Certified Yoga Therapist
Training
Learn at your pace with expert mentorship from a yoga therapist with 20+ years of experience.
A yoga therapist’s annual salary can range from $59,000 to $100,500, according to ZipRecruiter. Read more in our article here.
Earn your C-IAYT, the highest yoga therapy certification, through our Advanced Program—featuring in-depth retreats and a 215-hour supervised practicum.
Work Flexibly and on Your
Own Terms
Learn Yoga Therapy and Help People With:
Rehab and Healing
Back Pain
Depression
Chronic Pain
Trauma / PTSD
Learn Yoga Therapy and Help People With:
- Learning Format 50 online lectures, live weekly Q&As, and 3 retreats.
- Flexible Learning Available 24/7 to suit your schedule, allowing you to learn from anywhere.
- Program Duration ~1 year (Completed at your own pace).
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicants must also have completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training from any tradition. If you don’t have this certification yet, Breathing Deeply offers a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program, you can find more info here.
Apply
Join our family of aspiring Yoga Therapists from all over the globe. Be a part of a diverse group of people who are united by a respect for the positive difference that yoga practice can make in people’s lives, and a desire to help people discover this difference for themselves.
Learn At Your Own Pace
Take it in. Watch all 52 online lectures at home, with access to the course 24/7.
Coursework
Gain knowledge through contemplation, practice, coursework, and self-study.
Attend Live Online Classes
From the start, you are mentored by Brandt from start to finish with a Teaching Assistant by your side, as well! Live Q&A’s offered daily with a variety of times. No matter where you are—we’re all together here in our virtual classroom. Absorb the teachings and bring them into the world.
Connect With Other Yoga Therapists
Interact consistently with like-minded yogis on the Breathing Deeply social community network, live Q&As, and facilitated peer engagement that provides connection with intention. Each of us brings our unique stories, experiences and insights to this program. Sharing them with each other creates a community of learners that continues past graduation and continually supports and strengthens each other.
Attend Three Retreats
Participate in three online daylong retreats and dive deeper into practice and what you are learning in the course. Each retreat covers a different topic and set of Koshas from our yoga therapy model.
Work With Clients
You will work with two case studies while being mentored along the way.
Final Exam
Take your final oral exam…don’t worry. You’ll do great!
Share Your Work
Share one of your case studies by presenting it to your Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy community. Let others learn from this work you’ve done.
Certification
Woo Hoo! Receive your Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Certification and serve as a Yoga Therapist.
Lifetime Course Access
Wait, there’s more? Continued mentorship is always available. Breathing Deeply believes that this model is a big piece of supporting ethical Yoga Therapists and it also makes our program special. You always have a home with us. You may even decide continue your education through our Advanced Yoga Therapy Program!
Ready to Start Your Journey to Becoming a Yoga Therapist?
Get started for just $500 down.
$3,359 $2,995
Tuition includes:
- Online Course
- Live Q&A’s
- Lifetime Mentorship at No Extra Cost
3 Virtual Retreats
$350 each
Retreats include:
- Live Training
- Specialized Topics
- 100% Remote Access
Foundations Final Exams :$250
Total Cost: $4,295
Get inspired! Here are more alumni who became Yoga Therapists
Anna Passalacqua was first introduced to yoga and meditation as a child, and returned to her practice in her twenties—eventually becoming a yoga teacher and therapist. Since 2006, she has focused on yoga therapy for anxiety and body image, including work with weight loss and eating disorders. With roots in the nonprofit world, Anna brings both compassion and clarity to her role managing the operations of Breathing Deeply, while continuing to support clients through her private practice in Western Massachusetts and online.
Frequently Asked Questions
As you consider joining us for our February 11 class, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. Here is some digestible information based on our FAQs, which we hope will help your decision-making.
The Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy program is based on Structural Yoga Therapy, a system developed by Mukunda Stiles, as well as, a fusion of an Ayurvedic model and a Koshic model looking at the five aspects of the self (physical body, energetic body, conscious and unconscious mind and the bliss body) to assess clients. These are an integral part of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Programs.
It depends on where they live and how they choose to work. Many Yoga Therapists run programs at schools, hospitals, rehab centers, etc… The pay varies. In private practice, rates tend to be equivalent to other helping professions (Therapists, Massage Therapists, etc…)
The path toward becoming a C-IAYT begins with the Yoga Therapy Foundations Program, and continues with 8 online weeklong retreat modules, totalling over 500 hours. These modules can be taken at the same time as the Foundations Program, with specific lesson prerequisites for each module guaranteeing each student is fully prepared for the advanced information. Once a student completes 4 out of the 8 modules (along with completion of the Foundations Program, which can all be done as quickly as in one year), they are eligible to begin their supervised 160-hour practicum delivered in your own community, while they continue completeing their final 4 modules. This Practicum portion of the Advanced Program is mentored and progress is monitored.
In other words, both programs can be taken concurrently, at a pace that works for each individual. Completion of the IAYT Accredited Advanced Program can take 2.5 years, however, some choose to move at a slower pace, depending on schedule and finances.
Advanced Students are welcome to prioritize what advanced modules to take first on their learning timeline based on their knowledge goals.
Finally, Foundations students are invited to take advanced modules that are of interest to them, even if they don’t want to do the entire Advanced Program, allowing for further knowlege and specializing in their work as yoga therapists.
You’re welcome to schedule a call with our Student Advisor at any time to talk about what your personal path might look like with this link.
Foundations Program:
– Must be at least 18 years of age
– High school diploma or equivalent certificate
– Completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training or equivalent from any tradition. Others will be considered case by case.
Advanced Program:
– Must be at least 18 years of age
– High school diploma or equivalent
– 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate or equivalent (see our 200 hour TT/Foundations Program combination offering, if you do not have this)
– At least one year of personal practice
– At least one year minimum teaching experience
The home for our programs is a very user-friendly platform called Mighty Networks, which contains access to all of the elements of our programs. All of the video lessons, practices, and coursework information live here. The site also provides a private space for students to connect with others in the community and get in touch with teachers and mentors as needed. Our live Q&A schedule is accessible from the platform as well, making it a one stop accessible platform with easy access. We provide daily(!) live Q&A classes per week via Zoom during different parts of the day to accommodate different time zones and lifestyles. These live events are an important resource and invaluable piece of your education as students connect directly with founder and lead teacher Brandt, along with Teaching Assistants on a regular basis.
In the yoga world, there are two large membership organizations. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) is an organization that accredits yoga therapy programs. Our Advanced Program is accredited by the IAYT. The Yoga Alliance is a membership organization for yoga teachers.
In the yoga world, there are two large membership organizations. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) is an organization that accredits yoga therapy programs. Our Advanced Program is accredited by the IAYT. The Yoga Alliance is a membership organization for yoga teachers.
Absolutely. The Breathing Deeply Foundations program gives you the skills and support you need to practice yoga therapy. If you are certified by our school then you have taken the course and have demonstrated the capacity to provide yoga therapy. As of this writing, you may call yourself a Yoga Therapist in the all 50 U.S. states and in Canada.
The Advance Program certifies you as a C-IAYT. It demonstrates your capacity to work with clients with a more thorough knowledge base. The Advanced Program is currently the highest level of education for practicing yoga therapy.
One popular question our applicants ask is whether to take a 500-hour RYT (advanced teacher training) or seek a 875-hour IAYT yoga therapy certification. Click here to read our response.
The foundation program requires two clients. The minimum is six sessions/client (12 sessions total as a minimum). These practicum hours can be done in your area with anyone in need.
Most people take 18-24 months to complete. The fastest one would be able to fully complete our program is 15 months.
Each lesson varies in terms of the content and length. Most run anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes, sometimes looking like 30 minutes of lecture and another video/practice that is attached to this lecture material. These are self-paced, so you might schedule yourself to watch one per week or decide on a faster or slower pacing. One of Brandt’s superpowers (which is strongly executed in the foundations course, is his ability to distill ancient broad (sometimes complicated) information into real-life, clear and cohesive concepts.
So, you might decide to put an hour or two into it/week, (watch one lesson and do the corresponding coursework) or you may decide to spend more time on it. One more thing that might be useful is that the practices being taught will likely be woven into your personal practice, so that will take some awareness (and time).
Yes. We currently have several students in many places around the globe that will work as Yoga Therapists once they’re certified. Both levels of training and certification – Foundations and Advanced Programs – are used internationally. The IAYT is an association that accredits programs globally.
The Foundations Program has 3 main components:
-50 pre-recorded video lessons that you can move through at your own pace. These include practices and coursework.
-Live online Q&A classes on Zoom. These are offered daily M-F at different times of the day to accommodate different schedules and time zones. We recommend attending one per week.
-Three live retreats. Please see our Retreats page here for further information and dates. The 3 retreats may be taken in any order for your convenience and are all offered once per year, live online as daylong workshops 9-5pm EST with a break for lunch.
The Advanced Program can be taken concurrently with the Foundations Program, where students begin. In addition to the Foundations Program, the Advanced Program has two main additional components:
-8 weeklong retreat modules, held online, totaling over 500 hours. These modules may also be taken in any order for your convenience. All eight are offered over a 2 year timeline, four each year, on a rotating schedule.
-A mentored Practicum with live Q&A sessions on Zoom twice each week for supervision, monitoring, and support throughout your Practicum. Please find more information on our Advanced Program page here.
Feel free to contact us for more information. We would also welcome a conversation with one of our Student Advisors at any time to talk about what your personal path might look like. Apply here.
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