If you want to become an accredited yoga teacher, then this is the course for you! At COTY, we are small enough to give every student the individual support you need to feel confident and empowered on your journey, but big enough to ensure you get real qualifications.
The Certificate IV program is one of our recognised qualifications in Yoga Therapy Teaching. The program will empower you with the skills and knowledge to coordinate and teach group yoga sessions in any area of the healthcare or fitness industries.
A course rich with insights into eastern and western medical philosophies. This course is as eye-opening as it is practical. While it’s designed to give you a strong foundation in your understanding of yoga therapy movements, breathing, postures, asanas, and other necessary skills for a career in yoga teaching, it is as much about self-development, optimal health, and holistic wellness.
Did you know this course is approved for Austudy?
The COTY 12 month 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching course is one of Australia’s highest industry-recognised qualifications in yoga teaching. This course is designed to develop your personal understanding of yogic physiology, Japanese Yoga Therapy postures, and traditional asanas. This knowledge is extended with practical training in teaching Japanese meridian yoga to a group.
The 10932 NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching qualification is registered with Yoga Australia Level 1 and is an ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Authority) Nationally Accredited Course and Training Program. This ensures students receive the highest level of professional training and education.
This course includes a high level of face-to-face learning (including digital) and supervised teaching experience in an established yoga college and health care centre. You will be guided and trained in the most important aspects of teaching to a group and meeting client needs, physical restrictions, pregnancy, development, and age-restricted requirements. Blended digital classroom and online Yoga Teacher Training option available.
The 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching course meets the standards set by the Australian Qualifications Framework for quality assurance ensuring the required professional training to successfully work as a Yoga Therapy Teacher in the Complementary Health Care Industry.
As a Vocational Education Training (VET) course, the Department of Education and Training certifies that the COTY Certificate IV program delivers outstanding employment outcomes for its graduates. Hear about the VET experience firsthand from graduates who have leveraged these programs to advance their careers and become a globally-skilled professionals.
Study the way you want by choosing a delivery option that suits your learning style, time commitment and lifestyle.
The delivery Program for this course is 12 months and includes:
Talk to a COTY Student Advisor who will help you find the right study option for you that is confirmed on study commencement with an agreed training plan.
Download the Course Outline from this page to find out more about our flexible study options.
Bundle Option: This course is also offered as a bundle with the Advanced Diploma of Remedial Yoga Therapy as our Yoga Therapy Teacher to Therapist Program.
Regardless of where you are in Australia, we have great professional training options that will get you qualified as a Yoga Therapy Teacher. course delivery includes:
And because we are a nationally recognised training centre, you also have the choice of completing your study through our Bespoke Course Program. So, if you can’t see an option that suits your lifestyle or budget, why not build your own course, completing each unit/module as and when you can.
This is Vocational Education Training (VET), much like you would receive if you started a new job. Assessments for this course are conducted using a combination of realistic simulated workplace tasks (face-to-face and digital live streaming options), supervised demonstrations, class teaching, knowledge quizzes, research projects and professional discussions.
Our entry requirements are simple. Bring your love of yoga, one year’s personal practice and desire in helping others with basic language, literacy, and numeracy skills, and become more than just a yoga instructor – become a group Yoga Therapy Teacher!
On successfully completing this course, you will be awarded a nationally recognised 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching, which correlates with AQF Level 4.
The role of a group Yoga Therapy Teacher requires the application of broad, factual and technical knowledge in the teaching of yoga therapy to groups and coordinates the operational components of a working yoga studio.
Course graduates working as a group Yoga Therapy Teacher will exercise autonomous decision making and apply a broad range of cognitive, technical, and communication skills to complete routine and non-routine activities. This includes engaging with yoga participants and planning and teaching group-based yoga therapy classes.
Our Bespoke Study Program lets you design your own learning pathway to a qualification by studying the units you want when you want to.
If you know what units you’re looking for, you can purchase these right here from the Course Structure table below.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Many of our custom-developed modules and units can also be taken as standalone courses for personal interest or continuing professional development (CPD credits). Search our complete course directory now.
This course includes units of competency that will train you to teach Yoga Therapy. These units are delivered through fun, interactive yoga-based enterprise units and include:
NAT10932001 – Apply traditional yoga philosophies and principles to own practice
NAT10932002 – Instruct yoga therapy techniques to a group
NAT10932003 – Develop self-focus and mindfulness for therapeutic results
NAT10932004 – Plan and prepare a yoga therapy session
NAT10932005 – Support healthy eating through Traditional Chinese Medicine nutritional principles
NAT10932006 – Apply biomechanics, anatomy, and physiology knowledge to yoga teaching practices
NAT10932007 – Adjust yoga therapy techniques to improve client accessibility and client engagement
We talk more about our comprehensive study of yoga teaching modules in our Course Outline. You can download it from this page now.
To achieve this nationally recognised qualification, 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching, the learner must complete fourteen modules which include 7 Units of Competency.
The following nationally accredited units of competency together with the above yoga modules, make up the 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching. Expand for details and individual unit purchasiblity.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research and develop business plans for achieving business goals and objectives.
The unit applies to those establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. This course forms part of our 10932 Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies course.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans. This is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
$280.00
We are all different! As a yoga therapy teacher your aim is to make yoga accessible to all. In this unit you will learn how to adjust yoga postures so that all your clients get the therapeutic results they need and most importantly, enjoy themselves. You will study common health and lifestyle issues, how this effects your clients and the skill set to teach individuals in a group setting. This is a great practical unit where you will get to develop your professional teaching through workplace based scenarios and case studies.
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course designed to teach people Remedial Yoga Therapy in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
Help people relax the body and mind through self-focus and adjunct yoga mindfulness techniques including the ten traditional breathing techniques and meditation. You will also learn how to promote a non-judgmental attitude to classes with meridian meditation and therapeutic breathing practices. Get a better understanding on how we breathe (the anatomy and physiology of the breath) and how to use it to elicit therapeutic changes within the body in a group setting.
Learn how to teach self-focus and mindfulness for the mind, body and spirit to assist your yoga teaching, general health and wellbeing.
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course designed to teach people Remedial Yoga Therapy in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
Yoga, yoga and more yoga. The most comprehensive module of the course will take you through each move step by step so that you can experience how the moves make you feel so that you can teach them. You will learn teaching methodology from senior level teachers (over 60 years combined experience) who will show you how to engage your client, connect with people and adapt your teaching methods to suit different learning styles. Study 100’s of Remedial Yoga Therapy asanas, postures and movements through a series of seasonal, 5 element classes suitable to a beginner to the more advanced yogi and how to teach others.
Who this course is for:
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course designed to teach people Remedial Yoga Therapy in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
This course (unit of competency) gives the skills and knowledge required to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and responding to infection risks.
This unit applies to individuals working in health and direct client care contexts.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching and 10933NAT Advanced Diploma of Yoga Therapy accredited courses.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for HLTINFCOV001 – Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures. This is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
$280.00 – $364.00
This course (unit of competency) is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure your health and safety, and that of others. The unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, either under direct supervision or with some individual responsibility.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course designed to teach clients in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
$280.00 – $364.00
When one teaches, two learn.
Applied Yoga Teaching Methods will teach you how to teach. Knowing how to do the move yourself does not necessarily mean you can get other people to share the yoga you love.
Learn the difference between a yoga instructor and a yoga teacher. The aim of this course is to teach you how to teach. Learn how to establish a positive climate for learning in every class, to encourage achievement, engagement and well-being.
In this course, you will learn the teaching methodology including:
This course will show you how to develop the necessary skills and understanding to go beyond yoga instruction to being about the teach a yoga session of any style or level.
Who this course is for:
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
To teach yoga safely and professionally you need to understand how the body works. A foundation unit in movement, biomechanics and how the musculoskeletal system works. You will also learn about the Masanunga & TCM qi or chi meridians and how the energy of the meridians helps shape who we are, and how we move. Interactive sessions that deal with conditions most commonly seen in a yoga class to give students the insight to make yoga accessible to everyone who comes to the mat.
Learning anatomy and physiology has never been so interesting with sessions including:
Who this course is for:
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teachin an accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
$560.00 – $880.00
Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul.’ – Amit Ray.
Study the key developments in the history of yoga over the last 5000 years, from the shrouded medieval origins and traditions in the east to the emergence of postural yoga in the West. This course includes the journey to the orient and to the pratice of modern yoga styles in Australia and the developing attitude towards wellness of the mind, body and spirit.
This course will discuss the relevance of yoga to our community, and our changing attitudes to health, happiness and well being.
Who this course is for:
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course designed to teach people Remedial Yoga Therapy in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
$200.00 – $325.00
This course is a unit of competancy designed to give you the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body. A must for anyone that needs to use and/or interpret information that includes references to client anatomy and physiology.
In this course you will learn:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching accredited course designed to teach clients in a group setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
$280.00 – $364.00
Wholefood Nutrition translates the knowledge from the 5 Elements ancient wisdom into food that heals, nourish and satisfies. This course shows you how to select and prepare whole, nourishing and delicious meals.
Understand the benefits of healthy eating and lifestyle based on the principals or Traditional Chinese Medicine such as eating for your body shape and season change.
This is not a vegan or stricly vegetarian diet, but way to eat with foods that sustain you including grass pastured meats, seasonal fish, dairy and eggs, natural seeds and wholegrains, legumes and nuts. Learn how to enhance your health by cooking with sea vegetables and salt. How to cook for natural sweetness and the place good quality fats have in our diet.
In this course you will also learn:
Who this course is for:
This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited courses designed to teach and treat clients in an oriental therapy clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development.
$364.00
Wholefood Cooking and Nutrition Fully online
This course combines the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development. It is the perfect course for workers in all industry sectors who take proactive responsibility for their own professional development.
In this course you will learn to:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
$280.00 – $364.00
Also known as seniors first aid (or level 2).
Includes: HLTAID009 (Provide CPR) and HLTAID011 (Provides basic emergency life support).
This course combines the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty and applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
In this course you will learn to:
All COTY students and graduates are required to renew their CPR every 12 months with a renewal of HLTAID003 every three years. This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferrable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. Specific licensing/regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities.
$0.00 – $195.00
This course combines the skills and knowledge to establish and manage professional one-to-one relationships with clients in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention. This unit applies to yoga teachers, oriental therapists, community services or health workers who have defined responsibilities to work independently with clients within broad but established guidelines.
In this course you will learn to:
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. This course forms part of our 10932NAT Certificate IV in Yoga Therapy Teaching and HLT52215 Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies accredited course designed to teach remedial yoga in a group or work with clients in a clinical setting.
At the end of this course with 100% attendance, you will receive a Statement of Attainment that is credit transferable within nationally recognised courses in Australia and can be submitted to your association for continuing professional education/development. The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
$280.00 – $364.00
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Typical Course Duration: 12 months
Face to Face Classroom & Real Time e-Learning Start Dates: February, July & September
Next Intake Friday 4th February 2022. Daytime delivery
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