200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
LIVE LIFE
FIERCE GRACE
MOVING INTO FREEDOM
200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE
Get accredited in London, Tuscany or New York with our in-person/online hybrid
Join one of the world’s fastest-growing yoga movements, Fierce Grace. We aim to open yoga to a wider audience, through our teachers’ technical excellence, their ability to work with all body types, and through our acclaimed new, multi-level, mixed-style yoga method.
We offer Yoga Alliance Accredited teacher training in London, New York, Tuscany, and online. You will learn from Michele Pernetta, Fierce Grace founder and one of the UK’s most experienced and revolutionary teachers, alongside her senior teaching team. Drawing on our decades of experience running yoga studios and supporting teachers, our course will equip you with unparalleled practical skills, technical knowledge and a deep understanding of alignment. We've certified hundreds of teachers who are blazing trails around the world, bringing health, humour, and vitality to their students.
"We are looking for motivated, passionate people who are willing to do what it takes to become inspirational teachers. Humble, hardworking, brave and genuine people who will push their boundaries so they can help others move past theirs."
Michele Pernetta, Fierce Grace founder and Course Leader
Course Overview
- Learn to teach two inspiring general level mixed-style classes, The Fix a 50/60 minute class and Fierce Grace - in 60, 75 and 90 min versions from the acclaimed Fierce Grace system
- Understand how to teach over 68 key poses that cross all major yoga styles
- Learn teaching methodology from our tutors who have decades of teaching experience across a multitude of styles
- Learn tools for giving effective corrections, perform safe hands-on adjustments and how to work with different body types including beginners, the unfit, injured or advanced student
- Learn to modify for a range of injuries from Injury Modification specialist, Michele Pernetta
- Improve your voice and delivery skills in our acclaimed video feedback sessions working with an award-winning film director and delivery coach
Yoga Leaders in the UK and Europe
Michele introduced Hot Yoga to the UK in 1994. After the success of our four yoga studios, and years of Michele's observing and teaching over 250,000 students, we launched the new yoga method Fierce Grace in 2013 to industry acclaim. We now have Fierce Grace studios in locations around the world including London, Rome, Australia Gold Coast and NZ Queenstown. EXpansion in the US is in the pipeline. We have classes in Scotland, Brighton and dotted around the planet.
Expert Senior Teachers
Together our core teaching team has over a century of yoga teaching experience. Michele Pernetta, is one of the UK's most influential teachers having launched hot yoga in the UK, and having trained and supported over 600 teachers since 1999. She then launched FG in 2013 after nearly a decade of research. Emma Croft and Karen Bellfield (SYT YA UK) have between them trained in multiple yoga styles over the last 15 years including Fierce Grace, Baptiste Power Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin, Bikram and Rocket. Mark Oram is a SYT YA UK and USA and has been teaching for 15 years. He is trained in FG, Bikram, Ashtanga Vinyasa and Rocket and is a former yoga champion. Tuuli Shipster is a SYT YA UK teacher, an ex marathon runner and has been teaching with Michele on Trainings and retreats for 5 years.
A Cutting-Edge System
Beautiful sequences for a beautiful body and mind
Fierce Grace is a revolutionary new yoga style that draws from Ashtanga, Power, classical Hatha yoga, Iyengar and Bikram yoga, and is sequenced in ways that adhere to ancient yogic principles as well as the latest cutting-edge fitness research. Interval Training, strength training and Super-Slow® wisdom have been integrated into the classes for optimum results. Twelve foundation poses are woven throughout the system in various forms like a skeleton to ensure progression and safety. The other 250 poses create variety of movement, awaken dormant muscle, address postural issues and keep us surprised and interested.
Each of the classes has a focus and emphasis. The system allows us to mix and match the classes to our mood and goals, helping us develop mentally and physically by allowing all aspects of ourselves room for expression. Performing all the classes regularly can bring about spectacular results both within and without. The classes you will learn on this course (Fierce Grace and The Fix) are multi-level and multi-style and are suitable for everyone.
Continued Growth & Development
If you wish to keep developing your skills after you have been teaching for a while, you do not need to search for other long courses, invest huge sums or jump into a different style of yoga that may not be compatible. Our Graduate Courses offer the opportunity to increase your technical knowledge, learn new skills and expand your class offering, while staying within a unified tried and tested system
We understand the needs of teachers, so we created a graduate training programme that allows our Level 1 graduates to continuously grow, learn new classes and add to their repertoire without having to re-train all over again. Learn our other popular classes which address your students different needs. We teach enhanced skills to deepen your understanding of injury modifications, deep hip opening, hands on adjusting, arm balancing, inversions, advanced asana, yin, injury rehabilitation, nidra and yoga strength development by learning our other unique classes in our FG Graduate Courses.
Career Opportunities
Fierce Grace is one of the world's fastest growing yoga styles. Since 2013 we have grown from four studios in London to twelve studios around the world, with classes also offered in partner studios. We have opportunities for teachers in New Zealand, Australia, Italy, UK, USA and further afield. FG offers enviable work prospects to graduate teachers, where many yoga teachers might find themselves swimming in an overpopulated sea.
We also have a successful Licence model, whereby we support you opening your own Fierce Grace studio. Our over 20 years running studios has given us the tools to help you start and run your studio and our expert team is there to support your business and ensure it’s success. Being part of a successful brand is a great advantage in the competitive fitness industry today.
Accreditation
You will become a Fierce Grace Certified Teacher, as well as a Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher. Our teacher training is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals UK, Yoga Alliance USA, and YA Australia-New Zealand. Your Certification will be registered with the Yoga Alliance of your choice based on the country you live in. This 200-hr qualification is recognised worldwide and will enable you to teach in a wide variety of yoga studios, hot yoga studios, gyms and health clubs or to become part of our growing team.
Fierce Grace Scholarship Programme
As part of our ongoing commitment towards anti-racism and a desire to widen our community of teachers from diverse backgrounds, our Teacher Training scholarship programme was born. We have also now opened the scholarship to people from any background who feel they have been disadvantaged. We are offering two free spaces to our Spring 2024 Teacher Training course, worth £3,650 each, to talented applicants from Black, Asian or any other minority ethnic group, or any disadvantaged group who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend a Teacher Training Programme.
Head office staff, senior tutors or Michele do not have any influence on the final winners. Our panel of independent judges from minority backgrounds will make the selection based on a number of factors including background, disadvantages, talent, dedication to yoga, level of practice and the ability to overcome adversity.
If you are a talented, dedicated individual who has practised Fierce Grace Yoga for three years, and are unable to attend our Teacher Training because of your financial situation, please email [email protected] for an application pack. We are now taking applications for Spring 2025. Two people will be awarded a scholarship. All fees will be waived except a £200 fee to cover out of pocket expenses such as manuals, supplies, graduation and admin.
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
"Fierce Grace Teacher Training was an incredible experience. Challenging but brilliant. I felt completely supported by the tutors and by my fellow trainees. I’m still slightly overwhelmed by how much I learnt in the time. Fierce Grace training manages to cover pretty much all bases of teaching so you leave feeling confident in your knowledge and ability. Also knowing that you have joined something very special. I'm so grateful for the opportunity."
- Natasha Cottriall
"The Fierce Grace yoga teacher training was a life changing experience. There is something special about Fierce Grace yoga, from the sequences you’re taught to deliver, to the excellent training you’re given during the course, if you are thinking about doing the course, do it! It's a wonderful network to be a part of and a privilege."
- Camilla Garner
"To embark on the FG teacher training through the BAME scholarship was such an amazing opportunity for me, Michele and the FG family are the best. The structure of the course was super demanding but also immensely rewarding, my practice is grateful. I have learnt so much and feel that I’ve stepped up another level. The philosophy and ethos of FG is to be applauded. And not only do I believe it to be a truly great form of practice but the belief in our universal diversity is completely real."
- Michael Yee-Chong
"The Teacher Training course was phenomenal. It prepares you for life as a yoga teacher in ways that I don’t think other courses do. You feel comfortable eventually standing in front of a room to teach a class because you know that you’ve got the tools to deal with anything.”
- Tuuli Shipster
"The FG TT is a brilliant, brilliant training course. You will be empowered on how to keep a student and practitioner safe, and you learn so much more about yourself. Experienced senior teachers guiding you between 100 years of experience (not saying anyone is 100!) who will show you whats what. If you're taking it, good luck and you won't be disappointed."
- Carl Cover
Mentorship
Going from graduating a teacher training course to teaching the public is a big and often daunting step. We aim to support our graduates and prepare them to teach large public classes without allowing their confidence to be dented.
The strength of Fierce Grace is our teachers. As a community we support each other, and provide continued help, advice and coaching to all our graduates.
The 10 classes other classes that make up the 12 class Fierce Grace method are now available online with in-person check ins and coaching, so our teachers can continue to grow and develop, learning everything from our slower stretch classes all the way up to the intermediate and advanced classes. This means there are no more large financial investments in other courses to expand one's knowledge, and repertoire. Continual growth is easily attainable, while remaining in a unified method.
This optional and free opportunity will see you being mentored while you:
- Receive practise and support sessions prior to teaching your first public class
- Some studios will offer a regular public class to teach each week, where the students know you are starting out
- Class assists - assist a senior teacher in their class and get used to interacting with students, verbally correcting or demonstrating while being mentored by a senior teacher.
- Receive feedback on your teaching, and continued tips, tools, workshops and support for as long as you like from wherever you are.
Course dates
Join our movement to revolutionise the way people move, age, and feel. Master the tools to bring healing, self-discovery, and growth to your own life and to the lives of your students by learning to teach with Fierce Grace.
SPRING/SUMMER 2025
Our Hybrid Live Online Immersion 200hr Yoga Alliance Certification delivers the best of 3 learning modalities.
Now on offer as
Online/in-person in TUSCANY with a 10 day in person intensive
or
Online/in-person in LONDON with a 5 weekend in person course.
MODULE 1 Live Online
Four weekends plus five weekly Wednesday evening sessions on Zoom
Between 19th March - 4th May
MODULE 2 IN PERSON
10 day Tuscany Immersion: 5th - 16th May (12 days including travel days)
OR
5 London Weekends: between 24th May - and 6th July
Plus On Demand video workshops and material to learn in your own time.
View all course dates and more information here.
EARLY BIRD OFFER
TUSCANY
Course price: £3,900 EARLY BIRD OFFER SAVE £1,000!
Accommodation/Food in Tuscany: £1,200
TOTAL PRICE: £5,100
EARLY BIRD PRICE: £4,100 (buy by January 31st 2025)
LONDON
Course price: £3,900 EARLY BIRD OFFER SAVE £1,000! - £2900
(buy by January 31st 2025)
Date
Mar 19th - May 4th
May 5th - May 16th
May 24th - Jul 6th
Location
Zoom
Tuscany OR
London
