This training is specifically indented for professionals engaged in the mental health field seeking a yoga teacher training, trauma sensitive movement and energy management to add to their clinical practice AND to become a safe, knowledgeable, group yoga teacher.
Our program is registered with Yoga Alliance and has been approved for a 200 RYS. This means you will receive RYT 200 credentials along with the CYP-500. We were the 108 school to be accredited with trauma.
If you are interested in these credentials, there are some extra steps to take and a cost associated with registering with Yoga Alliance with that at the end of your training.
Everyone who has graduated from CYI has the opportunity to choose to register as RYT 200 yet is not required to do so.
To learn more about Yoga Alliance and RYT go to https://www.yogaalliance.org/
SPECIFICITY: This training is intended to educate the medical, clinical, and mental healthcare community and the populations they serve. We offer education in chakras (nervous system developmental centers), Ayurveda and samskaras. Our training will provide the common postures you would experience in many yoga classes and also the subtle movement that can be done in a chair as well. We offer the specific movement therapists would need such as chair yoga, trauma sensitive movement, teaching clients to use appropriate breathing techniques outside of their appointments and using energy management to overcome burnout for the therapists.
Therapists who enroll in our graduate-level yoga teacher training program can expect a comprehensive learning experience designed to equip them with a comprehensive understanding of yoga.
All participants who follow the curriculum, complete the online content with the training manual, and attend the required contact hours of training will be well-prepared to teach both public yoga classes and private sessions to their clients.
This rigorous clinical training, developed in over 3 decades of education, is aligned with the standards required for professional practice and supports the integration of yoga into mental health therapy.
Additionally, the program provides 30.5 NASW UT Continuing Education Units (CEUs), ensuring that therapists not only expand their skill set but also fulfill their professional development requirements.
Included in the program: CEUs, contact weekends, online training, a 350-page training manual, and workshops (including energy management for mental health professionals, trauma-sensitive practices, the difference between trauma and PTSD, pranayama breathing techniques, meditation techniques, and more) during the Immersion weekends.
Not included: 2 required books (see enrollment confirmation email), meals, yoga mats, yoga blocks, props, yoga classes outside of the training, and housing/travel costs.
Clinical Yoga Institute offers a graduate-level certification designed specifically for mental health social workers. This program equips you with the skills to integrate trauma-sensitive, evidence-informed yoga into your therapeutic work, enhancing both client outcomes and your own professional well-being.
Curriculum Highlights:
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga – Methods to create an emotionally supportive environment for clients with a history of trauma.
Ayurveda & the Doshas – How Ayurvedic principles can inform individualized approaches to mental and physical well-being.
Breathwork for Emotional Regulation – Yogic breathing techniques (pranayama) to help clients manage stress, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation.
Safe, Effective Class Design – Guidelines for structuring sessions that prioritize client safety while maximizing therapeutic benefit.
Injury Prevention & Response – Strategies to reduce risk and appropriately address any injuries that occur in a session.
Posture Alignment & Hatha Yoga Principles – Detailed alignment instruction to prevent injury and optimize physical benefit.
Energy Management for Therapists – Self-care tools to help you maintain balance, reduce burnout, and sustain a healthy caseload.
Inclusive Group Facilitation – Best practices for leading safe, accessible, and trauma-aware group sessions.
Meditation for Trauma Recovery – Adapted meditation methods to support nervous system regulation and healing.
Certification & CEUs: Graduates earn 30.5 NASW UT CEUs or 42 UTAH SWA CEUs along with RYT-200 and graduate-level yoga teacher training certification known as CYP-500, enabling them to seamlessly integrate yoga into therapeutic practice. This unique skill set enhances client well-being, deepens therapeutic rapport, and expands the scope of mental health support.
Our program ensures that you understand the five essential qualities of a good yoga teacher, the guidelines for trauma sensitive and trauma informed yoga, and how to integrate your education into private sessions.. Moreover, you will learn to prepare classes tailored to different seasons, and teach specialized yoga for folks with trauma or PTSD. Additionally, you will gain skills AI and apps can't reach, making the training holistic and comprehensive.
If you have questions please feel free to email us or give us a call 801403-9012 with your name, number and question's and we will contact you within 24 hours.
We want you to have the best experience possible and want to make sure what we offer is a good match for you. Once you register we would like to know the type of therapy you specialize in and the populations you mostly serve, so we will email you a few questions to make sure we get your needs met.
Payments should be completed prior to the class. We will offer discounts for payments 30 days prior – and multiple registrations together.
Online, Venmo or check. Refunds of 50% will be available up to 30 days before start of first contact weekend as long as no videos have been initiated. Refunds are not available less than 30 days to first contact weekend or once the video series has initiated. You can Venmo if prefered or check our current programs available and where they are available by clicking on Register On This Page
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“Of all the things trauma takes away from us,
the worst is our willingness, or even our ability, to be vulnerable. There's a reclaiming that has to
happen in order to heal” ~
Brene Brown.
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