Yoga Therapeutics Immersion with Doug Keller & Julia Pearring
Tuesday, April 28 - 1:00 pm – Thursday, April 30 - 12:00 pm
16 Hour Training For yoga teachers + dedicated students
The Yoga Therapeutics Immersion is a 16-hour advanced training designed specifically for yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners seeking a deeper, more functional understanding of the body, an ability to assess the source of common pain problems and movement restrictions, and a toolbox for addressing them through asana modifications as well as remedial exercises that will enhance one’s practice.
Led by yoga educators Doug Keller and Julia Pearring, this immersion offers an effective balance between an integrative, whole-body approach to yoga therapeutics grounded in contemporary myofascial science, and practical wisdom for guiding students into better movement patterns.
Moving beyond isolated alignment cues, the training explores the relationship between joint function and muscle tone through a tensegrity network of fascia that maintains movement and vitality. Yoga asanas, even more than other disciplines, are oriented toward restoring balance within this network to maintain flexibility, strength, and pain-free movement. It just takes a little more knowledge and insight into common movement and pain problems to understand how to benefit from the innate wisdom of the asanas. This immersion provides such knowledge in an accessible and applicable way.
Yogic principles such as prana and the nadis are explored alongside fascia, creating a modern, embodied language that bridges anatomy, physiology, and yoga philosophy.
The immersion addresses real-world issues commonly encountered in teaching and practice—such as foot and ankle problems, knee problems, low back pain, hip and hamstring tightness, shoulder impingement, and the postural imbalances at the root of so many of these problems —while emphasizing approaches that support healthy aging and lifelong well-being. This training offers tools that are immediately applicable, deeply felt, and adaptable over time.
What You’ll Explore
Whole-Body Connection, Not Just “Parts” Focus
Apply fascial maps to understand full-body integration, moving beyond isolated muscles or alignment rules.Prana Meets Physiology
Link traditional yogic concepts of vitality with the body’s fascial network to create a contemporary framework for embodied practice.Rewire Habitual Posture
Identify and unwind postural patterns by working with long fascial chains that shape how we move and hold ourselves.Smarter Postures for Real Issues
Develop a myofascial approach to asana that supports mobility, reduces chronic tension, and builds sustainable strength.Address Chronic Discomfort
Understand common patterns such as low back pain, hip tightness, and shoulder stiffness through an integrated, whole-body lens.Support the Nervous System
Explore how fascial health influences nervous system regulation, stress response, and resilience.Practice for Healthy Aging
Shift from a flexibility-only mindset toward mobility, coordination, and connection that support longevity.Teach with Confidence and Clarity
Gain practical tools to address injury recovery, inflammation, postural correction, and students’ real-life needs.Ground Yoga Philosophy in the Body
The scientific, technical language of modern anatomy is specific and verifiable; yoga language is experiential and evocative, and moves students to explore their experience. The skill of a teacher is to be versed in, and able direct students by drawing upon both, speaking with clarity as well as simply, inspiring students to explore their experience, and make their own wellness a practice in which they are fully engaged
What You’ll Come Away With
Participants leave this immersion with a clear, confidence-building framework for yoga therapeutics as well as a practical toolbox that will continues to evolve with their teaching and practice.
You’ll gain practical strategies to support healing, prevent injury, and foster sustainable strength—along with a deeper understanding of how yoga works as a system for restoring health, vitality, and connection both on and off the mat.
This is not just a training—it is a foundation for teaching and practicing yoga in a way that supports resilience, embodiment, and long-term well-being.
When: Tuesday April 28 1pm - Thursday April 30 12pm
Venue: Hotel Kabuki - 1065 Post Street San Francisco (In-person or Online)
Please be sure to register for the in-person ticket or online ticket
Recording: will be sent automatically to all registered so please, feel free to register if you cannot join the livestream but want the video. The recording will be available during 2 months.
Price: $350 before April 28
Technology: Zoom will be used. You will receive the zoom link in the confirmation email.
Reminder emails: will be sent 2 days, 30 min and 10min before the event.
Who is this for? This training is designed for dedicated students as well as for yoga teachers, yoga therapists and other professionals working with the human body. For those who have taken this training in the past, this will be a refresher and an update, with fresh perspectives for moving forward as teachers in step with our times.
For those joining us for the first time, this will be an accessible introduction to a very modern and practical perspective on yoga. New teachers have comfortably put ideas from the training to use right away, and continued contemplation on the themes of the training has nourished their teaching for years afterward.
Recordings available: All sessions are recorded and these recordings will be available for a year.
Certificate: You will receive a certificate of attendance of 16 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits.
Immersion Teachers
Doug Keller holds a master’s degree in philosophy from Fordham University and is one of the earliest teachers certified in Anusara Yoga. His yoga journey includes fourteen years of practice in Siddha Yoga ashrams, intensive training in the Iyengar method, and decades of teaching throughout the U.S. and internationally. Known for his clarity and depth, Doug continues to explore the therapeutic dimensions of yoga while honoring the broader philosophical and spiritual traditions from which yoga arises.
Website:https://www.doyoga.com
Julia Pearring,E-CAT, IAYT is an Anusara Yoga teacher and experienced yoga therapist who has been teaching since 2008, supporting students in discovering optimal alignment through compassionate self-inquiry. She skillfully reveals the heart of yoga through the Universal Principles of Alignment® and emphasizes an active, inquiry-based sadhana as the foundation of meaningful practice. Julia teaches publicly and maintains a private therapeutic practice in New York City, serves as Managing Director of the World Yoga Center, and regularly leads retreats and teacher trainings. She is the co-author of The Therapeutic Applications of Anusara Teacher’s Guide (2020).
Website:https://www.juliapearring.com