Supporting Health and Healing Through Yoga
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET)
Become a Yoga Health Educator
800-Hour Professional Training in Yoga Health Education
This comprehensive 800-hour professional training prepares students to apply the Five Points of Yoga and the Four Paths of Yoga in a therapeutic and holistic way. Through integrated study and practice, participants develop the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to support health, balance, and self-healing through the teachings of yoga.
“The goal of the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator is to empower participants in their own self-healing through the practice of asana, pranayama, conscious relaxation, a vegetarian diet, positive thinking, and meditation.”
Therapeutic Yoga Approach
Students gain practical tools, foundational principles, and philosophical understanding that create a strong framework for continued study and professional development throughout the program. Emphasis is placed on understanding the subtler causes of stress, imbalance, and disease within the individual from a yogic and holistic perspective.
Common health conditions explored within the training include respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, autoimmune and musculoskeletal conditions, as well as mental and emotional challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress-related disorders.
The curriculum includes in-depth study of yoga psychology, the therapeutic effects of meditation, the relationship between karma and disease, counseling approaches rooted in the Vedic sciences, Ayurvedic psychology, and the underlying causes of addictive patterns and behavior. Through this integrated approach, the Yoga Health Educator develops both the knowledge and intuitive sensitivity needed to become a compassionate and effective instrument of healing.
International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) Accredited
The Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET) is fully accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), meeting rigorous educational and ethical standards in the field of yoga therapy. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to apply for C-IAYT certification, an internationally recognized credential for professional yoga therapists. This accreditation reflects the depth and quality of the training and supports graduates in serving diverse populations within wellness, therapeutic, and integrative health settings.
Program Overview
800-hour, 2-year yoga therapy program combining residential retreats, distance learning, and supervised practicum with expert mentorship for certification.
Year 1: In-Contact Learning
Three times 2-week residential immersion programs (440 hours) at the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Dalat, Vietnam
Module 1 (17 days residential/ 149 hours)
January
Yoga and the Mind, Psychology and Mental Health
Module 1 (17 days residential/ 149 hours)
January
Yoga and the Mind, Psychology and Mental Health
Module 2 (17 days residential/ 146 hours)
April
Ayurveda and Healing, Anatomy and Physiology, and Yoga effects on specific conditions, pathologies of different systems
Module 2 (17 days residential/ 146 hours)
April
Ayurveda and Healing, Anatomy and Physiology, and Yoga effects on specific conditions, pathologies of different systems
Module 3 (17 days residential/ 145 hours)
October
Yoga Health Techniques and Yoga therapy to manage different conditions
Module 3 (17 days residential/ 145 hours)
October
Yoga Health Techniques and Yoga therapy to manage different conditions
Year 2: Distance Learning & Practicum
Distance learning online courses (109 hours) and mentored practicum (251 hours) in medical clinic and Yoga centers
Module 4 (Distance Learning/ 109 hours)
Therapeutic Relationship, Anatomy and Physiology, Ayurveda, Addiction
Module 4 (Distance Learning/ 109 hours)
Therapeutic Relationship, Anatomy and Physiology, Ayurveda, Addiction
Module 5 (251 hours)
Yoga Health Techniques application. Practicum under Mentor's supervisor
Applied knowledge and techniques to educate individuals and groups under the guidance of a mentor in a medical clinic or yoga teacher
Module 5 (251 hours)
Yoga Health Techniques application. Practicum under Mentor's supervisor
Applied knowledge and techniques to educate individuals and groups under the guidance of a mentor in a medical clinic or yoga teacher
Graduation
Therapeutic Application of Yoga
The Sivananda Yoga Health Educator is trained to empower participants in their own Self-healing through practices that have positive effects on the following health conditions:
- Psychosomatic diseases
- Sleep disorders
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Stress
- Trauma (PTSD)
- Addiction
- Chronic pain
- Daily routines
- Diet and nutrition
- Hypertension
- Heart diseases
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Auto-immune disorders
- Chronic fatigue
- Asthma
- Improper breathing
- Back health and spine issues
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Balance issues
- Mobility and stiffness due to age or sedentary/immobile modern lifestyle
- Senior and aging
- Multiple sclerosis
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation and recovery after surgery and injury
- Lack of self-discipline, Self-care
- Not knowing the meaning of life
Who Benefits from SYHET Knowledge?
Tuition
2-Year Program Tuition
For 2026-2028, the full tuition for the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training is starting from $10,000 with additional fees for residential option.
Deposit at time of application: $1,000 (non-refundable). Full tuition payment is due before the start of the 1st module in January 2026
Payment plans are available for students in need with a 10% surcharge on the tuition. Please contact us for more details.
Studying Affordably
Financial Aid Opportunities for your education
- Discount: We are offering an Early Bird discount of 10% off for those that sign up by April 30th, 2025
- Payment Plans: We do offer an installment payment plan that allows you to finish the payment one year after the start date. Please contact us for more details.
Dates
Module 1: January 8 – 24, 2026
Yoga and the Mind, Psychology and Mental Health
Module 2: April 14 – 30, 2026
Ayurveda and Healing; Disease Process, Management and Prevention
Module 3: October 1 – 17, 2026
Yoga Health Techniques: Therapeutic Application of Asana, Pranayama, and Relaxation
Module 4: Distance Learning
Online Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology/ Biomedical Foundations
Practicum
Applied knowledge and techniques to educate individuals and groups under the guidance of a mentor in a medical clinic or yoga center.
There will be a final exam at the end of the course
*** Important Requirement
The completion of an approved 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Course is a per-requisite for the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET)
Our Teachers
Sivananda Yoga Dalat Resort & Training Center
Swami Sitaramananda
Spiritual Counselling, Yoga Psychology & the Vedic Sciences
Swami Janeswariananda
Anatomy & Physiology
Swami Narayanananda
Therapeutic Relationships
Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
Hatha Yoga
Mary Thompson
Ayurveda
Maria Tamborski, MD
Western Medicine
Catherin O’Neil (Durga Leela)
Ayurveda & Yoga of Recovery
Arun Deva
Ayurveda Yoga Therapy
Lila Lolling
Adapted Yoga
Fred Luskin, PhD
Psychology
Yogini Saraswati
Restorative Yoga
Shani Robins, PhD
Psychology / Mental Health
Tara Durga Devi
Gentle Yoga
Dr Ghanshyam Sharma
Ayurveda
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