Our objective is to train passionate, enthusiastic and compassionate teachers who pride themselves on their commitment to sharing yoga with everybody.
Yoga Quota 200 hour Teacher Training offers an internationally-recognised qualification (Yoga Alliance), which meets strict syllabus requirements.
You'll be trained in a contemporary vinyasa flow style, with secondary focusses on yin, restorative, accessibility yoga & beginners. Check out our schedule for a full list of topics.
You’ll be empowered and encouraged in every aspect of your yoga practice from day one.
Charity is the backbone of what we do: you'll be trained to teach accessible yoga and supported to find charity classes in your area. All of the profit from your training goes towards Yoga Quota funding charity yoga classes around the UK.
Yoga Quota 200 hour Teacher Training offers an internationally-recognised qualification (Yoga Alliance), which meets strict syllabus requirements.
You'll be trained in a contemporary vinyasa flow style, with secondary focusses on yin, restorative, accessibility yoga & beginners. Check out our schedule for a full list of topics.
You’ll be empowered and encouraged in every aspect of your yoga practice from day one.
Charity is the backbone of what we do: you'll be trained to teach accessible yoga and supported to find charity classes in your area. All of the profit from your training goes towards Yoga Quota funding charity yoga classes around the UK.
'Yoga Quota teacher training enabled me to rediscover my practice and helped me find my breath both on and off the mat'
Sanziana, 2017
Two Course Options
Two course delivery options to maximize flexibility:
Part-time: staggered throughout 9 months, so you can get on with your life while absorbing all your new learning.
Semi-Intensive: get learning and enjoy a two-month semi-intensive (4 nights/week and Sundays) plus a four-day final retreat.
Or Mix and Match: want to combine a part of the Summer Semi-Intensive with some part-time learning? You can do this with our flexible module system. Tailor your learning to your lifestyle.
Start today! Our flexible modules are designed to be taken in almost any order, so if you feel you’re ready to start your teacher training journey, time isn’t an obstacle. We know how exciting it can be embarking on teacher training, and also how frustrating it can be if your journey is delayed by an inflexible training schedule. Yoga Quota’s 200 hour teacher training is designed to fit in with your life, your schedule, and your commitments!
Part-time: staggered throughout 9 months, so you can get on with your life while absorbing all your new learning.
Semi-Intensive: get learning and enjoy a two-month semi-intensive (4 nights/week and Sundays) plus a four-day final retreat.
Or Mix and Match: want to combine a part of the Summer Semi-Intensive with some part-time learning? You can do this with our flexible module system. Tailor your learning to your lifestyle.
Start today! Our flexible modules are designed to be taken in almost any order, so if you feel you’re ready to start your teacher training journey, time isn’t an obstacle. We know how exciting it can be embarking on teacher training, and also how frustrating it can be if your journey is delayed by an inflexible training schedule. Yoga Quota’s 200 hour teacher training is designed to fit in with your life, your schedule, and your commitments!
Price
- Deposit: both price options include a non-refundable deposit of £600.
- Flexible payment options: We know this is a big commitment, so you can either choose to pay £2500 as a lump sum (saving £250) or you can pay the deposit of £600 and a remaining £2150 in installments.
- Design your own training schedule: Once you've selected your payment method, book into the 19 modules from the dates that suit you.
- Get on your mat! To help you practice alongside your training, your payment includes practice at our Oxford studio. You’ll receive 3 x 8 class passes for our Oxford Studio, that can be activated at any time.
'The YQ YTT course is sheer brilliance and the community that surrounds it is friendly and empowering.'
Isobel, 2017
Schedules
- You need to complete all 19 modules but it is up to you which dates you choose
- Summer Semi-Intensive is designed for trainees who might be students on summer holiday, or who are working and wish to minimise the amount of leave required from their jobs whilst still completing their training in a semi-intensive manner. Given the schedule outlined above, there should be no requirement for a summer semi-intensive trainee to take more than 1 day of leave.
- Semi-intensive hours are as follows:
Sundays 9am-6pm (table above, Sunday sessions are bolded)
Weeknights 5:30pm-9:30pm
Plus the final retreat - Part-Time hours are Saturdays (September Intake) or Sundays (January Intake) 10am-6pm.
- All retreats commence at 5pm on first day of retreat, and end at 10am on last day of retreat.
- All sessions are held in Turl Street Kitchen unless otherwise stated.
Where
Regular modules are held in Turl Street Kitchen, Oxford. Retreats are held at various locations close to Oxford, for more information see schedule above or get in touch.
Lead Instructor
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Harriet McAtee
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In 2014, Harriet commenced her 350 Hour training with My Health Yoga, and began teaching that same year. Since that time, she has accumulated over 1,000 teaching hours and is currently an E-200 RYT (Experienced 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher) and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) with Yoga Alliance. She is currently completing her 300 hour certification with YogaLondon.
Harriet began practicing at Yoga Quota shortly after moving to Oxford in November 2015, and joined the teaching team in February 2016. Yoga Quota and its amazing students and teachers have quickly become family, and she celebrates every opportunity to teach and practice. Working within such a wonderful charity has enabled Harriet to tangibly provide clients who often need yoga the most with an experience which she knows has created profound change in her own life. Her teaching has also thrived as a result of the diverse and engaging community of charities with which Yoga Quota partners.
Harriet has now brought her profound love of learning to her passion for teaching. Having practiced, trained and collaborated with teachers who trained in a variety of styles, Harriet was able to hear about their training experiences and expectations. She realised that there was an opportunity to present a teacher training course which was steeped in knowledge and experience, and which drew from trusted sources and empowered its graduates to think critically and dynamically about contemporary yoga practices.
Oxford, whilst being known for its beauty and historic charm, is also famous for its academia, and along with that a certain intensity. Whilst maintaining a softness of spirit, Harriet and Yoga Quota hope to be able to embody the rigour of Oxford in our commitment and dedication to our 200 Hour Trainee Teachers. Having always taken interest in critically approaching the history, philosophy and physical practice of yoga, Harriet is thrilled to be leading trainees through a holistic, engaging and challenging course, intertwining the cerebral and corporeal aspects of yoga.
Harriet began practicing at Yoga Quota shortly after moving to Oxford in November 2015, and joined the teaching team in February 2016. Yoga Quota and its amazing students and teachers have quickly become family, and she celebrates every opportunity to teach and practice. Working within such a wonderful charity has enabled Harriet to tangibly provide clients who often need yoga the most with an experience which she knows has created profound change in her own life. Her teaching has also thrived as a result of the diverse and engaging community of charities with which Yoga Quota partners.
Harriet has now brought her profound love of learning to her passion for teaching. Having practiced, trained and collaborated with teachers who trained in a variety of styles, Harriet was able to hear about their training experiences and expectations. She realised that there was an opportunity to present a teacher training course which was steeped in knowledge and experience, and which drew from trusted sources and empowered its graduates to think critically and dynamically about contemporary yoga practices.
Oxford, whilst being known for its beauty and historic charm, is also famous for its academia, and along with that a certain intensity. Whilst maintaining a softness of spirit, Harriet and Yoga Quota hope to be able to embody the rigour of Oxford in our commitment and dedication to our 200 Hour Trainee Teachers. Having always taken interest in critically approaching the history, philosophy and physical practice of yoga, Harriet is thrilled to be leading trainees through a holistic, engaging and challenging course, intertwining the cerebral and corporeal aspects of yoga.
Training that gives back
Yoga Quota’s 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training helps prepare not only amazing yoga teachers, but teachers that are committed and confident in spreading the benefits of yoga. In keeping with Yoga Quota’s core principles, our teacher training has special emphasis on teaching unique populations, cultural awareness & trauma sensitivity. We aim to empower our trainees to give back to their communities by helping them establish relationships with charities and support services in their area. Our trainees are encouraged to teach inclusively and with love and respect for every student, regardless of ability, gender, age, religion, sexuality, or ethnicity.
Accreditations
Yoga Alliance International have over 80,000 yoga teachers world wide and are the internationally recognised accreditation body. We chose to be accredited with them as our students are international folk and we appreciate their rigour.
Reading List
We are book worms at Yoga Quota! The Core Texts will be referenced in class and you are required to have a copy. The recommended reading list has informed the wider background of this course and is provided as a suggestion.
Core Texts:
Core Texts:
- Bhagavad Gita - Introduced and translated by Eknath Easwaran (2007)- Available here
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Translation and commentary by Edwin F. Bryant (2013) - Available here
- The Key Muscles of Yoga - Ray Long (2014) - Available here
- Hatha Yoga Pradapika - Swami Muktibodhananda (2016) - Available here
- Light on Yoga - Iyengar (2015 many editions available) - Available here
- A Very Short Introduction to Indian Philosophy - Sue Hamilton (2001) - Available here
- The Yoga Tradition Its History Literature Philosophy and Practice- Georg Feuerstein (2001) - Available here
- Yogi Entrepreneur - Darren Main (2013) - Available here
- The Complete Guide to Yin - Bernie Clark (2012) - Available here
- Asana, Pranayama, Mudra Bandha - Swami Satyananda Saraswati (2012)- Available here
Work Load
Our 200 hours course consists of 180 contact hours and 20 non-contact hours. This means 180 hours of hands-on teaching & learning, supported by 20 non-contact hours focussing on your own practice & completing assignments.
Cancellation
Your £600 deposit is non-refundable. If you decide to cancel your enrollment after paying your deposit but prior to commencing any modules, you will receive a refund on your payments towards modules (your deposit remains non-refundable). If you decide to cancel having commenced the course, you will be refunded any payments made towards uncompleted modules, but no refund will be provided for modules already completed.
Flexibility (of logistics not of body!)
You need to do each of the 19 modules. But how and when you do them is up to you. Make sure you complete within 18 months and that is it!
Your Qualifications
After you graduate you will be eligible to register as a Yoga Alliance RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher 200 Hours). This makes you able to teach yoga globally. You will automatically become a Yoga Quota Badgeholder, and we’ll help support you to spread the benefits of yoga for marginalised groups in your area. Find out what it means to be a Yoga Quota Badgeholder
Support Beyond the Training
We don't just spit you out at the end of the training without any ongoing support. You will have a mentor from the Yoga Quota team either [email protected] or [email protected] and opportunities to teach at the studios, for charities in your area and an experienced yogi on tap to ask questions to help you set up on your own.
Teaching Practice
Finding teaching experience is really tough so with this course, you will be able to sign up to teach at the studio's "Green Vinyasa" class which is run by teachers who are in training like you or returning to work. All you need is insurance.
