Yoga Nidra Level 2 Teacher Training

Yoga Nidra Level 2 Teacher Training is an online course for yoga teachers who want to deepen their understanding of Yoga Nidra, learn from peers and earn a Yoga Nidra Certificate in further studies. It is taught in English by Melanie Cooper and Jennie Wadsten Sharma of YogaLeela, and it is open to those who have already completed the Level 1 Yoga Nidra course with them.

The day brings together pre-recorded teaching from Melanie Cooper and live sessions on Zoom with Jennie Wadsten Sharma. It is a seven-hour course, approved by Yoga Alliance.

What to Expect

The course builds on the foundations of Level 1 and looks at how to teach Yoga Nidra with more depth, variety and confidence. The content includes:

- Physical practices that support Yoga Nidra
- Scripts for sleep, creativity, grounding and self-compassion
- Ways of combining Yoga Nidra with other classes, such as Yin yoga
- How to find students and promote your Yoga Nidra offering
- Understanding and overcoming imposter syndrome
- Yoga Nidra and science, with contemporary research alongside traditional practice
- Ways to boost your creativity as a Yoga Nidra teacher

There are no teaching practices, no homework and no pressure. The invitation is to come as you are, and to take part in a relaxed way alongside other teachers. The course is not recorded, so the live sessions are best attended in the moment.

About Jennie Wadsten Sharma

Jennie Wadsten Sharma is a yoga teacher, trainer and the founder of YogaLeela. Born in Sweden in 1977, she fell in love with yoga in 1997 and has taught since 2005. For many years she worked full time as an accountant in the IT and media sector, until her passion for yoga took over. In 2005 she founded YogaLeela, and she has worked full time as a yoga teacher and business consultant since then.

For Jennie, teaching yoga is about helping people cultivate awareness, self-compassion and strength, and then take those qualities into everyday life. Her style is warm, enthusiastic and encouraging, and draws on extensive knowledge of anatomy and psychology. She is interested in how yoga can balance the nervous system and help us feel centred under stress, so that everyday decisions line up with what matters to us.

About Melanie Cooper

Melanie Cooper co-teaches the Yoga Nidra courses with Jennie, and her teaching on this course comes as pre-recorded content.

Before You Go

Level 1 with YogaLeela is a prerequisite, so that everyone arrives with the same grounding. If you have not taken it, the Yoga Nidra Level 1 course is offered online and in person. A Yoga Nidra Script Writing Workshop is also open to anyone who has completed a Yoga Nidra course of any style.

On completion you receive a certificate for 7 hours. Because the course is approved by Yoga Alliance, the hours can be registered either as YACEP hours (continuing education) or as Level 2 hours toward RYS-300. The course is also registered with Yoga Alliance Professionals for 7 CPD hours. Those who have taken the course before and wish to repeat it receive an extra discount.

The course is taught in English and is also available in Swedish.