Therapeutic Yoga Teacher TrainingAdapting to Physical
and Mental Conditions
A training that brings yoga to people living with pain, physical fragility or emotional challenges: functional anatomy, adaptation to physical conditions and regulation of the nervous system, with ethics and safety.
In 20 hours, you learn to read the body, to adapt postures and sequences to the most common conditions and to support people through stress, anxiety and trauma with breathing, meditation and restorative practices.
Who this training is for
Yoga Teachers and Instructors
Who want to welcome, with complete safety, students with pain, limitations or emotional fragility, and adapt the practice to each one.
Health and Wellbeing Professionals
Physiotherapists, therapists and exercise professionals who want to bring yoga, with sound judgement, into their work.
Experienced Practitioners
Who live with a condition, or support someone who does, and want to understand adapted practice.
Objectives
Understand what Therapeutic Yoga is, the five principles of adapted practice and the ethical limits of the teacher
Read the body through functional anatomy: compensations, warning signs and contraindications
Adapt postures and sequences to conditions of the spine and joints, and to respiratory and autoimmune diseases
Support people through stress, anxiety, depression and trauma with breathing, meditation and restorative practices
Assess each student and build personalised plans, with three simulated clinical cases
How it works
Training Methodology
Video and Practices
Thirty-nine video lessons and sixteen practice classes. Study whenever and wherever you like, with access for 4 months.
Manual and Workbook
The interactive manual, with the anatomy diagrams, the adaptation tables, the forms and a bibliography of 65 sources, including the clinical guidelines for low back pain, osteoarthritis, asthma and anxiety, and the PDF workbook, to print and write in.
Teacher Support
Your questions go by email straight to Carla, throughout the course.
Assessment and Diploma
A test at the end of each unit, a 50-question final exam and a 30-minute class of your own, on video, assessed by Carla. Diploma recognised by Yoga Alliance (YACEP).
See the manual and a lesson
Before you enrol, see what the course is made of: the interactive manual, with nineteen photographs of the adaptations and seven anatomy illustrations, and one of the thirty-nine lessons, just as you will find it on the platform.
Images from the interactive manual of the course. The 75-page PDF workbook brings together the same content to print.
Sample lesson · Unit II
Compensations by posture
One of the course lessons, in full: the most common compensations in Downward-Facing Dog, Seated Forward Bend, Warrior, Bridge Pose, the twist and Savasana, and the adaptation that corrects each one.
Every topic of the course has a lesson like this, with Carla, followed by the matching chapter of the manual, and there is a test at the end of each unit.
recognition
certification
With 20 hours of training, this course is internationally recognised and counts towards your Yoga Alliance continuing education.
2x
Certifications included
Yoga Alliance (YACEP) and BeYoga, recognised in teaching, professional practice and personal development.
4
Months of access
To study at your own pace and wherever you are
20h
YACEP continuing education
Counts towards maintaining your international Yoga Alliance certification.
30 min
Class assessed by Carla
Your final class is assessed one to one by Carla, on video, before your diploma is issued.
programme
course structure
An introduction, five units and a closing section, over 20 hours, with access for 4 months to study at your own pace. The sixteen practice classes and the interactive manual are always open.
Unit I · Introduction to Therapeutic Yoga
What Therapeutic Yoga is and what sets it apart
The five principles of adapted practice
The teacher’s role and ethical limits
The intake form and the ethics of welcome
7 topics
Unit II · Functional Anatomy and Safety
Anatomy applied to conscious movement
Biomechanics, compensations and how to deal with them
Precautions, warning signs and contraindications
Anatomical diagrams, muscle chains and safety checklist
9 topics
Unit III · Adapting to Physical Conditions
Disc herniation, scoliosis and low back pain
Arthritis, osteoarthritis and vulnerable joints
Respiratory, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
How to build a specific sequence
Safe postures, adaptations by region and restorative postures
10 topics
Unit IV · Mental Health and Emotional Regulation
Stress, burnout, anxiety and depression
Trauma and yoga: safety and avoiding retraumatisation
Breathing and meditation in practice
Effects of the practices on the nervous system
Observation, self-reflection and signs of emotional disruption
9 topics
Unit V · Assessment, Planning and Cases
How to assess individual needs
Personalised plans and the individual therapeutic plan template
Three simulated clinical cases, each with its own practice class
9 topics
Closing · Assessment and Diploma
A test at the end of each unit, for practice
A class of your own, 30 minutes long, recorded on video and assessed by Carla
Final exam of 50 questions, with no time limit; 80% to pass
Diploma issued on the course page as soon as you are approved
diploma
Want to see the full programme?
Download the brochure, with the detailed programme, the certification and the fee.
What is included
COURSE FEE
VAT exempt · 4 months of access · English edition from January 2027
✓ Full course access for 4 months
✓ Thirty-nine video lessons and sixteen practice classes
✓ Interactive manual and PDF workbook to print
✓ Five tests, a final exam and assessment of your class by Carla
✓ 20-hour diploma: Yoga Alliance (YACEP) and BeYoga
✓ Questions by email with your teacher
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Access: immediately after enrolment, available 24/7.
Access period: 4 months from enrolment.
Format: 100% online, recorded video in English (AI voice translation of Carla’s Portuguese classes, with her own voice), with an interactive manual and workbook.
Questions: geral@beyoga.pt · +351 927 033 409
E-RYT 500 · Yoga Alliance 2025 · 4,000+ teaching hours
Certified Yoga Teacher and Trainer
Carla Gonçalves
Founder · Director of Studies · BeYoga School
Founder of BeYoga School, Carla Gonçalves is a Yoga Teacher and Trainer with more than 4,000 teaching hours recognised by Yoga Alliance.
Throughout the course she is available to answer any question that comes up. At any point you can send your questions directly to her.
support
Support and Tutoring
During the course
Carla follows the course from beginning to end and answers your questions as they arise.
By email
Questions go to carla.goncalves@beyoga.pt. A welcoming and accessible learning environment.
After the course
The BeYoga diploma is recognised in teaching, professional practice and personal development, and the school remains available at geral@beyoga.pt.
“It is not the practitioner who adapts to yoga. It is yoga that adapts to the practitioner.”
Carla Gonçalves, Founder and Director of Studies, BeYoga School
What our students say
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Frequently Asked Questions
Any questions?
Do I need to be a yoga teacher to take this course?
No. The course is designed for yoga teachers and instructors, health and wellbeing professionals and experienced practitioners familiar with the practice. It does not train clinical therapists: it teaches you to adapt the practice of yoga, safely and ethically.
Is the course taught in English?
Yes. Carla teaches this course in Portuguese. In the English edition you hear her own voice, translated with AI and reviewed by our team, so that her teaching reaches you directly in English. The manual, workbook and exam were translated from the Portuguese original. The English edition opens in January 2027.
Is the course assessed?
Yes. There is a test at the end of each unit, for practice. For the diploma, there is also a 30-minute class of your own, on video, which Carla assesses, and the final exam, with 80% or more.
Is the final exam timed?
No, there is no time limit for the final exam.
Is there an email I can write to if I have a question?
Yes. Feel free to email carla.goncalves@beyoga.pt with any question.
How do I get the diploma?
To get the diploma you need to:
- Watch all the content and mark each section as complete.
- Submit a Therapeutic Yoga class of your own, 30 minutes long, on video (submitting it opens the Final Exam).
- Take the Final Exam with 80% or more.
Once I have completed every step, when do I get my diploma?
As soon as Carla approves your class, and with the Final Exam done, your diploma is issued: it is available to download on the course page, and you receive an email to let you know.
If I do not want the diploma, can I skip the Final Exam?
Yes. Without the diploma you do not need to submit the class or take the exam. The unit tests are still there, for practice.
How long do I have access to the course?
Access to the content is available for 4 months from the date you enrol. If you need more time, you can extend your access by one more month for 30 €.
Which payment methods do you accept?
Credit or debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, in one single payment through Stripe. Access to the course opens as soon as the payment is confirmed.
Will I receive an invoice?
Yes. An invoice is issued for your enrolment. If you need specific billing details on it, such as a company name or a VAT number, write to geral@beyoga.pt.
