Teacher Training Course
200 Hours - February 2026 ~ July 2027
Your main Teachers
Laurence O’Toole
Rachel Beare
The combined knowledge of Rachel Beare & Laurence O’Toole promises to make this Teacher Training Programme very special. Laurence began his Practice 50 years ago and has been teaching for 46 years & Rachel began her Practice 25 years ago and has been teaching for 20 years, both full time. As they came up through different systems, Rachel through Ashtanga Vinyasa & Laurence through Iyengar, they will draw from both of the syllabuses & beyond to present to you a beautifully broad prospectus.
Course Overview
Your 200 Hours are made up of the following:
Starting with a one-hour orientation Zoom meeting on Wednesday December 10th 2025 at 1pm. The course will be delivered over 18 Months in The Yoga House from February 2026-July 2027 in the following way:
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16 x one-day-sessions ~ each on a Saturday.
2 x six-day-intensives
(including Special Guest Teachers soon to be revealed)
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Intro Session on Saturday 28th of February 2026
Summer Intensive: Thursday 9th-Tuesday 14th of July 2026
Winter Intensive: Thursday 26th of November-Tuesday 1st of December 2026
the Student Assessment on Saturday 19th of June 2027
the Teaching Assessment on Saturday 31st of July 2027 are all 8-hour-days.
All other sessions on the monthly Saturdays and every day of the Intensives are 7-hour-days
** For more details see Schedule and Prospectus below **
Pricing
€3,900 for the full course.
To be paid in 3 installments of €1,300 each
First Installment by/before November 30th. 2025.
(your first installment is also your deposit and it secures your place on the course)
Second Installment by/before May 31st. 2026.
Third Installment by/before November 30th. 2026.
About the Course
In addition to the guidance from their dear Teachers which built the foundations for their paths, they continue to deepen their own studies of the source texts as a driving force for living well. While this Teacher Training Programme will be an exploration into Posture, Breathing, Meditation, Anatomy, Teaching Methods, Adjusting & so much more, it is also of great importance to both Rachel & Laurence that the Teachings from The Yoga Sutras & The Bhagavad Gita are passed on in an undiluted fashion, so as to keep both the theories & the experiential Practices of Yoga alive & cherished in the hearts of their students.
A Practice such as Yoga, a codified Ethos of how to become peaceful & stay steady through the chaos, is now more necessary than ever in our society and so a commitment to this programme is a meaningful step to align us with proper purpose, to help us grow and ultimately to transform us into the Yogis & Teachers we’re meant to be…. As we evolve in this way through the 18 months together we then become fit & qualified to carry that light & pass it on, maintaining a Sacred Lineage which can literally make the world a better place.
Secure your place
Prospectus
December 2025
Zoom meeting for orientation, course elements & intentions, reading list & Sangha (Community)
February 2026
Joint introduction with Rachel Beare (RB) & Laurence O’Toole (LO)
Asana, Meditation, Overview of both our lineages & the Root Philosophies.
March - LO
Iyengar inspired Asana Class. Alignment & Sequencing.
Bhagavad Gita: The Despondency of Arjuna.
Preparation for Meditation followed by Guided Meditation.
April - RB
Ashtanga Vinyasa inspired Surya Namaskar &
Standing Asanas. Yoga Sutras: The 8 Limbs.
May - LO
Full Programme of the Iyengar Asana Syllabus. Progress Review of The Gita.
Meditation on Om
June - SGT
Anatomy Study. Applied Anatomy Workshop.
July Intensive - (6 days) Joint (LO, RB & SGT)
Teaching Techniques & Methodologies.
Use of props & wall in Asanas.
Ayurveda.
Guided Daily Meditations. Introduction to Pranayama, Mudra & Mantra.
Further Study of Gita & Sutras.
Special Guest Teachers (SGT)
August - RB & SGT
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika:
A deep dive into actionable tools & healthy coping mechanisms for life.
Anatomy Study.
September - LO
Recap of the Asanas. Individual Practice of Teaching.
Gita: Qualities of the Aspirant.
Meditation.
October - RB
Chanting. Restorative Asana. Ayurveda.
How to guide Pranayama & Yogic Meditation.
November Intensive - (6 days) RB, LO & SGT
Asana.
Sutras, Gita, Upanishads, Basic Sanskrit. Vedas & the relevance to modernity.
Business, Marketing & Online Presence.
Corrections & Adjustments: Verbal, Subtle, Physical.
Yoga Therapy. Modifying Postures for special situations - pregnancy, PTSD,
Perimenopause, injury , senior students, Autoimmune diseases.
Interactive Discussion & Meditative Reflection on Source Texts.
Special Guest Teachers (SGT)
December - RB
Progress Review of Sutras. Chakra. Bandha. Asana of the Finishing Sequence.
January 2027 - RB
Vinyasa Flow Asana. Sequencing Vinni-Flow. Yoga Nidra in Personal & Teaching Practice.
February - LO
Asana Review. Further Asana Teaching Practice.
Gita Study & Guided Meditation.
March - LO
The Psychology of & Spiritual approaches to Asana Practice.
Practising the presence of The Divine.
Where Asana & Meditation meet.
April - RB & CJ
Business & Marketing. Space-Holding. Class-sequencing for different levels.
Sequencing Workshops. Asana.
May - LO
Preparation for the assessments.
Review of what has been learnt.
Conclusion of The Gita.
Meditation.
June - RB & LO
Student Assessments.
July - LO & RB
Teaching Assessments.
Schedule
2026
February 28th 9am-6pm
March 28th 9am-5pm
April 25th 9am-5pm
May 30th 9am-5pm
June 13th 9am-5pm
July 9th-14th 9am-5pm (Summer intensive)
August 15th 9am-5pm
September 5th 9am-5pm
October 17th 9am-5pm
November 26th-Dec 1st 9am-5pm (Winter Intensive)
December 19th 9am-5pm
2027
January 30th 9am-5pm
February 27th 9am-5pm
March 27th 9am-5pm
April 24th 9am-5pm
May 22nd 9am-5pm
June 19th 9am-6pm (Student Assessment)
July 31st 9am-6pm (Teaching Assessment)
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