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.
Join 4Beat founder Marcus Veda for this six-day training. 4BEAT is a dynamic vinyasa yoga where the breath is synced to the slow, regular beat of the music: a moving meditation. It is a sequence, a flow of asana (postures) but also a community. Founded by Marcus Veda at Mission in London.
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 (“Opening”) branch of the 4BEAT sequence learn how to safely and calmly orient 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.
On this 50hr TT/immersion you will learn:
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.
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 🎉
