Finding your Voice
Yoga Teacher Mentoring
Whether you are a new teacher embarking on your teaching journey or have been teaching for a while and need some inspiration, this ONE-ON-ONE mentoring program will reignite your passion for yoga, breathe life into your daily sadhana and guide you to find your personal dharma & sankalpa, taking your teaching to the next level.
It is an age-old yogic tradition to seek the guidance of a Senior Teacher to strengthen one’s skills and knowledge of yoga. A mentoring with Gina Funke is an intensive and transforming experience with a program designed to assist you in extending your skills and abilities as a teacher. Attention is given to developing and enhancing a strong self-practice, which is the cornerstone of teaching. Through guidance, self-study and practice you will deepen your personal yogic lifestyle and discover your teaching dharma. You will evolve from this program with a practical teaching style that is unique and true.
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“I’ve just completed my 8 week mentorship with Gina, and it has completely transformed my teaching. Before, I was lacking confidence in my ability to teach, but week by week we developed my skills and worked through areas I felt I needed more guidance, e.g. finding my voice, sequencing, adjustments, goals, personal practice and business.
Being one-on-one and completely tailored to my individual needs, I felt that Gina always took the time to listen, answer questions and to encourage me to grow as a teacher.
Gina has given me the tools to continue developing myself as a teacher and student, and I am now teaching more and feeling more confident with my ability.”
An 8‑Week One‑on‑One Transformational Programme
A personalised mentoring journey designed to help you develop the skills to become a yoga teacher who shares far more than the physical practice — a teacher capable of transmitting the depth, wisdom, and living lineage of yoga.
Whether you’re a new teacher stepping into your path or an experienced teacher seeking renewed inspiration, this programme will reignite your passion for yoga, breathe fresh life into your sadhana, and support you in uncovering your personal dharma and sankalpa so your teaching can evolve with clarity and purpose.
For centuries, yogis have sought the guidance of a senior teacher to deepen their practice and refine their path. Mentorship with Gina is an immersive, transformative experience rooted in this tradition. Together, you’ll strengthen and refine your self‑practice — the cornerstone of authentic teaching — while expanding your skills, confidence, and capacity as a teacher. Through guidance, self‑study, and dedicated practice, you’ll deepen your yogic lifestyle, clarify your teaching dharma, and cultivate a teaching style that is grounded, embodied, and uniquely your own.
““I shall be gone. You shall continue.
And when you’ll be gone see that there is somebody to continue.” ”
Programme Journey
Week 1 — Intention & Foundations
Planning your first class, clarifying intention, exploring personal goals, and establishing a supportive daily practice.
Week 2 — First Teaching Experience
Delivery of a general studio class, observed by your mentor.
Week 3 — Review & Refinement
A detailed review session exploring strengths, areas for growth, and preparation for your next class.
Weeks 4–7 — Practice, Feedback & Evolution
A weekly cycle of planning, teaching, observation, and refinement. Skills deepen, confidence grows, and your teaching voice becomes clearer and more embodied.
Week 8 — Integration & Embodiment
Final class delivery. You complete the programme teaching with ease, clarity, and confidence — ready to step into studio classes with a grounded, authentic presence.
Course Content
Teaching Methodology
Svadhyaya — Self‑Study
Philosophy of Sankalpa (Intention)
Ananta‑drishti — Unlimited Vision
Defining the yogic lifestyle: balancing “cleaning the mirror” and “spreading the Light”
Teaching voice, tone, and language skills
Intelligent movement while teaching
Effective demonstration
Accessing and understanding your students
Intelligent class sequencing and theming
Integrating music, mantra, philosophy, poetry, storytelling, mudra & anatomy
Teacher–student relationship
Ayurvedic body types
Hands‑on adjustments
Asana study and application
Teaching Practical
Sequencing & planning group classes
Teaching general studio classes
Assisting & adjusting in group classes
Observing students and offering hands‑on support
Constructive feedback, discussion & reflective refinement
Building confidence in your unique teaching strengths and capabilities
Sadhana — Techniques, Training & Practice
Cultivating a personal practice
Creating a practice log
Practising through illness, suffering & loss
Self‑discovery and inner inquiry
Identifying strengths & weaknesses
Setting meaningful goals
Delivery Schedule
This is an intimate, personalised mentoring programme. Only four teachers are accepted at any one time. Start dates are offered based on availability.
Programme Structure
4 × 75‑minute mentoring sessions
Planning, sequencing, reviewing class delivery, refining methodology.
4 × plan, prepare & teach general studio classes
Each class observed by your mentor with personalised feedback.
4 × assist & adjust in studio classes
Welcoming students, setting up the space, observing bodies, offering hands‑on support.
Prerequisites
Level 1 / 200‑hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate
Commitment to personal and professional transformation
Investment Options
Option 1
8 sessions - $760
Option 2
8 sessions + yoga studio membership - $1080
Option 3
8 sessions + yoga studio membership (8 weekly instalments via direct debit) $137 per week
