Become an Integral Yoga Therapist! Enhance your career and empower those you serve with lasting, positive change and optimal health.
About Our Program
The Integral Yoga Therapy Certification offers a special path to a career in Yoga therapy. Our program combines the time-honored heritage of a classical Yoga lineage with practices adapted for contemporary times. Drawing from the roots of classical teachings, our therapists receive a balanced and thorough training exemplifying the essence of Yoga, while providing applicable skills for modern-day implementation.
The flexibility and adaptability of our unique modular 800-hour program allows students to work at their own pace and smoothly integrate the training into their current life. With three locations across the country offering courses and a personal mentor guiding the process, students are assured options and support during the program.
Due to the international nature of Integral Yoga and combined with its stature and size, students can feel confident they are joining a global community of Integral Yogis who work together in supporting and uplifting each other.
Integral Yoga Therapy students study with our esteemed faculty in both a traditional Yoga ashram and urban ashrams/city centers. Our faculty has a long history of providing Yoga therapy services, and many Integral Yogis are innovators in the field. Their programs are well established and offer opportunities for comprehensive training, practical experience, and future employment.
As an organization, Integral Yoga is a pioneering force in the field of Yoga therapy. The work of Dean Ornish, M.D. a student of Swami Satchidananda, applied the teachings of Integral Yoga for reversing heart disease. We are committed to training the next generation of Integral Yoga Therapists to continue to build on this powerful, healing legacy.
Contact us: yogatherapy@integralyogasf.org
Program Details
Prerequisites
- 200-hour Yoga Alliance-registered certification or equivalent yoga training
- A minimum of one year teaching experience
Program Curriculum
The 800-hour program is made up of:
- Nine separate core modules
- One integration module
- 150 hours of Practicum independent Yoga therapy work with clients
- 55 hours of mentoring and documentation
- One Integral Yoga Therapy elective
Core Modules
- Adaptive Yoga 1
- Raja Yoga 1
- Stress Management
- Healing Relationships 2
- Restorative | Therapeutic Yoga
- Foundations of Integral Yoga Therapy 2
- Basics of Ayurveda 2
- The Human Body: Ease and Dis-ease 2
- Psychology and Mental Health
Elective Modules
At least 1 needed for separate IYTh designation beyond the required core modules.
- Yoga for the Special Child
- Yoga of the Heart
- Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness
- Yoga for Arthritis
- Yoga of Recovery
- LifeForce Yoga
Practicum/Internship
- Integration Module (Capstone coursework) 3
- Practicum
- Practicum Cohort Learning Groups
- The first set of modules to complete
- The second group of modules to complete (before remaining modules)
- Final module taken upon completion of all other coursework
Certification Process
After successful completion of the Integral Yoga Therapy Program, students must submit the
final certificate and apply through the International Association of Yoga Therapist to receive the
credentials of Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT).
To receive the Integral Yoga Therapist Certification (IYTh), students must complete one elective
after the completion of the core modules. The Home Center will provide a final certificate with
credentials for the student.
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