Above all else one of our main aims at FYS has been to create a yoga community here in Cornwall and we are so proud of the friendships and support network we see forming during and after the teacher training.

Keren and Amanda will continue to be on hand to offer advise and guidance at any step of your teaching journey. Keren is still in regular contact with her trainees over in Australia to offer small fry advice on sequencing and playlists or big decision advice on what further training to do or how to open a studio in their home town!

At FYS Keren and Amanda also offer a variety of level 2 training modules allowing you to work your way to becoming a 500 FYS teacher or just to delve deeper for the fun and love of it as they both continue to do themselves.

And beyond graduation you will become part of a private online forum of past trainees with a monthly essay delivered by Keren on the theme for the month which then births discussion, questions, sharing of sequences, playlists and harmonium lessons.

Keren has been teaching for 17 years and has been running teacher training courses for over 8 years both here and in her Brisbane studio, in total she has trained over a 100 teachers and she LOVES IT. Keren feels very fortunate in her own yoga journey to have trained with some of the most inspiring teachers the world over. Keren is a perpetual student and her trainings include:

• 2004 200hr Hatha Yoga training with My Health Yoga in Brisbane
• 2011 200hr Jivamukti and vinyasa with Essence of Living on the Gold Coast
• 2012 200hr Lotus Flow in San Francisco
• 2012  Kundalini with Guru Das in Byron Bay
• 2013 Level 2 100hr Lotus Flow in Bali
• 2017 50hr Ayurveda for Women’s Health in New York
• 2018 50hr Trauma Sensitive Yoga in Boston
• 2018 30hr Yin yoga training in Dublin 
• 2018 750hr Ayurvedic practitoner course with Ayurvedic Institute, Croydon 
• 2020 30hr yin level 2 training in Belfast 
• 2020 40hr Yoga Nidra training
• 2020 25hr Lotus Flow ‘learn to fly’ training 

To read more about Keren and here own style/training/journey please click here.

And please note, while this course is predominately a vinyasa teacher training, Keren will share with you the depth of her teaching from a variety of style including Hatha, Kundalini, Jivamukti and Anusara to ensure you leave the course able to teach any body 

About Amanda

Amanda has been studying yoga and meditation for over 30 years and she continues to study at every opportunity! After her initial training as a sculptor she taught within the Iyengar tradition for 20 years and also qualified in yoga for healthy lower backs, tibetan yoga and with the British Wheel.

Her experience as a biodynamic CranioSacral practitioner has deeply informed her current practice. She is particularly interested in offering students the opportunity to come home to their bodies, adapting practices to individual needs and facilitating an intuitive understanding of anatomy, function, energetics and basic sanity.

What you can expect from this teacher training is a rich, varied, fun, challenging year that will encourage you to look at yoga and yourself in new ways and hopefully will be the start of a journey into yoga that will last a lifetime.

There are a number of wonderful training courses out there both in Cornwall/Devon and beyond and we would be happy to direct you to them should this course not meet your needs.

However, why do we love the course we have developed, why do we think it rocks? Here’s why…

• Proven methodology that has resulted in many well trained, passionate teachers that continue to come back and undertake further studies with us
• Senior teachers with a combined experience of over 45 years and a great love of all things yoga
• 15 students per intake (Cornwall) and 8 (Devon) to ensure a close knit supportive group with individual attention
• YA registered both here in the UK and in Australia
• Access to a strong and supportive community of previous trainees providing ongoing mentorship and inspiration
• and so much more…but we don’t like to blow our own trumpets too much…watch this space for a video previous students saying why THEY love the course

The first thing we always ask interested students to do is come along to a class with Keren or to do a few classes on her podcast (yogawithkeren) to ensure the style of vinyasa she teaches resonates with you. We want you to love this course as much as we do! From there we ask you to complete the application form. Once received Keren will be in touch to arrange a short interview to complete your application and also to put you in touch with past trainees so you can interview them and get an honest overview of the course from a graduates point of view.

• The course will be run one weekend per month over 10 months, Fri-Sun
• Weekend hours Friday 7-9pm, Saturday 10.30am-6pm and Sunday 9am-5pm
• As well as study modules, you will need to complete a certain amount of classes, as well as class observations, class assists and towards the end of the course and practice teaching classes
• In 2020 Keren will be joined by senior yoga teacher Amanda Brown  and there will be an additional visiting teacher TBC
• There is monthly homework which needs to be handed in on time as part of the accreditation criteria
• The course will include two final exams, one practical and one theory
• The course is accredited with Yoga Alliance UK and will enable you to register as a level 1 yoga teacher
• Keren and Amanda are registered as a Senior Yoga Teachers with Yoga Alliance having studied over 1000 hours of training each
• The course costs £2100 early bird (payable by 1st May 2020 in full) or £2300 after that or if choosing a monthly payment plan (£500 non refundable deposit and ten monthly payments)
• The 250/300 hour course is meant to serve as an introduction to your path as a teacher- continuous study is essential and Keren can recommend further trainings in the UK or overseas as well as offering CPD and level 2 courses in Falmouth
• Successful applicants should be in good health and have stable personal circumstances to complete this course with the focus and dedication it requires. This is not a tick and flick course. Please think seriously about the commitment involved in undertaking this course and ensure you can attend all modules and allow the time required for classes and homework. Paying for the course does not result in accreditation as a yoga teacher, meeting the course requirements (classes, homework, exam, practice) and showing passion and commitment will result in certification.

Our Devon teacher training will run from October 2020 and will be taught by Keren Cooksey, Amanda Brown and assisted by Claire Brown. 

For dates and module information please click HERE – DEVON-TT-OUTLINE-FINAL

The course takes on the same approach and methodology as the Falmouth training, so please review the rest of the information on this page. 

The course costs £2,300 with an early bird price of £2,100 if paid by 1st May 2020. The course can also be paid via a payment plan with a £500 non refundable deposit and £180 monthly payment. 

If you have any further questions at all, please contact Keren