The SPACE 300hr
Foundational Yoga Teacher Training
The SPACE YTTC is a fully inclusive ‘Ashtanga-Vinyasa’ inspired course. Rooted in the Eight Limbs of Yoga, this program is suitable for all ages and abilities, and grounded in our passion to empower you to take the next step on your yoga journey.
Rooted in an authentic understanding of the ‘Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga’, as well as a comprehensive exploration of asana, this course will guide you through traditional yoga philosophy, meditation techniques, mantra, spiritual practice, and how to live a rich yogic lifestyle on and off the mat.
By gaining a deeper understanding of yoga philosophy over the course you will experience a conscious awakening which will further enable you to teach from the heart. Throughout the course we encourage you to be creative and bring your intuition and life experience onto the mat.
Carefully designed for those who desire an in-depth training, this life-changing 6-week program includes 100hrs of mentored self-study to prepare and support you as you learn how to share yoga with joy and compassion.
If you are seeking to fully immerse yourself in your yoga journey and develop a spiritual practice which will ultimately steer you closer to your true self, then this course is for you. If you wish to pursue a career in yoga teaching yoga, half of all graduates have ended leading classes at SPACE and beyond!
THE TEACHERS
The SPACE Yoga Teacher Training is led by Senior teacher/SPACE co-founder Catia Leite and has an exceptional faculty:
Catia: 20yrs yoga teaching experience; vinyasa, ashtanga, yin, Forrest; led many Teacher Trainings and Yoga Immersions, dozens of retreats around the world; mother of 3 and complete warrior on and off the mat.
Cherry Bennalick: SPACE & Sussex legend; anatomy specialist and impeccable yoga teacher in vinyasa, yin, mindful flow; retreat leader and workshop leader; character in abundance and a heart of gold.
Toby Taplin-Locke: University lecturer, SPACE YTTC Graduate, teacher, student, and beautiful man. Toby joins the faculty in 2026 and will be sharing his wisdom, humour, and the history & philosophy of Yoga.
John Bedwell: SPACE co-founder; pranayama teacher and practitioner; 800hrs of training in Vinyasa, Synergy Yoga, Hatha Flow; countless workshops working on himself and letting go of what no longer serves him.
Assistants: 2 SPACE graduates will be assisting the faculty throughout the course, inspiring and aiding you on your journey.
Cherry & Catia
WHY THIS COURSE?
This welcoming and comprehensive course will provide you with a strong teaching methodology, excellent technical understanding of asana and human anatomy, and thorough knowledge of the traditions and philosophy of yoga and meditation.
SPACE: Spend 11 full weekends learning, practicing, sweaty, restoring, revising, laughing and making new friends in the most serene, inviting and cosy studio in town.
SUPPORT: The SPACE teaching faculty will be there to support you from your first enquiry to your first class teaching at SPACE. Whether it’s an admin issue, injury, yoga question, or something personal, we are by your side 100%.
TEACHING: Begin teaching practice from Day 1 and practice, practice practice nearly everyday. This course is taught with continual guidance, passion, laughter, sweat. There may even be some tears as we help you become an excellent yoga teacher.
SELF-PRACTICE: Even if you don’t plan to teach afterwards, this course will leave you with an adept self-practice for life.
TEACHING OPPORTUNITY: Over 50% of the all SPACE YTTC graduates since 2020 have led classes at SPACE with many having regular timetabled classes. Many graduates also teach across Brighton & Hove and beyond.
SPACE MEMBERSHIP: You will receive 50% off membership at SPACE Yoga Studio during the course.
COMMUNITY: Make new friends and become embedded in the SPACE tribe.
PROFESSIONALISM: Learn yoga philosophy, asana, alignment and how to read bodies from a true Senior Teacher and teachers who have been practicing what they preach for many years.
POTENTIAL: Explore your individual potential as a Yogi and human being, realising in the truest sense what you are capable of through the foundation and practice of yoga.
GROWTH & CONFIDENCE: Know yourself better and expand your heart and soul. As you overcome course challenges and nerves around teaching you will find yourself sharing skills and wisdom you never new you had in front of your peers and teachers.
STUDYING AT SPACE
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MORE INFORMATION
Application requirements
Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years consistent yoga practice. Attendance for all course modules is compulsory and graduation depends on successful completion of all elements of the course.
Applicants must also read one foundational text, The Eight Limbs of Yoga by Stuart Ray Sarbacker, and submit a 1000 word summary on the text before the course begins.
Course content
Course Leader & Philosophy: CATIA LEITE-BEDWELL www.catialeiteyoga.com
Course Leader & Anatomy: SUJITRA KASEMRAT (Cherry Bennalick)
Admin/Teaching: JOHN BEDWELL
History: TONY TAPLIN-LOCKE
Business & Branding: TAMARA KLIEN www.tam.studio/
The course will run over 11 diverse and weekends at SPACE:
- Introduction to the yoga philosophy of the main schools of yoga, as well as the evolution of modern/Western postural yoga;
- Led asana, pranayama and meditation practice;
- Examination of your own practice as a foundation for your teaching, including: commitment to self-practice, reflective practices, teaching practice and class observations;
- Basic Sanskrit
- Deconstruction of key postures, alignment and modifications;
- Ethical and sensitive verbal and manual assists;
- Guided practice of pranayama, meditation, kriyas and chanting;
- Savasana and restorative practices;
- Teaching methodology – how to use your voice with confidence and authenticity and how to use relatable language;
- Smart sequencing and curriculum planning;
- Working as a yoga teacher;
- Foundational anatomy and physiology in relation to yoga;
- How to teach in a Vinyasa Flow style that is effective, inspiring and suitable for your students.
Each student will be assigned a mentor for the course, and there will be 100 hours advised non-contact time consisting of:
- Reading and assignments
- Class/workshop attendance
- Home practice
- Class observations
- Assisting
- Mentor/study meetings
- 2 class teaching observations
Accreditation & Terms/Conditions
YIN TRAINING (50hr CPD)
Mary-Lou will be welcoming her first cohort of Yin Yoga Trainees to SPACE this coming January.
See info on the Workshops page
See info on the Workshops page
Fully recognised by Yoga Alliance Professionals we are committed to providing each trainee with a comprehensive programme, providing tools to develop your curiosity, evolution as a practitioner, and abilities to be an effective and powerful instructor.
On successful completion of the course (attendance, assignments, assessment and practice log) students will receive the SPACE Yoga School Foundational Teacher Training Certificate (200hr).
Practice experience & application
Students must have been practicing for a minimum of 2 years. All students will have to fill in an application to outline intentions and experience and submit an essay set by course tutors.
Booking
A £500 non-refundable deposit will secure the place and the balance must be paid in full 4 weeks before the course starts. SPACE Yoga reserve the right to withhold the place if full payment is not received before the start date (exceptional circumstances will be considered).
All contact hours, manual and assessment are included in the cost. Travel, accommodation, food, and insurance are not included.
Refund policy
Refunds are not available for those who decide to not continue with the course (exceptional circumstances will be considered). Students should email SPACE Yoga Studio if they decide to leave the course.
Attendance
Punctual attendance and a minimum of 90% of the course must be attended in order to successfully complete the course. Trainees may be required to re-take modules in order to pass. The school reserves the right to charge additional fees for these catch up modules/sessions/assessments.
Successful applicants should be in good physical and mental health and have stable personal circumstances to complete this course with the focus and dedication it requires.
Students will be expected to have a regular practice and keep a diary/journal throughout the entirety of the course in addition to contact hours.
Complaints procedure
Students should follow the process below should an issue arise:
- Talk to nominated course mentor regarding issue (informal). If issue is with that tutor, students will be expected to talk to the second course leader.
- Meeting with both course tutors (student will be advised to bring support with them).
- Written complaint via email to Space Yoga Studio which will be responded to within 7 days
- Complaints will remain anonymous unless there is unsafe behaviour that needs to be referred to other professionals.
- Space yoga will provide an answer/solution where possible within 7 days. If this is not possible, the school will provide reasons why and a possible route forward.
Code of conduct
By entering the SPACE Yoga Foundational Teacher Training course I agree to the code of conduct of acceptable, ethical and professional behaviour listed (but not limited to) the following in conjunction with the teaching and business of yoga. I will;
- conduct myself in a professional and conscientious manner
- ensure that my practices and behaviour conform to the representations I make about myself in holding myself out as a yoga practitioner.
- seek development of skills, experience and practice where appropriate
- provide the public with safe and effective yoga teaching
- Create and maintain a safe and clean environment for the practice and teaching of yoga
- Encourage diversity by respecting all students regardless of age, physical limitations, race, creed, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation
- Respect the rights and privacy of students
- Refer students to alternative instruction /advice which may be more appropriate should my skills be limited.
- Avoid words and actions that constitute sexual misconduct
- Adhere to the traditional yoga principles as written in the Yamas and Niyamas.
- Follow all local government and national laws that pertain to my yoga teaching and business.
I agree to comply with the conditions and requirements as set out in the SPACE Yoga course curriculum, and accept that failure to do so will disqualify me from any accreditation. I commit to upholding the standards of the teachings I have been given, and to maintain and promote the good name of yoga and SPACE Yoga Studio and its course tutors at all times. I accept that failure to do so may result in annulment of the accreditation of or partaking of the course.
As a student of your training course, I consent to my contact details (name, email and phone number) being passed onto our partners, Yoga Alliance Professionals, so they can contact me directly and invite me to register as a Trainee and Teacher. I understand that I have the option of opting out of this registration process.
Course dates
The next SPACE YTTC will take place in the Autumn of 2026:
Sept 18/19/20
Sept 25/26/27
Oct 3/4
Oct 10/11
Oct 16/17/18
Oct 23/24/25
Oct 31 Nov 1
Nov 7/8
Nov 14/15
Nov 20/21/22
Nov 27/28/29 (EXAMS)
Price
Spaces are limited. To book your spot we ask for a £500 non-refundable deposit HERE:
£2800 FULL PRICE
£2600 MEMBERS/30hr IMMERSIONS Graduates
Payments are made by bank transfer on request. You are welcome to pay your remaining balance in instalments.
To pay your deposit or for more information, please email John, Catia & Cherry: spaceyogastudiouk@gmail.com
Take your next steps
on your pathway to becoming a Yoga Teacher
If you have any questions, need more information, or wish to pay your deposit
please email us at:
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Testimonials
“For anyone looking to take the plunge into a deep and transformational course this is for you! You will complete the course feeling physically, emotionally and spiritually stronger with a new tribe of beautiful and supportive friends. The course exceeded all expectations and was led by Catia – a wonderful, creative, funny, beautiful and inspirational senior teacher. These last 11 weekends have been an intense life changing experience- right up there in the best things I’ve ever done! I am more than ready to take my next step into yoga teaching”. (Chris)
“I’ve practiced at SPACE for three years and already knew the faculty to be outstanding, not only in the standard of their asana practice but in the sincerity with which they attempt to apply the principles of yoga, on and off the mat; from the ethics of the business itself to their engagement with students. Whether you want to learn to teach yoga or are ready to go deeper into your own practice, this course the way to do it.” (Andy)
“My heart is full. The SPACE YTTC was honestly the most rewarding and empowering journey I have ever experienced. I was wearing a heavy layer of self doubt on the first day I arrived. However through constant reassurance and the courage to accept where I was at, you allowed me to just be, and continued to guide me to uncover all that is within. Catia, my amazing mentor and teacher, you are a humble goddess. The genuine effort the whole faculty poured into each student was felt and reverberated from day one. 11 wonderful weeks with an authentic, energetic and loving team.” (Ange)
YIN YOGA TRAINING
Mary-Lou will be welcoming her second cohort of Yin Yoga Trainees to SPACE in January 2027.
Run over seven weekend afternoons, the Yin Yoga training is ideal for those who:
• Wish to take their own personal yin yoga and meditation practice to the next level;
• Already teach yoga and wish to qualify to teach yin yoga;
• Work in the health and wellbeing sector and wish to lean into how Traditional Chinese Medicine offers the opportunity to align more intimately with Nature and the Seasons.
DATES & TIMES at SPACE:
• Saturday 9 Jan: 1-6pm
• Sunday 10 Jan: 1-6pm
• Saturday 16 Jan: 1-6pm
• Sunday 17 Jan: 1-6pm
• Saturday 23 Jan: 1-6pm
• Saturday 24 Jan: 1-6pm
• Sunday 31 Jan: 1-6pm
During the course, you will have the opportunity to experience and embody the learning. Mary-Lou will be sharing how Daoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism intersect in the practice and how these might be utilized on and off the mat. Expect to learn some powerful acupressure points (including the Five Forbidden Points) as well as the chance to practice teaching the poses, understanding the fascia, and the functional aspects of the practice. You will receive your own handbook as well as your very own acupuncture doll as part of the course fees.
There will be a choice of pre-course assignments and during the training, there’ll be the opportunity to practice teaching either the poses or themed meditations. This choice makes this accessible for those who wish to take their learning into other settings. Please do email Mary-Lou or John at SPACE to book your spot or to arrange a discovery call. Places are already filling up.
BOOKING:
The last YIN TTC was fully booked. To guarantee your place a £175 non-refundable deposit is required.
Just click the link below.
You are welcome to pay in instalments:
First one by 30 November (£240 if Early Bird used).
Second to be paid by 4 January (£240 if Early Bird used).
75hr ADVANCED CPD Continued Professional Development for Yoga Teachers in Brighton
Have you completed a 200hr TT but feel you’d like to become a more complete teacher?
Do you long to evolve as a teacher and student while learning from someone who has given their adult life to this transformative and spiritual practice?
Give yourself 5 weekends this winter to immerse yourself again with other yogis and deepen your self-knowledge, teaching expertise, and wisdom.
WHO is teaching?
Catia Leite-Bedwell is a Senior Yoga Teacher and SPACE co-founder with over 20,000hrs of teaching experience.
She has led numerous YTTS and dozens of workshops and retreats all over the world.
OUTLINE of first 75hr SYLLABUS:
MODULE 1: THE ART OF ASSISTS & ADVANCE ASANA 30hrs - runs over 2 full weekends
The Art Of Adjustments is for anyone that has done their 200/300hrs YTTC. In this unique workshop you will learn skilful, hands on, verbal, and energetic adjustments, as well as how to self-adjust. A lot of students don’t like to be disturbed when they come to the mat, however, everyone likes to be guided so they can deepen their experience. As teachers it can be a potent and intrinsic part of helping students deepen their practice.
Weekend 1 – 15 Contact hours
We will explore adjustments for sun-salutations, standing and seated postures, looking at:
- Why and when to adjust
- Exploring biomechanics and energetics of adjustments
- Using breath
- Sensitive touch
- Verbal and physical adjustment
- Timing and working with the room efficiently
- Consent
- Self-preservation and protecting yourself
Sessions will involve theory, demonstration, discussions and plenty of practice.
Weekend 2 – 15 contact hours
We will explore adjustments and assists in advance poses, different body types and using Thai yoga massage techniques, analysing:
- Advance poses
- Working with injuries
- Different body types
- Poses and how to modify and cue for different bodies
- Energetic adjustments
- Thai Yoga massage adjustments
- Self-adjustments
- Using Props/wall
- Savasana assists
MODULE 2: CREATIVE SEQUENCING & ADVANCE POSTURES 15hrs
Weekend 3
Friday: The Blueprint of Peak Poses
- Functional anatomy
- Somatic, energetic and experimental methodologies
- Masterclass 1 – Gravity defied
- Deconstruction Method/Masterclass eg. tight hamstrings vs. weak hip flexors and choosing active prep poses.
- Structuring the Macro-flow – using 5 stages
- Practical Lab – reverse engineering – group exercise
Saturday: Seamless Transitions & Spacial Awareness
- Mandala sequencing
- Breaking autopilot habits
- Masterclass 2
- Moving through transitions
- Counter-poses & decompression frameworks
- Practical Lab – interactive drill- student practice
Sunday: The Art of Delivery & Sequencing Integration
- Subtle body theming & energetics/ philosophy, pranayama, mythology without disrupting the physical flow
- Tempo modulation & nervous system regulation
- Teaching /Reading the room/ being intuitive/holding space
- Real time sequencing modifications
- Practicums and peer review
MODULE 3: CEREMONY, MANTRA & SOUND 15hrs
Weekend 4
Over 15 rich, intuitive and insightful hours, learn from Catia’s decades of ‘spiritual’ practice:
- about ceremony, where it comes from, and how we can bring into our lives;
- how to create a sacred and safe space;
- how to create your own altar;
- how to use sacred plants and different shamanic tools to evoke their high energies and clear away any low vibrational energy;
- to clear and clean your own personal energy and space before and after teaching;
- how to ground yourself through ‘rapid straw’ breath;
- how to keep your energy hijack-free;
- voice activation;
- about sound and the power of mantras;
- when and how to introduce them in class
