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Specialty Training, with Three Certification
​Trauma-Informed. Anti-Oppressive. Accessible. Eight Limb Yoga.
Indigenous led by Dr. Melissa Jay, R.Psych, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT alongside our incredible faculty.

September 2027 Enrollment Now Open!
September 17th - December 5th, 2027
Six live Zoom weekends & self-paced learning
Complete three specialized certifications within one integrated learning experience:
  • Yoga for Kids & Teens Certification
  • Pre & Post-Natal Yoga Certification
  • Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga Certification
Practice Across the Lifespan
This specialty training brings together three distinct areas of yoga teaching and care within one relational, trauma-informed learning experience. We will gather for six live Zoom weekends and self-paced learning, we will explore ways of adapting yoga practices to support children and teens, pregnancy and postpartum experiences, and rest, restoration, and nervous system care. Rather than approaching each certification as a separate collection of techniques, we will continue returning to the foundations that guide all of our learning, relationship, choice, accessibility, responsiveness, and honouring the roots of yoga. Our intention is to support you in developing practical skills while deepening your capacity to listen, adapt, and create meaningful offerings for the people and communities you walk alongside.

​​Three Certifications

Yoga for Kids & Teens Certification
Explore developmentally responsive and trauma-informed approaches to sharing yoga with children and adolescents. Learning will include embodied practices, nervous system care, emotional awareness, creativity, play, relationship, and accessible ways of adapting yoga for different ages and needs. Yoga Alliance Certified

Pre & Post-Natal Yoga Certification
Explore relational and trauma-informed approaches to supporting people throughout pregnancy, birth preparation, and the postpartum period. Learning will include nervous system support, accessible movement, rest, breath, embodiment, community care, and adapting yoga practices throughout the perinatal journey. Yoga Alliance Certified

Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga Certification
Explore practices that support rest, regulation, integration, and deepening awareness.
Together, we will explore Yoga Nidra, restorative yoga, nervous system care, accessible practices, and ways of creating environments that support choice, comfort, and rest. Yoga Alliance Approved
Training Format
Your speciality training includes:
Six live weekends, via Zoom
Our weekends are offered in a workshop-style format and include teaching, discussion, experiential practices, reflection, community learning, and opportunities to practise integrating what you are learning.
Self-paced learning
You will complete one self-paced course alongside your live training.
These courses can be completed at your own pace and are available to begin once you have been accepted into the program.
Required readings
Required books and readings support you in deepening and integrating the teachings offered throughout the program.
Practice & integration
You will have opportunities to experience practices, facilitate learning, reflect on your evolving approach, and consider how you want to bring the teachings into your own communities and areas of practice.
Live Weekend Schedule
As of 2027 all live sessions are offered via Zoom in Pacific Time to avoid time change confusion.
Integration breaks are included as part of each day... time to integrate your learning & tend to you.

Friday Evening Schedule
4:30pm - 7:00pm Pacific

Saturday & Sunday Schedule
9:30am - 12:00pm Pacific
Integration Break 12:00-1:00pm 
1:00pm - 3:30pm Pacific
Integration Break 3:30-4:30pm 
4:30pm - 7:00pm Pacific
2027 Cohort
September 17th - December 5th, 2027
Module 1
September 17th - 19th

Module 2
October 1st - 3rd

Module 3 
October 15th - 17th​
Module 4
November 5th - 7th

Module 5
November 19th - 21st

Module 6
December 3rd - 5th

2027 Tuition Options

We offer several tuition options to support different timelines and financial needs.
*If for some reason you are not accepted into this program, your tuition will be refunded, in-full*
Tuition Special
$3800.00 GST Included
Paid-in-Full at time of application
The Tuition Special is Non-Refundable.
​If you are unable to attend the training you applied to, you are welcome to transfer yourself into the next cohort (within 12-months)
Tuition Options
 Early-Bird Tuition: $4,500 CAD + GST
Full Tuition: $4,800 CAD + GST
Payment Plan:  $5,100 CAD + GST
Each includes a $500 non-refundable initial deposit.
You can indicate which tuition you want in your application
Our Speciality Training Faculty Team
*Please click on our photos, to read our bios*
Hello from Dr. Melissa | she/her
Program Director & Lead Faculty

A Message from Alex | she/her
​Student Support & Coordinator
tân'si, hello! As a nehiyaw (Cree) member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, it is a joy to walk alongside incredible souls who are dedicated to self-awareness & community care. 

As a psychologist & associate professor, it is a privilege to offer community care. For more information about me, click here
​I’m Alex! I am a 500-Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher & the Coordinator for Canmore Counselling! I offer Student Support, Program Coordination & Home Study Review, which I love.

Please reach out to me, anytime, via email or book a call!
​[email protected]

Curriculum

*Please note that some sessions may be adjusted slightly based on faculty availability*
will be added in coming days

Your Tuition Includes

​Workshop Presentations & Course Content
Official Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology
School 300-Hour Course Materials

​Certificate of Completion
Certificate of completion, enabling eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance as a RPYT and RCYT. 
Self-Paced Courses, in Teachable
Heart-Based Business Academy (HBA)
​with Melissa, Michael & Alex

​Experiential Learning
Each module is created to feel like a retreat for you, while you grow as a trauma-informed yoga teacher, in community.  

Readings

Part of our Yoga Therapy Diploma Program
This 300-Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology Certification can be completed as a stand-alone advanced yoga teacher training.
It is also one component of our 800-Hour Yoga Therapy Diploma proram which includes: 610 hours of coursework & 190 hours of practicum and mentorship You are welcome to begin with the 300-hour certification and continue into the Yoga Therapy Diploma if and when that pathway feels right for you. Click here to learn more about the Yoga Therapy Diploma.
​Yoga Is For Everyone!
Here is some information for those considering applying for a scholarship: 
​Eligible recipients must complete the application. In your application please let us know that you would like to be considered for the scholarship and we will include additional information within your welcome email.

​Please note: the tuition special and extra early-bird tuition are intended to enhance affordability.
Refund & Transfer Policy
The $500 + GST initial deposit included in Early-Bird, Full Tuition, and Payment Plan options is non-refundable.
If a student withdraws more than two months before the training begins, tuition paid beyond the non-refundable deposit will be refunded.
​If a student withdraws within two months of the training start date, tuition is non-refundable. Students may apply their eligible tuition toward the next available cohort according to our transfer policy.
The Tuition Special is non-refundable, although it may be transferred to the next eligible cohort within 12 months. 
​*If for some reason your application is not, your tuition will be refunded, in-full*

Have Questions?
​Choosing a training is a meaningful decision, and you are welcome to connect with us before applying.

Canmore Location:

109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We're next to Communitea & Vermelho, 
​on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave.

Established in 2014.
​Copyright © 2026 by
Canmore Counselling & Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is an Indigenous and Black-owned family business, co-created by Melissa Jay and Michael Yudcovitch. 

​Our team lives across Turtle Island, and we honour the Nations who continue to nurture these lands. Our primary office is located in Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore, on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), Tsuut’ina First Nation, and Blackfoot Confederacy. These lands are also home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. 

We are grateful to be students, practitioners, and guides of yoga, an Indigenous wisdom tradition with roots in India and across South Asia and parts of Africa. We are committed to learning from and amplifying South Asian teachers and practitioners while continuing to learn alongside our own students, faculty, and alumni. We believe trauma-informed care requires an active commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, anti-racism, reciprocity, and meaningful care for people and communities who have been intentionally and historically marginalized.

As a team, we are committed to uplifting Truth, language, culture, and relationship as essential to right relations and to our ongoing work of reconciliation and decolonization. Thank you for being here :)