Gingi Lee
Co-founder & Lead TeacherFounder of The Shala and The Shala School of Yoga. Teaches from the heart with compassion, love and humour.
Read profile →Beyond the Postures | Core Module 1
with Gingi Lee, Melanie CooperA six-day journey into the heart of teaching beyond the postures, into the other limbs of yoga, philosophies, methodology and inner landscape of yoga’s teachings. This mandatory core of our 300-hour Level 2 programme is designed to elevate, inspire and evolve you, whatever path of further study you choose. Option for four days in studio plus 2 days online – or the option to do the whole 6 days online.
Overview
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Teaching from the inside out
This 60-hour core module sits at the heart of our 300-hour Level 2 training. Broad in scope and deliberately so, it touches the wide and varied terrain of what it means to teach yoga today including ethics, voice, breath, the subtle body, theming, meditation, the chakras and more. The intention is twofold: to solidify and perhaps even reevaluate what you already know as a teacher, and to spark new areas of inquiry you may wish to study in greater depth as you move through the programme.
The 300-hour is a tailor-made training in which you choose 190 hours of the modules that meet your passions. We recommend starting with Core Module 1, particularly if you are newer to teaching, as it offers an inspiring overview of the scope and breath of our programme and it helps guide your choices.
Led by Gingi Lee and Melanie Cooper, with guest appearances from other members of the Shala's experienced faculty, this module is as much about who you are becoming as a teacher as it is about what you wish to teach.
"Levelling up to level 2 training! What a fantastic next stage in my yoga journey with a beautiful group of heart-centred teachers... I feel such humility and gratitude for the knowledge bestowed upon me by the inspirational faculty providing the core training."
Who is this course for?
200-hour certified yoga teachers who have been accepted on to our 300-hour programme
Teachers who want to move beyond the postures and into the inner dimensions of practice
Teachers seeking fresh inspiration, support and a wider lens on what teaching can be
Newer teachers looking to find their voice, presence and authentic expression
Established teachers wanting to refine ethics, theming and the art of holding space
Those curious about the subtle body, pranayama, meditation and the limbs of yoga beyond Asana
What's included?
4 days in studio and 2 days livestream – or the option for 6 days livestream
Lead teaching from Gingi Lee and Melanie Cooper, plus guest faculty
A full curriculum spanning all five Yoga Alliance educational categories
Supporting PDF resources, recorded content and selected presentation slides for reference
A warm, supportive cohort and community – both in studio and online
Hours accredited to 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training
£595
Course Dates
25-28 September 2026
10am – 6pm each day
4 October 2026
9am–5pm
18 October 2026
9am–5pm
Good to know
- This module is ONLY open to people who are on our 300-hour programme.
- £200 deposit reserves your place. Save your bank details at checkout and the balance is taken automatically 21 days before the course starts.
- Mixing in-studio and livestream days within the first four days is not offered due to In Studio spaces being limited.
- Switching format after booking is sometimes possible (space permitting) with 48 hours' notice and a £25 admin fee
- A 200-hour accredited Level 1 training is a prerequisite for this course, please complete the short application form before booking
- Prefer a different payment plan? Pay your deposit and email us to arrange. Full payment must be received before the course starts.
- Select bank transfer (BACS) at checkout — it helps us keep course fees down by lowering card processing charges.
- Bursary available: one 50% bursary place is offered each year. Learn more →
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After this training, you will be...
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Able to find your voice as a teacher – explore presence, authentic expression and the art of holding space with confidence and clarity.
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Move beyond the postures and engage with pranayama, meditation, mantra, the subtle body and the philosophical foundations that shape a complete practice.
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Teach with integrity and develop your understanding of ethics, dharma, boundaries, cultural sensitivity and more.
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Chart your path forward to clarify your purpose, theme your classes with intention and discover which areas of the 300-hour programme call you next.
What Our Students Say
What our students say
"a wonderful taster of the potential further learning available at the Shala, as well as a wide variety of styles, teachers and areas of study. There was a real sense of community created, in a completely online format, which surprised and delighted me. I learnt a lot and felt a deeper connection to my practice and love of teaching as a result. The module helps you explore your voice as a teacher, your values, ways of working, and provides numerous paths to follow. The approach was inclusive and supportive."
Course Graduate, Core Module 1
More testimonials
"The 300hr is a beautiful, inspiring and incredibly informative course, delivered by exceptional, dedicated teachers, who shared their knowledge with love and generosity. The group dynamic was wonderful, and I feel I've met friends who I will know for life. I felt my teaching improved immediately as I absorbed and learned from everyone on the course."
Lesley, 300-hour Graduate"The Core Module of the 300hrs course opens up discussions into so many different areas of yoga that we may not otherwise as teachers get a chance to explore away from traditional asana practice. The teachers are highly knowledgeable, engaging, compassionate and kind, and the students I shared my experience with were an incredible group who I am proud to be part of a yoga family with."
Course Graduate, Core Module 1"interesting, varied and well structured. All the teachers were great and helped create a very warm sense of community. I'm very happy to have joined the Shala and I feel inspired to carry on learning."
Chiara D, 300-hour Graduate"Levelling up to level 2 training! A fantastic next stage in my yoga journey with a beautiful group of heart-centred teachers. I feel such humility and gratitude for the knowledge bestowed upon me by the inspirational faculty providing the core training."
KT, 300-hour Graduate"A great way to kick-start your transition from 200hrs to 500hrs qualification. An opportunity to pick apart and analyse everything that you thought you knew."
Alan B, 300-hour Graduate
Find your voice
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Teach with integrity
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Honour the lineage
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Reflect on your path
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Evolve as a teacher
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Refine your craft
Your teachers
Melanie Cooper
Lead Teacher Trainer – 300 hours, Yoga Nidra, Yin, Pranayama, Yoga AnatomyLead trainer on both flagship programmes, with decades of practice and teaching experience.
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Course details
- The foundation of every class you'll ever teach. Explore presence, attention and the quality of energetic containment that allows students to arrive, soften and practise deeply. We look at how to set the tone of a room, hold steadiness through what arises, and create the conditions in which real practice can unfold.
- Finding and refining your teaching voice – clear, embodied, and unmistakably yours. Practical work on vocal pacing, language choice and the felt quality of presence, alongside deeper inquiry into what it means to teach as yourself rather than as a version of someone else.
- The ethical foundations of teaching – yamas and niyamas in lived practice, the dharmic responsibilities of holding a class, and the personal boundaries that protect both teacher and student. Includes scope of practice, the teacher-student relationship and the integrity that underpins long-term work in this field.
- Daily morning practice paired with dedicated pranayama sessions. Classical breath techniques, their physiology, and how breath shapes nervous-system state – alongside practical work on how to introduce pranayama safely and meaningfully into the classes you lead.
- Teaching yoga with integrity, awareness and respect for its roots – exploring culture, philosophy and community alongside the practical realities of equity, access and bias in yoga spaces today. An honest conversation about the responsibilities of teaching a practice with deep lineage, and how to honour where yoga comes from while teaching it now.
- The practice of yogic sleep including its principles, the physiology of deep rest, and a felt experience of nidra itself, alongside reflection on how and when it might find a place in the classes you teach
- Refining your "why" as a teacher and shaping your offering around it. Guided inquiry into your values, your unique perspective and the contribution only you can make — alongside practical work on translating that clarity into presence, leadership and the classes you build.
- Meditation techniques, mantra practice and the use of sacred sound as an inner technology. We work with a range of approaches, so you experience them directly, with an emphasis on how to bring these practices into your own life and, where appropriate, into the classes you teach.
- A working introduction to the energetic anatomy that underpins yogic philosophy and practice – the chakra system and the five koshas explored as a living framework that informs how you understand practice, not just as theory.
- Two contemporary essentials for any teacher today. The specific craft of teaching well through a screen, where presence, framing and pacing all need to be rethought, paired with the art of building classes around themes that resonate, weaving philosophy and practice into a coherent arc.
- A closing reflection on what you've learnt across the module, peer dialogue with your cohort, and a chance to map your path through the rest of the 300-hour programme and consider what calls you next, and why.
- Topics subject to change. Supporting resources include PDFs, recorded content, workbooks and selected presentation slides.
Course Dates
Course dates & schedule
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Friday · Sep
Day 1
10am – 6pm
Description: Settling in, morning practice and pranayama, a lecture on the art of holding space, and Intro to Yoga Nidra
26
Saturday · Sep
Day 2
10am – 6pm
Voice work and morning practice, an afternoon lecture on ethics, and the first part of a deep dive into equity, diversity and inclusion.
27
Sunday · Sep
Day 3
10am – 6pm
Putting it into practice, a lecture on dharma, and the second part of EDI session
28
Monday · Sep
Day 4
10am – 6pm
Teaching practice, a lecture on boundaries and the role of the teacher, and identity, purpose and leadership
4
Sunday · Oct
Day 5
9am – 5pm
A morning of inner practices with Charli Van Ness, followed by two Jennie Wadsten Sharma on teaching online and theming your classes.
18
Sunday · Oct
Day 6
9am – 5pm
Charli on the subtle body and a closing afternoon of integration, peer reflection and future vision with Melanie and Gingi.
Future Cohort
This course will run again
Can't make the dates? This training runs annually. Here's what's next on the calendar. Notes: This module runs as part of our annual 300-hour programme intake.
September–October 2028
In Studio/Livestream
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