The Embodied path: 300-Hour YOga Teacher Training

The Embodied path: 300-Hour YOga Teacher Training

Open more to the gifts of yoga in your life, deepen your practice and inspire others.

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“You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become”

-Bhagavad Gita

Earn your 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training & Certification

The Heart of Embodiment is a 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training designed to expand your skills, deepen your practice, and support your personal and professional evolution. Rooted in trauma-informed principles and accredited by Yoga Alliance, this immersive program builds on your 200-hour foundation and offers a rich blend of ancient wisdom and modern insight.


You’ll explore nervous system regulation, subtle body anatomy, advanced asana and sequencing, Yoga Nidra, and sacred texts—all while refining your authentic teaching voice and deepening your connection to the heart of yoga.

This curriculum exceeds the Yoga Alliance Standards. You will:

  • Earn Two Certifications in One – Graduate with both a 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification and a 30-hour Yoga Nidra teaching certificate, expanding your skill set and teaching opportunities.

  • Deepen Your Practice & Teaching – Designed for graduates of a 200-hour YTT, this program builds upon your foundation with advanced studies in philosophy, anatomy, and teaching methodology.

  • Find Your Authentic Teaching Voice – Explore and develop new teaching modalities, including Yoga Nidra and trauma-informed yoga, while cultivating your unique style and presence as a teacher.

  • Experience a Transformational Journey – This training goes beyond the technical. Through self-inquiry and personal growth practices, you’ll strengthen your connection to yoga, self-care, and purpose.

  • Create Your Own Path – Move beyond set formulas to develop a teaching approach rooted in your lived experience, personal wisdom, and the needs of your students. Gain practical tools to teach in public and private spaces, develop a sustainable yoga business, and connect with a lifelong community of fellow yogis.

  • Receive Personalized Mentorship – Work one-on-one with a lead teacher throughout the program to refine your skills, navigate challenges, and grow confidently as a yoga teacher.


    It is recommended that you have had at least 6 months of regular practice prior to the start of the course.

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Student Testimonial

“The depth of knowledge each teacher brings from their own respective lineages weaves together the boundless, open-ended conversation of what yoga is today. My practice has personally benefited from the tools delivered in this training and will ripple out to my students and personal life in countless ways.”

- Analise D, 2025 300hr Graduate

The Embodied Approach to Teaching Yoga

Designed For Dedicated Practitioners & Evolving Teachers

This 300-hour training is for those who have completed a 200-hour YTT and are ready to expand their knowledge, refine their teaching, and deepen their personal practice.


 It’s designed for yoga teachers and practitioners seeking:

  • A Deeper & More Immersive Study – Go beyond the basics with an extended course of study that enriches your understanding of yoga.

  • Advanced Tools & Techniques – Gain new skills, perspectives, and depth to enhance your unique teaching style.

  • A Supportive & Dynamic Learning Environment – Learn from experienced teachers in live, interactive sessions designed to help you grow.

Why This 300-Hour Training
is Different:

A Unique Fusion of Ancient Wisdom & Modern Science

We integrate classical yoga philosophy with trauma-informed practices, nervous system resilience, and non-dual Tantra, so you don’t just practice yoga—you live it.

Trauma-Informed & Embodied Approach

Understand the nervous system, breath, and movement through trauma-informed practices, integrating knowledge that transforms both teaching and personal practice.

A Supportive Community & Experienced Mentors

With three highly skilled E-RYT 500 teachers, you’ll receive hands-on guidance, mentorship, and a built-in network of like-minded yogis who will support you long after the training ends.

A Deep & Comprehensive Immersion

Learn from world-class teachers who are experts in philosophy, methodology, and practice, guiding you through an in-depth exploration of yoga’s many dimensions.


What You’ll Study Over 300+ Hours

  • Asana: Structural & Energetic Alignment –  Deepen your understanding of movement, breath, and alignment in an advanced practice.

  • Yoga & Tantra Philosophy – Explore the rich history, philosophy, and sacred texts that inform modern yoga.

  • The Yogic Body & Embodied Anatomy – Gain a deeper awareness of the body’s systems, subtle energy, and how they influence practice.

  • Meditation & Pranayama – Learn to guide breathwork and meditative practices with confidence and depth.

  • Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra – Immerse yourself in the healing modalities of Yin Yoga and a dedicated 30-hour Yoga Nidra training.

  • Class & Workshop Design –  Learn to structure classes and workshops that are both engaging and impactful.

  • Trauma-Informed Teaching –  Gain tools to create a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for all students through all walks of life. Learn how to integrate nuanced trauma-informed principles into your teaching with compassion and clarity.

Dear Student of Yoga,

If you're ready to deepen your practice and cultivate a path that transforms you from the inside out—we invite you to join us in 2026.


At the heart of this journey is a commitment to trauma-informed practice, embodied awareness, and the power of community. Through Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Yin Yoga, and Yoga Nidra, you'll learn to regulate your nervous system, connect with the subtle body, and stay centered within yourself and in relationship with others.


We weave ancient wisdom with modern science, studying beautiful sacred texts like the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Vasistha, and Hatha Pradipika alongside trauma-informed principles and nervous system resilience. The physical practice becomes a place of discovery—where you explore how your patterns show up, how these tools build resilience and support healing, and how your practice can ripple out to create change beyond the mat.


When we approach practice with curiosity and care, we learn to act with intention, build inner strength, and share that grounded wisdom with the world. Through self-inquiry and personalized mentorship, you'll find your authentic teaching voice and cultivate an approach rooted in your lived experience.


In presence, breath, and embodiment,

Dora, Jazmin, Cynthia & Luca

Student Testimonial

"Very skillfully done; thoughtful curriculum, organization, timing and sequencing of topics. So grateful to have finally experienced the deep dive training on sequencing and preparing body parts to be capable of exploring the deeper expression of asana."

-Rachel S, 2025 300hr Graduate

Learn to teach with Confidence

You’ll leave this training prepared to teach, with practical skills in sequencing, class planning, the business of yoga, and all tools that will give you the foundation to share your unique voice.


If you feel the pull to explore yoga on this deeper level, to cultivate a practice that transforms not just your body but your entire being—this training is for you. We can't wait to share in this journey with you.

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Detailed Schedule & Class times

January 7th to May 15th, 2026

Can be attended in-person or online

Weekly schedule

Wednesdays

Online Only

5:30-8:00 PM

Learning & Lecture

Fridays

In Person + Online Hybrid

2:30-5:00 PM

Learning & Lecture

Saturdays + Sundays

In Person + Online Hybrid

9:00 - 12:00 PM Philosophy & Lecture

12:00 - 2:00 PM Break

2:15 - 6:15 PM Asana & Workshoping



Please note we meet 2-3 weekends a month, on an irregular pattern. Weekend Intensives: in-studio sessions Friday through Sunday + Online classes on Wednesday Evenings (PST).

Session 1

Friday - Sundays: Jan. 9-11, Jan. 16-18, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, Feb. 6-8

Wednesdays: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11

  • A Historical Overview of Yoga 

  • Yoga Sutras & Samkhya philosophy

  • Purusha/Prakriti, Three Gunas & Key Distractions to practice

  • Teaching & practicing ethical principles

  • All-around class structure & peak poses

  • Basic alignment principles & modifications

  • Flow creation & safe transitions

  • Six movements of the hip joint

  • Seated meditation preparation & variations

  • Introduction to trauma considerations in yoga

  • Nervous system regulation techniques

  • Creating safe spaces for healing

Session 2

Friday - Sundays: Feb. 27-29, Mar. 6-8, Mar. 20-22, Mar. 27-29

Wednesdays: Feb 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18

  • Chakras, prana vayus, nadis & kundalini

  • Pelvic stability workshop  

  • The Bandhas

  • Bhagavad Gita - yoga as skill in action

  • Yoga Vasistha - Spiritual Crisis & the Mind

  • Introduction to Tantric philosophy

  • Heart-centered practice & emotional aspects

  • Introspective qualities of forward folding

  • Inversion preparation & variations

  • Building strength & focus in arm balances

  • Digestive benefits & contraindications

  • Connecting to inner resource practices

  • iRest (Integrative Restoration) awareness practices

Session 3

Friday - Sundays: April 10-12, April 17-19, May 8-9, May 15-17

Wednesdays: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13

  • Modern postural yoga & historical context

  • Hatha Pradipika & Tantra's influence on contemporary practice

  • Advanced meditation & awareness practices from Sacred Texts

  • Integrating dharma (life purpose) into teaching asana

  • Intelligent sequencing & creative variations

  • Maha mudra & pranic (energy-based) classes

  • Integration of breath & movement

  • Professional teaching skills development

  • Introduction to Yin yoga philosophy & practice

  • Principles of passive, long-held poses

  • Business of yoga - practical applications

  • Professional development & ethics of teaching

  • Final presentations & Graduation

Required Reading

  • Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati

  • Bhagavad Gita by Stephen Mitchell

  • Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar

  • Yoga Body by Mark Singleton

  • Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Wallis

  • Yoga Nidra by Richard Miller

  • When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Cynthia Abulafia

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP

Subtle Body, Sacred Texts, Pranayama, Meditation

It is through investigation and attention to detail that the experience of the body, breath, and heart work together in wholeness. Cynthia loves to explore the body and the yoga movements as a map to reverence.


In addition to teaching yoga inspired postures, she regularly teaches courses in yoga philosophy, breath work and breathing mechanics, the subtle or energetic body/ kundalini awakening and management, human anatomy for yoga, key sacred texts of yoga and non-dual Tantra, and the ethics of spiritual inquiry.


She started practicing yoga as a pre-teen with her mother and sister, and began teaching in 2005 while still in college.

She has taught at Yoga Soup since 2007 and was instrumental in the creation and leadership of Yoga Soup’s 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings. Cynthia currently co-leads the 300 hour YTT, where she focuses on the sacred texts of yoga and Tantra and the energetic body.


Her background is in Yoga Therapy, and she is a certified Yoga Therapist, has certifications in Pilates and Thai Yoga, holds a Masters degree in Nutrition, and is currently studying Sanskrit in a second Masters program in Yogic Studies.


Cynthia has spent much of her life studying yoga and Tantra, including Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, modern postural yoga, blended with movement science modalities, and has studied deeply with many beloved meditation, Advaita, non-dual Tantra, kundalini-Shakti, and self-inquiry teachers, most notably Rupert Spira, the late Bonnie Greenwell, the late Sally Kempton, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, and Ben Williams.

Meet Dora

Meet Jazmin

Meet Cynthia

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Cynthia Abulafia

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP

Subtle Body, Sacred Texts, Pranayama, Meditation

It is through investigation and attention to detail that the experience of the body, breath, and heart work together in wholeness. Cynthia loves to explore the body and the yoga movements as a map to reverence.


In addition to teaching yoga inspired postures, she regularly teaches courses in yoga philosophy, breath work and breathing mechanics, the subtle or energetic body/ kundalini awakening and management, human anatomy for yoga, key sacred texts of yoga and non-dual Tantra, and the ethics of spiritual inquiry.


She started practicing yoga as a pre-teen with her mother and sister, and began teaching in 2005 while still in college.

She has taught at Yoga Soup since 2007 and was instrumental in the creation and leadership of Yoga Soup’s 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings. Cynthia currently co-leads the 300 hour YTT, where she focuses on the sacred texts of yoga and Tantra and the energetic body.


Her background is in Yoga Therapy, and she is a certified Yoga Therapist, has certifications in Pilates and Thai Yoga, holds a Masters degree in Nutrition, and is currently studying Sanskrit in a second Masters program in Yogic Studies.


Cynthia has spent much of her life studying yoga and Tantra, including Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, modern postural yoga, blended with movement science modalities, and has studied deeply with many beloved meditation, Advaita, non-dual Tantra, kundalini-Shakti, and self-inquiry teachers, most notably Rupert Spira, the late Bonnie Greenwell, the late Sally Kempton, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, and Ben Williams.

Meet Dora

Meet Jazmin

Meet Cynthia

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Cynthia Abulafia

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEPSubtle Body, Sacred Texts, Pranayama, Meditation

It is through investigation and attention to detail that the experience of the body, breath, and heart work together in wholeness. Cynthia loves to explore the body and the yoga movements as a map to reverence.


In addition to teaching yoga inspired postures, she regularly teaches courses in yoga philosophy, breath work and breathing mechanics, the subtle or energetic body/ kundalini awakening and management, human anatomy for yoga, key sacred texts of yoga and non-dual Tantra, and the ethics of spiritual inquiry.


She started practicing yoga as a pre-teen with her mother and sister, and began teaching in 2005 while still in college.


She has taught at Yoga Soup since 2007 and was instrumental in the creation and leadership of Yoga Soup’s 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings. Cynthia currently co-leads the 300 hour YTT, where she focuses on the sacred texts of yoga and Tantra and the energetic body.


Her background is in Yoga Therapy, and she is a certified Yoga Therapist, has certifications in Pilates and Thai Yoga, holds a Masters degree in Nutrition, and is currently studying Sanskrit in a second Masters program in Yogic Studies.


Cynthia has spent much of her life studying yoga and Tantra, including Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, modern postural yoga, blended with movement science modalities, and has studied deeply with many beloved meditation, Advaita, non-dual Tantra, kundalini-Shakti, and self-inquiry teachers, most notably Rupert Spira, the late Bonnie Greenwell, the late Sally Kempton, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, and Ben Williams.

Dora Chan

E-RYT 500, certified iRest® Teacher, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Dora has a fascination with the workings of the human body and mind, especially how stress, anxiety, chronic pain and trauma play a role in our health and well-being. With a Bachelor in Biotechnology and a PhD in Immunology, Dora has a deep appreciation of western scientific methods. However, she also sees the limitation of the western approach to understanding ourselves.


On her quest to seek a deeper understanding of the human body, mind, and in life itself, Dora began training in various eastern modalities. Dora is an experienced Yoga teacher, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Certified iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation teacher, Level 1 Warriors at Ease teacher, Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Master teacher, and Yoga Therapist in training.

Dora is passionate about bridging western knowledge and eastern wisdom practices to support people in finding healing in body, mind and spirit. She is especially interested in understanding how stress affects the nervous system and how yoga can be used powerfully to support our physical and mental health.


Many people approach life and their yoga practice as two separate things. Dora believes that life and yoga are in fact not separate. Based on the Tantric teachings of Kashmiri Shaivism, Dora’s approach is about welcoming and integrating all aspects of ourselves, which may show up in various ways in our daily lives. Yoga helps us live life in full awareness so that we continue to find new opportunities for integration and returning to wholeness.


Dora invites you to deep self inquiry by challenging your belief system and what you perceive to be true about yourself. With love, gentleness, and non-judgment, she invites you to break free from conditioned beliefs and to expand your mind and heart for limitless growth.

Jazmin Ment

E-RYT 500, Asana and Alignment

Jazmin maintains respect and amazement for the innate wisdom of the body and the transcendent experience of being more and more embodied. Expressed by her commitment to her own practice and living the principles of yoga, she shares her teaching from an integrated understanding of the postures and the practice.


She has practiced Iyengar and other forms of yoga since she was a little girl and still considers herself a student first and always. With thousands of hours of study and 500+ accredited teacher training hours, her understanding of yoga, meditation, the human body, and well-being is extensive and heartfelt. She initially studied to become a yoga teacher with Ganga White and Tracy Rich. She then completed her 300-hour advanced teacher training with world-renowned master teachers Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee. She has more recently taken a mentor role as a part of their teacher trainings. Jazmin considers Rodney and Colleen her primary teachers and has studied with them since she was a teenager.


Jazmin incorporates her deep-rooted background in Iyengar yoga with the fluid evolution of Vinyasa yoga and its older sister, Ashtanga yoga. Her holistic approach to yoga opens a welcoming door (hopefully with a little humor) into self-awareness and relationship with body, mind and Spirit. She believes it is in and through the body and life itself that we practice Yoga, that we realize our humanness, ours and each other’s. And that through the method of Yoga that we un-do patterns of fear and separateness, ‘sit with it’, and relax into our truest Self, a unique part of the whole. Ultimately, Jazmin believes in the power of Yoga to transform our world and uncover joy, breath by breath, through deep listening and compassion, from the inside-out.


Her approach is rooted in postural alignment, therapeutic benefits and application, pranayama (breath), and meditation as a means to inner and outer peace. The thing she continues to find is that the deeper she dives, the more and more there is to discover and the practice is ever-giving. It is with great commitment that she lives and teaches from a place of deep embodied understanding. It is with great joy and passion that Jazmin shares her lineage of yoga with fellow students and teachers.

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Cynthia Abulafia

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEPSubtle Body, Sacred Texts, Pranayama, Meditation

It is through investigation and attention to detail that the experience of the body, breath, and heart work together in wholeness. Cynthia loves to explore the body and the yoga movements as a map to reverence.


In addition to teaching yoga inspired postures, she regularly teaches courses in yoga philosophy, breath work and breathing mechanics, the subtle or energetic body/ kundalini awakening and management, human anatomy for yoga, key sacred texts of yoga and non-dual Tantra, and the ethics of spiritual inquiry.


She started practicing yoga as a pre-teen with her mother and sister, and began teaching in 2005 while still in college.


She has taught at Yoga Soup since 2007 and was instrumental in the creation and leadership of Yoga Soup’s 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings. Cynthia currently co-leads the 300 hour YTT, where she focuses on the sacred texts of yoga and Tantra and the energetic body.


Her background is in Yoga Therapy, and she is a certified Yoga Therapist, has certifications in Pilates and Thai Yoga, holds a Masters degree in Nutrition, and is currently studying Sanskrit in a second Masters program in Yogic Studies.


Cynthia has spent much of her life studying yoga and Tantra, including Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, modern postural yoga, blended with movement science modalities, and has studied deeply with many beloved meditation, Advaita, non-dual Tantra, kundalini-Shakti, and self-inquiry teachers, most notably Rupert Spira, the late Bonnie Greenwell, the late Sally Kempton, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, and Ben Williams.

Dora Chan

E-RYT 500, certified iRest® Teacher, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Dora has a fascination with the workings of the human body and mind, especially how stress, anxiety, chronic pain and trauma play a role in our health and well-being. With a Bachelor in Biotechnology and a PhD in Immunology, Dora has a deep appreciation of western scientific methods. However, she also sees the limitation of the western approach to understanding ourselves.


On her quest to seek a deeper understanding of the human body, mind, and in life itself, Dora began training in various eastern modalities. Dora is an experienced Yoga teacher, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Certified iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation teacher, Level 1 Warriors at Ease teacher, Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Master teacher, and Yoga Therapist in training.

Dora is passionate about bridging western knowledge and eastern wisdom practices to support people in finding healing in body, mind and spirit. She is especially interested in understanding how stress affects the nervous system and how yoga can be used powerfully to support our physical and mental health.


Many people approach life and their yoga practice as two separate things. Dora believes that life and yoga are in fact not separate. Based on the Tantric teachings of Kashmiri Shaivism, Dora’s approach is about welcoming and integrating all aspects of ourselves, which may show up in various ways in our daily lives. Yoga helps us live life in full awareness so that we continue to find new opportunities for integration and returning to wholeness.


Dora invites you to deep self inquiry by challenging your belief system and what you perceive to be true about yourself. With love, gentleness, and non-judgment, she invites you to break free from conditioned beliefs and to expand your mind and heart for limitless growth.

Jazmin Ment

E-RYT 500, Asana and Alignment

Jazmin maintains respect and amazement for the innate wisdom of the body and the transcendent experience of being more and more embodied. Expressed by her commitment to her own practice and living the principles of yoga, she shares her teaching from an integrated understanding of the postures and the practice.


She has practiced Iyengar and other forms of yoga since she was a little girl and still considers herself a student first and always. With thousands of hours of study and 500+ accredited teacher training hours, her understanding of yoga, meditation, the human body, and well-being is extensive and heartfelt. She initially studied to become a yoga teacher with Ganga White and Tracy Rich. She then completed her 300-hour advanced teacher training with world-renowned master teachers Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee. She has more recently taken a mentor role as a part of their teacher trainings. Jazmin considers Rodney and Colleen her primary teachers and has studied with them since she was a teenager.


Jazmin incorporates her deep-rooted background in Iyengar yoga with the fluid evolution of Vinyasa yoga and its older sister, Ashtanga yoga. Her holistic approach to yoga opens a welcoming door (hopefully with a little humor) into self-awareness and relationship with body, mind and Spirit. She believes it is in and through the body and life itself that we practice Yoga, that we realize our humanness, ours and each other’s. And that through the method of Yoga that we un-do patterns of fear and separateness, ‘sit with it’, and relax into our truest Self, a unique part of the whole. Ultimately, Jazmin believes in the power of Yoga to transform our world and uncover joy, breath by breath, through deep listening and compassion, from the inside-out.


Her approach is rooted in postural alignment, therapeutic benefits and application, pranayama (breath), and meditation as a means to inner and outer peace. The thing she continues to find is that the deeper she dives, the more and more there is to discover and the practice is ever-giving. It is with great commitment that she lives and teaches from a place of deep embodied understanding. It is with great joy and passion that Jazmin shares her lineage of yoga with fellow students and teachers.

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Cynthia Abulafia

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEPSubtle Body, Sacred Texts, Pranayama, Meditation

It is through investigation and attention to detail that the experience of the body, breath, and heart work together in wholeness. Cynthia loves to explore the body and the yoga movements as a map to reverence.


In addition to teaching yoga inspired postures, she regularly teaches courses in yoga philosophy, breath work and breathing mechanics, the subtle or energetic body/ kundalini awakening and management, human anatomy for yoga, key sacred texts of yoga and non-dual Tantra, and the ethics of spiritual inquiry.


She started practicing yoga as a pre-teen with her mother and sister, and began teaching in 2005 while still in college.


She has taught at Yoga Soup since 2007 and was instrumental in the creation and leadership of Yoga Soup’s 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings. Cynthia currently co-leads the 300 hour YTT, where she focuses on the sacred texts of yoga and Tantra and the energetic body.


Her background is in Yoga Therapy, and she is a certified Yoga Therapist, has certifications in Pilates and Thai Yoga, holds a Masters degree in Nutrition, and is currently studying Sanskrit in a second Masters program in Yogic Studies.


Cynthia has spent much of her life studying yoga and Tantra, including Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, modern postural yoga, blended with movement science modalities, and has studied deeply with many beloved meditation, Advaita, non-dual Tantra, kundalini-Shakti, and self-inquiry teachers, most notably Rupert Spira, the late Bonnie Greenwell, the late Sally Kempton, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, and Ben Williams.

Dora Chan

E-RYT 500, certified iRest® Teacher, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Dora has a fascination with the workings of the human body and mind, especially how stress, anxiety, chronic pain and trauma play a role in our health and well-being. With a Bachelor in Biotechnology and a PhD in Immunology, Dora has a deep appreciation of western scientific methods. However, she also sees the limitation of the western approach to understanding ourselves.


On her quest to seek a deeper understanding of the human body, mind, and in life itself, Dora began training in various eastern modalities. Dora is an experienced Yoga teacher, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Certified iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation teacher, Level 1 Warriors at Ease teacher, Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Master teacher, and Yoga Therapist in training.

Dora is passionate about bridging western knowledge and eastern wisdom practices to support people in finding healing in body, mind and spirit. She is especially interested in understanding how stress affects the nervous system and how yoga can be used powerfully to support our physical and mental health.


Many people approach life and their yoga practice as two separate things. Dora believes that life and yoga are in fact not separate. Based on the Tantric teachings of Kashmiri Shaivism, Dora’s approach is about welcoming and integrating all aspects of ourselves, which may show up in various ways in our daily lives. Yoga helps us live life in full awareness so that we continue to find new opportunities for integration and returning to wholeness.


Dora invites you to deep self inquiry by challenging your belief system and what you perceive to be true about yourself. With love, gentleness, and non-judgment, she invites you to break free from conditioned beliefs and to expand your mind and heart for limitless growth.

Jazmin Ment

E-RYT 500, Asana and Alignment

Jazmin maintains respect and amazement for the innate wisdom of the body and the transcendent experience of being more and more embodied. Expressed by her commitment to her own practice and living the principles of yoga, she shares her teaching from an integrated understanding of the postures and the practice.


She has practiced Iyengar and other forms of yoga since she was a little girl and still considers herself a student first and always. With thousands of hours of study and 500+ accredited teacher training hours, her understanding of yoga, meditation, the human body, and well-being is extensive and heartfelt. She initially studied to become a yoga teacher with Ganga White and Tracy Rich. She then completed her 300-hour advanced teacher training with world-renowned master teachers Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee. She has more recently taken a mentor role as a part of their teacher trainings. Jazmin considers Rodney and Colleen her primary teachers and has studied with them since she was a teenager.


Jazmin incorporates her deep-rooted background in Iyengar yoga with the fluid evolution of Vinyasa yoga and its older sister, Ashtanga yoga. Her holistic approach to yoga opens a welcoming door (hopefully with a little humor) into self-awareness and relationship with body, mind and Spirit. She believes it is in and through the body and life itself that we practice Yoga, that we realize our humanness, ours and each other’s. And that through the method of Yoga that we un-do patterns of fear and separateness, ‘sit with it’, and relax into our truest Self, a unique part of the whole. Ultimately, Jazmin believes in the power of Yoga to transform our world and uncover joy, breath by breath, through deep listening and compassion, from the inside-out.


Her approach is rooted in postural alignment, therapeutic benefits and application, pranayama (breath), and meditation as a means to inner and outer peace. The thing she continues to find is that the deeper she dives, the more and more there is to discover and the practice is ever-giving. It is with great commitment that she lives and teaches from a place of deep embodied understanding. It is with great joy and passion that Jazmin shares her lineage of yoga with fellow students and teachers.

MEET YOUR TEACHERS

Cynthia Abulafia

E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEPSubtle Body, Sacred Texts, Pranayama, Meditation

It is through investigation and attention to detail that the experience of the body, breath, and heart work together in wholeness. Cynthia loves to explore the body and the yoga movements as a map to reverence.


In addition to teaching yoga inspired postures, she regularly teaches courses in yoga philosophy, breath work and breathing mechanics, the subtle or energetic body/ kundalini awakening and management, human anatomy for yoga, key sacred texts of yoga and non-dual Tantra, and the ethics of spiritual inquiry.


She started practicing yoga as a pre-teen with her mother and sister, and began teaching in 2005 while still in college.


She has taught at Yoga Soup since 2007 and was instrumental in the creation and leadership of Yoga Soup’s 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Trainings. Cynthia currently co-leads the 300 hour YTT, where she focuses on the sacred texts of yoga and Tantra and the energetic body.


Her background is in Yoga Therapy, and she is a certified Yoga Therapist, has certifications in Pilates and Thai Yoga, holds a Masters degree in Nutrition, and is currently studying Sanskrit in a second Masters program in Yogic Studies.


Cynthia has spent much of her life studying yoga and Tantra, including Yoga Therapy, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, modern postural yoga, blended with movement science modalities, and has studied deeply with many beloved meditation, Advaita, non-dual Tantra, kundalini-Shakti, and self-inquiry teachers, most notably Rupert Spira, the late Bonnie Greenwell, the late Sally Kempton, Sravana Borkataky-Varma, and Ben Williams.

Dora Chan

E-RYT 500, certified iRest® Teacher, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Dora has a fascination with the workings of the human body and mind, especially how stress, anxiety, chronic pain and trauma play a role in our health and well-being. With a Bachelor in Biotechnology and a PhD in Immunology, Dora has a deep appreciation of western scientific methods. However, she also sees the limitation of the western approach to understanding ourselves.


On her quest to seek a deeper understanding of the human body, mind, and in life itself, Dora began training in various eastern modalities. Dora is an experienced Yoga teacher, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Certified iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation teacher, Level 1 Warriors at Ease teacher, Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Master teacher, and Yoga Therapist in training.

Dora is passionate about bridging western knowledge and eastern wisdom practices to support people in finding healing in body, mind and spirit. She is especially interested in understanding how stress affects the nervous system and how yoga can be used powerfully to support our physical and mental health.


Many people approach life and their yoga practice as two separate things. Dora believes that life and yoga are in fact not separate. Based on the Tantric teachings of Kashmiri Shaivism, Dora’s approach is about welcoming and integrating all aspects of ourselves, which may show up in various ways in our daily lives. Yoga helps us live life in full awareness so that we continue to find new opportunities for integration and returning to wholeness.


Dora invites you to deep self inquiry by challenging your belief system and what you perceive to be true about yourself. With love, gentleness, and non-judgment, she invites you to break free from conditioned beliefs and to expand your mind and heart for limitless growth.

Jazmin Ment

E-RYT 500, Asana and Alignment

Jazmin maintains respect and amazement for the innate wisdom of the body and the transcendent experience of being more and more embodied. Expressed by her commitment to her own practice and living the principles of yoga, she shares her teaching from an integrated understanding of the postures and the practice.


She has practiced Iyengar and other forms of yoga since she was a little girl and still considers herself a student first and always. With thousands of hours of study and 500+ accredited teacher training hours, her understanding of yoga, meditation, the human body, and well-being is extensive and heartfelt. She initially studied to become a yoga teacher with Ganga White and Tracy Rich. She then completed her 300-hour advanced teacher training with world-renowned master teachers Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee. She has more recently taken a mentor role as a part of their teacher trainings. Jazmin considers Rodney and Colleen her primary teachers and has studied with them since she was a teenager.


Jazmin incorporates her deep-rooted background in Iyengar yoga with the fluid evolution of Vinyasa yoga and its older sister, Ashtanga yoga. Her holistic approach to yoga opens a welcoming door (hopefully with a little humor) into self-awareness and relationship with body, mind and Spirit. She believes it is in and through the body and life itself that we practice Yoga, that we realize our humanness, ours and each other’s. And that through the method of Yoga that we un-do patterns of fear and separateness, ‘sit with it’, and relax into our truest Self, a unique part of the whole. Ultimately, Jazmin believes in the power of Yoga to transform our world and uncover joy, breath by breath, through deep listening and compassion, from the inside-out.


Her approach is rooted in postural alignment, therapeutic benefits and application, pranayama (breath), and meditation as a means to inner and outer peace. The thing she continues to find is that the deeper she dives, the more and more there is to discover and the practice is ever-giving. It is with great commitment that she lives and teaches from a place of deep embodied understanding. It is with great joy and passion that Jazmin shares her lineage of yoga with fellow students and teachers.

More Than a Studio

A Sanctuary for Growth & Transformation

Yoga Soup is a fluid, organic idea that is constantly reshaping itself. As it grows it will no doubt assume different forms but it’s hard to imagine its intention much changing: to provide a safe, vibrant, serious and light-hearted space for self-observation and transformation to occur.


At Yoga Soup, we offer a space for inquiry, growth and self-study through a wide variety of offerings. We walk in the door from frantically-lived lives – or so they seem at least in our heads. We are running around trying to attain, to achieve, to maintain, to endure... And then we enter a space whose very heartbeat pauses us to remember: “There is nothing wrong anymore.” You don't have to strive or grasp or hold. You are the thing you’re reaching for. You’ve arrived.

About our Teacher training

For over 19 years, our Santa Barbara yoga studio has been a hub for connection, growth, and lifelong learning. Just minutes from one of the Central Coast’s most beloved beaches in Santa Barbara, you’ll be part of a vibrant yoga community that welcomes both locals and visitors seeking inspiration and renewal with a side of stunning scenery.


Since 2018, our in-house yoga teacher training has empowered students with deep knowledge and authentic practice. Led by three highly experienced instructors, and expert guest teachers, this program is designed to elevate your personal practice and the foundation for those intending to become professional teachers.

Tuition and Details

January 7th - May 15th 2025

Available in-person or via live-stream with full community experience

Tuition covers the cost of the 300-hour
training and 50 in-studio classes.

Early Bird Tuition

$3,950

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Deposit Due by Nov 15, 2025

For early bird tuition.

Regular Tuition $4,350

Registration deadline Jan 3, 2026

Payment Plans are available.

Your tuition covers the cost of the 300-hour training and 50 in-studio classes at Yoga Soup. A completed application and $500 deposit will secure your spot in the program.


We have a limited number of scholarship opportunities, including a few for our BIPOC community. Please fill out the scholarship application if you are interested in applying.

Requirements for Certification

Attend all scheduled classes and be on time

Attend all scheduled classes

and be on time

Complete all assignments and required readings

Complete all assignments

and required readings

Practice teach minimum required hours

Practice teach minimum

required hours

Take public classes, observe classes, and practice teach classes

Take public classes, observe

classes, and practice teach classes

Interested in obtaining an RYT 500 credential?

If you would like to earn 500 hours with The Embodied Path, you can enroll in both our 200 and 300 hour programs and receive $500 off the combined tuition. Simply let us know your preference on the application.

For questions about the training or registration, contact Yoga Soup:
[email protected]