FAQs 

Absolutely not. All that is required from you to participate in this training is a willingness to learn, participate and understand key teaching & principles, precautions and contra-indications. We will teach you the knowledge and skills to share Yoga with confidence and competence in a variety of contexts. 

The Jala Yoga team believe that 200 hours simply is not enough time to reach a safe standard of teaching the modern Yoga teacher needs to be teaching at. 

With the rise in evidence and research proving the benefits of how Yoga impacts the body-mind complex, we are seeing General Practitioners, Specialists and Health professionals referring their patients to the practice of Yoga & Meditation. 

The team of Jala Yoga believes that the modern Yoga teacher needs to have an in depth understanding of how to liaise with health professionals, and help students manage common physical and mental health conditions, while working within the scope of a Yoga teacher to offer the therapeutics of Yoga. 

Jala Yoga believes that 350 hours will provide the platform for you to start your career with all the confidence and knowledge you need to offer safe, therapeutic focussed classes. 

The Jala Yoga Teacher Training uses the Ashtanga Yoga method as the foundation, while offering insights into Hatha & Kriya Yoga, and Yoga therapy. 

You will learn how to deliver trauma informed classes with a focus on empowering your students and equipping them with tools to improve their mental health. 

The Training also covers : 

• Pre & Postnatal Yoga
• Yin & Restorative Yoga with a Chinese Medicine Therapeutic Focus
• Evidence-based biopsychosocial exploration of human anatomy, physiology, injury rehabilitation and prevention within a Yoga context
• A deep dive into the parallels between eastern philosophy & culturally responsive practices 

The Jala Yoga Teacher Training brings together many trainings into one.

The location is at Gecko Hall in Currumbin.

139 Duringan St, Currumbin QLD 4223

The course will run over a space of 10 months, from January 10th - October 25th 2026. 

There will be 4 terms with a combination of online and in person modules. 

The exact dates are seen in the prospectus on our website.

In order to meet the standards set in place by Yoga Alliance Australia & International and Jala yoga, 100% attendance required.

In saying this, Jala Yoga recognises that life happens, and there is bound to be a moment over the 10 month period where you just can't make class.

Should this occur during your studies, there are options: 

• If the module permits, watch missed lecture via playback and submit an extra assessment summarising the class.
• If module require in person assessment, 'make-up' classes will be available with the Jala Yoga team at an additional cost of $50/ hour needed. 

There will be alternative options available should the circumstance call for it, applied in a case-by-case by the Director of Jala Yoga, Mollie.

Absolutely. You will be teaching in pairs within the first couple of weeks.

Throughout the duration of the 10 month program you will be teaching most weekends, building your teaching experience to several hours of teaching upon graduation.

We believe the more experience you have teaching in the Teacher Training environment, the more confident and skilled you will become as a teacher, and more likely you are to teach immediately after graduating.

Throughout the training, the Jala Yoga faculty provide constructive feedback on every element of your teaching to ensure when you graduate, the quality of your teaching is very, very high. 

Absolutely.

However, the way the Teacher Training is delivered is very much focussed on "how to teach", so there will be an expectation that you participate in the teaching practicums and assessments in order for you to pass with a qualification. 

The way the Training is designed is so that it fits into your life. 

In saying that, the Jala Yoga team encourage self directed learning, and want you to invest energy into learning so you graduate at a high level. 

Integrity is at the forefront of how this course is taught, therefore is not a "buy your certificate" type training. If you don't put in effort in your studies, you will be awarded with a Certificate of Participation which will not allow you to qualify as a teacher upon graduation.

Homework is provided in the form of readings, and assessment preparation and will be on average around 5-8 hours per week outside of contact days. 

This is a generalisation, and will depend on your experience in balancing study and life, what systems you have in place for studying and your rate of information absorption.

Every student that applies for the Jala Yoga Teacher Training is screened via the application process. 

The Jala Yoga team are only accepting students who show a willingness to learn, and who want to be the best teacher they can be to make a difference in the world. 

The students who will participate in this training will meet that criteria, and be a joy to be around. 

To enrol in this course, you must apply via this form.

Once your application is reviewed you will receive a response by Mollie, the Director of Jala Yoga. She will arrange to meet you in person or via zoom to chat about any questions you might have.

If approved, you will be sent an invoice for the deposit of $1000 AUD. 

Once the deposit is paid, you have a 2 week cooling off period where you can withdraw your application. 

If after 2 weeks you are still 300% wanting to do the training, you will be contacted by Mollie to set up your payment plan and lots of information of how you can prepare for your studies. 

What with the current climate moving out of the COVID lockdown, we do ask that you use your own Yoga mat for hygiene purposes. 

The Jala Yoga team asks that you dress respectfully and in a way that honours the trauma informed approach the training operates within. 

For women, tights and singlets/ shirts. 

For men, shorts/ pants and singlets/ shirts. 

There will be Jala Yoga shirts provided for all Students that must be worn on every contact day.

The Jala Yoga team has capped numbers at 10 students per training to ensure that each student receives sufficient attention, support and focus in order for each student to reach the quality of teacher they must be at to graduate. 

Each module will have a combination of written and practical assessments. 

These will be delivered both in person and online. 

The team of Jala Yoga hold high standards & expectations of their students, and pride themselves in offering a very high quality training. 

The team want you to pass your course, however if there is not clear effort & progress, you will finish the course with a certificate of participation. This certificate will not allow you to be a "Yoga Teacher", nor facilitate classes. 

As this course is an addition to your professional offerings, and part of "professional development", you may be able to claim this. It is best to ask your accountant!

At the point of writing this, (Jan 1st 2022), you do not have to be vaccinated to participate on our trainings. 

Depending on where you are with your recovery, this may be suitable. 

It is important to note that as this is a 'trauma informed' training, Mollie and the team speak quite openly of how to support someone with trauma, and share stories of how trauma can occur/ manifest itself in behaviours and psychoemotional experiences. 

If talking about trauma is triggering for you, though the team absolutely supports you on your journey, this might not be the training for you. 

The training is very geared towards supporting people with trauma, more so than healing our own. 

Unfortunately once the 2 week 'cooling off' period has closed after paying your deposit, and you have not withdrawn from the training within that time frame - no refunds are available. If you choose to withdraw from the training, you must hand back all learning materials immediately and organise a payment plan to pay the remainder of the course fees off. Full payment is still required to cover the costs of you taking a spot of someone else, the cost of you being on the training, and administration fees. This agreement is stated unanimously across all invoices, and policies in place by Jala Yoga that is agreed upon through paying the deposit.