Teach yoga for people living with cancer
in partnership with Shanticentre Training School
Live online (plus self-paced online learning) Jan-March 2025
40-hour training recognised by Yoga Alliance Professionals
The aim of the Healing Space course is to assist qualified yoga teachers and other suitably qualified professionals, in developing the skills, knowledge and qualities to teach yoga, meditation, relaxation and yoga nidra to people living with cancer. The content will also be relevant to working with people with other long-term or life-limiting health conditions or in palliative care.
Dates and Times
Sat 11th and Sun 12th January 2025
Sat 8th & Sun 9th February 2025
Sat 8th & Sun 9th March 2025
09:30 am – 2 :00 pm each day
Live online (Zoom)
Plus self-paced online learning between weekends
Course Content
The course will include a blend of self-paced online learning and live in-person classes (on Zoom)
Overview of Cancer
- An introduction to the science of cancer
- Types of cancer, causes and risk factors
- Treatments: Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other treatments and their side effects
- The psychological impact of living with a cancer diagnosis and coping with treatments
- The social and spiritual impact of living with a cancer diagnosis
Adapting yoga
- The yogic view of disease and illness
- The benefits of yoga for cancer including some of the scientific evidence
- Contraindications and cautions
- Movement and Asana
- The breath and pranayama
- Relaxation
- Meditation
- Guided visualisation and imagery
- Yoga Nidra
Creating a healing environment
- Presence
- Working from the heart
- Compassion
- Boundaries & ethics
- Working with fear, anxiety, panic, pain
- Talking about death and dying
- Working in palliative care
- Looking after yourself – emotional support
Running classes
- Liaising with other agencies
- Integrating people with cancer into your general classes
- Cancer-specific yoga classes
- Working 1 to 1
Plus teaching practice, feedback and assessment
Cost: £695
Includes all weekends, access to online learning materials, a 1 to 1 tutorial with Jude, assessment and certification.
Open to qualified yoga teachers who hold a 200-hour certificate.
This training can be used as 40 hours towards the 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training Certificate with Shantcentre Training School
