Self-Paced 200-Hour Online Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training Certification Program

What you will learn

• Asana Techniques - Pose study with adaptations for all bodies (includes standing poses, hip openers, forward bends, twists, backbends, inversions, and supine)
• Anatomy-informed alignment to keep yourself and your students safe
• Art of Vinyasa and Flow Yoga
• Adapting for injuries, common conditions and special populations
• Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra
• Art of teaching and intentional sequencing
• Frameworks for yoga as a path towards holistic health and mind-body-brain-heart well being
• Exploration of the Chakra system, Ayurveda and the Yoga Sutras as therapeutic frameworks
• Yoga history and mythology
• Current scientific research and health benefits of Yoga
• Teaching skills
• Meditation and Pranayama
• Business of Yoga and developing an online presence

Certifications

Students who complete their training before December 31, 2020, are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

Timing of sessions

There are 6 weeks of group calls offered live on Zoom. Choose the time that works for your schedule: Tuesdays 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (PDT, UTC -7), Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PDT, UTC -7), Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (PDT, UTC -7), Saturdays 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. (PDT, UTC -7). If you would like to join but the times don't work, just send Soma Yoga Institute a message and they will work something out with you.

How the training works

• How does the training work?

The majority of the course material and lessons are pre-recorded and kept in a state of the art, easy to use platform. Students are required to attend 12 hours of live calls typically once a week for six weeks. Students will also meet with their faculty mentor one-to-one 5 times throughout the program.

• How are the mentor meetings established?

You and your mentor will schedule times together to meet via Zoom or telephone so that the meeting works well in both of your schedules.

• Is it really possible to learn to teach yoga online?

Yes, definitely. Skeptical? Soma Yoga Institute was too. However, the Soma Yoga Institute teaching team has been leading teacher trainings for over a decade. The curriculum is well-developed, time tested, and established. They have taken their live program online as the content is of incredibly high value and will bring great benefit to those who wish to deepen their own practice, and/or teach others as well as those who already teach who wish to refine and enhance their offerings to better serve their students.

The institute's anatomy informed adaptive approach is not easily found in other programs. Their teaching skill section is designed that if you practice, and practice, and practice some more, it is certain that you will be ready, confident, and equally skilled as a new teacher as those who take the in-person trainings.

• Are there exams that you have to pass?

Soma Yoga Institute does not have exams, in that you are graded or given a pass or fail. They do have empowerment reviews, written reflections, and practice teach elements woven into the curriculum. These are established for you to process the information, gain practical skills, and for them to help clarify any material that seems confusing. Soma Yoga Institute understands that everyone has a different learning style and this curriculum is offered in a compassionate way.

How long will it take to complete the program?

Everyone has different needs, Soma Yoga Institute suggests following along with one of their established curricula plans to keep you on track. These are 8 weeks (approximately 25 hours per week of study and practice), 12 weeks (approximately 16 hours of study and practice per week), 16 weeks (approximately 12. 5 hours of study and practice per week), 6 months (approximately 8 hours per week of study and practice), and 12 months (approximately 4 hours per week of study and practice).

If flexibility is what you are looking for, Soma Yoga Institute will give you up to 18 months to complete your program. Upon enrollment with your mentor, you will together determine the best study plan for you so that you can keep your pace and be motivated to the finish line.

• Number of sessions

Students are encouraged to attend six 120-minute live calls via Zoom. The rest of the prerecorded content can be completed at your own pace. Each student will receive a faculty mentor and will meet with your mentor five times throughout the program.

Course information

• Therapeutic Approach

The therapeutic perspective explores yoga as a vehicle for vibrant health, personal empowerment, and total well being. Soma Yoga Institute combines modern-day biomechanics and research-driven science with ancient teachings. You will leave with an understanding of anatomy, alignment, and modifications to keep your body safe for a lifetime of practice.

• Personal Transformation

The non-dogmatic approach explores yoga philosophy as a practice of radical self-love, uncovering perspectives that encourage body positivity, unconditional acceptance, personal empowerment, and true mind-body-spirit health and wellness. Switch your view to see yourself and others from “eyes of love” and help the world heal one mindful breath at a time.

• Learn to Teach with Safety, Skill, and Confidence

Step confidently into the role of the teacher and share this powerful practice and help others. Not ready to teach? No problem. This course is a great immersion into yoga for those who wish to deepen their own practice. Already teaching? This course will significantly build your repertoire and boost your confidence.

• Mind-Body Health and Healing

Soma Yoga Institute training is a comprehensive and holistic journey into yoga for mind-body health and healing. The world-class faculty is comprised of master level yoga teachers, certified C-IAYT yoga therapists, and those who have been teaching for over 20 years. They have trained thousands of people just like you to overcome their struggles with health, wellness, disconnection to themselves and others, and experience the transformation that therapeutic yoga offers. You will be transformed and ready to teach others on their yoga journey.

• Interactive Online Learning and Lifetime Access

Join a life-changing, exciting, and accessible content with affordable, flexible, and self-paced delivery. The program is totally flexible and designed so you can work at your own pace in a way that is harmonious with a yogic lifestyle (rather than rushing to meet deadlines that are not meaningful to you).

Recommended completion guidelines are established so you may complete the program in 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, or 1 year. No more flipping through old textbooks or rushing to take notes, all of your content and your teachers are there for you, just a click away.

• Personalized Teacher Contact and Uplifting Community

The weekly live calls, interactive group platform, and individual meetings with your mentor create a personalized approach to online learning. Joining a conscious loving community of support improves completion rates. Getting to know like-minded yogis just like you keep you motivated, engaged, and connected.

• Soma Yoga Institute will help you establish a consistent practice of meditation and teach you wonderful breath practices specifically crafted to increase vitality and wellbeing. They have helped 100s of students who say they “can’t meditate” as well as those who report feeling “short of breath” when instructed to breathe in certain ways.
• Soma Yoga Institute will help you adapt your approach, learn a variety of techniques, transform your inner dialog, and establish your commitment to these transformative practices with ease and success.

Experiential Anatomy and Fascia Exploration

• Explore anatomy and biomechanics specifically relevant to the yoga practitioner and teacher. They know that you would like to avoid injury in your classroom, provide effective modifications, and address common musculoskeletal issues with confidence and tact. The mindfulness created in practice is a perfect opportunity to build your understanding of the amazing human form and learn how to keep the joints safe, avoid repetitive strain injuries, and teach with an informed perspective.
• Learn to help your students access poses with self-assurance and skill.

Yoga History, Philosophy, and Mythology

• Dive deep into the transformational and time tested philosophy of yoga. The philosophy provides a road map that will help you build mindful awareness, elevate your perspectives, create radical shifts in your life, connect to the deeper aspect of yourself, and find more lived moments when you feel truly and wholly well.
• You will dive deep into Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, yoga history, and explore Yoga Mythology through the story as a way to gain insight into the human condition.

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra

• Increased levels of cortisol have been shown to be a leading cause of chronic conditions. Worry, fear, stress, and anxiety are common challenges many faces. Learn practices of yoga that down-regulate your nervous system and restore your whole being into a state of wellbeing and homeostasis.

Current Research

• Soma Yoga Institute unites the findings from new evidence-based research with the ancient wisdom of yoga. Get educated on the true benefits of yoga. Make a real impact in your community and offer classes that help improve health for a lifetime of wellbeing. Stand out as an informed instructor and help your clients motivate to improve their wellbeing.

Business of Yoga

• From your big vision to the tiny details, Soma Yoga will impart the inspiration and essential skills to get you started making money as a yoga teacher. In this course, you will gain invaluable tools, insights, and strategies to launch your career, generate students, get you out there teaching yoga, creating online content, and following your dreams.

Study with the World's Leading C-IAYT Yoga Therapists and Senior Teachers

Soma Yoga Institute has a word-class faculty team steeped in the traditions of yoga. Their excellence has been cultivated through decades of enduring dedication to their own practice and in-depth study, often in a variety of lineages. Many of the faculty members are C-IAYT certified yoga therapists and recognized as “senior teachers”, having over twenty years of solid teaching experience combined with their long-term adhikara (studentship).

Each faculty holds a role in their home community as an innovator and influencer, inspiring radical change through yoga and playing a profound role in the holistic wellness movement. As a collective vision, Soma Yoga Institute offers you an unparalleled opportunity to deepen your own practice, connect into your innermost divine nature, develop your professional credentials, and teach from a place of authenticity.

This teacher training is held online through Kajabi Course Management software - all you need is internet access. Soma Yoga Institute is located in California, USA (UTC -8), and they will live-stream yoga training sessions via Zoom which you can participate from the comfort of your home. 90% of the curriculum is online but 12 hours of live calls are required. Choose the time that works for you:

• Tuesdays 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (PDT, UTC -7) -or-
• Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PDT, UTC -7) -or-
• Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm (PDT, UTC -7) -or-
• Saturdays 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. (PDT, UTC -7) -or-

If you would like to join but the times don't work, just send Soma Yoga Institute a message and they will work something out with you.

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• 20 contact hours and 180 non-contact hours. Extra live calls offered every month at no charge.
• 6 120-minute live calls via Zoom (access to additional live calls)
• One-to-one mentoring
• Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT if you complete the training before December 31, 2020
• Study with 4 senior teachers and yoga therapists.
• 200 page yoga teacher training manual
• Access to an online loving and encouraging community of support
• Lifetime access to the material

• Accommodation
• Food

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.