Teach strength with confidence.
Keep the essence of yoga.
Confidently use resistance bands and weights in your classes.
The YACEP-certified training for yoga teachers who want to safely and confidently add
resistance bands and weights to their classes - ONLINE on demand Yoga teacher training CPD - certified.
Earlybird Offer: £247 - Ends 20th August
Normally £297 | 12 CPD Hours | YACEP Certified | Online & Self-Paced | Payment Plan Available
"I now realise that as a woman approaching 50, my yoga practice just isn't enough to maintain bone and muscle strength. This course gave me the missing piece."
Kate Fox, Yoga Teacher
MODULE 1 - Physiology of Strength
The science of how muscles adapt to load. You'll learn the SAID principle, sarcopenia, bone density, and the neuromuscular connection - so you can explain strength training to your students with confidence. Includes levers and fulcrums made simple for yoga teachers.
MODULE 2 - Benefits of Strength in Yoga
What resistance work offers that yoga currently can't - and how to communicate this to students who are nervous about weights or unsure why it matters.
MODULE 3 - Progression & Regression
How to safely increase load and challenge for students who are progressing, and how to scale back for those who need a gentler entry point. Essential for mixed-ability classes.
MODULE 4 - Working with Injury
How to modify strength work for students with common injuries. When to adapt, when to refer out, and how to keep students moving safely.
MODULE 5 - The Cardiovascular System
How strength and cardio interact, and how to structure classes that support overall fitness - including heart rate, recovery, and what's optimal for midlife women.
MODULE 6 - Class Planning: Resistance Bands
Practical, ready-to-teach sequences using resistance bands. Sequencing principles, warm-up structures, and how to cue resistance within yoga flow.
MODULE 7 - Class Planning: Dumbbells & Weights
How to integrate dumbbells and small weights into yoga sequences safely. Includes progressions, safety cues, and real class examples.
Yoga for strength Resistance bands and weights
Does any of this sound familiar?
Your students love your classes. They’ve been coming for years. But if you’re honest, some of them have plateaued - they’re not getting stronger, they’re just maintaining. And a growing number are asking about weights, bands, bone health, menopause.
You’ve thought about adding resistance work. Maybe you’ve even tried. But without a clear system, it feels like guesswork. You don’t want to lose the breath, the flow, the depth that makes yoga what it is - and you’re not sure how much load is safe or how to structure a class that genuinely builds strength.
Meanwhile, your students: doctors and physios are telling them to do resistance training. If you can’t offer it, they’ll find someone who can.
Watch a sample from the course below:
What yoga teachers are saying:
BONUS MODULES
BONUS 1 - Resistance with Osteoporosis
How to teach strength safely for students with low bone density. What to avoid, what to prioritise, and how to make resistance work genuinely therapeutic for this population.
BONUS 2 - Chair Yoga for Strength
Learn how to sequence using bands and small weights for people that are practising on the chair.
Learn at your own pace.
Revisit anything, anytime.
- Self-paced - work through modules in your own time, on any device
- Mini quizzes after each theory module to consolidate learning
- Written reflection assignment at the end of Module 1
- Class planning assignment after the practical modules
- Final assessment quiz to complete your certification
- Weekly live Q&As with Victoria - bring your questions, cases, and teaching challenges
- Lifetime access to all content and any future updates
This is for you if…
- You're a qualified yoga teacher who wants to add evidence-informed strength work to your classes
- Your students are asking about weights, bands, bone health, or menopause fitness
- You teach older adults (40+, 50+, 60+) and want to offer them more than a standard yoga class
- You want to offer a dedicated Yoga for Strength class as a new income stream
- You have hypermobile students who need more stability and wouldn't be right for a gym environment
- You want CPD hours that directly improve what you already do in the studio
You don't need a gym background. You don't need to be a personal trainer. You just need to
be a curious, committed yoga teacher.
Your teacher:
Victoria Thomas M.Ost Eryt500 Yacep registered
Rehabilitation Osteopath | Yoga Teacher Trainer | More Yoga London Faculty
I'm a Rehabilitation Osteopath with over a decade of experience training yoga teachers across the
UK and internationally. I'm also the anatomy teacher on the teacher training programmes at More Yoga London - one of the UK's leading yoga schools.
I created Yoga for Strength because I kept seeing the same gap: yoga teachers who knew their students needed more, but didn't have the tools, the confidence, or the framework to deliver it.
My background in osteopathy means this course is built on evidence-based anatomy and physiology
- not guesswork. You'll leave with a real understanding of how the body responds to load, and the practical skills to use that knowledge in every class you teach.
I also developed this course from my own experience managing hypermobility - which means I understand first-hand how important stability and strength are for a body that moves beyond its own range.
Your questions:
Do I need a gym background?
Not at all. This course is designed specifically for yoga teachers, not personal trainers. Everything is taught in the context of yoga students and yoga sequencing.
Will this change the feel of my classes?
The goal is to add to what you already do - not replace it. You'll learn how to integrate resistance in a way that keeps the breath, the flow, and the intention of yoga fully intact.
My students are nervous about weights. Is this still relevant?
Absolutely - in fact, that's exactly who this course is designed for. You'll learn how to introduce resistance gently, progressively, and safely for students who have never touched a weight before.
Is this suitable for teaching older adults?
Yes. The bonus modules on osteoporosis and arthritis, and the progression/regression module, are specifically designed with older adult populations in mind.
How long does it take to complete?
The course is 12 hours of CPD content. Most teachers complete it over 4–6 weeks, but you can take as long as you need. All content remains available indefinitely once you're enrolled.
What's the payment plan?
You can split your investment into 3 monthly payments of £109. Select this option below.
Ready to teach strength with confidence?
Earlybird Offer: £247 - Ends 20th August
Full price: £297
Payment plan: Pay in 2 available
Includes: All 7 modules + 3 bonus modules + live Q&As + certification + lifetime access
YACEP approved | 12 CPD hours | Yoga Alliance recognised
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