Advanced Viniyoga
Teacher Training
Awaken Within: A Path of Transformation Through Yoga.
An advanced immersion for serious practitioners and teachers ready to move beyond postures and into true inner transformation.
Yoga as a Practice and a Knowledge System
In the Viniyoga teachings of TKV Desikachar, your personal practice is the key to experiencing Yoga. This program meets you on three levels:
- Personal practice tailored to your body, breath, mind and life
- Informational understanding of Yoga's principles, texts, and tools
- Experiential embodiment of the teachings in your daily life
This training is for you if...
- You are a 200-hour teacher who wants depth and therapeutic understanding
- You are ready to move beyond scripts, styles, and surface-level explanations
- You are a serious practitioner drawn toward yoga philosophy or deeper study
- You want to understand yoga as a coherent system for healing and purpose
- You wish to study Yoga deeply, even if you are not focused on teaching
What You Will Study
All areas are woven together throughout the training. This is experiential, practical, and transformative.
Foundations of Asana
How postures function as tools for physical, energetic, and psychological outcomes. Adapt and sequence intelligently for therapeutic goals.
Pranayama
The full range of breathing practices. Breath as the primary tool for regulating the nervous system and preparing for meditation.
Meditation and Mantra
Develop a personal meditation practice. Understand how mantra functions as a tool for focus, transformation, and connection.
The Yoga Sutra
Patanjali's Yogasutra as a practical framework for understanding the mind, suffering, and liberation.
The Bhagavad Gita
A guide for living with clarity, purpose, and steadiness. Teachings on action, devotion, and knowledge applied to modern life.
Hatha Yoga Principles
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika: how asana, pranayama, mudra, and bandha prepare for deeper states of awareness.
Course Planning and Sequencing
Design intelligent, purposeful sessions. Assessment, adaptation, and sequencing that serve individual students and groups.
Spiritual and Therapeutic Yoga
How spiritual discipline and therapeutic science complement each other. Integrate both in your teaching and practice.
Where You Will Be at the End
By the end of these ten months, yoga will no longer feel fragmented. You will:
- Understand the function of practices beyond their form
- Adapt yoga intelligently for injuries, stress, and limitation
- Teach from clarity rather than effort
- Experience yoga as a steady inner resource, not something you perform
Asana, breath, meditation, and philosophy will function as one coherent system.
The Science of Classical Yoga
You will study yoga not as philosophy alone, but as an applied science of transformation:
"This program changed how I understand yoga and how I live it. It helped me move beyond performing poses into actually understanding how and why practices work. I teach with more confidence now, and my own practice feels more grounded, clear, and integrated."
300
Certification Pathway
Yoga Alliance Registered. Complete 30 practicum hours to earn your 300-hour certification. Strong foundation for yoga therapy pathways.
On-Demand Content
Every session is recorded and available through the student portal within 48 hours. Review and study at your convenience.
One-on-One Mentorship
Paired with an experienced instructor for personalized guidance, tailored support, and in-depth feedback throughout the program.
Your Faculty
Pragalbha is an experienced yoga therapist with decades of dedicated study. Her work is rooted in classical yoga frameworks and informed by scientific understanding. She specializes in designing individualized therapeutic practices using breath, asana, and meditation.
Kevala is a yoga therapist, spiritual teacher, and owner of The Mind-Body Connection Yoga and Pilates Studio. She translates complex yogic philosophy into clear, usable tools for healing, nervous system regulation, and awakening. She teaches discernment over technique.
Program Schedule
This 10-month online program begins September 26.
- Monday evening philosophy sessions from 4:30-6:30pm PT
- Tuesday morning practice, 8:00-9:10am PT
- Monthly weekend intensive (one Sat-Sun per month) 8:00am-noon PT
- Practice discussion last Tuesday of each month following practice from 9:15-10:30am PT
- One-on-one mentorship monthly, at your discretion, at a discounted rate
All sessions are live online. Every session is recorded for on-demand review.
Ready to Begin?
This training is designed for serious students ready to commit to the work.
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Book a free intake call with one of our instructors. This is not a sales call. It is a brief conversation to answer your questions, clarify expectations, and explore whether this training is the right fit.
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Our staff is committed to helping you make the right next steps for your Yoga journey.
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Begin the work that matters
You are ready to study yoga beyond postures and performance, and to understand its function, depth, and power for healing and transformation.