Total Yoga Nidra Teacher Training – Online (3 hrs evening session)

The Total Yoga Nidra Teacher and Facilitator Training is created for yoga teachers and practitioners who want to share Yoga Nidra with confidence in group settings, one-to-one work, or therapeutic environments. It offers a comprehensive, non-dogmatic approach that respects a wide range of Yoga Nidra traditions while acknowledging that each person experiences the practice differently.

This training invites you to explore Yoga Nidra in its full living spectrum. You are encouraged to deepen your own intuitive practice beyond fixed or trademarked methods, while also developing a clear understanding of different approaches, lineages, and levels of experience. Total Yoga Nidra is presented as an intelligent and adaptable practice that supports deep rest, healing, and self-discovery.

Designed by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Nirlipta Tuli, the course draws on more than forty years of combined experience in practice, teaching, and therapeutic application of Yoga Nidra. It is experiential and comparative in nature, supporting both personal growth and professional teaching skills. The training is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists for APD.

This is an intensive programme delivered in two parts. The first part takes place in person at De Pastorie in Diemen, Amsterdam. The second part is delivered live online via Zoom. The training fee also includes three video-recorded Total Yoga Nidra Open Circles to support integration and ongoing study.

Before beginning the teacher training, completion of the Total Yoga Nidra Online Immersion Experience is required. This prerequisite can be completed online and must be finished before the course starts.

The in-person module includes five full training days with Uma at De Pastorie in Diemen. You will also receive access to an online learning sanctuary, recordings of the Open Circles, downloadable Yoga Nidras for pre-course listening, and detailed written materials. In total, the training offers sixty hours of guided study, practice, and support, helping you build a personal daily Yoga Nidra practice alongside your teaching skills. There is time throughout the course for questions, dialogue, peer practice, and direct feedback on your teaching. The programme also includes follow-up online tutorials, guidance for an in-depth case study, and access to recordings of live Yoga Nidra sessions shared during the training.

Throughout the course, you learn how to design and facilitate Total Yoga Nidra practices that respond to different settings and needs. The training provides a clear understanding of the structure and function of Total Yoga Nidra, together with relevant principles of yogic psychology and philosophy. You will also examine the historical development of Yoga Nidra across lineages and learn to teach with sensitivity to emotional and inner experience, while working within appropriate safety guidelines. Graduates receive a certificate of completion, access to the Graduate Circle, and inclusion in the Teacher Directory.

Assessment is completed in two parts. During the online module, you will guide a short Yoga Nidra practice for your peers and tutor, then receive feedback. You will also complete a case study involving the design and delivery of a series of Yoga Nidra sessions, which must be submitted within three months after the course ends.