Divya’s Training
and Qualifications
Key Qualifications
- Senior Accredited Hatha Yoga Teacher
- Mindfulness Teacher
- MBSR Teacher Meditation Teacher
- Advanced Accredited Restorative Yoga Teacher
- Senior Accredited Yin Yoga Teacher
- MA English (Cambridge University)
- PgDip Journalism
Accredited Trainings
Zen Ambassador
Mindfulness Teacher Training, specialising in mindfulness for the workplace.
Training and qualification in Mindfulness Teaching for delivery of mindfulness and wellness practices for workplaces, organisations and communities. Led by training body Ten for Zen and supervised by Martin Stepek, one of Scotland’s most respected mindfulness teachers and founder of Zen Ambassadors. 2023
MBSR (Mindfulness for Stress Reduction) Trained Teacher, Mindfulness Facilitator Professional Training – MIND, 2018
One year diploma training and course, in the delivery of the globally accredited MBSR programme, and mindfulness for health, wellbeing, individual and group teaching and facilitation. Accredited by MIND (the UK’s principal mental health organisation).
Advanced Restorative
Teacher Training
The Earth Gate Course – trauma informed mindfulness practice.
Training course in theory, practice and application of mindfulness for resiliency, emotional regulation, inner strength and managing societal and ancestral trauma. Led by Dr Larry Ward. 2020.
The Senior Accredited Yin
Yoga Teacher Training
Intensive training in Compassion Focused Therapy, Foundations: conceptualising compassion from evolutionary, psychological, scientific and philosophical perspectives and application of compassion as a tool for wellbeing and peace. June 2020
Compassion Focused
Therapy
Training in the anatomy, somatic psychology and trauma-sensitivity as well as yoga philosphy texts and growing body of work in Emboded Sanskrit towards this for experienced teachers-only training qualification. Achievement of this award completing hours and experience towards Yoga Alliance Advanced Teacher Qualification, 2018.
Meditation Teacher
Training
Intensive with these Master teachers who studied with Yogacharya B.K.S.
Iyengar and have been studying and developing their yoga teaching in north India since the 1970s. They teach the fundamentals of yoga philosophy and practice as presented in the Yoga Sutras and ancient Indian texts. They developed Yoga for children and young people and are behind the introduction of Yoga to the national curriculum in Indian schools. (London, 2017)
Earth Gate
Residential training in learning, applying and teaching of the Foundation and Classical Pranayamas (yogic techniques to balance energy, modulate energy, adapt energy of the mind, body and spirit), led by whom is considered to be the UK and Europe’s leading authority on Pranayama practice and teaching (Cambridge, 2016)
Hatha Yoga
Full residential training course, Belgium. Learning the practice, philosophy and teaching methodology of the Puja Method of Restorative Yoga – for compassionate living, teaching and yoga practice (Belgium, January 2016)
Yoga for Lower Back and Upper Back Care, with Annie Carpenter London, 2013
Yoga Training & intensive with Bobby Clennell Senior Teacher at New York Iyengar Institute, 2013
Restorative Yoga with Annie Carpenter Senior teacher at Exhale, California, 2012
Training with AadhilPalkivala, author of Teaching the Essence of Yoga, 2012
Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Alliance accredited with Paul Grilley (considered the father of modern Yin Yoga), philosophy, practice and teaching over 5 days (2011, London)
Yoga Therapeutics (Teacher Training) with Bo Forbes (London), 2011
Anatomy with Judith Lasater, (London), 2010
Yin Yoga & Mindfulness, Rishikesh, (India), 2003
Yoga Therapy, Jag Therapy, Mysore, (India), 2007
Meditation Teacher Training in India, in Vipassana (known as Insight Meditation in the west).
Senior Accredited Hatha Yoga Teacher, International Yoga Alliance Yoga Instructor (India 2005 – 2006)
British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Diploma (London) 2003- 2004
Mental Health Training:
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training (Accredited MIND, 2023) For mental health professionals and mindfulness teachers.
Mental Health Awareness Training for Yoga Teachers (Yoga Alliance) Professional development course. Learning and training in trauma-informed yoga teaching, understanding of mental health and disorders; and teaching methodology taking into account social justice as well as individual health. 2019