Yoga Studies:
Continuing Education
Recognized and Certified by Yoga Alliance International
Looking to continue your studies?
Our Continuing Education programs are post-secondary learning opportunities designed for yoga teachers who wish to deepen and expand their existing knowledge, refine their skills, and explore new techniques related to teaching yoga. Certified yoga teachers who have completed a minimum 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training may apply for continuing education credits. As credible, integrated teachers, it is essential that your classes are safe, well-informed, and grounded in a strong foundation.
If you have not yet completed a foundational training, we invite you to learn more about our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program.
Independent Studies
All of our courses/workshops are also available as Independent Studies for dedicated students pursuing personal learning and exploration.
2026
Prānāyāma and Nāda Yoga
with François Raoult
Pranayama is one of the most efficient ways to silence the mind and open the doors of perception. Breath becomes a steady guide towards deeper states of meditation. Pranayama is also the energy behind the voice and mantra, which enhances the resonance for healing. This module will explore the connections between Ayurveda and pranayama, the therapeutic aspects of pranayama, as well as chanting and music.
This module will also explore:
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The Bandhas and their health benefits (e.g., prevention of incontinence, enhance metabolic function, etc.)
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Anatomy of Breath (what is the normal/natural breath function) Ujjayi, viloma, bhastrika, kapalabhati and nadi shodhana
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Pranayama for pacification of each dosha and sattvic direction for optimal breathing function
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Active and Restorative asana to enhance breath and prepare the pranic field
Breath will also be explored as a mantra (e.g., various ways of chanting Om (Aum) including basic over toning). The students will also learn pranayama and its counter-indications in specific ailments.
Weekend Intensive
Dates: February 14-15, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (EST)
Cost: $325 CAD + taxes
Location: ZOOM (online only)
Energetic Anatomy
with Amrita Choudhury
This course blends ancient wisdom with practical application to deepen your practice and teaching. Explore the subtle body and unlock the energetic foundations of yoga through four transformative areas.
1. Mudra Vigyan – Discover the healing power of hand mudras, combined with breath, visualization, and movement, to influence body, mind, and spirit.
2. Chakras & Nadis – Learn the significance of the seven chakras and main nadis (Ida, Pingala, Sushmana), and how Kundalini energy flows to balance the energetic and emotional body.
3. Five Vayus & Five Koshas – Understand the five Pranic winds and the body’s sheaths, and learn practical ways to integrate them into asanas and teaching.
4. The Three Gunas – Explore Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, the qualities of life that influence focus and balance, and how to apply this understanding.
Weekend Intensive
Dates: March 14-15, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM (EST)
Cost: $350 CAD + taxes
Location: Institut Yoga Essentiel
Yoga Kurunta: Integrating Ropes into Yogāsana
with Josephine Vittoria
Explore Yoga Kurunta, the art of practicing yoga with wall ropes, developed by B.K.S Iyengar. This program guides teachers on applying rope techniques safely in their classes, while also welcoming dedicated students with at least one year of consistent practice to join for personal study and exploration.
The ropes warm up the body, limber the shoulders, hips, and hamstrings, and allow greater depth of movement. They provide stability in challenging poses, enhance alignment awareness, and help hold poses longer with ease. Yoga Kurunta prepares students for deeper asana, supports the sacrum in backbends, and allows safe inversions that lengthen the spine, use gravity for traction, and calm the mind.
If you are a teacher, offer your students the ability to adapt, explore, and deepen their yogāsana practice in a fun, creative and safe way.
Two Weekend Intensives
Dates & Time:
March 7 & 21 2026: 2:00 - 6:30 PM
March 8 & 22 2026: 12:00 - 4:30 PM
Cost: $550.00 + taxes
Location: Institut Yoga Essentiel
Yoga: A Way of Life & Philosophy in Motion
with Amrita Choudhury
Yoga is not merely a physical practice; it is a way of life, a profound philosophy that invites us to live with greater awareness, presence, and alignment. The true essence of yoga lies in embodying its timeless wisdom, allowing the philosophy to guide and inform both our personal lives, our practice and our teaching.
In the first part of this course, students explored the origins and roots of yoga. They were introduced to Vedantic Philosophy and the four main paths of yoga.
In this second part of this course, and central to this study is The Bhagavad Gita, a timeless spiritual text that brings together these paths and philosophies, offering practical wisdom for living a life of purpose, alignment, and inner peace.
Through study, reflection, and lived experience, students will begin to integrate yogic philosophy into their own lives, bringing harmony between thought, action, and being.
Dates: May 3 & 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Cost: $280 CAD + taxes
Location: Institut Yoga Essentiel
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