The Soundmoves school is authorised by Yoga Alliance to certify graduates at the RYT-300 level - you can check our credentials, reviews and Five Star rating here. Completion of the Soundmoves 300 hour Yoga instructors course gains you an official certificate that will be recognised when you apply to register with Yoga Alliance.
Do you already have your RYT-200 Hr certification and want to upgrade to RYT-500 Hr level? Then this is the right course for you! This RYT-300 course will allow you to offer your own YA teacher training program. The Soundmoves Method gives you a completely new skill to add to your existing classes and a creative medium to reinvigorate the yoga teaching yoga you love. Please try the sample video lesson below or you can read in detail about Soundmoves here!
This program is designed for RYT 200-credentialed yoga teachers moving toward the RYT 500 senior teacher designation, and for C-IAYT yoga therapists wanting a curriculum-deep treatment of the clinical methods that underlie Soundmoves. It particularly suits teachers drawn to working with stress, anxiety, sleep, and chronic conditions through restorative yoga at the depth of clinical practice.
The format is suited to teachers who want serious advanced training but cannot commit to a fixed-schedule cohort. Self-paced, lifetime access, no deadlines.
Complete the 300 hours of structured course material at your own pace. On completion, you receive a Soundmoves RYS 300 certificate. Combined with your existing RYT 200 from any Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, you apply to Yoga Alliance directly to register as an RYT 500 — the senior teacher designation. Yoga Alliance registration is a separate annual fee paid directly to them.
The Soundmoves C-IAYT and YACEP continuing education courses are 24 and 30 hour container introductions to this methodology, designed to fit a CE cycle. The RYS 300 is the full curriculum — substantially deeper, with the methodology developed into a complete teaching framework for advanced practitioners. Teachers often enter via a CE course, then return for the RYS 300 when they want depth.
Most online RYS 300 programs cost $2,000 to $4,500. The Soundmoves training is priced lower because it is self-paced — there are no scheduled live cohorts to staff, no enrolment caps, no logistics overhead. The teaching itself draws on three decades of practice and teaching experience, plus the clinical research foundation that informs the Soundmoves method. You are paying for the curriculum and the depth, not the marketing budget.
25 years Yoga teaching experience
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Restorative yoga practice uses resonant frequency breathing, a subtle yet powerful tool which orients the nervous system toward the state of stability and security. By harmonising the cyclic cardiac signals of sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
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Teaching methodology for Restorative Yoga using Soundmoves techniques and approach.
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Central to the understanding of the Soundmoves Method is the use of diaphragmatic breathing at resonant frequency to activate the respiratory pump mechanism. These lesson are highly practical because the anatomical and physiological concepts are put
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Since his early days of teaching James Boag has sought to ensure, an holistic ‘yogic’ teaching method. An approach that appeals to and includes different learning styles, and which calls on and engages multiple learning intelligences.
You receive a Soundmoves RYS 300 certificate. Combined with an existing RYT 200 from any Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, you become eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 500 — the senior teacher designation.
No. The RYS 300 is standalone. You need any RYT 200 from any Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School to register as an RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance, but that prerequisite RYT 200 does not need to be from Soundmoves.
Restorative yoga as the primary methodology, taken into clinical depth through polyvagal-informed sequencing, sound therapy for autonomic regulation, and heart rate variability biofeedback. The training treats the nervous system as the central object of yoga practice.
Yes. Pre-recorded video lessons with supporting written material. No scheduled sessions, no enrolment windows, no deadlines. Lifetime access from enrolment.
300 hours of structured material. At five to seven hours per week, most students complete the training over eight to twelve months. Lifetime access removes any time pressure.
The Soundmoves C-IAYT and YACEP continuing education courses are 24 and 30 hour container introductions to this methodology, designed to fit a CE cycle. The RYS 300 is the full curriculum — substantially deeper, with the methodology developed into a complete teaching framework for advanced practitioners.
Self-paced delivery means lower per-student cost than programs with scheduled live cohorts. The trade-off is asynchronous learning. The depth and quality of teaching are comparable to programs at multiples of this price — drawn from three decades of practice and teaching, with a unique focus on the clinical science behind restorative yoga.
Yes — C-IAYT therapists often take the RYS 300 to deepen the clinical methods that underlie their yoga therapy work. The training pairs naturally with C-IAYT scope of practice. Note that the certification awarded is RYS 300 (Yoga Alliance), not an IAYT credential.
You receive a Soundmoves RYS 300 certificate. You then apply directly to Yoga Alliance to register as an RYT 500 — a separate annual fee paid to Yoga Alliance, not Soundmoves. Once registered, you can use the RYT 500 designation and teach at the senior teacher level.
Yes. You can email questions directly to me throughout your training. The asynchronous format means responses come within a few days rather than in real time, but every student gets direct teacher support.
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