SUP Yoga Teaching Training

  • paddleboarding

  • 3 days

  • Up to 4 people
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    Paddleboard Maidenhead

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    Maidenhead, GB

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  • Description

    Be a part of the SUP Yoga revolution and join us for an immersive 3-day SUP Yoga Teacher Training, Through this course, you will gain the knowledge and experience to become a qualified SUP Yoga teacher.


    Paddleboard Maidenhead hosts 2 trainings a year taking just 5 yoga teachers at a time.

    Next dates Fri 6 Sept. to 7 Sept. Full days.


    12 hours of practice is required outside of the course to qualify and this can done over the year and will be discussed further on the course. Some yoga teachers need more paddling time and improve skills and others more time teaching yoga on the water.


    This SUP Yoga Teacher Training is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals and a 40 hour specialist course such as this one is required by most yoga insurance companies to cover you in the event of an incidents. Please know in advance that most insurance companies also would require you to have support staff on hand whilst teaching you teach a yoga class on the water, ie lifeguard or SUP Instructor, if you are not already a SUP instructor The legal requirement is 1 instructor to 8 students on the water.

    Our experienced instructors will guide you through 15 hours of paddling on various locations on the Thames local to Maidenhead, as well as 12 hours of practice outside of the course over the year. Most of this training will be lead by Tara Crist a senior yoga teacher and SUP Coach and director of Paddleboard Maidenhead Ltd. Over three full days, you will have many hours to practice your yoga style on the river, including asana sequencing, pranayama, meditation and relaxation– all while balancing on a paddleboard!

    You don't need to be an expert paddleboarder as a big part of this three day training as working on your technique is all part of this training, so your turns and skills are more efficient and elegant! This course we also include the SUP Safety and rescue training so can fully support yourself and clients when needed. It really is a fully immersive and well rounded training. Just check out our reviews



    These are the training days

    Friday 9am - 9pm- includes SUP Sunset night time paddle

    Saturday 9am to 6pm- includes SUP skills and rescue training

    Sunday 8am to 3pm teaching & supporting a SUP Yoga River Retreat.





    Requirements

    Paddleboarding experience is essential and you will improve immensely over the 3 days. There are 28 hours (80% of the course will be on the boards) with 12 hours of extra assignments if you are a yoga teacher wanting to qualify as a SUP Yoga teacher. Please read all the details to be found here.

    You will receive an email immediately after booking. The waiver attached to the email must be signed to complete your booking. Don't forget to check your spam and junk folders.

    What to bring

    Everything you need to be paddling for days. The clothing will depend on the weather so being an island, bring a wide range of clothes to adjust to our very changeable weather systems.

    Itinerary

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a month ago

A fabulous Thames SUP tour around Maidenhead with an abundance of great stories. Highly recommend! I wish I lived closer so that I could join their SUP club and attend all the safaris. Thanks Tara & Phil.

Anu Aladin

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2 months ago

My wife booked a 2 hour beginner session for our family of 5 (kids 11, 9 and 8). Tara and Phil were brilliant, reassured us of the water quality and explained how to use the equipment. Tara took us all out on the water ...

Luke Nicholls

Luke Nicholls

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2 months ago

My first time paddleboarding and it was a great experience! Tara patiently showed me the correct technique and consistently reminded me when she noticed a was losing form. The river location was lovely. Pubs and ...

sean haywood

sean haywood

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3 months ago

I recently took part in the SUP yoga training weekend. It was brilliant. We learnt so much together, paddled lots and delivered SUP yoga sessions straight away. It was fun and practical and completely helped my ...

Board And Balance

Board And Balance

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4 months ago

I always have a great time paddling with the club in all kinds of weather and waterways. Tara and Phil have really helped me to gain confidence on the water and improve my technique. Its also been a great way to meet ...

stevey scott

stevey scott

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