ABOUT THE DPN
Your Dru Professional Network (DPN) is standing behind you and your qualification.
Welcome to the professional body for Dru teachers—keeping you up-to-date with all the latest developments.
It’s the pathway to higher learning, qualifications, professional development and a vibrant interactive worldwide community.
In Dru, the major passion we all share is our love for yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. It is through these practices that we want to help people find a healthier and more empowered way of living.
You can now pursue well recognised accredited Dru qualifications in Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda Health Coaching, as well as different applications of Yoga and Meditation.
To ensure your students, clients and professional bodies are aware of your learning background and professional status your DPN membership type will inform them. Refer to the table below.
Or contact the Dru Australasia office to confirm the correct use of these different titles/appellations. They are world wide in their application and harmonise with standards used by other bodies internationally.
Professional Support
We are here to support you and also to ensure you have access to opportunities to keep up-to-date with developments in your chosen field.
We also want to offer you opportunities to deepen your own personal practice, which enables you to progress with increasing confidence and offer even more to your yoga students.
It's a win-win!
Different Types of DPN Membership
RENEWING MEMBERS
Please check your 'My CPD Record' and if necessary update your own Supplementary CPD prior to renewing using our Online Form.
If you have any questions please contact: drunetwork@dru.com.au
Dru Professional Network
Dru Australia, PO Box 448, Mawson ACT 2607
DPN MEMBER BENEFITS
Free & Discounted Online Studio Membership
Our Course trainees you enjoy free access to the Online Studio, which ends with graduation. When you join the DPN access to the Online Studio is not automatic. However, you can renew your Studio membership at a substantially discounted rate.
- You get 4 months of free membership—so you don't pay until month 5.
- From month 5 your monthly fee is discounted by 30% ($13.50 per month instead of $18.50).
- Simply join the DPN and then renew your Online Studio membership here.
Supportive Network
Our graduates really enjoy being part of a supportive network that is committed to helping you become a successful teacher, health coach or therapist.
Marketing Resources
Launch your business with templates, checklists and marketing hacks from our experienced team of mentors, peers and experts.
Graphics & Branding Service
Discounted rate on bespoke graphics and branding services wth our in-house design team led by Zornitsa Balinova.
'Upskill Your Yoga Business' Summer School
Learn how to stand out in a highly competitive world with our masterclass series:
DPN-Connect
'Ultimate Get-Togethers'
Regular meet-ups to keep you inspired about life and your way forward as a Dru professional
Up to 50% off CPD Masterclasses
Enjoy a substantial discount on a massive collection of live and past masterclasses on such fascinating topics as:
- Therapeutic Yoga for a Healthy Back
- Easy Meditations for Overcoming FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)
- Five Mudras for Subtle Body Health
Uplevel your skills
Our fascinating CPD training opportunities mean you can uplevel your career!
Product discounts on many Dru products
10% off Dru branded products and 30% off bulk orders of $150 or more on Dru branded products.
Special Rates on Selected Courses
Substantial discounts on workshops and events (except training courses) from a wide range of strands including; ayurveda, sound, meditation and spirituality.
Regular DPN newsletter
Keeping you up-to-date and connected.
Free website listing on druyoga.com/au
Make use of our 'Find a Dru teacher' and 'Find an 'Ayurveda Health Coach' search function that potential clients can use to find you.
POSTGRAD COURSES
Meditation Mastery Course
Whether you’re a meditation beginner or seasoned practitioner, this course will enable you to reap all the emotional, psychological and spiritual benefits of profound levels of meditation. Become emotionally balanced, spiritually powerful and come to understand and live your true purpose.
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Back Care & Wellbeing Course
This research-based course is open to all qualified yoga teachers and will cover common stress management and wellbeing issues centred around back pain, anxiety, depression and panic attacks.
You will learn easy-to-apply yoga solutions facilitating 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 deep and nuanced understanding of the human relaxation response.
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Foundations of Ayurveda Course
This three-module course addresses the aspiration of every health-conscious living being!
It helps you to be the best version of yourself—fit and healthy so you can live a long and happy life.
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PRENATAL YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Developed in collaboration with highly experienced midwives who are also qualified Dru Yoga Therapists, the Dru Yoga Prenatal course is unique because it is the world's first 100% yogic approach to antenatal care. It's aim is to reduce the need for the high level of medical intervention that is now being given to expectant mothers in the West.
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Dru Yoga Therapy Diploma
Accredited with the British Council of Yoga Therapists (BCYT), this course is taught by an international team of yoga, health and medical professionals.
This cutting edge course brings together ancient wisdom and modern complementary medicine enabling you to:
- deepen your knowledge of yoga as a therapy
- assist your clients with a wide variety of physical and psychological conditions
- establish your own clinic working with small groups and individuals liaising with health professionals to ensure optimum care for your clients.
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Dru Kids & Teens Teaching (DKT)
This is a 3 or 4-day intensive designed to inspire, inform and ignite a passion to work with children/teenagers and make a real difference in the world. Add another string to your bow by training as a DKT yoga teacher and take Dru into the future through the children!
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Dru Yoga Post Graduate Mastery Course
Learn how to use the subtle energy awareness of Dru Yoga to promote balance and healing with this ground-breaking advanced course. This will be invaluable for you if in the future you decide to embark on the Dru Yoga Therapy training.
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Dru Yoga Therapy Diploma
As a qualified Dru Yoga therapist, you will be able to work within a clinical setting alongside other health professionals such as GPs, medics and complementary health practitioners.
ONLINE STUDIO
Teacher's Insurance
As a teacher, you need appropriate insurance. Your Dru Professional Network has negotiated a discounted offer with Balens, specialist insurance brokers for health and wellbeing professionals.
Dru Teacher
Web Page & Classes
Have your own webpage with information about yourself and a listing of all your classes.
This can be used to advertise yourself on your various social media platforms
Lucy Bannister
Social Media Guides
Whether you want to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or You Tube?
Using an Online Booking System
Lucy Bannister shares with us one of the most valuable resources that she uses to run her yoga business, her online booking system. Having an effective booking system for your classes, workshops and retreats doesn't just allow your customers to book online, it also takes off a huge weight of admin - freeing up your time for more teaching, more studying, more relaxation!
Relevant links & info
DPN Australasia
Email: drunetwork@dru.com.au
Tel: +61 6161 1462
DPN Co-ordinator: Alison Wyse
DPN UK
Email: info@drunetwork.com
DPN Co-ordinator: Jill Whitehead
UPCOMING EVENTS
