Advanced Yoga Teacher Training for Professional & Therapeutic Application

Designed for yoga teachers ready to move beyond foundational teaching and into skilled, professional application, our 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training deepens your ability to work with diverse populations, integrate therapeutically informed approaches, and develop your craft as a professional practitioner. Through advanced study, mentorship, and real-world application, you'll strengthen your teaching while exploring how yoga can be meaningfully applied within private practice, wellness, healthcare, community settings, and other professional environments.

Our next six-month in-person cohort begins March 2027 in San Antonio, Texas.

For Yoga Teachers seeking to:

  • Work confidently with diverse populations and individual needs
  • Deepen their understanding of therapeutic and adaptive applications of yoga
  • Receive direct mentorship around professional growth and career development
  • Refine their teaching craft and develop a stronger professional identity
  • Expand into private instruction, specialized programming, community work, or other professional settings
  • Build greater confidence leading, adapting, and creating through yogic modalities
  • Develop a sustainable and meaningful career within the evolving yoga profession

Advance Your Teaching. Expand Your Professional Application.

Your first 200 hours establish the foundations of teaching yoga. The 300-hour training is where you begin to deepen, specialize, and more confidently apply those foundations.

Through advanced study in adaptive yoga, biomechanics, yoga philosophy, mindfulness, special populations, whole-person health, self-care, and professional development, you'll learn to think critically, adapt skillfully, and make informed decisions about the practices you offer and the people you serve.

Our faculty brings extensive experience across yoga therapy, healthcare, integrative health, movement, mindfulness, and professional education. Throughout the program, you'll be supported in refining your craft while exploring how your training can complement the work already happening within client-centered, community, wellness, and healthcare environments. With more than 100 5-Star reviews on Yoga Alliance, and over a decade of training teachers- we understand the industry and the evolving framework of what makes teachers successful and the applied teaching experience with real-world integration. Our experienced instructors walk with you through the journey supporting you in establishing your craft as a practitioner. 

For students interested in continuing into professional yoga therapy, this 300-hour training also serves as part of our larger Professional Yoga Therapy educational pathway. Students who continue into the full yoga therapy program build upon the advanced foundations established here through additional yoga therapy education, mentorship, clinical application, and supervised professional development. Bundle your 300 Hour journey as part of the larger 800 Hour program. We offer a special rate when bundling, learn more here. 

"This was an amazing launchpad! Melissa is a master at facilitating discussion. The experiences that each person brought to the program were very enriching. This has been one of the most transformative experiences I have done so far in this lifetime. Weekends built one after another and each time exceeded what I thought I would learn and feel." Rhonda, 300 Hour Graduate 

Training Details

2027 San Antonio Training-

March–August 2027
At MBS | San Antonio, Texas

Training Hours: Saturday 12:30-8:30pm | Sunday 12-5pm
Training Dates:

  • March 6, 7 -Training Begins
  • April 3, 4
  • May 1, 2 
  • June 5, 6 
  • July 10, 11
  • August 7, 8 -Graduation 

Enrollment is now open.

Tuition Details

EARLY BIRD RATE (1/15/2027)
Pay in Full Special: $3450
Payment Plan Options: $3600

AFTER 1/15/2027-
Pay in Full Special: $3650 
Payment Plan Options: $3800
3 Month Plan | 6 Month Plan | 8 Month Plan | 12 Month  Plan

Custom Payment Plan: $500 deposit then we will arrange a payment plan on the remaining balance.  Pay Deposit Here

Scholarships Available. Contact Melissa Aguirre for further information. MYCAA Scholarships. 15% Military Discount. 

What You Will Study

Our 300-hour curriculum moves beyond foundational teacher education into advanced study, professional application, and therapeutically informed approaches to yoga. Students explore the body, mind, philosophy, lifestyle, special populations, professional practice, and integrative frameworks while developing the skills to adapt what they learn to the individuals and communities they serve.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT: Because MelMarie Yoga holds a profession-forward vision for our students, we believe that well-trained teachers strengthen the expansion and access to yoga for communities as a whole. We equip students to carve their own path in the yoga industry with a focus on real-world application and professional progression taking experiences beyond just teaching a class for a studio but embodying the innovation and leadership as a practitioner. 

Foundations of Yoga, Yoga Therapy & Whole-Person Health

Explore the foundations that distinguish yoga teaching, therapeutically informed yoga, and professional yoga therapy while developing a whole-person framework for understanding health, resilience, and integrative practice. 

Topics Include: Defining Yoga & Yoga Therapy, Yoga as an Integrative Approach to Care, Noncommunicable Diseases & Whole-Person Health, Holism & the Panchamaya Kosha Model, Yamas & Niyamas, Prana Vayus, Biology, Physiology & Yogic Perspectives, Meditation Teaching & Practice, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Proactive Wellness, Stress Hygiene, and Lifestyle Application.

Structural Integration, Biomechanics & Adaptive Practice

Deepen your understanding of the body through biomechanics, fascia, functional movement, structural assessment, and adaptive sequencing while learning to make more informed choices for different bodies and physical needs.

Topics Include: Posture & Functional Potential. Structural Integration & Assessment, Fascia, Cellular Biology & Yogic Principles, Biomechanics & Kinesthetic Literacy, Adaptive Sequencing & Modifications, Working Scoliosis, Kyphosis & Lordosis, Neck & Shoulder, Hips & Knees, Back & Spinal Health, Yoga for Injury & Physical Conditions as an Integrative Approach.

Trauma-Informed Yoga, Mental Health & Nervous System

Develop greater skill in adapting yoga for individual needs while exploring the relationship between yoga, mindfulness, mental wellbeing, trauma, pain, the nervous system, and resilience. Students examine therapeutically informed approaches through case-based learning, assessment foundations, private instruction, research, and responsible application within professional scope.

Topics Include: Consultation & Assessment Foundations, Case-Based Learning & Applied Practice, Understanding & Conducting Yoga Research, Individual & Group Program Development, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Neuroscience & the Vagus Nerve, Yoga as adjunct for Mental and Behavioral Health, Yoga & Chronic Pain, Yoga & Addiction Recovery, Yoga & Traumatic Brain Injury, Adjunct for Palliative Care, Private Instruction, Therapeutically Informed Sequencing.

Ayurveda, Subtle Anatomy & Embodied Self-Care

Explore Ayurveda, subtle-body frameworks, the chakras and embodied awareness while developing a more individualized understanding applying yogic traditions and approaching the relationship between body, mind, energy, and experience.

Topics Include: Ayurveda Foundations & Ayurvedic Consultations, Gunas & Doshas, Ayurvedic-Informed Classes & Lifestyle Guidance, Ayurveda & Self-Care, Subtle Anatomy, Marma Points, Lymphatic Health & Self-Massage, Chakras Through Traditional & Contemporary Lenses, Neuroendocrine System, Root through Crown Chakra Study & Application, Integrating Chakra Frameworks into Individual Sessions, Mudras, Holding Space & Accompanied Presence, The Seven Pillars of Self-Care.

Yoga Philosophy, Vedic Wisdom & Self-Knowledge

Deepen your relationship with yoga as a philosophical and contemplative tradition through Vedic wisdom, classical yoga philosophy, self-study, and frameworks for meaning, purpose, and personal development.

Topics Include: Vedic Wisdom Foundations, Vedanta, Samkhya & Tradition, Systems of Yoga Philosophy, Applied Bhagavad Gita, Applied Yoga Sutras, Mantra, Kleshas, Four Aims of Life, Samskara, Karma & Dharma, Svadhyaya & Self-Study, The Sister Sciences of Yoga, Energy Medicine & Yogic Perspectives, Vedic Counseling.

Specialized Populations & Community Applications

Explore how yoga and mindfulness can be thoughtfully adapted across populations, life stages, communities, and institutional environments. Students examine accessibility, culture, individual needs, public health, and the professional considerations involved in bringing yoga beyond traditional studio settings.

Topics Include: Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga, Mindful Coping for Children, Yoga Styles & Therapeutic Application, Yoga Nidra & Progressive Relaxation, Yoga for Sleep, Yoga & Eating Disorder Recovery, Public Health, Adaptive Practice for Different Abilities, Community-Based Yoga, Working Within Institutional Environments, Yoga for the Military, Yoga for High Stress Populations. 

Professional Development, Ethics & Business

Develop the professional skills to translate your education into meaningful work through ethical practice, business development, leadership, innovation, marketing, community-building, self-care, and career development.

Topics Include: The Business of Yoga & Mindfulness, Business Fundamentals, Creativity & Innovation, Mindful Marketing, Fostering Community, Soul Signature Teaching, Karma Yoga, Understanding the Evolving Yoga Profession, Developing Your Voice, Brand & Impact, Professional Responsibility, Scope & Ethics, Self-Development, Practicum Delivery, Pioneering the Future of Yoga & Mindfulness

What's Included

Your training experience includes in-person weekend trainings, a comprehensive training manual, 1:1 mentoring with Mel, access to MelMarie Yoga's on-demand studio, training resources and support between in-studio training weekends, weekly practice teaching and professional development via Zoom, additional Zoom workshops, and graduate resources that allow you to continue developing your craft even after graduation.

Once you enroll, Mel will set you up on Voxer to begin mentoring. Mel will mail you your supplies and meet with you 1:1 via zoom to walk you through housekeeping, booking zoom classes and resources and gems you have access to. You can begin your journey from there and then we gather as a group in January.

The experience is designed to give you both the education and the spaciousness to integrate what you're learning into your teaching, your professional goals, and your own relationship with yoga.

When our trainings moved online in 2020, we initially wondered what might be lost without everyone learning together in the same physical space. Instead, we discovered the value of greater accessibility, more personalized support, and new ways for students to integrate their education into real life. With feedback from our community, that experience shaped the hybrid model we offer today.

Students can experience the connection of our in-person training weekends while also having access to livestream participation when needed, 1:1 mentorship, and the ability to develop your craft also through remote teaching skills and workshops. Our goal is to create a person-centered learning environment where students have the time, support, and flexibility to develop their teaching competency in a way that works within their lives.

ACCESSIBILITY

Integrating Zoom throughout the program creates a more accessible training schedule, offers flexibility when needed, and provides additional opportunities to learn and integrate between in-person weekends.

PERSON CENTERED

Allows more 1:1 for trainees to develop their professional interests and have both the community in person and the ability to customize their education, weekly practice teaching, and professional implementation access.

TEACHING ONLINE

Getting comfortable with online opens up many professional opportunities and expands trainees ability beyond location or in person dependence. This expands one's skillset to foster the capacity of dynamic teaching delivery.

DEEPER INTEGRATION

Allows more access to integration sessions, practice teaching and the developmental depth to apply throughout the week in addition to immersive training weekends.

Meet Your Teachers

Eva ZobianWolf, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a Registered Nurse and Certified Yoga Therapist with more than two decades of experience in the healing arts. She brings expertise in nervous-system regulation, trauma-informed yoga, burnout recovery, and somatic approaches to wellbeing.

Megan Rose Brown, RYT-500, is a retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant with a background in integrative health, adaptive yoga, mindfulness, and human performance. She brings a whole-person approach shaped by her experiences and education.

Natalie Holland, E-RYT 500 and NPCP Certified Pilates Instructor, brings over a decade of experience in mindful movement alongside backgrounds in nutrition, science education, and kinesiology. Her work is also deeply informed by her personal experience using yoga and Pilates throughout her own cancer journey.

Beth Allegra, E-RYT 500 is a yoga therapist and movement professional with a background in dance, kinesiology, movement patterning, and injury prevention. She brings an embodied approach to yoga therapy, mindfulness, and therapeutic movement throughout our trainings.

Melissa Aguirre, C-IAYT Author, Educator and Program Director. 

You will cozy with Mel through Voxer Mentoring, Zoom workshops and remote resources. Her light hearted and grounded approach provides students with real-world applications of the ancient wisdom of yoga and its multi-faceted ways to be applied in our modern world. Mel offers a compassionate approach invested in her trainees focusing on mentorship, personal reflection and creative, professional integration. Learn More About Mel Here

Learn More About Our Team Here

Why Train with Us?

FLEXIBILITY

Our program provides a flexible learning environment that can be adaptable with the trainee's personal schedules and needs. The module workshops are scheduled based on student requests and availability making it very adaptive and accessible for all walks of life. Our courses are available also through live stream on zoom creating access from anywhere. After over a decade of leading trainings- we have learned that delivering education in digestible ways is imperative to application and developing their craft as practitioners. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Our programs are designed to equip you in applying adaptive yoga into career fields or as adjunct into many professions including medical, military, corporate, mental health, education, hospitality and more. Unlike traditional training models that can unintentionally create barriers to entry or limit opportunities, we operate from a philosophy of innovation, collaboration and embracing personal goals around a students professional ambitions. We actively support our graduates in stepping into the field with confidence, clarity, and the skills needed to grow.

By training with MelMarie Yoga, you’re stepping into a professional ecosystem that values your evolution and expansion.

Our graduates go on to teach in studios and private settings, work in health care, academia, support aging populations, work with the military and veteran populations, build online or independent yoga businesses and partner collaboratively with organizations, mental health professionals and nonprofits. For a peak, follow @melmariestudio as we feature our grads and continue supporting our community beyond graduation. 

COMMUNITY

Our programs provide access to resources and communities around the world to inspire, nourish and support your personal and professional goals. MelMarie Yoga nourishes students into deeper ways to serve communities and opportunities that provide our graduates unique ways to apply their training. We also offer post-graduate communities and resources and prioritize our graduates in filling community requests and jobs. 


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In-Person 300 Hour Yoga Training Reading List

"This training has been such a wonderful experience! Everyone who came along this journey each brought their own amazing spirit, love, and care. I loved learning so much information about the chakras, yoga for anxiety, yoga for depression, prenatal yoga and most importantly self care. Thank you Melissa! This training has transformed my life for the best." Tracy, 300 Hour Graduate

MelMarie Yoga is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance. Students who have previously completed an eligible 200-hour yoga teacher training and successfully complete this 300-hour program may apply for registration with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-500 level, subject to Yoga Alliance's current registration requirements.

2026 Training Logistics 

Training will be located at Endeavors in San Antonio.

Times: Saturday 1-4:30pm and Sunday 1-4:30pm

Dates: 

  • February 7, 8
  • March 7, 8 
  • April 18, 19
  • May 16, 17
  • June 20, 21
  • July 18, 19
  • August 15, 16 
  • September 12, 13
  • October 17, 18 
  • November 7, 8

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