2023 - 2025
SEYT Student Handbook
Program Details
SEYT is an 800 hour program that involves curriculum from the following five categories that contain 11 courses:
Category 1.0: Yoga Foundations - Embodiment and Philosophy
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1.1: Embodying Yoga Philosophy and History
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1.2: Embodied āyurveda
Category 2.0: Biomedical and Psychological Foundations
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2.1: Living Anatomy through Embodiment
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2.2: Anatomy and Physiology for the Yoga Therapist
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2.3: Foundations for Understanding and Exploring Human Suffering
Category 3.0: Yoga Therapy Tools and Therapeutic Skills
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3.1: Embodiment Practices for the Yoga Therapist
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3.2: Yoga Therapy Tools
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3.3: Therapeutic Relationship
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3.4: Principles and Skills for Education Clients and Working in Groups
Category 4.0: Practicum
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4.1: Practicum
Category 5.0: Professional Practices
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5.1: Professional Practices
For all course descriptions please see our SYLLABUS
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
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2 in-person modules in July of 2023 and 2024 at Willow Wellness, 5944 Perth St, Richmond, ON K0A 2Z0
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8 days, 56 hours each
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10am to 5pm
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Live via Zoom hours: 231
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5 virtual modules in April(2023 and 2024), October(2023 and 2024), and January(2024 and 2025)
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5 days, 35 hours each
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Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm
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Quarterly meetings: 8, 1-day, weekend meetings, in between each module. 7 hours each.
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Choice to attend synchronously or asynchronously AND pre-recorded materials that comprise SEYT courses in between modules that align to module curriculum: 237 hours
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Practicum and Core Project: 220 hours
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Providing yoga therapy: 150 hours
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Documentation: 30 hours
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1:1 or small group Mentorship of Core Project, live via Zoom: 10 hours
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1:1 or small group Mentorship of Practicum, live via Zoom: 30 hours
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Academic Calendar
In each season students will attend one module, one quarterly meeting, and complete various courses(either live via zoom, recorded, or prerecorded materials). The practicum and core project may begin anytime after Module 6.
Module 1: Virtual live via Zoom
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April 17 to 21, 2023
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10am to 5pm
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Introduction to Yoga Therapy and Embodiment
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Find details of here: Module 1 Schedule
Module 2: In-person(Virtual attendance options)
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July 8 to 15, 2023
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10am to 5pm
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Location: Willow Wellness, 5944 Perth St, Richmond, ON K0A 2Z0
Module 3: Virtual live via Zoom
Module 4: Virtual live via Zoom
Module 5: Virtual live via Zoom
Module 6: In-person(Virtual attendance options)
Module 7: Virtual live via Zoom
Module 8: Virtual live via Zoom