BWYQ LEVEL 4 CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING GENTLE YEARS YOGA
COURSE TYPE: E-learning followed by Online Practical Course Dates (Zoom)
TUTOR: Laura Bissell
Unit 1: Intensive e-learning about the age-related conditions can start as early as 30 January 2027 and should take around 6 weeks to complete before the first practical course date.
Unit 2: Practical course dates include 26 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) out of 126 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) to run on Zoom on Sundays, 21 March, 11 April, 25 April and 9 May 2027.
Whether you want to teach in your normal yoga space or go into residential care homes for older adults, this is an exciting opportunity to gain the BWYQ L4 Teaching Gentle Years Yoga Certificate in teaching chair-based yoga to older adults with long term conditions. With Laura as your main tutor, the study will begin with e-learning for the theory part of the qualification.
Laura was the co-founder of Gentle Years Yoga in 2010 and was a yoga consultant on the largescale trial funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) conducted by Northumbria University and the York Trials Unit: see : Gentle Years Yoga Research Trial