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Mindfulness Based Yoga Therapy & Counselling Skills Course

5 Day Course | Sydney, Melbourne & Online | $1,250

This 5 day course will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge required to become a more competent, effective Yoga teacher or Yoga therapist.

Mindfulness Based Yoga Therapy and Counselling Skills Course is a unique opportunity to learn how to develop a constructive therapeutic relationship with your clients and learn basic counselling skills that you can use to support your Yoga students and clients. This 5 day course will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge required to become a more competent, effective Yoga teacher or Yoga therapist. You will gain skills that allow you to work more effectively both in a class setting and within a professional therapeutic setting when working with clients one to one. You will also be introduced to the Yoga therapy process and protocols.

You will learn from Sal Flynn, one of Australia’s leading Yoga therapy educators, psychotherapist and specialist in Yoga therapy and anxiety and trauma. Sal Flynn has trained over 400 yoga therapists over more than 30 deliveries of this course.

Undertake the Mindfulness Based Yoga Therapy and Counselling Skills Course and YOU will – 

  • Gain an understanding of Mindfulness practice and its application in the therapeutic relationship and for self-care
  • Develop basic counselling and therapeutic relationship skills relevant to Yoga Therapy
  • Develop communication skills essential for the Yoga Therapy setting
  • Gain an understanding of the legal, ethical and administrative issues involved in running a therapeutic practice
  • Learn about the professional practice issues involved in running a therapeutic practice, including how to communicate with other health professionals
  • Gain the necessary skills to facilitate therapeutic groups
  • An understanding of the application of Yogic principles in professional practice
  • An awareness of OH&S, including the importance of therapist self-care and a clear understanding of the practices beneficial to enhancing your own self-care
  • Receive training that is hands on, practical and experiential 
  • Learn skills necessary to facilitate therapeutic groups 
  • Meet some membership standards to become a registered and accredited Yoga therapist with Yoga Australia and AAYT* 
  • Complete some requirements towards the Graduate Certificate in Yoga Therapy qualification* 
  • Earn CPD points for Yoga Australia or equivalent 

“The Mindfulness Based Yoga therapy course exceeded my expectations. Sal Flynn was fabulous and gave a good mix of practice and theory. I gained a lot more confidence in my teaching and counselling in Yoga while actually enjoying myself and the good company of like minded teachers. The content was modern and presented in a very engaging way.

Natja Wunsch

“I found the MBYT and CSC module extremely useful as a practising yoga therapist.  The counselling skills theory and practice in this course has given me valuable skills to better assess my clients’ needs.  Sal Flynn is a very engaging trainer, with a wealth of knowledge and personal experience shared with humour and common sense, which makes for very enjoyable training.  I found this course to be a perfect balance of theory and practice.”

Tracy Gray, Brisbane

“Sal unpacked Mindfulness Based Yoga Therapy in an insightful and well referenced way. Sharing first hand experiences with Indra Mohan, Sarah Keys and Donna Farhi among others, with tenderness, playful antics and vulnerable moments that passed on not just the critical information but also a human connection that embodies mindfulness, the basis of the course.”

Kristen Boddington – GCYT Graduate

This module is jam packed with so much valuable content! Sal is a wonderful teacher, I was able to learn the skills and soak up the information with ease and confidence!

Lauren Anning – Sydney


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Sal Flynn

The course will be taught by Yoga therapy educator and psychotherapist, Sal Flynn. Sal is one of Australia's leading Yoga therapy educators. She has trained almost 400 Yoga therapists across a total of more than 30 course deliveries throughout Australia. She mentors many yoga therapists and teachers around the world. She is a psychotherapist and psychotherapist trainer at the Centre for Existential Practice and formally at Jansen Newman Institute. Sal is also trained to deliver the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) programs. She is a specialist in Yoga therapy and trauma and Yoga therapy and anxiety.

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