4Beat 50hr Teacher Training
24th February – 1st March
£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 alignment 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 into the philosophy and methodology of teaching and practising to the beat. We will delve into the history of moving together in time, the benefits of group vs solo practice, traditional pranayama breathing practices and the neuroscience of where breath, music and yoga intersect today.

 

Focussing on the 4Beat “Base” sequence – flexion and hips focus in standing, floor and arm-balance poses, learn how to strip down and simplify your cueing to “de-noise” your teaching, and develop a reliable and progressive self-practice.

 

Discover the difference between active and passive manual assists and how to confidently use both by reading bodies and discerning what each practitioner needs. Learn how to teach to the beat and integrate the music to complement your teaching. Understanding flow state and how to get into it.

 

This course can be taken as a stand alone 50hrs or as the first part of the 100hrs (with 4BEAT “Heart” part 2 in August)

 

Prerequisites
It doesn’t matter if you are a teacher or not. This TT is for people who might have completed a 200-hour training of any style of yoga or for any experienced practitioner who wants to go deeper into the connection of the beat and the breath. Attendance to part 2 is not required and they can be taken in any order.

Learning Outcomes

On this 50hr TT you will learn:

  • Effective techniques for teaching to the beat and how to incorporate this into any sequence/style of yoga you teach.
  • 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.
  • Active and passive approaches to manual assisting.
  • 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.
  • Alternative ways into classic inversions, hand balances and trickier transitions.
  • How to sequence a perfectly timed class for 45, 60, 75 and 90 mins or a consistent self practice that will adapt to you.

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, Samuel Deschamps 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 🎉