The aim of the Certificate course is to equip you both professionally and practically to teach yoga asanas, breathing practices,  and relaxation to students with a wide variety of capacity and experience; with an underlying knowledge and understanding of fundamental yoga principles and philosophy.

This is a 300-hour course (including 160 hours of tutor contact time) will comprise of three units taught over a 24-month period:

Unit A: Professional responsibilities of a yoga teacher, basic breathing and relaxation and preparing for asana (posture work)

Unit B: Approaching asana, basic breath control and relaxation

Unit C: Effective planning, teaching, assessment and evaluation

For non-BWY Members: In order to enrol on this course, you will need to get a free account by clicking on the ‘Join Us’ button. Once you are logged in, you can click ‘Register your interest’ which will add you to the waiting list and notify the course tutor.

All courses are a combination of tutor-led contact days and home study and will involve a monthly attendance at the course venue on a Saturday. In addition there will be a voluntary one-hour online Q&A session held each month.

You will be given all the necessary tools to help you start your own class with the skills and confidence to build your own yoga following

As well as completing the course assignments, you will be observed on your teaching practice.  You will be fully prepared for this experience and although often students are nervous, please see it as a way of improving your teaching and enhancing the knowledge, understanding and skills you need to be a good teacher.

Student teachers will be fully insured so that you will be able to start teaching whilst the course is running.