British Wheel of Yoga Qualifications - BWYQ

29/01/2026

Download the Yoga magazine article from:https://bwyq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/YOGA-Magazine-February-2026-pp-36-41.pdf

30/11/2025

TRAINING FOR NEW L3 OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN YOGA
🧘‍♀️Start your yoga career! Get the new Ofqual-regulated 320-hr BWYQ L3 Technical Specialist in Teaching Yoga Certificate in 12 mos
👩‍🎓Skills England & DfE-approved -- gains 16 UCAS points!!
⏰Starts 6-7 Dec 1-6 PM on Zoom but accepts 31 Jan late starters
😎Online (Zoom) + 24-26 July 2026 Residential nr Milton Keynes
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🧘‍♀️Already a qualified yoga teacher? Why not grow your expertise?
🫄Prenatal (64 hrs) &🤱Postnatal Yoga (64 hrs)
👩‍🎓Skills England & DfE-approved - they gain 8 UCAS points each!!
⏰Start e-learning now in advance of Feb-July practical weekends 😎Online (Zoom)+ Possible 1-2 Aug Residential nr Milton Keynes
OR
🤹‍♀️Teaching ACTIVE Older Adults (66 hrs)
👩‍🎓Skills England & DfE-approved - gains 8 UCAS points
⏰Start e-learning now in advance of Feb-Apr practical weekends
💻Online (Zoom)
££ Affordable with Easy Payment Plan for all of the above courses
🧐For more info: https://mindbodywellness.org.uk/home-copy/
✉ office@mindbodywellness.org.uk

19/10/2025

🧘‍♀️Train to be a qualified Pregnancy Yoga Teacher and get the new 64-hour BWYQ L3 Technical Specialist in Teaching Antenatal Yoga Certificate
🤩Improve your employability because this meets Skills England standards for working with prenatal students
👩‍🎓DfE-approved -- gain UCAS points!!
👉 https://mindbodywellness.org.uk/register-interest

😄By enrolling, you gain BWY Associate Teacher membership if you are not already BWY-trained
⏳Start BWYQ Unit 1 e-learning as early as 15 Nov
⏰Practical Course Dates on Zoom start 21 Feb
❤️££ Affordable with Easy Payment Plan for either course
🧐For more info: https://mindbodywellness.org.uk/antenatal-postnatal-2/
✉ office@mindbodywellness.org.uk

18/10/2025

🧘‍♀️Train to be a qualified yoga teacher and get the new 320-hour BWYQ L3 Technical Specialist in Teaching Yoga Certificate
🤩Improve your employability by meeting Skills England standards
👩‍🎓DfE-approved -- gain UCAS points!!
👉 https://mindbodywellness.org.uk/register-interest

😄Choice of Online via Zoom or In-Person/Hybrid (Warrington)
⏰Practical Course Dates on Zoom start 6 December
⏳Start BWYQ Unit 1 Anatomy & Physiology e-learning on 8 Nov
😎Potential to have a 3-day residential in Summer 2026!

⏰Practical In-Person/Hybrid Course starts 21 March
⏳Start BWYQ Unit 1 Anatomy & Physiology e-learning on 7 Mar

🌈 Earn While You Learn under the guidance of expert BWY DCTs who have been training BWY teachers for decades.
❤️££ Affordable with Easy Payment Plan for either course

🧐For more info: https://mindbodywellness.org.uk/teaching-yoga/

✉ office@mindbodywellness.org.uk

01/10/2025

Happy International Older People's Day! What better way to greet the day than with a modified Salute to the Sun! If you're a teacher interested in additional specialist training for active older adults, there are a few places left on the Skills Active approved/Ofqual-regulated Level 3 BWYQ Adapting & Developing Mindbody Exercises for Older Adults course. E-learning starts 31 October with 6 practical course dates on Zoom Feb-April - https://mindbodywellness.org.uk/register-interest/

06/07/2025

Great news! Our new Level 3 Ofqual and Skills England-approved qualifications are able to launch in August. To become a yoga teacher, register interest in meeting and working with very experienced BWY DCTs Rosemary or Laura at the upcoming Free Intro Sessions: www.mindbodywellness.org.uk/register-interest

Hot off the press: "Breaking Down Barriers in Education"
https://bwyq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Spectrum_Summer_2025_Breaking_Down_Barriers_pp.14-15.pdf 🙏

START YOUR YOGA CAREER & GROW YOUR EXPERTISE The British Wheel of Yoga Qualifications (BWYQ) is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. We have a 15 yearhistory of offering Ofqual-regulated yoga teacher training qualifications at Level 4 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework(RQF)....

27/05/2025

From 1-3 PM on Sunday, 8 June, Mindbody Wellness Training will be launching the first Intro Session on Zoom for the new Ofqual-regulated 320-hour Level 3 qualification in Teaching Yoga.

If you know of any wannabe yoga teachers interested in finding ou the details, , they need to complete a registration of interest form, which can be found on: https://www.mindbodywellness.org.uk.

Besides Sunday, 8 June on Zoom, Rosemary and team will be delivering an in-person Intro Day in Warrington, Greater Manchester on Saturday, 26 July and Laura will be delivering another Intro Session on Zoom on 9 August, with induction day planned for 30 August.

Staff from BWY - At the Heart of Yoga are excited. With approval from the DfE, IfATE/Skills England and Ofqual, the qualification will hopefully increase and broaden the BWY Members Group.

In the attached video, the Mindbody Wellness team led by head of centre Rosemary Ring and business development manager Roisin Hope Fallon - plus team members Susan Dennis, Perry Lewis and Laura Bissell -- reflect on the most important thing they got out of the training they did.

A big thank you to BWYQ chair Christine Harrison, BWYQ operations coordinator Jenny Howsam and all of the trustees for their hard work on developing the new qualification.

22/05/2025

So pleased to report that Mindbody Wellness Training has added another FREE 2-hour Intro Session for teachers at 1 PM on Saturday, 7 June about the new Level 3 BWYQ specialist qualification in Adapting & Developing Mindbody Exercises for Active Older Adults. Thanks to BWY Members Group and BWY - At the Heart of Yoga the session on 8 June is now full.

Teachers interested in this or the BWYQ Level 3 Teaching Antenatal and/or Postnatal Yoga for Mums & Babies just need to complete the form on https://www.mindbodywellness.org.uk/register-interest

19/05/2025

13/05/2025

If you already have a 200-320 hour teaching yoga qualification but now want to delve more deeply into the philosophy, pranayama and meditation aspects of teaching yoga, check out the new BWYT Advanced Integration Course that's starting soon: https://www.bwy.org.uk/train/training/advanced-integration-course/

13/05/2025

Lots of great new courses coming up for the BWYQ Level 4 Certificate and Diploma, plus the new Advanced Integration Course at British Wheel of Yoga training. Find a course here: www.bwy.org.uk/train/training and register interest!

10/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that BWYQ recently approved Mindbody Wellness Training Ltd as a new Recognised Centre. Head of centre Rosemary Bennett has decades of experience as a BWY Diploma Course Tutor, Gentle Years Yoga Tutor and IQA. She and her team will be launching the pilot courses for the new BWYQ Level 3 qualifications in a) Teaching Yoga (320 hours), b) Teaching Antenatal Yoga (64 hours), c) Teaching Postnatal Yoga for Mums & Babies (64 hours) and d) Adapting and Developing Mindbody Exercises for Active Older Adults (66 hours), which have been approved by the DfE for either an Advanced Learner Loan or Level 3 Legal Entitlement depending on the learner postcode. Free 2-hour Intro Sessions for potential trainees will be held on Zoom on 7-8 June. Register your interest on www.mindbodywellness.org.uk