About Yoga Scotland

Scottish Charity Number SCO20590

Governing Body Status

Yoga Scotland has been appointed the governing body for yoga in Scotland by sportscotland.

For more information please see the Governing Body page.

Yoga Scotland provides:
 

Professional yoga teacher training courses

Foundation courses both for those who wish to go on to train as teachers, or those who wish to extend and deepen their personal practice

A rolling programme of required On-Going Training for registered teachers

Workshops, seminars and events both for members and the general public

Yoga Scotland magazine (published three times a year), containing yoga news and events, articles, interviews and book reviews on all aspects of yoga

Information on finding yoga classes and qualified teachers, as well as specialist yoga classes for pregnancy, special needs, children, older people, prisoners, yoga therapy and one to one teaching

Yoga Scotland Aims:

To promote the excellent and safe practice of yoga in Scotland through trained, experienced and qualified teachers

To help and guide each yoga student to gain a greater knowledge and understanding of all aspects of yoga, through study and practice and by providing access to education and training

To provide opportunities for the general public to find out more about yoga

To maintain and improve the standards of yoga teaching and to organise teacher education

To provide on-going training for existing yoga teachers

To co-operate with and support other organisations (national and international) with similar objectives

Find out about events and seminars around Scotland, including the Yoga Scotland Annual Weekend Seminars in St Andrews, and Annual Spring Seminars, which are open to both members and non-members). For further details see Events

The Yoga Scotland Foundation Course is for those interested in learning more about yoga to expand and consolidate their personal practice. The next course for which you can apply will begin in September 2010. For a course outline see Foundation Courses.

The Yoga Scotland Teacher Training Course for those who wish to become teachers of yoga. This is a two-year course in hatha yoga, yoga philosophy and anatomy & physiology. Yoga Scotland runs two teacher training courses - one based in Edinburgh and one in Glasgow - in alternate years. The next course for which you can apply will begin in Glasgow in September 2010. For a course outline see Teacher Training.

On-Going Training events take place each year throughout Scotland. These are for registered Yoga Scotland teachers so that they can continue to increase their knowledge of yoga. Details of the current programmes are available here: On Going Training

For a Directory of yoga teachers and classes in Scotland, with contact information for prospective yoga students see Teachers and Classes.

We are also making some of our policy documents available for public consultation, see the Policy Documents page.

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