Refining the Language of Teaching Yoga, Power & Alignment® 30-Hour Module
🌞 A retreat-only option is available
🏝 Last rooms remaining
🌞 A retreat-only option is available 🏝 Last rooms remaining
The language we use everyday shapes our reality. This includes our internal dialogue—the way we speak to ourselves about ourselves and our experiences—as well as how we communicate with others. As a yoga teacher, what we say in class and in other forums has a profound impact. Words and phrasing can influence who feels welcome and included in a class and how much personal agency participants feel to make choices.
As yoga teachers, it is an honour and privilege to have students place their trust in us to follow our guidance. It is our responsibility to choose our words very carefully in order to ensure the language used empowers and facilitates growth.
This 30-hour module helps you reflect on the current language you use as a teacher and uncover opportunities to refine your communication to avoid causing exclusivity or a loss of agency in your classes. You will be offered progressive and ongoing ways to refine how you guide and offer information so that everyone feels welcome and on a level playing field, feeling empowered to make confident personal choices that are right for them.
This module can be taken as standalone Yoga Alliance CE hours or as part of the Power & Alignment® certification. More information on the full certification can be found here.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Cultivate awareness and skills to foster purposeful, respectful, and empathetic communication within the yoga room and beyond.
Develop and fine-tune cueing and teaching language to create a more effective yoga practice, enhancing student comprehension and engagement.
Master the art of weaving meaningful and impactful themes into your classes to deepen the student experience.
Delve into the Power & Alignment® scope of practice, code of ethics, and permission guidelines.
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This 7-day, 6-night training retreat is set on a tea plantation, surrounded by tropical forest in a haven of tranquillity just 20 minutes from the UNESCO World Heritage site Galle Fort and the Indian Ocean in Southern Sri Lanka. This family-run, quaint boutique hotel features traditional architecture, beautifully maintained gardens, and rooms offering views of nature, combining modern elements with traditional Sri Lankan design. Ayurvedic massages, tour arrangements, and concierge services are available. Dining options prioritise fresh, organic, and healthy ingredients served close to their natural state.
SCHEDULE
Arrival: Saturday, 7 December, 2.00pm (check in) & 5.30pm (group welcome)
Training days: Sunday – Thursday, 8 – 12 December, 9.00am-6.30pm
Departure: Friday, 13 December, 12.00pm (check out)
Please note that this is a gross schedule for the training retreat. A detailed schedule will be provided to all registrants in an info pack.
For flight planning, please arrive well before 5.30pm on 7 December for the group welcome. The training retreat closing circle is on 12 December. Breakfast and lunch are provided on 13 December but you may choose to depart anytime on this date. Do consider in your planning that the resort is a 2-hour drive to and from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).
INCLUSIONS
Daily accommodation and all planned meals (healthy vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian options are available)
30 hours of in-person training contact time
Power & Alignment®: Refining the Language of Teaching Yoga training manual
Access to the hotel’s props for the duration of the training
Power & Alignment®: Refining the Language of Teaching Yoga certificate (30 CE hours with Yoga Alliance) upon full completion of all required coursework
Ayurveda oil massage (one session)
Exclusions
Flight tickets
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) pick-up and drop-off
Sri Lankan visa fees. Before signing up, please check if your passport if eligible for a Sri Lankan visa. If you require a visa, be sure to secure this document before the training retreat.
Travel insurance
Any necessary Covid tests based on regulations at the time of travel as well as expenses incurred should you test positive for Covid in Sri Lanka. Please make sure your travel insurance covers this.
Optional activities requiring an additional fee and all personal expenses (e.g., additional food and drink orders)
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All rates are per person.
Early bird rate: Enjoy SGD 400 off standard rates. Early bird rates are valid until 31 October.
Retreat-only rate: This option is SGD 700 less than the full training early bird or standard rates. A small number of spots are available for individuals not attending the training to enjoy personal retreat time at the resort. This retreat-only rate includes accommodation, planned meals, daily yoga sessions with the group, complimentary use of the hotel’s facilities, and one session of Ayurvedic massage.
By booking for this training / retreat, you have agreed to the terms and conditions.
Twin-Share Room
Two beds with air conditioning and a private bathroom.
Early bird rate (standard rate)
Full training: SGD 2,700 (SGD 3,100)
Retreat only: SGD 2,000 (SGD 2,400)
A note about rooms: Each room is unique, with no two rooms being the same, including variations in room and bed sizes. Rooms will be allocated at random by the hotel.
Single Room
One bed with air conditioning and a private bathroom.
Early bird rate (standard rate)
Full training: SGD 3,300 (SGD 3,700)
Retreat only: SGD 2,600 (SGD 3,000)
A note about rooms: Each room is unique, with no two rooms being the same, including variations in room and bed sizes. Rooms will be allocated at random by the hotel.
FAQ
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Please ensure you have at least 6 months validity on your passport at the time of travel. Please also check the visa entry requirements for your passport via legitimate government websites. If a visa is required, do secure this documentation before the training retreat.
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The hotel is a 2-hour drive from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB). Return airport transfers can be arranged directly with the resort at an additional cost.
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We have lots of solo travellers joining us for trainings and retreats. You will meet lots of like-minded people and make connections. If you are keen on shared occupancy, we will be most happy to match you with a fellow training participant.
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Yes, most definitely! This 30-hour module is suited for anyone, regardless of whether you are a yoga teacher, who is intrigued by the yogic wisdom, contemplative science, and psychological insights on language and communication.
A retreat-only option is available for individuals not attending the training to enjoy personal retreat time at the hotel.
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Yes. All Resting Conversation® and Power & Alignment® trainings can be counted towards CET hours with Yoga Alliance.
Refining Language & Communication for Yoga Teachers offers 30 CE hours with Yoga Alliance.
Please note that the retreat-only option does not include any CE hours.
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There will be asana practice each day of the training retreat. Asana practices vary between short explorations and demonstrations to longer 75-90 min sessions.
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You must attend 100% of the classes in order to receive the certificate of completion for this module.
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Complimentary naturally filtered water is offered at the hotel.
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The hotel is able to work with a wide variety of food requirements. If you are allergic to certain foods, please be sure to inform the hotel staff upon arrival.
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The hotel serves healthy vegan, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, and is able to accommodate a wide variety of food requirements, intolerances and allergies.
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We take your health and safety very seriously. As the Covid situation is ever-evolving, we will follow local recommendations at the time of the training. We follow all local and international guidelines around the evolving covid situation.
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We do understand that unforeseen circumstances can occur, but because of our pre-training/retreat financial obligations to the hotel, refunds are not possible. Before you sign up, please make sure this is a training/retreat you can the make time and space to attend. On the off chance that you no longer can make the training, you can get someone else to take your place.
Read more about our cancellation policy here.
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If you have additional questions, please email hello@jeremylimyoga.com and we will respond as soon as we can.
