On Campus Program

Yoga for Seniors Professional Training

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TRAINING FOR OLDER MINDS, BODIES, AND HEARTS

This program is for yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour teacher training or equivalent (longtime yoga practitioners).

Learn strategies for adapting yoga practice to older minds, bodies, and hearts in a training that combines the traditional wisdom of yoga with the best contemporary scientific knowledge about the physiology of aging. Seniors represent the fastest-growing sector of the population, creating an increasing demand for well-trained yoga teachers.

Each day of this training involves:

  • A balance of lecture, movement, small group work, practice teaching sessions, and discussion.
  • Yoga sessions geared for older bodies.
  • Learning about common ailments and complex medical challenges affecting older adults.
  • Conceptual models for skillfully adapting postures and practices.

In a safe and effective teaching environment, students earn Yoga Alliance CEUs and have the opportunity to integrate with a larger community committed to learning what it means to age well.

NOTE: Participants can earn CEUS from the Yoga Alliance. Certified yoga therapists can earn Approved Professional Development (APD) continuing education credits from the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Required Reading: Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff, Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility, and Pain Relief. Please have this book in-hand for the first night of this program.

Recommended Viewing: Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff, Relax into Yoga (DVD) 


Included in Your Stay

Daily Yoga Classes3 All-Natural MealsAccess to the Kripalu Grounds

Program at a Glance

Yoga Experience
Advanced
Suitable For
Deepener
Program Theme
Professional Training
Schedule

Presenter(s)

Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT, has worked as a mindfulness educator and yoga therapist specializing in the therapeutic use and scientific study of mindfulness and yoga for people with medical challenges for over 20 years.

Full Bio and Programs

Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, is a yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and co-director of the Yoga for Seniors Professional Trainings, designed to help yoga instructors safely adapt the practice to older bodies, minds, and hearts.

Full Bio and Programs

Date: September 7–12, 2025

Tuition: $570.00 per person + accommodations

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