The Yoga House ~ Teacher Training Programme
200 hours
February 2026 ~ July 2027
presented by your Teachers;
Laurence O’Toole & Rachel Beare
The combined knowledge of Laurence O’Toole & Rachel Beare 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, Laurence through Iyengar & Rachel through Ashtanga Vinyasa, they will draw from both of the syllabuses to present to you a beautifully broad prospectus.
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 Laurence & Rachel that the Teachings from The Bhagavad Gita & The Yoga Sutras 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 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.
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)
Prospectus
December 2025: Zoom meeting for orientation, instruction, intentions, reading list & community.
February 2026: Joint introduction with Laurence O’Toole (LO) & Rachel Beare (RB) Asana, Meditation, Practical exploration of both our lineages, Philosophies and syllabuses.
March: LO. Iyengar inspired Teachings. Asana. Meditation & Bhagavad Gita.
April: RB. Ashtanga Vinyasa inspired Surya Namaskar. Standing Asana Sequence & Yoga Sutras.
May: LO. Asana. Use of props & wall. Gita.
June: RB. Ayurveda. Anatomy. Applied Anatomy with Asana.
July Intensive: (6 days) Joint (both LO & RB) Teaching Techniques. Adjustments~ Physical, Subtle & Verbal. Distinguishing Group Dynamics & 1 to 1 Sessions. Asana. Mantra. Meditation. Pranayama. Upanishads.
August: RB. Asana. Primary & Intermediate Series, how they differ & how they harmonise.
September: LO. Asana. Meditation. Gita.
October: RB. Chanting. Restorative Asana. Explaining & guiding Pranayama & Yogic Meditation.
November Intensive: (6 days) LO & RB. Asana. Teaching Methodology. Use of Metaphor & Source Text Parables. Sutras, Gita, Upanishads, Navigating appropriate modifying in special situations-pregnancy, PTSD. Perimenopause, injury, senior students, Autoimmune diseases.
December: RB. Cakra. Mudra. Bandha. Asana of the Finishing Sequence.
January 2027: RB. Vinyasa Flow Asana. Sequencing Vinni-Flow. Yoga Nidra in Personal & Teaching Practice.
February: LO. Gita. Meditation. Yoga Therapy.
March: LO. Applying the Gita. Building on your Meditation Practice. Asana.
April: RB. The Roots of Yoga Philosophy. Sequencing different Levels. Asana.
May: LO. Asana. Gita. Meditation & how to teach it.
June: LO & RB. Student Assessments.
July: LO & RB. Teaching Assessments.
Overview
Your 200 Hours are made up of the following:~
A one-hour-long Orientation Zoom Meeting in December 2025. (exact day & time TBC)
Then over the course of 18 Months in The Yoga House from February 2026-July 2027:
16 x one-day-sessions ~ each on a Saturday.
2 x six-day-intensives ~
Summer Intensive: Thursday 9th-Tuesday 14th of July 2026
Winter Intensive: Thursday 26th of November-Tuesday 1st of December 2026
The Intro Session on Saturday 28th of February 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.
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.