Yoga Therapy Level 1 courses

Yoga Therapy Level 1 courses

The aim of Yoga Therapy is to maximise the restoration of health and wellbeing to the mind, body and spirit, using our own amazing capacity to heal where previously there has been stress or disease.

It offers wide-ranging training in a number of holistic therapies which can then be used to help heal when disorder gives rise to unhealthy symptoms and employs the profound wisdom and principles of traditional yoga.

There are three courses available to students who already have a knowledge of Hatha Yoga, which can be selected independently.

In this course the student will study human anatomy and physiology, moving on to fundamental psychology with a study of perceptions, concepts, memories, reasoning and emotions, then enters a study of balanced nutrition, anabolism and catabolism and yogic relaxation and breath therapy, through special breathing techniques.

The student 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.

Course Subjects

10 lessons

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology – skeleton, joints, muscles, systems of the body
  • Psychology – the mind, conditioning, suggestion, perceptions, reasoning, emotions
  • Nutrition – calories, vitamins, minerals, correct eating, anabolism, catabolism
  • Yogic Relaxation Therapy
  • Breath Therapy
  • Manipulation and Massage
  • Yogic Osteopathy
  • Therapeutic Yoga Asanas and Mudras

Students obtaining 70% or more marks in the final examination will be awarded the BSY Diploma and are entitled to use the letters BSYA (Yoga Th. Lev. 1) after their name

Students who choose to study all three yoga therapy courses, either together or over a period of time, and obtain 70% or more marks in each of the three final examinations will receive the additional award of a Fellowship in Yoga Therapy and are entitled to use the title of Fellow (Yoga Therapy) after their name.