School Yoga Coach

Instructional Yoga Coach Certificate Cohort Training includes:

1. Your first 6-month IYC Membership, including IYC Basics, IYC coaching call, and 1-on-1 business coaching meeting
2. Weekly or Bi-Weekly Live Virtual Course Sessions, including recorded lessons, live instruction, and cohort discussion.
3. 6 Certificate Modules and Lessons: Originally $299+ per course
4. The IYC Handbook (and updates for continued members)
5. Access to recorded sessions
6. Activities and assignments that you can apply now or add to your practicum
7. Flexible 5 - 15 hour practicum
8. 30 min private business development consultation
9. Inclusion in the IYC Professionals Directory

Cohort groups offer problem-solving dynamics, a wealth of experience to draw from, a pool of creative ideas and strategies, and on-going friendships and support!

Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT and get the absolute LOWEST price for the complete IYC Certificate and full Cohort experience that includes your first IYC membership.

Early Bird Registration available for a limited time only.

Learn more about SCHOOL YOGA COACH and Instructional Yoga Coach Training.

Why IYC TRAINING is important NOW...

Illinois SB2872: The "School Relaxation" Bill has PASSED both IL Senate and IL House and is now signed into law, which means Illinois schools NEED your skills and guidance!

The passing of SB 2872 could potentially create numerous opportunities for yoga professionals in the Illinois educational system as school districts implement this legislation. Working alongside educators, yoga professionals could help create and adapt yoga practices to support the unique needs of students.

Yoga Teachers MUST understand the needs of SCHOOLS and STUDENTS beyond the benefits of yoga!

If you are committed to making changes in your school, your professional education role, or your yoga business then this cohort training is for you.

TRAINING OVERVIEW

Required Pre-Course: Introduction to IYC Basics 

• Key principles of Instructional Yoga Coach roles and services
• Included with all IYC memberships; Required within 6 months
• Does NOT provide a certificate; does NOT permit use of the title "School Yoga Coach" or "Instructional Yoga Coach"

Course #1:  The Role of an Instructional Yoga Coach  Terms to Know; CASEL Standards and Yoga Foundations.

• SEL and ACEs
• Needs and Goals

Course #2: Elements of Instructional Support The Learning Process vs the Teaching Process; Bottom-Up Processing; Effects of Stress vs Yoga on Learning; Teaching Schedules; Strategies and Interventions; Teacher Self-Care

• Invitatory Language script / plan
• Create a Teacher Self-Care Routine (Tranquil Teacher Planner)

COURSE #3: Using Content Curriculum to teach Mindfulness IYC as part of a PLC; Interviews with Teachers; Public Schools, Students, and the law (especially for struggling students); Bottom Up IPS 

• MTSS plan
• 1 hour classroom observation and reflection of possible areas for IYC support

COURSE #4: Bottom-Up Body-Based Strategies for Students SSHIFT Strategy for Poly Vagal Activation Yoga and Mindfulness in the classroom for specific needs; Student anxiety and depression; IPS; Response to Collective Crisis

• Create a SSHIFT sequence to activate learning based on previous observation
• Student-Specific problem solving  
• Community Trauma-Responsive Plan

COURSE #5: Yoga Principles as Behavior Interventions Using IYC philosophy and strategies to address behavioral concerns, anger, and destruction; Restorative Justice / Yoga Discipline -- pros and cons; Setting personal boundaries, expectations  

• Using RJ or other discipline system, recommend an IYC intervention for student, teacher, school 

COURSE #6:  Creating an IYC Business Proposal Roles, Responsibilities, and Career Goals; Research and Templates to design a proposal; Funding options

• Design Thinking Trauma-Responsive Schools
• Proposal and Business Plan

IYC CERTIFICATION: Build a Foundation of IYC Experience 5 - 15 hr practicum with a chosen school for observation, planning, and reflection -- Ideally volunteering in a classroom, but other student-centered programs are acceptable (youth groups, scouts, club activity, etc) 

Write-up and Approval of the following:

• Observation: Description of students, teacher, school culture, current supports and needs, obstacles, programs, etc
• IYC Plan: Classroom Strategy; Student Intervention; Teacher Self-Care; School-Wide Professional Development

Compare 2025 Pricing Options

$2519 Complete the full certificate training at your own pace, as you are ready. Purchase each course and 6-month membership separately $350 + $300 (x5) + $700 (Course 6 and practicum) = A la Carte $2550

$1950 Add on to your Membership if you join the IYC Membership, and then choose to complete the certificate training as a full cohort add-on later) $350 + $1625= Certificate Add-On $1950

$1675 Join a 6-month learning community that includes your first IYC membership, lessons introduced by an IYC instructor, group discussions, modeling, feedback, and problem-solving, and a team of like-minded yoga teachers with similar goals to support and encourage each other along the way! Cohort: $1675

$1350 Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT and get the absolute LOWEST price for the complete IYC Certificate and full Cohort experience that includes your first IYC membership. Early Bird Cohort: $1350

Early Bird Registration available for a limited time only.