Cardiac Medical Yoga Teacher Training Course

2027 Certification Course

Part 1 — Online: Foundations of Cardiac Medical Yoga
Offered by Positive Health Solutions. Tuition: $196.

Part 2 — In-person: Theory, Implementation & Practice
Location: Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Buckingham, VA · 5 Days, 4 Nights: July 21–25, 2027,
Tuition: $1,920, all-inclusive — training, three vegetarian meals daily, and accommodation.
Registration for Part 2 is through Yogaville’s Programs Calendar.

Part 3 — Practicum: teaching five classes, followed by an online meeting and graduation.
Offered by Positive Health Solutions. Included with Part 1 tuition.

Total Investment for Full Certification: $2,116

July 21–25, 2027

Tuition covers all training materials, diploma & certification to work with heart patients or work in the field of Medical Yoga!

Yogaville's cancellation and refund policy governs Part 2 registrations.

The Cardiac Yoga Teacher Training Program is an internationally renowned certification program designed to educate and train medical personnel and yoga instructors to work with cardiac patients and their spouses in the area of Lifestyle Medicine and Medical Yoga. Participants in this comprehensive training program learn how to adapt the basic concepts of medical yoga, lifestyle medicine, and stress management to the special needs of the cardiac patient and their spouses.

We are in our 30th year of certifying healthcare workers, yoga therapists, and yoga teachers in how to adapt medical yoga for patients with heart disease and diabetes. We will be happy to consider your application and to have you come on board to learn the powerful healing benefits of medical yoga.

Enrollment for the 2027 Yogaville training is limited to 20 participants, so early registration is encouraged.

Step 1: Sign up for Part 1 online through Thinkific and begin your studies (the link will be forthcoming). Tuition for Part 1 is $196, and for the July 2027 program at Yogaville we are waiving the $35 application fee.

Step 2: Sign up for Part 2 through Yogaville (the link will be forthcoming). Registration, payment, and refunds for Part 2 are handled entirely by Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville under their terms and conditions. Part 1 of the training must be completed one month prior to the start of Part 2. There may be exceptions; contact us with questions.

Step 3: Before the start of the in-person training (Part 2) you will receive instructions, handouts, and a schedule. Part 2 runs July 21–25, 2027 at Yogaville and delivers a minimum of 30 in-person contact hours. It is expected that students will attend all sessions in order to complete the necessary hours (100 across all three parts) to receive certification in Cardiac Medical Yoga.

Step 4: Part 3 of the training is a teaching practicum and consists of each student teaching 5 Cardiac Medical Yoga classes and turning in self- and student-evaluations for the 5 classes. Evaluation forms are provided. After finishing Part 2, students will have up to 70 days (approximately 2.5 months) to complete Part 3.

Step 5: At the completion of the practicum section (Part 3) the entire class will convene for a live Zoom gathering for a review, graduation, and celebration.

Curriculum

The Cardiac Yoga Certification Program is a competency-based program that includes training and instruction in the following areas:

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart

• Risk Factors and Diagnostic Procedures

• Psychosocial Aspects of Heart Disease

• Concepts of Lifestyle Medicine

• The Neuroscience of Yoga

• Relaxation Strategies, Breathing, and Mindfulness for Heart Patients

• Yoga Postures adapted for Heart Patients (Limited Mobility Yoga)

• Communication Skills and Group Dynamics

• How to Market Cardiac Yoga

You will learn through lecture and experiential activities from highly respected professionals in the fields of cardiology, exercise physiology, yoga, mindfulness, and psychology.

• All Yoga traditions are welcome to apply

• Earn Certification to teach Cardiac Yoga

• Participation is open to Healthcare Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, Yoga Therapists, Yoga Teachers, and Allied Healthcare Workers and others

• 100 APD credits are available through Yoga Alliance and IAYT

Yoga teaching certification is NOT required for admittance into the training program.

Additional Information

1) Part 2 schedule. The in-person portion at Yogaville combines lectures with experiential and clinical activities, and covers:

• Medical yoga postures, breathing, guided imagery, and meditation for heart patients

• An overview of lifestyle medicine, stress, and heart disease

• Anatomy and physiology of the heart

• Heart disease risk factors and the effects of medications on the practice of yoga

• Neuroscience and yoga, and current research on brain science and yoga

• Contraindications for practicing yoga with heart patients

• Psychosocial aspects of heart disease

• Basic communication skills and how to run a support group for heart patients

• How to market cardiac yoga to hospitals

2) Pre- and post-course requirements. You do not have to be a certified yoga instructor to apply. If you are in the medical field and are not a yoga teacher, we ask that you take at least two to three months of yoga classes before admission. Students are also encouraged to obtain CPR certification before the course begins; your local hospital or the American Heart Association can advise on classes. Completing and passing Part 1 online is required before starting Part 2. Part 3 consists of documented teaching experience and journaling, to be completed within 70 days of the in-person training. A personal yoga and meditation practice is encouraged. All student teaching tracking and evaluation forms are provided.

3) Certification. Students must pass two open-book competency tests and a clinical evaluation, and submit their post-course requirements, in order to receive certification in Cardiac Medical Yoga. Several opportunities are given to pass the written tests. Study guides and the training manual are provided in the first lesson of the online course.

4) Location. Parts 1 and 3 are online via Zoom. Part 2 is in person at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Buckingham, Virginia.

5) Enrollment. Enrollment for the 2027 Yogaville training is limited to 20 participants, so early registration is encouraged. For Parts 1 and 3, your place is not secure until tuition is paid, even if you have received an acceptance notice. Places in Part 2 are confirmed by Yogaville at the point of registration.

6) Refunds and cancellation.

Parts 1 and 3 (Positive Health Solutions): Cancel 45 or more days before the start and you receive a full refund less the $35 application fee and a $75 administrative fee. Cancel 30 to 44 days before and you receive a full refund less $350. Cancel 20 to 29 days before and you receive a refund less 50% of the total program fee. Cancel 19 days or fewer before and you receive a refund less 75% of tuition. No refund is possible once the course has started.

Part 2 (Yogaville, July 21–25, 2027): Registration, payment, and refunds are handled by Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville under their terms and conditions.

7) Host the training at your facility. Contact us by phone or email below. We are glad to discuss the details and to arrange the program to fit the needs of your hospital staff or yoga center.

Thank you for your interest in Cardiac Medical Yoga.

We look forward to having you in the program!

Phone: 434-296-7100 ~ Email: info@cardiacyoga.com ~ Website: www.cardiacyoga.com.

Step 1: Enroll in Part 1
Foundations of Cardiac Medical Yoga
with Dr. Mala
$196

Step 2: Register for Part 2
Yogaville · July 21–25, 2027
$1,920 all-inclusive