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We are honored to be one of the frist schools in the world to offer an internationally accredited

Yoga Therapy Certification Training

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Yoga North's training programs create a progressive pathway from personal study and 200-hour teacher training through advanced 500-hour education and professional Yoga Therapy certification.

Grounded in the Himalayan Tradition and our therapeutic SomaYoga methodology, our curriculum integrates yoga philosophy, classic asana, neuromuscular re-education, anatomy, breath, meditation, Ayurveda, self-study, mentorship, and hands-on experience.

You don't simply learn what to teach.

You learn to understand why, when, how, and for whom.

Whether your goal is to deepen your own practice, become a yoga teacher, advance your professional skills, or become a Yoga Therapist, there is a place to begin—and a path to continue.

200 Hour Teacher Training

Our 200+ Hour Therapeutic Focus Yoga Teacher Training is an immersive study of yoga as a practice for living—one that brings together movement, breath, philosophy, self-study, nervous system awareness, and the development of skillful teaching.

At Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute, we take a systematic approach to yoga in body, mind, and spirit. Our curriculum integrates the ancient wisdom of yoga with SomaYoga, neuromuscular re-education, therapeutic movement, classic asana, meditation, pranayama, Ayurveda, and modern understandings of the human body.

The result is a different kind of 200-hour training

More than poses:

Our philosophy is simple: your own experience is the foundation of your teaching.

Throughout the program, you will be invited to explore your movement patterns, habits, beliefs, breath, nervous system, relationships, and the ways you move through your life.

You will develop the skills to observe more carefully, move more intelligently, teach more effectively, and meet yourself and your future students with greater curiosity.

Our faculty will support you in developing:

A strong understanding of classic yoga postures and the confidence to teach them
Skills for adapting practices to different bodies, abilities, and experiences
An understanding of therapeutic movement and neuromuscular re-education
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, breath, meditation, and nervous system regulation
A working understanding of yogic philosophy and its application to everyday life
The ability to thoughtfully sequence and structure yoga classes
Confidence in supporting students without assuming every body should move or experience yoga in the same way
A deeper relationship with your own practice and yourself

You won't simply leave knowing more about yoga.

You'll leave knowing how to live and teach it.

The SomaYoga difference:

SomaYoga is Yoga North's therapeutic approach to yoga that brings together traditional yoga practices and philosophy with neuromuscular re-education and somatic awareness.

Rather than forcing the body toward an external ideal of what a posture is "supposed" to look like, SomaYoga teaches us to become curious about what is actually happening within the body.

-Where is there unnecessary effort? -Where has movement become limited? -Where are we compensating?

What happens when we slow things down enough to actually notice?

Through smaller, intentional movements and greater internal awareness, students learn to recognize habitual muscular patterns and discover new possibilities for movement.

We then bring that awareness into larger movements and classic yoga postures.

This therapeutic lens is woven throughout our entire 200+ hour curriculum.

Our teaching is grounded in the Himalayan Tradition and the eight-fold path of yoga.

Yoga is not simply something we practice on a mat. It offers a framework for understanding ourselves, our relationships, our choices, and how we participate in the world around us.

Throughout the training, we explore yoga philosophy not simply as information to memorize, but as something to investigate through lived experience.

You'll study concepts including the Yamas and Niyamas, the eight-fold path, meditation, karma and dharma, the chakra system, koshas, kleshas, pranayama, Ayurveda, and other foundational teachings.

What you'll study:

SomaYoga & Therapeutic Movement
Neuromuscular re-education • Somatic awareness • Therapeutic yoga • Core health • Functional movement • Student variance • Exploring edges

Classic Asana & Teaching Methodology
SomaYoga approach to Hatha postures • Hatha leveling • Sequencing • Props • Posture adaptation • Adjustments • Restorative yoga • Introduction to inversions • Structuring a class • Supporting a home practice • Teacher-student relationships

Anatomy & Physiology
Applied anatomy • Movement patterns • Breath mechanics • Functional movement • Understanding individual differences

Breath, Meditation & Subtle Body
Pranayama • Breath and bandhas • Prana vayus • Meditation • Chakras • Nadis • Koshas

Yoga Philosophy & Self-Study
Yamas and Niyamas • The eight-fold path • Dharma • Yogic Maps

Ayurveda
Foundations of Ayurveda and Samkhya • Dinacharya • Nourishing and cleansing practices • Understanding yoga's sister science

+350/500hr Level 1 Yoga Therapy

Go Beyond Teaching Yoga. Learn to Work Therapeutically.

You've learned the foundations.

Now you're ready to understand what's underneath them.

Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute's +350/500 Hour Advanced Teacher Training & Level I Yoga Therapy Training is designed for yoga teachers who are ready to deepen their knowledge of the body, breath, mind, philosophy, and therapeutic application of yoga.

This program can take you in two directions—or allow you to explore both.

Deepen your professional skills and complete advanced study toward the 500-hour level.

Or:

Take your first significant step toward becoming a Yoga Therapist.

At Yoga North, those paths begin in the same place: learning to see the person in front of you with greater clarity, curiosity, skill, and compassion.

The next layer of SomaYoga

SomaYoga is Yoga North's therapeutic approach to yoga, integrating traditional yogic wisdom with neuromuscular re-education, therapeutic yoga, somatic awareness, classic asana, breath, meditation, Ayurveda, and self-study.

At the advanced level, we take this work deeper.

We learn to bridge awareness back into function, classic yoga postures, everyday movement, and therapeutic application.

Advanced yoga education isn't simply more poses, more anatomy, or more techniques.

It is learning how the pieces relate.

Throughout the program, you'll deepen your understanding of four interconnected areas:

Body

Explore anatomy, movement patterns, neuromuscular re-education, therapeutic applications of yoga, classic asana, functional movement, adaptation, and individual variation.

Learn to observe what is happening rather than relying solely on what a posture is "supposed" to look like.

Breath

Move beyond basic breathing practices into a deeper understanding of pranayama, breath patterns, prana vayus, energy, regulation, and the relationship between breath, movement, and state.

Learn how breath can become both a source of information and a therapeutic tool.

Mind

Study meditation, awareness, habits, nervous system patterns, and the ways our thoughts and behaviors influence our experience.

Develop your capacity to observe without immediately trying to fix.

Philosophy

Continue your study of the Himalayan Tradition, the Yamas and Niyamas, the eight-fold path, Ayurveda, and yogic models of the human experience.

Rather than treating philosophy as something ancient to memorize, we explore how these teachings apply to real people living real lives.

Learn to see patterns, not just postures:

At the advanced level, that becomes central to your work.

You'll develop greater skill in observation and begin identifying patterns of movement, compensation, effort, breath, and awareness.

Rather than immediately correcting what you see, you'll learn to ask better questions.

-What is this person experiencing?

-Where is effort necessary—and where isn't it?

-What happens when we change the movement?

-What happens when we change the breath?

-What happens when we decrease the load?

-What happens when we slow down enough to notice?

Therapeutic work is not about having a giant toolbox and throwing every tool at the problem. It's about developing the discernment to know which tool might be useful, for whom, and when.

One of the most important transitions in advanced training is moving from instructor thinking toward therapeutic thinking.

Advanced teaching skills:

Advanced study supports greater skill in:

Therapeutic SomaYoga
Neuromuscular re-education
Classic Hatha Yoga
Advanced teaching methodology
Observation and assessment
Individual adaptation
Sequencing and progression
Breath and pranayama
Meditation
Applied anatomy and physiology
Nervous system awareness
Yoga philosophy
Ayurveda
Personal practice and self-study
Professional relationships and boundaries
Working one-on-one
Practicum and applied teaching
Developing an authentic therapeutic teaching voice

The goal isn't simply to know more techniques, the goal is to become more skillful in determining when, why, and how to use them.

The Yoga Therapy components of our certification programs are based on our accreditation through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and are not derived from our status as a Registered Yoga School (RYS®) with Yoga Alliance.

Yoga Therapy Certification

You want to know how to work with the person experiencing persistent pain, stress, movement limitations, life transitions, or complex patterns that aren't addressed by simply offering another yoga class.

You want to understand how the body, breath, nervous system, mind, habits, relationships, environment, and lived experience intersect.

And you want the skills to create an individualized therapeutic approach rather than reaching for a predetermined sequence.

Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute's 1,000-Hour Yoga Therapy Certification Program is advanced professional education for yoga teachers ready to make that transition.

From teaching practices to developing therapeutic relationships.

From leading classes to working individually with clients.

From knowing techniques to understanding how, why, when—and when not—to use them.

This is where the work gets deeper.

Become a Yoga Therapist:

Yoga Therapy is more than adapting yoga poses.

It is an individualized, collaborative process that uses the tools and philosophies of yoga to support the person sitting in front of you.

As a Yoga Therapist, your work may include movement, SomaYoga and neuromuscular re-education, breath practices, meditation, awareness practices, yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, lifestyle practices, and other tools within your professional scope.

But the tools aren't the most important part.

The relationship is.

You'll learn to listen.

To observe.

To assess.

To ask better questions.

To recognize patterns.

To collaborate with clients.

To develop appropriate therapeutic strategies.

To document your work.

To evaluate what's changing.

And to recognize when someone's needs extend beyond your professional scope and require collaboration with or referral to another healthcare professional.

The goal isn't to become the person with all the answers.

It's to become a skilled professional who knows how to work thoughtfully with complexity.

From therapeutic teaching to yoga therapy:

Your previous training taught you how to teach yoga.

Your Level I / 500-hour education began developing your therapeutic lens.

The 1,000-Hour Yoga Therapy Certification Program asks you to take the next step:

Learn to work therapeutically with individuals.

That shift matters.

In a yoga class, you often begin with the practice: "Here's what we're exploring today."

In Yoga Therapy, you begin with the person: "What is happening for you, and what are we working toward together?"

From there, the work unfolds. Assessment informs practice. Practice provides information. Information changes the strategy.

And the therapeutic relationship evolves over time.

This isn't simply advanced yoga teaching. It is professional Yoga Therapy education.

Professional Yoga Therapy requires something different from collecting more techniques.

It requires clinical reasoning and therapeutic discernment.

Throughout your training, you'll learn to gather information, observe patterns, establish appropriate goals, develop individualized practices, document your work, evaluate outcomes, and modify your approach based on the client's response.

A whole-person education:

Yoga Foundations & Philosophy

Deepen your understanding of yoga as both a philosophical tradition and a framework for therapeutic practice.

Study includes:

Evolution of yoga teachings and philosophy • Systems of Indian philosophy from the Vedic and post-Vedic periods • Yoga and the mind • Yogic models of human experience • Personal development • Self-study • Shadow work • Cultural influences • Applying philosophy within the therapeutic relationship

We aren't interested in philosophy simply because it's old.

We're interested in whether it helps us understand ourselves and serve another human being more skillfully.

Biomedical & Psychological Foundations

Yoga Therapists need to understand the human body while also recognizing the boundaries of Yoga Therapy.

Your studies include:

Anatomy & Physiology
Develop a more sophisticated understanding of human anatomy, physiology, movement, and function.

Biomechanics
Explore how bodies organize movement, compensate, adapt, and respond to different demands.

Stress Patterns & Somatic Interventions
Examine relationships among stress, muscular patterns, breath, awareness, behavior, and movement.

Psychology & Mental Health
Develop foundational knowledge of psychological health and the role, limitations, and appropriate scope of Yoga Therapy.

Human Development & Life Cycles
Explore how human needs and experiences change throughout the lifespan.

Disease, Healing & Pathology
Develop foundational understanding of disease processes and common pathologies while learning how to work appropriately within the Yoga Therapist's professional scope.

You aren't training to diagnose medical conditions.

You're learning to understand enough to work safely, collaboratively, and intelligently with the person who has them.

Teaching & Therapeutic Skills

Knowing yoga is one thing. Sitting across from an actual human being and determining what might support them is another. Your training develops practical therapeutic skills including:

Establishing therapeutic relationships
Client intake and assessment
Observation and evaluation
Developing therapeutic goals
Designing individualized Yoga Therapy strategies
Working with individuals
Working therapeutically with groups
Selecting and adapting appropriate practices
Evaluating client response
Progressing or modifying practices
Documentation and professional record keeping
Communication
Professional boundaries
Ethical decision-making
Understanding scope of practice
Referral and interdisciplinary collaboration

You'll learn that a good therapeutic plan isn't something you do to someone. It's something you develop with them.

Intensive Study Over Two Years

Becoming a Yoga Therapist takes time and we believe it should. The Yoga Therapy Certification Program unfolds over approximately two years and combines:

Eight intensive training experiences
Extensive mentorship
Individual Yoga Therapy practicum
In Person/Online and distance learning
Independent study
Personal practice
Professional development
Case documentation and review

You learn.

You practice.

You work with clients.

You encounter questions.

You meet with your mentor.

You refine your understanding.

Then you return to the learning community ready for the next layer. This isn't education designed to be rushed. It's designed to be integrated.