Embodied Medicine - Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training

BIYOME

Get ready to dive deep into the world of yoga and meditation, learning how to embody the healing powers of these practices in this immersive

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<h2>Embodied Medicine with Celia Roberts BSc and Special Guest Lecturers</h2><p>Join the next wave of health professionals transforming mental health care through Embodied Medicine.</p><p></p><h3>Learn to Integrate and Facilitate</h3><ul><li>Experiential and Embodied Medicine for Healing</li><li>Psycho-Somatic Therapy</li><li>Yoga Therapy, Meditation, Ayurveda</li><li>Pranayama or Breathwork</li><li>Qi Gong</li><li>Buddhist Psychotherapy</li><li>Vedic Counselling</li></ul><p>This 12-month certification offers you the ability to deliver Yoga Therapy, Meditation, Pranayama or Breathwork, Psychosomatic Therapy, Qi Gong, Eastern Psychology, and Vedic Counselling to your clientele. Embodied Medicine training is designed to equip you, the therapist, to deliver non-pharmaceutical interventions by working with the power of mind, body, contemplative sciences, and ultimately, the neuroprotective nature of spirituality.</p><p>The training has a preventative health focus, giving all power back to the client and allowing the patient to take responsibility for their own healing as the primary factor in recovery from chronic ill health.</p><p>With an additional focus on exploring consciousness through contemplative traditions, this embodied medical training is primarily centered on your well-being and healing. As your healing power expands and your suffering ceases, you can then impart this to others.</p><h3>Your Teacher</h3><p>Celia Roberts BSc is a scientist, senior yoga therapist, Ayurvedic practitioner, therapist, and meditation teacher with over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience.</p><p>Celia has delivered embodied practices to patients for more than two decades and trained thousands of health professionals through BIYOME’s evidence-based programs.</p><p>Celia’s work integrates trauma-informed somatic yoga and meditation research, Vedic counselling, Buddhist psychotherapy, and the neurophysiology of embodiment. Her compassionate, experiential teaching style prioritises presence over technique, supporting deep client healing while nurturing the well-being of the therapist.</p><h3>Medicare Rebates for Your Clientele</h3><p>For health professionals eligible to offer group psychotherapy sessions billed to Medicare, this Embodied Medicine training will support you in delivering effective group therapy structures and integrating these approaches into one-to-one psychotherapy. <a href="https://biyome.com.au/yoga/integrating-somatic-medicine-into-healthcare-understanding-medicare-rebates-for-your-clientele/" title="https://biyome.com.au/yoga/integrating-somatic-medicine-into-healthcare-understanding-medicare-rebates-for-your-clientele/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more here</a></p><h3>Private Health Insurance</h3><p>Graduates of BIYOME’s Embodied Medicine Yoga Teacher Training may offer services eligible for <strong><strong>private health insurance rebates</strong></strong>, with several major insurers now including yoga under their Extras cover. Registration with Yoga Australia after completing this BIYOME course can support your clients in accessing these rebates. <a href="https://biyome.com.au/yoga/private-health-insurance-rebates-and-ndis-opportunities-for-yoga-and-meditation-teachers/" title="https://biyome.com.au/yoga/private-health-insurance-rebates-and-ndis-opportunities-for-yoga-and-meditation-teachers/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more here</a></p><h3>NDIS Funding Opportunities</h3><p>In addition, <strong><strong>NDIS self-managed and plan-managed participants</strong></strong> may fund yoga-based sessions when aligned with their health goals. This includes capacity-building supports delivered in conjunction with other therapies.BIYOME equips you with the skills to deliver safe, therapeutic, and evidence-informed yoga in clinical and community settings. <a href="https://biyome.com.au/yoga/private-health-insurance-rebates-and-ndis-opportunities-for-yoga-and-meditation-teachers/" title="https://biyome.com.au/yoga/private-health-insurance-rebates-and-ndis-opportunities-for-yoga-and-meditation-teachers/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more here</a></p><h3>Who Should Enroll?</h3><p>This course is ideal for:</p><ul><li>Psychologists, Psychiatrists, GPs, Counsellors</li><li>Social Workers, OTs, Physiotherapists, Bodyworkers, Allied &amp; Mental Health Professionals</li><li>Yoga &amp; Meditation Teachers expanding clinical scope</li><li>Those seeking to bring embodiment and Eastern wisdom into evidence-based therapeutic care</li></ul><h3>Why This Training?</h3><ul><li>Registered training and endorsed modules with PACFA</li><li>Suitable for developing your Medicare group therapy billing practice, NDIS <strong><strong>self-managed plans</strong></strong> (where applicable)</li><li>Private health insurance cover for yoga</li><li>Yoga Australia &amp; Meditation Australia Registered training</li><li>Includes 350hrs Yoga Registration (or choose to upgrade to 500hrs)</li><li>Meditation Teacher Registration</li><li>Designed for all health professionals, including psychology, psychiatry, medicine, counselling, and allied health</li><li>Live in-person or livestream format – suitable for interstate and overseas participants</li><li>Learn from a scientist and senior teacher with over 25 years’ embodied experience, including other Senior guest lecturers </li></ul><h3>What You Will Learn</h3><p><em><em>A New Frontier in Integrative Mental Health Care</em></em></p><p></p><p>The Advanced Diploma in Embodied Medicine offers a unique and transformative pathway for clinicians and health professionals seeking to integrate contemplative wisdom, somatic therapy, and evidence-based interventions into their practice. Grounded in a preventative health focus, this training empowers clients to take active responsibility for their healing and recovery from chronic illness and mental health conditions. It equips practitioners with innovative and practical interventions that are trauma-informed, client-centered, and spiritually integrative, supporting long-term emotional and physical well-being.</p><p></p><p>Through direct inner experience, participants are guided to explore consciousness in the contemplative traditions, peak experience, and the cultivation of presence and insight that enhances the therapeutic relationship and deepens their ability to hold space for authentic transformation. At its core, Embodied Medicine prioritises somatic and experiential practices including movement, breath, and psycho-spiritual counselling, grounded in the latest scientific research and ancient wisdom.</p><p></p><p>This training is built upon seven core principles:</p><ul><li>Prevention is better than a cure</li><li>Lifestyle medicine supports long-term health</li><li>Consciousness can be explored through contemplative traditions</li><li>Eastern psychiatry &amp; psychology can complement Western mental health care</li><li>Patients can be empowered to take responsibility for their healing</li><li>Psychosomatic medicine can be redefined through embodied practice</li><li>Spiritual practice is neuroprotective for mental health and builds emotional resilience</li></ul><p></p><p>Ideal for psychologists, psychiatrists, GPs, counsellors, allied health professionals, yoga and meditation practitioners, and those working in mind–body medicine, this course provides tools that honour the body’s innate healing intelligence while supporting the client’s path to wholeness. Ultimately, this training cultivates consciousness, compassion, and clinical effectiveness, redefining the future of mental health care through Embodied Medicine.</p><p></p><h3>Curriculum Requirements</h3><p>This is an experiential training, which requires your commitment to a different way of life and being, called Embodied Medicine. You are encouraged to practice your skills on a daily basis in a meditative way, professionally and personally. Lesson-by-lesson notes are provided in your online portal. Embodied medicine clinical skills are embedded and acknowledged during face-to-face training. Self-evaluation and self-reflective skills in everyday life are key to your personal, professional, and spiritual development.</p><p></p><h3>What You Will Experience</h3>2026 Foundational Embodied Medicine training sessions, 9.30am-4.15pm:<ol><li>February 13</li><li>March 13</li><li>May 8</li><li>June 19</li><li>July 17</li><li>August 14</li><li>September 11</li><li>October 9</li></ol><p></p>BIYOME Yoga &amp; Meditation Teacher Training Pathways<p>500-Hour Yoga &amp; Meditation TrainingThis complete training includes all components of the 350-hour programs and 150-hour programs: 350-Hour + Level 2 Upgrade (500 Hours Total)</p><p></p>✦ 350-Hour Yoga Therapy &amp; Meditation Training Pathway<p>View Course Details</p>Structure:<ul><li>8 x Fridays, 9:30am–12:30pm and 1.15pm-4.15pm (livestream or in-person)</li><li>2 x 4-day CPD weekends (online or in-person) </li></ul><p>CPD18 – Yoga Therapy, Breathwork, Pranayama &amp; the Science of Breathing (August 28 – 31, 2026)CPD25 – Vedic Meditation, Ayurvedic Psychology &amp; Spiritual Counselling (August 7 – 10, 2026)</p>

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