Essential Yoga Therapy Therapist’s Training
Our 7th cohort begins Oct. 17, 2025 – Hybrid Format
Facilitate Healing Through Yoga Therapy. Become a Certified Yoga Therapist with EYT!
Watch Robin’s live information session to learn more about our upcoming programs.
Essential Yoga Therapy takes dedicated yoga teachers and provides them with the skills and knowledge to become confident and competent yoga therapists. We are committed to high-quality education and a vibrant, cohesive learning experience for all of our students. For this reason, we have structured the entirety of our IAYT-Accredited Yoga Therapy Training into a hybrid format, combining the best aspects of both online and residential learning. Striking the right balance between in-person and virtual learning ensures a safe, accessible, and connected mode of delivery that supports our students in gaining the skills and competencies they need to succeed as professional yoga therapists.
Our format provides ongoing connection through:
· Weekly online lectures and group experiential practices
· Monthly three-day weekend intensives
· Consistent mentor support.
· Annual residential immersions
In-person residencies offer opportunities to deepen connection with peers and integrate information and skills through interactive processes. Meals are provided by our Ayurvedic chef, Aria Peterman, to insure we are well-nourished to optimize learning.
EYT is committed to DEIA, (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility). We strive to making yoga therapy accessible to all communities and all people in a respectful and supportive manner.
Rooted in the Viniyoga tradition of adaptive yoga therapy, EYT weaves together yoga philosophy, fascial anatomy, neuroscience, respiratory science, and ayurveda to create a comprehensive and unique orientation to yoga therapy. The training is divided into two parts: Foundations of Yoga Therapy and Applications of Yoga Therapy.
Foundations of Yoga Therapy/ 300 hr. Advanced Teaching Training
Foundations is a uniquely crafted training designed to cultivate an intimate understanding of the philosophical tenets of yoga through deep study, discussion, and embodied practice. Robin’s gift for translating the esoteric teachings into accessible and applicable wisdom - delivered through experiential practices that combine asana, pranayama, mantra, mudra, and meditative inquiry - creates an incredibly rich and fortifying learning forum for all. Every graduate of Foundations has expressed that they are forever changed by the experience: More self-aware and far more skilled and confident as a teacher in relaying the depth of yoga as it was originally intended. Foundations of Yoga Therapy formulates Part One of the EYT Yoga Therapist’s Training Program.
Duration: 18 months (Hybrid Format)
Start Date: October 17, 2025
Delivery:
Weekly online sessions
One three-day monthly online intensive
Two in-person residencies in Washington State, catered by Ayurvedic chef, Aria Peterman,
5-7 days duration.
Monthly mentor meetings
Cohort Size: Limited to 20 students
Cost: $6,725 - We offer flexible monthly payment plans—please contact us to discuss
Pre-requisite: A 200hr. RYT and a year of teaching experience
Foundations of Yoga Therapy: Oct. 17, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2027
Applications of Yoga Therapy Program (1000 hrs)
Applications builds on the concepts and processes laid out in Foundations in a similar hybrid format. In Applications, students study anatomy, physiology, psychology, and Ayurveda with medical experts in these fields. Therapeutic and Ayurvedic strategies for addressing a broad range of conditions are provided with ample time to explore the appropriate application of these techniques. Ayurvedic cooking classes to balance the doshas and nourish each of the physiologic systems is an intricate part of the course. Applications is where students embark on their clinical practicum, thoroughly supported by Robin and our dedicated mentor team. By the time our students graduate, they have an established Yoga Therapy practice, a developing referral network, and the basic marketing and business skills needed to be successful in the field.
Program Overview
Duration: 24 months (Hybrid)
Start Date: March 19, 2027
Delivery:
Weekly online sessions
One three-day monthly online intensive
Two in-person residencies in Washington State, catered by Ayurvedic chef Aria Peterman,
5-7 days in duration.
Monthly mentor meetings to discuss homework and practicum
Cohort Size: Limited to 20 students
Cost: $13,450 - We offer flexible monthly payment plans—please contact us to discuss
Prerequisite: Certificate of Graduation from Foundations of Yoga Therapy
Applications of Yoga Therapy: March 2027 – Aug. 30, 2029
Total cost for the 1300 hr. EYT Yoga Therapy Certification Program: $20,175.
Accommodations and travel expenses for retreats not included. Text books also not included in cost.
*There is now an audit option for C-IAYTs to participate in Applications. (click here for more information). This is a CE opportunity for Certified Yoga Therapists who wish to deepen their knowledge base by drawing from Robin and the EYT faculty’s vast well of wisdom.
“Robin & her colleagues have created an elegant and expertly conceived curriculum, a deeply supportive atmosphere and a high level of skill development. This is a challenging and thorough program that supports us as students substantially.”
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