Yoga Therapy Training
Authentic, respected and inspiring.
IAYT Accredited since 2014
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Soul of Yoga’s Yoga Therapy Training is one of the most respected Yoga Therapy programs in the world today. We are IAYT Accredited which means that our school has undergone rigorous oversight and our curriculum has been proven to meet all the criteria necessary for our students to graduate with the learning and competencies necessary to be a professional Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT).
The combined wisdom you’ll experience through our Yoga Therapy program is unparalleled. It will not only prepare you to offer Yoga Therapy sessions with complete confidence, it will also deepen your own healing and spiritual journey.
You’ll Learn:
- To utilize all the tools of yoga including asana, meditation, pranayama, marma, mudra, mantra, Ayurveda, yoga nidra and lifestyle medicine to design effective, individualized plans of care.
- To address physical pain, injury, stress, trauma, depression and anxiety, grief, addiction, cancer, heart disease, autoimmune and digestive disorders and many other conditions and imbalances.
Yoga Therapists find work:
- in private practice,
- in integrated wellness and traditional healthcare settings,
- with military, educational, businesses, athletic organizations and more.
Students have the option to attend training:
- In-person at our beautiful studio in sunny Encinitas, CA
- Synchronistcially via Zoom
- Or through a combination of both.
- Some courses are also available via recording.
Our training allows you the freedom to:
- Start anytime with rolling admissions.
- Take the courses and complete homework at your pace.
- Courses are repeated every year or every other year, and some are available as recordings and free retakes.
Yoga Therapy Curriculum Outline
This is comprised of:
595 Hours of Required Courses
155 Hours of Practicum Case Studies
50 Hours of Mentoring
Note: A 200 Hour Teacher Training and a year of teaching experience is a prerequisite for this program. If you don’t have a year of teaching yet you can begin with our 300 Hour program on the “Yoga Therapy Track” and matriculate when you’re ready.
If you don’t have a year of teaching yet you can begin with our 300hr Bridge Program.
595 Hours – Required Courses:
5 Hours – Orientation
With Monique Lonner and Shannon Ramo
Date Dependent on Enrollment Day – Fully Recorded
Welcome! This is a small library of videos providing a helpful overview of the program, including problem solving guidance, intro to learning platforms and homework structure so you can begin with confidence.
80 Hours -Holistic Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga
with Brian Dorfman, Dr. Stephani Sutherland, Justine Shelton and Monique Lonner
Rolling Admission, Online Course – work at your own pace
Structural Yoga Therapy. Explores movement techniques as Yoga Therapy tools for assessment and recovery to help clients to reduce pain, gain more freedom of movement and progress towards holistic healing.
50 Hours – Mentoring
Rolling Admission, 2 to 6.5hrs per month, Offered through video conferencing
Guidance and practicum. Mentoring sessions to address and review cases, receive feedback, share learning and insight and build a supportive community with fellow students and instructors.
50 Hours – Yoga of Recovery with Durga Leela
July 18-23, 2024 (In Person & Live Stream)
Yoga for Addiction. This Training combines Ayurveda and Yoga with traditional 12 step recovery tools to offer a more holistic mind, body, spirit approach to addiction and self-destructive behaviors.
40 Hours – Brain on Yoga with Dr. Linda Chamberlain, Shannon Ramo, Shawnee Thornton Hardy, Dr. Kyla Pearce and Sherry Zak Morris
September 5-10, 2024 (In Person & Live Stream)
Learn how the miraculous brain develops during childhood, is affected by trauma and how to teach to a neurodiverse population. Yoga practices to support a healthy brain during all stages of life are explored, including the understanding of traumatic brain injury, autism and Alzheimers.
40 Hours – Advanced Teaching Skills with Leslie Kaminoff, Jivana Heyman, Flossie Park and Monique Lonner
November 7-12, 2024 (In Person & Live Stream)
Teaching Methodology. Skillfully adapt teaching for students with differing needs. Topics include prenatal and chair teaching methodologies, common injuries, misalignments, adaptations and effective sequencing.
20 Hour – Principles and Practices of Prāṇāyāma with Richard Miller, PhD
January 10-12, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Breathing for Life. This course covers the theory, structure, and in-depth practice of prāṇāyāma for health, healing, and awakening to our underlying Essential Nature.
40 Hours – Chronic Disease and Ease with Dr. Stephani Sutherland, Jillian Pransky and Monique Lonner
February 19-24, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Chronic disease, chronic pain, and auto-immune diseases affect tens of millions of people and are not always well addressed by allopathic medicine. Here we will elucidate the holistic understanding of these conditions, and detail the most useful yoga therapy tools, including restorative yoga.
40 Hours – Philosophy & Physiology with Leslie Kaminoff, Lorin Roche, Phil Goldberg and Dennis Chowenhill
April 21-26, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Body, Mind, Spirit. Traditionally study revered texts of Yoga – the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and The Radiance Sutras – and then personally experience the wisdom through your body with asana, breathwork, meditation, mantra and dance. An enlightening experience!
20 Hours – Secret Power of Yoga with Nischala Joy Devi
June 20-22, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Yoga Sutra study to open the heart.
25 Hours – Intro to Ayurveda with Durga Leela
July 10-13. 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Learn to apply the deep and powerful healing wisdom of Ayurveda to your professional scope of practice, broadening your skill set with competence and confidence.
25 Hours – Marma Points with Indu Arora
August 21-24, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Marma Points create a sacred matrix in the human body revolving around 108 points of lights. Give a new life to your practice by seeing it in the context of Ayurveda and Tantra.
30 Hours – The Profession of Yoga Therapy
October 2-7, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Professionalism in Yoga Therapy. Scope of practice, laws and ethics, Yoga in healthcare, growing your business and spiritual, intuitive counseling skills.
40 Hours – Mental & Emotional Wellness with Amy Weintraub, Dr. Linda Chamberlain, Mo Minahan and John Vosler
November 5-10, 2025 (In Person & Live Stream)
Through an exploration of both the Eastern and Western understandings of trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety and grief, we will study evidence based yogic interventions to support sustained mental and emotional wellness.
40 Hours – Foundations of Yoga Meditation with Richard Miller, PhD. and Ford Peck
TBA 2025 Dates (In Person Residential & Live Stream)
Personal experience of retreat. Teachings from the Yogic and Buddhist traditions in meditation, transformation, self-inquiry, pranayama, hatha yoga, yoga nidra, guided and silent sitting and walking meditation practices. An opportunity for self healing.
25 Hours – Subtle Anatomy with Nischala Joy Devi and Monique Lonner
February 20-23, 2026 (In Person and Live Stream)
Mystical healing. Intricate exploration of the mystical teachings of the subtle anatomy system including chakras, nadis and koshas and their important role in vitality, wellbeing, dis-ease, healing and transformation.
50 Hours – Yoga for Heart Disease and Cancer with Becky Michalski and Alana Keith
2026 Dates TBA (In Person & Live Stream)
In this course, students will explore the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual components of heart disease and cancer and learn how to adapt yoga practices to foster healing and improve quality of life.
30 Hours – iRest Level 1 with Ford Peck
TBA 2026 Dates (In Person & Live Stream)
Developed over 30 years by Richard Miller PhD, iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation supports psychological, physical and spiritual health, healing and awakening.
155 Hours Practicum Case Studies
HAPY Case Studies • 50 Hours
Address client situations related to the topics of HAPY. Each case studies requires one SOAP note and a follow-up write up. (16 Studies)
Progressive Case Studies • 50 Hours
Address client situations related to the topics of the required training modules and indicate your progression through the training. Each case study requires an initial intake, a follow up SOAP note and a final write up. (9 Studies)
Graduate Case Studies • 30 Hours
Each should address a Yoga Therapy situation. There are no specific topics required, but all your learning in the program should be indicated. Each Graduate Case Study requires an initial intake, two follow up SOAP notes and a final conclusion. (5 Studies)
Karma Yoga Project • 25 Hours – 12 Sessions
Organize and teach to a group or individuals that need yoga for healing, but can’t necessarily afford it. For this project you’ll need pre-approval from the program director, individual pre-class intake forms for each student in your class, and a final conclusion paper.
50 Hours Mentoring (Live Stream)
2-6.5 hours per month
Small Group Mentoring – reviews your online HAPY course and goes over your HAPY homework. Students may also bring questions about clients, professional growth, personal development etc. You have 30 months from enrollment to complete your HAPY assignments.
All Group Mentoring with Monique Lonner – reviews each required course and is scheduled approximately 5 weeks after the course completes. Within the 5 weeks between when the course ends and Mentoring with Mo is scheduled, you will work on your Progressive Case study for the course. You will turn in your Progressive Case study and you will discuss it and receive feedback during the mentoring session with Mo.
Program Duration
The program takes a minimum of two years to complete, however students may take up to five years to finish all courses, mentoring and practicum assignments. Further extensions may be possible for active students with extenuating circumstances.
With This Training Every Student Receives:
Career Support
Support to build your professional practiceCareer Support
Under the guidance of regionally-established faculty members you will be supported to build your professional practice and establish a successful career
Certification
from The Soul InstituteUse your Soul of Yoga diploma to register as a C-IAYT through the International Association of Yoga Therapists
Learn From the Best
World renowned facultyLearn From the Best
Our Faculty have been practicing for a cumulative 455 years.
The Soul Institute has fun and educational classes beyond the typical yoga teachers school. I have attended their classes (and a lot of others around the country). I am consistently impressed with both the teaching quality and the broad spectrum of classes they offer. There is a nice community, and everyone is so happy and grateful to be there. It is clearly money and time well spent!
The Yoga Therapy program at the Soul of Yoga was a tremendous learning experience for me as a yoga teacher. There was a lot of soul to the program without comprising depth of knowledge on yoga anatomy and philosophy. I feel abundantly grateful for all the wonderful master teachers that I studied under. Committing to a program like this is always a big deal because one has to take an honest look at aspects of one’s life where healing is required. I was deeply touched by the incredible support I received in my journey into healing. The Soul of Yoga exemplifies what yoga is all about and they’re not afraid to show their love for humanity here. At the end of the program, I felt 100% ready to bring my yoga therapy skills to the world. This experience will stay with me throughout my life. If you’re a yoga teacher looking to get deeper into what yoga is all about, look no further!
“The yoga therapy program at Soul of Yoga is unparalleled in its unique combination of hybrid accessibility, community belonging, and academic rigor. It combines a cultural appreciation of classical Yoga in tandem with the integration of modern yoga as therapy. One is empowered to think critically while also leaving the heart open to mysteries of the Divine. Mo and Shannon have created a non-dogmatic, inclusive space for people of all faiths and religious expressions to experience the spiritual depth of yoga without reducing its full brilliance. There are no words to describe just how much my life has transformed for the better through becoming a yoga therapist at SOUL.”
Wonderful faculty, supportive and multi-faceted. I really appreciated the rolling curriculum, so if “life” happens and you miss a module, there’s always an opportunity to make it up. The Holistic Anatomy and Physiology Course is online, as well as the majority of mentoring. There is an in-house clinic if you live in or near Encinitas, where they service the community, and give budding Yoga Therapists a valuable practicum experience. Each new training was like an integral piece of the puzzle, and I was able to grow as a Yoga Therapist. This is a special program, with teachers like; Richard Miller, Nischala Joy Devi and Tom Myers to support your foundational training. After just over 2 years of hard work, I’m about to graduate in a few weeks. I can’t say enough positive things about this training. I feel well equipped to support my patients/clients, and I know I can always lean on my Soul family when I need them. Best of luck on your journey, whichever direction you take.
Registration and Financial Aid Services
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training or equivalent,
- Minimum one year of Yoga teaching experience,
- Minimum one year of Yoga practice
Registration Process
- Complete and submit an application by mail | or online
- You will then be interviewed over the phone or in-person by Program Director, Monique Lonner
- Accepted registrants will be contacted by Shannon Ramo to arrange tuition payment
- You will receive a Welcome Packet and Essential Program Details prior to the start of your course
Tuition
- Tuition: $12,800*
- Includes 25 class-pack
*Does not include room & board for Foundations of Meditation Retreat should you opt for in person or study materials (books)
Required Reading
- A list of required and recommended reading will be provided with your admission material.
Pricing Advantages
- $300 Paid-In-Full Discount is available to students who pay-in-full before the first day of class
- 15% Military and Senior
- Alumni discounts. Please inquire in person about these opportunities.
Financial Aid
The Soul Institute offers payment plans. A 25% non-refundable deposit is required. The balance, plus an 8% service fee, will be placed on your account. Monthly auto-payments will be drawn using a Visa or MasterCard.
Questions? Email our Assistant Program Director, Shannon Ramo below.
Military Financing
MyCAA Funding gives eligible military spouses the opportunity to train for portable jobs in growing career fields, including becoming a Yoga Teacher. Soul of Yoga Institute is MYCAA approved. Click below for more information about MyCAA or email shannon@soulofyoga.com.