Yoga Pura
A Training with Yogacharya Eric Walrabenstein

Yoga Transformation
Coach Certification

Master Yoga's Science of Human Transformation and the Art of Yoga Nidra

Friday Evenings · July 31 – September 25, 2026
✦   Includes Full Yoga Nidra Instructor Certification   ✦

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Regular tuition: $2,497  ·  Charter pricing for this session only: $1,497

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"The world doesn't need more yoga postures.
It needs people who know how to help human beings truly heal."

Continue

This is an invitation.

For those who love yoga deeply — and sense that what they've discovered so far is only the beginning of what yoga actually is and what it can do.

For those who believe yoga holds a wisdom, a power, and a capacity for transformation that most have barely begun to touch.

If you feel called to be among those who awaken yoga's fullest expression — for yourself and for the world — this is for you.

Why I Created
the Yoga Transformation Coach Certification

Eric teaching a meditation retreat

The Insight That Changed Everything

It was late-September 1998, and after taking four different yoga teacher training programs over six years, not to mention more workshops, seminars, and retreats than I could count. It dawned on me: I still felt I hadn't quite arrived.

At the time, I was teaching packed classes to grateful students: helping people to stay fit, improve their flexibility, their strength, balance, and overall well-being. But when it came to solving real-world challenges — chronic anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, crippling self-doubt — something wasn't adding up.

Sure, my students always felt better after a good yoga class. But, once they stepped back into the real world, their symptoms rushed right back in. That's when I realized...

I knew how to help people feel better. But, I wasn't yet clear on how to help them truly heal.

I knew I had to be missing something.

Yoga teacher in conversation with student

The Catalyst for Real Healing & Transformation

It had become clear that my yoga trainings had been so focused on the techniques of yoga — that they had overlooked the most critical piece of all.

It's easy to forget. The anxiety, the chronic stress, the overwhelm, depression, and crippling self-worth. They may seem like problems, but they're really symptoms. And you can spend a lifetime soothing symptoms, but if you never address the problem — the root cause — you'll get nowhere.

It was a realization that completely changed the way I approached yoga.

30 Years of Wisdom Distilled in Eight Weeks

Over the past 30 years, I've worked with thousands of people from every walk of life: from professionals struggling with chronic anxiety, to people caught in the web of addiction, to helping over 6,000 veterans heal from combat-related PTSD.

Through it all, I was single-mindedly focused on answering one question: what actually creates lasting transformation in human beings.

Over the years, it became clear that the key is to cultivate a precise understanding of the mechanics perpetuating whatever condition one is attempting to remedy — together with the specific interventions that can interrupt those mechanics at their source.

What emerged was a scientific, repeatable system of human transformation where yoga is not the solution, but rather the tools that make the solution possible.

It's a seemingly subtle distinction that produces outsized results by answering questions like...

What is actually happening beneath the surface when someone is caught in a pattern of anxiety, trauma, or overwhelm?

What does the mind need — not just cognitively, but neurologically, psychologically, and at the level of identity — for genuine transformation to occur?

What are the precise points of leverage where the right intervention changes everything?

Answers to questions like these — drawn from yogic psychology, modern neuroscience, and thirty years of working with real people in real pain — are what you'll be learning inside the Yoga Transformation Coach Certification.

Become a Yoga Transformation Coach

Work at a level where lasting change begins...

It's not about yoga.

It's about helping people change their lives.

Woman meditating in quiet stillness

Be the Teacher People Remember
for the Rest of Their Lives

What You'll Learn

Yogic Psychology

Understand how suffering, identity, and conditioning come together to create our experience of life — and how to intervene at the level of cause.

Clinical Pattern Recognition

Learn to identify the subconscious patterns driving anxiety, trauma, depression, and self-sabotage — and know precisely which tools address which conditions.

Somatic Interventions

Master body and breath-based practices that work directly with the nervous system to interrupt the cycle of suffering at its physiological roots.

Cognitive Interventions

Learn the yogic tools for working at the level of belief, narrative, and identity — the level where lasting transformation actually begins.

Transformational Facilitation

Learn how to guide private sessions, workshops, and group experiences that create meaningful and lasting shifts for a wide range of challenges.

Yoga Nidra Certification

Become fully certified in yoga's most sophisticated modality for subconscious change — rooted in ancient wisdom and supported by modern neuroscience.

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For Humans Who Want to Help Humans

This program was created for anyone ready to tap the transformative power that lives at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science.

The yoga teacher who senses there is far more available than what they've been taught — and wants to access it.

The therapist or counselor who wants to enhance traditional treatment protocols with the precision of yogic psychology.

The recovery coach helping people with habits and patterns that run deeper than willpower can reach.

The life coach who wants to work at the level of genuine transformation — beyond strategy and accountability.

The mother, father, brother, sister, friend who has sat with someone they love in pain — and wished they knew how to help.

If you have ever wished you understood more deeply how to help someone who was struggling in life…

This was made for you.

Full Yoga Nidra Instructor Certification

This program includes complete training and certification in Yoga Nidra instruction — one of the most powerful and versatile therapeutic tools in the yogic tradition.

Regardless of physical ability. Regardless of health status. Regardless of whether a student would ever set foot in a yoga studio. Yoga Nidra certification will empower you to meet people exactly where they are — and in the way that they need.

✦   Complete Yoga Nidra Instructor Certification Included   ✦

"I used to teach yoga, but now I feel like I'm truly changing lives."

Claire B.  ·  Yoga & Meditation Teacher

"Eric and this training have given me my life back. When I got back from Iraq, I could barely leave my house. In a matter of days, I was able to interact with people and feel safe in public."

Jesse A.  ·  Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army

"This training has completely changed how I work with my therapy clients. I feel like I have a whole new set of tools — and more importantly, I finally understand how to use them."

Jessica O.  ·  Marriage & Family Therapist

"This training has allowed me to quite literally save lives at the VA. I can't recommend it highly enough."

Frank G.  ·  VA Peer Counselor

"One word: Wow! This certification was a life-transforming experience TRULY beyond what I thought possible — and loads of fun too!"

Bill D.  ·  Yoga Teacher & Physician

Your Certification Experience

Eight live online sessions. A structured practicum. Direct mentoring. And the most comprehensive framework for human transformation available in the yogic tradition.

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Schedule

Fridays 5–7pm Pacific · July 31 – September 25, 2026
September 4 off — Labor Day

Live Online Training

Eight live interactive sessions with Yogacharya Eric Walrabenstein

Practicum

A structured practicum to embody the principles before applying them with others

Mentoring

Personalized feedback and mentoring throughout the program

Full Access

Complete recordings and materials for continued reference

Certification

Yoga Nidra Instructor + Yoga Transformation Coach — both fully included

Charter Cohort Tuition
$1,497

Charter pricing for this session only. Regular tuition returns to $2,497 thereafter.

Yogacharya Eric Walrabenstein

Eric Walrabenstein

Eric Walrabenstein is an ordained Yogacharya, bestselling author, and one of the most sought-after authorities on the practical application of yogic wisdom for human transformation in the country.

Over three decades he has guided thousands of students through profound personal change — including veterans recovering from PTSD, individuals healing from addiction, and professionals searching for a deeper way of working with the people in their care.

His work integrates the precision of ancient yogic psychology with the credibility of modern neuroscience — producing a methodology that is both clinically grounded and spiritually deep.

Ordained Yogacharya
30+ years teaching yoga and transformation
Founder, Yoga Pura · Phoenix, Arizona
Creator, BOOTSTRAP System for U.S. Military
6,000+ veterans served
Former U.S. Army Infantry Officer

Common Questions

Do I need to be a yoga teacher to enroll? +
No. While many of our students are yoga teachers, this program welcomes anyone with a sincere interest in human transformation — whether you're a therapist, coach, healthcare professional, or someone pursuing this work for your own healing and growth. No prior yoga certification is required.
How is this different from a standard Yoga Nidra training? +
Yoga Transformation Coach goes far beyond Yoga Nidra to include the full range of yogic tools — and more importantly, a complete framework for understanding why people suffer, why they stay stuck, and how to intervene with precision. You leave with both a full Yoga Nidra certification and a sophisticated understanding of human transformation that makes every tool you already have more effective than ever.
What if I have limited mobility or physical limitations? +
This is not a course on yoga postures. The Yoga Transformation Coach Certification is a study of yogic psychology, neuroscience, and the science of human transformation — completely accessible regardless of physical ability or fitness level.
What if I miss a session? +
All sessions are recorded and available to enrolled students. We recommend attending live whenever possible — but recordings ensure you never fall behind.
Is there a payment plan available? +
Yes. Payment plan options are available. Contact us at info@yogapura.com for details.
What is your refund policy? +
If your application is not accepted your deposit is refunded in full within 48 hours. Once enrolled, we offer a full refund within the first seven days of the program if you decide it isn't the right fit.
Is this program accredited? +
The Yoga Transformation Coach Certification is a professional certification issued by Yoga Pura. The program meets the standards for 40 hours of Continuing Education credits with the Yoga Alliance.

The future of yoga is not more poses.

It's helping people truly heal.

Reserve your place in the inaugural cohort and begin the training that changes the impact you make — for your students, your clients, and yourself.

Reserve Your Place

Regular tuition: $2,497  ·  Charter pricing for this session only: $1,497

Have a question?

Click here to ask us anything

Charter Cohort · July 31 – September 25, 2026

Questions? info@yogapura.com