TINY & VAST: TRAININGS
tiny & Vast
continuing
education
for yoga facilitators
TINY & VAST: TRAININGS
tiny & Vast
continuing
education
for yoga facilitators
Are you ready to bring forth what is within you?
Tiny&Vast is a yoga school dedicated to your creative emergence as a facilitator, supporting you to embody, integrate and transmit somatic, enquiry based yoga grounded in felt sense philosophy to help us remember the continuity between ourselves, each other and the wider world to which we belong.
These containers gather curious humans to explore how ancient philosophical ideas meet modern thought, how the cutting edge of science reveals the intuitive knowing of bygone sages, and most importantly, how all of these stories are told through our bodies and available through our own direct experience.
The Tiny&Vast curriculum offers three phases of nourishment and growth.
Once you complete the three phases, you have completed a 300 hour advanced teacher training
1
6 MONTHS ONLINE
Tend to the soil of your practice and teaching, and establishing a foundation in somatic yoga and enquiry based pedagogy.
Explore the foundational patterns of human movement, get clear on the philosophical ground of your practice, and learn about modes of perception that influence how we feel, see and experience the world.
Tend to creative doubt and the vulnerability that can come up in authentic yoga teaching.
2
6 MONTHS ONLINE & IN PERSON
Root down into detailed study of non-dual tantra through key philosophical texts, weaving in modern literature, science and practice for an integrated understanding.
Explore the densities of our architecture through embodied anatomical study. Dive into embryology to understand how original design meets function in movement. Broaden your movement vocabulary and creative, somatic sequencing skills.
Cultivate a trauma aware and inclusive facilitation practice.
3
7 DAY IMMERSION IN PORTUGAL
Immerse into bhakti yoga to bring, mantra, sacred sound and kirtan into your facilitation practice. Find your voice and explore authentic expression through a variety of lenses.
Deep dive into the Bhagavad Gita and stories of the deities
Refine your subtle facilitation skills: seeing bodies, mindful use of touch, assists and cues in enquiry based practice
Hone your craft of facilitating stillness practices: meditation, breath, restorative.
“I was so moved by the whole thing and have honestly found this course beyond inspiring. I genuinely feel changed by it in the most humbling, loving and awe inspiring way’ ”
Tiny&Vast will nourish you as a teacher and bring you into community with incredible facilitators to unpack the importance of how we share yoga, and why. It will help you to trust yourself and what you uniquely have to share.
Trainings often under-utilise teachers’ inherent wisdom. The vision of this container it to locate that knowing and liberate it.
“The thing I’ve noticed about my teaching whilst doing Tiny&Vast is that... now I’m actually enjoying it.”
JOIN THE WAITLIST TO BE THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT FUTURE INTAKES
Tend to the Soil
phase 1:
tend to the soil
Tend to the Soil
phase 1:
tend to the soil
Phase 1: Tend to the soil
This is a 60 hour live, online training
In this container we explore the philosophical ground of our practice and establish foundations for cultivating a somatic and enquiry based approach. We explore a unique combination of ancient and contemporary texts, filtering our enquiries through the felt sense to experience how the body holds the philosophy, and creating contexts for you to embody, integrate transmit your discoveries.
In weekly meetings over 6 months we dive into 6 modules
1 Begin at the beginning
Remember your WHY. Philosophical ground: a variety of perspectives on the nature of reality. Introduction to key texts and themes.
2 The bigger picture
Establish a clear and resonant understanding of philosophy from an integrative (as opposed to renunciate) perspective and explore how non-dual tantric ideas meet modern perspectives and science.
3 Navigate the challenge
If we are ‘all one’, then why doesn’t it feel that way? How a culture of separation thwarts our instincts and interferes with our capacity to sense the whole that we are a part of. Understand contexts that give rise to self doubt and post teaching shame spirals and learn basic tools to navigate the vulnerability of authentic teaching and creative expression.
4 Hone your craft
Towards an enquiry based pedagogy. Meet your inner teacher, and explore how to teach in a way that introduces students to theirs. Refine your language, and fine tune your capacity to promote an inclusive, compassionate and empowering class culture.
5 Practical application
Explore somatic approaches to teaching movement and sequencing. What does alignment mean in an enquiry based model? How to bring more space for exploration into your classes without losing structure and containment. Creativity in class crafting; building rich, layered and nuanced practices to spark curiosity.
6 Integration
Generating possibilities: from personal to collective. Integrating and processing our practice and facilitation as a project for collective thriving.
We will learn together through:
module: Key concepts, ancient & contemporary textual study, lecture, discussion
practice: Specialised practices to integrate the module content. WE explore somatic frameworks for teaching whilst attuning to the philosophy through our bodies
Facilitation playground: practice teaching with peers to experiment, test, explore and share your process as part of your learning and integration process
community calls: a KNOWLEDGE sharing container. share inspiration, parse apart the hard questions, and connect with a community of teachers to feel what it is like to be genuinely seen and met in the ongoing process of your teaching journey
Each module is a journey. From the intellectual stimulation of philosophical contemplation, to specialised practices to integrate and explore those ideas through the body; the opportunity to experiment with facilitation as part of your learning process, and community calls to parse apart the challenges and engage in knowledge sharing with an incredible group of teachers.
“At a time when my teaching and my personal practice had been feeling a little stale and tired, this training not only whole-heartedly revived them, but also - and unexpectedly so - opened up a whole other dimension of awe in regards to the beauty of our wholeness and the very miracle of our existence. Paula skilfully wove together the threads of ancient philosophy, modern day literature and beautiful embodiment practises to create a 6 month container that is perhaps one of the most inspiring courses I have studied to date. Not simply a yoga training, but a journey that will shift your perspective and underpin how you show up in your world and in your work and with your loved ones. I found it really magical and I am very grateful to Paula who is an extremely gifted teacher and lovely human.”
What's included?
6 live ONLINE MODULES
6 live practices studying somatic approaches to movement & embodied philosophy
6 facilitation playground sessions to hone your craft
6 GROUP MENTORING CALLs to parse apart, process and build your peer community
Downloadable manual for each module
6 MONTH MEMBERSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY, MY ONLINE PLATFORM with access to 300+ practices
Active WhatsApp group for community & inspiration
Structure
Sessions take place online on wednesdays from 10—12 London/Lisbon time.
Sessions are recorded and kept in an online library for you. Live participation for the whole course is recommended, but only required for facilitation playgrounds, which can be arranged at a time that works for you with other participants if necessary.
Course Dates
February 4th 2026 - July 22nd 2026
Investment
Early Bird £995 oR 3 x £330
And Afterwards £1095 or 3 x £365
monthly payment plans available
PLEASE EMAIL ME TO ARRANGE
“This has been one of the most interesting and well structured learning experiences I have had. I have enjoyed the group discussions, even though I’ve only been viewing recordings rather than participating live, and have so much to explore, read, embody, and get curious about. ”
grow roots
phase 2:
grow roots
grow roots
phase 2:
grow roots
Phase 2: Grow roots
This is a 150 hour training that takes place online and in person over 6 months
This is a journey through the densities of our human architecture. Through embodied anatomy, embryology and in depth philosophical study we will begin to peel back the layers to reveal the magic of how our bodies hold the philosophy, and how our inner world reflects the outer. In each session there will be opportunities to learn in different ways, from lectures to practice and group discussion, always returning to your own direct experience and using your facilitation practice as part of the learning process.
throughout the 6 month training we will weave and consolidate topics from the previous training, and in addition dive into:
Embodied Anatomy
A journey through the densities of our human architecture as we journey through the various systems of the body to get an embodied understanding the body in motion.
Embryology
Exploring how our original design meets function in our adult moving bodies.
Felt sense philosophy
A detailed exploration of key non-dual tantric texts woven through contemporary literature and the felt sense for integrated understanding.
Human architecture in motion
How has our understanding of human anatomy evolved over time and where are we now? Understanding bio-motional movement dynamics and updating our understanding of movement principles to reflect an integrated anatomical perspective.
Somatic sequencing
Broadening our movement vocabulary, creating contexts where organic and original movement reveals itself, organising ideas into creative, intelligent sequences. Building curriculums: how to develop an ongoing educational experience for your students, threading overarching themes, and building ideas to weave an ongoing learning process so that you and your students to grow together.
The psychology of teaching
A continuation of the introduction to working with self doubt and inner critic in the previous training. Developing a more nuanced understanding of the challenges that come up in teaching and how we can use our teaching experience as part of our own ongoing awareness practice.
Awareness & perception
In depth exploration of our brain, perception and how interoceptive practices influence how we experience ourselves and the world. Waking up our own senses as facilitators to hone our sensitive intelligence for more intuitive space holding.
Trauma awareness
Cultivating a trauma aware and inclusive facilitation practice through a deep understanding of the nervous system, and building skills to work with unique human bodies with clarity and confidence.
course structure
Sessions take place:
1 x weekly: Wednesdays 10-12.30 London/Lisbon time
1 x monthly: Saturday 10.00 - 2.00 London/Lisbon time
2 x 2 day immersions in London
we will learn together through:
module content: CONCEPTS, ANCIENT & CONTEMPORARY TEXTUAL STUDY, LECTURE, DISCUSSION, focused embodied anatomy labs
practice: Specialised practices to integrate the module content. WE explore somatic frameworks for teaching whilst attuning to the philosophy through our bodies to prioritise contexts for your own direct experience to arise
IN PERSON training weekends: gathering in London to be in the magic of shared practice space! Explore topics that benefit from in person contexts
Facilitation playground: practice teaching your peers to experiment, test, explore and share your process as part of your embodiment and integration of the material
community knowledge sharing: share inspiration, parse apart the hard questions, and connect with a community of teachers to feel what it is like to be genuinely seen and met in the ongoing process of your teaching journey
monthly WORKSHOPS WITH GUEST TEACHERS: A deep dive into specialty subjects and train with highly experienced and inspirational teachers to deepen and refine your understanding
Self study: Observations, reading, reflections and personal practice
“I’ve learned to listen in for my inner teacher, and gradually build trust with her, so I can cultivate my own artistry without comparison. I’m less invested in perfection and more interested in feeling and authenticity. I can ground myself during a class and sit in more silence. I can divert from my plan and read the room more. I can practice teaching as a practice of awareness itself. ”
What's included?
6 months of weekly live online meetings
6 x specialist workshops live and online
2 x in person weekends in London
training with highly experienced, inspirational guest facilitators
FACILITATION PLAYGROUND SESSIONS TO HONE YOUR CRAFT
GROUP MENTORING CALLS TO PARSE APART, PROCESS AND BUILD YOUR PEER COMMUNITY
DOWNLOADABLE MANUAL FOR EACH MODULE
6 MONTH MEMBERSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY, MY ONLINE PLATFORM WITH ACCESS TO 300+ PRACTICES
ACTIVE WHATSAPP GROUP FOR COMMUNITY & INSPIRATION
“I’ve found the courage to teach from honest and direct experience - without the need for validation outside of my own knowing. It is the sincerest way I have ever experienced teaching and it’s transformed not just my practice but the way I interact with the world.”
Investment
£1295 OR 3 x £430
MONTHLY PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
PLEASE EMAIL ME TO ARRANGE
emerge
phase 3:
emerge
emerge
phase 3:
emerge
Phase 3: Emerge
THIS IS A 100 HOUR TRAINING THAT TAKES PLACE on a 7 day immersion in portugal followed by a 3 month online integration container
An immersion into practices of sound and silence. Dive into the devotional practices of Bhakti Yoga through mantra and kirtan, build context though study of the Bhagavad Gita and stories of the deities, hone your skills in facilitating stillness practices: restorative, meditation, breath, and awareness and how we can explore meaningful ways to bring our practices into the world.
Over our time together we will consolidate ideas from previous trainings and dive into:
Bhakti Yoga
A deep dive into the yoga of devotion to learn to bring sacred sound, mantra, and kirtan into your facilitation
The Energy Body
A deep dive into the subtle body and energetics through a somatic lens
Subtle skills
Into the nuances of effective space holding. Skilful use of touch and voice. Seeing bodies: what does it mean to offer assists in an enquiry based practice model?
Stillness practices
Hone your craft of facilitating practices of stillness and silence: meditation, breath, awareness, restorative practices.
Storytelling
The art of compelling story telling: honing our understanding and crafting our communication of the stories and philosophies that give context for these practices
Embodied Philosophy
A deep dive into the Bhagavad Gita: stories, practices, and bridging our practice into our lives
Authentic Expression
From “good” voice to authentic voice - going underneath the layers and patterns to reveal your own true voice as a teacher
The Business of Business
How can we get our work into the world in a way that feels good and sustainable?
Into the World
From individual practice to collective thriving: exploring possibilities and potentials of practices within a larger context
“I trust my inner teacher to voice herself authentically, I feel more at ease with silence instead of constantly feeling the need to fill the space with sound, I give more time and space for stillness and I now resource myself throughout when I feel the need to ground.”
Course Structure
A Week long immersion in Portugal
followed by
2x 2 hour sessions monthly for 3 months
We will learn through:
a 7 day in person gathering: stories, textual study, extended practices, workshops, facilitaion playgrounds, group knowlege sharing, immersing into the group container in a beautiful retreat centre and through special ACTIVITIES to create a completely unique and magical training expereince.
3 month online integration container: the business of business and taking our practice into the world in meaningful ways.
What's included?
7 day immersion in portugal
Specialist local experiences and workshops with guest teachers
live kirtan with full band
delicious, vegetarian food 3 x day
3 month online integration container
GROUP MENTORING CALLS TO PARSE APART, PROCESS AND BUILD YOUR PEER COMMUNITY
DOWNLOADABLE MANUAL FOR course modules
3 MONTH MEMBERSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY, MY ONLINE PLATFORM WITH ACCESS TO 300+ PRACTICES
ACTIVE WHATSAPP GROUP FOR COMMUNITY & INSPIRATION
“I’ve found the courage to teach from honest and direct experience - without the need for validation outside of my own knowing. It is the sincerest way I have ever experienced teaching and it’s transformed not just my practice but the way I interact with the world.”