Having run a Teachers co-practice for some years, it's clear that there are students that want to learn from Theo in a way that goes beyond her standard course offerings, and to be in a more free-flowing and intimate conversation. A year ago, however, after 15 years of teaching yoga, Theo took the decision to stop teaching a physical practice for a while, while she worked out how to best support her new diagnosis with an autoimmune condition.

That sabbatical from teaching and practising hathayoga has turned out great. Theo is swimming, walking and learning a little T'ai Chi. It's all practice; it's just that practice has changed. What Theo really wants to share with you isn't vinyasa and pawanmuktasana. You already know how to do that.

We think that conversation might be much better supported by a monthly reading group than a shared practice.

Roughly every 3rd Tuesday of the month you can expect conversations on topical issues in yoga, as well as things that, for Theo, inspire and support a lifelong practice of not just asana, but meditation, journeying, rest, dance and more.

DATES
3rd Tuesday of the month
7.30pm - 9pm UK time

Week 1 - 18th April
Week 2 - 16th May
Week 3 - 20th June
Week 4 - 18th July
Week 5 - 15th August
Week 6 - 19th September
Week 7 - 17th October
Week 8 - 21st November
Week 9 - 12th December

PRICES
3 sessions;
Community Price: £89
Standard Price: £109
Supporter Price: £129

6 sessions;
Community Price: £169
Standard Price: £199
Supporter Price: £229

1 year option:
Community Price: £338
Standard Price: £398
Supporter Price: £458

Drop in price of £35 per session

Upcoming Dates:
19 April - 17 June 2023 | Wednesdays, 18:30-21:30 UK

Join us for a five-week deep-dive into the anatomy of the lower body. Infused with Nourish’s signature approach of joyful, inclusive and person-centred practice, we’ll explore the anatomy of the feet, legs and hips.

Each week we’ll work with a different theme and section of the lower body, slowly building up a picture of the structures and how they move and work together in our asana practice.

Importantly, we will explore how our anatomy can vary and how this can impact our range of motion. It perhaps cannot be overstated enough: no two bodies are the same. This course will help to familiarise you with key anatomical features of the lower body and how this can impact your asana practice.

We will discuss common conditions and injuries, and how these can be accommodated for within our asana practice with pathologizing or propagating common myths and misconceptions.


Course Outline
1. Welcome, introductions, why anatomy? We’ll begin by considering the lenses and attitudes we bring to anatomy as yoga practitioners. How can we cultivate a welcoming and inclusive approach to anatomy and our bodies?

2. From the ground up: journey from the foot to knee. Starting in the soles of the feet, we’ll work our way up through the foot, ankle and lower leg to the knee joint.

3. Standing tall: from the foot to the hip. We’ll revisit the knee, and begin to make our way up into the thighs and hip.

4. Moving, stabilising: around the hips. Diving deeper into the hip joint, we’ll consider how the hips manage the competing needs of movement and stability.

5. Holding, expanding. We’ll journey into the architecture of the pelvis and pelvic diaphragm, and recap the course.

Each session includes a 75 minute asana practice, combined with lecture, discussion, and work in pairs/small groups. We’ll explore the musculoskeletal system, connective tissues and movement within asana practice. If you are taking this course as part of Nourish’s 300 hour program, you will be asked to submit a small piece of written work in order to receive your certificate.


Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for anyone interested in deepening their knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and movement of the legs, feet and hips. We welcome interested students, teacher trainees, and yoga teachers.

This module is offered as part of Nourish’s 300 hour teacher training but can be taken by any teacher wishing to improve their skills in this area as Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The module will run as five weekly sessions of three hours, and combine theory, practice and skills development.

Nourish Yoga Training’s 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training is registered with Yoga Alliance (International), and is completed as a series of standalone modules which can be taken over 3 years. There are limited spaces available. If you are taking this course as CPD or part of our 300 hours, you are able to miss one session and a recorded session can be provided for the missed module only at no further cost.

Course Materials
You will be provided with notes and reading materials for each session.

Pricing
We believe in the importance and value of this training and would like to offer a scaled pricing system, which enables attendees to pay which tier feels most appropriate for them. Please note there are NO further discounts available (i.e. no student discounts, etc).

CPD Community Price £169
CPD Standard Price £199
CPD Supporter Price £229

After 18 months of collaborative practice, diving deep into resources from poetry, somatic exploration, and academic research, Theo Wildcroft is relaunching her Teachers’ Practice. This time, the practice will run as two courses of 6 months each. Students can take each course in either order. Each month’s practice consists of practice and discussion, accompanied by multiple resources, on themes that build to deepen both your practice, and your teaching. The sessions are on Zoom, and while they are recorded, we strongly recommend you attend live when you can. This is an immersive, shared and collaborative exploration, open to any yoga or movement teacher. Sessions will feel gentle, contemplative, relaxed and physically accessible. We will move together without moving in unison. Students from the first cohorts of this practice will find much of value to return to. Join us – this is research in action.

Teachers’ practice 1: Sensing the self

This course will unpack the nature of transformation and integration in practice, the hidden assumptions behind our choices and preferences and what we think ‘good’ practice looks like, and what it really means to come together, to stand and be counted, as a community of yoga practice.

This series of this practice begins in September 2022, and spaces are limited.

Teachers’ practice 1: Telling untold stories
Thursdays 2:00 – 4:00 pm GMT, via zoom
Thursday 16th Feb
Thursday 16th March
Thursday 20th April
Thursday 18th May
Thursday 15th June
Thursday 20th July


Community Price: £139
Standard Price: £169
Supporter Price: £199