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Cohort One · Begins October 1, 2026

The curriculum, as it's being built

This is the actual production board, not a marketing outline. Every module shows its real status: drafting, in faculty review, or approved with the reviewer named. It changes as we work, and some of it isn't written yet.

A studio full of students seated at the start of a class

Twelve weeks of this is what the board below is for.

Read this before you read the list

Faculty for Cohort One are being confirmed now — the Yoga.org team members below have been invited to review, alongside additional practicing teachers, and each name is published here once their review engagement is signed. As of today, no reviewer is contracted and no module has completed faculty review. Module 0 is drafted and published free; the rest are at various stages of drafting. We're showing you the board anyway, because you're being asked to reserve a seat in something that isn't finished, and you can't judge that risk if we hide the state of it. The rule we hold ourselves to: no module is released to the cohort until a named reviewer has approved it. If we can't approve it in time, that week slips and we say so — we don't ship unreviewed material to people who paid.

Who we've invited to review this curriculum

Confirmed and published before the cohort opens
Ryin Amber Lokietz

Ryin Amber Lokietz

Head of Yoga Content & Outreach at Yoga.org. Yoga instructor and author; practitioner of NLP, hypnotherapy, and reiki. Invited to review teaching methodology, philosophy, and curriculum structure.

Engagement being confirmed
Mike Dhaliwal, MD

Mike Dhaliwal, MD

Ayurvedic & Medical Advisor at Yoga.org. Board-certified physician and trained anesthesiologist, Ayurvedic practitioner. Invited to review anatomy, contraindications, and every safety module.

Engagement being confirmed
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Practicing teacher council

Additional experienced teachers are being brought in to review the mode-specific and specialization modules. They'll be named here as they're confirmed.

Being recruited
Status key: Approved reviewer named, ready to release In review drafted, with a reviewer now Drafting not written yet or in progress

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Orientation: what you're actually signing up for

Teaching vs. practicing · the four ways to teach · what a credential is and isn't · how this program is made

Free — read nowDrafted · review pending

Core — everyone takes these

10 modules · testable out with the skills check
01

Foundations of asana

How poses are built, what they're for, and the vocabulary of alignment

Drafting
02

Yoga history and lineages

From the Vedic period to modern postural yoga, sourced from primary texts

Drafting
03

Philosophy: the Sutras in practice

Patanjali's eight limbs, and which interpretations we teach a beginner and why

Drafting
04

Sanskrit for teachers

Pronunciation, pose names, and the terms you'll actually use in a room

Drafting
05

Breath and pranayama I

Mechanics of breathing, the core techniques, and when not to use them

Drafting
06

Functional anatomy for yoga

Joints, spine, and load — what actually happens in the body during a pose

DraftingMedical review required
07

Contraindications and safety

Injuries, pregnancy, blood pressure, and when to refer out rather than adapt

DraftingMedical review required
08

Ethics and scope of practice

Consent, touch, power dynamics, and the line between teacher and therapist

Drafting
09

Teaching methodology

How people learn movement, and how to structure an hour so they do

Drafting
10

Cueing and language

Verbal instruction that works while people are moving and can't see you

Drafting

Your mode — chosen from your assessment

3 modules · one set per teaching mode
M1

Sequencing for your mode

A room of mixed levels, or one body over twelve weeks — they're different problems

Drafting
M2

Observation and adjustment

Hands-on for in-person paths; camera framing and verbal precision for online

Drafting
M3

Running the session

Intake, screening, and the logistics specific to how you'll teach

Drafting

Business — building a sustainable practice

4 modules
B1

Pricing and packaging

What to charge, how to package, and why underpricing loses you the client

Drafting
B2

Getting hired

Auditions, subbing, studio relationships, and how a schedule actually gets filled

Drafting
B3

Insurance, waivers, and intake

Liability cover, the forms you need, and the records to keep

Drafting
B4

Finding your first students

Your directory listing, local demand, and the leads we send you

Drafting

Practicum — human review, never testable out

1 module · required for certification
P

Recorded teaching practicum

You submit a recorded session. A named faculty member reviews it and writes you feedback before anyone is certified. This step cannot be skipped, tested out of, or automated.

Drafting
The full standard filtered down into a personal path

Why your list will be shorter than this

This is the full library. Your path is a filtered, ordered slice of it, built from a skills check — typically 12 to 15 competency units delivered across twelve weekly cycles, so some cycles hold more than one short unit. If you've practiced for a decade, or you're already a coach or a physiotherapist, you can earn credit for core units you already meet. What you can't yet demonstrate becomes your learning path. The practicum remains required for everyone.

Release schedule

Cohort One · twelve weekly cycles
WhenWhat happens
NowModule 0 free to everyone. Curriculum published as it's written. Founding list open; deposits not yet being taken.
Before October 1Faculty confirmed and named on this page. The first several modules approved and banked, so the cohort is never waiting on writing.
October 1, 2026Cohort One opens, capped at 40 candidates. Skills check, personalized path, and the first cycle.
Cycles 1–12A new cycle each week — one longer unit or two short ones, each approved before release. Practicum submitted at the end.
After the practicumA named faculty member reviews your recorded session and returns written feedback. Certification and directory listing follow.
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