Next Cohort Begins Spring  2021
 Santa Cruz Mountains, California
This training is designed to support licensed and pre-licensed mental health practitioners who work in clinics, agencies, or private practice to bring yoga therapy into their professional settings  and into their personal lives.

There is a strong emphasis on the cultivation of a personal practice during this training, along with a focus on therapist self-care, so professionals looking for tools to support their own deep well-being are especially encouraged to apply.  

Applicants do not need to have extensive yoga experience to begin this training, but should be curious and sincerely interested in bringing yogic tools into their professional and personal lives. 
The field of yoga therapy is expanding rapidly, with certification available through the International Association of Yoga Therapists, which requires the completion of an accredited  2-year program that includes a minimum of 800 hours of training, along with a prerequisite 200 hour yoga teaching certificate. The optional teacher training certification this program confers would satisfy that prerequisite for those interested in pursuing certification as a yoga therapist.

Including yoga therapy & therapeutic yoga groups in your practice has immense potential to  diversify and grow  your client base, increase your income, and bring a really powerful set of evidence-based tools to the people you serve. ​
This training can stand alone, or be combined with the an additional 100-hour Yoga Teaching Techniques and Methods course for those who want to be certified as a 200 hour-yoga teacher. 


2020 Yoga Foundations For Mental Health Professionals Training Dates
​100-Hour Training
March 28 - October 11
7 Saturday Meetings & Closing 3-Day Weekend Intensive:

March 28
April 25
May  30
June 27
July 25
August 29
September 26
​October 9, 10 & 11 

​Tuition: $1,950
Payment Plans & Scholarships Available

Training Setting & Location

The setting for our training is in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and part of each training day is spent outside in intentional contact with nature when the weather permits. We have access to a private 20+ acres of forest that is directly adjacent to a 2,500 acre state park.  Rustic weekend camping is available at a reduced rate for training participants. 
Our main training site is at Ease Mountain Yoga & Nourishing Arts in Ben Lomond, California, a 10 minute drive from our outdoor classroom. There is a full-service grocery store and a coffee shop within walking distance of the yoga studio.  We are located 60-90 minutes from the western & southern San Francisco Bay Area, about 70 minutes from SFO & 60 minutes from the San Jose Airport. ​​