Yoga Teacher Continuing Education

Continuing Education for Teachers

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are an essential part of maintaining and advancing your yoga teaching credentials.These specialized training hours help you deepen your practice and expand your teaching skills. CEUs are documented hours of additional training and education that registered yoga teachers (RYTs) complete to maintain their certification with Yoga Alliance and other certifying bodies.

Why CEU’s Matter

  • Maintain Your Certification: Most yoga certifying organizations require teachers to complete a specific number of CEUs within a given time period to keep their credentials active.

  • Expand Your Expertise: CEUs offer opportunities to explore specialized areas of yoga, from anatomy and therapeutic applications to specific styles and teaching methodologies.

  • Enhance Your Teaching: Regular continuing education helps you bring fresh perspectives and refined knowledge to your students, ensuring your teaching remains dynamic and informed.

  • Professional Growth: CEUs demonstrate your commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.

Our CEU Courses

We offer a variety of CEU-eligible programs taught by experienced providers. Whether you're interested in advancing your understanding of yoga philosophy, deepening your anatomical knowledge, or exploring specialized teaching techniques, our courses are designed to support your growth as a yoga professional.

All of our CEU Courses include an additional Alumni Class that meets around three months following the weekend of study to support integration, understanding, and community.

10 Hour Continuing Education Course

Discover the profound teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and learn how this timeless classical yoga text offers practical guidance for navigating worldly responsibilities while cultivating spiritual growth and freedom from suffering.

Course Overview

This immersive study explores the Bhagavad Gita as both a text on dharma, meaning a guide for skillful action that upholds cosmic order, as well as a yogic text specifically designed for householder seekers, who are spiritual seekers with worldly responsibilities. Through this training, you will learn how the Gita transforms everyday life into yogic practice, offering a path to psychological freedom while remaining fully engaged in the world.

What You Will Learn

  • The structure and purpose of the Bhagavad Gita as a text for householders

  • Understanding the human condition of suffering and human potential for awakening from suffering

  • How to shift the relationship to psychological pain and suffering

  • How to apply the Gita’s teachings to modern life through the integration of spiritual practice with daily responsibilities

  • Sanskrit terminology and key concepts

  • Methods for integrating the Gita’s philosophy and wisdom into your personal practice and teaching in accessible ways

Course Components

  • The Context of the Gita within the Mahabharata

  • The Nature of Action: The first six chapters of the text explore the nature of action. What is action? What compels us to act? What is “good” action in the world, and action taken for the sake of spiritual growth? What is the human condition of suffering, as well as the human potential for liberation from suffering?

  • The Nature of Devotion: The middle six chapters of the text explore the nature of the Divine and our relationship to the Divine. Who is God? What is God? Do I have to believe in God? How do I have a relationship with the divine? What is this relationship like and what is the result of it?

  • The Nature of Knowledge: The final six chapters of the text explore the human mind, the field of suffering, as well as the field of awakening. What is the nature of the mind? What tendencies cause the mind to suffer more and thus cause the collective to suffer more? What attributes or values cause the mind to be more available to psychological freedom and spiritual growth?

  • Comprehensive manual with relevant verses and contemplation questions

  • Time for group discussion and practice teaching when applicable

  • Optional Alumni Meeting for follow up support (review and refinement of concepts, questions and answers, sharing experiences and applications, and deepening understanding through discussion.)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion, you will be able to:

  • Understand the Gita’s framework for navigating life as a spiritual seeker

  • Understand the Gita’s approach to the causes of human suffering and the path to liberation from it

  • Apply the Gita’s teachings to contemporary challenges and experience how worldly responsibilities and spiritual growth complement each other

  • Integrate the Gita’s philosophy and wisdom into yoga classes and offer students practical tools for transforming daily life into spiritual practice

Certification Details

  • 10 CEU hours recognized by Yoga Alliance

  • Certificate of completion awarded

  • Includes both contact hours and home study components

  • Pre-requisite: 200-hour yoga teacher certification

This transformative program will deepen your understanding of yoga philosophy and provide you with practical wisdom to share with students seeking meaning, purpose, and freedom in their lives. The Gita's timeless teachings offer profound support for anyone navigating the challenges of modern life while pursuing spiritual growth.

This course welcomes practitioners of all backgrounds and belief systems.

Bhagavad Gita CEU

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

Saturday, March 28 - Sunday, March 29

1.30 - 5.30pm

Register by March 13 for Early Bird Tuition: $275

Full Tuition: $300

Trainers: Joe Marquez and Reena Parrish

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15 Hour Continuing Education Course

Learn to make yoga accessible to all populations through this comprehensive Chair Yoga training. Discover how to adapt traditional yoga practices with a chair as foundational support. Chair Yoga is especially supportive to aging populations, office workers, those rehabilitating injuries or with limited mobility, and anyone seeking a gentler approach to yoga.

Course Overview

This specialized training equips yoga teachers with the skills to safely and effectively teach Chair Yoga to diverse populations. Learn creative adaptations of traditional postures, proper alignment principles, and specific teaching methodologies for working with students who may have physical limitations or prefer seated practice.

What You Will Learn

  • Intelligent and creative Chair Yoga sequence development

  • Safe modification techniques for traditional asanas

  • Understanding common physical limitations and conditions

  • Proper use of props and chair positioning

  • Techniques for promoting body awareness and proper alignment

  • Methods for incorporating pranayama and meditation

  • Strategies for teaching in various settings (corporate, senior centers, rehabilitation facilities, etc.)

  • Ways to create an inclusive and welcoming environment

Course Components

  • Chair-adapted versions of classical yoga poses

  • Standing poses using chair support

  • Seated flow sequences

  • Balance practices and fall prevention

  • Chair-based pranayama and meditation techniques

  • Gentle stretching and joint mobility exercises

  • Manual with detailed posture guide

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion, you will be able to:

  • Design and teach safe, effective Chair Yoga classes

  • Adapt traditional postures for seated practice

  • Address common physical limitations and conditions

  • Create sequences for specific populations

  • Teach in various settings and environments

  • Understand precautions and contraindications

  • Offer modifications for different ability levels

  • Lead seated meditation and relaxation practices

Special Focus Areas

  • Teaching seniors and active aging populations

  • Corporate yoga and office wellness programs

  • Working with students with limited mobility

  • Adaptive yoga for special populations

  • Integration with physical therapy and rehabilitation

  • Fall prevention and balance training

  • Stress reduction and relaxation techniques

Certification Details

  • 15 CEU hours recognized by Yoga Alliance

  • Certificate of completion awarded

  • Includes both contact hours and home study components

  • Pre-requisite: 200-hour yoga teacher certification

This practical and empowering training will expand your teaching skills and enable you to bring the benefits of yoga to diverse populations who may not be able to participate in traditional yoga classes.

Chair Yoga CEU

Coming in September

Previous CEU Courses

Restorative Yoga CEU

10-Hour Continuing Education Course

Deepen your understanding of restorative yoga and learn how to guide your students toward profound relaxation and healing in this comprehensive continuing education program.

Course Overview

This immersive training equips yoga teachers with the skills to effectively teach restorative yoga, a gentle practice that uses props to support the body in positions of ease and comfort to facilitate relaxation and healing. Learn to create an environment that promotes deep rest and recovery for your students.

Certification Details

  • 10 CEU hours recognized by Yoga Alliance

  • Certificate of completion awarded

  • Includes both contact hours and home study components

  • Pre-requisite: 200-hour yoga teacher certification

This training provides the perfect balance of theory, practice, and teaching methodology to help you expand your teaching toolkit and serve students seeking deep rest and renewal.

10 Hour Continuing Education Course

Expand your understanding of yogic breathing practices and develop the skills to confidently guide students through transformative pranayama techniques in this comprehensive training program.

Course Overview

This in-depth pranayama course explores the subtle aspects of yogic breathing practices, connecting ancient wisdom with modern scientific understanding. Learn to teach pranayama safely and effectively while deepening your own practice and understanding of these powerful techniques.

Certification Details

  • 10 CEU hours recognized by Yoga Alliance

  • Certificate of completion awarded

  • Includes both in-person training and home practice requirements

  • Pre-requisite: 200-hour yoga teacher certification

This transformative program combines theory, practice, and teaching methodology to help you develop mastery in pranayama and confidence in sharing these practices with your students.

Pranayama CEU

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Jane’s House is a Registered School with the National Yoga Alliance Organization. We offer Continuing Education for Teachers interested in furthering education and in need of hours for accreditation.