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Online CPD: Yoga Therapy and Mindfulness for Chronic Pain

Price range: £20.00 through £600.00

Date:
Part 1: Thurs 15th - Sat 17th Oct 2026
Part 2: Thurs 22nd - Sat 24th Oct 2026

Time:
11am - 5pm (each day, UK Time)

Yoga for chronic pain is transforming lives — and the way we treat long-term pain. With millions affected and conventional treatments often falling short, demand is growing for integrated, evidence-based solutions. Yoga therapy and mindfulness are increasingly recognised in research and clinical care for their role in chronic pain management.

This 30-credit IAYT-approved CPD course, Yoga for Chronic Pain, is led by Dr. Raquel Chinchetru, an NHS Clinical Specialist in Pain Management with over 20 years’ experience in yoga therapy and a doctorate in Health Psychology focused on chronic pain. Drawing on her deep academic and clinical background, she will guide you through practical, research-informed approaches to help clients manage pain more effectively, whether physical, psychological, or both.

If you want to see more of Dr Chinchetru, you can also access her recorded seminar, “Beyond the Eyes”, where she reveals how visual-somatic practices support relaxation, postural alignment, and nervous system balance.

Payment plans available from £131.25 per month — enquire or ask about future dates

£600.00
Purchase Seminar £20.00

Description

Yoga Therapy and Mindfulness for Chronic Pain: CPD Training for Health and Yoga Professionals

Join one of the UK’s leading experts in yoga therapy for chronic pain, Dr Raquel Chincetru, to learn how to apply an integrative, whole-person approach when working with clients experiencing persistent pain. Following years of delivering this course, Raquel has expanded the training to include an additional full day of new and extended material.

Chronic pain is one of the most widespread and challenging health issues in the world. In the UK alone, around 28 million people – nearly two in five adults – live with persistent pain (British Journal of Medicine). Despite the wide range of medical treatments available, many continue to face significant discomfort, limited mobility, and reduced quality of life.

This professional training, suited to both health and yoga professionals, brings together current research, established best practice in yoga therapy and mindfulness for chronic pain, along with the insight and unique knowledge that Raquel brings to this work.

With over a decade of experience working with thousands of clients, a doctorate in psychology, an MSc in Health Psychology, a degree in Fine Arts, and two complete yoga therapy trainings, she brings a perspective and depth of knowledge that is simply not available elsewhere.

During this training, you will learn up-to-date theories and research on persistent pain, and how to apply a whole-person health approach when working with individuals living with chronic pain, informed by the natural creativity and innovative thinking Raquel is known for.

You will also learn how to work in a way that is safe, evidence-informed, and clinically relevant, while remaining responsive to the complexity of each person’s experience. Whether you are working with back pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, or other persistent conditions, this training will equip you with a nuanced, integrative set of tools to address pain across physical, psychological, and social dimensions.

Please note that this training does not address chronic pain arising from specific anatomical pathologies, as this falls within the scope of practice of physiotherapists.

Why Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain and Mindfulness for Chronic Pain?

Pain is complex, shaped not only by physical injury or illness, but also by psychological, behavioural, and social factors. Effective management requires an approach that can respond to this complexity.

Yoga therapy, when enhanced by mindfulness, offers a uniquely integrative framework for pain management. Mindfulness promotes insight and helps individuals recontextualise their experience of sensations, while yoga therapy engages body, breath, and mind, together fostering a greater sense of self-agency.

What You Will Learn in This Chronic Pain Training

In this CPD course, you will gain the skills to:

  • Understand the nature and presentation of chronic pain across a range of conditions

  • Apply current theories on the neuropsychophysiological mechanisms underlying pain

  • Review the latest evidence on yoga therapy and mindfulness for pain management

  • Use targeted breathing techniques for pain modulation across different presentations

  • Integrate mindfulness tools, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with yoga therapy

  • Follow best practices and clinical considerations for working with chronic pain

  • Foster long-term self-management and resilience in clients

  • Communicate and collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals

Who Is This Course For?

This CPD training is ideal for:

  • Yoga teachers and yoga therapists

  • Healthcare professionals

  • Psychologists and counsellors

  • Exercise professionals

  • Carers and community workers

  • Anyone working with individuals living with persistent pain

  • Physiotherapists

No prior experience of working with chronic pain is required, though a foundation in yoga is beneficial.

Course Format, CPD Hours and Accreditation

This live online training includes a blend of lectures, case studies, and guided practices, ensuring you can apply the techniques immediately in your professional setting.

Date:

  • Part 1: Thursday, 15th October – Saturday, 17th October
  • Part 2: Thursday, 22nd October – Saturday, 24th October

Time: 11:00 – 17:00 UK time (each day, times inclusive of a 1-hour lunch break)

Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate for 30 hours of continuing professional development (CE Points).

This training is approved by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and meets international standards for yoga therapy education and approved professional development (APD).

Assessment and Certification

Certification is awarded based on:

  • Full attendance at the live online training

  • Engagement in practical exercises and group discussions

  • Completion of short reflective assignments

On Completion of This Yoga Therapy and Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Training

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Work safely and effectively with individuals experiencing chronic pain

  • Integrate yoga therapy and mindfulness-based tools into clinical or community settings

  • Support clients to build sustainable self-management strategies

  • Contribute to multidisciplinary care with a unique, evidence-informed skill set

Payment Plans Available – Contact accounts@themindedinstitute.com for details.

Read more on Yoga for Chronic Pain here.

Teacher

Dr. Raquel works as a Chronic Pain Psychologist at Pain Management Solutions, where she uses her broad-based skill set to work with patients and a multi-disciplinary team of specialists in providing effective care according to best practice and NHS guidelines. She holds a degree in Psychology, an MSc in Health Psychology (University of Westminster) and an MSc in Human Resources.

Dr. Raquel has also worked as an honorary assistant psychologist with CAMHS NHS Islington, London. She has been teaching yoga therapy for over 20 years, practising a gentle, friendly and open teaching style. Her main areas of work are chronic pain, back pain, women’s health (pregnancy, post-natal recovery and perinatal depression) and mental health (depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder).

She completed the two-year Yoga Therapy Diploma training taught by the Yoga Biomedical Trust (founded by Robin Monro) and deepened her knowledge of yoga therapy with a course in Structural Therapeutic Yoga (Yoga and Ayurveda) with Mukanda Stiles.
Once qualified as a yoga therapist, she continued her professional development by completing courses in Yoga for Depression and Anxiety with Heather Mason (The Minded Institute) and Yoga for Trauma at the renowned Boston Trauma Center in the US.

In recent years, Dr. Raquel has run a private yoga therapy practice and also working for the NHS as a psychologist delivering mind/body interventions, working with people on a one-to-one basis and in groups, dealing with a range of physical and psychological issues. She has completed a Professional Doctorate in Health psychology focusing on chronic pain as the main topic of research.

Dr. Raquel is a chartered member within the Health Psychology Division of the British Psychological Society,  a member of the Yoga Biomedical Trust’s Yoga Therapists Association and is registered with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council. With Breathing Being, she wishes to continue to teach, train, share and develop these disciplines to support others.

In 2025, she initiated a multidisciplinary art installation as Artist in Residence exploring the global opioid crisis, using creative expression to deepen public understanding of pain, medication, and healing — a continuation of her commitment to integrating art, psychology, and somatic care. You can read her full art statement here.

Who is this Training For and Eligibility

Yoga teachers, yoga therapists, healthcare professionals, psychologists, exercise professionals, carers, and community workers may all follow this course.

Payment Options & Fees

You can pay securely at checkout using a credit or debit card or PayPal.

If you experience any issues during purchase, please contact accounts@themindedinstitute.com and our team will be happy to assist.

Pay in Instalments

To make our courses as accessible as possible, bespoke payment plans may be available on a case-by-case basis.

If you would like to request a payment plan, please email accounts@themindedinstitute.com.

Please note:

  • The full course fee must be paid no later than seven days before the course start date

  • Once a payment plan has commenced, refunds follow our standard refund policy as outlined in the Terms and Conditions

Training Terms and Conditions

You can review the Professional Training Terms and Conditions for courses with The Minded Institute here.

Location

We use Zoom to host these online trainings, for those who do not yet have an account, please visit http://zoom.us and sign up for a free account. Please also test your computer audio and visual to ensure they are working prior to the training start time.

You will receive a zoom link and password in your confirmed booking email, which will come from: info@themindedinstitute.com

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