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200 Hour Come as Your Are
Yoga Teacher Training

Do you have chronic pain?
Do you want to be a yoga teacher?

Next Training Begins January 8th 2026

Next Training Begins January 8th 2026

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Become a Yoga Teacher in 2026,

In a Way That Works for Your Life

Come As You Are 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Begins January 8, 2026

This unique, hybrid training is designed for real people with full lives—whether you're balancing work, caregiving, or your own healing journey.

🗓 Live sessions just once a week — 2 hours every Thursday from 6-8pm EST
💻 Flexible, self-paced coursework with built-in accountability
🧘‍♀️ Expert-led training across a wide range of essential topics, including:

  • Asana (movement + alignment)

  • Pranayama (breathwork)

  • Ayurveda

  • Subtle body systems & energetic anatomy

  • Anatomy & physiology

  • Yoga philosophy & social justice

  • Trauma-informed teaching

  • And so much more

Whether you're called to teach or simply deepen your personal practice, this training welcomes you—exactly as you are.

✨ Payment plans available
✨ Live sessions are recorded for flexible access

Why This Training

If you have considered being a yoga teacher but didn't think you could get through the training while taking care of yourself, this 200-hour yoga program is made for you.

  • Fully Online Program- You don't have to travel or sit on a yoga studio floor. You can make yourself comfortable wherever you are.

  • “Come As You Are” Sessions. You might be in bed, lying on the floor, stretching as you listen, or sitting with a heating pad. We expect you to show up, and you will be welcomed exactly as you are from week to week

  • Short Classes- 50 classes that are 2 hours each

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Training Description

It has been said that anyone with a body and a mind can practice yoga. Yoga practices include breath, meditation, relaxation, mindfulness, applied philosophy, and movement that can be adapted for anyone's physical mobility. Yoga reduces suffering through these practices and is especially beneficial for managing chronic pain. If you are a person living with pain, you might have found yoga to be transformative and you might want to become a teacher to bring that experience to others. Unfortunately, yoga teacher trainings are usually not accessible for students with chronic pain. They involve long hours of sitting on hard floors and lots of very physical yoga practice without room for necessary adaptation. For anyone with fatigue, stiffness, inflammation or disability, becoming a yoga teacher may seem out of reach. We want to change that.

What Is Included In The Training?

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  • An online platform including all course materials

  • Video recordings of all live sessions

  • A teacher training manual including course policies, presentation slides, reading material, and more

  • A year of YFA membership, including monthly Q&A sessions, private Facebook page, member website access, and 20% discount in the YFA online store

  • Credits toward completion of the YFA Level 1 continuing education course

  • Free online and pre-recorded yoga classes

  • A community of teachers and learners who "get it"

  • A lifetime of support from the YFA faculty and staff!

Still Have Questions?

E-mail Yoga for Arthritis