SEYT Student Handbook

SEYT is an 800 hour program that involves curriculum from the following five categories that contain 11 courses:

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Category 1.0:  Yoga Foundations - Embodiment and Philosophy

• 1.1:  Embodying Yoga Philosophy and History

• 1.2:  Embodied āyurveda

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Category 2.0:  Biomedical and Psychological Foundations

• 2.1: Living Anatomy through Embodiment

• 2.2: Anatomy and Physiology for the Yoga Therapist

• 2.3: Foundations for Understanding and Exploring Human Suffering

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Category 3.0:  Yoga Therapy Tools and Therapeutic Skills

• 3.1: Embodiment Practices for the Yoga Therapist

• 3.2: Yoga Therapy Tools

• 3.3: Therapeutic Relationship

• 3.4:  Principles and Skills for Education Clients and Working in Groups

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Category 4.0:  Practicum

• 4.1: Practicum

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Category 5.0:  Professional Practices

• 5.1:  Professional Practices

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For all course descriptions please see our SYLLABUS

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Our program is 800 hours broken down in this format. Please note, anything labeled as "in-person" shifts to online synchronous via Zoom when it's not safe to travel due to the COVID-19 Pandemic:  ​​

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• In-person hours:  112

  • 2 in-person modules in July of 2023 and 2024 at Willow Wellness, 5944 Perth St, Richmond, ON K0A 2Z0

    • 8 days, 56 hours each

    • 10am to 5pm

• Live via Zoom hours:  231

  • 5 virtual modules in April(2023 and 2024), October(2023 and 2024), and January(2024 and 2025)​

    • 5 days, 35 hours each

    • Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm​

  • Quarterly meetings: 8, 1-day, weekend meetings, in between each module. 7 hours each.​

• Choice to attend synchronously or asynchronously AND pre-recorded materials that comprise SEYT courses in between modules that align to module curriculum:  237 hours

• Practicum and Core Project:  220 hours

  • Providing yoga therapy:  150 hours

  • Documentation:  30 hours

  • 1:1 or small group Mentorship of Core Project, live via Zoom:  10 hours

  • 1:1 or small group Mentorship of Practicum, live via Zoom:  30 hours​

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