Continuing Education
Young Teachers Workshop and Mentorship Programme with Jen Kentrup
Recording Sequencing Workshop of 6 & 7 February, Mentorship:1 March – 31 August
Class planning and creating a sequence are essential skills that teachers develop over time. This workshop will focus on how to prepare yourself to teach through the art of sequencing. Understanding sequencing is crucial. As a teacher, it is your job to guide your students safely through your class. A teacher must understand basic anatomy and movement and have knowledge of Asana. We will examine how young teachers can approach sequencing to make their classes safe and interesting with the goal to use their sequencing to express their unique voice as a teacher.
We will look at several approaches to sequencing and class creation including:
- Teaching toward a peak pose
- Teaching multi-level group classes
- Teaching privates with special requirements/injuries
This 6-month mentorship programme provides a platform for ongoing learning and support, aimed at helping new and less experienced teachers through the transition from student to teacher.
This transition is different for everyone. It takes time to assimilate the learning from a teacher training and turn it into knowledge. It also takes time to apply that knowledge to teaching while holding the space of a teacher. In this mentorship you will work both as a group and individually to fill in gaps of learning, develop your skills and find your voice as a teacher.
Programme Outline:
Students will attend 3 classes a month (2 public classes / 1 Mentorship only) with discussions after.
In addition to attending 3 classes a month, students will meet once a month individually with Jen to set goals.
Topics covered:
- Holding the seat of the teacher: Building confidence to teach, working with large groups and privates
- Sequencing: Sequencing theory, different methods of sequencing, sequencing for private vs group classes, different class types and sequences for them
- Assisting/Adjusting: Hands-on/hands-off
- Prop usage: When and why to use them, refining the usage of props, modifying with props
- Getting it going: Finding students, basic business practices, promotion/SM
- Teaching fundamentals: Class planning, room set-up, music, etc.
The goal of this workshop is for each young teacher to begin their own process of discovering who they are as a teacher. Students will solidify their knowledge, grow their confidence and develop their teaching skills. Students will learn to teach in a way that is authentic and knowledge-based.
Graduates of this training will have opportunities to assist with future workshops and trainings.
**A total of 30 mentorship hours will be counted as Yoga Alliance CET hours.
ONLINE Workshop
Total 4.0 hours
6 February
11:00am - 1:00pm
We begin by learning new ways to think about sequencing by looking at various approaches to building a sequence.
We will look at groups of poses and learn how they relate to each other
We will break down the actions of individual poses and look at the connections between them.
7 February
11:00am - 1:00pm
On the second day, we discuss the many ways you can sequence toward a peak pose.
We will look more deeply into the connections between poses and explore how the actions of some unexpected poses can help when sequencing toward backbending.
**The discussion will be interactive and students will get direct feedback.
6-month Mentorship ONLINE Programme
Total 30.0 hour
1 March – 31 August
Students will attend 3 classes a month (2 public classes / 1 Mentorship only) with discussions after
In addition to attending 3 classes a month, students will meet once a month individually with Jen to set goals.
Mentorship is available in person or online.
In the case of studio closure due to the pandemic or unexpected circumstances, mentorship will be conducted online via Zoom.
Online Workshop
Total of 4.0 hours
Special Offer: HK$350
6-month Mentorship
Total of 30.0 hours
Special Price: HK$4,000
**Mentorship is available in person or online.
In the case of studio closure due to the pandemic or unexpected circumstances, mentorship will be conducted online via Zoom.
Photos and video may be taken, solely for PURE marketing purposes.
Refunds/Cancellation:
- No refund or credit will be issued for cancellations starting from 10 January 2021.
- All refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee that will be deducted from your refund.
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