Find the right training path.
Yoga for All Abilities offers a complete pathway for people who want to teach yoga with skill, sensitivity, and confidence across different ages, bodies, and support needs.
Start with the children's certification, deepen your own Hatha Yoga foundation, and continue into specialist continuing education as your teaching grows.
HOW THE PATHWAY WORKS
One method, several ways to grow.
You do not need to understand every program before you begin. The pathway is organized around four main choices: children’s certification, Hatha Yoga teacher training, intermediate Hatha study, and continuing education.
BEGIN
95H Children’s Certification
For people who want to teach Yoga for All Abilities to children with disabilities and additional needs.
STRENGTHEN
200H Hatha Yoga
For students who want a strong foundation in Hatha Yoga practice, teaching, anatomy, and yoga philosophy.
DEEPEN
100H Intermediate Hatha
For 200H teachers who want to deepen practice, philosophy, lifestyle, pranayama, meditation, and teaching skill. This is part of the advanced pathway, not a standalone certificate.
SPECIALIZE
CPD Programs
For trained practitioners who want focused support for specific populations, settings, or teaching questions. CPDs provide credit/contact hours, not certificates.
CHOOSE YOUR PROGRAM
Each training has a clear purpose.
Each option has a different purpose. Use these short summaries to recognize which path fits your current training, teaching, or personal practice.
Yoga for All Abilities 95H Certification
For people who want to work with children of all ages and abilities, including children with autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, chromosomal conditions, rare syndromes, developmental delays, and other disabilities.
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Part 1 introduces the foundations of the Sonia Sumar Method and the first developmental stages.
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Part 2 deepens the work with older children, teens, young adults, case studies, and teaching feedback.
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Completing both parts supports eligibility for the 95H RCYT pathway and Yoga for All Abilities licensing.
200H Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
For students who want a complete foundational Hatha Yoga teacher training, with the inclusive perspective of the Sonia Sumar Method.
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Builds the foundation for teaching adults and developing a consistent personal practice.
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Includes asana, pranayama, meditation, anatomy, teaching skills, and yoga philosophy.
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Designed to stay useful as a dateless information page, with current dates kept on the programs page.
100H Intermediate Hatha Training
For 200H-certified teachers who want to deepen their personal practice, teaching presence, yoga philosophy and lifestyle, pranayama, meditation, anatomy, and asana study.
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Helps teachers continue toward the 300H Advanced Yoga Certification and the 500H Yoga Alliance pathway.
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Includes advanced practice, yoga philosophy and lifestyle, anatomy and physiology, pranayama, meditation, and teaching refinement.
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Best for teachers who already have a 200H foundation and want more depth before entering the advanced certification path.
Continuing Education Programs
For practitioners who want focused training in specific topics, populations, and teaching settings after they have begun the Yoga for All Abilities pathway.
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Includes courses such as Autism and ADHD, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome, Golden Keys, Get Ready To Learn, trauma and sensory processing, and more.
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Supports teachers who want practical tools for real students, real classrooms, and real family needs.
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Each CPD provides credit/contact hours. CPDs do not provide a certificate.
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Program details live on the Continuing Education page so each course can be explored separately.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Training for people who want to serve with care.
The pathway can support yoga teachers, therapists, educators, health professionals, caregivers, and parents who want a grounded way to bring yoga to children, adults, families, and communities.
If you are new to the method
Begin with the 95H Children’s Certification if your main interest is supporting children with disabilities and additional needs.
Choose the 200H Hatha Yoga Teacher Training if your main need is a broader yoga teacher foundation for adults and general teaching.
If you are already trained
Choose the 100H Intermediate training if you are a 200H teacher ready to deepen your Hatha Yoga studies and continue toward the 300H pathway.
Choose CPD programs if you want to focus on one population, one setting, or one practical teaching challenge at a time.