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Yoga Life Coach Certification - Yoga Teacher Training

Name: Yoga Life Coach Certification - Yoga Teacher Training
Rating: 4.7 (969 reviews)

Become a Certified Yoga Life Coach! Help Your Clients Create a Balanced, Peaceful Life Using Ancient Yogic Practices

Created byJoeel & Natalie of Transformation Services, Victoria Hawkins, Transformation Services

Last updated 6/2026

English

What you'll learn

How to help your life coaching clients or yoga students apply ancient yogic wisdom for everyday modern life
Use mindfulness meditation with your life coaching clients or yoga students
Use mantras and mudras (hand positions) with your life coaching clients or yoga students
Use pranayama (breathwork) with your life coaching clients or yoga students
Use knowledge of the chakras for energy clearing with your life coaching clients or yoga students
Facilitate art projects, including mandalas, surrender box, and mala beads with your life coaching clients or yoga students or in workshops
Use asana (poses) in your life coaching sessions to help clients shift emotions, improve core stability, and ground inner peace and strength

Course content

12 sections • 86 lectures • 8h 25m total length

Welcome!3:25
Learn what this course is about, why to become a yoga instructor, and who is your instructor!
COACH: How to Use Yoga as a Life Coach2:53
An overview of how you can utilize the practices of yoga as a life coach.
Meet Yoga Instructor Victoria Hawkins1:33
Meet Victoria Hawkins, your yoga instructor.
Tools and Techniques of Yoga (Used in This Course)4:59
This video introduces the various practices and tents of yoga that you will learn. You will also receive the Sanskrit words we will use and their meanings.
The Meaning of Yoga6:30
Learn the meaning of the word “yoga”.
A Brief History of Hatha Yoga7:41
This video is a brief history of how Hatha Yoga came to be and how it has grown around the world today.
Benefits of Yoga4:14
Learn the various health benefits of yoga in body, mind and spirit.
IMPORTANT: How to Take This Course3:20
Guidelines for getting the most out of this course.
REQUIRED: Terms of Use + Coaching Disclaimer0:46
Important information about life coaching
Questions and Resources0:26
About the MASTER Spiritual and MASTER Wellness Coach Certifications0:44

The Lifestyle of Yoga3:09
Learn about the lifestyle of yoga and how it is even more than a physical practice.
The Tenets of Aparigraha (Non-Grasping, Non-Attachment)6:34
This video teaches the tenet of aparigraha and how to practice it in your life.
MEDITATION: Aparigraha – Mindful Breathing with and Surrender/Release4:20
A guided mindful breathing meditation focused on Aparigraha
COACH: Using Aparigraha with Life Coaching Clients4:01
Learn about how to introduce the tenet of Aparigraha to your clients
The Tenets of Ahimsa (Radical Compassion for Self and Others)8:17
This video explains the meaning and practice of Ahimsa.
MEDITATION: Ahimsa – Mindful Breathing for Self-Compassion5:00
Tips on how to lead meditations for Ahimsa with your clients
MEDITATION: Ahimsa – Metta or Loving-Kindness Meditation6:56
A guided meditation for Ahimsa which focuses on bringing in compassion to yourself and others.
COACH: Conducting the Compassion/Ahimsa Meditations with Clients4:45
A mindful breathing meditation for Ahimsa.
COACH: Using the Tenets with Life Coaching Clients8:51
This video teaches you as a life coach how to facilitate the tenets of yoga with your clients and for yourself.
The Practice of Sadhana4:52
This video describes the concept of Sadhana and how to use it for transformation.
Sadhana Activity: 21 Days of Surrender Box5:58
Learn how to create and use a Surrender Box as a Sadhana practice for 21 days.
COACH: Using the Surrender Box with Clients4:26
This video guides you as a coach in utilizing the Surrender Box Sadhana activity with your clients
Meditation: Mindfulness – “Out to In”8:35
This is a guided mindfulness meditation called “Out to In”.
COACH: Conducting The “Out to In” Mindfulness Meditation3:15
Guidance for life coaches on conducting the “Out to In” mindfulness meditation with your clients.

Caring for Our Physical Body5:50
This video describes various yoga practices for caring for your physical self.
Caring for Our Mental Body5:17
This video describes various yoga practices for caring for your mental self
Mantras and Mala Beads10:59
Learn specific mantras and how to use them with mala beads as a daily practice.
Creating Your Own Mala Beads9:23
This video instructs you on how to create your own set of mala beads to use and wear.
COACH: Mala Bead Workshop Ideas4:27
A coach video to share creative ways to use mala beads and mantras as a group workshop.
Caring for The Emotional Body7:15
This video describes various yoga practices for caring for your emotional self.
MEDITATION: Clouds in The Sky (Observing Feelings)5:56
A mindfulness meditation for observing thoughts and feelings.
COACH: Using Clouds in The Sky Meditation with Your Yoga Coaching Clients4:08
A coach video giving guidance on using the “Clouds in the Sky” mindfulness meditation with clients.
Mindful Feelings Exercise5:12
A mindfulness meditation for giving your feelings observation and attention.
COACH: Mindful Feelings Meditation4:35
A coach video on conducting the “Mindful Feelings” meditation with clients.

Lotus Mudra Series (Hand Positions and The 4 R’s: Release-Request-Receive- Rejoi4:50
A video introducing a mudra series for releasing, requesting, receiving and rejoicing.
COACH: Lotus Mudra Series4:41
A coach video for sharing the Lotus Mudra Series and the Four R’s with clients.
Pranayama Techniques (Breathwork)7:27
This video introduces pranayama- breath work as a releasing practice.
COACH: Teaching Pranayama to your Yoga Coaching Clients3:59
A coach video that gives guidance on teaching pranayama to your clients.
Savasana for Release6:32
This video is a guided Savasana practice for release and listening to inner wisdom.
COACH: Leading Savasana2:58
A coach video on leading Savasana with your clients.

Caring for Our Energetic Self (Aura, Nadis-Shushumna, Ida, Pingala and Chakras)9:33
This video offers various yoga practices for caring for your energetic self.
Disco Ball Exercise4:26
This video offers a creative method of keeping your energetic self clear.
COACH: Energetic Disco Ball3:37
Cutting Cords for Energetic Care5:44
This video teaches a specific energetic practice for releasing the old and disconnecting from situations or individuals.
COACH: Energetic Clearing and Cutting Cords4:30
A coach video that gives guidance on using specific energetic practices to keep your energy clear between clients as well as share these practices with clients.
Pranayama in Yoga for Balancing (Alternative Nostril Breathing)2:35
This is a guided pranayama practice for balancing the body and mind.
Pranayama in Yoga for Calming (Left Nostril Breathing)1:58
This is a pranayama practice for calming the body and mind.
Pranayama in Yoga for Energizing (Right Nostril Breathing)1:55
This is a pranayama practice for energizing the body and mind.
COACH: Pranayama for Energetic Balancing3:55
A coach video on instructing specific pranayama techniques with your clients.

Connecting with and Nurturing Your Spiritual/Intuitive4:41
This video is on remembering your connection to our spiritual or intuitive aspect of yourself. It includes ways to nurture and increase this connection as well.
Namaste Exercise4:11
This video describes the Sanskrit word “Namaste” and offers an activity for remembering your True Self.
COACH: Namaste Exercise3:52
A coach video on guiding your clients on using the Namaste exercise as a way to remember their True Self.

Coming Into Our Self-Expression with Yoga3:40
This video offers yoga practices that lead to becoming more aware of your True Self and finding your self-expression.
Seeing Yourself as the True You3:50
A video describing the process of coming back into your understanding of yourself as a unique individual.
COACH: The True You with Clients4:15
A coach video guiding you in sharing the concept of True Self with your clients.
Self-Expression Exercise: When I Was 177:16
This video leads you in a journal activity for recalling some of your unique preferences and dreams in your life.
COACH: When I Was 17 Exercise5:53
A coach video on offering a self-expression exercise for your clients.
Mandalas for Expression and Meditation6:11
This video guides you in an art project creating simple mandalas for self-expression and meditation.
COACH: Using Mandalas with your Yoga Coaching Clients2:15
A coach video giving tips on using mandalas with your clients for self-expression and meditation.
Minute Mandala Exercise Using Stones and Crystals or Other Earth Elements4:10
A creative exercise for tapping into your intuitive guidance and expression.
COACH: Using Minute Mandalas2:42
A coach video on guiding your clients in the use of the “Minute Mandala” exercise.

The Chakras (Energetic Centers)11:22
A video describing the 7 main chakras used in yoga.
COACH: Incorporating the Chakras with Clients5:15
A coach video on incorporating the chakras into your work with clients.
Chakra Meditation5:24
A guided visualization for balancing your chakra or energy system.
COACH: Using the Chakra Meditation with Clients2:12
A coach video on guiding clients through the chakra meditation for balancing their energy system.

Introduction to Yoga and Asana2:05
This video offers guidelines on practicing the asana or poses of yoga.
COACH: Guidelines for Using Asana with Coaching Yoga Clients5:27
A coach video offering suggestions and guidelines for using asana or yoga poses with your clients.
Grounding and Strengthening Asana14:33
Specific yoga poses to use for grounding and strength.
Chair Variation of Grounding and Strengthening Asana11:00
A chair variation of the yoga poses for grounding and strengthening.
Balancing Asana10:08
Specific yoga poses for increasing and improving balance.
Heart and Throat Opening Asana19:30
Specific yoga poses for creating more opening in the heart and throat areas of the physical body and the energetic body
Core Strengthening Asana9:11
Specific yoga poses for strengthening the core muscles of the body.
Releasing Asana14:58
Specific yoga poses for releasing anything that no longer serves you.
Mudra and Mantras and Asana5:39
This video shares mudras it special hand positions and pairs those with mantras.
The One Source and Our Unique Expression8:08
This video describes the One Source concept and our unique place within the Universe.

Requirements

All practices and exercises are safe for all levels of physical capability
No previous experience or training as a life coach or yoga instructor is required

Description

*Top-Rated Udemy Instructor with 1,000,000 Students + Earn an Official Life Coach Certification*

As a Certified Yoga Coach, you will help your clients:

Release tension
Clear their minds
Increase energy
Unblock stuck emotions
And increase their strength and wellbeing!

As a certified yoga life coach you will commit to a lifestyle of living more closely aligned to your own inner wisdom and true self so you can guide others back to remembering their Unique True Self and living a richer life of joy, peace, balance and fulfillment through the practices and lifestyle of ancient yoga wisdom.

This course is not a full yoga teacher training. Instead, it is a one-of-a-kind life coach certification program that teaches you how to use meditation, breathwork, simple poses, mantras and mudras in your life coaching practice.

As a certified yoga life coach:

You’ll help your life coach clients use pranayama (or breathwork) to create more balance, calm or energy in their lives.

You’ll receive several mindfulness meditations to use with your clients, including mindfulness, expression, surrender, and more.

You’ll learn how to use mantras and mudras (special hand positions) to help your clients set intentions and shift energy.

You’ll learn about your chakras or energy centers and techniques for helping your clients clear energy and create alignment.

You’ll learn several art projects you can use with your clients, including mandalas, creating a surrender box, and creating mala beads.

You’ll also learn several simple and safe asana (or poses) that anyone can do which you can facilitate with your clients to help them:

Shift feelings and beliefs
Increase inner strength
Open their heart
Improve core stability
Ground inner peace

MEET THE INSTRUCTOR:

I am Victoria Hawkins and I will be your guide through this yoga teacher training / yoga life coach certification. I have my Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, which I received in 1997 and I’ve been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2001. I am a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor since 2008. I now hold the distinction of being an experienced, registered yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance and I have even created my own 200-hour Hatha Yoga teacher training program. I also hold certifications and trainings in Radiant Child Yoga, Shaman Informed Yoga and Yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury. I have been working in mental health and life guidance since 1997. I discovered yoga in 1999 looking to stay flexible and I fell in love with how it began to ease my mind and bring more balance to my life. I began studying the practices of yoga poses, meditation, breath work and mantras. I soon began sharing these concepts with my clients as I saw the value of living a lifestyle of yoga.

This course is brought to you by Transformation Academy and instructors Joeel & Natalie, who are life coach trainers with over 800,000+ students at the time of this recording. They are excited to have collaborated with instructor Victoria Hawkins to bring you this Yoga Life Coach Certification.

THIS COURSE IS PART OF OUR MASTER SPIRITUAL COACH CERTIFICATION (ALONG WITH OUR SHAMANIC COACH, LAW OF ATTRACTION COACH, AND SPIRITUAL COACH CERTIFICATIONS).

THIS COURSE IS PART OF OUR MASTER WELLNESS COACH CERTIFICATION (ALONG WITH OUR DIET COACH, MINDFULNESS COACH, KETOGENIC DIET COACH, HELATH COACH + BELLYCORE FITNESS CERTIFICATIONS).

This course is also accredited by internationally recognized Continuing Professional Development Standards Agency (Provider No: 50134), and 15 CPD/CEU credits are available upon request. Details for how to request the official certification and optional 15 CPD/CEU credits will be provided at the end of the course.

We have a thriving community in the course and we are actively involved and answer questions within 24h.

The course also has a thriving Facebook networking group.

Who this course is for:

You are interested in yoga teacher training.
You want to become a certified life coach.
You are an existing life coach who wants to add yoga practices to your coaching toolbox.
You are an existing yoga instructor who wants to add life coaching and practical yoga practices to your toolbox.

Yoga Life Coach Certification - Yoga Teacher Training

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Introduction to Using Yoga for Personal Transformation11 lectures • 37min

Tenets of Yoga for Life Transformation: Ancient Yogic Wisdom for Modern Culture14 lectures • 1hr 19min

Whole Self Model and Its Relationship to Yoga2 lectures • 30min

Caring for the Physical, Mental and Emotional Body Through Yoga10 lectures • 1hr 3min

Releasing Practices for Transformation (Breathwork and Energetic Clearing)6 lectures • 30min

Caring for Our Energetic Self with Yoga9 lectures • 38min

Strengthening Our Spiritual/Intuitive Connection Through Yoga3 lectures • 13min

Coming Into Our Self-Expression with Yoga9 lectures • 40min

Understanding the Chakras and Coordinating Asana4 lectures • 24min

Yoga Asana/Poses for Transformation (Poses)10 lectures • 1hr 41min

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