200 hr Yoga Teacher Training
200 hr Progressive Vinyasa Foundation Training
Turn your passion into a profession
January - November 2025
Welcome to the Green Lotus Progressive Vinyasa 200-Hour Foundation Training, a transformative journey designed for both aspiring yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners. This comprehensive program blends the dynamic flow of Vinyasa with the depth of traditional yoga practices, offering a balanced approach to personal growth and teaching expertise. Throughout the training, you will delve into asana alignment, breathwork, meditation and the philosophy of yoga, all while building the confidence and skills necessary to lead inspiring, safe, and effective classes. Whether you’re looking to deepen your own practice or step into the role of a teacher, this foundational training provides the tools, knowledge, and community to support your path.
Areas Of Study
- Asana Journey – Develop your Vinyasa practice and apply the wisdom from your journey to guiding others.
- Teaching Methodology – Learn how to teach Progressive Vinyasa and creatively weave together vinyasa threads for all levels. You will learn how to develop your individual teaching voice to share the gifts of yoga safely and confidently using instruction that combines princples of demonstration, observation, assisting, modifying, cueing, pacing and timing.
- Anatomy and Alignment – Develop your understanding of your body through anatomy and alignment studies.
- Subtle Anatomy, Pranayama and Meditation – Delve into the depths of subtle anatomy, energetics, pranayama and meditation.
- Yoga Philosophy – Learn about the history and philosophy of yoga and how to find meaning from this ancient practice in today’s western life.
- Ayurveda – Learn the basics of Ayurveda and the holistic aspects of the practice
- Business – Learn about the business of yoga and develop your business and your niche and your brand.
Progressive Vinyasa Style Yoga
Progressive Vinyasa is a style of vinyasa that is alignment- centered, flowing and subtly grounded in yoga energetics to maintain the holistic aspect of the practice.
- Alignment Focus – One of the defining features of Progressive Vinyasa is its alignment focus. The Align manual provides students with a profound understanding of the intersection of modern anatomy and yoga alignment. The alignment focus, with its emphasis on maintaining joint stability, ensures a safe and secure practice, fostering a sense of protection and confidence.
- Flow Focus – Progressive Vinyasa, like all vinyasa yoga, works with ‘breath-centered movement’. Moving with the breath helps to regulate the nervous system and create a sense of well-being in the body and mind. Progressive Flows are also mindful of people’s need to flow and move and so this style of yoga is sensitive to pace and rhythm relative to alignment delivery.
- Progressive Focus – The ‘Progressive’ in Progressive Vinyasa signifies its adaptability. This style of Flow offers progressions to poses, allowing each student to work at their own level and make modifications as needed.
More Details
- “The Art of Teaching Yoga” – Yoga Teacher Training Manual
- “Progressive Vinyasa’ – Yoga Teacher Training – Free Ebook
- From The Vedas to Vinyasa – Amy Vaughan
For students availing of the studio option, we recommend:
- Woodley BNB – Georges Street, Gort. Cheap and cheerful and a stones throw from the studio.
- The Lady Gregory Hotel – About 10 mins walk form the studio. Comfortable and clean with spa.
- Any air bnbs in the close vaccinity. Kinvara is a lovely place to stay and is about 20 mins drive form Gort with more air BNB options usually.
Is there any pre-requisites to entering this training ?
We advise 2 years practice before embarking on a Yoga TTC. This is enough time to give students a firm foundation for the work involved on a TTC and also gives people a base to reach the level expected for graduation. Sometimes people achieve this foundation after a year or so of practice; there are always exceptions, but as a general, we recommend 2 years. If you are unsure if you have enough experience, please contact us at carol@greenlotusyoga.com
Do I have to be fit and strong to join the training?
No, many people work on developing strength and flexibility throughout the training. Many students also have injuries, repetitive stress or postural issues that they work with as they train. If you work to your limitations, prop and modify, then you will see progress as you train.
How much do I have to practice mid month between weekends?
Ideally you can find time to practice daily to really see progress, but this is not always an option and so we recommend that you practice at least 3 hrs per week minimum just to keep up. You can also sign up to the online platform www.greenlotusyogaonline.ie to help you develop your practice throughout the year; the classes on the platform are varied in duration and level and are created with the intention of supporting trainees throughout the year.
What style of yoga will I be trained to teach?
On this training we put a lot of focus on preparing trainees for the classroom. The style of yoga trainees are trained to teach is called Progressive Vinyasa. This is a style of vinyasa that is flowing, creative and intelligent. It is called “progressive” because it incorporates modern vinyasa approaches to progress students forward in their development using an intelligence in sequencing based on cutting edge knowledge of yoga anatomy and universal principles of alignment. As this style of yoga is flexible in nature, teachers also have the option of adapting their teachings to teach alignment-based Hatha yoga, Flow yoga or Power yoga etc.
Will I have the opportunity to teach on the training course?
Yes you will. There are daily Teaching Methodology classes. You will start teaching one person one pose. Then graduate to teaching small groups of 3. Then finally you will teach the whole class for your final assessment.
Is it ok to do teacher training just for self-development and to deepen my practice?
Yes it is. Lots of people have done this training as self development. Some have also started it for themselves and ended up teaching… Its completely up to you.
Is this training suitable if I am working through grief, trauma, anxiety and depression?
This is not a simple question to answer, but an important one. This particular training is asana focused, meaning when you sign up you are committing to developing your asana practice. The asana on this training is not geared towards healing trauma, grief etc. We recommend that if you want a yoga journey to support emotional healing and you are feeling very fragile, that you do the 200 hr Healing Yoga Fusion Foundation Training as opposed to this one. However, this is not to say that you cannot do this training if you are working with your mental and emotional health, if you have a foundation practice and feel that you have the inner strength to develop your asana practice. Some people working with anxiety, depression etc. may find developing a stronger practice helpful and some people working with depression etc. may simply not be suited to a slower practice. Its up to you. Additionally, the yoga philosophy and spiritual studies, breath-work etc on this training can also very much support mental, emotional and spiritual health. And of course, even though this training is more pose centered that the Healing Fusion option, we still cover somatic practices to some degree.
How is the course assessed?
Anatomy- There is 7 open book homework quizzes for anatomy. If you do not pass a quiz, then you just re-take it again, but most students pass the first time around.
Philosophy- this subject is not assessed, but there may be exercises for off time study.
Asana – The asana focus on this training is to strengthen and develop your practice, modifying when necessary. There is no official assessment level. However to graduate you need to demonstrate that you understand the practice, can modify safely and have showed progress throughout the year.
After graduation, teachers teach to the level they can practice comfortably. If a trainee’s personal practice needs a lot of work, upon graduation, we sometimes recommend that these teachers teach level 1 only for a year or so as they continue to develop their practice.
Teaching Methodology- Students prepare an hour long class and teach the class to the group on the last week of the training. We start preparation for this exercise on day one so students will be very prepared. We want trainees to leave not only with a cert, but also with the ability to prepare a class and the knowledge that they can teach it confidently and clearly
How many students are in the group ?
We take up to 25 on a training. Numbers are usually between 10-25 students.
Is this training course registered or is this course qualified me to be a teacher?
This training is registered with Yoga Alliance. Yoga Alliance is the most recognised Yoga registration body world-wide. This certification will qualify you to teach Yoga anywhere in the world.
Do I need to bring my own yoga mat and props?
A lot of students like to bring their own props, but all props are also supplied in the studio.
This Yoga Teacher Training will be held in Yogamoves, which is the Green Lotus Yoga studio in Gort, Galway. Gort is a small town at the edge of the Burren. There are great restaurants and cafes close by to eat in and there are lots of air bnbs and bnb options ranging from €25-€100 per night for students staying over night.
Gort has a train station and can also be accessed by bus. Shannon airport is 35 mins drive away and there are regular buses from the airport to Gort town. For Train and bus timetables Please go to Irish Rail or Bus Eireann.
Jan 2025 – November 2025
This Yoga Teacher Training consists of 11 x 2 day weekends plus 4 x 1 hr zoom calls
Dates
Jan – 25th-26th
Feb – 22nd – 23rd
March – 22nd – 23rd
April – 19th-20th
May – 24th-25th
June – 21st-22nd
July – 26th-27th
August 23rd-24th
September – 20th-21st
October – 25th-26th
November – 22nd-23rd
The daily schedule is :
9.00-11.00 – Asana
11.00-11.20- Break
11.30-1.30 Theory Class (anatomy, philosophy, asana breakdown, etc)
1.30-2.20 Lunch
2.20 -4.00 Theory Class (anatomy, philosophy, asana breakdown etc.)
4.30-6.00 Asana practice or Teaching Methodology (teaching in small groups, postural analysis etc)
Lead Trainer
Carol Murphy is the lead trainer of this training and the founder of Green Lotus Yoga. This Progressive Vinyasa training is Carol’s signature training; she has taught in roughly 35 times in Ireland, Spain, India and Morocco. This training was also the first training she taught in Galway in 2006 when she started Green Lotus Yoga.
She is ready and able to take you every step of the way to deepening your practice and preparing you to teach.
Progressive Vinyasa Training Video
(Taken on Retreat in Spain)
Prerequisites
Green Lotus is dedicated to ensuring proficient training standards and a high level of teaching. To attend this course, students should display a genuine passion and commitment to learn yoga and develop their practice. Additionally, students should fulfil either:
- At least two years instruction under a yoga teacher.
- Be willing to discuss your practice history with us on the phone.
Accreditations
Yoga Alliance Registration
Registered Yoga Alliance Training school
Application
To apply, please fill out the Online Application Form below. If you have questions, please reach out to me via email.
Studio Training & Attendance Requirements
This training will take place in the Yogamoves studio in Gort, Galway, Ireland. This is an in-studio training. Students should attempt to attend all weekends. According to Yoga Alliance standards, you are allowed miss up to 20 hrs maximum to graduate.
Investment
- One Time Payment : €2100 before Dec 1st. You have the option of paying one payment up front or paying your deposit to secure your place and then paying the remaining fees before December 1st 2024
- Staggered Payment: €2350. This can be broken down into:
- €400 deposit
- €175 for 10 weekends and
- €200 for the final weekend
Whats included
- Progressive Vinyasa Training manual (printed version)
- The Art of Teaching Yoga Training manual in PDF
- All tuition and assessments
- Continued support and mentorship throughout your training