This 15hr short course is an introduction to yoga therapy for curious students, teachers continuing their professional/personal development (CPD), and those considering further training in yoga therapy.

With Judy Hirsh Sampath (yoga therapy courses director, yoga therapist C-IAYT, PRYT)

• Live online interactive student-centred learning
• Powerpoint presentation slides with audio recorded notes and references to recordings
• Video and audio recordings
• Video recording of a live 1hr demonstration of an online yoga therapy session
• Handouts on all the topics

Set out over 2 days, we introduce the most common conditions, from a yoga therapy perspective, that we are faced with as yoga practitioners or teachers.

Training Hours: 10:00am - 5:30pm each day

Day 1 - The difference between a yoga therapist and a yoga teacher

The role of the yoga therapist

Yoga Therapy - Yogaunited Education mission

Meeting anxiety & depression: theory and practice from an Eastern perspective

Day 2 - Group Yoga Therapy

Applications of yoga therapy for pain management

Neck, Shoulder & Upper back pain

Lower back pain and strengthening the core

“There’s nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.” John E. Sarno 

When these common physical and mental health conditions get in the way of living life fully, it’s a somatic call that something needs to change.  How do we listen to the call and make lasting changes in our lives? 

Learn more about guiding seekers towards recovery, reconnection and transformation. 

Join yoga therapist and trainer, Judy Hirsh Sampath for an interactive and recorded weekend of enquiry and sharing.  You will come away with resources that you can integrate immediately, and share in meeting your students, clients and your Self. 

Following this weekend, set up a mentor call with Judy to continue to the 600hour yoga therapy diploma.

Yoga therapy takes into consideration the whole person as a unique being, with their own life histories and experiences. This work aims to provide many resources for practitioners, teachers and therapists in meeting individual needs. 

Why this course? in this introductory module, we will become immersed in the applications of yoga, embodied mindfulness and somatics to re-engage with yoga as a sacred resource; for ourselves as well as helping others in overcoming obstacles that block joy, hope, wholeness and healing.

• The difference between the work of a yoga teacher and a yoga therapist
• Trauma sensitivity and the power of language
• Guided practices that dive through the layers of being beyond the physical
• Exploring connections between physical tension/pain and mental/emotional states of being
• Experience the power of shifting mood, related to anxiety, anger and depression
• Refine skills on how to be soft with your own process, find more ease and flow in your life, become aware of held patterns and limiting beliefs
• Enter through the door of the physical body to access the wisdom and treasure chest of information held inside
• Witness your patterns and habits, create lasting change, repair, healing
• Notice the energy start to change from the inside, follow as it radiates outwards and becomes infectious to everyone around you so that everyone around you benefits

Who is it for? - This course is primarily for yoga teachers, curious yoga practitioners, therapists and seekers. You do not need to be a qualified yoga teacher to join and receive the benefits of yoga therapy. 

if you are thinking about further training in yoga therapy with Yoga United Education, this taster allows you to dip your toe in to see if it’s a good fit for you, and is the first x 15hrs of the ‘trauma informed yoga therapy training’.

Course fees £250 covers the live on zoom weekend with recorded practices, presentations and resources to download forever. It also includes the £30 registration fee for the BWY certificate of completion. 

About your tutor, Judy Hirsh Sampath

Judy's teachings are student-centred and body-centred. This creates an unforgettable and direct route to learning. Our learning spaces are inclusive and we encourage diversity and equity in how we meet each other and ourselves, share knowledge, insights, and practices that support the learning process.

Judy has been dedicated to sharing and supporting yoga students and therapy clients in self-healing since 2002 , facilitating groups, private clients, in mental health, and fertility settings. She is a BWY qualified yoga teacher and experienced yoga therapist, faculty member of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and Certified with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT), and CNHC UK. 

She wrote and directs her soulful and practical 600 hour yoga therapy training in London,.

This course is NOT a qualification in yoga therapy. It acts as an introduction for those who are curious or a different approach for those who feel stuck in a rut. 

Before you sign up, you may want to reflect on:

What does yoga mean to me?
How has yoga changed my life?
What is my intention for joining the course?
Who am I?
We are dedicated to deep learning, playful exploration and empowering education.

Course Dates: 18th and 19th July

Course Cost: £250 plus £30/£50 BWY Course Registration Fee