A 12-week deep-dive into the fascinating world of yoga research, anatomy, physiology, and psychology.

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I know you value both the therapeutic art and the cutting-edge science of yoga.

And as a yoga teacher, you want to know the most relevant and up-to-date science so you can safely optimize the practice for yourself and your students.

It can also help you get jobs in hospitals, retirement communities, schools, and other settings that value evidence-based practice.

The SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification is the course I wanted to take when I started studying yoga anatomy and science.

This certification focuses on what you need to know — from recent yoga research findings to mind-blowing neuroscience 🧠 — in a concise, engaging, and easily digestible format.

See for yourself why 100+ previous students keep talking about the high-quality videos in the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification.
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“An extraordinarily delightful deep-dive into the how, when, what and why of yoga.”

—Kate, university instructional designer, yoga teacher

Because I get it; going through the latest research papers and news is tedious and honestly… confusing.

And, even if you manage to cut through the noise on social media and get clear on the science, you’re not sure how to best apply it practically for your students.

You want to help your students maximize the benefits of yoga and meditation with new tools that work (and they will be excited to do).

I, like you, value both the therapeutic art and evolving science of yoga and meditation. I’ve got hundreds of notebooks filled with notes from workshops to graduate courses and research studies for my books SCIENCE OF YOGA and, most recently, Meditation for the Real World.

Whether you’re a yoga teacher or yoga educator, now’s the time to become certified in SCIENCE OF YOGA so you can confidently explain the cutting-edge science behind yoga and meditation.

Hear from previous SCIENCE OF YOGA students…

This could be you:

  • “I feel much more confident when I share information with my students in my yoga classes that the information I am sharing is science and research-based. I not only know how to queue a pose, but I know “why” from an anatomical perspective. I think this will make my classes more interesting for my students.”

    — Marti, corporate trainer, yoga teacher

  • Jimmy smiling looking at camera

    “The SCIENCE OF YOGA Course has deepened my understanding of yoga anatomy and the human body. From Fascia to the Psoas I have learned a ton. The course has made things clearer to me that were just words on a page before.”

    — Jimmy, yoga teacher

  • “Thanks to the SCIENCE OF YOGA course I understand more deeply why I teach what I teach and how I teach it. It's fired my curiosity even further especially around teaching safely and accessibly. I also understand better how I can get more from my own practice and prevent unnecessary injury.”

    — Kate, university instructional designer, yoga teacher

Join the science of yoga certification

Take a personal journey through the 11 systems of your body… in relation to yoga.

Explore a different system each week, breaking it down to be digestible and applied.

Discover how each system works and how to use yoga to help address common issues and concerns.

Get motivated every week to incorporate and engage with all the research-backed information taught in the course. Plus, receive the answers and explanations to your many “why” questions about how yoga affects your body.

You’ll also experience community-driven support with the opportunity to connect with like-minded yoga enthusiasts from around the globe by joining my INNER CIRCLE for 3 months!

This CERTIFICATION will change the way you view your body, science, and yoga.

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A 12-week deep-dive into the fascinating world of yoga research, anatomy, physiology, and psychology.

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Here’s what’s included:

Weekly On-Demand Videos

Revealing the science behind yoga. Each week explore a different system of your body. Each video is closed-captioned for accessibility and enhanced learning.

Monthly Live Call

Join my INNER CIRCLE for 3 months with Monthly 2.5-hour LIVE group calls on Zoom to answer your questions. This incorporates a therapeutic asana class and insightful discussion and ends with a relaxing meditation to integrate what you’ve learned.

Beautifully Designed Infographics

These help simplify the information. I give you the rights to use these infographics in presentations or as handouts in your classes as a learning tool. Let’s get the word out about the evidence that supports yoga!

SCIENCE OF YOGA Certificate

You will also earn 30-40 hours of Yoga Alliance continuing education credit and receive a certificate for completing the course. (The 10 extra hours are for the BONUS practices). This accounts for all of your required YA credits.

“I really enjoyed the great handouts and videos. Everything is so easily broken down!”

—Candace, yoga teacher

"I enjoyed every single minute of the course material and videos and to me it was never like a course. It was like a beautiful song that I was listening to."

—Maneli, yoga teacher

You also get these BONUSES:

  • Updated Research Studies eBook. This 49-page PDF includes all the updated studies and research hyperlinked and in simple English so you can understand and explain them to your students.

  • An extra 10 hours of asana, pranayama, and meditation practices to apply what you learn, allowing 10 more CEU for up to 40 hours of CEU total with this bonus.

  • How to Teach Virtual Yoga eBook. This guide provides resources, including best practices for teaching yoga online, the best payment collection and scheduling platforms, intake form templates, audio and lighting recommendations, and more!

  • Self-quizzes for you nerds who want to test your knowledge. (No grades or pressure!)

  • Extra resources if you need a review of anatomy.

  • Remember, this certification may be a tax-deductible business expense!

Join before the Fast Action $200 off bonus expires!

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$595 $525

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Here’s what you’ll find inside the 12 modules within the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification:

Module 1: INTRO TO SCIENCE OF YOGA MASTERCLASS

This intro dives into the scope of the current state of yoga research and gives a summary of the key findings (including what we don't know). Discover the basics of how to find research, set alerts, read critically, and more!

Module 2: Safety and Accessibility

This is why I do what I do. Research makes yoga more accessible. The evidence shows that yoga is safe overall. And a few important safety precautions will leave you empowered to move and practice. Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, helped make this section one of my favorites.

Module 3: Respiratory System

Discover how to breathe most efficiently—and what the fascinating research says about key pranayama techniques like alternate-nostril breathing, bhramari, and more.

Module 4: Nervous System - Intro

THIS IS EVERYTHING! There is so much to say about how yoga affects your master control system. Get an overview, including cutting-edge research like the merging of polyvagal theory with yoga philosophy proposed by Marlysa Sullivan—plus a deeper dive for neuro nerds.

Module 5: Nervous System: Your Brain

There is so much to say that I split the nervous system into two months. (It’s also woven throughout each section, particularly in relation to pain relief.) Discover how yoga and meditation create new neural connections through neuroplasticity, neurochemical changes, and mental health transformations (spiritual ones, too!).

Module 6: Endocrine System

Experience how yoga affects your hormone balance AND how it helps you manage stress. We’ll also uncover how the practices increase resilience to decrease the load on your systems.

Module 7: Cardiovascular System

Learn how yoga can prevent (and even contribute to reversing) heart disease, lower blood pressure, improve heart rate variability (a measure of resilience), and more. This is one of the largest areas of yoga research.

Module 8: Immune and Lymphatic Systems

Explore how yoga reduces inflammation (and why that matters) and practical approaches to improve your immunity (and why they work). I will share fascinating studies on meditation and immunity, and you will even get to experience the practices used in the research.

Module 9: Skeletal System

As an arthritis and joint pain specialist, I have a lot to say this month! We will talk about how yoga can support bone health, along with some key joint physiology, including a deep dive into synovial fluid! Dr. Steffany Moonaz, yoga researcher and founder of Yoga for Arthritis helped to make this section cutting-edge.

Module 10: Muscular System

Learn my key takeaways on yoga and your muscular system. I prefer to call this the neuromuscular system because the two systems are inseparable, and key findings in this area hold promise for improving body awareness and relieving pain.

Module 11: Reproductive and Urinary Systems

Review the research on how yoga may help to improve pelvic floor health, urinary health, fertility, and sexual health. Plus, get a practical overview of what the yoga research says is safe and effective for pregnancy.

Module 12: Digestive System

Our digestion is key to overall good health. Explore how yoga can improve digestive function and support conditions like IBS, Crohn’s disease, bloating/gas, heartburn, constipation, and more.

Optional Add-On at Checkout

Meditation for the Real World Teacher Training and SCIENCE OF MEDITATION Certification

LIVE 5-week training starting August 25th 2024

Become a certified meditation teacher, develop a personal practice you’ll actually do in the real world, and understand the science-backed benefits and methods in this one-of-a-kind training.

$950 $496

Reserve your spot in both

“A course full of useful knowledge about our body and mind. The whole course is based on scientific research, and Ann embodies all of this knowledge. She seems to live it, to love and to feel it. This course really helps me to understand the benefits that I strongly feel of my personal yoga practice.”

—Johanna, journalist and editor, yoga teacher

“The SCIENCE OF YOGA Course has deepened my understanding of yoga anatomy and the human body. From Fascia to the Psoas I have learned a ton. The course has made things clearer to me that were just words on a page before.”

—Jimmy, yoga teacher

“I've really enjoyed the SCIENCE OF YOGA course and all of the amazing content that you provide! As a physical therapist and accessible yoga teacher, I feel that it's so important for this type of work to be shared with other yoga teachers who were not necessarily exposed to the idea of accessible yoga and/or the science behind WHY yoga is beneficial (for all body systems, not just muscles!).”

—Danielle, Doctorate in Physical Therapy, yogi

"The SCIENCE OF YOGA course is super! I am a beginner, and this course opened my eyes to yoga’s possibilities. I value the science taught. Also, the practical classes and meditations were absolutely invaluable. I highly recommend it!"

—Charlie, PhD, NASA rocket scientist

“I have learned so much! I feel much more confident when I share information with my students in my yoga classes that the information I am sharing is science backed and research-based. I not only know how to cue a pose, but I know “why” from an anatomical perspective. I think this will make my classes more interesting for my students.”

—Marti, corporate trainer, yoga teacher

“One of the benefits, in addition to getting all the extra material that you give us every month, is the live online sessions where you cover more material and we can send questions in advance, or we can ask then. It’s been real value-added.”

—Melissa, yoga teacher

The SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification is for you if you… 

  • are fascinated by both the therapeutic art and science of yoga.

  • are a yoga teacher, yoga educator, or yoga therapist. We also get a lot of healthcare professionals interested in learning how yoga could transform healthcare.

  • want a tax write-off for this business expenses.

  • want a 12-week structured deep-dive, but continued access so you can learn at your own pace

  • either have no anatomy and physiology background OR have a background in anatomy and physiology and want to know how it applies to yoga specifically and practically.

  • love learning and are fascinated by science—neurology, physiology, psychology… We get a lot of instructors who are interested in teaching anatomy + physiology portion of 200-hour teacher training or sharing the info in healthcare settings too

Join before the Fast Action $200 off bonus expires!

 Select the option that works for you:

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Hi, I’m Ann, MS, LMT, C-IAYT, E-RYT500

I’m totally in awe of the human body, the mysteries of mind-body science, and the profound effects of yoga.

I earned a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy and am the author of best-selling books SCIENCE OF YOGA, translated into over 15 languages, and my new book Meditation for the Real World.

In my private practice, I specialize in helping busy people worldwide with arthritis and chronic pain. So everything I teach has an accessible, practical spin to help people alleviate pain and simply feel better. I help people get real results, so when I dive into the research that is always my goal. I am constantly asking: how can we apply the science to get better results?

I created the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification as a companion to the book because this is the course I wanted to take myself when I first started getting serious about yoga.

Ultimately, my purpose is to spread the research-backed benefits of yoga, making the practices more accepted in mainstream settings like hospitals and schools. The scientific evidence is key for helping to make yoga accessible to more folks who can benefit!

I love teaching, in fact, I’ve been teaching yoga, meditation, tai chi, self-massage… for over 15 years.

Throughout this time, I’ve had countless students tell me how much they’ve enjoyed the way I teach and how I’m able to break down the research into digestible and inspiring bite-sized pieces that they understand.
But you don’t have to just take my word for it…

“The research based, the relevancy, the usefulness… and it’s so interesting. I just love it! I mean, I could write a story about it.”

—Dorothy (Durga), yoga teacher

“[During one of my classes] I found myself just shouting out research stuff. And I want to thank you because I have ingrained it so much. […] I felt like a lot of people were more interested in yoga than they would have been.”

—Paulett Amburn, Yoga Teacher RYT 200

“I look forward to the class because I used to teach a class on Mondays and it makes my own class fresh with the information I just received. […] I go with science based fresh information and it keeps my class alive. That’s what I like about the value I find here.”

—Marianette Kauahikaua, chair yoga teacher

Frequently Asked Questions

Please fill out the form below if you have any other questions.

  • This certification is for yoga teachers or educators who want to develop their knowledge of the human body further, so they can improve not only their practice but the way they teach their students.

    Included in the certification, you’ll receive 30 hours of CEUs with Yoga Alliance US and a certificate of completion.

  • The certification starts on Sunday, May 26th with the first monthly call. A new set of videos will be released every Monday of every week until mid-August.

    This is the last cohort I'll be running live with the most support and attention directly from me. From here out we're turning it into evergreen enrollment so if you want the most personalized attention and contact hours, this is the best time to join.

  • You get access to the on-demand content for as long as I run this course, which I hope to do for my lifetime. Also, I plan on updating the content regularly—the learning never stops. Purchase the certification once to get access to all of the future updated content!

  • The Meditation Teacher Training Add-on gives you access to both the Meditation for the Real World Teacher Training and the SCIENCE OF MEDITATION Certification.

    This is a 5-week LIVE teacher training starting August 25th (the week after the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification ends).

    Since many yoga teacher training programs don't cover enough meditation, You’ll receive the knowledge and tools to skillfully guide others through practical, science-backed meditation techniques. You'll deepen your own practical personal practice – one you’ll actually stick to!

    When you opt into this add-on, you receive double certification as a Meditation Teacher, as well as, the SCIENCE OF MEDITATION Certification which expands further into the research behind meditation.

    You'll see the option to add this after completing the purchase for the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification.

  • At this time, you can’t take parts of the program separately. I am only offering this certification as a 12-week experience (but you don’t have to complete it during that time.)

    This is the last cohort I'll be running live with the most support and attention directly from me. From here out we're turning it into evergreen enrollment so if you want the most personalized attention and contact hours, this is the best time to join.

  • Expect to devote about 2-2.5 hours per week. (But no worries if you get behind because you will continue to have access after the live cohort ends).

    This includes about 1 hour to watch the on-demand videos in your own time. Then, you can devote as much time as you want to dive deeper into the resources.

    And there are about 1 hour of bonus yoga practices you can do to apply what you learn.

    Then, on the last Sunday of the month, we will meet live on Zoom for 2.5 hours (don’t worry, the course material will be recorded).

  • There will be a designated area inside the course platform where you can submit your questions. Plus, you can ask questions to Ann in the 3x LIVE monthly calls.

  • The monthly calls are on the last Sunday of every month at 2:15 pm Eastern Time in the US to accommodate different time zones. These calls last about 2.5 hours.

    But don't worry if you can’t attend some of the calls live, as you will have access to a recording of each one inside the program platform.

  • All practices are accessible with modifications, making it perfect for folks with health conditions and teachers who teach people with health conditions (which is all teachers, even if you don't know it!)

  • If you decide to join the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification through the payment plan, you’ll notice there is a small fee of about $25 per month due to the extra admin required to process this option. I have tried many payment models but can’t deny there is an administrative cost to the payment plan. However, I didn’t up the price to the usual 20+% to keep it more accessible!

  • We are currently in the process of applying for IAYT Approved Professional Development (APD) hours. Final number of hours is yet to be determined but we will update this page as soon as we receive approval and confirmation on hours.

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SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification

SCIENCE OF YOGA 30-hour Certification (with 10 hours of bonus practice videos for up to 40 hours of CEU)

Downloadable infographics

Weekly yoga practices

Fun quizzes

3x Monthly Live Group Q&A calls with Ann

3x Monthly Live Meditation calls with Ann

Continued Access to all the Recordings and Materials
(for as long as I run the course, which I plan to be our lifetimes!)

Grab your spot in the SCIENCE OF YOGA Certification, starting May 26th, 2024, with exclusive on-demand videos released every week for 12 weeks

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