300 Hour Advanced Teacher Training

A 300 Hour Advanced Training in Milngavie, Glasgow for Yoga Teachers

Yoga and Mindfulness as a Tool for Modern Day Living

An advanced 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training with a focus on Yoga as Therapy particularly in relationship to Mental Health, Accessibility and Physical Rehabilitation – Accredited with Yoga Alliance Professionals

Training Course: Teaching Aims and Syllabus

Course Aims

This advanced 300-hour training is designed for qualified yoga teachers who want to deepen their skills and expand their impact. You will learn to teach skillfully, therapeutically, and safely in both group and 1:1 sessions, supporting students experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety, stress, or depression, as well as those with physical injuries, illness, or limitations.

Building extensively on the foundation of your 200-hour training, this course will guide you in understanding how yoga practices can optimise both physical and mental wellbeing. You will also explore how to make your classes accessible for all students, including those with special needs, trauma, or who require alternatives to traditional mat-based classes, such as chair yoga.

By completing this course, you will become a highly skilled yoga teacher with a rich understanding of the physiological, neurological, and emotional effects of yoga. You will be equipped to support those for whom mainstream classes are not an option, while also enhancing your ability to design inclusive, effective, and engaging mainstream classes that foster lasting health and wellbeing for all students.

Beyond teaching skills, this course emphasises personal growth. Through yoga, mindfulness, and a life coaching program, you will nurture your own wellbeing and clarity of purpose. The self-development program, Yoga:Align, led by psychologist, life coach, and yoga teacher Sarah Philp, is specifically designed to help yoga teachers cultivate a fulfilling professional and personal life, creating a vision aligned with happiness and balance.

The training also includes a 2-day Yin and Restorative module with experienced trainer Melissa Corozon, deepening your understanding of moving into stillness, and a session with biochemist and yoga teacher Dr. Debbie Cronin exploring gut health and its connection to immunity.

The course is structured over six 4-day modules (Thursday to Sunday), spaced eight weeks apart, allowing time for self-practice and reflection. You will complete 180 contact hours (120 with lead trainer Jo Lockhart, owner of YogaJo’s in Glasgow, a thriving community yoga and wellbeing centre) and 120 non-contact hours. Jo, a 580-hour Minded Institute Yoga Therapist, brings her personal experience and expertise in therapeutic yoga to guide your growth as both teacher and practitioner.

This course is for you if you aspire to be a highly knowledgeable, confident, and compassionate yoga teacher, ready to share yoga therapeutically with a broad and diverse audience, informed by the latest developments in yoga research.

At a time when the mental health of our society is fragile, this training equips you to meet a real need. Yoga and mindfulness can positively impact wellbeing— and with the right knowledge, you can make a profound, lasting difference in the lives of your students.

The Syllabus

The course will consists of 6 modules :

6 x 4 day modules – 30 contact hours + 20 non-contact hours

Non-contact hours will be a mixture of personal practice, online group work. prescribed reading, planning sessions to deliver, and 2 case studies (1 mental health and 1 physical condition).

In each module we will explore the following in relation to the topics we are studying in that module:

Personal practice – embodying what we teach
Breathwork
Functional anatomy and physiology associated with the topic
Adapting asana appropriately
Appropriate sequencing
Mindfulness practices
Neuroscience associated with the topic
Applying yoga and mindfulness techniques appropriately in both a 1:1 setting and a group setting
Working Appropriately with the koshas
Applying yogic philosophy
How to properly assess and plan sessions for 1:1
How to plan group classes
How to attune well to clients
Adapting for teaching online
Ethics and safeguarding
Self-development programme

Module 1 – Maintaining Homeostasis

Practice including pranayama and meditation
The autonomic nervous system in detail
The Endocrine System
When things go wrong – the neuroscience of stress
What is a bio-psycho-social approach to wellbeing
The koshas as a guide to holistic wellbeing
Functional anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the shoulder girdle
Self-development programme

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 2 – Yoga for Mental Health

Practice including pranayama and meditation
Exploring Mindfulness
Yoga for Depression
Yoga for Anxiety
Functional Anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the spine
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 3 – Embodying Stillness

Yin and Restorative Training for Yoga Teachers
Yoga Nidra
Facilitating Meditation to aid mental health – Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 4 – Somatics and Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Practice including pranayama and meditation
The Somatic Nervous System
Trauma sensitive yoga
Yoga for back pain
Functional Anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the core
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 5 – Optimising Wellbeing

Practice including pranayama and meditation
The Immune System
The Enteric Nervous system and gut health
Yoga for Immune System disorders
Functional Anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the hips and pelvis
Adapting practice for specific conditions including Parkinson’s, cancer, MS
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 6 – Making Yoga Accessible

Practice including pranayama and meditation
Adapting Yoga for ADHD and autism
Adapting practice as we age
Chronic Pain
Chair yoga
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Total 300 hours

The Syllabus

The course will consists of 6 modules :

6 x 4 day modules – 30 contact hours + 20 non-contact hours

Non-contact hours will be a mixture of personal practice, online group work. prescribed reading, planning sessions to deliver, and 2 case studies (1 mental health and 1 physical condition).

In each module we will explore the following in relation to the topics we are studying in that module:

Personal practice – embodying what we teach
Breathwork
Functional anatomy and physiology associated with the topic
Adapting asana appropriately
Appropriate sequencing
Mindfulness practices
Neuroscience associated with the topic
Applying yoga and mindfulness techniques appropriately in both a 1:1 setting and a group setting
Working Appropriately with the koshas
Applying yogic philosophy
How to properly assess and plan sessions for 1:1
How to plan group classes
How to attune well to clients
Adapting for teaching online
Ethics and safeguarding
Self-development programme

Module 1 – Maintaining Homeostasis

Practice including pranayama and meditation
The autonomic nervous system in detail
The Endocrine System
When things go wrong – the neuroscience of stress
What is a bio-psycho-social approach to wellbeing
The koshas as a guide to holistic wellbeing
Functional anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the shoulder girdle
Self-development programme

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 2 – Yoga for Mental Health

Practice including pranayama and meditation
Exploring Mindfulness
Yoga for Depression
Yoga for Anxiety
Functional Anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the spine
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 3 – Embodying Stillness

Yin and Restorative Training for Yoga Teachers
Yoga Nidra
Facilitating Meditation to aid mental health – Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Yoga philosophy study

Module 4 – Somatics and Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Practice including pranayama and meditation
The Somatic Nervous System
Trauma sensitive yoga
Yoga for back pain
Functional Anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the core
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 5 – Optimising Wellbeing

Practice including pranayama and meditation
The Immune System
The Enteric Nervous system and gut health
Yoga for Immune System disorders
Functional Anatomy and its application in injury and rehabilitation – the hips and pelvis
Adapting practice for specific conditions including Parkinson’s, cancer, MS
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Module 6 – Making Yoga Accessible

Practice including pranayama and meditation
Adapting Yoga for Special Needs adults and children
Adapting practice as we age
Chronic Pain
Chair yoga
Self-development programme for yoga teachers

30 hours contact – 20 hours non-contact

Total 300 hours

The Yoga:Align Self-Development Programme

Yoga:Align – grow your impact

Yoga:Align is an empowering programme designed to take you on an inner journey to help you live and teach in a way that is rooted in integrity and identity. As a yoga teacher your strength comes from really knowing yourself and being authentically present. This allows you to nurture the connection between yourself, yoga and those you teach enabling them to heal and thrive. After all, you teach who you are.

As teachers it is important to do the inner work to explore and clarify the intellectual, emotional and spiritual dynamics that inform and guide your teaching, relationships and work. With deeper self-understanding it is possible to design and take the actions required to grow your impact in a way that doesn’t mean giving more and working harder. Knowing yourself is necessary for good teaching.

Yoga:Align is about doing the inner work required to become aware of, unlearn and relearn habits and patterns of being and interacting. It does not stop there: it is also about the power of the collective. We will nurture connection to reduce isolation and create a community rooted in authenticity and honesty.

Yoga:Align is informed by the latest research on adult learning, neuroscience and coaching. It consists of six carefully crafted and tailored modules. There are four cross-cutting and fundamental values: trust, connection, growth and individual and collective efficacy.

Outcomes:

By the end of the programme you will:

Have a strong sense of identity
Know, listen to and use your inner wisdom
Move through self-doubt, fear and perfectionism to grow your impact
Communicate with strength
Embrace action
Value yourself and the contribution you make
Be connected with and contribute to a wider community

Delivery:

6 modules.
Each module will be followed up with an email summarising the main points and sharing the resources referred to.
There will be a few tasks offered as ‘homework’ over the course of the programme. These will not be time heavy and are designed to support the participants to think, reflect, explore and take action.

The Yoga:Align Self-Development Programme

Yoga:Align – grow your impact

Outcomes:

By the end of the programme you will:

Have a strong sense of identity
Know, listen to and use your inner wisdom
Move through self-doubt, fear and perfectionism to grow your impact
Communicate with strength
Embrace action
Value yourself and the contribution you make
Be connected with and contribute to a wider community

Delivery:

6 modules.
Each module will be followed up with an email summarising the main points and sharing the resources referred to.
There will be a few tasks offered as ‘homework’ over the course of the programme. These will not be time heavy and are designed to support the participants to think, reflect, explore and take action.

The Course Tutors

Jo Lockhart

Lead Trainer

Jo’s passion for yoga runs deep. Rooted in the profound transformation yoga brought to her own life, it is a passion she has dedicated herself to sharing with others. She has been a committed Ashtanga yoga practitioner since 2007, while continuing to explore yoga and mindfulness from many perspectives, adapting her practice to what her body and mind need each day.

As the mother of a son with profound special needs, Jo has experienced firsthand the powerful physical and emotional support that yogic practices can provide. Yoga has been an essential tool in helping her navigate the stresses and challenges of daily life, and this personal experience deeply informs the compassion and understanding she brings to her teaching and therapeutic work.

Jo is a Yoga Pros Senior Teacher with over 13,000 hours of teaching experience and more than 2,000 hours of advanced training. She has studied in India and around the world with some of the most respected teachers in the field. An experienced 200-hour and 300-hour Teacher Trainer, she has trained more than 145 yoga teachers.

She is also a 580-hour Minded Institute Yoga Therapist, running a dedicated yoga therapy practice from her studio. The Minded Institute, led by Heather Mason in London, is a global leader in yoga therapy, particularly in the field of mental health. Through her studies, Jo has developed an in-depth understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of yoga and its application as a therapeutic intervention for both mental health and physical conditions. She works with a wide range of clients and specialises particularly in depression, anxiety, PTSD, and physical rehabilitation.

In addition to her training with Heather Mason, Jo has studied extensively with David Keil, the internationally renowned Ashtanga and Yoga Anatomy teacher. His teachings have strongly influenced Jo’s approach, particularly her focus on functional anatomy and intelligent movement. She further deepened her anatomical knowledge through a nine-month myofascial anatomy and movement training with Gary Carter in 2016, alongside the anatomy studies undertaken during her yoga therapy training.

Jo has also completed extensive training with Jyoti Manuel of Special Yoga and has worked for many years with children and adults with special needs, using yoga as a therapeutic intervention. She has also lectured on Special Yoga Teacher Training programmes.

In addition, Jo is a qualified meditation teacher, children’s yoga teacher, and Yoga4Health practitioner. Yoga4Health, pioneered by Heather Mason, is dedicated to bringing yoga into the NHS.

Jo remains deeply grateful to the many teachers who have informed and inspired her path.

Alongside being a mother to her two children, Jo runs YogaJo’s, her dedicated yoga studio in Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow. From here she teaches Ashtanga, Hatha, and Flow yoga, as well as mindfulness, meditation, and yoga for children with special needs.

Her Yoga Teacher Training School reflects her commitment to developing skilled, thoughtful, and compassionate teachers. Jo hopes her graduates will go on to share the transformative benefits of yoga in an accessible and inclusive way with as many people as possible.

Sarah Philp

Creator of the Self Development Programme Yoga:Align

“I have always been interested in change, improvement and growth. When I think about the different roles and jobs I’ve had over the years improvement has always been at the heart of what I’ve been about, whether that is for individuals, groups, teams or organisations. I am happiest when I am working with others to create the change they seek, or indeed to figure out what they want that change to be.

I have an MA in Psychology and an MSc in Educational Psychology, am a qualified supervisor, coach and yoga teacher. As a Psychologist and a leader in a number of large organisations I bring a depth of knowledge and understanding to the coaching process. I understand and can help you to better understand human behaviour, interaction, organisations and systems as well as change and of course the interaction of all of those. I know this adds value for those I work with. As a yoga teacher and practitioner I bring my understanding of the mind-body connection to all the work I do.

I love working with individuals or organisations who are looking to create improvement. I feel this is where my energy and time can make the biggest impact. Also, this is personal, I work with a coach myself. I have explored my own thinking, limiting beliefs, core values and now I drive my life rather than being driven by it both professionally and personally. I know that sounds cheesy but it’s true!”

Melissa Corazon

Yin and Restorative Yoga

Melissa is a Senior Yoga Teacher with a Masters Degree in Psychology and a background in Dance as well as a Yoga Alliance Approved Senior Yoga Teacher teaching CPD qualifications for teachers in Yin and Restorative Yoga across Glasgow.

She graduated as a Yoga Teacher in Rishikesh, India in 2010 and has continued to travel, work and study around the World as a teacher, student and vegetarian chef. Her focus is on a gentle, nourishing practice that enables her students to tune into their own bodies and work at their own pace.

“I found yoga whilst travelling in Mexico, in it I found a practice to nourish body, mind and spirit and soon had my own daily practice and dedicated myself to studying the different aspects of Yoga. I studied Psychology at University as the body-mind connection has always intrigued me, so I viewed my yoga studies as a natural extension of this. There were difficulties along the way and times when I ‘fell out’ with the practice, but it was always there for me when I returned.

In 2010 I decided to travel to India to train as a teacher. I spent 6 months there, immersing myself in yoga. I completed a 300-hour Yoga Alliance approved course in Rishikesh and spent time at the Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Here and also at Yoga Rocks in Crete, where my husband and I were the vegetarian chefs, I was fortunate to meet and study with some wonderful teachers, whose words still continue to evolve and grow with me now.

We returned to the UK at the end of 2012 and I’ve been teaching several classes around Glasgow since then as well as running a vegetarian catering business the yoga kitchen.

I have also completed a 90-hour teaching training with Jude Murray to teach people living with cancer and long term illness and a 5-day Intensive with Donna Farhi, whose books I have always admired. These courses were both wonderful experiences and have added a different aspect to my own practice and therefore my teaching.

I continue to study and develop my practice, learning from great teachers and my wonderful students, who have taught me more than they could realise.”

Debbie Cronin

Lecturer the Enteric Nervous System and Gut Health

Debbie has been practicing yoga since 1995 – she was introduced to it by a friend during her university years and has stuck with it in one form or another since then. She is a scientist (chemistry PhD, Edinburgh University – 1998) and loves understanding as much as she can about how the body works; learning how the impact of nutrition, relaxation, movement and sleep affects our bodies. After working as a post doctoral researcher and for several years in the pharmaceutical industry, she took a career break with her two boys and then retrained as a yoga teacher. She believes the ancient yoga principles chime very well with what science is now uncovering about optimum health.

She did her initial 200-hours yoga teacher training with Jo Lockhart at YogaJo’s in 2015-16 and continues to be taught and inspired by Jo. She also trained in Aerial Yoga with Angela Meiklem (Cloud 9 Yoga) in 2016. In 2018 she obtained a 40-hour continued professional development qualification in Yoga for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Heather Mason (The Minded Institute) and in 2019 trained as a Yoga4Health practitioner with the Minded Institute.

Debbie became very interested in nutrition in 2013 when starting researching ways to improve her own health. She found she was able to understand current research and to help friends and family translate misleading headlines and marketing obfuscation in the media. This interest in nutrition is what leads to her presenting on nutrition, the gut and immunity on this training.

Next Course Dates:

Module 1 – 27 – 30 AUG 26

Module 2 – 29 OCT – 1 NOV 26

Module 3 – 7 – 10 JAN 27

Module 4 – 4 – 7 MAR 27

Module 5 – 22 – 25 APR 27

Module 6 – 3 – 6 JUN 27

Costs:

The cost of the course is £3,100. To secure a place on the course a deposit of £1000 is required. The remaining £2,100 can be paid in 6 instalments of £350.

The deposit for the course is strictly non-refundable unless a replacement is found for your place. We want you to have the flexibility to be able to pay the course in instalments, however once the course has started you have taken up a place on the course, which has limited spaces. For this reason once you start the course you are liable for the cost of the whole course even if you choose to drop out. You will be asked to sign a payment contract on payment of your deposit.

To request an application form, please email Jo at jolockhart.yoga@gmail.com

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