BodyAwake School of Yoga Teacher Certification

The BodyAwake School of Yoga Teacher Certification is an online yoga teacher training built around BodyAwake Yoga, the practice created by Dr. Sue Morter, whose Morter Institute is in Medina, Ohio. It is a year-long program that blends traditional asana and yoga philosophy with breathwork, meditation and mantra, drawing on the principles of Dr. Sue's Energy Codes® coursework. It is open to new and experienced practitioners alike, whether you want to deepen your own practice or begin teaching.

What to Expect

The certification runs over one calendar year from the start of your cohort. At its core are twelve online modules. Eight come from the BodyAwake Yoga Personal Evolution Program, which lays out the foundational practices and principles. Four more are devoted to learning how to teach and share the work with others. Homework reflections and assignments accompany the modules.

Alongside the modules, you take the BodyAwake Yoga Intensive and Asana Training. It is a deep exploration of the alignment, breath patterns and conscious focus of each posture, and it includes live practice and check-off sessions. The program also looks at the sacred geometry of the asanas and their role in energy flow. Other threads include sacred sound through mantra, Sanskrit, toning and chants, and anatomy and physiology taught from an energy medicine perspective.

Support is built into the year. Dr. Sue Morter leads live, interactive quarterly calls, and faculty of the BodyAwake School of Yoga host monthly certification support calls with live Q&A. A private online community connects practitioners and teachers. A Teacher Training Day offers online study and live contact.

There are three enrollment paths:

- Path 1 leads to BodyAwake Yoga Certified Teacher status through all twelve modules, the Intensive and Asana Training, and the Teacher Training Day.
- Path 2 adds a Yoga Alliance-approved RYT-200 designation. This requires LiveAwake® Gateway One and Gateway Two and an approved "Exploratory" course, with additional fees. Those pursuing the RYT-200 have three years to finish those courses and hours.
- Path 3 is for people who already hold an RYT-200 and can provide documentation. It requires Modules 1 through 8, and the Teacher Training Day is optional.

If you cannot finish within the year, you may request a one-time transfer to the next cohort, which carries an administrative fee.

About Dr. Sue Morter

Dr. Sue Morter is the creator of The Energy Codes® and BodyAwake® Yoga, a best-selling author and the founder of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics. She describes more than 40 years of experience in bioenergetic medicine and is a co-developer of the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique. Her work bridges science and ancient spiritual practice. She teaches a process she calls Embodiment, which reprograms the body's electromagnetic energy flow, through Energy Codes® seminars, LiveAwake® programs, JourneyAwake® retreats and BodyAwake® Yoga trainings.

She wrote The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life, as well as The Anatomy of Awakening. She hosts the podcast The Art of Awakening.

Before You Go

No previous yoga experience is required, and the program is taught in English. All three paths require reading The Energy Codes.

Included in Paths 1 and 2 are Modules 1 through 12, a downloadable program manual, the Intensive and Asana Training, the quarterly and monthly calls, access to the private community group, and ten recorded BodyAwake Yoga classes taught by Dr. Sue. Bonus materials include Sanskrit chants, audio recordings, affirmations and meditations. After completion you keep lifetime access to the online teaching modules. Path 3 includes Modules 1 through 8 and a manual for those modules, with Modules 9 through 12 available to review but not required.

On meeting the requirements, graduates are licensed to use approved BodyAwake Yoga Certified Teacher resources and materials, and may be listed in Dr. Sue Morter's practitioner directory, subject to a licensing agreement, code of conduct and directory policy. Liability insurance is required for that listing.