BECOME A YOGA THERAPIST. EARN YOUR C-IAYT.
We believe the future of healthcare is not only found in treating disease, but in equipping people with the knowledge, skills, and practices to actively participate in their own health while working alongside modern medicine to create healthier individuals, communities, and systems. As the demand for evidence-informed approaches to stress management, mindfulness, resilience, and mental well-being continues to grow, yoga therapists are helping shape the future of integrative medicine and organizational wellness. Join a profession that is pioneering person-centered, sustainable approaches to health and healing.
The C-IAYT Professional Yoga Therapy program is for those who have already completed their 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. If you have not completed the pre-requisite of the 200 Hour and are interested in beginning your journey as a Yoga Teacher, in-studio or online. If you are an RYT 200 and ready to begin your 300 Hour, see in-studio training or online training.
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga therapy is an emerging discipline within integrative medicine that applies the principles and practices of yoga to support health, well-being, and quality of life. Grounded in a whole-person model of care, it recognizes that physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health are deeply interconnected. Rather than simply managing symptoms, yoga therapy helps people develop the awareness, skills, and behaviors that support resilience, self-regulation, and lifelong health. As healthcare continues to shift toward prevention, personalized care, and population health, yoga therapy stands at the frontier of a new vision of wellness. A vision that empowers individuals to actively participate in their own healing while working alongside conventional medicine and other healthcare disciplines.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A YOGA TEACHER AND YOGA THERAPIST:
Yoga Teachers:
- 200-500 Hours Trained (RYT 200, RYT 500)
- Scope of Practice derived from Yoga Alliance
- Leads generalized group or private classes
- Guides movement, breathwork, meditation, and relaxation practices
- Supports general wellness, stress management, and self-awareness
- Proactive Wellness Oriented
- Teaches foundational yogic philosophy and practices
- Encourages embodiment, resilience, and personal growth
- Focuses on education, practice, and experiential learning
- Minimal to none clinical integration. May be contracted for recreation or fitness.
- Evaluation based through informal feedback, attendance, class surveys.
Yoga Therapists:
- 800-1,000+ hours of training; IAYT-certified (C-IAYT).
- Scope of Practice derived from IAYT
- Holistic application of yoga psychology, philosophy and practice for specialized medical needs. Clinical, trauma-informed interventions for specific health pathology.
- Uses individualized assessment and therapeutic intake processes in 1:1 settings or specialized group settings.
- Applies evidence-informed and client-centered approaches
- Understands contraindications, adaptations, and therapeutic applications
- Develops personalized yoga therapy plans and interventions
- Integrates anatomy, physiology, mental health, trauma-awareness, and lifestyle medicine principles
- Collaborates within healthcare and integrative wellness settings
- Supports chronic pain, stress-related illness, injury recovery, mental health, nervous system dysregulation, and complex health concerns
- Utilizes the full scope of yoga tools therapeutically, including movement, breath work, meditation, sound, philosophy, behavioral practices, and lifestyle interventions
- Integrated into interdisciplinary teams: Trained to collaborate with providers in clinics, behavioral health, rehab programs, hospitals and professional settings.
- Uses assessments (e.g. pain scales, sleep logs, intake forms), tracks therapeutic outcomes.
BOOK YOUR CONSULTATION CALL TO BEGIN
Our Yoga Therapy Education is a modular format and offers a person-centered approach to learning while being cozied into community. To begin Yoga Therapy or if you are interested and want more information, please complete below and we will be in touch within 3-5 business days to schedule a consultation call directly with you.