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  • About
    • Sarahjoy Marsh
    • Yogajoy Faculty Members
    • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Sarahjoy's History at Breitenbush
  • Teacher Training School
    • Teacher Training Programs >
      • 200-hour amrita yoga teacher training
      • 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
      • 140-hour Yoga Psychology for Mental Health Providers
      • 800-hour Professional Yoga Teacher Training
    • Resources For New Applicants
    • 200-hour Comparisons
    • 300-hour Comparisons
    • Continuing Education Courses
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140-hr Yoga Psychology

Professional Training

140-hour Certificate Course for
​Mental Health Providers and Wellness Professionals

Yoga psychology addresses all symptoms from a multidimensional and profoundly compassionate perspective.  We learn to understand and respond to our personal experience of both our human conditioning, which, when misunderstood, is prone to suffering; and our human potential, which, when understood, is capable of love, generosity, kindness, and equanimity.

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​The tools of yoga help clients to learn about and relate to their symptoms, imbalances, injuries, or life-events as opportunities for self-discovery and for inspiring the process of transformation from illness to vitality, from limitation to capacity, or from disintegration to re-integration.
  • Would like to weave yogic principles into your practice with clients?
  • Are you curious about how yoga promotes psychological, physical and spiritual vitality?
  • ​Do you seek self-care strategies to assist in your own professional grounding + longevity? 
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This 6-month training is offered to small cohorts 2 times a year. You can expect personal attention and connection.
APPLY TODAY!
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Inner Development
Yoga Psychology
Trauma-Informed 
Yogic Self-Inquiry
Yoga Sutras
The Impact of Trauma
​Personal Sadhana
PanchaMaya Model
Neuroscience of Yoga
Dinacharya: Self-Care
Gunas Model
Window of Tolerance
​Mindful Listening
6 Stations of the Mind
Triune + Hemispheric Brain
Ventral Vagal Presence
5 Kleshas
Polyvagal Theory
Compassionate Attention + Inquiry for Clients
Bhagavad Gita + The Paths to Awakening
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Somatic Well-Being
Psychology of the Chakras
Attachment Theory
Ecological Well-Being + Climate Awareness​
26 Qualities of the
​Sattvic Heart
The Essential Self + 
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Inner Parts
Equanimity + Resilience
Somatic + Sensory Tools 
Empathetic Resonance
PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS 
You are a licensed mental health provider, nurse, certified coach or allied health professional and...
  • You have had a personal yoga practice for a minimum of 1 year.
  • You want to deepen your study of the integration between ancient and contemporary healing methods.
  • You have completed (or will complete) our Trauma-Informed, Brain-Sensitive training course (online, self-led course).
  • You may be interested in continuing to 800-hour certification as a yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
Schedule your free info session
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS

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​“The teacher training with Sarahjoy was more than I could have ever anticipated.
The program is so rich, engaging, and delivered with wisdom and compassion. For me it was a life altering choice. I have deepened my own practice and have become more skilled as a teacher, therapist, and I will add, ​a more skilled human being."

Andrea Valentine, LCSW

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​“Excellent grounding in the principles of yoga, with the yoga sutras and the gita as a foundation, enhanced by contemporary brain science. The trainings deeply enhanced my ability to be helpful to clients on their journeys of self discovery and transformation."

Kathleen Kennewick, LPC, CADC

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"Being able to engage with clients through the lens of yoga, mindfulness and somatics powerfully changes the therapeutic dynamic. I'm working less hard to help clients with outcomes that were previously hard won. Since these outcomes are embodied experiences for them, they're able to more deeply stabilize and integrate in their healing."

Melanie Schaffer, LCSW 

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"Phenomenal training. Sarahjoy is an extraordinary teacher who is living the teachings she provides. Yoga clearly shines through her yet she also has amazing facility with Western methods which she readily tailors to a trauma-informed lens. I am both personally and professionally transformed!"

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Training Schedule

FALL 2025 - 2026
SPRING 2026
September 20 - 21, 2025
Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026
October 18 - 19, 2025
March 28 - 29, 2026
November 15 - 16, 2025
April 25 - 26, 2026
​December 6 - 7 2025
May 16 - 17, 2026
January 10 - 11, 2026
June 20 -21, 2026
February 14 - 15, 2026
July 18 - 19, 2026 ​
Weekend Schedule
Saturdays: 7 - 8 am; 10 am - 1 pm; 2:30 - 4:30 pm*
Sundays: 7 - 8 am; 10 am - 1 pm; 3 - 6 pm*
*Afternoon sessions are available for in-person training in SW Portland, Oregon.
​Online and in-person students will be able to work together in these hybrid sessions. 

Application & Registration

You can pay for the program in full, or via payment plans.
$500 of your initial payment will be held as a non-refundable deposit.
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Hear from our graduates

Hear from some of our graduates:

Registration Schedule:

Cohort Beginning September 20
FALL 2025
Cohort Beginning February 28
SPRING 2026
$2500 with registration
​by June 20
$2500 with registration
​by November 28
$2700 with registration
​by July 20
$2700 with registration
​by December 28
$3000 with registration
​by August 20
$3000 with registration
​by January 28
$3500 with registration
after September 20
$3500 with registration
after January 28
Scholarship
We strive to make teacher trainings accessible for all. Therefore, we provide selective scholarship assistance. To determine your eligibility for financial assistance, please FIRST complete the application above, then complete the request below.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity Statement + Scholarships

We are dedicated to celebrating diversity across cultures, race, ethnicities, belief systems, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, and body types.  There has been a lack of diverse representation in yoga in the West due to commercialism, colonialism, and appropriation. We are committed to doing our part. In addition to teaching yoga in prisons and other settings for people marginalized by the inequities in our society, we also provide scholarships for our training programs. We have been dedicated to extending the healing potential of yoga in communities of need and throughout marginalized populations since 1998. As a training institution, the best way we can commit to increasing diversity in yoga is to grow a community of students and teachers that is represented by people of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. 

In support of diversifying yoga leadership, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color registering for our trainings are invited to apply for scholarships with our school.

We don’t assume that all who identify as BIPOC require or want financial support to access yoga. For those who do, we see this as step we can take towards offering reparations within a healthcare system that has predominantly failed communities of color.​
Learn about our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement HERE.
Scholarship Request Form

Continuing Education Credits (CEs)

Continuing Education Credits (CEs) may be available in your field of practice.  Learning Objectives, Research, Module Evaluations, and Attendance Certificates will be provided for each module within the 9-month training, supporting you to apply for CE credits along the way. ​
Inquire About CE Units

Our Guiding Teachers

Teachers whose teachings and books we use in our 200hr amrita yoga teacher training: 
A More Ardent Fire by Eknath Easwaran, The Sacred Tradition of Yoga by Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois, 
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When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, 
The Way to Love by Anthony DeMello ​
Eknath Easwaran
Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois
Pema Chodron
Anthony De Mello
Pandit Deobrat Mishra
Sharmila Ragnath
Shantala Sriramaiah
In our 300hr Yoga Teacher Training, of which the Yoga Psychology Course is Part 2, we integrate the teachings Western therapeutic modalities of Gabor Mate, Compassionate Inquiry Approach, Bonnie Badenoch: Being A Brain-Wise Therapist, Dick Schwartz: Internal Family Systems, Diane Poole Heller:  Healing Shame + Attachment Wounds, Janina Fisher: Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment, Dan Siegel: Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Thich Nhat Hanh: The 4 Abodes, all of whom Sarahjoy has studied with directly. We have an extensive book list for your home library. ​
Dr. Gabor Mate
Bonnie Badenoch
Richard C. Schwartz
Diane Poole Heller
Janina Fisher
Dan Siegel
Thich Nhat Hanh

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amrita Yoga
Pranayama Mid-Day Refresher
​The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Chair Yoga
Restorative Yoga
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200-hr amrita Yoga Teacher Training
Trauma-Informed, Brain-Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training
140-hour Yoga Psychology for Mental Health Providers
300-hr Yogajoy Advanced Yoga Training
800-hr IAYT Yogajoy Yoga Therapy Training
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