- Yoga Alliance: Eligible for 16 Continuing Education hours.
- canfitpro: awaiting approval.
Yoga for Empowerment & Every BODY
Teacher Training
Teach with Confidence, Compassion & Practical Tools for Every Body
Yoga for Empowerment & every BODY is a teacher training for yoga teachers who want to create inclusive, supportive, and empowering spaces for students of all sizes, abilities, and life stages. Grounded in traditional yoga wisdom and informed by modern understanding of body image, inclusivity, and trauma-aware teaching, this training offers a practical, real-world approach to teaching yoga beyond one-size-fits-all models.
This training invites you to examine how culture, language, and yoga norms influence the way students experience their bodies—both on and off the mat. Through a lens of awareness, compassion, and inquiry, you’ll deepen your understanding of how yoga can become a space of empowerment, dignity, and belonging rather than performance or appearance.
This training also recognizes that inclusive teaching begins with the teacher. Through reflection and self-inquiry, you’ll be invited to explore your own relationship with yoga and the body, supporting a teaching practice rooted in integrity, sustainability, and compassion.
Whether you teach group classes, private sessions, or specialized populations, Yoga for Empowerment & every BODY meets you where you are—expanding how you teach, how you see bodies, and how you hold space.
Continuing Education Credits (CEU/CEC)
In this training, you will learn:
- How yoga and body image intersect, and how to teach from a place of empowerment and inclusion
- Inclusive language practices that support safety, respect, and belonging
- How to recognize and address body-shaming influences in yoga culture and marketing
- Anatomy-informed supportive strategies for teaching diverse bodies
- General principles for enhancing asanas for every BODY
- 40+ yoga poses with complete breakdowns to enhance, support, and adapt each posture
- How to move beyond “perfect shapes” and redefine progress in yoga
- Scenario-based approaches for teaching confidently in real-world settings
- How to use props and yoga gear effectively for all bodies
- Class examples and sequencing principles, including the Rise Arc class framework
- How to create safer, more inclusive yoga spaces
- Foundations of instructor self-care and reflective teaching practice
- How to integrate empowerment-based principles into any yoga class or teaching context
Manuals
A PDF copy will be emailed 1–2 weeks before your training so you can print it if you wish.
Want a printed copy? For only $34.99 - Order at least 1 month in advance to allow for printing and shipping. Prices include Canadian shipping; international shipping rates apply outside Canada.
