BWYQ Level 4 Diploma in Teaching Yoga
BWYQ Level 4 Diploma in Teaching Yoga
Ofqual regulated
NEXT COURSE STARTING JANUARY 2027
Course Overview
This is a 3-year course, meeting one Sunday every month in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills, experience and confidence to become a wonderful teacher.
Every element of this course is designed to offer you the practical, theoretical and ethical aspects needed to support you in sharing Yoga with others.
How is the course structured?
I have chosen to offer my course over a 3-year period, meeting one Sunday each month. This offers the essential time and space for student teachers to not only assimilate the knowledge and skills needed to become a safe, confident and effective Yoga teacher, but also gain experience in these topics, so that they can be shared with authenticity.
Once registered on the Diploma Course you may choose to begin teaching when you feel ready (in agreement with the course tutor). It is expected that you will be teaching regular classes in your community whilst undertaking this course (only once you feel ready). This will offer you the crucial support, guidance and continued learning when it is needed, as you are establishing yourself as a Yoga teacher.
Once teaching in your community, you will also be in a position to earn money through your teaching to help pay for the course.
The whole ethos of this course is to provide the most effective learning structure to produce the best-equipped teachers.
What is the course content?
The BWYQ Diploma in Teaching Yoga Course is a 500-hour course and its content will ensure that you have excellent knowledge of:
Anatomy and physiology to make sure that your teaching is informed and safe.
The effective teaching of asana, along with how you plan and deliver inclusive and progressive classes, will ensure you are confident in teaching all levels of practitioners.
Principles and practices of teaching breathing, Pranayama and relaxation techniques, along with how to lead a meditation, together with sharing the principles of mudra, bandha, and kriya, will ensure you are well equipped to teach all elements of Yoga.
The historical background of Yoga, and the study of some central traditional texts will lead you to being able to integrate these key concepts into your teaching, honouring the roots of Yoga in your practice and teaching.
With a course syllabus ranging from the legal and professional aspects of teaching Yoga to the nature of prana and the pranic system, this course aims to offer first-class training in all the practical, theoretical and ethical aspects of being a skilled and highly-qualified Yoga teacher.
Am I ready to become a Yoga Teacher
You do not need to be an expert in all fields of Yoga, but you do need to have sufficient experience, and most of all a passion to learn more about this wonderful practice of Yoga and how to share this with others.
The BWY suggests at least 2 years’ experience of a regular practice, and it will be my preference (not compulsory) that you will have completed the BWY Foundation Course 1.
Can you commit to this course?
Course days are offered once a month (except August) 9am to 5pm, with one weekend retreat in the second year. Required attendance is at least 80% in each year of training to qualify.
The course is a combination of tutor-led contact days and home study. Formal and informal tasks will be set throughout the course which will include teaching practices to your peers, written or graphic assignments and reflective self-assessment. Good IT skills are essential as all work is presented and assessed electronically and communication is via email.
I am committed to ensuring that the highest possible standard of Yoga Teacher Training is available in West Yorkshire. I strongly believe the BWYQ Diploma in Teaching Yoga is the most thorough and considerate teacher training course available, as it ensures that every student teacher is equipped with the knowledge, experience, confidence and close support to become the best teacher possible.
The BWYQ Level 4 Diploma in Teaching Yoga qualification is registered on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which means it is benchmarked to national educational standards. The BWYQ Diploma in Teaching Yoga is equivalent to the first year of a degree course. This is the highest level of Yoga teacher training currently available in the UK and is recognised throughout the UK education system, by schools, colleges, universities and employers.
If you would like to know more about this course or you would like to register your interest please contact me.
Introduction Days are always offered where you can come along and experience what the course will involve.
I am thrilled to be able to offer this BWYQ Diploma in Teaching Yoga in West Yorkshire, and feel confident that this course will develop the knowledge, skills, ability and experience to a high level for you to effectively share the amazing practice of Yoga with others.
