Yoga Therapy (Stage 1)
Level: Practitioner level 3
By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Gain skills and knowledge to practice Yoga Therapy – graduates of this course can also obtain professional liability insurance
- Become a Registered BSY Yoga Therapy Stage 1 Practitioner
- Be awarded the professional BSY Diploma
- Be eligible to become a member of AHCP (Association of Complementary Practitioners)
You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors. A 1 day practical workshop is available for students with no prior massage experience.
Course overview
You will study human anatomy and physiology, fundamental psychology with a study of perceptions, concepts, memories, reasoning and emotions, balanced nutrition, anabolism and catabolism and yogic relaxation and breath therapy, through special breathing techniques. You will study a number of other treatment techniques involving manipulation and massage, active and passive exercises through Yoga Asanas and yogic osteopathy by which a client is assisted to perform certain movements specially selected from the Asanas and Mudras of Hatha Yoga.
Syllabus
Practical training
A 1 day Practical Training is available for students with no prior massage experience. Practical workshops can be held in various locations around the UK and are available for an additional £75 per day. Your practical training is a valuable opportunity to learn directly from an experienced practical training tutor with specialist skills.
Prerequisites
This course is for students who have studied our Yoga Teacher (Hatha Yoga) course or a comparative qualification.
View our Yoga Teacher (Hatha Yoga) course.
Level
On successful completion of this course you will have received professional training at level 3. This is ideal if you wish to start a practice, or expand a career. Graduates of this course wishing to start their own practice can also obtain professional liability insurance.
Certification
On successful completion students will receive the following award: The professional BSY Yoga Therapy Stage 1 Diploma and will become a Registered BSY Yoga Therapy Stage 1 Practitioner.
Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.
You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.
At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.
Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.
