BWYT Short Course (up to 30hrs)

Yoga for BackCare

Training Details

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Total Hours

28 Hour(s)
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Training Start Date

Starts November 20th 2026
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Training End Date

Ends January 10th 2027
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Introductory Day

November 20th 2026
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Induction Day

November 20th 2026
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Venue Address

The Basement Studio LondonWest W5 5RG

Tutors

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Anji GOPAL

Guest Tutors

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Our short courses may be undertaken by any yoga student keen to develop a specific area of learning related to yoga. Some courses are designed for experienced practitioners and yoga teachers only whereas others may be tasters for further training and development. Short courses represent a serious commitment to an intensive or medium term of study.

The course can be run intensively over a weekend, a week or longer depending on the overall aims and intended learning outcomes. The course can be as short as a 12 hour training over a weekend up to 60 hours over a 6 month period or longer. Please apply to the tutor directly for a student prospectus where suitability and entry criteria for any given course will be clearly stated.

Short courses may meet one or more of the following needs:

- Personal Development: Students will undertake a course of learning to enhance their own practice. 

- Improve Teacher Skills: A course may provide specialist training just for Yoga teachers. Some include assessments where student teachers are observed applying their new skills. 

- Working with Vulnerable people: Modules that focus on working with vulnerable people will usually have some kind of assessment element. 

These courses may involve working with Children or Vulnerable adults. Students may be expected to hold a Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and a Safeguarding Certificate as a pre-course requirement unless it is part of the training itself. Please check the student prospectus carefully before applying.

Training Introduction

Healthcare advice increasingly recommends Yoga as a therapeutic exercise and back pain affects around 40% of all adults. At the same time, some styles of yoga asana are uncomfortable for the back.  

Would you like to: 

  • Be able to offer a Yoga for BackCare class, welcoming new students?
  • Feel more confident when discussing back pain?
  • Have a deeper understanding of the causes of back pain?
  • Understand which postures can help and which might not?
  • Know which students to help and which to refer onwards?
How the Training Works

Join Anji Gopal, Yoga Teacher and Trainer, Osteopath and NHS Clinician for this 4-day training. As a back pain expert who runs two clinics in London and has been teaching Yoga for 15 years. Anjiʼs course is always well received and full of factual, experiential and practical content, as well as access to Anji herself. The training gives you the tools to run a Yoga for BackCare class.


Contents include: 

  • 3 ready-made class sequences.for a Yoga for BackCare class  
  • Review of anatomy, common conditions, contraindications and red flags.  
  • Pain anatomy and why it matters.  
  • The evidence for Yoga as a therapeutic tool for back pain.  
  • The difference between acute and chronic low back pain.  
  • Using props, postures to assist, modify or avoid.  
  • What questions to ask, how to refer a student on to other professionals.
  • Cues, language & adjustments.  

“Reflecting on this course, I realise how much my teaching has been transformed by a deeper understanding of spinal health. The practical focus on specific postures and modifications was exactly what I needed to bridge the gap between theory and practice”.  2025 participant

This training is a hybrid - 2 days online to revise anatomy, conditions and explore posture. Followed by 2 days in Anjiʼs Ealing clinic. With a small group of max 5 students, the teaching is focused and allows for each of the participants to explore backcare in an interactive way. 


Please read the prospectus here for more details. https://backcarefoundation.com/training-2/ 

Course Cost:

£700

Plus BWY Course Registration fee: £30

For booking and more information:

Anji: anji@backcarefoundation.com 
Admin: admin@backcarefoundation.com 
Or feel free to call Anji 07737821082

Start & End Dates: 
 
Part 1: November 20 / 21 2026 - online 9.30am - 4.30pm 
 
Part 2: January 9 / 10 2027 - In person, London W5  

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Pricing

Registration

£30.00

Tuition fees will be taken separately, and you will be credited for any remaining time left on your current subscription.

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