British Wheel of Yoga Qualifications - BWYQ

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"
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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

31/12/2023

Great article out now in the Rotherham Gazette!

18/11/2023

A new health study is set to prescribe yoga classes to people dealing with anxiety in Ilkley.

02/11/2023

YORK - ONLINE VIA ZOOM - FREE YOGAD classes with Jane Cluley 7:30 PM Wednesdays between 3 Jan-20 Mar 2024 as part of the pilot research study funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. Please email Laura Bissell on BWYQchair@gmail.com to check eligibility and to register interest in being a student in the free classes for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). See NHS GAD overview: https://bit.ly/3FKlQSB

Jane Cluley has practised yoga since her late teens in a broad range of traditions. She trained as a teacher with BWY and has been teaching since 1988. She values yoga for her own mental health and has taught yoga for mental health groups for over 20 years, including all aspects of yoga -- postures, breathing, relaxation, gems of ancient wisdom . . . in ways that are accessible to everyone.

Jane is a very experienced BWY diploma course tutor who has trained hundreds of teachers in Yorkshire. She offers workshops, courses and yoga holidays. She is a keen gardener, nature lover, cyclist and she loves to travel. https://www.moonriseyoga.co.uk/about janecluley@gmail.com

01/11/2023

BEVERLEY HU17 8DL, St Mary's Church Hall, North Bar Within, nr Beverley train station, bus stops, public car parks. The FREE YOGAD classes are taught by Sonia Perry on Fridays from 2:00-3:30 PM 5 Jan-23 Mar 2024 as part of the pilot research study funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. Please email Laura Bissell on BWYQchair@gmail.com to check eligibility and to register interest in being a student in the yoga classes for GAD See NHS GAD overview: https://bit.ly/3FKlQSB

Sonia Perry has been practicing yoga for over 30 years. As a British Wheel of Yoga teacher who has done extensive training in many therapies, Sonia focuses on Therapeutic Yoga where health is optimised and physical disease and mental unease can be addressed. For more than 5 years, Sonia co-led Yoga Campus teacher training.

Sonia is especially keen on providing yoga tools so that people can support their own well-being. These tools continue to help and nourish her through the ups and downs in her own journey in life. See https://www.1body1soul.co.uk/yoga-with-sonia/ ; email: sonia@1body1soul.co.uk