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Mentoring / Apprenticing
Mentoring level 1, level 2, level 3 and others….
​To study yoga is to study oneself.
It is a worthy and interesting task to see the lenses we look through, to hear our demands on others and ourself, to be aware of the inner conversations. BKS Iyengar once said that through yoga he became more intelligent over the years. Others said the same of him. Yoga Intelligence is an overall capacity to bring difficult things together, work through them, wait and then see something greater than all the pieces emerge.
Yoga becomes a companion - a wisdom path. When we all start, we think it is about the performance of asana, technical knowledge that will make or break us.
Yes! This is how we get the fire going and have life and energy breathed into us. We must mature or burn out… The sustaining life comes from slowing, we see we have to change, what we eat, drink, think has an effect on our being. So habits change to become more sattvic and so we live in balance with our own nature.
It is the observation and close listening which will guide the way. Curiosity, reading and studying will continue to clarify in us a humble confidence. A daily practice will fortify and heal, nourishing each day and so teaching you to care. Eventually we can turn our gaze from the outside commentary to a deeper inner knowledge.
As humans we live quite mechanically in all realms. Habits guide us. We think the same thoughts, fear the same things, become angry when we don’t get our way. We are not fresh or open. When you are drawn to yoga I think most of us recognise the vastness we are invited into before we forget, and then a practice is another thing to do each day, in a way we make it a pet. A yoga practice/life offers, by its very nature, to expand our consciousness.
It is your path guided by the great traditions, and your curiosity. There are no prescriptive ways. What is important and wonderful about this work is that you will grow, and you will be shown the way by your work. It is an exciting and relevant proposition.
You may wish to progress through the levels, this is energising and interesting, as is learning to develop teaching to take people on their own journey. There is nothing static to be established aside from the inner roots and values that begin to take shape. The body ages, changes, the mind is erratic, following its own habits and emotionally there is much negativity. Slowly we begin to take a hold of ourselves.
If you are thinking about doing the mentoring program you will already have a knowledge of the asanas which you are developing in your practice. You will be working with sequencing, timings props, injuries, and taking yoga off the mat into your life.
If you plan to go for an assessment you will work towards it, understanding the practice, pranayama and the teaching required for your level.
This program is here to act as a structure for your development, within a community that also wants to grow and develop.
The two retreats act as a skin for the year, with four Sunday afternoons and Friday evening practice classes throughout - dates for these will come.
Apply by writing to hello@yogacentre.com.au
by 1st December 2026
Please include your personal details: age, physical health, and current situation, children, work/life? Who your main teachers have been. How long you have you studied yoga, and in what form. What you hope to learn from the mentoring and why you would like to do it.
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Caroline will contact you for a conversation following your email.
March 2027 Retreat will run from Friday 5th to Friday 12th March. See Retreats to book.
Returning participants can book in and pay below.
2027 program fees- inclusions and non-inclusions
The Total Fee for the 2027-28 program is $3,320
and includes two retreats at reduced rate of $1,330 each
and four Sunday afternoons meetings (2.5 hours) at $165 each.
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​​​Returning participants who have already paid for the 2027 March Retreat, pay only $1,990
New participants apply by December 1st 2026.
All participants pay the whole amount or deposit by 1st February 2027. The program begins in March.
Please contact Caroline by email if you have questions.
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Blessings on your considerations.
Mentoring 2027-28 - New participants
3,320
Mentoring 2027-28 existing participants
1,990
Mentoring 2027 - $1000 - Deposit
1,000
Choose the right plan for you - existing or new participants.
There is an option to pay a deposit only - the balance will be due in May.