Myofascial Yoga Teacher Training

Are you ready to become a myofascial yoga teacher? 

Myofascial Yoga Institute of Canada offers a 200- and 300-hour Yoga Alliance-registered teacher training program.

The 200-hour program covers the basic foundational teachings of yoga, with some important upgrades from the field of fascia research and mindfulness-based somatic therapies. Having practiced for over 20 years in the fields of myofascial release therapy, Hakomi, Reiki and yoga, I can offer you not only the wisdom of my experience, but also a deeper insight and awareness into your own experience.

Yoga is a time-tested healing modality dating back more than 8000 years, and the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach® is considered to be the ultimate therapy for healing all aspects of a person. Myofascial yoga combines these two, along with the latest scientific evidence from the world of fascia research, to create a well-rounded course that will complement your current practice and add new skills to your classes and workshops.

You will find this training is a wonderful blend of ancient wisdom and the latest scientific research. If you are interested in functional movement, mindfulness, fascia, anatomy, energy medicine, trauma theory or even just deepening your yoga practice, this training is definitely for you! If you don’t yet have a practice and are new to this field, don’t fret. This course will help inspire within you the confidence and ability to become a successful yoga teacher!

This program is a Yoga Alliance (USA) accredited Teacher Training Program. You can attend all 200 hours for a basic-level certification (Advanced level coming soon!) or take single modules for your continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance.

In this 200-hour training, you will gain:

• An overview of the philosophy of yoga
• An introduction to the eight limbs of yoga
• The true purpose of asana yoga practice
• An introduction to the JFB Myofascial Release principles
• How to incorporate JFB Myofascial Release into your yoga classes
• How to understand and make use of your body’s ability to self-correct and heal
• Myofascial anatomy of the core yoga poses
• The study and science of mindfulness and its impact on the brain and nervous system
• Experience of mindfulness within yoga poses
• Hands-on practice teaching yoga and working with fascia to gain knowledge and confidence

Our intention is that this program will not only benefit your personal yoga practice, but change the lives of your students, as well. We look forward to seeing you, fierce and fresh and ready to learn!!

Check the 2024/2025 schedule here: 200-hour program 

The 300-hour program will start where the 200-hour program left off, with trauma-informed myofascial yoga, mindful movement, fascia anatomy, neuroscience with the latest additions of pandiculation, biotensegrity and somatics with mindful strengthening.

The first module is returning in October 2024 and I’m thrilled to announce Joanne Avison as our guest teacher to introduce the principles of biotensegrity.

I promise you this is NOT your ordinary yoga teacher training. Deeply steeped in the Hakomi principles, this program offers a non-violent setting for safe and effective learning. You will dive deeper into your current yoga understanding and learn many new important upgrades from the world of fascia research and yoga therapy.

In this 300-hour training you will learn:

• The science and practice of pandiculation
• Definitions and practice of tacticity, proprioception, interoception, and mechanoreception
• An introduction to biotensegrity: science and practice. (guest teacher: myofascial yoga author and biotensegrity expert Joanne Avision)
• Myofascial Unwinding
• The neuroscience of mindfulness, and mindful movement practices (guest teacher: neuroscience professor Marjorie Woollacott) 
• Rebounding in supine, seated, and standing postures
• Understanding unconscious holding patterns and how to bring conscious choice and change through rebounding and unwinding
• Sequencing yoga poses to most effectively impact the fascial system
• Ball placement in yoga poses
• The science of fascia at the cellular and molecular level (guest teacher: Dr. Carol Davis)
• Fascial fluid as a “liquid crystal” matrix: the science and the inner journey
• Deepening your understanding of trauma sensitivity (guest teacher: trauma therapist Dr. Arielle Schwartz)
• An introduction to the study and practice of aruyveda
• Applying myofascial principles to all classical yoga poses through different ranges of movement and muscle actions to target fascia

Check the 2024/2025 schedule here: 300-hour program

Click here to find out more about myofascial yoga.

Myofascial Yoga Student Testimonials

“She is up there for me with Patricia Walden and Rodney Yee. I love her emphasis on breathing and inward awareness.” — Neri

“These days when yoga is on everyone’s lips, an awakened yogini is still a rarity and Christine is certainly one of the rare ones.” — Igor Kufayev, artist, yogi, and spiritual teacher

“Christine’s Myofascial Yoga Teacher Training Course was a life transformation for me. I would highly recommend this training not only for beginners but for continuing education for other yoga teachers as we learn more about how ‘not every body is the same’ and how to respect each individual’s practice in a non-violent approach. Thank you Christine.” — Rikki

“Myofascial yoga is based on science. Christine Wushke makes sense of yoga by integrating myofascial understanding into the art of connecting mind and body. I love all the ‘aha’s that I have experienced in her teacher training.” — Linda

“I was afraid of returning to a learning environment and being overwhelmed with lots of sitting and instruction. Christine presents the class through a very hands on experiential approach that makes it easy to learn. I have been able to work towards my 200hrs without taking time off work or an exessive amount of time away from family which has also helped spread the financial commitment out.” — Kandis

Lead Instructor

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Price* for entire program:

200 hour ~ $3213 CDN (save $450)

300 hour ~ $4444 CDN (save $950)

Please call Christine for more information or to register: 403-701-9567
Email: journeytolight@gmail.com

*In our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility we have set the pricing for both programs on a sliding scale basis. If you would like to apply for discounted rates or payment plans, please click here and fill in the application. Myofascial Yoga Institute hires incredibly gifted guest teachers who are internationally respected experts in their various fields. We always appreciate when those who have the ability to pay the full price do so. You are helping us to make this calibre of training available to those with more limited financial resources and contributing to the rich diversity of our community, which benefits everyone.

*Disclaimer: The yoga therapy components of Myofascial yoga are based on my expertise as a Myofascial Release Therapist and RMT, and are not derived from our status as a RYS with Yoga Alliance Registry.