Live Applied Yoga Teacher Training

Live Applied Yoga Teacher Training

The Applied Yoga Therapist Teacher Training is a compact, practical program designed for practitioners who want to deepen their hands-on teaching and therapeutic skills. It unfolds over three focused modules and totaling 50 hours of coursework, including in-depth exploration of applied yoga foundations, assessment, and treatment strategies. You’ll learn how to tailor sequences for neck and spine therapies, integrate movement education, and apply evidence-informed principles to support clients on their healing journeys.

This training blends theory with real-world practice, offering guided partner assessments, demonstrations, and hands-on work that you can take straight into your teaching or clinical practice. Expect a collaborative, experiential learning vibe where you build confidence in creating safe, effective yoga-based interventions for varied client needs

Course Outline

Module 1

Introduction to Applied Yoga

Neck and Spine Therapy

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Day 1 – Applied yoga foundations, pain science, neck assessment and treatment

  • Morning lecture: 9:00–11:00:  What is applied yoga; pain, movement, and injury
    • Objectives
      • Define “applied yoga” and distinguish it from standard yoga
      • Understand proven benefits and risks; components of a pain-free body
      • Role of alignment, motor control, and individuality in treatment
      • Basic understanding of muscle contractions, isometrics, and stretching
      • Phases of healing after injury; kinesiophobia and pain education
  • 11:15–13:00 
    • Master four primary neck directions; safe correction cues
    • Assessment checklist; common faults; safety red flags
    • Guided partner assessments; demonstrations
    • Neck: Assessment and correction of the four primary directions
    • Objectives
    • Content
    • Activities
  • Lunch: 13:00–14:00
  • Afternoon session: 14:00–17:00 – Neck continuation; scapula–shoulder–neck relationship; traction and strengthening
    • Deepen neck assessment; understand scapula, GH joint, thoracic spine interplay
    • Understand the role of the C1-2 vertebrae on rotation and extension
    • Practice traction; strengthening and range of motion protocols
    • Partner practice.  Relieving neck pain. 
    • Objectives
    • Activities

Day 2 – Lower back pain, core, SI joint 

  • Morning: 9:00–13:00
  • Anatomy of the back
  • Focus: Redefining the core; importance of creating strength
  • Techniques for psoas, glutes, QL, multifidus and erector spinae
  • Spinal segmentation concepts; integrated core strategies
  • Lunch 13:00-14:00
  • Afternoon: 14:00–17:00
    • Focus: SI joint pain; review of key studies; practical implications
    • Activities: literature snapshots (2–3 representative studies), practical integration, case-based planning
    • Partner practice:  Relieving back pain
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Module 2

Hip & Knee

Day 3 – Hip mobility, strength, motor control, joint alignment

  • Morning: 9:00–13:00
    • Anatomy of the hip and common conditions
    • Hip mobility assessment
    • Hip strength: Abduction activations
    • Psoas strength
    • Hip capsule release 
  • Lunch: 13:00-14:00

 

  • Afternoon: 14:00–17:00
    • Focus: Articular strength, motor control training, traction techniques
    • Activities: Hip mobility flows; glute activation sequences; joint alignment cueing; partner work

    Day 4 – Knee biomechanics and integrated lower-limb strategy

    • Morning: 9:00–13:00
      • Anatomy of the knee
      • Joint biomechanics 
        • Opening the back of the knee; freeing the popliteus
        • Strengthening the vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) and quadriceps
        • Creating terminal extension and flexion
        • Concentric and eccentric actions for the knee
    • Lunch: 13:00–14:00

     

    • Afternoon: 14:00–17:00
      • Integration session
        • Practical sequencing: how knee work integrates with hip/pelvis and ankle
        • Safety cues; contraindications; progression and regression plans
      • Closing reflections: assessment tools, student practice

    Module 3

    Breathwork & Shoulder

     Day 5 – Yoga, mental health, breath–mind interplay; 

    • Morning: 9:00–12:30
      • Topics: Breath and mental health; autonomic nervous system basics
      • The importance of introspection and self-study
      • Teachings: Buddhist perspectives (brief overview), Anapanasati and Satipaṭṭhāna concepts
      • The psychosomatic experience; Understanding the relationship between the body and the mind. 
      • Understanding the role of the diaphragm
      • Heart Rate Variability and importance of slowing down the breath
      • Anapanasati practice
      • Asana practice focused on the breathing into the different regions of the body
    • Lunch: 12:30–14:00

     

    • Afternoon: 14:00–17:00
      • Prone Savasana
    • Supine Pranayama set up: foundations of breathing; diaphragmatic, thoracic, rib-cage mechanics
    • Shallow vs. diaphragmatic breathing; cues and contraindications
    • Pranayama practice: Cardiac Coherent breathing, box breathing, Nadi Shodhana
    • Activities: Guided pranayama cycles; partner coaching practice

        Day 6 – Morning session: 9:00–13:00

        • Anatomy and foundational concepts
          • Anatomy of the shoulder girdle: clavicle, scapula, humerus
          • Glenohumeral joint mechanics: ball-and-socket motion, scapula positioning
          • Scapular motion: upward/downward rotation, posterior tilt, external/internal rotation, dyskinesias
          • Shoulder stability: static and dynamic stability concepts, role of the labrum, capsule, and rotator cuff
        • Basic Shoulder assessments (screening and safety)
          • Observational assessment: posture, scapular position at rest and in movement
          • ROM checks: forward flexion, abduction, internal/external rotation, horizontal adduction/abduction
          • Neuromuscular checks: sensation, strength indicators for rotator cuff function
          • Red flags and safe progression cues
        • Rotator cuff strength
          • Key muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
          • Evidence-based simple strength tests and conditioning ideas
        • PNF techniques for the shoulder
          • Quick primer on PNF patterns relevant to scapular and glenohumeral stabilization
          • Example patterns: scapular-movement patterns, combination of movements for rotator cuff activation

        Lunch: 13:00–14:00

        Afternoon session: 14:00–17:00

        • Practical integration and guided practice
          • Case-based mobility drills to optimize scapulohumeral rhythm
          • Shoulder stability drills with guided PNF-inspired cues
          • Rotator cuff strengthening progressions
        • Breathing and autonomic connection (brief integration)
          • How diaphragmatic/belly breathing supports shoulder control during activation
        • Applied practice stations
          • Station 1: Glenohumeral joint mechanics drills
          • Station 2: Scapular motion cues and dyskinesis detection
          • Station 3: Shoulder stability progression (static to dynamic)
          • Station 4: Rotator cuff strengthening with simple, safe patterns
          • Station 5: PNF shoulder patterns practice with partner feedback

        Learning objectives

        • Demonstrate clear understanding of glenohumeral joint mechanics and scapular kinematics
        • Assess shoulder function safely with basic screen and MOT cues
        • Apply fundamental rotator cuff strengthening strategies
        • Implement basic PNF techniques to improve shoulder stability and function
        • Integrate breathing cues to support shoulder control and autonomic balance