4Beat 50hr Teacher Training
1st – 6th September
£795

 

A 50hr immersion into 4Beat: the dynamic vinyasa flow born out of the Rocket Yoga system in which the core of the practice is the synchronisation of the breath to the slow, regular beat of the music.

Course Content

Join 4Beat founder Marcus Veda for this six-day, 50-hour teacher training. Born out of the Rocket Yoga system, 4Beat is a dynamic vinyasa style emerging as one of the most popular styles of yoga in London. The core of the practice is the alignment of the breath to the slow, regular beat of the music.

 

On this course we look further into the philosophy and methodology of teaching and practising to the beat. We dive deep into the Science of Breath and how traditional pranayama relates to modern breathing practices. Understand the union of breath, music and yoga at the heart of 4BEAT and its effect on our brain, nervous system and state of mind.

 

Focussing on the backarch branch (❤️‍🔥) of the 4BEAT sequence learn how to safely and calmly orient “heart opening” spinal extension poses, on your back, on your front, on your hands and upside down, from the perspective of both the practitioner and the teacher.

 

Skilful use of touch is key to the practical side of the 4BEAT method. Learn the difference between active and passive assisting and when and how to use both for a range of practitioners and poses.

 

This TT is for people who have already completed a 200hr training in any style of yoga or experienced practitioners who want to go deeper into the connection of the beat and the breath. Attendance to part 1 ( 🏛️) is not a pre-requisite and they can be taken in any order.

Learning Outcomes

On this 50hr TT/immersion you will learn:

  • ❤️‍🔥 Effective techniques for teaching to the beat and how to incorporate this into other sequence/styles of yoga. 
  • ❤️‍🔥How to work backbend inversions, hand balances and trickier transitions into your own practice and how to teach them to your students. 
  • ❤️‍🔥How to make the standard sequences work For beginners to frequent flyers, injuries, all abilities, ages and levels of experience. Choose how “up” or “down” a class without changing the sequence.
  • ❤️‍🔥How the beat can be used to regulate the pace and rhythm of your teaching and create smoother transitions between poses in your practice. 
  • ❤️‍🔥Counting, cueing, & aligning the voice with the rhythm of the music. 
  • ❤️‍🔥What we mean by a “heart opening practice” and how this effects the balance of the nervous system.

Teaching Team

Marcus Veda

Marcus, the founder of 4Beat, teaches one of London’s biggest and most popular yoga classes at Mission. The co-founder of Good Life Yoga School, and author of “Greed, Sex, Intention: Living Life Like a Yoga in the 21st Century,” Marcus’ former life as a DJ and current life as a family man helped inform the creation of 4Beat, a unique and transformative practice that brings all the senses into one-pointed focus.

 

Marcus co-teaches this training with Emily Mergaert, alongside Nino Russo, Fiona Callanan, Zo Rahm and Ruki Roy.

Typical Schedule (tbc)

Monday

9:30-10:00 MV Breath
10:00-11:45 MV Practice
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:30 Opening circle
13:30-14:30 Music lecture
14:30-15:30 Sequence: blocks
16:00-18:00 Asana breakdown
18:30-19:45 MV 4Beat (optional)

 

Tuesday

9:30-10:00 NR Braeth
10:00-11:45 NR Practice
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Music lecture
14:30-15:30 Sequence
16:00-18:00 Asana breakdown

 

Wednesday

9:30-10:00 Suryas of the mind
10:00-11:30 MV Practice
11:30-11:45 Asana breakdown
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 FC “4Beats All-in” lecture
15:15-15:45 Sequence: standing
16:00-17:15 Teach standing > Asana NR
17:30-18:15 MV Yin
18:30-19:45 MV 4Beat

 

Thursday

9:30-10:00 ZR lecture
10:00-11:45 ZR Practice
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Teach to (on or before?) the Beat
14.45-16:15 Sequence: backarches + Asana breakdown/assists
16:30-18:00 ZR ZR pranayama to the beat & breath lecture
18:15-19:30 EM 4Beat (optional)

 

Friday

9:30-10:45 EM Practice
10:45-11:45 EM Inversions
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Neuro lecture
15:15-16:15 EM Methodology of instructing to music/ teach to the beat/tempo hot seat/cuing in time/
16:30-18:00 ZR straight 4BEAT Base practice

 

Saturday

10:00-11:30 MV 4Beat Practice
11:30-11:45 MV Pranayama
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:45 Deschamps Cali-Beat
15:00-16:30 4-Beat Yin/Restorative/closing poses
16:45-17:30 Closing circle/graduation
17:30 Party @Cafe Mission 🎉