Yoga Therapy
Teacher Training Course
Yoga therapy and its use in the management, prevention and even reversal of chronic diseases.
Course Fee:
$799
USD
Private Room
$699
USD
Shared Room
Program Details
- Duration 15 days/14 nights
- Module Residential with Meals
- Certification Yoga Alliance (YACEP)
- Style Therapy
Registered with Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP)
Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh
The 100 Hour Yoga Therapy Teacher Training in Rishikesh at Mind Bliss Yoga Academy teaches you the healing science of therapy, to truly connect with another and not simply lead a class. That distinction shapes everything — the curriculum, the faculty, the daily rhythm. Set on the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh, at the foot of the Himalayas, the programme draws on classical yogic knowledge and therapeutic practice. You’ll leave understanding the nervous system, the subtle energetic layers that yoga addresses, and how to build sessions around what a person actually needs rather than a fixed sequence. The training is open to practising yoga teachers wanting to go deeper, to physiotherapists and healthcare professionals looking for a therapeutic yoga foundation, and to people who feel drawn to this work even if they’re starting from scratch. Completion earns a yoga therapy certification from India’s most established yoga city.
What Yoga Therapy Actually Addresses?
Yoga therapy works across a wider range of conditions than most people expect. The training
gives you direct experience of that breadth and the skills to work confidently within it.
Yoga therapy is not practicing asanas. It is a holistic approach that also works on:
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Stress and Anxiety:
Chronic stress is one of the most common reasons people come to yoga therapy, and the tools here are effective in ways that aren’t just palliative. You’ll learn to design sequences and breathing practices that bring the parasympathetic nervous system online — giving people felt relief rather than a temporary distraction. Students often say what they learn in the 100 Hour Yoga Therapy TTC in Rishikesh changes their own relationship with stress as much as their ability to help others.
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Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Health:
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek yoga therapy, and this course goes into real depth on it. You’ll cover functional anatomy, spinal mechanics, and how to build sessions for people managing injury, chronic discomfort, or post-rehab recovery. You’ll also learn when to refer out — which is as important as knowing what to offer.
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Nervous System Regulation:
This is where yoga therapy does some of its most distinctive work. The course covers polyvagal theory in accessible, practical terms — not as a concept to memorise, but as a lens for understanding why breath, movement, sound, and stillness affect people the way they do. Once you have this, your whole approach to therapeutic sessions shifts.
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A Whole-Person Approach:
Sleep, digestion, emotional resilience, immune function, trauma — yoga therapy extends into all of these. The programme doesn’t treat them as separate boxes to tick. It teaches you to see the whole person and draw on the full toolkit of yogic practice in response to what you’re actually meeting.
What's Included in the Course Fee?
- A 100 Hour Yoga Therapy Training Certification accredited by Yoga Alliance
- Basics of therapeutic asanas, pranayama, meditation, and other holistic practices
- A 100 Hour Yoga Therapy Training Certification accredited by Yoga Alliance
- Proficiency in designing yoga therapy sessions for various conditions
- Methods to change your lifestyle and assist others on their healing journey
Not Included in the Course Fee?
- Room Heater - 150 USD extra
- Air-conditioner - 150 USD extra
- Air fare
Who Can Join This Training?
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Yoga Teachers
If you already teach, this yoga therapy certification course deepens what you know in ways a general training can’t. You’ll come away able to work with students who have health conditions, injuries, or specific therapeutic goals — a different skill set from leading a group class, and one that opens up a much broader scope of practice.
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Physiotherapists and Healthcare Professionals
Physiotherapists, nurses, doctors, and counsellors are increasingly finding that yoga therapy complements their existing practice. This yoga therapy certification course gives you a thorough grounding in therapeutic yoga methodology that sits well alongside clinical training. Several graduates now offer integrated sessions blending clinical work with yoga therapy tools
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Wellness Coaches
If you work as a life coach, nutritionist, personal trainer, or in another wellness role, yoga therapy extends what you can offer in a meaningful way. Understanding how movement, breath, and mindfulness interact with wellbeing goals makes you more versatile.
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Beginners with a Clear Motivation
Prior teaching experience isn’t required. Many students come because of their own healing journey, or a clear pull toward this kind of work. The curriculum builds knowledge step by step. What matters most is the intention to learn seriously and apply what you learn thoughtfully.
Where This Qualification Can Take You
Demand for qualified yoga therapists is growing across healthcare, wellness, and private practice. Here
are some of the directions graduates have gone.
- Dedicated Yoga Therapist – Many graduates build a practice around individual sessions and group programmes for people working with specific health challenges. A yoga therapy certification from India gives you both the credibility and the practical knowledge to do this well.
- Holistic Wellness Coach – Combining yoga therapy with broader coaching has become a sought-after combination in corporate wellness, private coaching, and health retreats. Clients looking for personalised support find this approach more useful than single-discipline work.
- Retreat Facilitator – A number of graduates go on to lead yoga therapy retreats and healing immersions, either independently or alongside other practitioners. The skill set translates naturally into intensive residential formats.
- Online Yoga Instructor – Therapeutic yoga programmes work well online, whether through subscription content, private video sessions, or pre-recorded courses. Several graduates from the Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Course now run practices entirely online, reaching students across multiple countries.
- Private Yoga Therapy Consultant – Working one-to-one with individuals navigating complex health situations — injury recovery, autoimmune conditions, trauma processing — is where many graduates find the most meaningful work. This model is high-value because it’s personalised and sustained.
Keypoints of this Program
What Makes This Training More Unique?
Good yoga therapy certification courses exist in many countries. What Rishikesh offers is different in kind, not just degree. This city has been a centre of yoga education for centuries. The concentration of lineage-trained teachers here is dense in a way that takes years to find elsewhere, if you find it at all.
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Traditional Roots, Practical Application
The faculty includes yoga therapists, anatomy specialists, and practitioners trained in Ayurveda and integrative health. Every module was built around real-world application, not contact hours. Upon the completion of Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Course, you’ll leave with tools you can use straight away.
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Faculty and Teaching Quality
The faculty includes yoga therapists, anatomy specialists, and practitioners trained in Ayurveda and integrative health. Every module was built around real-world application, not contact hours. Upon the completion of Yoga Therapy Teacher Training Course, you’ll leave with tools you can use straight away.
Good yoga therapy certification courses exist in many countries. What Rishikesh offers is different in kind, not just degree. This city has been a centre of yoga education for centuries. The concentration of lineage-trained teachers here is dense in a way that takes years to find elsewhere, if you find it at all.
There’s also something harder to pin down. Students consistently notice it within the first few days — something in the pace, the river, the early mountain air. Whether you call it atmosphere or just a place that has been holding serious practice for a very long time, it does something to your attention. For yoga therapy work, which depends on a certain quality of inner listening, that matters.
What Yoga Therapy Course Covers?
The 100-hour Yoga Therapy TTC in Rishikesh curriculum builds knowledge progressively, connecting theory to practice throughout. Core subject areas include:
- Foundations of yoga therapy: history, philosophy, and how it differs from general yoga teaching
- Functional anatomy and physiology for yoga therapists, covering the musculoskeletal, respiratory, nervous, and endocrine systems
- Therapeutic asana: how to assess, modify, and sequence for specific conditions
- Pranayama and breathwork with direct therapeutic application
- Nervous system regulation: polyvagal theory in practice
- Yoga Nidra, restorative yoga, and relaxation techniques
- Ayurvedic principles and their relationship to yoga therapy
- Yogic philosophy in a therapeutic context: the koshas, chakras, and subtle body
- Condition-specific programmes covering stress, anxiety, back pain, trauma, and insomnia
- Client assessment and session planning
- Ethics, professional boundaries, and scope of practice
- Teaching methodology for both group therapeutic classes and one-to-one sessions
Every day includes practical sessions where you apply what you’re learning, teaching peers and receiving direct feedback from faculty. By the time you finish, your skills aren’t theoretical — they’ve been practised, adjusted, and genuinely tested.
Upcoming Course Dates - 2026
Course Fee
Private Accommodation
USD 900
USD 799
Shared Accommodation
USD 800
USD 699
- Check-in: 1st of month, before 5 PM
- Check-Out: 15th of month, before 10 AM
Course Schedule
Daily Schedule
A typical day starts at sunrise with meditation and pranayama, followed by asana practice, theory lectures,
anatomy sessions, and afternoon therapeutic yoga workshops. Evening sessions might include restorative
practice, Yoga Nidra, or guided self-study time. The structure builds skill progressively while leaving room
for the quieter kind of absorption this depth of learning needs.
06:00 AM
Wake up
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Pranayama & Shaktkarma
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Asana Practice
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Breakfast
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Yoga Therapy Practical & Theory
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Anatomy and Physiology
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Self Study/Rest
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Ayurveda and Alternative therapy
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Meditation and Mudras
07:00 PM
Dinner
Note
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- This schedule is tentative and subject to change based on weather conditions and teacher availability
- The subjects and course content will remain the same
100 Hour Yoga Therapy Curriculum
Course Curriculum - Yoga Therapy
- Difference between Yoga Therapy vs General Yoga
- Role and limitations of yoga therapy
- How to apply yoga therapy
- Rules and protocol for yoga therapy
- Body movement & biomechanics
- Nervous system overview and regulation
- Breath & vagus nerve connection
- Musculoskeletal system in therapeutic yoga
- Emotion regulation and the nervous system
- Lymphatic system and body cleaning
- Complete anatomy of the 9 major joint complexes
- Science of pain
- Introduction of mindful movements
- How to move Pain-free motion
- Micro-movements pawanmuktasana series
- Mind and movement connection
- Detoxing the joints
- Postural assessment
- Learn how to develop observation and modification towards different health conditions
- Modification of all the hatha yoga postures
- Sequencing for different health conditions
- Concept of Mind in the Yoga Sutra
- 9 Major obstacles to the mind
- Chakra healing
- Physical and nonphysical states of body and mind
- Emotions and samaksharas
- Concept of Qi ( Prana )
- Concept of mental health as per yoga
- How to balance mind and body through pranayama
- Yogic approach of Abhyasha (Practice) and Vairgya (Detachment)
- Yoga Nidra for PTSD anxiety
- Meditation & mindfulness tools
- Mantra & sound healing basics
- Pranayama for regulation (calming vs energizing)
- Breath & trauma healing
- How to deal with pain
- Suffering and physical pain
- Chronic pain ( arthritis, back pain)
- Anxiety, depression & burnout
- PCOS and PCOD conditions
- Diabetic and yogic approach
- Migraine pain
- Asthma and other respiratory issues
- Digestive issues & sleep disorders
- How to deal with common injuries
- Sciatic problems and nerve-related issues
- Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, and their connection
- Pancha Mahabhutas (5 Elements)
- Doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha)
- Concept of Dhatu and imbalance
- The role of Agni (digestive fire) and Ama (toxins)
- Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle
- Asna Sequencing based on constitution and condition
- Meditation and brain waves
- How meditation heal to regulate pain and enhance healing
- Learn different types of meditation for different condition
- Different types of meditation and practice
- Therapy journaling
- Yoga Nidra for trauma healing
Studying Yoga Therapy in India
Rishikesh has a particular place in the world of yoga that goes beyond reputation, being the Yoga Capital of the World. The city has been a living centre of yogic practice for centuries. To study here is to learn within the discipline of traditional yoga schools.
The rhythm of daily life here supports the kind of internal work yoga therapy training asks of you. Morning aarti on the Ganga river ghats, meditation in the Himalayan foothills, spaces that have held serious practice for generations, eating simply and well — these become part of the course without being put on a schedule. International students often find this dimension as formative as the formal teaching itself.
English is the language of instruction and is widely spoken throughout the yoga schools of Rishikesh. You’ll study alongside students from many different countries and professional backgrounds. Mind Bliss Yoga Academy has been part of this community for years, and its standing comes from the quality of its graduates.
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Mind Bliss Yoga Academy’s programme is structured in line with Yoga Alliance educational standards, the most widely recognised framework in international yoga education. The curriculum covers all required subject areas, contact hours, and learning objectives for specialty training.
On completing the programme, you receive a yoga therapy certification from Mind Bliss Yoga Academy. The credential reflects clinical reasoning, practical competence, and genuine understanding — not just hours logged. For students who already hold a Yoga Alliance registration, this certification strengthens your professional profile and may open pathways to further specialist designations.
The course is delivered in English, with thorough materials, direct teacher feedback, and post-course support. Coming to India for training is a serious commitment of time and money, and we take that seriously.
Your Stay and Food in School
Accommodation & Nourishment
Residential accommodation is available within the school. Students are provided with sattvic vegetarian meals throughout the training, food prepared with attention to what the body needs during intensive study.
What you eat becomes part of the learning: you come to understand in a lived way how diet affects energy, clarity, and recovery.
The things that are included in your stay are:
- Clean and comfortable rooms (private or shared options)
- Three sattvic vegetarian meals daily, freshly prepared with local organic ingredients
- Herbal teas and detox drinks throughout the day
- Access to gardens and meditation spaces overlooking the mountains
Each meal nourishes not only your body but also your energy, complementing the frequency
shifts created during the sessions.
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Answers to the commonly asked Questions
100 Hour Yoga Therapy TTC - FAQs
A 100 Hour Yoga Therapy TTC teaches the therapeutic applications of yoga, including yogic practices, philosophy, and techniques used to support specific health conditions and overall wellbeing. Unlike a general yoga teacher training, it focuses on assessing individual needs, creating personalised programmes, and working with people managing health challenges.
Yes. The curriculum is designed in accordance with Yoga Alliance educational standards and covers all required subject areas and contact hours for a recognised specialty training.
Yes. Prior yoga experience is helpful but not required. Many students enrol after experiencing the benefits of yoga in their own healing journey and wish to support others. The curriculum is structured to build knowledge and skills from the ground up.
Many of the principles and practices that form the foundation of yoga therapy originate from the classical yoga traditions of Rishikesh. Training here offers a deeper cultural and philosophical understanding that is difficult to replicate through online or home-based study.