Learn and teach the Avita way, to generate mobility for life! Healthy joints, strong bones, and a peaceful mind.
Avita Yoga Teacher Training
Simple Movement, Transformative Results

- Build community and make new friends
- Learn how to identify and resolve compensatory patterns
- Ground yourself with practical skills to help yourself and others
- Find lasting peace in uncertain times
- Learn practical, applied anatomy and physiology
- Discover what it means “to join”
- Learn the Socratic art of inquiry to inform both teacher and student
- Refine teaching skills for powerful private and group practice
- Practice teaching online and in person
- Develop hands-on skills
- Realize there are no accidents–your whole life is perfect for blossoming
- Bring hidden talents to the surface
“The whole experience gave me more confidence and trust in my decision-making. The training confirmed that my path as a yoga teacher and student is a legitimate way to go through life.” M. Wheat
Avita Teacher Certification - Essentials
This yoga teacher training is rich in practical theory, anatomy, physiology, and practice. It contains the essential ingredients for understanding and sharing the healing aspects of Avita Yoga. The aim is to fill our toolbox with practical tools, which means we heal ourselves as we learn to help others. The physical part of the training addresses restrictions, injuries, and unhelpful patterns, while the spiritual components of the program help open the mind and unwind the limitations of the past, so we can be truly helpful.
This hybrid program is delivered through two 6-day in-person intensives, each separated by 5 months of online practice, during which we meet on the second Saturday of each month to share insights, answer questions, and refine practice and teaching skills.
Essentially, we meet for a week in late October to dive deep into practice and theory. Then we have 5 months to apply and practice what we have learned. There will be a guided online practice and up to 5 hours of theory, anatomy, and physiology. We close with a final week together in-person to practice teaching, anchor the knowledge, and graduate. Both in-person weeks are held at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA, just a few hours northwest of New York City.
Room reservations can be made directly through this Accommodations Link, or by calling Guest Services at 800.822.4547 ext. 1. Please mention program name and dates. There is a wide variety of accommodations, ranging from $119 to $364 per night.
Mostly in-person, this hybrid teacher training is the perfect combination of learning, practice, and integration. Upon graduation, you will have the necessary skills to teach Avita Yoga and will receive a teaching certificate of completion.
Don’t want to travel? Check out the Self-Guided Avita Yoga Teacher Program
2026/27 Dates:
In Person
October 25 – 31, 2026
April 4 – 10, 2027
Live Online Sessions
November 14
December 12
January 9
February 13
March 13
In-person week-long sessions are held at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA. Their affordable and varied accommodations are handled separately from the program tuition.
Live Zoom sessions will be held on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time. Students are encouraged to attend all sessions, but will be recorded for unavoidable commitments.
Part 2: Avita Advanced Therapeutics
Dates: June 24 to 28, 2026
Part Two is in-person and is open to all teachers who have completed Part One Essentials. The advancing teacher refines their skills by teaching to their peer group, observing live classes with Jeff, and learning to use their words and hands effectively. We learn to recognize compensatory patterns better, whether standing, sitting, or walking. You’ll learn to see more with your eyes and feel more with your hands. You’ll learn how to use the smallest of hands-on cues to facilitate significant changes for your students. It’s a lot of fun and takes a retreat-oriented format.
Wednesday, June 24th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Orientation and practice with Jeff
Thursday, June 25 to Saturday, June 27, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (1 hour lunch provided)
Sunday, June 28, 9:00 AM – Noon
Join us to gain a deeper understanding of what you see, feel, and teach with your students. Contact [email protected] to discuss transportation and accommodations. We’ll help you coordinate with others on car rental or accommodations, such as Airbnb, if desired.
Fly into Minneapolis or Fargo
Location: Avita WHQ – Clitheral, MN
- Attend Jeff’s in-person classes.
- Develop and refine your hands-on skills.
- Refine your teaching skills.
- Read patterns and identify shapes and movements to resolve them.
- Refine your personal practice.
- Group discussion centered on Avita Yoga theory and spiritual evolution.
Self-Guided Program
The program is rich in practical theory, anatomy, physiology, and practice. It contains the essential ingredients for understanding and sharing the healing aspects of Avita Yoga. It includes components that help open the mind and unwind past limitations.
The program is designed to be completed over six months, but you have up to one year to complete it. The training combines prerecorded content with 6 one-hour online sessions with Jeff, scheduled at a time that works for both of us. You’ll move and learn through it with a previous cohort of teachers, so you can grow along with them.
Content is heavy in the early months and tapers toward the end to allow integration and more time to practice teaching. Upon graduation from Part 1, you will have the necessary skills to teach Avita Yoga and will receive a teaching certificate of completion. However, you are strongly encouraged to attend a retreat or an in-person workshop to participate and observe live classes and gain insights from Jeff.
The Avita Teacher Training Curriculum
Practical Philosophy
Everything worth learning must be applicable and practical to everyday life. Why bother learning if we can’t apply it to our lives and experience the benefits? This principle is equally true for Anatomy and Physiology and, perhaps most importantly, for yoga’s philosophical components.
We use the timeless classic, Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, as our lead-in to the spiritual aspect of the practice. What is “spiritual” but anything that brings us closer to lasting peace and clarity. Siddhartha (Shambhala Publications) is the story of a young man working through the trials and tribulations of life, with the deep desire to awaken. Is this not the goal of anyone on the yogic journey? We’ll read it like poetry and read between the lines to extract the deepest insights that Hesse was conveying to his readers.
We’ll discuss how supporting correlations in The Yoga Mind, co-authored by Jeff Bailey and his friend Gene Langlois. This book covers the first pada of The Yoga Sutras, as interpreted through A Course in Miracles, which has been the backbone of Jeff’s life and the inspiration for the yoga.
Avita Yoga Theory
Jeff’s latest book, Mobility for Life, will serve as the foundation for theory. This book was not written so much to teach people how to practice as to explain why Avita Yoga works and what makes it doable for anyone willing to try.
Anatomy
Anatomy will be practical and applied. You will learn about specific body parts to better understand the impact of Avita Yoga on them. Anatomy comes easily when it’s related to how we move, or not. It doesn’t help to memorize a bunch of parts, but it can be very helpful to identify which parts are likely to get stuck and how Avita can undo them. You need not purchase an anatomy book, but many like to have one on hand. Any detailed anatomy book will do.
Physiology
You’ll enjoy learning how the body’s various tissues and systems work and how Avita Yoga enhances them and keeps them healthy. It’s motivating for our practice to see how it affects the body and mind. Mobility for Life covers this well. No other book is required.
Class Plans and Teaching Manual
Participants will receive an Avita Method Teachers Manual and 50 written Avita class plans, all designed to support the aspiring teacher through the training and in the years to come. Class plans are written and illustrated with blank space for note-taking during the training. The manual is full of helpful content, some of which we’ll use along the way and some of which we’ll keep for future reference.

Nationally Recognized Certification
Avita Yoga Teacher Training has earned the American Yoga Council’s CYT Program Level 2 certification, meeting rigorous national standards for comprehensive yoga teacher education.
Payment Options
Level 1
Avita Teacher Certification – Essentials
October 25 – 31, 2026
and
April 4 – 10, 2027
$2,800
$2,500
**Early Bird Special**
Pay in full by July 1st — Save $300!
Got questions? Please email us at [email protected] or set up a time to chat with Jeff.
Pricing includes a printable PDF of 50 class plans and the Avita Teacher’s manual.
4 Easy payments
$700
Begins on enrollment date
Level 2
Avita Teacher Certification – Advanced
Avita Yoga World Headquarters
“The Bank” Clitheral, MN
June 24 – 28, 2026
$750
Includes three lunches and one dinner. [email protected] for details and help with accommodations.
Why Avita Yoga Teacher Training?
Come to this training to clarify your mind, grow with others, and draw out hidden gifts you were created to share. This training will develop universal teaching skills that you can use in all aspects of your life. It is sure to enrich your personal and professional life. The format, material, and content are rich and practical!
- Learn how anatomy and physiology relate to Avita Yoga & daily life.
- Identify hidden obstacles and cultivate a personal practice to resolve them.
- Gain an understanding of pattern analysis.
- Learn new skills for sharing Avita Yoga with others.
- 50 written and illustrated class plans to practice and teach.
- Become a certified Avita Yoga teacher.
- Access to Avita teachers’ network & community support.
Ongoing support for all Avita teachers and graduates
Avita Community Network
- Authorization to use the Avita Yoga® registered trademark
- Continuing Education addressing injuries, joint pain, and compensatory patterns
- Monthly support calls
- Marketing support, materials, and help promoting your new offering
- Unlimited access to online classes and workshops
- Written class plans
- Accreditation through the American Yoga Council.
The Avita Teacher Pass (available upon certification) provides access to everything listed above, plus everything the Online Practice Pass offers, for $49 monthly. It is not a requirement, but it offers an affordable way to stay connected, review training material, and maintain a practice.
I am grateful for the experience of the Avita Teacher Training. Having taught other styles of yoga for the past 17 years, none of them resonated with me as deeply as Avita. Being able to meet and connect with other proponents of the practice from around the globe and share this practice, had a power all its own.
Through the training, I was able to expand my own practice and deepen the connection between mind, body and spirit. Jeff has an incredible ability to relay the finer points of Avita in such a meaningful manner. He balances the importance of practice with lightness, bringing a fun sense of humor to his teaching, reminding us to bring those qualities with us off our mats and into our daily lives.
He will challenge you to look inside and trust yourself in order for you to better connect with your students. I am excited to be teaching Avita as I continue to hone my own practice. You will not be disappointed making the commitment to the training!
Thank you so much for this teacher training. I learned so much and have great respect for all that you put into the training. I received more than I expected and I will be using this in my teaching. I admire how you wove the ACIM teachings into this training, and how you embody living as a teacher as the course describes. It was a reminder to me of how we can only ever teach what we are. We don’t seek or strive for truth but rather find out and remove the barriers to the truth for ourselves. Truth and authentic heart connection with others are precisely what this world needs now more than ever.
Your work with the Yoga Sutras was another unexpected surprise. I revere and have been in awe of Patanjali’s masterwork. It was a delight to read your Yoga Mind book and how you wove ACIM into the teachings. Watching and learning from how you navigated the closure of the Yoga Loft has also been an important part of this training for me. I’m impressed with how well your classes translate to the virtual realm, and their value was what led me to sign up for the teacher training.
I am so grateful that I got to attend the retreat and for all that you and Lori did to make it such a comfortable and relaxing time!!! I feel like the time I spent with you in person was just what I needed to really feel like I understand what Avita is all about. I taught a class today and I felt so much more confident. Seeing how you worked in person with a variety of people, how you met them where they were at, was really helpful. Also, getting to experience how you use the power of touch as you use your hands to add a compressive quality and inviting more awareness for the student of what is possible, really helped me to want to bring that to my classes. I loved every minute!!!
The Retreat was the perfect blend of yoga, friendship and adventure. Jeff us led through red, orange and green classes as skillfully in person as he does on-line–plus an advanced hands-on training in the beautiful new studio. His knowledge of yoga, anatomy and ACIM is deep and I am grateful for his gentle demonstration of Peaceful Presence. The Minnesota lakes did not disappoint! Our boat ride and state park hike was a fun add-on to the weekend. We ate at the local restaurants, met the local folks and introduced them to their first Avita yoga class at the Grand Opening of the Avita World Headquarters. Thank you Jeff and Lori for your kindness and generosity and sharing your new Minnesota home with us.
Nothing can replace the value of the in person, deep dive discussions we had at the AVITA retreat. We practiced with locals doing AVITA for the first time, a practical opportunity to apply “hands on” guidance. I feel enriched and full of purpose as a teacher and a student. I liked the organic way we moved between practice, discussion and fun activities. Bob is inspired to do Avita now!
Teacher Training FAQs
People join this training to better understand the unique, healing characteristics of Avita Yoga and how to apply them to their personal practice. Some attend the training to resolve specific issues with no specific plan to teach. Others join to cultivate lifelong mobility, strong bones, and a peaceful mind. If you appreciate Avita Yoga and want to understand it better for your personal health, or to experience the joy in helping others, this training is for you.
You’ll receive more than a certification: you’ll gain practical, applied anatomy and physiology that links directly to Avita practice, everyday movement, and joint health. You’ll learn how to identify and resolve compensatory patterns, build teaching skills online and in-person, and develop insight into the healing power of the mind. That means you’re not just learning what to do — you’re learning how to support yourself and others in movement, health, and meaning.
Our teacher training program holds American Yoga Council CYT Program Level 2 certification, which means it meets rigorous national standards for comprehensive yoga teacher education. This Level 2 designation reflects our in-depth curriculum and ongoing support system. This certification ensures you receive high-quality training that’s recognized by yoga studios, wellness centers, and yoga communities nationwide.
The American Yoga Council’s CYT (Certified Yoga Teacher) Program Level 2 certification indicates that our training program meets comprehensive standards for curriculum quality, instructor qualifications, student support, and educational outcomes. It’s a mark of excellence that demonstrates our commitment to providing outstanding yoga teacher education.
Yes! With AYC CYT Program Level 2 certification, you’ll have nationally recognized credentials that are respected throughout the yoga community. Many studios specifically look for teachers with accredited training, and Avita’s certification demonstrates your commitment to excellence and professional standards.
When in doubt, reduce pressure. Your body cannot heal under stress. While the practice relies on compression, it should never cause duress. The primary skill we learn as we go is to discern between pain and healing sensation. Pushing into pain is meaningless; dropping into healing sensation is everything. The primary skill you will learn is how to distinguish the difference.
There are two options for Level 1 Avita Teacher Certification – Essentials. You may enroll in the Self-Guided Program or join the hybrid version (mostly) in person. Consisting of prerecorded material from live trainings, the self-guided curriculum can be completed in as little as six months or over a full year.
Level 2 Avita Teacher Certification – The Advanced Training is held in person over 5 days and includes a practicum. There is new information and skill developement but in addition to a practicum, this certification is a demonstration of mastery.
For the self-guided curriculum, commitment means showing up: watching the prerecorded content, practicing your teaching skills as outlined, practicing the designated classes, and following them in your printed version. While you’ll find flexibility (sessions are recorded, and there’s online content you can revisit), this is a deep dive for the self-motivated, and it works best if you engage actively with the process.
For the in-person trainings, commitment means being present, listening, and asking questions. Commitment means showing up with your concerns and limitations and letting the yoga work for you. This is how we learn and grow. It’s honest. It means we don’t try to arrange ourselves to show up to please others or win people over.
Yes — upon completion of Level 1, you will receive a teaching certificate of completion that enables you to teach Avita Yoga. Level 2 is optional but recommended if you want to delve deeper into therapeutic and hands-on work. After certification, you’ll also have access to the Avita Teacher Community Network, ongoing support, marketing materials, and the ability to use the Avita Yoga® trademark.
Graduates get access to the Teacher Pass, which allows ongoing access to online classes with Jeff, workshops, and all content from the Avita Yoga Teacher Training. You get ongoing support with Jeff Bailey and fellow teachers, video instruction to address injuries and pattern compensation, marketing support, and materials. You’re not just finishing a training — you’re entering an ongoing community of practice and professional growth.
For Part 1 (online/hybrid), tuition is $2,800 full price, $2,500 early-bird. Payment plans are available in four $700 installments. Part 2 (in-person Advanced Therapeutics) is a separate $775 investment. All fees include the printable teacher’s manual and class plans.
Ask yourself: Do I feel called to help others move more freely, live with stronger joints and bones, and experience greater peace of mind? Am I willing to commit time and curiosity to learning, practicing, and teaching? Do I want to join a community of supportive peers and grow both personally and professionally? If yes, this training may be a powerful next step. If you’re unsure, feel free to schedule a call with Jeff HERE or send an email — we’re happy to answer questions and help you with your decision.
All live online sessions are recorded, so if you must miss one, you can view the recording later. We strongly encourage live attendance for interaction, Q&A, and partner teaching.
No yoga teacher training experience is required. In fact, because Avita Yoga principles are so unique, the less you know about yoga, the better. The primary prerequisite is your willingness to open your heart and mind to a new way of thinking. This means engaging, moving, learn, practicing, teaching, asking questions, and reflecting. You should have ample experience practicing Avita and a desire to support yourself and others with the Avita approach. Level 2 requires completion of Level 1.



