Yoga Farm Ithaca: Embodied Archetype Yoga Teacher Training

A 12-month online coaching certification by Yoga Farm Ithaca, integrating Kundalini breathwork, Enneagram, and Human Design within an emergence-based methodology. Trains practitioners to hold trauma-aware, somatically grounded coaching containers rather than apply prescriptive techniques. Culminates in a peer-reviewed coaching session and a capstone Personal Emergence Project.

Modules: 6 Modules
Duration: 200h
Certification: certificate of completion
Format: hybrid (self-paced and live online)
Skill level: beginner, intermediate
Career pathway: training

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Course program

The Embodied Archetype Coaching Certification by Yoga Farm Ithaca is a 12-month, 200-hour program that trains coaches in emergence-based facilitation. The methodology centers on listening to what wants to arise in a client rather than fixing problems, integrating Kundalini breathwork with two archetypal maps, the Enneagram and Human Design, to support embodied transformation.

No prior coaching certification is required. The training is designed for aspiring and practicing coaches who want a grounded, ethical framework beyond surface-level mindset work, as well as breathwork facilitators, yoga teachers, somatic practitioners, therapists, healers, Enneagram or Human Design practitioners, and facilitators seeking to move from information-sharing into skilled, client-centered work rooted in embodiment, intuition, and service.

The curriculum spans six modules across twelve months. Module 1 establishes foundations of emergence coaching and embodied presence, covering Kundalini breathwork basics, breath of fire, long deep breathing, Sat Kriya, nervous system regulation, and ethical containment. Module 2 maps personality patterns through the Enneagram, including the nine types, wings, subtypes, levels of integration, and shadow work. Module 3 develops advanced Kundalini breathwork facilitation for emotional release, trauma sensitivity, and group and 1:1 sessions, anchored by a 40-day personal breathwork challenge.

Module 4 introduces Human Design as a blueprint for energy types, strategy, authority, profiles, centers, and the deconditioning process. Module 5 integrates Enneagram, Human Design, and breathwork into a unified coaching practice, with supervised practicum sessions, triads, and case studies. Module 6 is fully self-paced and covers certification requirements, practicum assessments, a capstone Personal Emergence Project, and business foundations including branding, pricing, and program creation.

The program is taught by a faculty of Yoga Farm Ithaca educators. Jeannie O’Neill, the lead educator, holds a master’s in education with a focus on contemplative pedagogy and is an E-RYT-500 Vinyasa and Kundalini teacher, mindfulness instructor, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, and Ayurvedic health practitioner. Co-faculty include Elizabeth Bailey, a PA-C with RYT-200 Kundalini certification; Tasha Edwards, a movement-focused facilitator; Michele France Cooper, an RYT-500 and Certified Lifebook Leader trained in Russ Hudson’s Enneagram work; and Crystal Star Ellis, a Human Design coach and 500-hour yoga teacher.

The format is hybrid: live online sessions delivered over six 6-week modules, with two live classes per week led by the faculty, plus weekly educator office hours with replays. Recordings, transcripts, and downloadable materials are available for one year, and Module 6 is fully self-paced and can be accessed any time once the other modules are complete. The methodology includes daily personal sadhana, partner and triad sessions, peer coaching, supervised practicum labs, and the option to extend completion across 12 to 18 months.

Meet your teacher

Jeannie O’Neill

Jeannie O'Neill is the Executive Director of Yoga Farm Ithaca and lead teacher of the Kundalini Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training. She trained in Kundalini Yoga through the Kundalini Research Institute and studied trauma-informed teaching with Bessel van der Kolk.

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Shula Rose

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I have been part of Yoga Farm Ithaca since 2019. Both as a teacher and a student I absolutely love it. The trauma informed approach and the genuine care from the YFI staff and teachers is amazing. Highly recommend
Rosemarie Zonetti

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YFI is a gift to the Ithaca community! The studio space is not only beautiful but welcoming, accessible, and inclusive. The boutique is lovely and has lots of great local products. Classes are spacious and full of care. So excited to see this new space for our community downtown!
Sarah Smith

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Yoga Farm Ithaca is one of those rare places that feels deeply nourishing the moment you arrive and somehow continues to work on you long after you leave. In person, the land itself feels held and intentional. There is a sense of care woven into everything from the physical space to the pacing of the days to the people who gather there. The classes and offerings are thoughtful, embodied, and accessible without ever feeling watered down. Whether you are brand new to a practice or deeply experienced, you feel welcomed exactly as you are.
Kimberly Pollack

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I love Yoga Farm Ithaca! Their teacher training programs are safe, caring, welcoming online spaces where true healing and growth happens as you learn to teach others. I highly recommend YFI!!!
Lorena Abarr

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I'm forever grateful that I took YFI's Radiant Warrior 200 hour YTT. It changed my life in so many ways. The teachers are the real deal and are so heartfelt, kind and knowledgeable. This community is amazing.