Yoga ⏤ as a portal to the center ✦ of yourself. exploring traditional ritual with a modern map.

Learn & Teach:

Awakening Yoga Academy takes the AY method and translates it into real world teaching techniques with some of the best & most experienced faculty in the industry.

AYA provides high quality in-person & online education & mentorship programs with options to register with Yoga Alliance after completion

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We practice because it’s our nature to do so  ✹ ✦ ✹  rituals over routine  ✹ ✦ ✹   It’s simply a way of life  ✹ ✦ ✹  more mindfulness less mindlessness  ✹ ✦ ✹   We practice because it’s our nature to do so  ✹ ✦ ✹  find YOUR personal practice  ✹ ✦ ✹   It’s simply a way of life  ✹ ✦ ✹  more mindfulness less mindlessness   ✹ ✦ ✹  rituals over routine  ✹ ✦ ✹  more mindfulness less mindlessness  ✹ ✦ ✹  

practice because it’s your nature to do so.

Awakening Yoga has always been about finding a way to do the practice. and then keep doing it. to support the body as a means to support the breath, to carry the mind, and bolster the spirit. Flash → forward 15 years and the method supports practitioners on nearly every continent and connects a global community of like-minded curiosity driven yogis 〰 a multi-disciplinary ecosystem driven by the empowerment of challenge and the deep human need to find out more 〰 the kind of practice that leads both teacher and student toward purposeful practice and mindful movement.

Sounds like you? Of course it does, that’s why you’re here.


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practice + teach with us

Start your practice. Expand your practice. Learn to teach. Embody the teacher.

Awakening Yoga is a global ecosystem of practitioners at all levels and teachers in diverse communities.

  • Learn from our founders Patrick Beach & Carling Harps in-person at live events and training courses or online from anywhere in the world.

  • Start your teaching journey with a 200 hour Foundations Teacher Training or expand your teaching with our 300 hour Advanced Programs and Continuing Education courses in the Awakening Yoga Academy

  • Search our network of experienced teachers offer public classes, workshops, retreats, and more!


    ① In Person Events⏤ Join us for IN-PERSON LEARNING with Awakening Yoga Academy

We can’t wait to meet you! Find an upcoming course or workshop weekend near you and join us for some IRL time on the mat

② Online Courses ⏤ Get started LEARNING ON-DEMAND right now

You’re excited to jump in and we’ve got all the education ready at your fingertips! AYA offerings on-demand courses your can start immediately and learn at your own pace or live community modules that require live zoom sessions to complete and connect with the global Awakening Family 🌍

““I have a completely different relationship to my body and also to my emotional wellbeing””

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“A view of practice through AYA lens helps me to create a story of my own which doesn’t have to be perfect but I can put myself in a discovery mode and that’s a great feeling to have ☻”

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“Increased acceptance on and off the mat; more physical strength”

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What is this practice??

Ok, yeah. It’s a little bit different.

same same, but different. but that’s how we like to do things around here. Our goal is always to honor and maintain the rich lineages of Yoga exists before and after us - with the unique needs to make this physical practice meet you where you are RIGHT NOW.

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Are we a good fit?

Take the first step and send us an email! Chat with our Community & Training Coordinators to answer all your questions

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  • Uniquely YOU! <autoplay speed=3></autoplay>

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    “This program helps you become the best YOU, the best teacher YOU can be and not a carbon copy of someone else.“

    ⏤ Aisha D.

  • Hello discovery mode

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    “A view of practice through AYA lens helps me to create a story of my own which doesn’t have to be perfect but I can put myself in a discovery mode and that’s a great feeling to have.”

    ⏤ Jesse O.

  • Awakening has changed my practice

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    “I have a completely different relationship to my body and also to my emotional wellbeing”

    ⏤ Amy Z.

  • Professional AND accessible

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    “everything is set up very professionally and at the same time accessible. You can gain as much knowledge and skills as is appropriate at that time for you. The training itself is also set up functionally and you can do it all become a good teacher, and for your own development.”

    ⏤ Gigi R.