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Yoga Farm Ithaca: Teach Chair Yoga

A self-paced course in accessible chair yoga from Yoga Farm Ithaca, built around the Radiant Warrior Chair Set list. Taught by three Yoga Farm teachers, it prepares yoga teachers to offer seated, prop-supported classes for students of all abilities. Awards 10 YACEP continuing education hours with Yoga Alliance.

Lessons: 18 Lessons
Duration: 13h
Certification: CE credits
Format: self-paced
Skill level: intermediate, advanced
Career pathway: advanced training

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Course program

Teach Chair Yoga by Yoga Farm Ithaca is a self-paced training in accessible chair-based yoga, rooted in the school’s Radiant Warrior tradition. The course prepares teachers to offer a gentle practice where poses are performed while seated or with the use of props, designed for students of all abilities who find traditional yoga sessions too challenging.

This course is for yoga teachers and trainees who want to make their classes fully accessible to students of all abilities. There are no formal prerequisites stated. It suits practitioners drawn to offering a gentle practice — for older adults, beginners, or students with physical limitations who benefit from the support, stability, and strength a chair provides.

The course is built around the Radiant Warrior Chair Set list — Yoga Farm Ithaca’s adaptation of traditional asana for seated practice with prop support. Students explore how chair yoga draws on the broader principles of traditional yoga and applies them to a fully accessible format, where every pose can be performed while seated and/or with props.

You will gain confidence in your ability to practice and teach chair yoga safely, learn to cue the Radiant Warrior Chair Set in a fully accessible fashion, and study how to translate the foundations of yoga into chair-based versions for students who cannot do a floor practice. Across 18 lessons, you will also work through seven full-length chair yoga classes led by three experienced teachers, each bringing a distinct approach. The primary text for the course is Accessible Yoga by Jivana Heyman, used alongside a journal or notebook.

The course is led by three Yoga Farm Ithaca teachers. Lynn Benedetto has over 20 years teaching group fitness and holds RYT-200 and Spiritual Warrior 300-hour certifications through Yoga Farm Ithaca. Pennee Barresi completed her RYT-200 through Yoga Farm in 2017. Zarra Leonard, a NETA-certified personal trainer and YFI-trained yoga teacher, brings a movement-specialist perspective to chair-based asana.

The format is self-paced and entirely online. The 18 lessons run roughly 13 hours of content in total, including seven full-length chair yoga classes you can practice along with. The course recommends a linear progression on the first pass, then revisiting any sections you want to study more deeply. After enrolling, students receive course access via email from support@yogafarm.us.

Meet your teacher

Lynn Benedetto

Lynn Benedetto is a yoga teacher at Yoga Farm Ithaca with over 20 years of experience teaching group fitness. She holds an RYT-200 and a Spiritual Warrior 300-hour teaching certification, both earned through Yoga Farm Ithaca.

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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.