A 50-Hour Yoga Training to Deepen Your Practice and Prepare you to become a Mindful Grieving Facilitator
Build a Confident Foundation in Leading Yoga and Somatic Practice
Yoga & Somatic Foundations is a 50-hour training designed to ground you in the essential teachings of yoga, somatics, and asana fundamentals.
If you feel called to the Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy Teacher Training but don’t yet hold a 200-hour yoga certification, this is your pathway in.
And if you simply want to deepen your own practice, reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom, and begin to weave somatic awareness into how you live and work, this training will meet you right where you are.
By the time you finish, you’ll have the skills, knowledge, and embodied presence to feel steady in your own practice—and clear about your next steps as a teacher, practitioner, or healing professional.
This training is also ideal as a stand-alone course for therapists, bodyworkers, coaches, and holistic health practitioners who wish to bring the teachings of yoga and somatics into their personal and professional work. You’ll learn to support others through grief, loss, and trauma with a deeper sense of compassion, safety, and somatic awareness—helping clients reconnect with their bodies and their capacity for healing and wholeness.
What You’ll Walk Away With
This training is designed to help you:
Develop a solid foundation in yoga philosophy and somatic principles.
Learn how to lead safe, effective, and accessible asana practices.
Understand the basics of sequencing, cueing, and embodied anatomy.
Explore an introduction to trauma-sensitive yoga and how to create safe spaces.
Learn how to integrate somatic practices and awareness into your yoga classes and individual grief therapy sessions.
Receive direct mentorship and feedback from Wendy Black Stern and Corinne Andrews.
You’ll leave with more confidence in your own practice, and the tools to begin guiding others with clarity and care.
Meet Your Guides
Wendy Black Stern, C-IAYT, PRYT, Grief Guide
Wendy is the founder of the Center for Somatic Grieving and a pioneer in integrating yoga, mindfulness, and somatic practices to support people through grief. Her journey into this profound work began with the loss of her son, Noah, in 2008—a heartbreak that opened her to a path of healing, service, and deep presence. She is a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist and teacher with over 25 years of experience, and her work is inspired by the teachings of Ram Dass, Shiva Rea, Twee Merrigan, and the lineage of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy.
Wendy’s approach weaves together personal reflection, community connection, and somatic wisdom to guide others through the transformative process of grief. In 2012, she founded the Grief Support Network, which laid the foundation for what would become the Center for Somatic Grieving. She is a contributing author to Stories of Friends and Family Lost, where she shares her personal story of love, loss, and healing. Wendy lives in Boulder, CO, and finds nourishment in nature, live music, soulful connection, and life with family.
Corinne Andrews, ERYT-500, RPYT, Life Coach
Corinne is the co-owner/director of Shraddhā Yoga and lead teacher of the Immersion and Teacher Trainings. Her formal practice began in 1998, and she started teaching in 2003 after taking her first YTT at the Mount Madonna Center in CA. She continued her studies with Embodyoga®, Meridian Yoga & Shiatsu, Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, Sanskrit and Vedic Chanting, Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga, BMC Workshops, Trauma Sensitive Trainings, Neelakantha Meditation, as a Birth Doula and on-going Yoga Philosophy courses. She is also certified as a Life Coach, offering sessions through Trust Therapeutics and is the author of the book Birthing Mama.
Corinne’s classes draw from decades of committed practice and study, her long-time relationship with her spiritual teacher GurujiMa, and her aspiration to live yoga through a life surrendered to Divine Consciousness. She loves being immersed in nature, hiking, creating in the kitchen, traveling to India, and loving & learning with her teenage children, husband and dog.
Module 1
Fundamentals of Yoga & Somatics
Introduction to Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy
Overview of Yoga Philosophy, History & Key Teachings
Embodied Anatomy & Safe Movement Principles
Families of Postures & Breathing Practices
The Art of Sequencing
Module 2
Foundations of Teaching
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: Creating Safe Containers
The Role of Asana and Breath Awareness in the Mindful Grieving YTT
Practice Teaching and Feedback
Preparation for Mindful Grieving YTT
Essential Reading
Yoga Mind Body Spirit, by Donna Farhi
Yoga Anatomy, by Leslie Kaminoff
Training Schedule
Module 1: November 8–9, 2025 | 9:30 AM–3:30 PM MST
Module 2: December 6–7, 2025 | 9:30 AM–3:30 PM MST
Weekly Classes: Tuesdays, Nov 11–Dec 16, 2025 | 5:30–7:30 PM MST
More About Our Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy Teacher Training
Our Yoga Therapy Teacher Training (YTT) program offers a unique blend of mindfulness, yoga, and somatic techniques to support individuals navigating grief.
This training focuses on the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of healing, equipping participants with the tools to create compassionate and supportive spaces.
Join our global network of certified facilitators and transform personal loss into a powerful teaching tool. Discover how you can make a meaningful impact in the lives of others through our YTT program.
Ready to Begin?
Yoga & Somatic Foundations is your gateway to a deeper practice and teaching. You will gain the tools, clarity, and embodied presence to move forward with confidence.
Investment:
Pay in full – $899
or choose a payment plan – 4 monthly payments of $250
*On the next page, you may choose to register for the Asana Prequsite Training and the Mindful Grieving YTT if you’d like to join both.
Interested? Schedule a free Information Session
