’Essence of Being’ 200hr+ Yoga Teacher Training

October 2025 - July 2026

With the knowledge gained from training 100’s of teachers, Susannah has created a new, fully comprehensive training, accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals UK.

The ‘Essence of Being’ training, has more of a focus on personal development, self study, self awareness and self practice.

Susannah is offering her fully comprehensive training at Triyoga again, starting in Autumn 2025.

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Having started yoga as a child and grown up with eastern philosophies, she passionately believes that yoga is a moving meditation and that, and its teachings should not be lost, and has created a training that makes the philosophy more accessible and integrated throughout.

By the end of this training, students will know how to teach and integrate the philosophy into their classes, will have been on a personal journey of self discovery, will know how to ‘practice’ for their type and teach in a safe and incremental way.

Key course content:

  • An in-depth look into the main asanas

  • Yoga for your type and creating your personal practice

  • How to teach incrementally to be able to teach mixed-level classes

  • How to sequence

  • Create a beginner course

  • Learn how to assist both verbally and hands-on

  • Explore the energetic body; Koshas, Chakras, Mudras, bandhas…

  • Practice various Pranayama as well as basic breathing exercises

And this is just the beginning.

FAQs

  • The training is 11 months long and more intimate than most, with a maximum of 22 students

  • All sessions will run 10.00-5pm, Saturday + Sundays.

    In-centre, Camden triyoga

    *Except Anatomy, which will be pre-recorded.

    – 18th – 19th October 2025
    – 8th – 9th November 2025
    – 13th – 14th December 2025
    – 17th – 18th Jan 2026
    – 7th – 8th Feb 2026
    – 14th -15th March 2026

    Mock Exams 20, 21, 22nd of March (only need to attend 1 day)

    – 18th – 19th April 2026
    – 16th – 17th May 2026
    – 13th – 14th June 2026
    – 3rd, 4th + 5th + 11th July 2026 (Final assessment – only need to attend 1 day)
    – 12th July 2026 Closing ceremony and graduation

  • Students will be assessed throughout and assignments on all subjects will be given. Final assessment will be teaching a 60minute class with 5+ students in front of Susannah and other assessors.

  • On completion of all assignments and a successful final assessment on teaching in front of Susannah and another assessor, you will be qualified to teach yoga.

  • Please fill out an application form at the bottom of the page here.

Additional teachers

Adriana Maldonado
The Philosophy is taught by the wonderful Adriana Maldonado who gained a MA from SOAS in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation and teaches it in a way that makes it easily accessible to the student teacher, enabling them to integrate the philosophy into their own life and therefore pass it on to the students.

Adriana is a level 4 (500hr +)  BWY teacher 

Dr Yogi Aka Andrew McGonigle
The Anatomy is taught by the very popular and much loved Dr Yogi Aka Andrew McGonigle who brings a playful and relevant approach to the anatomy being both a doctor and yoga practitioner of may years, he is also author of ‘Supporting yoga students with common injuries and conditions’. These sessions are pre recorded, with live monthly zoom meetings.


Tarik Dervish
Tarik Dervish is a highly experienced multi-modality BWY yoga teacher, with a BA in Ayurveda and professional massage trainings, Tarik draws on his holistic understanding in his teaching. Tarik will be running a session on Ayurveda and Yoga for your type.

Nikki Slade
For the past 30 years, Nikki Slade has been a leading pioneer of chanting, core voice and soundwork in the UK. She has been resident Kirtan leader at triyoga London for 20 years and has also taken her cutting-edge approach to working with the voice into Wandsworth men’s prison and at the Priory Hospital in North London for 20 years supporting the recovery of people on the addiction treatment programme. Nikki will run a Kirtan closing session at the end of the training.

In addition there will be assistants that also trained and qualified with Susannah.

  • Consider this your call to action

    “If you've been waiting for the right moment to commit to a yoga teacher training, consider this your call to action. Susannah is hands down the best yoga teacher I've studied with, and having the opportunity to draw from her wisdom, intuition and sense of humour (not to mention decades of yoga practice) has enhanced my learning experience in ways that cannot be quantified. Uncover your own diamond essence!”

    Zoë Ranson

  • I left the course feeling confident I’d found my voice, and ready to teach!

    “Susannah’s commitment to her students and their learning journey is second to none. Susannah’s many years of experience in teaching beginners informs her approach; breaking things down in such a way that they feel simple and achievable, whilst also encouraging individuals to challenge themselves just enough to keep things interesting! Throughout my TT, Susannah encouraged me to focus on my unique strengths and teach from a place that felt genuine, whilst also helping me to identify and move through limiting beliefs that were preventing me from reaching my full potential. I left the course feeling confident I’d found my voice, and ready to teach!”

    Sarai Littlechild

  • The training gives you access to the most experienced teachers in London

    “Six months into my teacher training with Susannah I can say with confidence this was the right teacher training for me. The training gives you access to the most experienced teachers in London with expert guidance on specialist topics such as anatomy, philosophy and Ayurvedic yoga. It is delivered in a way that gives you time to process all the wonderful information. Susannah has an amazing awareness of her students needs and adopts the training to give everyone the greatest chance of success as yoga teachers. You are in safe hands with Susannah.”

    Declan Furey