Dru Back Care & Mental Wellbeing Course

Start 5/05/2026 – 9/08/2026

Open to all qualified yoga teachers, this postgraduate Dru Back Care and Mental Wellbeing Course will provide you with an in-depth training based on the latest research in crucial topics facing all yoga teachers today. You’ll learn how to confidently address wellbeing issues centred around back pain, anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns.

Equip yourself to be a highly effective yoga teacher in a health care, work place or local community setting enabling you to respond to whatever opportunities are available in your area. Feel confident to start teaching in business or other workplace settings.

You’ll receive the training you need to offer easy-to-apply yoga approaches to these conditions, giving you the capability to work in collaboration with health professionals, corporate settings and any yoga class environment. We provide you with a Trauma Aware approach to teaching yoga.

This course was developed in the UK by our Dru senior tutors who are part of the UK national workgroup setting standards for the UKs Social Prescribing model so you’ll be aligned with the most up to date, research backed practices for yoga teachers.

Here in Australia many workplaces are now required to have comprehensive wellbeing policies resulting in an increase in demand for Wellbeing programs. This course places you in a strong and confident position to be able to offer workplace programs.

What this course will give you…

• Confidence to address wellbeing issues centred around back pain, anxiety, depression, panic attacks and other mental health concerns

• In-depth training based on the latest research in crucial topics facing all yoga teachers today

• Extensive and progressive yoga programmes on which to base your back care and mental health and wellbeing classes

• A trauma-aware and compassionate teaching approach to working with health issues (Trauma Aware Yoga – see definition below)

• Insights into the latest research on the many functions of the vagus nerve, musculofascial relase and the psoas muscle

• New approaches breathing and relaxation techniques

• Practical application of the latest research around the many functions of the vagus nerve will give you a much greater understanding of the human relaxation response

• You’ll dive into the nuances of myofascial stretching, gradual muscle strengthening and healthy breathing.

What is the structure and dates of this course?

• Undertake preparatory activities ready for Weekend 1: 5 – 15th May 2026 on our Dru Learning Hub

• Weekend 1 – 16/17 – May Back Care Focus 9.30am – 4.00pm AEST

• A tutorial on Mon 25th May on progressing your case study 6.30pm AEST

• Run a 5-6 week Back Care Program guided by your tutor. Write up & submit case study by 20 July

• 2 X other 1 hour tutorials between 1 Jun and 10 July (3 day time slots to choose from)

• Weekend 2: 25/26 July – Mental/Emotional Wellbeing Focus 9.30 am -4.00pm

• Final 2 hour live online workshop: 9 August 2026 10am – 12

Course Cost & Payments Options

Early Bird $1195 Register for $195

Standard: $1395 Register for $395

Early Bird closes 16 March 2026

Payment Plans

Once you have registered you will receive an email with a link to either pay the remainder of your course payment up front or set up a payment plan:

Option 1: Pay remainder $1000

Option 2: 2 X monthly payments of $500

Option 3: 4 X monthly payments of $250

Prerequisites

Minimum 200Hr qualified Yoga Teacher

Cancellation Policy

Participants who withdraw from an event they have registered for up to two months prior to the start date may receive a full refund (minus a 2.5% service fee) or may transfer their payment to another course or event, or to the purchase of Dru products.   

Participants who withdraw from an event up to 14 days before the start date may receive a 50% refund (minus a 2.5% service fee) or may transfer 50% of their payment to another course or event, or to the purchase of Dru products.

In the event of cancellation within 7 days or withdrawal once an event has begun Dru Australasia will not provide a refund or transfer.

What is Trauma Aware Yoga?

Within the emerging world of using yoga to address emotional pain, “trauma aware yoga” introduces you to an awareness of how someone with trauma might need an attitude of care, invitation and respect for their personal space. It helps you notice the signs someone with trauma might express and the thresholds that indicate you should refer them on for further help. It’s important to be aware that this is very different from “trauma sensitive” or “trauma informed” yoga, which explore ways to help someone with trauma and are beyond the scope of this course. In this course, “trauma aware yoga” enables you to be a sensitive, kind yoga teacher