Resources for certified iyengar teachers
This page contains resources for certified Iyengar Yoga teachers (CIYT.) If you are an apprentice teacher, you may access these resources if your mentor CIYT confirms via email (to info@yoga-cu.com) that you’ll be going up for assessment.
Please use the Access Request Form at the bottom of the page to view materials listed without a linked button.
Therapy Education Materials
Hip Hip Hooray!
with lois steinberg, phd, ciyt, c-iayt & Hermann Traitteur, md, ciyt
There is a “geography” pertaining to the hips that may involve referred pain from the sacrum, the femur/acetabular junction, the labrum, the pubis symphysis joint, scoliosis derived hip pain, and the adjoining connections with the knees, ankles, and feet. This makes modifications for hip problems during class more complicated than other issues.
This course will help you understand the geography of the hips, and give you tips for how to help your students with hip problems. The first half is taught by Hermann. For the second half, Lois guides you through basic adaptive asanas for problem hips.
3 hour course; 1 month rental; fee: $45 [to view use access request form below]
Yoga for Long Covid
with lois steinberg, phd, ciyt, c-iayt
Symptoms that persist after having recovered from COVID can disrupt and challenge your daily life functioning. Iyengar Yoga is ideally suited to help alleviate the discomfort of symptoms that affect all the systems of the body, especially the brain, nervous system, heart, and lungs. Anxiety and depression may also arise from the stress of this serious illness.
Participants in this class will learn how to address their multiple symptoms with Asana and Pranayama. Those who are teachers will learn how to help to their students who suffer from Long COVID.
2.5 hour course; 2 week rental FEE: $55
This workshop is hosted by Union.fit. To learn more information and rent this recorded workshop, click the button below.
yoga for diabetes
with lois steinberg, phd, ciyt, c-iayt
This course took place during the online 2023 International Iyengar Yoga Therapy Intensive. Lois guides you through a simple sequence of ten adapted poses for students with diabetes. Many of the poses are recuperative and target the pancreas, which for those with diabetes, may be under or overactive in insulin production affecting the regulation of glucose concentrations in the body. Lois then guides you through more challenging poses that target the pancreas.
Part 1: 2+ hrs, Part 2: 1.5 hrs; 2 week rental; fee: $40
CE for IYNAUS, IAYT Pending
To rent this workshop: Use the button below to purchase a pass on Punchpass. Once you have paid, you can find the workshop in your Content Library on your IYCU Punchpass account. You’ll have access for two weeks, expiration begins the day you purchase the pass.
Iyengar Yoga Therapy: Endometriosis
with lois steinberg
Iyengar Yoga can be effective in helping to cope with and alleviate symptoms of endometriosis. In this course the student will learn asana practices to break up adhesions caused by endometrial tissue and to cope with: pain with bowel movements/urination, excessive bleeding, low back pain, abdominal bloating, general fatigue, depression and anxiety.
This workshop is taught in English and translated to Polish.
Please note: this workshop is prop intensive, and therefore best for CIYT or those able to practice in a studio with many props available.
3 hour workshop; 2 week rental; fee: $40
To rent this workshop: Use the button below to purchase a pass on Punchpass. Once you have paid, you can find the workshop in your Content Library on your IYCU Punchpass account. You’ll have access for two weeks, expiration begins the day you purchase the pass.
Informative lectures
These lectures were presented during Therapy Intensives over the past several years. Use the access form at the bottom to inquire about rental. Each rental lasts a week, and the fee is listed.
Sense organs
with hermann traitteur, md, ciyt
In this lecture, Dr. Hermann Traittuer, author of Yoga Asana Anatomy, covers sensory anatomy in the context of asana. Hermann has a very clear and understandable delivery that is appreciated the world over!
(Purchase Yoga Asana Anatomy HERE.)
1.75 hour course; Fee: $20 [use access request form below]
neurological diagnoses for yoga teachers
with Laura Webb Tymas, pt, ciyt
Laura gives a thorough guide to understanding motor and central nervous systems, skeletal muscle, and peripheral nerve disorders such as Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), muscular dystrophy (MD), and Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. Laura has extensive long time experience as a PT working with these conditions. A very informative lecture!
Part 1: 1.5 hr, Part 2: <1.5 hr, Fee: $30 [use access request form below]
The Immune System
with Hermann Traitteur, md, ciyt
Join Hermann in an overview of the Immune System and its relevance to health and our asana practice and how to maintain a healthy immune system. This lecture is recommended first before studying with the AutoImmune lecture listed below.
1.5 hour course; Fee: $20 [use access request form below]
AutoImmune Conditions
with Hermann Traitteur, md, ciyt
Hermann’s lecture on autoimmune disorders is illuminating and very understandable despite the complexity of the problem (there are more than 80 types of autoimmune disorders!) Hermann guides us through the body’s immune system and how it attacks and destroys health tissue. This is especially relevant today as we are living the with Sars-CoV-2 virus. He also makes suggestions for teaching asana practice to those with autoimmune disorders.
Part 1: 1, Part 2: 1.5 hr; fee: $35
[use access request form below]
body cavities
with hermann traitteur, md, ciyt
Hermann guides the students through the cavities of the body using detailed illustrations of the internal body. The internal organs, the borders of the body cavities, and the interconnection of the cavities to each other and the spine is reviewed. Throughout his descriptions, he connects the anatomy and physiology to asana and makes suggestions for asana practices to optimize the functions of the organs in the various body cavities.
CE for IYANUS
Part 1: 1.5 hr, Part 2: 1 hr; fee: $35
[use access request form below]
Teacher Education Material
Hands on Adjustments workshop
with lois steinberg, phd, ciyt, c-iayt
Teachers will learn how to give hands on adjustments to students in primarily Level 1 Poses. The workshop covers informed consent, adjusting beginners, and also several adjustments for advanced/regular students. Adjustments are demonstrated by Lois with volunteers, and other teacher groups are spotlighted. Minimal props required. Therapy issues are not covered.
3 hour course; 1 month rental; fee: $50
[use access request form below]
Adaptations 101 Workshop
WITH LOIS STEINBERG, PHD, CIYT, C-IAYT
Teachers will learn how to include students with common ailments/conditions in your regular classes. Covered in this three part series: how to adapt the 63 asanas and also the supine pranayamas of the IYNAUS Level 1 Syllabus for the feet/ankles/edema, knees, hamstrings, low back/hips/bursitis, neck/shoulders/thyroid/eyes/tinnitus/vertigo, and menstruation.
4 part course (2.5 hr/each part); 3 month rental; fee: $150
[use access request form below]
Adaptations 201 Workshop
WITH LOIS STEINBERG, PHD, CIYT, C-IAYT
Teachers will learn how categories of poses are adapted and used for specific ailments and diseases in Parts 1-4. Hands-on adjusting and verbal corrections will be included. Part 5 will deal with how to personalize a practice for a yoga therapy student. The Iyengar Yoga Pre-Survey Questionnaire, validated by NIH (National Institute of Health), as well as pre- and post- session forms will be provided to every teacher. How to use the survey to condut a student interview and session forms to assess the student before and after their practice will be reviewed.
5 part course (3 hr/each part); 4 month rental; fee: $200
Prerequisite: Adaptations 101 Workshop
[use access request form below]
Ignite course audio recordings
WITH LOIS STEINBERG, PHD, CIYT, C-IAYT
These audio recordings of live Ignite courses taught to raw, young beginners are available on iHanuman. Recommended by other CIYTs, this is an invaluable resource for teachers looking to learn how to teach to beginners or those brand new to Iyengar Yoga. Learn how NOT to do endless demonstrations, how to keep the class dynamic and how to avoid using props! The download linked below contains Lois' entire Introductory Session of Classes; a total of 12 , one hour and a half classes! That’s 15 hours of material, plus a written sequence for each class, for $99.00.
Yoga for healthy pregnancy
WITH LOIS STEINBERG, PHD, CIYT, C-IAYT
Learn how to include your pregnant students in regular classes. Be prepared to practice as if you are pregnant while going through a sequence of poses from the Introductory 1 and 2 and some of the Intermediate Junior 1 poses from B.K.S. Iyengar's syllabi as well as pranayama practices. You will learn how to modify the practice for the first 14-16 weeks of pregnancy, when standing poses are to be avoided and how to do all the categories of poses until delivery. Some suggestions for active labor will be covered. Have wall space, two chairs, many blankets, two bolsters (or bolsters created from blankets), belts, blocks, and more than one sticky mat. More props the better, but we will make do with what is available. Home furniture will work well: couches, tables, home chairs, kitchen countertops, etc.
4 hr course; 2 week rental; fee: $55
This workshop is hosted by Union.fit. To learn more information and rent this recorded workshop, click the button below.
yoga for complications during Pregnancy
WITH LOIS STEINBERG, PHD, CIYT, C-IAYT
Deepen your knowledge of common conditions/pathologies of pregnancy. Sequences and modifications for nausea, heartburn, a need to urinate often, backache, breast tenderness, bleeding in early pregnancy, placenta previa, low back ache, gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, pubic symphysis pain, positioning of the fetus, carrying to full term, and preventing early delivery.
PreRequisite: Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy (above)
4 hr course; 2 week rental; fee: $55
This workshop is hosted by Union.fit. To learn more information and rent this recorded workshop, click the button below.
the curious case of maha mudra
WITH LOIS STEINBERG, PHD, CIYT, C-IAYT
In this course students will learn to unravel the mystery of how to perform and where to sequence Maha Mudra in their practice. Geared to teachers, open to all. (1.25 CE credit with IYNAUS).
Required Props: 2 sticky mats, 2-4 blankets, 1 bolsters, 1 chair or short stool.
*To rent this recorded workshop contact us at info@yoga-cu.com with subject: MAHA MUDRA WORKSHOP
Fee: $20
Teacher Gathers
Teacher Gathers are teacher education workshops for CIYTs and apprentice teachers only. These recordings are available for rent on Vimeo (click the button below). They are listed in chronological order below (The oldest at the top.) CIYTs may get CE credit for these workshops.
level 1 (3+ HRS)
Level 1/Level 2 (3 HRS)
Level 2 poses, Part 2 (3 HRS)
Guruji’s Appendix 1, Course 2, Week 55 (3 HRS)
Learning to Observe Level 1 (3 HRS)
From the Mud to the Lotus: Padmasana 101 (3 HRS)
teach from action: how to NOt teach from script (2.75 HRS)
new rimyi guidelines: level 1 & level 2 poses, level 3 expectations (3 HRS)
Asana Courses covering teaching topics
These courses are available on Vimeo for all students: vimeo.com/ondemand/loissteinberg.
intermediate 3 asana class covering Level 3 poses
Menses Part 2*
1.5 Hr Class, from women’s essentials series, followed by 45 min Q&A
The entire menstrual practice is not just for menses or even just women. It is very supportive of a relaxation responses, especially needed now in our extraordinary time. Please have available: two blankets, a chair, a bolster (or blankets that can be fashioned into a bolster, blet and block (or sturdy book.)
This class begins with the first six poses of the menstrual cycle, then supine poses are covered, and finally some description of flipping the sequence of forward bend and supine poses is included.
*Unfortunately Part 1 is not available for rent.
Post-Menstrual Practice
There are 33 poses in the post-menstrual practice (covered in two parts below). Many students have emphatically stated how wonderful this practice leaves them feeling. Over the decades of therapeutic work with this sequence, it emerges as the best practice for alleviating symptoms of menopause as well as other systemic conditions of the body.
Part 1 - 1.5 hr class followed by 45 min Q&A
Part 2 - 1.5 hr followed by 45 min Q&A
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