YogaRenew: 20-Hour Mindfulness Certification

The training is open to anyone — no prior credentials or experience are required. It’s designed for yoga teachers who want to deepen their meditation offerings, wellness professionals and coaches who work with clients around stress and focus, and individuals who want to lead mindfulness sessions, workshops, or introduce mindful practices into their work.

The curriculum is organized into ten modules. Early modules cover the foundations of mindfulness — definitions, breath awareness, the biology and psychology of stress, and a body scan meditation. Later modules explore the neuroscience of mindfulness and neuroplasticity, loving-kindness practice, and the physical, psychological, and social benefits of a mindful life.

The program then moves into application and teaching. Students practice mindful living through communication and eating exercises, develop a mindful movement practice with guided sessions, and study posture and facilitation techniques for guiding meditation. A dedicated module of guided mindfulness meditation includes eleven recorded practices — breath awareness, body scans, loving-kindness, walking meditation, and more — that students can use for personal practice or as reference recordings when teaching.

The final module focuses on teaching mindfulness: guidelines for instructors, how to integrate mindfulness into existing yoga or wellness sessions, how to design mindfulness programs, and how to lead a class with presence and clarity. A home practice section with logging tools supports students in building a consistent personal practice alongside the coursework.

The program is led by Rajaa Azouqa, an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher and certified nutritionist with more than 16 years of personal mindfulness practice and over 10,000 hours of meditation experience. Rajaa holds MB-EAT (Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training) instructor certification, an MBSR certificate, and has completed a 10-day Vipassana retreat, alongside advanced training at the University of Toronto and UC Berkeley. Rajaa also hosts a free live weekly Zoom session on Wednesdays, open to current students, for practice and questions.

The format is fully self-paced online. Students receive lifetime access on enrollment and can progress through the ten modules on their own schedule, with no required live attendance. Optional weekly live sessions with Rajaa are included at no extra cost. Practice logs and home practice tools support consistent engagement, and the program is backed by a 30-day refund guarantee.

The curriculum is organized into ten modules. Early modules cover the foundations of mindfulness — definitions, breath awareness, the biology and psychology of stress, and a body scan meditation. Later modules explore the neuroscience of mindfulness and neuroplasticity, loving-kindness practice, and the physical, psychological, and social benefits of a mindful life.

The program then moves into application and teaching. Students practice mindful living through communication and eating exercises, develop a mindful movement practice with guided sessions, and study posture and facilitation techniques for guiding meditation. A dedicated module of guided mindfulness meditation includes eleven recorded practices — breath awareness, body scans, loving-kindness, walking meditation, and more — that students can use for personal practice or as reference recordings when teaching.

The final module focuses on teaching mindfulness: guidelines for instructors, how to integrate mindfulness into existing yoga or wellness sessions, how to design mindfulness programs, and how to lead a class with presence and clarity. A home practice section with logging tools supports students in building a consistent personal practice alongside the coursework.