So You’re Interested in Becoming a Yoga Therapist
Yoga therapy is a fulfilling career for yoga practitioners who are passionate about healing. Here, you’ll find more information about what becoming a Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapist means and what your journey looks like.
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Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapy combines the ancient wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda with modern medical research and knowledge. A yoga therapist learns how to therapeutically apply yoga techniques, including asana (movement), pranayama (breathing), meditation, chanting, and more. Working one-on-one with clients, a yoga therapist helps others use these practices to treat specific physical and mental health conditions.
Whether you want to start a private practice, integrate into the medical healthcare system, or add these techniques to another career, yoga therapy offers a holistic model for healing. It can work as a standalone approach as well as in adjunct with other healthcare modalities, supporting individuals who haven’t found complete relief from conventional Western medicine alone.
To become a yoga therapist, you must complete training that will provide you with a safe, effective, and comprehensive model. This encompasses yoga therapy techniques including assessment frameworks, anatomy, philosophy, and theory used in a therapeutic setting.
What Makes Breathing Deeply Unique?
Get started for just $500 down!
- Timeline: Become a yoga therapist in just 1 year with our comprehensive Foundations Program or at a slower pace that works with your schedule—it’s your choice. We also have a seamlessly integrated Advanced Program, offering C-IAYT that can be completed in just 1 additional year.
- Flexible Tuition: Pay the $2,995 Foundations Program tuition in full or pay as you go for added flexibility. Payment plans include a $500 first payment followed by just $235/month for 12 months. Pay as you go for 3 online retreats, $350 each, and a $250 final exam, which are spread out over time.
- Online Format: Access self-paced coursework 24/7 online. Our Foundations training includes 50 online lessons, live online Q&As, and 3 online retreats. Those who wish to take our Advanced training can also complete their entire program online, starting with the Foundations online coursework.
- Live Online Retreats: Attend 3 daylong retreats online to go in depth on what you’re learning in the Foundations Program coursework. Each retreat covers a different topic and set of Koshas from our yoga therapy model and frameworks. Gain a deeper understanding of yoga teachings and practice, Sadhna, and physical assessment with structural analysis. Students in the Advanced Program attend 8 weeklong retreats online to dive even deeper into assessment protocols and physical and mental conditions, including trauma, chronic disease, grief and end of life, eating disorders, whole-system issues, anxiety, depression, and more.
- Real Clinical Experience: Gain hands-on experience by completing 2 supervised documented case studies in the Foundations Program. You will work with real clients while being mentored along the way. Advanced Program students will also complete a 215-hour practicum working with clients under our supervision.
- Expert Teachers: Learn from experienced yoga therapists and be mentored throughout and beyond certification. Participate in live Q&As with Breathing Deeply Cofounder, Director, and Lead Teacher, Brandt Passalacqua, one of the original people in the U.S. to establish a successful private yoga therapy practice, which he has maintained since 2002.
- Community: Join our private online network made up of yoga therapy students, graduates, and teachers. Your lifetime access to our community means you will always be able to get advice and stay connected with yoga therapist colleagues throughout your career.
Foundations Program Costs
- Tuition: Pay $2,995 in full or get started with a $500 payment and pay $235/month over 12 months, whatever works best for you.
- Retreats: Pay for 3 live online retreats ($350 each) throughout your training. Choose to attend and pay for these retreats when you’re ready based on our retreat schedule.
- Final Exam: Pay $250 for your final exam at the end of 12 months or whenever you complete our self-paced program.
- Total Cost: $4,295 if paid in full or $4,620 if paid monthly
Graduates of our program are equipped to work one-on-one with clients for a wide range of health conditions. Start or enhance your career with new skills, life-changing knowledge, real-world experience, and lifetime mentoring within our global community. We also offer online advanced training seamlessly integrated into foundations for students pursuing certification at the C-IAYT level.
Completion & Certification
You may begin and complete this Foundations Program at any time.
There are four requirements to Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy Certification:
- Completion of all 50 online lectures and coursework.
- Attendance of three online daylong retreats.
- Completion of two supervised documented case studies.
- Passing of a final oral exam catered to your learning style.
Next Steps
Enroll in our Foundations Program and become a Yoga Therapist. You can also matriculate into our Advanced Program. With two levels of certification, you can choose the right path for what you are seeking.
If you have already completed the application process and been accepted into our program, you have a registration link in your letter of acceptance email. You can also easily contact us directly to register for the upcoming cohort.
Feel free to contact Anna Passalacqua, C-IAYT and Breathing Deeply Cofounder and Director, at [email protected]. With just $500 down, you can start your journey and join our November 19 cohort!