Advanced Diploma in Embodied Medicine
Registered Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training | Trauma-Informed | PACFA-Endorsed Modules
Embodied Medicine with Celia Roberts BSc and Special Guest Lecturers
Join the next wave of health professionals transforming mental health care through Embodied Medicine.
Learn to Integrate and Facilitate
- Experiential and Embodied Medicine for Healing
- Psycho-Somatic Therapy
- Yoga Therapy, Meditation, Ayurveda
- Pranayama or Breathwork
- Qi Gong
- Buddhist Psychotherapy
- Vedic Counselling
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.
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.
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.
Your Teacher
Celia Roberts BSc is a scientist, senior yoga therapist, Ayurvedic practitioner, therapist, and meditation teacher with over 25 years of clinical and teaching experience.
Celia has delivered embodied practices to patients for more than two decades and trained thousands of health professionals through BIYOME’s evidence-based programs.
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.
Medicare Rebates for Your Clientele
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. Read more here
Private Health Insurance
Graduates of BIYOME’s Embodied Medicine Yoga Teacher Training may offer services eligible for private health insurance rebates, 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. Read more here
NDIS Funding Opportunities
In addition, NDIS self-managed and plan-managed participants 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. Read more here
Who Should Enroll?
This course is ideal for:
- Psychologists, Psychiatrists, GPs, Counsellors
- Social Workers, OTs, Physiotherapists, Bodyworkers, Allied & Mental Health Professionals
- Yoga & Meditation Teachers expanding clinical scope
- Those seeking to bring embodiment and Eastern wisdom into evidence-based therapeutic care
Why This Training?
- Registered training and endorsed modules with PACFA
- Suitable for developing your Medicare group therapy billing practice, NDIS self-managed plans (where applicable)
- Private health insurance cover for yoga
- Yoga Australia & Meditation Australia Registered training
- Includes 350hrs Yoga Registration (or choose to upgrade to 500hrs)
- Meditation Teacher Registration
- Designed for all health professionals, including psychology, psychiatry, medicine, counselling, and allied health
- Live in-person or livestream format – suitable for interstate and overseas participants
- Learn from a scientist and senior teacher with over 25 years’ embodied experience, including other Senior guest lecturers
Course Code:
Qualification:
Yoga Australia Full 350YTT Member
Yoga Alliance 350RYT Member
Current Intake:
9.30am-4.15pm, AEST Brisbane
Foundational Embodied Medicine training sessions:
(1) February 13
(2) March 13
(3) May 8
(4) June 19
(5) July 17
(6) August 14
(7) September 11
(8) October 9
What You Will Walk Away With
Upon successful completion of the training, you will be awarded an Advanced Diploma in Embodied Medicine and become qualified to deliver one-to-one and group psychotherapy sessions across clinical and community settings.
You will gain embodied, clinical, and contemplative skills to deliver mind–body interventions that integrate movement, breath, and somatic awareness. You will learn to guide contemplative practices that unify mind, breath, and body within therapeutic settings, and to apply tools that support the integration of Medicare-funded group therapy (where applicable).
You will be equipped to offer:
- One-to-one and group Yoga and/or Meditation Psychotherapy sessions
- One-to-one and group Breathwork and/or Pranayama sessions
- One-to-one and group Psycho-Somatic Therapy sessions
- Buddhist Psychotherapy and Vedic Spiritual Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Embodied Medicine
- Registration with Yoga Australia (350hr Level 1 Yoga Teacher Certification)
- Meditation Australia (110-Hour Provisional Meditation Teacher Certification)
CPD Points are claimable with:
- PACFA-Endorsed Modules (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia)
- ACA (Australian Counselling Association)
- APS (Australian Psychological Society)
- AAPi (Australian Association of Psychologists Inc)
- RANZCP (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists)
- AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers)
- Yoga Australia, Yoga Alliance, Meditation Australia
Or please check with your professional body for eligibility.
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What You Will Learn
A New Frontier in Integrative Mental Health Care
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.
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.
This training is built upon seven core principles:
- Prevention is better than a cure
- Lifestyle medicine supports long-term health
- Consciousness can be explored through contemplative traditions
- Eastern psychiatry & psychology can complement Western mental health care
- Patients can be empowered to take responsibility for their healing
- Psychosomatic medicine can be redefined through embodied practice
- Spiritual practice is neuroprotective for mental health and builds emotional resilience
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.
Curriculum Requirements
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.
What You Will Experience
2026 Foundational Embodied Medicine training sessions, 9.30am-4.15pm, AEST Brisbane:
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February 13 – Principle 1: Prevention is Better than Cure
Explore Eastern models of proactive health through Ayurveda, Yoga, Taoist philosophy, and psychoneuroimmunology to understand prevention as the highest form of lifestyle medicine.
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March 13 – Principle 2: Lifestyle Medicine is Preventive Healthcare
Learn the six pillars of lifestyle medicine and how shared medical appointments, compassion-focused therapy, and behavioural coaching integrate into modern healthcare.
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May 8 – Principle 3: Exploring Consciousness through Contemplative Traditions
Investigate consciousness through Yogic psychology, Buddhist mindfulness, and neuroscience, uniting ancient wisdom with modern evidence on awareness and healing.
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June 19 – Principle 4: Integrating Eastern Psychiatry for Western Practice
Bridge Ayurveda, Buddhist psychology, and modern psychiatry to support mental health recovery through contemplative, cross-cultural, and ethical frameworks.
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July 17 – Principle 5: Empowering Patients to Take Responsibility
Cultivate patient agency and the therapeutic alliance through Radical Remission principles, shared decision-making, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
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August 14 – Principle 6: Redefining Psychosomatic Medicine
Examine the unity of mind and body through Vedantic philosophy, compassion research, and neurocognitive reframing to address pain and psychosomatic symptoms.
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September 11 – Principle 7: Employing the Neuroprotective Science of Spirituality
Explore neurotheology and the evidence for spirituality as a protective factor in mental health, integrating faith, awe, and compassion into clinical care.
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October 9 – Embodied Medicine in Clinical Practice
Experiential assessment, trauma-informed care, ethical referral, and integration of embodied methods into Australian healthcare pathways, including NDIS and chronic care frameworks.
BIYOME Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training Pathways
500-Hour Yoga & Meditation Training
This complete training includes all components of the 350-hour programs and 150-hour programs: 350-Hour + Level 2 Upgrade (500 Hours Total)
✦ 350-Hour Yoga Therapy & Meditation Training Pathway
View Course Details
Structure:
- 8 x Fridays, 9:30am–12:30pm and 1.15pm-4.15pm (livestream or in-person)
- 2 x 4-day CPD weekends (online or in-person)
Qualifications Earned:
- 350-Hour Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training Certification
- 110-Hour Provisional Meditation Teacher Training Certification
✦ 150-Hour Level 2 Upgrade to 500 Hours
View Level 2 Upgrade Details here
Structure:
- 3 x 4-day CPD immersion modules (online or in-person)
Designed For:
Graduates of BIYOME’s 350-hour pathway (or equivalent) seeking to achieve Level 2 certification and further clinical or therapeutic competencies.
✦ 500-Hour Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training Pathway
Structure:
- 8 x Fridays (livestream or in-person)
- 5 x 4-day CPD modules (online or in-person)
Qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma in Embodied Medicine
- 500-Hour Level 2 Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training Certification
Start Date: February 2026
Delivery: In-person in Brisbane, QLD or livestream
Includes: Online learning portal, online visuals, and lesson-by-lesson notes
Taught By
Head Senior Yoga & Meditation Teacher
Yoga Therapist & Ayurvedic Practitioner
Director of BIYOME
DR DIANA KOREVAAR
Author
Consultant Psychiatrist
Senior Advisor for Contemplative Sciences in Psychiatry
DR NIKOLA OGNYENOVITS M.D
Medical doctor
Senior lecturer at the University of Queensland School of Medicine.
Transpersonal psychology, breathwork non-ordinary states of consciousness in clinical practice
ISA GUCCIARDI, PhD
Creator of Depth Hypnosisâ„¢
Buddhist Psychotherapist,
Transpersonal Psychologist
DR DAVID FRAWLEY (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri)
Vedacharya
Vedic Counselling & Ayurvedic Psychiatry
Padma Bhushan awardee, Doctor of Letters
Author of 50+ books
Founder of American Institute of Vedic Studies
and other Guest Lecturers
>>Find out more about our faculty & staff
The BIYOME Difference
350-Hour Embodied Medicine Yoga Training & 110-Hour Meditation as Lifestyle Medicine Teacher Training
PLUS
CPD18 Yoga Therapy, Breathwork, Pranayama & the Science of Breathing (August 28 – 31, 2026)
CPD25 Vedic Meditation, Ayurvedic Psychology and Eastern Psychiatry (August 7 – 10, 2026)
Your 350EMT Training Requirements
- 80% face-to-face attendance
- Completion of the online 350EMT content and the multiple-choice questions
- Completion of two (2) Specialty Intensive Training Modules (CPD) and associated multiple-choice questions
- Completion of the online UP110MTT content and associated multiple-choice questions
- One (1) 20-minute live (Zoom) meditation class
- Daily Meditation Practice sheet – 3 months
Your 350EMT Investment
Full upfront payment of $8,488.
Payment options available on request.
Ideal for psychologists, psychiatrists, GPs, counsellors, allied health professionals, yoga and meditation practitioners, and those working in mind–body medicine.
None – By recommendation only
- Kaminoff, L., & Matthews, A. (2012). Yoga anatomy. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
- Feuerstein, G. (2008). The yoga tradition: Its history, literature, philosophy, and practice (3rd ed.). Chino Valley, AR: Hohm Press.
- Siegel, D. J. (2012). Pocket guide to interpersonal neurobiology: An integrative handbook of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton.
- Carrera, J. (2006). Inside the yoga sutras: A comprehensive sourcebook for the study and practice of Patanjali’s Yoga sutras. Buckingham, VA: Integral Yoga Publications.
- Lasater, J. (2009). Yogabody: Anatomy, kinesiology, and asana. Berkeley, CA: Rodmell Press.
Props attain a 15% discount when purchased from Yoga King Products.
Required
- 1 yoga mat
- 1 yoga strap
- 1 bolster
- 2 blocks
- 2 blankets
- 1 Iyengar yoga chair (backless chair without the cushion, can be purchased from EMP Industrial)
Optional
- zafu (meditation cushion)
- zabuton (meditation cushion base)
Please note that there are also required props/variances in prop requirements for different specialty intensive electives