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200IYTT Integrative Yoga Teacher Training: Science, Medicine, Psychology. A Yoga Australia and Yoga Alliance Approved Training Course, PACFA endorsed modules

Overview

Welcome to BIYOME’s Integrative Yoga Stream. In this 200-hour training, you will delve into the intricacies of the neuroplastic brain, the biome, and the genome, and gain the skills to offer somatic practices for embodied compassion, co-regulation, trauma-informed care, and deep restorative yoga. The course emphasises the physiological and psychological impacts of breathwork on mental health, cultivating presence over technique. As a 200-hour Integrative Yoga Teacher, you will be equipped to deliver practical yoga and meditation methods within a psychological framework, benefiting students, clients, and patients.

Graduates of this program will gain a strong understanding of current science and research, enabling them to bring these teachings into Allied Health Professions and Mind-Body Medicine fields. The course features highly qualified faculty, including Professors and Doctors of Psychology, Senior Lecturers and Researchers, Senior Yoga Teachers, and Yoga Therapists. Training is conducted in a serene retreat setting, a 24-acre sanctuary designed to restore, rejuvenate, and regenerate both body and mind.

Students who wish to go beyond provisional 200hr membership with the respective associations may want to explore:
BIYOME’s complete 350hr training programs that gain Level 1 FULL Registration with Yoga Australia and Yoga Alliance:
350RYTT Personalised BioMedical Yoga Specialising in Restorative Yoga & Meditation
OR
BIYOME’s two options for adding a 150-hour upgrade to the 200 hours in a time frame that suits you.
UP150YTT Postgraduate 150hrs
UP350YTT Personalised Biomedical Yoga

 

ONGOING ROLLING ENTRIES COMMENCING OCTOBER

200.00 CPD hours with PACFA

Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine

  • Understanding Disconnection: Suffering, Stress, & the Maladapted Mind
  • Our innate ability to change
  • The Path to Wellness: The Philosophy Behind Practice
  • The Ethical Philosophy of Practice
  • Understanding the Body-Mind Connection: Anatomy, Physiology & Neurobiology
  • Theory of Teaching-Technique
    • The Altruistic Teaching Methodology: The Science of Compassion and Connection
    • Mindfulness: The Science of Attention and Attunement
    • Asana: The Science of Posture and Position
    • Pranayama: The Science of Respiration and Regulation
    • Meditation: The Science of Concentration and Clarity

Sound Therapy: The Science of Vocabulary and Vibration

Presenter(s)

Celia Roberts BSc, Marian Cavanagh, Melissa Day, Dr James Kirby, Samantha Lindsay-German, Alisa Craig, Anita Cassidy Bowman & Dr Nikola Ognyenovits Md, Fracgp, Facrrm, Facham(Racp)

About the presenter(s)

Celia Roberts is a Senior yoga and meditation teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, with strong interest in scientific research and a focus on integrative mind-body medicine. She is the founder of BIYOME (The Biomedical Institute of Yoga & Meditation) in Australia, where she leads programs in yoga therapy, meditation, and holistic health. With over two decades of experience, Celia combines evidence-based practices with traditional wisdom, emphasising the therapeutic benefits of yoga for mental health. She is dedicated to fostering compassionate, informed teaching that empowers individuals to overcome mental afflictions and suffering by exploring the root causes of mental health through bodily based somatic practices. Celia works with a strong team of Doctors, researchers, and Senior practitioners of breath, meditation and yoga. The teachers for this course will vary and may also include: CELIA ROBERTS BSc Head Senior Yoga & Meditation Teacher Yoga Therapist & Ayurvedic Practitioner Director of BIYOME MARIAN CAVANAGH Senior Yoga Teacher Registered Relax & Renew Instructor MELISSA DAY Associate Professor, UQ DR JAMES KIRBY Lecturer in Clinical Psychology UQ School of Psychology SAMANTHA LINDSAY-GERMAN Kundalini Yoga ALISA CRAIG Breathwork Therapist ANITA CASSIDY BOWMAN Sound healing practitioner DR NIKOLA OGNYENOVITS MD, FRACGP, FACRRM, FAChAM(RACP) Breathwork

Notes

The BioMedical Institute of Yoga and Meditation (BIYOME) provides extensive online materials, including manuals and recordings, accessible through our online portal, allowing students the flexibility to study at their own pace. Admission requires the submission of an application form, which must be approved by the institute. Information regarding the cancellation process and available options is clearly outlined in writing on our website. For full details, please refer to BIYOME's terms, conditions, and policies terms-conditions-refund-policy

Online Registration

Your 200IYTT Investment
Investment to becoming registered with Yoga Australia starts from $4,588*
**Certificate of completion/registration is not offered without complete payment.

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BioMedical Institute of Yoga & Meditation

The BioMedical Institute of Yoga and Meditation (BIYOME) offers world-recognised training that bridges the gap between the Western medical model of health and the ancient sciences of yoga, meditation, and the contemplative traditions. The institute appeals to psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors and allied health professionals for this reason. Founded by Celia Roberts and her expert faculty, BIYOME provides enriching programs designed to cultivate teachers of integrative lifestyle medicine. With a focus on state-of-the-art science alongside the profound experiences of traditional practices, BIYOME delivers registered qualifications across all levels—from provisional to 1000-hour therapy—in Yoga Teacher Training, Meditation Teacher Training, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Medicine Training, and Continuing Professional Development.

Contact: Celia Roberts & Ineta Durneikaite