You became a yoga teacher because you believe yoga has the power to transform lives, not just bodies.
This mentorship is designed for teachers who feel called to bring yoga beyond the studio and into places where it can make a meaningful difference, including mental health programs, eating disorder recovery, hospitals, community organizations, residential treatment, and other clinical settings.
This is more than a continuing education course. It's a mentorship experience that combines education, community, and real-world teaching.
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20 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours
Length: 20 hours over 8 weeks
Cohort Size: 4 participants
Includes:
Seven 90-minute online sessions
One in-person Clinical Teaching Intensive
Three hours of class observation
Two hours of supervised teaching
You'll Also Receive
Personalized mentorship and feedback
Access to session recordings
Invitations to quarterly teacher gatherings
Opportunity to join our clinical substitute teacher pool after successful completion
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This mentorship is for yoga teachers who:
Have completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training.
Believe yoga is more than physical movement.
Feel called to serve people in meaningful ways.
Want to teach in healthcare, mental health, recovery, or community settings.
Value accessibility, choice, and belonging.
Want mentorship, practical experience, and a supportive teaching community.
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âś…Teach trauma-informed yoga with confidence in clinical and community settings.
âś…Adapt one class for students with different physical, emotional, and cognitive needs.
âś…Create spaces that foster choice, safety, and belonging.
âś…Use accessible, inclusive language that empowers rather than directs.
âś…Respond thoughtfully to the unexpected while remaining within your scope of practice.
âś…Join a community of yoga teachers committed to making a meaningful difference.
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Many continuing education courses teach information. This mentorship develops experience.
You'll learn through live discussion, observation, supervised teaching, personalized feedback, and mentorship so you can confidently teach real people in real-world settings, not just ideal classroom scenarios.
✏️ Program Breakdown
| Component | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seven 90-minute online sessions | 10.5 |
| In-person Clinical Teaching Intensive | 4.5 instructional |
| Three clinical observations | 3 |
| Two supervised teaching experiences | 2 |
| Total mentorship hours | 20 hours |
📆 Tentative Program Modules
| Module | Duration | Format | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Foundations of Trauma-Informed Clinical Yoga |
| 2 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Understanding Clinical Populations and the Clinical Setting |
| 3 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Boundaries, Ethics, and Scope of Practice |
| 4 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Accessibility, Adaptive Teaching, and Trauma-Informed Cueing |
| 5 | 6 hours in-person, including 4.5 instructional hours | In person | Clinical Teaching Intensive: Practice teaching, accessible adaptations, prop use, chair yoga, mixed-ability groups, and real-time feedback |
| 6 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Group Facilitation and Holding Space with Care |
| 7 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Mental Health and Eating Disorder Considerations |
| 8 | 1.5 hours | Live online | Integration, Case Studies, and Preparing for Clinical Teaching |
| Clinical Hour 1 | 1 hour | In person at a clinical site | Clinical Observation 1 |
| Clinical Hour 2 | 1 hour | In person at a clinical site | Clinical Observation 2 |
| Clinical Hour 3 | 1 hour | In person at a clinical site | Clinical Observation 3 |
| Clinical Hour 4 | 1 hour | In person at a clinical site | Supervised Clinical Teaching 1 |
| Clinical Hour 5 | 1 hour | In person at a clinical site | Supervised Clinical Teaching 2 |
Schedule is tentative and subject to change. Clinical hours are individually scheduled and completed at participating clinical sites.
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Clinical Teaching Fellow
Complimentary Tuition
Receive complimentary tuition by joining our Clinical Teaching Fellowship. Fellows commit to joining our substitute teacher pool and supporting up to 10 substitute classes during their first year. All substitute teaching is compensated at the program's standard pay rate. Classes are located in the San Jose/South Bay Area as well as Burlingame Area.
Community Tuition
A limited number of reduced-tuition spaces are available for teachers who would benefit from additional financial accessibility.
Standard Enrollment
Open enrollment for yoga teachers who want to deepen their clinical teaching skills through a mentorship-focused experience.