YOGA FOR CANCER
TRAINING ONLINE
Yoga and Mindfulness for Cancer 40 hour Accredited CPD Certification Programme
Gain the confidence to offer safe, compassionate, life-affirming yoga — grounded in lived experience.
Study from your own home and have lifetime access to the course recordings.
Would you like to offer yoga that truly supports every body?
With 1 in 2 people now facing a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, this disease touches us all—students, loved ones, and perhaps even ourselves. As yoga teachers, we have a powerful opportunity to make a meaningful difference. This training will equip you with the skills and confidence to work safely, compassionately, and effectively with people affected by cancer.
"I highly recommend this course for anyone with plans to help people heal with yoga as a teacher ,or heal themselves. The knowledge, skills and confidence you’ll gain by being taught in a caring, kind and compassionate style using props and adaptations that simulate how a person living with cancer may be experiencing it are incredible"— Deb Wood, Yoga for Cancer Course Graduate
Hi, I'm Morven - lead teacher and founder of the Yoga by Nature training school, and creator of the Teach Yoga for Cancer Training Course Online
I’m so glad you’re taking your first steps towards deepening your knowledge and growing your confidence in this vital area of teaching. If you’re curious about what it’s really like to be a cancer yoga teacher, head over to my blog for a behind-the-scenes look.
Would you like to learn how to support the whole person through cancer—body, mind, spirit, and relationships?
Would you like to learn from home and have unlimited lifetime access to the course material for ongoing reference?
This training is rooted in a whole-person approach and structured around the five koshas model, which recognises that we are much more than just our physical bodies.
Our trainees value that our experiential approach helps them to step into the body and mind of a cancer patient - empowering them to teach with true empathy and compassion.
At some point, we will all be touched by cancer—whether through our students, our loved ones, or our own personal journeys. The core teachings of yoga can offer steadiness, clarity and compassion as we navigate the terrain of illness, loss, and transformation.
As both a breast cancer survivor and an experienced professional in cancer care, I bring not only clinical understanding but also heartfelt, lived experience as a former cancer patient.
Our training course includes training in Mindfulness for Health—a powerful and evidence-based approach to working with pain and difficulty that complements yoga completely.
About the Teach Yoga for Cancer Online Teacher Training Course
A Thoughtful Approach to Supporting Cancer Recovery Through Yoga and Mindfulness
Learn from someone who has walked the path — not just studied it. Morven has navigated breast cancer and worked extensively in cancer care settings as a teacher and group facilitator. I will teach you to work effectively with the individual who is affected by cancer, not just the disease itself.
An Adaptive, Inclusive, Proven Approach to Posture Adaptation
You’ll learn how to adapt postures for a wide range of limitations caused by cancer and its treatments. But this course goes beyond simply modifying a mainstream practice—I’ll equip you with the knowledge and skills to design tailored yoga sequences and courses that truly meet each individual where they are on their cancer journey.
Mindfulness for Health Training
Expand your skill set and augment your own yoga practice with integrated Mindfulness for Health training, specifically designed for cancer recovery.
Evidence-Based Practice
Master trauma-sensitive, evidence-based yoga practices for every stage of cancer care. You will learn how to hold space for your participants with cancer and their loved ones, from the pre-diagnosis period right through to living well post-cancer.
A Holistic Practice
Our training covers every aspect of yoga—not just the clinical side of posture adaptation We understand that truly supporting the whole person requires a wide range of tools. You’ll learn how to use meditation, yoga nidra, and breathwork to support people affected by cancer in a holistic and meaningful way.
Extensive Resources for Life
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Receive an adaptable six-week Yoga for Cancer course in text and video format, to help you get started.
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Access to a designated video playlist with supporting pre-recorded material to enhance your learning.
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A comprehensive manual with extensive contextual information and practical guidance.
Hear directly from guest experts, bringing vital real-world insights:
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Niamh Daly, yoga for menopause specialist, on understanding cancer-induced menopause and how to support students experiencing it.
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Kelly Staddon, clinical health professional, offering an inside look at the realities of chemotherapy treatment and its physical and emotional impacts. Learn from her extensive experience working with cancer patients
We learn by doing
This course has a highly experiential course format, enabling you to develop an authentic understanding based in your own practice, leading to deep-rooted compassion.
Download your free Yoga for Cancer E-book
Sign up for a free ebook which will help you to make a start in sharing yoga for cancer straight away. You will learn more about the whole-person approach and get several safe and effective practices in audio format.
When you're signed up, you will also receive free resources such as short video tutorials, blog articles and podcasts on Yoga for Cancer, as well as speical offers on upcoming courses.
Who is the Teach Yoga for Cancer Online CPD for?
This course is ideal for:
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Experienced yoga teachers who want to enhance their teaching toolkit.
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Health professionals keen to integrate oncology yoga into cancer care.
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Anyone interested in learning to teach yoga with confidence, compassion, and care.
Yoga for Cancer Training Course Structure and Format
This 40-hour online cancer yoga teacher training course is designed to be flexible and practical, combining live online sessions with self-paced learning to fit into your schedule.
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28 hours of live online training: 4 full days (9 AM to 5 PM) on Zoom with Morven Hamilton, an experienced senior yoga teacher and breast cancer survivor.
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12 hours of self-paced study: Watch pre-recorded content, complete reading assignments, practice teaching, and case study work with mentorship and live feedback.
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Access to recordings of all live sessions for review after the course.
You’ll also gain lifetime access to supplementary resources, including a self-paced Mindfulness for Pain course, and be invited to join a dedicated community of fellow trainees for ongoing support.
Why Train with Yoga by Nature?
Yoga by Nature, led by Morven Hamilton, is an established, trusted training school, providing excellence in training since 2016. We are accredited with TrainerPro status with Yoga Alliance Professionals, indicating the highest standards in yoga training
Small, interactive groups for personalised learning
Mindfulness for Health training with a trained Breathworks mindfulness teacher.
Trauma-sensitive, evidence-based approach
Mentorship from an experienced yoga teacher and cancer survivor
"I have just completed the Teach Yoga for Cancer course and would like to say how interesting and rewarding it was to attend. Morven was an excellent teacher and covered every relevant aspect of the subject with great understanding. It was a truly inspiring course with a very inspiring teacher and I met some lovely like-minded people. Thank you Morven.🙏 "— Jill Baker, Yoga for Cancer Course Graduate
Our Next Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training Course - now booking!
Dates: 13 - 14 and 20 - 21 October 2025 | 9am - 5pm
Duration: 4 days (28 hrs live)
plus 12 hrs course work and self-paced learning
Location: Zoom
Price: Early bird until 5th Sept. £375 | Full price £450 | Bursaries for Cancer Care Staff
Charitable organisations, ask us about bursaries - £100 towards course fees
Instalment plans are available to suit your budget.
Email info@yogabynature.org to ask about payment plans
Are you ready to take the next step in teaching yoga for cancer?
Book a Discovery Call with Morven
If you think this course might be for you, you probably have some questions and you want to get more of a feel for who we are, right?
We'd love to talk to you so we can get to know each other a bit before you decide to book.
Click the button below and arrange a chat with Morven, who will be delighted to chat about any questions or concerns you may have.
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The Approach - how the course developed
This course is built on the Healing the Whole Person approach I developed during my time teaching yoga and facilitating courses at Penny Brohn Cancer Care UK. The whole-person approach considers the impact of cancer on body, mind, spirit and relationships and is based on the five koshas model of personhood from the yoga subtle anatomy teachings.
My approach integrates advanced training in Mindfulness for Health (Breathworks Foundation) with decades of practical experience in yoga teaching and group facilitation, offering you a holistic framework to help your students live well despite the challenges of cancer.
Since I created this course in 2016, I have delivered it to hundreds of people around the UK and in Spain.
Your lead teacher on the online Yoga for Cancer CPD Programme
Hi I'm Morven - I am a Yoga Alliance Professionals accredited Senior Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance Professionals TrainerPro accredited trainer, and breast cancer survivor. With over three decades of teaching experience across the globe, I’ve dedicated my career to blending my two passions: yoga and education. I began teaching yoga in 2008, and since my training programmes began in 2016, I’ve certified numerous teachers and supported hundreds of people affected by cancer through yoga.
Yoga for Cancer Training
Course Overview
Module 1: The Cancer Journey
Understand cancer's impact on body, mind, and spirit. Learn about treatments, managing side effects like lymphoedema, bone conditions, trauma, and working with medical devices safely in yoga classes.
Module 2: Yoga as Medicine
Explore how yoga supports the immune system, relieves pain, and restores balance. Learn therapeutic asana, breathwork, restorative yoga, vagus nerve stimulation, and adapted Yoga Nidra.
Module 3: Ethics, Compassion and Trauma Sensitivity
Develop skills for working holistically with life-threatening illness, setting healthy boundaries, and supporting students and yourself through loss.
Module 4: Designing Your Course
Create structured, themed programmes for Yoga for Cancer classes, and learn how to integrate cancer patients into mainstream classes thoughtfully.
Module 5: Mindfulness and Yoga
Incorporate accessible mindfulness practices into yoga classes to manage pain, foster resilience, and support overall wellbeing.
Module 6: Business Skills
Learn how to find venues, build professional relationships, handle media communications, and establish trust in your Yoga for Cancer offering.
Additional Study
Complete the course with reading assignments, a 25-minute teaching assessment, and a case study based on real-world teaching practice.
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Our Blog - Morven Discusses the Ins and Outs, Whys and Wherefores of Teaching Yoga for Cancer.
Read articles from inside the life of a yoga for cancer teacher and cancer survivor. Morven discusses the dos and don'ts of supporting people with cancer, tales from the yoga space and what it's really like doing this work.
Read testimonials from our Yoga for Cancer course graduates ...
This teacher training course was one of the most powerful and empowering experiences of my life. I found the holistic approach enlightening and thought provoking and I felt very supported in exploring some big topics and ideas for myself. While I now feel confident to teach yoga, this course hasn’t just facilitated an ability to teach yoga; it has truly developed a bedrock for my whole life.
Jess - 200 hour training graduate
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What are the next dates for Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training?Our next course dates for our Teach Yoga for Cancer Training Course are: 12-14 and 21-22 October 2025 Online
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How can I use my Yoga for Cancer teaching qualification?When you graduate from the course, you will receive a further training certificate or affiliate teacher's certificate from Yoga Alliance Professionals. You will be qualified to teach yoga to anyone affected by cancer, in any setting. For example cancer care settings, hospices, yoga studios and one to one. With your certificate, you will be able to get insured to teach cancer patients. Yoga teachers - please check with your insurance provider about any amendments you need to make to your existing insurance to make sure you are covered to teach yoga for cancer.
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How much does the Yoga for Cancer Training cost?The online option is £450 full price. Our early bird rate is £375 and, if you have attended a one-day immersion with us, the cost of the immersion comes off the course price. Charities are entitled to a bursary of £100 off the Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training course fee.
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How does the payment plan work?When you book the Teach Yoga for Cancer Training, you pay £120 as a deposit. We will then work out a payment plan for you based on your needs.
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Do I have to be a yoga teacher to do the Yoga for Cancer training?You don't have to be a yoga teacher to do the 40 hour Yoga for Cancer Training. The course is open to professionals in related fields such as hospice care, cancer care, nursing, psychotherapy, social work. You will received an affiliate qualification from Yoga Alliance Professionals when you finish the course.
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Is there an in-person version of this Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training?We are planning an in-person course for 2026! The in-person Yoga for Cancer Training Course is planned to take place March / April 2026 in Bristol. Stay in touch to hear more.
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Is there a reading list for the Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training Programme?There are no set texts for the course, as you receive a comprehensive manual. However there is some recommended reading that you can do to supplement your course learning. Here are some texts which will enhance your knowledge and understanding of Yoga for Cancer: Yoga for Cancer - Tari Prinster Living Well with Pain and Illness - Vidyamala Burch The Healing Journey - Alistair Cunningham We all know how this ends - Anna Lyons & Louise Winter Mindfulness based cancer recovery - Linda E Carslon and Michael Speca Being with dying - Joan Halifax
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Is the 40 hour Yoga for Cancer Training Accredited?Yes! We are accredited with Yoga Alliance Professionals as a TrainerPro school
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I am note ready for the full 40 hour Yoga for Cancer Course but I want to learn more. What should I do?If you have already downloaded the free Yoga for Cancer e-book from the main web page Your next step is to enrol in the Foundations of Yoga for Cancer self-paced online CPD course. This course will help you to become cancer-aware and be able to welcome people affected by cancer confidently into your yoga classes. You can find the Foundations of Yoga for Cancer Course here:
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How do I get the 200-hour Yoga Training reading list? Are there other resources?You can find course reading, useful blogs, Youtube videos and social accounts to follow on the 200 hour Training Resource page. New resources are being added all the time!
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Who will be my teachers on the 200 hr course?Our course tutors on the 200 hour training represent the most senior teachers in the South West UK. All of our teachers are informed by at least 12 years of teaching in their field. Click the button below to visit our blog where you can see all of our current tutors.
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What are the next 200 hour Yoga Training course dates?January - September 2026 17 - 18 Jan (2 days) 13 - 15 Feb (3 days) 13 - 15 March (3 days) 24 - 26 April (3 days) 23 - 25 May (3 days) 12 - 14 June (3 days) 9 - 12 July (4 day retreat) August - study break 18 - 20 Sept (3 days) Fridays take place on Zoom except on retreat in July. Zoom sessions can be attended live, or if you need to work on a Friday, you can do the replay.
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Do you offer bursaries or scholarships?Limited bursaries are available for eligible candidates. Our policy is that noone is excluded from a yoga training program because of money, so do get in touch if you're on a budget and you really want to make this happen.
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How does the 200 hour Yoga Training payment plan work?Interest-free, flexible payment plans are offered over a period of up to 24 months. A typical payment plan will look like this: 1) Deposit paid to reserve spot when booking (between £400 and £700) 2) Nothing paid until the start of the month in which the course begins 3) Monthly payments for 9 months to clear the remaining balance. You can spread the payments further - up to 24 months - if you like, and we will arrange a direct debit for you. Talk to us about payment plans to suit your budget: info@yogabynature.org
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How can I best prepare for my 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training?Naturally you will want to get the most out of the course. It pays to be prepared! If you have time, as well as going to regular yoga classes with a variety of teachers, consider the following tips in our blog post (click the button)
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Is this 200YTT course accredited?Yes, our program is accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals, indicating the highest standards of training in the UK.
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How much does 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training cost?The full course fee is £2950 Flexible Payment Options to Suit Your Budget We believe in making our teacher training course accessible to everyone. If you're on a low income, please don’t hesitate to ask about our bursary options—we’re here to support you. Spread the Cost Take advantage of our flexible payment plans, allowing you to spread your payments over up to 24 months. Let’s discuss a plan that works for you. Secure Your Spot Reserve your place with a deposit starting at just £400 Early Bird Discount Enjoy our early bird rate and save £150 on the course price. We’re happy to answer any questions and help you find the best option for your needs. We would love to help you make your teacher training journey a reality.
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How do the Zoom sessions work?Friday's YTT meetings will all be on Zoom, except for the retreat. They are recorded for you to be able to catch up if you can't attend live. Zoom days are a bit shorter to allow for the extra mental energy required for online learning. The day will run from 9.30am - 4.30pm. If you work Monday to Friday and you can't attend live on a Friday, you can do the recording of the day in your own time. Material taught during the Friday sessions will be content which is best learned in an online environment and will include lectures, slideshows, theory and some group work in the break out rooms.
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How much time do I need for home study to get 200 hour yoga certification?Allocate 3–5 hours per week for reading, practice, and assignments. It's important to keep up with your yoga practice and also make time for practice teaching to friends and family to hone your skills. Try to do as much of the course reading as you can before the course starts, but if you don't manage then don't worry!
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What assignments will I complete on the 200 YTTC course?There are a few pieces of coursework that will need to be completed on the 200 hr training. You will be given personalised support with your course work, including mentoring meetings where necessary. There is no meeting in August, which is a month designated as a study break for you to finish off any last bits of course work. Here are the main pieces of work you will hand in over the nine-month period. Yoga Sutras essay 2000 words Baghavad Gita essay 1500 words 2 x weeks practice diary 1 hour yoga class plan (group work) Anatomy presentation (group work) 4 x class observations
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Where in North Somerset does the 200 hour Yoga Course course take place?Our 200 hour Yoga Training Course takes place at the idyllic Phoenix Tree Studio just off the M5 near Highbridge, North Somerset. The Phoenix Tree Studio is an exquisite space dedicated to wellness of all kinds. We are perfectly placed near the main route to Bristol, Cardiff, London, Bath and the South West UK. By car Our location just off the M5 near Highbridge in North Somerset, is easily reachable from Bristol, Bath, Gloucester, Glastonbury, Somerset, Devon and Cardiff. By bus Highbridge has excellent bus links to the whole of North Somerset, Somerset and South West. It's about 30 mins to Bristol on the bus from the town centre.