Through Yogic studies, shared story and embodied repetition we will recalibrate together and deepen our relationship with body, community, earth and cosmos.
This is for students of the mythic, students of life and students of the animate who want to deepen their access to core of the human experience and the heart of Yoga.
This is a powerful opportunity to explore all things "Yoga." Explore foundational knowledge in order to enhance your practice. Hone skills and build confidence in your embodiment and understanding of Yoga. This is a course which will light up with its exploration of yoga's rich history, keep you captivated by its modern expression and even take you off the mat, for a Nature Immersion into Bali's jungles, waterfalls and your own inner world.
This course is designed to Unveil Yoga. To reveal its Myths as well as the timeless wisdom within its mythology. To experience the Magic that the practice holds to shift patterns. It is a chance to transform vision and enhance relationships, as well as locate the magic which runs through Tantra, the Yoga Sutra's and the Epics. Explore Mastery via extended daily practices and through a ton of techniques to build your confidence within the portal of your own body, utilise your voice and develop your leadership skills.
Myth: Learn the power of mythology and how the Indian myths can open up an entire world of possibility, timeless wisdom and be the thread that weaves the ancient and modern together.
In addition, uncover the "myths" of yoga, sharpen up your understanding of yoga history and its evolution into our modern day practice. Drop the spiritual jargon and be rooted in your practice and teaching.
Myth & Yogic Studies
· Deepen you understanding of the evolution of yoga from Ancient to Modern
- Roots of Yoga: From the sages to Tantra yoga
- · Weave the magic of mythology and stories into your practice, classes and workshops to explore themes such as attachment, aversion, fears, devotion and trust.
- Yoga in the Bhagavad-Gita including duty, purpose, death & rebirth as well as our modern day reinventions of it!
- Key figures in yoga's history
· Cultural appropriation verses appreciation, religion & the globalisation of spirituality, women & yoga, abuse in yoga. How to navigate the commercialisation of Yoga.
Magic: Learn about the origins of yoga and its connection with shifting perspectives, the mystical powers of the siddhis, expanding awareness and even consciousness. Witness how yoga was perceived outside of India as a practice associated with the occult and the extraordinary.
In addition, explore the magic within our contemporary practice that can set us free from certain samskaras and reactions. A practice that can pull back the veil to reveal the sacred within the mundane. This practice holds the power to redirect your life in from the inside out.
Magic & Embodied Practice
- Back to Basics: Pranayama combined with Asana (posture) to mirror the rhythms of the cosmos and the cycles of birth/death
- Hatha yoga and Surya Namaskar: Refine foundation, alignment & focus
- Vinyasa Flow to foster creativity, balance and transitions - a practice for Life
- Back Bends to build confidence, trust and surrender
- Arm balances to support yourself in new ways, move from your centre and be smart about alignment
- Twists & Inversions to see the world from a different perspective
- Restorative Yoga to invite radical rest, welcome intuition and quieten body/mind
- Yin Yoga to welcome space and explore the edges of discomfort, ease beyond tension and harness the power of the mind
- Practices with live music for full frequency shift and expanded states of awareness
More Magic
- The magic of the Yoga Sutras, and a modern interpretations of the Yamas and Niyamas for social and environmental justice
- The development of asana into the modern day arena and how to keep the thread of liberation alive!
- Nature Immersion as we take one day to explore the heart of Bali's jungles and waterfalls, walking meditation and energy practices
- Experience the power and tradition of a Balinese Fire Puja of purification
Mastery: Take your embodied practice to the next level. Expand your self-knowledge. Learn the latest research about the history of yoga from ancient to modern. For those who are teaching, refine and define what you are teaching, how you are teaching and why you are teaching.
When you do what you love you never have to work another day in your life...
In addition, learn vocal activation and projection techniques, master your queues, enhance your sequences and how to incorporate elements of key yogic texts such as Patanjali Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita.
Mastery & Leadership
· The Art of Intelligent Sequencing for Vinyasa, Power, Hatha yoga, Yin & Restorative yoga & Unique ways to theme & develop your practice either for your self or for classes, workshops and courses
· Practice and teach in a way that engages the pancha kosha: The 5 bodies of the physical, vital, mental, wisdom and bliss
· Verbal, Visual and Tactile adjustments. How to deepen awareness within your own body and how to support others to find mastery in posture. Including an introduction to the Art of Thai Massage to develop sensitivity & support hands on adjustments
· Vocal activation techniques to speak from a place of inner authority & refine your leadership skills to communicate in way which is effortless, engaging and also deeply empowering for the practitioner. Drop the jargon & simplify your teaching vocabulary to give clear and effective cues
- Posture clinics to understand alignment, personalise your adjustments and reveal hidden treasures within posture
· Tap into your inner wellspring of wisdom and confidence in what is truly important to you. Develop a confident, natural teaching style applicable for sharing your passions
Mastery & Body, Community, Earth
· Introduction to Trauma Informed Care for Yoga
- How stress and anxiety can impact the nervous system
· Wise up on the contemporary research on yoga for recovery and resilience
· Easy ways to make your general classes a "brave space" for practitioners and ensure that yoga is a fundamental part of their healing journey
· Considerations for teaching specific populations (e.g refugees, religious practitioners, recovering addicts, stress and anxiety, trauma etc)
· Receive a template for Restorative Yoga to add to your compendium
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Karma & Dharma: Yoga as a support for social & environmental environmental justice on both an individual and the collective level...
Testimonials from past participants of
"Myth, Magic & Mastery."
"Yoga Unveiled: Myth, Magic & Mastery" is an opportunity to retreat from ordinary and immerse in the extraordinary. It is ten days to dedicate to your practice, embodiment of yoga and refinement of leadership.
For those who are teaching it is what many had wished they had learnt at the beginning of their teaching journey.
It is to inspire seasoned teachers, imbue confidence in new teachers, or simply to deepen your practice and comprehension of yoga in a way which is full of innovative games & techniques, accessible, engaging and thought provoking practices to deepen your self-awareness, align with your inner compass and fill your cup.
"Yoga is skill in action."
Bhagavad Gita 2.50
Practice, explore, absorb, reflect.
And some more...
Insights and reflections from past participants!
Yoga Unveiled: Myth, Magic & Mastery has a strong focus on leadership, self exploration and refining your skills as a teacher. Whether this be to teach for fun or professionally, or to simply understand what you are practicing and how to support your own journey into yoga.
It is designed for both teachers or seekers as the skills and insights it provides are invaluable for how you show up in the world: On the mat, in the studio, in your relationships and in Life. This training has deep relevance and applicability for leaders, teachers, activists, educators, sustainable system builders, therapists, body workers and basically for all knowledge seekers.
In this full 10 days, Bex will share her two decades of personal study into Yoga Ancient and Modern as well as tips, tricks and tools that she has learnt during her 16 years of teaching literally 1000’s of students and 100’s of yoga teachers from all different backgrounds and cultures.
Daily Schedule
9-11am Morning practice: Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Pranayama & Meditation
11.30-1pm Lecture: Yoga History & Philosophy, Mythology, Sacred Anatomy
1-3pm Lunch
3-5pm Teaching Methodology: Sequencing, Theming, Vocal activation, Communication skills, Creating an environment to learn & integrate. Games!
5.30-7pm Integration: Dyads/ group work/ practice teaching/ practice
FAQ
What is the size of the group?
The group will be limited to 20 to ensure that it is small enough to feel like a personalised journey and yet large enough to have plenty of diverse practice time, partner and group work opportunities!
Is this only for Yoga Teachers?
No! The skills you will learn in this training will benefit you as a human! It is all about leadership, including valuable practice for public speaking, thinking on the spot and developing your self confidence in everything from how to hold yourself, how your show up in the world and developing your intimacy with life.
I don't have the financial means at the moment.
Scholarships are available for practitioners & teachers who live in areas of conflict and political unrest. You can also pay in instalments.
How do I book?
A $500 USD transferable deposit is included in the total rate and is required to reserve your space on the training.
NB: Excludes food, flights & accommodation.
Includes an epic journey with amazing humans from around the world, to bring even more inspiration and exploration into your life.
YACEP Certification & Online Integration
There are no prerequisites of yoga teaching experience for this training. If you are already a certified Yoga teacher with a minimum of a 200hr Yoga Alliance approved training, then this course counts as 100 hours of Yoga Alliance Continued Education Program (YACEP). Non-certified practitioners are also welcome to join & you will receive a 100hr certification of attendance.
To be qualified to register with Yoga Alliance to teach yoga professionally, a foundational 200hr RYT Yoga Teacher Training must be additionally completed. You may be taking this training to deepen your home practice, understanding of Yoga and leadership skills.
What makes this course really unique is that in addition to the 80 contact hours there is an additional 20 hours online! This ensures that you have an opportunity to review content covered in the course and explore how to integrate this into your classes and practice. The online component also includes an opportunity to film your own class and receive feedback from Bex.
About Bex
Bex has studied yoga at university level whilst also spending trillions of hours on a yoga mat. She has taught thousands of women and trained hundreds of teachers. In short, Yoga is her passion and her constant companion and most intimate friend. It has sustained her through the kaleidoscope of life. He has been her guide through grief, her therapy after a freak accident, an antidote to stress & anxiety as well as a precursor for love and adventure!
Her homeland is Scotland and she carries its rich wilderness and myths in her heart wherever she goes. She grew up with a passion for social and environmental justice which led to her gaining a MPhil graduate degree in Development Studies at Oxford University.
The results of this maverick position has led her to teach yoga in some unlikely places including Bali's largest prison, in refugee camps in Palestine, trafficked children in Nepal and sex workers and women branded as witches in Bengal and Jharkhand, India.
Bex has been a resident teacher at the Yoga Barn in Ubud Bali since 2009. This has afforded her with a wealth of experience. She teaches Hatha, Vinyasa, Power, Yin/ Yang, Yin, Yoga therapy, Restorative yoga, Acroyoga, Thai Massage as well as the art of teaching, yoga history, philosophy and mythology.
Her work combines the practice and movement of yoga with its deeper roots through intensive research and study of its rich history and philosophy, resulting in a unique and sophisticated approach to yoga that questions the mainstream narrative created by mass media and corporations and is of specific benefit to women's holistic health.
She has been guided by some fantastic yoga and menstruality teachers including Denise Payne, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Angela Farmer and Alexandra Pope.
More Praise for
Myth, Magic & Mastery
Without of doubt the best course I could have booked onto. The course exceeded above and beyond my expectations. From what was offered on the course from the wise, wonderful women herself Bex. Not only did she offer insight to be curious about yoga but also on my own personal path. My passion for yoga has now hit a whole new level, and I am eager to continue learning.
I highly recommend booking onto a course with Bex, if you want to learn not only what yoga is but also what a journey of life means. Her dedication and passion to share her experiences, skills and knowledge was felt throughout the whole course. She offered so much insightful content to the whole course and made each and everyone on the course feel we had our purpose.
I came away from the 10 days making friends I would have never crossed passed with. So supportive and encouraging to believe in yourself and achieve your dreams. Bex will always be a big part of my growthing yoga journey and I can not wait to see what else she offers to join one day in the future. My yoga practice continues to teach me movement on my mat is the art of living.
HANNAH, UK. MAY 2023
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Unforgettable 10 days. Humbling, revealing, bringing so much new knowledge but also curiosity to know even more. It opened my eyes to new perspectives and made me look at myself as a teacher with a fresh eye - improving my ways, admitting my mistakes.
So humbling. So inspiring. So motivating. It also reminded me and made it clearer than ever why I teach and what I want to teach ! It makes me even more excited to continue on this path and spread my love for yoga and it’s magic with the world.
Apart from that .. so much personal growth, so many emotions, so many revelations about myself. All the wonderful people that I met on this journey - only 10 days together but because of the depth of each day it made us feel like family. Supporting each other, being vulnerable together, growing and exploring.
And, one and only, Bex Tyrer with her knowledge, love for teaching, compassion, kindness, experience, wisdom and courage to ask all the right, sometimes very uncomfortable, questions. I am so deeply grateful for this time together. Thank you everyone! Thank you Bex. This was AWESOME!
KASIA, SOUTH AFRICA/ POLAND MAY 2023
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I am still amazed by the experience I had while attending this course "Myth, Magic & Mastery", given by the talented and inspiring Bex Tyrer.
This course is so well organized and built, you can see the experience and the love that Bex put into it. I am so grateful for everything I learnt during those 10 days. Never could I have imagined that this course would bring me so much; in my practice, in the way I see teaching but also in my personal development.
Since the course ended, there's not one day when I don't think about something I've learnt or explored with Bex. It was a complete life changing experience. You explore yoga and yourself in so many different ways. Each day is more fulfilling than the other. It gave me the opportunity to truly think about what teaching is and what I want to be sharing with my students.
This is priceless for a brand new teacher and everything I needed after my first 200h teacher training. It builds self-confidence, self-awareness and motivation for your future as a teacher, and also as a practitioner. I can not recommend enough this experience and will always be grateful for it. I cant wait for the next training!
MARIE, FRANCE. MAY 2023
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I recently joined the 10 day Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Programme "Myth, magic and mastery" with Bex Tyrer.
Bex has sooo much experience teaching and she didn't just tell us what to do and what not to do. She had us embody the knowledge through playful games, clever exercises and of course practice, practice, practice. Bex has given me the most in-depth sessions about the history of yoga, considering many paths, aspects and myths and it has given me a strong understanding of history.
I fully enjoyed how the training was structured taking our amazing group on a journey into yoga but also into ourselves. If you're looking to advance your teaching skills I would really recommend this training.
ANNE, DENMARK. MAY 2023
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I am so glad that I went to Bali for this. Everything about the training exceeded my expectations. It opened my eyes to a whole new world of yoga. Bex is the best teacher I've ever had. She is very attentive to each of her students needs. She truly is an inspiration. I can't wait to be back to attend more of her classes.Her 10 days training gave me a lifetime of lessons not only with yoga but life in general as well. Every single day of it was beautiful. And for that I am.
PATRICIA, THE PHILIPPINES. MAY 2023
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I recently attended 10 days immersion/course "Myth, Magic & Mastery" with one of my favourite teachers Bex Tyrer at the Yoga Barn. This is such an experience which I can not forget myself. I was blown away by the deep knowledge and wisdom she shared in this training, which immensely help me to continue growing through my love of Yoga and its practices. Being a Balinese in the training and having the opportunity to expose to so much information that other Balinese people do not have a chance was privileged.I loved this course so much because it has not only given me tools to be a better yoga teacher, OMG there are life lessons in almost every conversation in the class, workshop, connection with nature, and how you can become the best version of yourself.
This course has encouraged me to be creative, vulnerable, strong, and definitely, one thing that stuck with me is to be "CURIOUS". I also met such amazing people in the course.Highly recommended for those of you a yoga teacher or even if you are not it is super worth it - in fact, I would love to take it again myself :)A massive thank you to this wonderful teacher Bex Tyrer.
ASTRI, BALI. MAY 2023
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I recently attended "Myth, Magic, & Mastery" with Bex Tyrer. I spent much time researching teacher trainings, teachers, and studios to expand my knowledge. Bex was very responsive to my questions prior to my arrival and she offered me a significant sense of alignment even before we met.
It’s difficult to capture the essence of a training that offers so much. Bex has such a unique way of offering topics and subjects that can be challenging to address. Her approach in sharing perspectives from multiple lens for learning and applying was well designed and refreshing! She encouraged us to be curious and brave.
I arrived to her training expecting to refine my skills as a yoga teacher, and I left with SO much more. She asked us to share one key thing we walked away from… my response was “CONNECTION”. Connection to community. Connection to nature. Connection to yoga. Connection to myself. Connection to life. I wrote a book, scribbling as many notes as I could take during our time together, and yet, the lived experience of this course is what makes it so impactful.
Take a class…… take a course with Bex. She will blow your mind!
CRISTA, USA. MAY 2023
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I was lucky enough to have participated in the course "Myth, Magic & Mastery" led by Bex Tyrer who is highly recommended by a senior yoga teacher Emil Wendell. This is not only a chance for us to think why we teach yoga and what we want to achieve through teaching yoga, but to find who we are and how we want to live. As yoga is a way to approach our life, this course jumps right on the essence of it.
First of all, Bex is an exceptional teacher. Not only is she highly intelligent, Oxford educated with a Master's degree, but also her passion for teaching yoga, experiences of working diverse audiences and compassion to people make her a very unique and incredible human being. Therefore, this course is unforgettable. Her well-designed / thought-through course provides us with tons of opportunities to self-reflect and encourage us to meet ourselves again.
She intentionally creates safe place for us to be vulnerable and have us hear our own voices. Through these activities, we are starting to bond strong friendships with participants. It is a rear experience as an adult to form friendship with someone from completely different cultures, socio-economic background and age. What a treat to connect these beautiful souls!
Another note worthy aspect of the course is that she combined in-studio training and one day in nature. She managed to take us on an excursion to a waterfall. It made me deeply be in touch with the concept of oneness in real setting, as she describes "nature is our home." I strongly felt that we are a part of nature at the same time nature is within us. On practical side, we have chances to attend her public hatha, vinyasa, yin classes throughout 10 days training. This gave us a chance to observe how she demonstrates what we discussed during the class. As I have attended many yoga classes, it showed me a perspective to be a better teacher in action.
We deep dived in history of yoga, various paths of yoga, many approach towards body as well as practical teaching methods. Also, she supplements online follow up classes, books, podcasts stories, articles and videos that support our continuous learning and deepen the knowledge of topics. To sum up, this is a real treat for you to give yourself. If you have a chance to study with her, do not even think twice.
YING, JAPAN. MAY 2023
