Detour Method Synthesis (DMS)
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Already a graduate of DMO? Welcome to the next step in your Detour journey.
DMS is where we go from tools to methodology, from what to why. This is a course reserved for those who care more about education than they do about catering to the crowd. If you’re ready to get serious about what it means to teach from a place of Educational Empowerment, this is your chance to leap and land amongst a rare caliber of instructors in the yoga community who are ultimately invested in raising the calibre not only of their own teaching but of this industry as a whole.
Detour Method Synthesis is our answer to “Now what?”.
Once you’ve completed DMO, it can feel like you’ve got an overwhelming amount of information at your fingertips. As exciting as it can be to have so many incredible tools in your toolkit, knowing when and how to use them most effectively is a whole other skill to hone in on.
In DMS, you’ll have the opportunity to look at your teaching through a clearer, wider lens—one that asks you to think more critically, experiment more freely and dig deeper into what made you become a teacher in the first place.
You start to see things you never noticed before. You rethink the way you've always done things. You notice how different approaches would be more effective and impactful. Suddenly, knowing how to help your students becomes clear and obvious. Your motivation grows exponentially.
Detour Method Synthesis is a BLENDED online program
That means course content will be delivered in both LIVE and pre-recorded content. It all happens online, but some of it happens in real time. Before being accepted into the program, you’ll be asked to commit to a time for live calls throughout the training. These calls aren’t optional. Think of them like an interactive classroom for lecture, exploration, group work and discussion.
Registration is now closed for September 2022. Add your name to the waitlist to be contacted about future program dates.
Ready to be part of a highly-interactive training where you're part of the learning experience?
YOU are integral to the success of this program. Group work, peer assessments and group calls will rely on your commitment to creating the unique experience of DMS. In return, you’ll receive nothing but our best, including individualized feedback directly from Cecily that alumni of the course have called the “most valuable aspect of any training” they’ve ever taken.
I highly recommend this course! What we learn in DMS is not covered in any yoga teacher training, in spite of the fact that Experiential Learning is an essential component of our success as movement educators, and who doesn’t want to be successful and feel worthy of what they are doing?
Satpreet Kaur
I could not praise this method enough, I have taken the principles on in my teaching straight away and have only received positive feedback from my students. I know this is because I fully believe and trust in what I am teaching. I have loved this course, it has challenged and inspired me to become the best I can be, laying down the foundations of knowledge to build my capability as a teacher and continue to be an eternally curious student of movement.
Helen Peachey
From someone who has been teaching for a long time… we never have a chance to have our teaching evaluated by a third party. For me, being able to apply critical thinking skills to what I teach and how I teach and making changes to it is invaluable.
Christine Felstead
So what does this course actually entail?
Week 1
Intentional Exploration
Learn how to plan and sequence a purposeful class that provides students with multitudes of ah-ha moments.
Week 2
Experiential Learning
Understand the benefit of putting your students in the driver’s seat, allowing yourself to be a conduit for their self-discovery.
Week 3
Critical Thinking Through Comprehensive Communication
Use inquiry to create an environment where students ask questions and explore alternative approaches rather than conform to one “right” way.
Week 4
Responsive Assessment
Understand how to engage with your students in a way that will let them feel seen and supported during every class.
Week 5
Integration Week
Take time to assimilate what you’ve learned so far and apply the 5 skills of Educational Empowerment to your final assignment.
Week 6
Synthesis
Explore next steps to begin integrating Educational Empowerment into your classes, workshops and trainings with enthusiasm and confidence.
Here’s What Makes This Course Different:
THREE Trail Guides
From Cecily’s brain, into your hands, the Trail Guides document the thought process that goes into leading a Detour-informed class from beginning to end using the Isolate-Activate-Integrate approach.
SIX Director’s Cut Practice Videos
In addition to the practice classes within the course content, these videos let you watch Cecily teach while listening to her voice-over commentary as she walks you through each step of the class from her point of view.
Live Discussions
You won’t be learning alone with only your computer for company. Our live, interactive classroom meets every week, providing a platform for lecture, discussion and breakout sessions to complement the material shared through the course platform.
Feedback Skills
You’ll engage in peer-to-peer communication, providing thorough feedback on others’ classes while they do the same for yours. You’ll also receive guidance in what effective feedback looks like and how to deliver it.
Individual Assessments
We’ll ask you to record yourself teaching and submit that recording for feedback. You’ll then receive comprehensive feedback from Cecily to help reveal areas of opportunity and potential. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to have her take your class, this is the next best thing.
Mind-Blowing Resources
We’ll expose you to BIG thinkers and mind-blowing resources not commonly shared in conventional yoga trainings—from Plato to Systems Thinking, and Seth Godin to Brené Brown.
Program Schedule
September 6th-October 14th, 2022
Introductory course materials will be sent Friday, September 2nd.
Call Dates & Times
Live learning sessions will take place via Zoom on Thursdays throughout the course. Each call will run from 10am - 12pm PT/1pm - 3pm ET
Week 1 Call: Thursday, September 8th
Week 2 Call: Thursday, September 15th
Week 3 Call: Thursday, September 22nd
Week 4 Call: Thursday, September 29th
Week 5 Call: Thursday, October 6th
Week 6 Call: Thursday, October 13th
These live calls are not optional. You’ll be asked to confirm your ability to attend these live learning sessions in your course application.
Detour Method Synthesis exceeds the value for the content, resources and support received. In addition to comprehensive class/workshop feedback from peers and Cecily you also get to pick the brains of really smart people in the Detour community. This experience has taught me how to make a real difference and teach in a way that promotes students’ autonomy while in a supportive and non-judging environment.
Rachel Foo
I found Cecily’s feedback profound! I had no idea about the level of detail Cecily would offer here, so I was completely blown away, and so grateful! So well thought out. I took it ALL on board and modified and changed where I needed to. It was delivered in such a beautiful way that left me feeling empowered, owning what it is I bring to a class and my students that I should feel proud of – and at the same time brilliant advice on how to improve. This is rare.
Sadie Wells
The resources were one of the most valuable things for me in DMS. The first book I picked up in 2020 was Nonviolent Communication and that was in the resources. It’s nice to not only listen to YD stuff and have other resources and voices to go to. I think that’s pretty crucial in a course that fosters critical thinking.
David Hernández
This course showed how to put the tools from DMO to work in ways that also aligned with my view on what a movement class should be. I think the way y’all have marketed the two programs holds up really well after going through both. DMO is a great way to move better yourself, and DMS helps you translate that knowledge to other people.
Tracey Fletcher
She can give feedback in a way that will absolutely be received with understanding. Her communication skills are something to be admired. Getting feedback from Cecily is not only teaching me how to be a better teacher, but a better human.
Natalie Mancuso
This program had an immediate impact on my personal practice as well as my teaching. It showed me how to outline, design, and construct a practice with a purpose rather than just for the sake of a good flow.
Meghan Gould