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Prema Yoga Partnership

Prema Yoga Institute (PYI) and Saybrook University have renewed their distinguished partnership to continue expanding the scope of education in integrative health care, including holistic yoga and mindfulness plans to support traditional medicine.

Holistic yoga therapy instruction (including a classical array of Ayurvedic and evidence-based yogic techniques) and mind-body-spirit connection play an important part in integrative health care. With similar visions to reshape the future of health care, we aspire to make a lasting change with our formal academic partnership agreement.

This agreement will expand learning opportunities for both Saybrook and PYI students.

• Streamlined acceptance of three credits at a time, up to six transfer credits, from the PYI training programs* to Saybrook University’s master’s programs in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences (Mind-Body Medicine, Integrative and Functional Nutrition, and Psychophysiology).
• Streamlined acceptance of three credits at a time, up to nine transfer credits, from the PYI training programs* to Saybrook University’s doctoral programs in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences (Mind-Body Medicine, Integrative and Functional Nutrition, Applied Psychophysiology, and Integrative Social Work)
• Prema Yoga Institute students who complete Saybrook degrees will qualify for alumni tuition rate for future Saybrook degree programs.
• Current students and graduates of Saybrook University’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs who have completed 12 or more credit hours of graduate coursework relevant to PYI’s program will be eligible to apply up to 225 transfer hours applicable to the Prema Yoga Institute Yoga Therapist Certification program. These transfer hours are subject to review at the time of application and must address the Educational Standards of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (“IAYT”) and Prema Yoga Institute as detailed in the Prema Yoga Institute’s Student Handbook.

*PYI students who complete a total of 135 hours of Prema Yoga training programs will qualify for three transfer credits. PYI students who complete a total of 270 hours of Prema Yoga training programs will qualify for six transfer credits. PYI students who complete a total of 405 hours of Prema Yoga training programs will qualify for nine transfer credits.

Prema Yoga Institute is a professional training institution offering certification in holistic yoga, sound, and mindfulness practices to empower the healing process. PYI’s integrative approach combines traditional Ayurvedic and yogic practices with evidence-informed somatic and mindfulness techniques to prepare graduates to effectively integrate in mental and physical health care settings. PYI is accredited by International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and registered with Yoga Alliance. Mental health care students and providers can fast-track their yoga therapy certification in PYI’s Psychological Well-Being emphasis track with Dr. Chris Walling, and students can choose a practicum emphasis in Ayurveda, mindfulness, musculoskeletal recovery and more. In addition to yoga teacher and therapist certifications, PYI provides free online Yoga Therapy Clinic services and CE courses. For more information on yoga therapy certifications, transfer credits, the Psychological Well-Being track and more, please contact Prema Yoga Institute.

Note: Standalone CE courses and workshops may not be used as transfer credits.

A pioneer since the 1970s, Saybrook was one of the first U.S. institutions to adopt a hybrid online learning model in graduate education, helping students succeed and serve their community without having to leave it. Saybrook approaches a holistic education with a belief in the inherent interconnectedness of all things. As scholar-practitioners, our faculty continue to question and offer alternatives to mainstream axioms—fostering positive social transformation. Students become part of this dynamic online learning community through our distance learning courses and engage in face-to-face instruction with experienced faculty including a biannual in-person community learning experience and/or term virtual learning experience conferences.

The College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences offers M.S. and Ph.D. programs that focus on mind-body, nutritional, and lifestyle-based approaches that are increasingly becoming an essential part of conventional health care. Treating the mind, body, and spirit of their clients, graduates find career advancement opportunities in fields such as health coaching, organizational consultation, education, research, and corporate wellness.

To find out more information about transferring to Saybrook, please email:
Jeff Corral, Executive Admissions Counselor, Special Enrollments
[email protected]