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Santosha Yoga Institute: Yoga Nidra 50 Hour Online Teacher Training

Santosha Yoga Institute with Barbara Kundig

A 50-hour online Yoga Nidra teacher training from Santosha Yoga Institute. Covers the origins, techniques, and physiology of Yoga Nidra, including chakras, the Yoga Sutras, sessions for children, and applications for sleep and stress. Yoga Alliance YACEP-accredited, suitable for teachers and non-teachers alike.

Modules: 6 Modules
Duration: 50h
Certification: accredited certification, CE credits
Format: self-paced
Skill level: beginner, intermediate
Career pathway: training

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Course program

The 50-Hour Online Yoga Nidra Teacher Training by Santosha Yoga Institute is a Yoga Alliance-certified program led by Barbara Kundig, author of a bestselling book on Yoga Nidra. The course covers the origins, techniques, and physiology of Yoga Nidra as a pathway to deep relaxation, healing, and meditation. It is suitable for both yoga teachers and non-teachers.

This training is completely self-paced and has no prerequisites — it is open to anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of Yoga Nidra, whether as a yoga teacher or not. Santosha lists healers, body workers, Chinese medicine practitioners, and those working in mental-health spaces as additional audiences alongside yoga teachers preparing to lead Yoga Nidra sessions, classes, workshops, and retreats.

The curriculum is organised across six modules. Module 1, First Steps, introduces the origins of Yoga Nidra, its relationship to relaxation and meditation, and how it enhances your own practice. Module 2, Going Deeper, looks at specific techniques of Yoga Nidra and the path to becoming a Yoga Nidra teacher.

Module 3, All About Energy, situates Yoga Nidra within Tantra and connects it to the Yoga Sutras, the chakras and nadis, and the journey toward Samadhi. Module 4, Yoga Nidra and Health, covers Yoga Nidra as both prevention and cure, including specific applications for people with sleep disorders. Module 5, Nidra for Kids, focuses on adapting Yoga Nidra for children. Module 6, Teaching Yoga Nidra, covers planning and conducting Yoga Nidra courses, workshops, and individual sessions, so that graduates can teach Yoga Nidra skilfully and with awareness.

The course is led by Barbara Kundig, author of a bestselling book on Yoga Nidra and the creator of many audio Yoga Nidras. Andrea and Piera serve as dedicated support teachers throughout the studies. Santosha Yoga Institute is a Yoga Alliance Registered school and a registered YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider).

The format is fully self-paced and online. The training combines video lectures with live online mentoring and support and can be completed in five intensive days or stretched out part-time. Students gain lifelong access to all course modules through Santosha’s online video portal. At the end of the course there is one short practical video assessment, which can be filmed on a phone.

Meet your teacher

Barbara Kundig

Barbara Kundig is the lead instructor of Santosha Yoga Institute's 50-Hour Online Yoga Nidra Teacher Training. She is the author of a bestselling book on Yoga Nidra and the creator of many audio Yoga Nidras.

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Lyn Russell

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I held my workshop on Saturday afternoon. It was a practice run through with my husband to see how the format went and how I went! I absolutely loved it, and so did my husband. Overall, doing the practice run through was great as I now feel confident to advertise and run the workshop for a small group of people! Thank you so much for sharing all of your experience, knowledge and wisdom. I would never have had the confidence or the knowledge to pursue this without you.
Elisa Santamaria

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The online material was so thorough and informative that I never felt I was lost or missing something. Learning via online was easy with Santosha because their online platform was well organized. It took the doubt of online learning completely away. The teachers were also amazing! My experience of training with Santosha gave me a whole different understanding of yoga. The mental, spiritual, meditative side of yoga was so beneficial to my life and especially in these crazy times we are in currently.
Héloïse Lambert

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I never thought I could feel such a strong sense of community, love and passion through my laptop! The courses are well organized and very complete. I have learned so much. The challenging part for me was to deconstruct what I had learned in my own yoga practice, in order to teach in a safe way for my future students. My life has been turned upside down with the COVID crisis. This training not only gave me new future perspectives, it also helped me go through a difficult time and listen to myself. I can only recommend!
Melanie Ceveri

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I'm so grateful that this opportunity came up and I was able to learn from the most wonderful and knowledgeable instructors from around the world. There is so much to learn and I have been fully supported both during the course and ongoing. I've come away with such amazement at what I learnt as yoga is really so much more than I thought. I'm so happy to have found answers and I want to share my love for yoga with all.