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Master Class | Stressed About Yin Yoga

This master class guides you through a Yin Yoga practice that draws upon healing tools and techniques rooted in Taoist principles, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the 5 Element Theory. Presenter Kiesha Battles also shares the origins and principles (tattvas) of Yin Yoga.

CE Workshop | The Science on Yoga and Eating Disorders, Part 3

The yoga tradition is chock full of tools and practices for students dealing with eating disorder challenges, but it’s not immediately clear which elements will help! This series introduces three leading experts in the field of yoga and eating disorder recovery and how to make your yoga classes a safe space that supports eating disorder prevention and recovery. Walk away with a menu of practical, evidence-based tools to help all students eat mindfully, cope with big emotions, and feel better in their bodies. Part 3 of this workshop features Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone (IAYT).

CE Workshop | Research on Those Who Practice Yoga: Prevalence and Demographics

This session explores the prevalence of yoga in society, what statistics and trends we see globally, and what types of practice appear to be the most popular. Presenters also importantly discuss the demographics of yoga not just in the United States but around the world: what constitutes the age ranges, genders, and race/ethnicities of those who practice.

CE Workshop | Tibetan Yoga in Contemporary Practice

This workshop offers an introduction to the practice and theory of Tibetan Yoga in contemporary discourse. Dr. James Bae discusses what Tibetan Yoga is, various traditional forms and methodologies, as well as some relationships to and differences from Hatha Yoga. In addition, participants explore issues relative to research, education, and healing in contemporary context; and Dr. James shares an interdisciplinary model which situates traditional goals within modern, scientific discourse.

CE Workshop | Why Yoga Doesn’t Always Mean Union

Unpack the importance of distinctions with Daniel Simpson, a tutor at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and author of The Truth of Yoga. In this workshop, he details how Patañjali’s yoga is not about union. Rather, its ultimate goal is detachment from matter. He also discusses how a dualistic system can also be helpful with worldly objectives, from making wise choices to building relationships.

Panel Discussion | Evolution of Yoga Summit and Blueprint, Kickoff

In this panel, leadership from Yoga Alliance, Accessible Yoga, and Yoga Service Council discuss and highlight the Evolution of Yoga Blueprint document created to raise questions, explore possibilities, and invite change in the areas of yoga and cultural appropriation, racism, consent, and accessibility. This conversation is followed by three more panels that dive deeper with experts in the areas discussed in the Blueprint.

CE Workshop | The Bhagavad Gita: Chapter Two and the Asana, Part 3

Author and longtime yoga practitioner Matthew Sanford comes together with Yoga Alliance’s VP of Standards Dr. Christa Kuberry for a probing multi-part discussion about Chapter Two of the Bhagavad Gita and its possible applications in asana practice. Conversation topics range from setting the historical context for this ancient text to insights that might be drawn from Arjuna’s moral dilemma and Krishna’s responses to him, to how a contemporary practitioner might integrate such insights into their yoga practice. Each session includes a short yoga practice.

CE Workshop | Separation: Yoga Teachers and Social Justice, Part 1

Inspired by presenter Susanna Barkataki’s book Embrace Yoga’s Roots, this four-part series explores key issues in our community and offers participants experience in powerful practices like yoga, conversation, breathing, and meditation. These practices help support us in mending our spirits as we act, transform, care, and support ourselves and others. Part 1 focuses on social justice.

CE Workshop | Unpacking Tantra: Global and Digital Tantric Worlds, Part 3

This robust three-part workshop series explores the meaning and relevance of the term Tantra, the types of authority and authenticity debates that shape the global-digital world of Śākta Tantra, and the relevance of additional terms such as Goddesses, Initiate, and Adept. Part 3 looks at authority, authenticity, and power dynamics in a global-digital Hindu Śākta Tantra world.

Panel Discussion | Evolution of Yoga Summit and Blueprint, Part 1: Increasing Accessibility

As a continuation of the Evolution of Yoga Summit and Blueprint series, this discussion looks at ongoing barriers that continue to keep Yoga an exclusive practice and proposes some possible solutions and ideas for moving forward and addressing these concerns. Presenters examine and deconstruct the following: the definition and principles of accessibility, what is keeping marginalized populations away from the practice, the visible and invisible barriers that make yoga inaccessible, and a path forward.

CE Workshop | Public Speaking and Confidence

You know what to do—now learn how to "say it like you mean it." Elizabeth Barry’s inspirational vision of public speaking and confidence helps yoga instructors find their authentic voice in and out of the studio, both on and off the mat. Learn how to speak like a leader and step into your voice in this uplifting workshop.