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BWYT Progression Course leading to L4 Diploma
in Teaching Yoga (AIC)
September 2026 with Tiffany Thorne
Overview
Training Introduction
Open to 300 Hour BWY Certificate holders, the Progression to the Level 4 BWY Yoga Teacher Diploma is a one year course from September 2026-2027.
This Progression will follow the Advanced Integration Course (AIC) integration element. The AIC is the new pathway to holding the Level 4 BWY Yoga Teacher Diploma open to 200 Hour trained yoga teachers who begin in March and having completed integration will join the 300 Hour BWY Certificate holders on the Autumn start Progression course.
How the Training Works
The Progression element of the AIC runs one year from September 2026-2027 with in person days in Cambridge blended with Zoom study days. Study covers a year of monthly weekends with in-person Saturday sessions and Zoom sessions on Sundays, with each study day running for four hours 10.00 am -2.00 pm. The progression element philosophy assignments will be explained on the Introductory day in Cambridge, when you will also get to meet Sarah O'Connor who is the pranayama specialist on the progression course.
After Introductory Day you can dive in to the Doctor Yogi Anatomy course if you have not already done this on the BWY Certificate course you have undertaken. The Anatomy is to be completed as self-paced study by September 2026 when the progression begins but you continue to have access to the material right through the progression element of the course.
Students will come to a summer workshop on the nervous system on 4 July with specialist tutor Charlotte Preston when the whole group of AIC/progression students will come together for the first time! This is a lovely day with our specialist getting together for a teaching day in the venue, after which BWY certificate teachers and newly integrated 200 hour teachers will come together to begin the Progression element of the AIC in September culminating in achieving the Level 4 BWY Yoga Teacher Diploma.
Dates & venue
Training weekends once a month:
Saturdays 10.00 am to 2.00 pm in-person sessions in Cambridge
Sunday mornings 10.00 am to 2.00 pm Zoom sessions
2026 weekends:
4 July Charlotte Preston Workshop
Progression Element:
19 & 20 September 2026
17 & 18 October
14 & 15 November
12 & 13 December
2027 weekends:
16 & 17 January 2027
13 & 14 February
13 & 14 March
17 & 18 April
15 & 16 May
19 & 20 June
3 & 4 July
4 September
Cambridge venue for the Saturday sessions:
The Victoria Homes Pavilion
Victoria Rd, Cambridge CB4 3DX
Course tutors
Principal Tutor: Tiffany Thorne
"It's my passion to help you become an authentic yoga teacher: your confidence is the measure of my success"
Together with a deepening understanding of the body in āsana you will embody to understand the philosophy of Yoga for yourself, with study of the Sanskrit yoga texts guided by me, a scholar-practitioner with thirty years' Sanskrit scholarship in Cambridge.
I hold a Master of Philosophy in Sanskrit from Cambridge University from my twelve years of intensive language study there at both undergraduate and post graduate level. I also hold the BWY diploma in teaching yoga and have spent many years working as an independent scholar and a teacher of yoga inspired by Vanda Scaravelli‘s approach.
Specialist/Tutor: Charlotte Preston
"I help people learn about and connect with their bodies in different ways to help them feel better and give them tools for life"
Charlotte has 15 years' experience as bodyworker. She brings together practice of massage therapy, with being a teacher of Yoga, somatic movement and qigong. She is also a Somatic Experiencing practitioner in training.
She has special expertise in the nervous system and working with trauma.
(Registered Somatic Movement Educator & Therapist with ISMETA)
Specialist/Tutor: Dr Yogi
"My goal is to make anatomy applied to yoga fun, practical and inclusive"
Medically trained yoga anatomy teacher Andrew McGonigle, aka Dr Yogi, is BWY's training partner in anatomy and physiology.
This BWYQ certificate course integrates the well regarded Dr Yogi 30-hour online training in Anatomy and Physiology in the first part of the course. As you begin teaching yoga later on the Certificate course, you can use the in-depth resource of Dr Yogi materials to apply your online anatomy learning, as you begin to teach.
Specialist/Tutor: Sarah OConnor
Sarrah OConnor is a Tantric Shamanic Energy Body Practitioner, teacher, and Soul Doula with over 30 years’ experience in yoga, breathwork, and transformational energy work. She supports deep healing and reconnection through the subtle energy body, bridging spirit and form.
Her work blends Tantric embodiment, shamanic practice, and trauma-sensitive, nervous system–aware approaches. Sarah offers one-to-one sessions, workshops, retreats, and ceremonial spaces, both in person and online.
A Master Energy Medicine Practitioner, Rahanni Celestial Teacher, and experienced trainer, she has led Yoga Teacher Trainings and professional development for organisations including the British Wheel of Yoga.
Rooted in decades of practice, Sarah offers a grounded and compassionate path to healing, alignment, and deeper connection.
Course fees
Total Course Fee: £1955
Deposit: £395 (non-refundable)
To secure your place once offered, includes Doctor Yogi course fee and Introductory Day/workshop
13 monthly payments (from September 2026 - September 2027): £120 tuition fees
This will include:
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Tuition for 13 teaching weekends
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all texts, handouts and worksheets
Other additional costs:
Including BWY fees that are to be paid directly to BWY and cover administration, registration, quality assurance and insurance.
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Doctor Yogi £125 (course resources)
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Student Teacher Membership
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Registration fees to BWYQ/T £200
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£75 ACT Fee (Assessment class observation fee for the tutor + travel costs 45p/mile)
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Hard copy Certificate
Refund/Cancellation Policy
The £395 deposit is non-refundable.
Should you leave the course before the end, all fees up until that point are non–refundable but you will be able to cancel any ongoing payments.
Attendance
80% attendance is required to receive the BWYQ level 4 Diploma.
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