IAYT Accredited Yoga Therapy Training 805 hour 2024-2026
Year 1 – (350 hours) 20th July to 4th August 2024 15 days residential in Greece followed by online webinars and full individual 1 to 1 support throughout the following year. Registered for Yoga Alliance certification.
Our 1st year 350 hours Yoga Therapy training is a complete program in where you as a yoga instructor receive a deep foundation. You will learn everything you need to know about applying Yoga Tools in order to give Yoga Therapy safely in 1 to 1 Yoga therapy sessions and work therapeutically with groups.
Optional Year 2 – (455 hours) Saturday 28th June to Sunday 13th July 2025 15 days Residential in Greece followed by online webinars, online weekends, further mentoring and tutorial support throughout the year.
If you want to Master Yoga Therapy Join Yoga Therapy Greece
Our IAYT Accredited Yoga Therapy Training 805 hours is for Yoga Teachers who are committed to learn Yoga Therapy, want to attain the Highest Certificate in Yoga Therapy globally and become professional IAYT Certified Yoga Therapists.
Our Yoga Therapy Training Program
Our Yoga Therapy program teaches a whole person approach to health and promotes complementary integrative health and well-being, making it suitable for existing health professionals, as well as those wishing to deepen in yoga.
This high-quality Yoga Therapy Training takes place as 2 programs: Year 1 of 350 hours and Year 2 of 455 hours.
YEAR 1
15 days Residential Training in Greece and 10 Webinars
Year 1 starts with 15 days residential at the very beautiful Helydorea Zen Retreat in Greece from the 20th July to 4th August 2024 and continues with 10 webinars spread over 10 months with ongoing personal mentoring and tutorial support over the internet for the practicum and assignments.
OPTIONAL YEAR 2
15 days Residential Training in Greece, 10 Webinars and 9 online weekends
Optional Year 2 starts again with the 15 days residential at the Helydorea Zen Retreat in Greece from 23rd of June to 6th of July 2024, followed by 10 webinars and 9 online weekends, plus the ongoing tutorial support and mentored practicum that prepare students to become excellent Certified Yoga Therapists.
The program in greater detail (Click on the year tabs & + signs)
Module 1
Methodology of Yoga Therapy I
We introduce ways:
Every morning we have a group yoga therapy practice.
Module 2
Yoga for Structural Conditions I
We learn:
6th day- Free day for swimming in the clear blue water of Sykia, Xylokastro in Peloponnese.
Module 3
Yoga for the Nervous System and Mental Health
We learn how:
Module 4
Yoga for Women’s Health & Men’s Health
We learn how:
Module 5
Yoga for Medical Conditions & Ethical Principles
We share the function and the most common health conditions of the cardiorespiratory, endocrine, digestive and immune systems, and how Yoga can affect them. We will focus on:
Module 6
Goodbye day
No daily schedule defined
Module 7
The First year Webinars
Immediately after the 15 days residential we start the 10 live webinars of 6 hours each (60 hours in total for the first year). We share one webinar every month, where we present with powerpoint and explain 2 case studies with real clients that have had yoga therapy of 4 sessions each given by the director of the studies and leading instructor. A recording is then available for a month for students to review in their own time.
Most of webinars take place on Saturdays 15.00 – 21.00 Greek time.
{These times are to facilitate our American students.}
(Please see frequently asked questions below regarding not being able to attend some webinars.)
No daily schedule defined
Module 8
The Practicum – Mentoring & Tutorial Support
The 88 hours practicum starts with the 3 case studies that count for 18 hours practicum, while the remaining 70 hours are also mentored.
For every case study you see your own clients (friends or relatives) a total of 4 sessions each. The 1st case study being for structural conditions, the 2nd one for a mental health or women’s health issue and the 3rd one for a medical condition. After the 2nd case study, you can start the 70 hours more independent but still mentored practicum where you work with individuals or groups.
You are supported throughout the year for the 88 hours practicum with 18 hours of personal 1 to 1 mentoring through emails and online meetings as well as 8 hours of personal tutorial support based on your assessments and the assignments.
To progress to year 2 students must have completed the assignments and assessments but may complete the practicum in year 2.
No daily schedule defined
Module 1
Welcome Day
Module 2
Methodology of Yoga Therapy II
We deepen in breathing, in yoga philosophy of change, and in motivational interviewing. We refine through role playing students skills of intake, assessments, restorative yoga and modifications of tools by recognizing people’s needs in different bodies and personalities.
Module 3
Yoga Therapy for Structural Conditions II
We share the physiology, the biomechanics, the biomedical knowledge and the yoga therapy tools for more complicated conditions regarding the body in the spine, hips, knee, feet etc as well as spine fusions and hips/knee replacement.
Module 4
Free Day
Free day for swimming at the clear blue waters of Aegean Sea.
Module 5
Yoga Therapy for Nervous System
In this module we review the Nervous System, and we share deep knowledge on how to support through yoga therapy people with Neurological Conditions such as Brain Injury, Tumour, Stroke & Seizures, people having Chronic Pain in more complicated conditions such as CRPS and Myofascial Syndrome
Module 6
Yoga Therapy & Yoga Philosophy for Mental Health
In this module we go deeper in the function of the mind, the conditions of the mind and the ways to establish a sattvic mind as well as ways for becoming the best version of you, moving from svabhava to svarupa- the philosophical orientation of Yoga Therapy Greece training.
We share Yoga Therapy for Trauma, for neurodivergent people, for ADHD, for Mental Health Conditions such as Bipolar disorder, Obsessive – Compulsive Disorders and Schizophrenia, for changing habits, Addictions and Eating Disorders
Module 7
Free Day
Free day for swimming at the clear blue waters of Aegean Sea.
Module 8
Yoga Therapy for Special Groups
We share knowledge and experience in offering yoga therapy to Children and Adolescents, to Older People, and practices for towards the End of Life.
Module 9
Goodbye day
No daily schedule defined
Module 10
The 2nd year Webinars and Online Weekends
Immediately after the 2nd residential we start the 10 live webinars of 6 hours each, 8 online weekends of 14 hours each.
The last 5 webinars are the webinars where the students present in a power point one of their 2nd year case studies as their final project.
All webinars take place on Sundays 15.00 – 21.00 Greek time.
All online weekends take place for 7 hours 15.00 – 22.00 each day Greek time.
{These times are to facilitate our students from America}
A recording is then available for a month for students review in their own time.
Module 11
The 2nd Year Practicum – Mentoring & Tutorial Support
The practicum of the second year consists of 98 hours out of which 30 hours are for the 3 mentored case studies and the yoga therapy in a group of your preference and the presentation of the work in a power point.
For this 98 hour practicum, there is a total of 12 hours personal mentorship through zoom meetings and emails.
In addition, for the second year there are 22 hours of tutorial support.
8 hours being for personal tuition (based on your assignments, the webinars, the weekends and the module assessments) and 14 hours for the online ‘Make Up Weekend’ where a variety of topics are covered as deemed necessary.
Please note that all mentoring hours are given only within the 2 years of studies.
No daily schedule defined
15 Good Reasons to join our IAYT
Accredited Yoga Therapy Training Program
Our vision is to give the best Yoga Therapy Training possible and our graduates to be proud of their choice to study with us. Our philosophy is to empower our students to become the best version of themselves and for them to do the same for their clients, to facilitate their transformation from svabhava to their svarupa. By exploring the yogic tools for yourself through the assignments and by developing the most appropriate yoga therapy practice for you with personal guidance you transform to the best version of you and you gain faith in the power of yoga therapy to change lives.
You will fly/travel only twice to Greece in summer 2024 and 2025 for the two residentials. You will learn yoga therapy under the clear blue sky and you can immerse in the clear blue of the Mediterranean Sea.
Through the monthly webinars and through the assignments, case studies and practicum you learn how this knowledge is applied in practice and how to apply all the tools on yourself and to your clients. At the same time you will be fully supported with personal one to one supervision and tutorial guidance throughout the 2 years for your personal and professional development. We believe this gives our training the best value you can find.
We sincerely share deep knowledge and huge experience integrating Yoga Therapy, Viniyoga (Krishnamacharya lineage), Tantra Yoga, Iyengar Restorative Yoga, Personalized Yoga Nidra & Meditation, Psychology, Neuroscience, the latest evidence-based practices through Research, Physiotherapy, Yoga Therapy for Scoliosis and chronic pain.
This unique integration is shared with passion by the leading instructor Evi Dimitriadou who is an experienced C-IAYT, who with the eyes of a yoga therapist concluded studies in Physiotherapy and in the Schroth method for scoliosis and is concluding a master’s in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health at King’s College, London.
Due to this unique integration and huge experience in physical and mental health, our graduates are able to deliver safely and effectively yoga therapy in 1-2-1 and groups, for structural, mental health, women’s health and medical conditions and symptoms.
Unlike other programs we emphasize learning face to face and not entirely online in order for you to better learn the ways to observe, understand and work with peoples unique bodies, minds, breathing patterns, learning how to make them feel safe, able to rest and engage in a self-care practice.
You will learn how to build a therapeutic relationship, how to give a motivational interview, how to ‘see’ people holistically, how to build personalized yoga therapy practices based on people’s goals and needs, using postural/movement and breathing observations, as well as all the Yoga and Ayurveda principles such as koshas, gunas, doshas vayus, choosing, incorporating and modifying all yoga tools such as asanas, pranayamas, chanting, yoga nidras, meditation, etc.
Every morning of the residential we practice group yoga therapy practices relative to the theme of the day. This means you take away with you more than 30 group / individual sequences that can be used for your own workshops.
Observation and Explanation of live Yoga Therapies in front of you.
Film recordings are available of the online element of the training for a month to enable students to go back over material and get the best from our teaching.
Film recordings are available of the online element of the training for a month to enable students to go back over material and get the best from our teaching.
You receive two well prepared Manuals of about 450 and 250 pages for the 1st and the 2nd year respectively to refer to and to support you for years.
A well selected Reading list that will further empower you as a professional Yoga Therapist.
You will be guided and supported in making your professional dreams true as a Yoga Therapist while we are always available to mentor you as you progress in your career as a C-IAYT Yoga Therapist.
Some Moments
Meet the Leading Instructor
Evi Dimitriadou
Tuition Fees & Refund Policy
Please note – In order to give the best possible support and supervision places are limited to ONLY 15 PEOPLE.
Special offer on tuition fees for Year 1 for those who book before the end of February 2024.
For full details contact Brian – brianew01@gmail.com
To Conclude
In total, the 2 years 805-hour Yoga Therapy Training Program consists of:
By the end of our program you will be among the few that have the highest Diploma in Yoga Therapy
What Our Students Say!
Dear Evi & Brian
Thank you so much for this experience diving deep into therapeutic aspects of yoga. It has always been a dream for me to become a Yoga Therapist, and through this residential you have given me so much inspiration and belief that my dream can become a reality. Yoga has helped me so much and particularly this residential has shown me how powerful it can be. I am excited to share all the tools I have learned here and to help others in their healing process. I really enjoyed the power of the breath and pranayama, and how each element of yoga can relate to any type of disease in the body and mind. Much love and gratitude.
I am so lucky to join your Yoga Therapy Diploma. I have been dreaming of taking this diploma for 5 years and you made my dreams come true. The information and knowledge shared is beyond my expectations. I will always remember Evi’s sense of humour and how she makes it simple and easy. Thankyou Evi and Brian for all your efforts and support during the residential. Love and Light
Evi Dimitriadou is a passionate and dedicated Yoga Therapist and Yoga Therapy Teacher. Her Yoga Therapy Training is really a value for money course, for anyone who would like to deepen his/her knowledge in utilizing Yoga as a healing modality. I highly recommend Evi, either as a Yoga Therapist or as a trainer in Yoga Therapy, for her professional skills, knowledge and integrity and I am really very happy for being part of her Yoga Therapy Training Group. Thank you Evi for all this valuable info you have shared so far with all of us!
I recommend Yoga Therapy Greece with all of my heart. Evi is such an experienced, knowledgeable, passionate, kind and loving teacher. She meets you right where you are and guides you with much love and knowledge through the studies. You learn so much, and the supervisions makes it feel safe to start practicing with clients.
Still have questions?
We have the answers!
When you enrol you are only committing to Year 1 so you can decide as the course progresses if you would like to continue to complete the 805 hours training or just complete the 350 hours of Year 1. We recommend you take advantage of the early bird prices by giving a deposit for the second year by January 2025.
Yes. You will need to have completed the 200 hours of a Yoga Teacher Training programme and have one year’s experience. If you are unsure please get in touch.
Following completion of the First year 15 days of training, (in summer 2024) it takes about 12 months to complete the webinars, assignments, case studies and rest of practicum. So, you will graduate in summer 2025 for the 350 hours yoga therapy training. For the Yoga Therapy Training 805 hours you will graduate in September 2026. Graduation being dependant on completion to a pass standard the required coursework. Students must have also completed the required number of attendance hours.
Up to 30 hours can be missed from the Synchronous Distance Learning, although students must view the recording and complete the assessment for each topic missed.
- ~ By concluding the 1st year training, you will take the Advanced Teacher Training Certificate for Yoga Alliance titled ‘Adapting Yoga for Everyone’ which you can then add to your 200 hour certificate to register with Yoga Alliance as a 500-hour Yoga Teacher – RYT-500.
- The certification of the 350 hours Yoga Therapy Training issued is not accredited by any association or board. The 350 hours Yoga Therapy Greece Training forms part of the Yoga Therapy Training 805 hours.
- The 805 hours training is accredited by IAYT. (https://www.iayt.org/). Once you have completed the 805 hours accredited training you are then eligible to apply to IAYT to take their multiple choice exam (for which you will be fully prepared) and achieve full C-IAYT.
IAYT has extremely high standards and accredits only a minimum 805 hours training.
In this case we can issue a Certificate of Attendance with the number of hours concluded only. However, we highly recommend that you complete all of the course as the assignments, case studies and practicum are a large part of the learning process, especially considering the personal mentoring that that you will receive. You also will lose the possibility of using this 350 hour training as a foundation of the 805 hour training.
Then you will be issued 262 hours of certification of attendance.
The personal supervision takes place through emails and online meetings. As soon as you send your clients completed Yoga Therapy questionnaire or practices you will get an email with guidelines and then we meet one to one online where we will explain the rationale and establish practices together. After the evaluation of your case study summary/write up, you will also receive feedback as supervision.
In total you will have 10 assignments well spread in the 2 years training. For every assignment you get detailed feedback as tutorial support for your personal and professional development.
Upon completion of the 350-hour Yoga Therapy Training you can have your own private Yoga Therapy Clinic and give 1-2-1 sessions or work with therapeutic groups. Our graduates also work in Yoga Studios or in a complimentary capacity in health care centres, physiotherapy centres, and community centres in collaboration with homoeopathists, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, nutritionists etc. But you would have to check your countries specific requirements for certain health care jobs.
You are then welcome to join us the following year to complete your training. But unfortunately, we cannot refund the accommodation costs or the tuition.
For lunch the local tavern offers a reasonable priced option of a light snack/lunch. Alternatively before you arrive you can buy fruits, bread, nuts etc.
In addition to the ‘what is not included’ list above a student must buy their own study materials and have access to a computer or tablet with a good internet connection. You need to be able to convert documents to PDF. You might need to print the manual sent to you in advance of the residential training in order for you to read it and be better prepared for the training. You will require about €60-80 for two books for your assignments.
