon Low & Yoga Academy faculty.
• Two personal 1:1 mentoring session with a preferred faculty teacher.

Personal coaching is also available throughout and after the course with Anne Sullivan, one of the UK´s leading personal coaches and a Yoga Academy trained teacher and faculty member (additional per session fees apply).

As stated above, all course participants will receive a 12-month free subscription to Simon Low´s online yoga portal www.homeyoga.life commencing one month prior to the course commencement date, or earlier if preferred.

At HomeYoga you will find.a wide range of led-class recordings taughts by Simon that were professionally filmed at Santillan. The included Home Yoga subscription also offers you free access to both of the two weekly led-class Zoom morning sessions and their recordings (Available for unlimited viewing for one week after the live Zoom class). The led-practice Zoom classes are currently scheduled for every Monday 9.30 – 10.45 and Thursday 10.00 – 11.15 UK time.

Simon will also record one dedicated morning led-pracice, and one dedicated afternoon practice during each of the two intensive weeks at Santillan which you will have unlimited access to throughout the entire course period.  These recordings will prove as another essential support for your practice and studies during the course period.

In-person trainign week dates at Santillan in Spain:

• 9th – 15th March (7 days/6 nights) – course commencement retreat
• 10th-17th May (8 days/7nights)
• Online training schedule to be confirmed soon.

Accommodation fees:

• Twin accommodation/full board 2 payments of €870 – Spain IVA tax inclusive
• Single accommodation/full board 2 payments of €1,329 – Spain IVA tax inclusive

Transfer details for the euro payments to Santillan will be advised upon your acceptance to the course

Training course fees (inclusive of Spanish tax): € 2,250 payable in 3 instalments:

• 1st payment of 750 euros upon enrolment, secures your place
• 2nd payment of 750 euros to be received 90 days before course commencement
• 3rd payment of 750 euros to be received 14 days before course commencement date

More info and bookings visit Simon Low