500 Hours Advanced Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapy Training

This Advanced Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapy Training is a comprehensive, year-long programme in Yoga Chikitsa (Therapeutic Yoga), grounded in Sanatan Yoga, the Rishiculture Gitananda Yoga tradition, and supported by modern anatomy, physiology, and health science.

 

The course is designed for yoga teachers, therapists, and serious practitioners seeking a classical, therapeutic, and spiritually authentic approach to yoga therapy.

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What Is Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga Therapy)?

 

Yoga Chikitsa is one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems, addressing the unity of body, mind, emotions, prana, and consciousness.

 

“Yoga Chikitsa is humanity’s first attempt at a unitive understanding of mind-emotional-physical distress.”

— Swami Dr. Gitananda Giri

 

This training offers practical therapeutic tools for personal healing and professional yoga therapy application.

 

Key Highlights of This Advanced Yoga Therapy Training:

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• Traditional Sanatan Yoga & Gitananda Yoga Therapy practices

• Weekly Therapeutic Hatha Yoga: Jattis, Kriyas, Asana, Mudra, Pranayama & Jnana Yoga Kriyas

• 12-Point Yogic Diagnosis and therapy protocol training

• Integration of Yoga Anatomy & Physiology

• Application of yogic principles for mental health, stress, chronic conditions, and lifestyle management

• Live teaching, guided sadhana, and recorded resources

 

Who This Course Is For?

 

This Yoga Therapy Teacher Training is ideal for:

• Certified Yoga Teachers seeking advanced therapeutic skills

• Health professionals exploring holistic and complementary therapy

• Yoga practitioners interested in personal healing and spiritual growth

• Students wishing to learn traditional Gitananda Yoga Therapeutic Practices

 

Course Curriculum Overview

 

Part 1: Foundations of Yoga & Yoga Chikitsa

• Yogic and Ayurvedic concepts of health (Swasthya) and disease (Roga)

• Ashtanga Yoga and therapeutic Hatha Yoga

• Mental health, Pancha Vrittis, Kleshas, and yogic healing

• Introduction to yogic diagnostics and self-healing tools

 

Part 2: Yoga Therapy & Therapeutic Applications

• 12-Point Yogic Diagnosis and personalised yoga therapy protocols

• Tridosha, Triguna, Prana Vayus, Vasanas, Samskaras

• Psychosomatic and somato-psychic disorders

• Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, Kundalini & Chakra therapy

• Swara Yoga, Panchamahabhuta, Jnana Yoga Kriyas

• Applied yoga therapy with anatomy & physiology correlation

 

Part 3: Yoga Anatomy & Physiology

• Skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous & endocrine systems

• Yogic understanding of body–mind–consciousness

• Therapeutic yogic applications for each system

 

Tutors & Faculty

• Yogachariya Jnandev Giri – Yoga Chikitsa Acharya & Programme Facilitator

• Yogacharini Anandhi Korina (Cyprus)

• Prajnanda Marcio – Founder & Director, Love Your Studio

 

Course Schedule

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• Duration: 18 April 2026 – 10 April 2027

• Weekly Classes: Saturdays, 2:00 – 5:00 PM (Theory & Practice)

• Morning Sadhana:

  • Daily: 7:30 – 8:00 AM (Live or Recorded)

  • Tuesdays: 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Group Practice)

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Course Fee

 

£2400  (Payable in 12 monthly instalments of £200)

 

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​Why Choose This Yoga Therapy Training?

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• Rooted in authentic Sanatan Yoga philosophy

• Based on Gitananda Yoga Therapy & Rishiculture tradition

• Integrates ancient wisdom with modern science

• Focuses on healing, self-regulation, and spiritual development

• Ideal for those seeking depth, integrity, and therapeutic competence