Yoga Teachers Association upcoming events

IN PERSON: Healing Therapy Yoga© and the 5 Kosha Model with Meryle Richman (10/10/2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT

If you register from this page, you will be registered for IN-PERSON attendance (+recording).

To register for ZOOM-ONLY, click here.

In this three-hour workshop, participants will learn about safe therapeutic tools to work with a client in a one-on-one setting or in teaching a gentle therapeutic yoga class. During this presentation, which has been devoloped for yoga teachers and ideal for those considering becoming a yoga therapist, we will:

Discuss the Bio-Psychosocial Model of Health for living a healthier lifestyle with the 5 Kosha Model.
Discover and practice how Healing Therapy Yoga© (which includes yoga therapy, ayurveda, myofascial release, cranial sacral therapy, and somatics) integrates with polyvagal nerve theory for self-regulation of the autonomic nervous system.
Learn applicable tools in order to do a breath assessment, body scan, postural alignment, and breathing techniques.
Practice safe “self-care” therapeutic tools to help self-regulate the autonomic nervous system.
Practice gentle asana poses and somatic movements for a therapeutic group class.

We will also review the Client Intake Form (5 Kosha Model), Postural Assessment Form, and Determining Your Dosha Form for an individualized yoga therapy routine.

The goal is to enhance one’s inner awareness to live a healthier lifestyle, reduce pain, and improve mobility, stability, strength, and function on and off the yoga mat.

Recommended props: yoga mat, two yoga blocks, strap, and a yoga blanket

Meryle Richman, PT, DPT, C-CST, C-IAYT, has dedicated herself to combining conventional physical therapy with complementary integrative therapies, including yoga therapy, ayurveda, myofascial release therapy, craniosacral therapy, and somatic movement.

Meryle has decades of clinical experience as a licensed physical therapist. She holds a Master of Science degree in work physiology from Long Island University and earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Simmons College in 2012, with an emphasis on health promotion. In addition to her manual skills, she has integrated complementary holistic therapy with acute and chronic pain patients. Her skills have been in practicing myofascial release therapy and then becoming a certified cranial sacral therapist in 2002 with the Upledger Institute. For 32 years, she owned and was the director of Physical Therapy at Briarcliff & Jefferson Valley, P.C., in Westchester, New York.

Meryle studied to become a yoga teacher in 2011 at Yoga Works, Irvington, New York. She more recently was certified in yoga therapy and ayurveda at the Kripalu School of Integrative Therapy. She is also a C-IAYT through the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Meryle continues to work part-time in clients’ homes and teaches a weekly Zoom therapeutic yoga class.

Learn more about Meryle at choosept.com and International Association of Yoga Therapists.

ZOOM: Healing Therapy Yoga© and the 5 Kosha Model with Meryle Richman (10/10/2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT

If you register from this page, you will be registered for ZOOM attendance (+recording).

To register for IN PERSON, click here.

Discuss the Bio-Psychosocial Model of Health for living a healthier lifestyle with the 5 Kosha Model.
Discover and practice how Healing Therapy Yoga© (which includes yoga therapy, ayurveda, myofascial release, cranial sacral therapy, and somatics) integrates with polyvagal nerve theory for self-regulation of the autonomic nervous system.
Learn applicable tools in order to do a breath assessment, body scan, postural alignment, and breathing techniques.
Practice safe “self-care” therapeutic tools to help self-regulate the autonomic nervous system.
Practice gentle asana poses and somatic movements for a therapeutic group class.

We will also review the Client Intake Form (5 Kosha Model), Postural Assessment Form, and Determining Your Dosha Form for an individualized yoga therapy routine.

The goal is to enhance one’s inner awareness to live a healthier lifestyle, reduce pain, and improve mobility, stability, strength, and function on and off the yoga mat.

Recommended props: yoga mat, two yoga blocks, strap, and a yoga blanket

Meryle continues to work part-time in clients’ homes and teaches a weekly Zoom therapeutic yoga class.

Learn more about Meryle at choosept.com and International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (10/27/2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Why Am I So Tired? with Pamela Stokes (11/14/2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Nearly one-third of Americans are sleep deprived according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other studies have linked the lack of sleep to depression, a weaker immune system, memory and cognition issues, as well as obesity, high blood pressure, and fatigue. The CDC calls this pervasive lack of sleep a "public health epidemic.” In “Why Am I So Tired?” Pamela will review the root causes of sleep deprivation, the effects of insomnia, how lifestyle impacts all of it, and how diet, yoga, and meditation can help.

In this workshop we will discuss sleep, restorative rest, the power of naps, movement/exercise, yoga, mindfulness, the stages of sleep, brain waves, meditation, nutrition, stress, trauma, anxiety, and aromatherapy.

Some topics that will be considered are:

How to fall asleep without the use of pills
How to handle life’s distractions
What you eat matters
Dealing with the busy mind
How to stay asleep and enjoy uninterrupted restful sleep through the night.
Food and movement: the best time for great sleep
Know what to do to help your body back to sleep

Using the latest yoga and sleep data, this workshop includes

Personal sleep-assessment via promoted questions so participants are more aware of knowing what’s helping and what’s harming their sleep.
A yoga nidra practice to get more restful sleep.
A greater understanding of why sound, quality sleep is critical.

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Recommended props: To come.

Pamela Stokes Eggleston, MBA, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT-500, is the Director and Faculty of the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. She is also the Founder of Yoga2Sleep, and Member of the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners at the Maryland Department of Health. Pamela is a contributing editor of Best Practices for Yoga with Veterans and Yoga and Resilience: Empowering Practices for Survivors of Sexual Trauma. Pamela’s writing and work has been featured with Yoga Therapy Today, Gaiam, Military Spouse Magazine, Yoga Journal, Mantra Yoga and Health, Essence, the Huffington Post, and on Ellen and MSNBC. She is the author of You Are the Pendulum: Poems and Practices for an Unsettling World.

Learn more about Pamela at yoga2sleep.com.

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (11/17/2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Kundalini Mastermind: Cognition and Consciousness with Ravi Singh (12/12/2026)

Sat, 12 Dec 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Our brain is a miracle of design. Its integrated circuitry, pliancy, parallel processing power, and starring role as a caretaker of consciousness are truly awe-inspiring. This workshop will combine yoga-based techniques with modern methods for increased cognitive capacity, improved memory, focus, clarity, and pattern recognition. Currently, brain/computer interface technologies hold the promise of amazing breakthroughs. But, let's not neglect the necessity of the brain/life interface. Let's upgrade to a new operating system so that we can take everything in our life to the next level.

This largely experiential workshop will not only provide an on-the-spot brain "refresher" course, but participants will learn profound yet practical methods that they can take home to maintain their brain in peak operating condition.

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Recommended props: To come.

Ravi Singh, transformational teacher, has 45 years experience, primarily in New York City and Los Angeles. He is the Founder of Evolving Kundalini (EK), a new paradigm for yoga. Ravi has presented for the psychology department at Yale, the acting department at NYU, executives of fortune 500 companies, as well as at top conferences, including Yoga Journal, Telluride, Sedona, among many others. He was cited by Yoga Journal as a "game changer" in yoga education. He was on the Yoga Alliance Board for Teacher Training Standards. Ravi's approach is both scientific and soulful. His workshops have been called life-changing and life-saving. In a down-to-earth way, he inspires students to access their inner vitality to shine, prosper, heal, and excel. Ravi Singh is the author (with Ana Brett) of The Kundalini Yoga Book – Life in the Vast Lane, and the just-published: Kriyativity - Evolving Kundalini Yoga.

Learn more about Ravi at raviana.com.

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (12/15/2026)

Tue, 15 Dec 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (01/26/2027)

Tue, 26 Jan 2027 23:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (02/23/2027)

Tue, 23 Feb 2027 23:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (03/23/2027)

Tue, 23 Mar 2027 22:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (04/27/2027)

Tue, 27 Apr 2027 22:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (05/25/2027)

Tue, 25 May 2027 22:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)

Monthly Yama/Niyama Discussion Group (06/22/2027)

Tue, 22 Jun 2027 22:30:00 GMT

Join YTA on a deep dive into the Yamas and Niyamas!

We will use Deborah Adele's book (pictured above) as a basis for our monthly meetings to discuss the practices and how they show up in our own practice, classes, and lives.

Here is an outline (subject to change) for our meetings on the following Tuesday evenings:

September 22 Group Welcome/Intro; Discuss Chapter 1: What Are the Yamas and Niyamas? and Chapter 2: Ahmisa - Nonviolence
October 27 Ahimsa in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 3: Satya - Truthfulness
November 17 Satya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 4: Asteya - Nonstealing
December 15 Asteya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 5: Brahmacharya - Nonexcess
January 26 Brahmacharya in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 6: Aparigraha - Nonpossessiveness
February 23 Aparigraha in Real Life; Quick Refresher, What Are the Niyamas?; Discuss Chapter 8: Saucha - Purity
March 23 Saucha in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 9: Santosha - Contentment
April 27 Santosha in Real Life; Discuss;Chapter 10: Tapas - Self Discipline
May 25 Tapas in Real Life; Discuss Chapter 11: Svadhyaya - Self Study and Chapter 12: Ishvara Pranidhana - Surrender
June 22 Svadhyaya and Ishvara Pranidhana in Real Life; Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

Since personal experiences may be shared, we will not be recording these sessions. (Discussion guidelines are shared in the registration confirmation.)