Mindfulness Based Yoga Therapy and Counselling Skills Course is a unique opportunity to learn how to develop a constructive therapeutic relationship with your clients and learn basic counselling skills that you can use to support your Yoga students and clients. This 5 day course will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge required to become a more competent, effective Yoga teacher or Yoga therapist. You will gain skills that allow you to work more effectively both in a class setting and within a professional therapeutic setting when working with clients one to one. You will also be introduced to the Yoga therapy process and protocols.
Undertake the Mindfulness Based Yoga Therapy and Counselling Skills Course and YOU will –
- Gain an understanding of Mindfulness practice and its application in the therapeutic relationship and for self-care
- Develop basic counselling and therapeutic relationship skills relevant to Yoga Therapy
- Develop communication skills essential for the Yoga Therapy setting
- Gain an understanding of the legal, ethical and administrative issues involved in running a therapeutic practice
- Learn about the professional practice issues involved in running a therapeutic practice, including how to communicate with other health professionals
- Gain some of the necessary skills to facilitate therapeutic groups
- An understanding of the application of Yogic principles in professional practice
- An awareness of OH&S, including the importance of therapist self-care and a clear understanding of the practices beneficial to enhancing your own self-care
- Receive training that is hands on, practical and experiential
- Learn skills necessary to facilitate therapeutic groups
- Meet some membership standards to become a registered and accredited Yoga therapist with Yoga Australia and AAYT*
- Complete some requirements towards the Accredited Yoga Therapy Certification qualification*
- Earn CPD points for Yoga Australia or equivalent
“The Mindfulness Based Yoga therapy course exceeded my expectations. I gained a lot more confidence in my teaching and counselling in Yoga while actually enjoying myself and the good company of like minded teachers. The content was modern and presented in a very engaging way.“
Natja Wunsch, Melbourne
“I found the MBYT and CSC module extremely useful as a practising yoga therapist. The counselling skills theory and practice in this course has given me valuable skills to better assess my clients’ needs. I found this course to be a perfect balance of theory and practice.”
Tracy Gray, Brisbane
“This module is jam packed with so much valuable content! I was able to learn the skills and soak up the information with ease and confidence!“
Lauren Anning – Sydney
“I have gained valuable skills in micro counselling and in the yogic philosophies and ideas behind the modality of Yoga therapy. I now have a much clearer idea of what Yoga therapy is all about and I have more confidence to move into this area. I have done a lot of counselling in my career however, I feel that the skills taught in this course really added to my strategies in this area and gave me more confidence in this part of my Yoga teaching practice and going forward to my practice as a Yoga therapist. I would highly recommend this module to anyone regardless of whether they continue with the full Yoga therapy course or not”
Megan Enright – AYTC Graduate
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