Daoist Flow YOGA teacher training

April - November 2025

8 months, 230 hour training accredited by Yoga Alliance USA (globally recognised)

At Mission E1, London: In person, or fully online, or hybrid

course content

This training is open to those who wish to teach yoga but equally open to those who wish to deepen their knowledge and approach to mind-body movement. Key themes covered:

• The Art of Seeing

• Methodologies of Teaching

• Demonstration

• Injury Prevention

• Restorative Vinyasa + Healing Practices

• The Art of Assists + Adjusting

• Sequencing – classes, 1:1, courses

• Role of the Teacher – student teacher interaction

• Voice + Chanting

course structure

The 230 hours training consists of 24 tuition days delivered through 5 modules over 8 months. These consist of 4x 5-day modules and 1x 4-day module.

Structured over 8 months with a mentorship focus, this is an immersive teacher training. Between modules trainees will meet in small groups, attend and observe classes, practice teaching, and complete a total of four short written assignments, two case studies and course reading.

The nature of this teacher training is based upon the understanding that we learn best from our personal experience. Therefore each module will be experiential and exploratory so that trainees can develop a felt understanding (somatic) and embodied knowledge of yoga, energy and meditation practices as well as the principles underlying them.

This approach will be integrated with practical teaching methodologies so that trainees can effective share this knowledge and emerge as skilled, articulate and embodied yoga teachers. Because we believe good teaching is based on openness, commitment, compassion and integrity, this training will NOT include exams, instead working through assignments and evaluations each module along with the support of a mentor.

Pre-course Online meet and greet: Date TBC

Module 1: April 18 - 22: Nature is our teacher: vinyasa yoga, somatics + qigong

Module 2: May 30- June 3: Movement patterns and vinyasa yoga: rediscovering our natural movement wisdom

Module 3: August 8 - 12: Vinyasa yoga + qigong: harmonising with the movement of energy and intention

Module 4: October 17 - 21: Fundamentals of teaching, creativity + sequencing

Module 5: November 21 - 24: Practicalities of teaching + what a deeper practice means

learning outcomes

On completion of the training, students will have:

• The ability to teach safe, clear, creative and effective yoga classes informed by natural, universal movement patterns from somatics and the softness, energy and intention of qigong.

• A deeper understanding and appreciation for yoga, somatics, qigong, movement, embodiment, creativity and passion for practice + teaching.

• Knowledge of somatic anatomy and its relevance and application to yoga and movement.

• Skills to communicate and share yoga as a healing and transformative practice in skillful, safe and authentic ways.

• Confidence in your self-practice.

• Confidence to be in the role of the teacher and support your students health, balance and wellbeing to the best of your ability.

eligibility + pre-requisites

We welcome people to apply from all social, ethnic, gender, age, ability, and religious backgrounds. Successful applicants will be required to have:

• Two years of regular yoga practice

• A general understanding of yogic philosophy

• An openness and willingness to explore yoga experientially

• A commitment to fulfilling the course requirements in respects to attending modules, completing homework and deepening their yoga, movement and meditation practice

Scholarships

We are committed to the cultivation of a community that is equal, inclusive and diverse. We therefore are offering  four scholarships: for those whose income doesn’t normally allow an expense such as a teacher training; we welcome your application:

• BIPOC (50%)

• LGBTQ (50%)

• Financial Hardship (75%)

• Living with Disability (50%)

Graduation

There will be no final exam, but throughout the course modules, teaching practices and assignments there will be on-going assessment by the senior teachers and faculty member’s through observation and feedback. This will also extend into the mentorship period.

Trainees who fall behind in meeting the course requirements will be supported in catching up and improving in the areas which they may not feel confident in.

CERTIFICATION

Certification will be determined based on completion of the required hours, full engagement and interaction with the course contents and a satisfactory level of completed assignments.

To successfully complete the training and gain accreditation students are required to:

• Complete practice hours with senior teachers

• Complete all course assignments to a satisfactory standard

• Attend all peer group study exchange meetings (zoom attendance allowed)

• Complete all mentorship requirements: observation and assisting hours with senior/approved teachers

• On successful completion of the training, students will be able to register with Yoga Alliance Professionals at Associate – Level 1, and with Yoga Alliance 200 hour RYT (registered yoga teacher).

FEES

£2,975 Early Bird Rate (if paid before January 12th, 2025)

£3,600 Full Fee

We are committed to the cultivation of a community that is equal, inclusive and diverse. We therefore are offering  three scholarship schemes (see above under eligibility).

Additional Faculty Members

Testimonials

The Daoist Flow training helped me fall in love with yoga again. The embodied approach to teaching and practice is a radical shift that has transformed not just my approach to the physical aspects of yoga but to my daily experience of life. Rather than transcending the body we learned how to feel deeper into its wisdom. More organic, feminine and expansive - it's an approach that doesn't confine you to any doctrine of specific schools our routines but liberates, and helps you find your own authentic voice as a teacher’.

- Vaila Robertson

‘I spent nearly two years researching to find the right yoga teacher training and then as if magic, the perfect one fell into my lap. I had already practiced a little with Mimi Kuo-Deemer in her yoga and qigong classes at triyoga, and instantly fell in love with her innovative combination of yoga, qigong and somatic practice. And then when I practiced with Jean Hall, my whole understanding of yoga, movement and breath turned upside down. Mimi and Jean have developed the most incredible training which promotes self-learning and curiosity – qualities that empower you to question. As the saying goes, ‘We are our greatest guides’; Mimi and Jean gave me the confidence to believe this. And even though I started the course primarily for personal development, by the end I was in love with teaching and so inspired to share the fun and profound benefits of moving with others. Also trust me when I say this course is for everyone. Before practicing yoga, I had suffered from chronic back pain and injury, but Mimi and Jean design the practical classes in ways that ease you in and gently open up the body so that it’s ready to feel and move. They’re able to guide you to that sweet point of “effortless effort” or “flow”, where everything is working in sync, the mind is quiet, the breath is long and deep, and the movement is free. Thank you, Mimi & Jean, the amazing guest teachers, mentors and lovely assistants for all your hard work, generosity and passion to share. This training has truly been an awakening!’

– Katt Wright

‘I have relished every second of this course! I feel I have bloomed, blossomed, grown. I've been educated and informed. I've been imbued with the tools and the confidence to seek out 'stuff' that's taking me in directions I would never have imagined going pre December! Just revelling in this new found seam of learning’.   

- Paul Slack