Accredited 300-Hour Advanced Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training

September 12, 2026 - February 7, 2027

Meeting every other weekend (online OR in person)

$4,800 *Early Bird until 6/1/26

$5,200 After - (Monthly payments of up to 10 months)

A therapeutic, trauma-informed, and lineage-rooted program for teachers ready to deepen their skills, refine their voice, and work with real bodies in real-world settings. This hybrid program weaves together in-person weekend immersions, weekly Zoom philosophy circles, and supported self-paced study to create an immersive and transformative experience.

Over ten modules, students will refine their teaching voice, expand their anatomical and philosophical understanding, learn trauma-informed and somatic principles, and integrate the wisdom of Ayurveda, subtle body practices, and advanced pranayama into their work with students and communities.

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Is This Program for Me?

You’ve completed a 200-hour training and are ready for more than just sequencing and cueing.

You want to:

  • Teach with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose

  • Work with injuries, chronic pain, and diverse populations

  • Understand the why behind what you teach

  • Integrate breathwork, nervous system awareness, and subtle body practices

  • Move beyond performative yoga into meaningful, therapeutic work

This is a space to deepen, refine, and grow into the kind of teacher people trust.


The Experience

In-Person Weekend Intensives

12 training weekends focused on hands-on learning, practice teaching, and integration.

Weekly Philosophy Sangha

10 Live Zoom sessions exploring yoga philosophy, meditation, and ethical teaching.

Self-Paced Study + Mentorship

Online lessons, readings, and personalized feedback to support integration between modules.

Designed to support depth without overwhelm—balancing learning, embodiment, and real-world application

What You’ll Learn

This program is structured to build both technical skill and embodied understanding across multiple dimensions of practice and teaching.


Teaching & Methodology

  • Advanced sequencing & adaptive teaching

  • Hands-on assists with consent-based approach

  • Teaching across different bodies and conditions

Therapeutic & Nervous System Work

  • Trauma-informed teaching & polyvagal theory

  • Somatics, interoception, and regulation

  • Meditation for real-world students

Breath & Subtle Body

  • Advanced pranayama practice & teaching

  • Prana Vayus, Nadis, Panchamaya Koshas, Marma, Traditional Chakras and more

  • Energetic awareness and integration

Philosophy & Ethics

  • Yoga Sutras & Bhagavad Gita

  • Scope of practice, boundaries, and ethics

  • Cultural awareness and yoga’s modern history

Anatomy & Ayurveda

  • Functional anatomy & biomechanics

  • Injury patterns and intelligent movement

  • Doshas, seasons, and lifestyle integration

Integration & Mentorship

  • Case studies and teaching labs

  • Practice teaching + feedback

  • Final project and workshop development

  • 10 Core Weekend Modules (20 hours each) = 200 hours

  • 10 Weekly Philosophy Sangha meetings over zoom (1.5 hr/week) = 15 hours

  • 2 Weekend specialty Elective from our CEU volume = 40 hours

  • Online & Self-paced Study (prerecorded lectures, readings, journaling, assignments & quizzes) = 30 hours

  • Practicum + Mentorship + Final Project = 15 hours

TOTAL = 300 hours

Program Structure

 

  • Certified IAYT Yoga Therapy Staff

  • Yoga therapy-based curriculum

  • Virtual weekly community sanghas

  • 1-1 faculty mentorship

  • Hybrid Learning Structure

What Makes Our Program Unique?

  • Trauma informed Approach

  • Small cohort for individual attention

  • Evidence informed therapeutic teaching

  • Strong anatomy & kinesiology education

  • Rooted in authentic tradition, not fitness

10-Inspiring Modules

  • Supportive Touch & Universal Access to Practice
    This module offers a trauma-informed, therapeutic approach to hands-on assists and prop work. Teachers learn safe touch principles, consent culture, biomechanics-based assists, and creative prop applications for all bodies.
    We focus on reading students’ needs, adapting classes for injuries and chronic conditions, and offering options that support dignity, autonomy, and empowerment.

  • A Classical + Experiential Approach to the Energetic Body
    This immersion expands beyond the Westernized chakra model to include traditional yogic maps of prana, the koshas, vayus, granthis, and nadis. We bridge philosophy, meditation, gentle movement, and pranayama to help teachers create energetically intelligent practices.
    Students learn to sequence with subtle body intention, offer energetic alignment cues, and integrate meditation and breathwork in meaningful, purposeful ways.

  • Breath, Physiology & State-Shifting Practices
    This module blends classical pranayama with modern respiratory science. We explore breath biomechanics, the diaphragm–pelvic floor relationship, breath and emotion, and therapeutic vs. activating practices.
    Teachers learn to safely guide advanced pranayama, create breath-centered class arcs, understand contraindications, and use the breath as a profound tool for transformation and nervous system balance.

  • Living Philosophy for Teaching, Leadership & Life
    This immersive weekend anchors students in the heart of yogic wisdom. We explore key Sutras, the themes of the Bhagavad Gita, and the lived ethics of yoga teaching—including scope of practice, cultural appropriation, dual relationships, consent, boundaries, and community care.
    Combined with weekly Zoom philosophy circles, this module helps teachers bring yoga’s deepest teachings into their lives, relationships, and classrooms.

  • Classical foundations, nervous system regulation & styles of meditation

    This module invites teachers into the deeper, more subtle layers of meditation—beyond scripts, beyond techniques, and into meditation as a lived, embodied state.This immersion blends classical yogic philosophy and modern nervous system science to help you confidently practice and teach meditation in a trauma-aware, accessible, and authentic way.

    Teachers learn how to skillfully introduce meditation in an accessible way. Explore how to choose appropriate techniques for different students, how to guide interoception and presence, develop the ability to support students through restlessness, resistance, or emotional release, and learn to thoughtfully sequence meditation within yoga classes, workshops, and private sessions.


  • Holistic Living & Energetic Sequencing
    This module introduces Ayurveda as a practical tool for teaching and living. Students learn dosha theory, seasonal practices, lifestyle rituals, and how to design yoga sequences that honor the rhythms of nature and individual constitutions.
    Teachers leave with tools to support balance, digestion, clarity, and vitality through movement, breath, and ritual.

  • Functional Movement, Fascia, & The Intelligent Body
    This module offers a modern, therapeutic approach to yoga anatomy. We explore the fascial system, joint variability, core stability, load adaptation, injury patterns, and how to integrate biomechanics into safe, accessible sequencing.
    Through movement labs, palpation work, and applied adjustments, teachers learn to read bodies skillfully, offer intelligent options, and cultivate a practice that honors anatomical uniqueness over aesthetic shapes.

  • Nervous System Literacy for the Modern Yoga Teacher
    In this deeply experiential module, we explore the intersection of yoga, somatic therapy, and nervous system science. Students learn the foundations of polyvagal theory, interoception, co-regulation, pendulation, titration, and trauma-sensitive cueing.
    Teachers leave with practical tools to create safer, more inclusive spaces and to support students through stress, overwhelm, and emotional resonance—without stepping outside their scope of practice.

  • A Historical & Cultural Foundations Immersion
    This module explores where modern postural yoga comes from—and why it matters. Through the lens of Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice, we trace the evolution of yoga from ancient philosophy to modern movement, examining the influences of physical culture, colonialism, and key lineage holders.
    Students learn to teach with cultural humility, honor tradition while embracing modern insight, and understand how yoga arrived in its current form. This module sets the tone for a training rooted in authenticity, respect, and embodied wisdom.

  • Capstone Mentorship Weekend
    In our final module, students synthesize everything they’ve learned. Through collaborative teaching labs, case studies, advanced sequencing, and mentorship circles, teachers refine their skills and prepare to share them with the world.
    We explore professional boundaries, emotional labor, self-care, and the teacher’s evolving role as a community leader and space-holder.
    This integrative module honors your growth, celebrates your teaching voice, and prepares you to step forward with confidence and authenticity.

    • Restorative Yoga Training

    • Yin Yoga Training

    • Chair Yoga Training

    • Chanting & Sound Therapy

    • The Authentic Voice weekend retreat (Not included in price)

    • The Awakened Warrior Immersion (Not included in price)

    • Yoga Therapy for Anxiety & Depression

    • Yoga Therapy for the LGBTQIA community

    • Yoga Therapy for Body Image & Eating Disorders

    • Yoga Nidra Training

    • Workshop & retreat planning

A stronger, more confident teaching voice

  • Advanced therapeutic teaching skills

  • A deeper personal practice

  • Clear understanding of yoga’s roots and context

  • Tools to work with real-world students

  • Eligibility to register as RYT-500

What You’ll Gain

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Upcoming Dates

Meeting dates are:

  • September 12 & 13 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 1: Advanced Teaching Skills

  • September 26 & 27 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 2: Advanced Subtle Body Studies

  • October 10 & 11 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 3: Advanced Pranayama

  • October 24 & 25 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 4: Philosophy Immersion

  • Thursdays, 11/5 - 1/28 6:30p - 8:00p Weekly Zoom Sanghas Begin (Students must attend 8 of 10 live)

  • November 7 & 8 - 10:00 - 6:00p Module 5: Meditation for the Advanced Teacher

  • November 21 & 22 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 6: Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers

  • December 5 & 6 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 7: Advanced Anatomy & Biomechanics

  • January 9 & 10 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 8: Trauma Informed Yoga

  • January 23 & 24 - 1:30 - 6:30p Module 9: Cultural & Community Responsibility

  • February 6 & 7 - 9:00 - 6:00p Module 10: The Therapeutic Yoga Teacher & Graduation

  • Elective Modules (Choose 2)

    • Chair Yoga Training April 18 & 19, 2026 | 2027 Dates TBA

    • Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training October 3 & 4, 2026 9:00a - 6:00

    • The Awakened Warrior Immersion October 2026 (at Day Spring retreat center)

    • Restorative Yoga Training January 16 & 17, 1:00 - 6:00

    • Yoga for the LGBTQIA+ Community January 30 & 31, 10:00 - 6:00

    • Yin Yoga Training TBA

    • Yoga Therapy for Anxiety & Depression TBA

    • Yoga Therapy for Body Image & Eating Disorders TBA

    • The Authentic Voice Weekend Retreat TBA

    • Workshop & Retreat Planning TBA

    • Chanting & Sound Therapy TBA

Call us for more information!

September 12th, 2026 - February 7th, 2027

Meeting every other weekend (online OR in person)

$4,800 *Early Bird until 6/1/26

$5,200 After

With a non-refundable deposit of $500 and monthly payments up to 10 months.

Many weekend modules include both live training in the studio, as well as pre-recorded material that can be done at home before or after your session. This helps us make the course accessible to your busy lifestyle, while still retaining the valuable experience of hands-on learning and integration.

Hybrid Course

(in person, online or a combination of both!)

Students will receive access to the online classroom once we begin, where they can download a copy of their manual, watch lectures and take pre-recorded classes before training and/or in between meetings.

Our live meetings may be attended in person at our location in Bradenton, FL or online via zoom.

Once all pre-recorded sessions are watched, live meetings are attended and homework is completed, students may join Yoga Alliance of America as a registered 500-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher.


Denver Clark is an intuitive, imaginative, and authentic teacher who continuously finds creative ways to teach the deeper lessons of yoga. From detailed anatomy courses, to advanced teaching lessons, to yoga therapy for all things from depression & anxiety to connecting with the body- she has been one of my top favorite teachers I have had the privilege to learn from in my lifetime. I consider myself lucky to have her as a teacher, mentor, and friend.
— S. Avant

Student Testimonials

Denver guided me through my 200 & 300 YTT training. She was also part of the program when I completed the modules for yoga therapy through IAYT.
Denver’s teaching style is not only extremely knowledgeable & informative, but also very mindful & creative. She goes above and beyond with her teaching techniques. I feel so honored and grateful to have had her as one of my primary instructors for several years through my journey down the yogic path.
— A. Lerfald
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I received my 200-hour YTT at 20 years old then a year later my 500 YTT from Denver. The knowledgeable, care and passion put into the training I received was outstanding. Denver helped me become a confident instructor but what I didn’t realize when I first started my training is that it would equip me with skills to handle the ups and downs of my early, mid, and now late twenties. Denver’s training goes beyond the mat, and I believe is an investment that you will reap the benefits from for a lifetime
— M. Pope
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Denver Clark - School Director & Lead Trainer

C-IAYT, ERYT-500, YACEP, LMT

Meet Our Faculty

Rachel Belle - Lead Trainer

ERYT-500, YACEP, LMT

Stephanie Avant - Meditation Coordinator

C-IAYT, ERYT-500, RCYT, YACEP

Nicole Skaggs - Ayurveda Specialist

ERYT-200, YACEP

Kim Hoenie - Yoga Nidra Specialist

C-IAYT, ERYT-500, YACEP

Yvette Om - Chanting & Sound Specialist