You are interested in becoming a Yoga Teacher?
These are some questions to bear in mind before choosing your course and commencing your professional yoga training and practice...
Have you studied the Yoga Therapy Prospectus and Syllabus which outline our yoga training course commitment and content?
View the prospectus and criteria for entry here
Are you happy that the course facilitators are appropriately qualified?
Yoga Therapy Ireland guarantees that trainees will have two fully qualified permanent yoga tutors, who will support an nurture them through their entire training journey.
- Yoga Therapy Ireland tutors have amassed over 70 years teaching experience between them
- As well as having several Yoga training qualifications, the majority of our tutors are also fully qualified Yoga Therapists through the Yoga Biomedical Trust in London – and all are fully committed to advancing their individual tutoring skills on a regular basis.
- Two of our senior tutors designed the Anatomy and Physiology aspect of the Yoga Teacher Training Course. This is overseen and examined by Dr. Ruth Gilmore, lecturer in Queen’s University, Belfast for over twenty five years.
- Two of our senior tutors are fully qualified course facilitators.
What makes the Yoga Therapy Ireland Teacher Training Course different to other courses? Why choose a YTI course?
Yoga Therapy Ireland focuses on the therapeutic aspects of Yoga, so while all our qualified yoga teachers are highly competent to teach general Yoga classes, they also have the skills and expertise to teach Yoga for Pregnancy, Yoga for the Elderly, Yoga for Kids and Remedial Yoga.
- Yoga Therapy Ireland guarantees that all its yoga teachers will be totally competent and confident to teach Yoga in the public arena.
- Yoga Therapy Ireland awards an Anatomy and Physiology Certificate which is recognised by the Universities of Luton and Wolverhampton.
- Yoga Therapy Ireland includes a First Aid Course in its fees.
Course Fees – What does Yoga Therapy Ireland give you for your money?
Expert tutors who have been teaching and facilitating training in the Yoga circles for many years and who are permanently with you throughout your training journey.
- Very comfortable yoga training facilities and ideal learning environment at Marino Institute of Education, together with modern teaching techniques and equipment further enhances YTI training.
- A Yoga Teaching Qualification that is highly respected throughout the country.
- An Anatomy and Physiology qualification that affords you credits towards further learning.
- Training fees are €675.00 per term and payable in easy instalments. This fee includes a fully recognised First Aid Course.
- All our seminars are offered to trainees at highly subsidised rates.
- Yoga Therapy Ireland Residential Weekend – a vital component of the Yoga Teacher Training Course – is also offered at a highly subsidised rate for trainees.
- A mentoring system – tutors and past pupils are always available as mentors for new trainees.
How does Yoga Therapy Ireland support you as a newly qualified yoga teacher?
Yoga Therapy Ireland offers total support to the newly qualified yoga teacher through our mentoring system, through opportunities for further learning - whether via our Post Graduate Diploma course or through our networking system at seminars, workshops and in-service training days. We also provide a referral scheme for teachers together with membership and a comprehensive group insurance scheme.
2006 Graduation Ceremony
Teacher Training Course Testimonials
What our trainees said about our courses...
‘Brilliant Course, inspiring tutors.’
Rukhsana Ingle - 2006
‘Definitely one of the best Yoga courses around. Teaching techniques were excellent. Course made us into great Yoga teachers. I especially liked the Anatomy and Physiology detail’
Geraldine Mansori – 2004
‘This was an enthralling and fascinating journey guided by expert and caring tutors. Highly recommended’.
Jim Fitzharris - 2006
‘Teachers and teaching techniques on the course were excellent. Great notes and handouts. I left the course knowing a lot and feeling very confident and well prepared for teaching’.
Anna Sweeney – 2004
‘My personal and teaching skills have developed much more than I could have imagined’.
Keith Treacy – 2006
‘A wonderful two years on all levels’.
Marie McManus – 2006
‘I don’t think the Course Tutors could have given any more of themselves. Life changing, loved every minute of the course’.
Noeleen Walsh - 2006
‘Great teaching methods. Course was great, most interesting with a really nice balance in all aspects of the course.’
Patricia Farrell - 2004
‘This has been an experience like no other. Everything before now has been leading me to this journey. Incredible tutors.
Siobhain Caffrey - 2006
‘If I was to pick one word that summed up the course, it would be ENCOURAGEMENT’
Kevin O’Loughlin - 2006
‘I have always wanted to do a Yoga Teacher Training Course and I am so happy and fulfilled that I was able to do this course. The friends I’ve made are wonderful, both tutors and fellow students’.
Bernadette Mullett - 2006
‘A wonderful two years of inspirational learning from wonderful tutors. Would encourage anyone to experience the journey’.
Jenni McHale - 2006
'The teaching was exceptionally good. I always felt very safe. The group was so friendly and supportive’.
Therese Clarke
‘Fantastic in everyway. Inspirational tutors and like minded colleagues on the same journey’.
Jakki Reid - 2006
‘The YTI Teacher Training Course is a life changing experience. It is a big commitment but so worthwhile. You experience personal growth, you train for a new career and form fantastic friendships. Highly recommended’.
June Crawley – 2006
‘A wonderful experience where the encouragement and support was amazing’.
Louise Magner – 2006.
‘Great two years in every way. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone for personal development and positive learning skills.’
Katie Losty - 2006
‘The Course was amazing. The standard of training was exceptional and I felt so lucky to have had the chance of being part of it. It has been a huge turning point in my life, bringing happiness, friendship, knowledge and joy. Best decision I have made in my life so far’.
Suzanne Kenny - 2006
‘I consider that this course has been an important milestone in my life and I say this as one of the older participants. It is a journey of development in a very full sense and I am so grateful for having had the opportunity to experience it.’
Bernie Meehan - 2006
‘I am honoured to have met so many incredible people on this amazing journey’.
Vicky Coulter - 2006
‘Yoga Therapy Ireland present an excellent teacher training course which is challenging and rewarding. Over the last two years I have developed greatly on a personal level and my Yoga practice has been greatly enhanced. The tutors are warm, friendly and very supportive. It has been a life changing experience’.
Marion Hamill - 2006
‘An amazing two years where I met inspiring people whose individual qualities contributed to the whole course’.
Eilish Arkwright
‘I am so glad I made the space in my life for this most important learning experience. Tutors are outstanding role models.’
Triona Phelan – 2006
‘The Yoga Therapy Ireland teacher training course has provided me with the skills, tools and confidence to go out and share yoga with others. It is a time of transformation, as a teacher and also personally on my path, in a safe environment with wonderfully supportive tutors and an amazing group. A time of great joy in my life’.
Sandra Fearon - 2006
‘The course far exceeded my expectations on all levels. The quality and
depth of teaching, the confidence that is built up as a result and the
friendships that are forged. So many really good new friends. A much happier person.’
Helen Hughes - 2006
‘The Course was delivered as outlined on the very first weekend. Plenty of information taught in a fun and friendly manner’.
Paula O’Shaughnessy - 2004
‘Loved the adventure and the positive changes that have occurred in my life as a result of doing the course’.
Sylvia Ferguson - 2004
‘I enjoyed every moment of the course. It is challenging, difficult and a huge commitment – but the rewards are endless and the friendships are ongoing’.
Bennery Rickard - 2006
‘I enjoyed every moment of my teacher training with YTI. I found the course to be well structured, varied and interesting and the tutors wonderfully supportive and encouraging. There was a strong emphasis on safe teaching practice and also on developing a good understanding of the human body with many hours of Physiology and Anatomy study included, which was challenging but manageable. It was also a wonderful opportunity to meet and make friends with other people who share a love of Yoga’.
Lucy Cullen - 2004