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Elevate your Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Skills

Advanced Diploma, Specialist Certificates, and Masterclasses

Increase your knowledge, refine your skills, and expand your offering

Take Your Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Expertise to the Next Level

Join ARYM’s Advanced, Specialisation and Masterclass Courses. Whether you seek to validate your practice, master advanced techniques, enhance your professional approach, or simply refresh your skills. These structured programmes provide the knowledge, hands-on experience, and confidence to refine your techniques, expand your therapeutic expertise, and deepen your understanding of Ayurvedic Yoga Massage.

Choose Your Path to Mastery:

Duration: 21 hours (3-5 days)
Pre-requisite: Therapist Diploma Levels 1–4

The Refresher Course is perfect for certified AYM Therapists who want to revisit techniques, refresh their skills, and reconnect with the AYM community.

Participants can select specific days within an ongoing Certified AYM Therapist course to:
✔ Refresh their practice through hands-on sessions.
✔ Refine techniques for improved massage flow, time management, and adaptability.
✔ Reconnect with fellow therapists to exchange experiences and insights.
✔ Join Q&A sessions for expert feedback

A great opportunity to fine-tune your expertise and stay engaged to the AYM method and community.

Certification: Refresher Certificate

ENROLL INTO REFRESHER COURSE

Advance and Validate Your Expertise

Ayurvedic Yoga massage training Course. Lerning the Dolphin stretch during a Therapist Diploma Level 1-5 Course.

Duration: 56 hours (7-14 days)
Pre-requisite: Therapist Diploma Levels 1–4

Build on your foundational skills by reviewing, refining, and validating techniques from Levels 1–4, while expanding your practice with new massage methods and an extended series of assisted yoga stretches. Complete a skills assessment to earn the AYM Therapist Diploma Level 5 and elevate your expertise.

Key Elements:
• Review and Refinement: Comprehensive revision of Levels 1–4 techniques to ensure mastery.
• Advanced Techniques: New massage techniques, mobilisations and assisted stretches to expand your practice.
• Skill Validation: Hands-on training, feedback, and a final instructor evaluation.

Certification:
Upon successful completion, participants receive the AYM Therapist Diploma Level 5, a major step toward advanced professional expertise in Ayurvedic Yoga Massage.

This course is a critical milestone for practitioners looking to deepen their skills and expand their ability to address more complex client needs.

ENROLL IN LEVEL 5

Elevate Your Expertise

Advanced Ayurvedic-Yoga Massage Courses with Ananta Sylvain Girard - ARYM Institute. Est.1996

Take your skills to the next level

Duration: Four certificates, each 22 hours (total: 88 hours)
Pre-requisite: AYM Therapist Diploma Levels 1-4

Programme:
Elevate your expertise and specialise in Ayurvedic Yoga Massage. These four specialist certificates expand your skillset, enabling you to provide targeted, effective treatments for a variety of client needs.
** Completing these certificates adds 88 hours to your training, bringing your total to 200 hours when combined with Levels 1–5. Advance your skills and establish yourself as a leading Ayurvedic Yoga Massage practitioner.

Certificate 1: AYM Torsion & Traction Specialist Course
Duration: 22 hours

Master advanced torsion and traction techniques to address back pain and improve organ health. This course focuses on stimulating the nervous, musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems, helping to relieve tension and enhance well-being and mobility. Through a comprehensive range of advanced stretches, you’ll acquire the tools to address structural imbalances and enhance your clients’ physical function and vitality.

Key Benefits:
• Effective approaches for back pain relief.
• Techniques to stimulate internal organ function.
• Advanced torsion and traction techniques for deeper healing.

Certificate 2: AYM Equipment Specialist Course
Duration: 22 hours

Expand your practice by incorporating equipment such as towels, belts, sandbags, chairs, bolsters, and inflatable balloons. Learn to deliver deeper, sustained stretches in a safe and supported environment.

Key Benefits:
✔ Address complex client needs with specialised equipment.
✔ Ensure safer, deeper therapeutic benefits.
✔ Take an essential step toward AYM Mastery.

Certificate 3: AYM Seated Stretch Specialist Course
Duration: 22 hours

Develop expertise in seated stretching, focusing on postures like the Butterfly, Crane, Twist, Rider, and Elephant. Learn advanced techniques to improve spinal mobility, open the rib cage, ease shoulder tension, and enhance organ function.

Key Benefits:
✔ Target specific areas with advanced seated stretches.
✔ Improve spinal mobility and organ function.
✔ Relieve tension and increase flexibility.

Certificate 4: AYM Leg Stretch Specialist Course
Duration: 22 hours

Specialise in comprehensive leg stretches to address issues such as tight psoas muscles, groin tension, and visceral restrictions. Learn advanced techniques to stretch the front, external, and internal leg muscles, groin, and surrounding structures.

Key Benefits:
✔ Techniques to stretch and release tension in the legs.
✔ Strategies to address tight psoas muscles and groin discomfort.
✔ Provide effective, long-term relief for clients with mobility challenges.

Certification:

Upon completion of all four courses, participants receive the AYM Specialist Therapist Level 6 Certification.

These certifications are key milestones for practitioners looking to deepen their expertise in bodywork, enhance their practice, and effectively support a wide range of client needs with confidence and precision.

Certification: AYM Specialist Therapist Level 6 (when completed all 4 certificates)

ENROLL IN SPECIALIST CERTIFICATES

Enhance Your Practice and Gain In-Depth Knowledge

Our Masterclass programme consists of two series with themed courses:

1. Therapist Self-Care & Specialised Techniques (7 to 21 hours each)

• Covers lower back, knees, neck, perineum protection.
• Use of props, facial massage, pregnancy massage.

2. Essential Anatomy MasterClasses – (14 hours each)

• Covers basic anatomy, spine and limb functions.
• Hands-on palpatory anatomy courses.

Therapist Self-Care & Specialised Techniques

Each Self-Care MasterClass is designed for AYM therapists, professional bodyworkers, and yoga instructors, providing both theoretical foundations and practical skills for safe and effective floor-based bodywork (Thai massage, Shiatsu, yoga, Pilates, etc.). Topics include:
✔ Body mechanics and injury prevention for therapists.
✔ Anatomy, physiology, and pathology of key areas.
✔ Adjustments and precautions for specific client conditions.
✔ Massage and assisted stretching techniques.
✔ Professional development insights.

Available Self-Care MasterClasses:

MC1 – Lower Back Protection (7 hours)

MC2 – Shoulder & Neck Protection (7 hours)

MC3 – Thoracic Spine & Rib Cage Protection (7 hours)

MC4 – Knee & Ankle Protection (7 hours)

MC5 – Elbow, Wrist & Hand Protection (7 hours)

MC6 – Perineum Protection (7 hours)

MC7 – Mastering Props for Enhanced Support & Technique (7 hours)

MC8 – Facial Massage Techniques (7 hours)

MC9 – Professional Development for Floor-Based Massage (9 hours)

MC10 – AYM Massage for Pregnant Women (21 hours)

MC11 – AYM Table Massage (21 hours)

MC12 – AYM Four-Handed Massage (21 hours)

** MasterClasses can be taken individually or in any order. More topics to come! Feel free to propose new ones.

Essential Anatomy

These Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses provide essential knowledge in anatomy, physiology, and pathology, combining theory with hands-on learning approaches such as:
✔ Anatomical sketch study.
✔ Video case analysis.
✔ Colouring, modelling & multi-sensory exercises.
✔ Palpation-based learning directly applied to AYM practice.

Available Anatomy Masterclasses:

Essential Anatomy 1 (14 hours) – Fundamental anatomy, including spine and limb functions.

Essential Anatomy 2 (14 hours) – Palpatory anatomy with a focus on practical application.

Enhance your skills and maintain your CPD with our ongoing AYM training

Standard Pack: Essentials Support (€30/month)

12-hour CPD Online Course Per Year with Ananta + Homework
Pay monthly: €39| Pay annually: €360 (save €108 / €30/month)

Perfect for new graduates looking for ongoing guidance as they establish their AYM practice.

What’s Included:

Monthly Group Q&A Calls (1h) – Live Zoom sessions with Ananta to answer your questions on medical conditions, treatment approaches, troubleshooting techniques, and more.
** Tip: Submit your questions in advance for a more personalized response.

Exclusive Video Library Access – Regularly updated video tutorials covering key techniques and practical refreshers.
** Tip: Request specific techniques you’d like to see covered.

Template & Resource Library – Downloadable consultation forms, client intake sheets, and marketing templates to support your business growth.

Private Online Community – Join a dedicated support group (Facebook or Slack) to connect with peers, share insights, and engage with instructors.
** Tip: Get involved! Share your experiences, become a moderator, and grow into a leadership role—even as a future instructor!

AYM Therapist Listing – Get listed in the AYM directory to enhance your visibility and connect with potential clients.

Professional Growth – 12 Certified Hours with Ananta Plus Homework

Premium Pack: Professional Growth (€65/month)

36-hour CPD Online Course Per Year with Ananta + Homework
Pay monthly: €84 | Pay annually: €780 (save €228 / €65/month)

Designed for intermediate practitioners ready to refine their skills, expand their client base, and elevate their practice.

What’s Included (Everything in Essentials Support, PLUS):

Monthly Skill Enhancement Workshops (2h) – Live, interactive workshops focusing on advanced techniques and insights from masterclasses.

Personalised Feedback on Your Practice – Submit videos of your AYM sessions for detailed feedback from Ananta or an expert team member.

Exclusive Discounts on Advanced Training – Get 10% off future courses and workshops after 3 months of membership.

Professional Growth – 36 Certified Hours with Ananta Plus Homework

Which Package is Right for You?

Essentials Support → Ideal for new graduates seeking structured support and practice refinement.

Professional Growth → Perfect for practicing AYM therapists looking to deepen their expertise, refine techniques, and expand their client base.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
Programme accessible only to Diploma AYM Practitioners certified by ARYM.

When you join the ARYM Advanced Diploma or Masterclass programs, you’ll build on your existing skills and elevate your expertise to new heights. Imagine advancing from a solid foundation in massage to mastering techniques that deepen your practice and transform your approach to holistic healing.

Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Training -Ananta is here to answer all your questions and guide you through your Ayurvedic Yoga Massage training journey.

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