Postgrad Back Care and Mental Wellbeing Course

What you’ll learn

• Extensive and progressive yoga programmes on which to base your back care and mental health and wellbeing classes.
• A trauma-aware and compassionate teaching approach to working with health issues.
• Insights into the latest research on the many functions of the vagus nerve, musculofascial release, the psoas muscle.
• New approaches breathing and relaxation techniques.
• You’ll dive into the nuances of myofascial stretching, gradual muscle strengthening and healthy breathing. Practical application of the latest research around the many functions of the vagus nerve will give you a much greater understanding of the human relaxation response.

Where it can take you

• This course will revolutionize the way you’re teaching your current yoga classes.
• Feel confident to start teaching in business or other workplace settings.
• Become equipped to start teaching in the NHS*, social prescribing* and other contexts.

What this course will give you

• You’ll receive the training you need to offer easy-to-apply yoga approaches to these conditions, giving you the capability to work within the NHS*, corporate settings and any yoga class environment.
• You’ll learn how to confidently address wellbeing issues centred around back pain, anxiety, depression, panic attacks and other mental health concerns.
• This course will provide you with an in-depth training based on the latest research in crucial topics facing all yoga teachers today.

What’s included

• 16 hours of live online teaching (and downloadable replays of these sessions).
• An additional 10 hours of downloadable teaching sessions that you can study in your own time.
• Tutor-guided small groups that will help you deepen your understanding of the material, based on case studies and medical and yoga topics.
• A comprehensive 50-page manual – including teaching plans, medical guidelines and background research.

Course Dates

This CPD course will run over four Sundays plus four one-hour tutorials on Wed (10am or 7pm options):

Live session – Sundays:

• 8 Sept 2024, 11am-1pm & 3-5pm
• 13 Oct 2024, 11am-1pm & 3-5pm
• 23 Feb 2025, 11am-1pm & 3-5pm
• 16 March 2025, 11am-1pm & 3-5pm

Tutorials – Wednesdays

• 11 Sept, 10am or 7pm
• 16 Oct, 10am or 7pm
• 5 Mar, 10am or 7pm
• 19 Mar, 10am or 7pm

Tutorial groups will be one hour sessions.

You will need to complete both modules and complete the extra-curricular studies to receive the course certification.

Contact details

If you have any questions or further queries about the course please contact us:

• Via email – hello@druworldwide.com
• Via phone – Beth on 01248 602 900 (extension 205) – Monday to Friday 9am – 11am