Once you have met all requirements, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Integral Yoga as an Adaptive Gentle/Chair Yoga teacher.

Upon graduation, you can expect to be able to guide people living with limitations confidently and compassionately through a Hatha Yoga experience that is both safe and satisfying. You will be able to teach in many settings, including Yoga studios, gyms, assisted-living facilities, nursing homes, veterans’ organizations, schools, prisons, and hospitals.

Prerequisite

This program is open to certified Yoga teachers of all traditions with a minimum 200 hours of training.

Please note: health care and movement therapy professionals without a 200-hour Yoga certification, but with comparable experience (such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, Feldenkreis trainers, etc.) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Technological Requirements

Please be aware that you must have regular access to the Internet to participate in this online training. You must be able to run Zoom on your computer, and also have an active e-mail account for delivery of course materials.

Tuition

Tuition must be paid in full before the start of the training unless you are enrolled in the payment plan (see below). After the training begins, there are no refunds.

• $1395 regular tuition
• $1300 early bird tuition when you register by August 1, 2023
• $1275 for IYINY Active Teachers

A payment plan is available in two monthly installments, there is a $35 administrative fee to enroll in the payment plan. The first installment is due upon acceptance into the program, before the training begins, the second installment will be due the following month. Students enrolled with the payment plan are eligible to receive the early bird discount as long as the first payment is made by the early bird deadline of August 1.

Auditing

Teachers who are already certified through Integral Yoga may participate in this program at a discounted rate of $650. Auditors are not required to attend all sessions and will not be evaluated on assignments. If you are interested in auditing this course, please email [email protected] with a copy of your Integral Yoga Adaptive or Gentle/Chair Yoga certificate.

Certification and Continuing Education Credits

• Yoga Alliance: 100 hours for continuing education.
• 300-Hour Certification: 100 hours credit for Integral Yoga 300-Hour Certification
• Yoga Therapy: this course is a required core module in the Integral Yoga Therapy Certification program. For more information and to apply, visit https://integralyogatherapy.org

Testimonials

“I really appreciated the way the asanas were covered—the demos, the instructions, the modifications. It has helped deepen my own teaching in my regular classes. It felt like we learned every aspect of gentle yoga—the warm-ups, the chair yoga, the floor work, asanas against the wall.”
— Joseph

“The sequencing of the curriculum was helpful to me, progressing from explicitly taught lessons, to nonjudgmental group practice, to our own creative application of the skills learned.”
—Debbie

“It was a great introduction to the art of modifying postures for various populations.”
—Susan