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Sound Yoga Teacher Certification

with Jessica Caplan, Dana Slamp, and Brittany Anderson

Additional recorded class with Jesal Parikh

Learn how sound creates the world - and how to use mantra, music, vibration and rhythm to support the healing process. Review the science of sound therapy, and how music can improve mental processing. Deepen the strength of and connection to your voice with chanting and supportive toning techniques.

Apply classic yogic mantras to group and one-on-one yoga sessions for wellness, and begin incorporating sound elements into your classes and practice. Learn the structure of a sound bath  - beginning to create unique sound experiences.

You'll be introduced to the Himalayan bowls, Koshi chimes, tuning forks, and more. Feel free to join us live for a Shruti box and harmonium lesson  - at no extra charge! 

We hope you leave feeling refreshed and empowered to weave sound into your teaching and practice. 

*This is a required course for YT certification. All curious yogis, teachers, and and health and wellness professionals are welcome to join!*

Online Course Dates/Times:

April 4th - 6th, 2025*

Live online and optionally in-person on Sunday April 6

Friday 5:30PM - 8:30PM ET

Saturday 9:30AM - 4PM ET

Sunday 11AM - 6PM ET
(optionally in person in NYC - or live via Zoom on Sunday)

*With additional live hours for enrolled yoga therapy students

In this Course, you will learn:

  • Toning using seed syllables to free the voice
  • The relationship of manifestation and sound
  • Traditional stories behind the mantras 
  • An introduction to working with sound instruments
  • How to use mantra in everyday life and in classes respectfully and mindfully
  • The concepts of resonance, entrainment, cymatics, deep listening, and more
  • The science behind sound work for wellness and supporting the immune system
  • Classic chants to support holistic wellness, to ground oneself as teacher, and more
  • Using chants as part of a steadying personal practice (or sadhāna)
  • The structure of a sound bath
  • Introduction to playing the meditative instruments - including the shruti box and harmonium
  • How to interweave sound work into a hatha yoga class

Successful completion of this course includes:

  • Certificate of Completion
  • 25 CE Credits with Yoga Alliance OR 25 hours towards your 300 with PYI
  • 25 Required Hours for Students enrolled in Yoga Therapy Program

Requirements for Certificate of Completion 

  • 75% Live attendance minimum at classes & all classes completed
  • 75% pass on final quiz ( with option to take twice)
  • Completion of all homework & assignments 

Included in this course:

  • PYI Sound Yoga Therapy Manual by Jessica Caplan and Dana Slamp with Jesal Parikh and Brittany Simone 

  • Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley Ferrand

Investment/Tuition:

  • New Students $495 (Early Bird: $455)
  • PYI Grads $455 (Early Bird $405)

 

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!  $50 OFF through March 21st

**Use Code { SOUND2025 }  at Checkout**

Enroll Now $495
PYI Grad- Enroll Now $455

Meet Our Expert Faculty

JESSICA CAPLAN, E-RYT 200, SOUND THERAPY PRACTITIONER (GUEST TEACHER: SOUND YOGA THERAPY)

Jessica is a certified sound therapy practitioner, vocalist and yoga teacher. A yoga teacher since 2006, having graduated from Pure Yoga Hong Kong’s first teacher training, Jessica’s twin loves -- music and the healing arts -- organically merged several years ago. She completed the year-long, 290-hour sound therapy practitioner training at the Open Center’s Sound and Music Institute, studying with experts in the field, including John Beaulieu, Silvia Nakkach, and Pat Moffit Cook. She has since guided soundbaths, crafted meditative soundscapes for yoga classes and events, and led workshops, retreats and trainings in voice and sound healing. Jessica is particularly passionate about providing students both in group and one-on-one sessions an integrative, loving approach to connecting with the voice, and through that, with oneself. She is a Reiki practitioner and Restorative yoga teacher, and continues her studies of yoga, sound healing, Native traditions, shamanic practices, and classical North Indian music.  Jessica is also the co-creatrix of SoundMind (www.soundmind.space), an audio meditation series combining meditation with therapeutic sound, released in the fall of 2016.   www.jessicacaplanyoga.com

DANA SLAMP, C-IAYT, ERYT500 (FOUNDER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR)

Dana began teaching yoga in 2005, offering vinyasa classes known for their spirit, strength, and safety across New York City.  She joined the senior staff at Pure Yoga in 2008, expanding her teaching to therapeutic classes, as well as teaching in Pure's renowned 200 hour Teacher Training and Professional Mentorship Program.

Despite her love of classes, Dana saw the great need for one-on-one, specialized therapeutic teaching in the tradition of "yoga chikitsa" - "yoga medicine."  In 2010, she served as Managing Teacher at Pure West, and eventually cocreated the 300 hr advanced teacher training program at Yoga Vida.  Dana completed over 1100 hours of yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, and yoga therapy training with Guru Dharam, Dana Flynn, Dr. Marc Halpern and Yogi Charu - becoming one of the first certified yoga therapists in the US.

In 2012, Dana founded Prema Yoga Institute, New York's premiere yoga therapy school.  PYI offers a radical collaboration between wellness professionals devoted to yoga, bridging the gaps between yoga and healthcare and academia and yoga.  PYI prepares wellness professionals to provide yoga and mindfulness to diverse populations - regardless of any injuries or limitations present.  (Premayogainstitute.com)

She continues to teach internationally, contributes to countless teacher trainings, and has presented at the Telluride Yoga Festival, Wanderlust in the City, and several times at the Yoga Journal Conference. She has been honored to consult on research projects and wellness programs for clinics, doctor's offices, condominiums, and corporations. Dana is a member of IAYT and currently practices in New York City. (Danaslamp.com)

Jesal Parikh (she/her/hers)

is a yoga teacher, movement educator, podcaster, author, and disrupter working on creative solutions for equity in yoga. She is one of the co-hosts of the Yoga is Dead podcast and is the Co-Director of Yoga Teachers of Color. Jesal's mission is to uplift those of us who are feeling isolated and marginalized by the yoga industry.

BRITTANY ANDERSON (Guest Faculty/ Yoga Therapy Candidate )

Brittany Simone Anderson is a New York based sound practitioner, ceremonialist, and movement guide. Brittany believes that well-being is our birth right, and as such, it is our responsibility to take an active role in our own wellness. Brittany combines a variety of practices that include sound, breathwork, coaching, yoga, and mindful eating. Brittany works one on one or in groups to empower people to take their health in their own hands. Together we can reconnect the mind/body/soul. 

Brittany Simone leads sound meditations and breath experiences in Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs. She has been studying sound at her home studio, Woom Center since its opening in 2016, with her teachers Elian and David Shemesh. She has also studied with Alexander Tannous, Mitch Nur, Daniel Ryan and Jarrod Byrne. Brittany has been working with the breath since 2014 and uses both the breath and sound to elevate the cacao ceremony experience. Brittany facilitates cacao ceremonies in group and private settings and has been working with the plant since 2015. Find her in Manhattan in or traveling the world learning and spreading joy.

FAQ's

Do you wish to deepen your yoga practice or teaching career or to include effective sound techniques in your yoga therapy practice? Sound yoga training perfectly differentiates your practice and provides unique care for your clients. In sound yoga, you use the inherent life-transforming energy of vibration to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Prema Yoga Institute (PYI) offers Sound Yoga Therapy Certification to share this healing modality with your practice.

What Sets Sound Yoga Apart?

While traditional yoga practices are limited to physical postures and breathwork, sound yoga introduces vibrational frequencies through instruments such as the Himalayan bowls, Koshi chimes, tuning forks, the shruti box, harmonium, and more. Adding a sound dimension to yoga is based on the following:

  • Holistic healing: Sound yoga addresses the body, mind, and spirit. Using sound pitches, this practice promotes deep relaxation and spontaneous emotional release.
  • Science: The science is strong: Resonance, entrainment, and cymatics reveal how soundwaves influence us at a physical and mental level. Emerging evidence points to elevated endorphins from sound work as well.
  • Versatility: Sound yoga can be applied to various aspects of yoga, from enhancing meditation to alleviating anxiety to supporting physical health.

With these distinctive features, sound yoga provides an enriching, fast, and effective addition to any wellness practice.

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The Benefits of Achieving Sound Yoga Certification

Sound yoga teacher training certification opens up many opportunities.

  • Enhanced teaching skills: Using sound in your yoga classes and private sessions will create more dynamic and engaging sessions.
  • Client impact: Using techniques that address mental and physical health provides a more holistic, fast, and efficient session for your clients.
  • Stand out: Few yoga instructors are certified in this growing form of therapy, and not all yoga therapy programs include it in their curriculum. Being a certified sound yoga teacher sticks out in people's minds.

These benefits will boost your business while allowing you to provide better care for your customers.

Join Our Sound Yoga Teacher Certification Course!

Are you ready to revolutionize your teaching and transform your practice? Our Sound Yoga Teacher Certification course is for dedicated yogis, yoga teachers, wellness professionals, and certified yoga therapists curious about sound healing.

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