500 Hr Advanced Yoga & Yoga Therapy Training

Our 500 Hr Advanced Yoga and Yoga Therapy Teacher Training is a comprehensive program designed for teachers seeking to expand their knowledge and reach a broader range of students. This advanced course combines 200 hours of Progressive Vinyasa with 300 hours of Yoga Therapy, offering a rich blend of styles and techniques to meet the diverse needs of modern practitioners. This training emphasises versatility, equipping you with the tools to teach a wide range of students with confidence and compassion. You’ll not only develop your own authentic teaching voice but also learn to create inclusive and accessible yoga experiences for all.

There are two routes to take to build up the 500 hrs over two years. 

Vinyasa Into Yoga Therapy Route

Jan 2026 - Dec 2027

This track is ideal for students who feel ready to start their journey with strengthening their own physical Vinyasa practice on the 200 hr Progressive Vinyasa and then branch out into Yin, Restorative, Pranayama and other Therapeutic Modules on the Advanced 300 hr Therapeutic Training.

  • Jan 2026 – Nov 2026 – Progressive Vinyasa Training
  • Nov 2026 – Feb 2027 – Yin and Restorative
  • March 2027 – Yoga and Women’s Health
  • April – 2027 – Breath Coach
  • May 2027 – Energy Medicine
  • June 2027 – Heal
  • July 2027 – Yin Fusion Assessments
  • August – Holiday
  • September 2027 – Slow Flow Vinyasa Krama 1
  • September 2027 – Chair Yoga
  • October 2027 – Slow Flow Vinyasa Krama 2
  • October 2027 – Soma Yoga Therapy 1
  • November 2027 – Soma Yoga Therapy 2
  • December 2027 – SomaSensing Enquiry 

On-Demand Hrs

  • 10 hrs Yin and Restorative 
  • 10 hrs Business and Mentorhip Throughout.
  • 32 hrs SomaRoll Myofascial Mobility 

Yoga Therapy Into Vinyasa Route

Sept 2025 - Nov 2026

This track is ideal for students who wish to start their journey with the gentle practices on the Yin Fusion 200 hr and take a year to orientate themselves before embarking on their own physical strengthening journey on the 200 Progressive Vinyasa training, adding another 100 hrs of therapeutics at their leisure. 

  • September – Slow Flow Foundations 1
  • October – Slow Flow Foundations 2
  • Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 – Yin and Restorative
  • March 2026 – Yoga and Women’s Health
  • April – 2026 – Breath Coach
  • May 2026 – Energy Medicine
  • June 2026 – Heal
  • July – Yin Fusion Assessment
  • August – Holiday
  • Sept 2026 – Chair Yoga
  • October 2026 – Soma Yoga Therapy 1
  • November 2026 – Soma Yoga Therapy 2
  • December 2026 – SomaSensing Enquiry
  • January – November 2027 – Progressive Vinyasa

On-Demand Hrs

  • 10 hrs Yin and Restorative 
  • 10 hrs Business and Mentorship Throughout
  • 32 hrs SomaRoll Myofascial Mobility

SOMATIC EMBODIMENT TRAINING CURRICULUM

LIVE WEEKENDS

With Zoom And Recording Options

ON-DEMAND & ZOOM CONTENT

Expand your Therapeutic Yoga Toolkit on your schedule

PROGRESSIVE VINYASA CURRUCULUM

Meet Your Lead Trainer

Carol Murphy is the founder and lead trainer of Green Lotus Yoga, with over 28 years of experience exploring and teaching the many facets of yoga. Since 2006, she has been training yoga teachers in Ireland and internationally, and in 2018, she created her 300-hour Therapeutic Yoga Training, which she continues to offer annually. Carol’s diverse training background includes Iyengar, Ashtanga, Bryce Vinyasa and 800 hr IAYT Yoga Therapy with Soul of Yoga. She has also studied extensively with some of the world’s leading yoga therapists and educators, is a neuromuscular therapist, an FRC movement specialist and more. For more information on Carol’s Training, please click the link below.

Carol has studied with many world leading Yoga Therapists such as:

  • Leslie Kaminoff (Yoga Anatomy)
  • Richard Miller (iRest for PTSD)
  • Nischala Joy Devi (Sutras & Energetics)
  • Indu Arora (Ayurveda & Ancient Wisdom)
  • Amy Weintraub (Yoga for Trauma & Depression)
  • Brian Dorfman (Kinesiology & Biomechanics)
  • Dr. Stephanie Sutherland (Neuroscience & Viniyoga)
  • Durga Leela (Yoga for Addiction Recovery)
  • Becky Michalski (Yoga for Heart Disease & Cancer)
  • Dr. Sangeeta Sahi (Yoga for Autoimmune Disorders)

In addition to her yoga therapy credentials, Carol is a trained neuromuscular therapist, certified FRC® Mobility Specialist, and has pursued studies in TCM, Women’s Health with Yoga Medicine, Ayurveda in India, Tantra in the U.K., and Yin Yoga with Josh Summers. 

Carol offers One-To-One Yoga Therapy Sessions online and at Yogamoves in Gort, Galway, and is passionate about supporting students and clients on their healing journeys — while empowering them to do the same for others.

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Location & Attendance Requirements

This training will take place in the Yogamoves studio in Gort, Galway, Ireland until Dec 2025. In Jan 2026, the training moves to the Slieve Aughty Centre in Athenry, county Galway. The first 200 hrs should be taken live in the studio to ensure a high foundational standard. The remaining 300 hr therapeutic can be taken as a combination of studio, Zoom and Recordings. 

Prerequisites

Green Lotus is dedicated to ensuring proficient training standards and a high level of teaching. To attend this course, you should have a foundation yoga practice and display a genuine passion and commitment to learning and developing.

Accreditations

Registered Yoga Training School
Graduates of this training can register as a
500-hr RYT in compliance with Y.A standards

Application

To apply, please fill out the Online Application Form below.  If you have questions, please reach out to me via email.

Investment

Consecutive Payment Package

If you do the 500 hrs consecutively or start your 300 hr within 6 months of finishing your 200 hr), you will receive an additional discount as our thank you for committing to the full journey. 
Consecutive 500 hr Package Price:
  • €5000 staggered payments – Save €550 
  • €4500 one-time payment – (save €500 for starting your 300 hr within 6 months of your 200 hr plus €300 by paying upfront, saving €800

Separate 200 hr + 300 hr Payment

If  you book and pay for each training individually:

  • 200 hr Training: €2350 | €2100 One Time Payment
  • 300 hr Training: €3200 | €2900 One Time Payment
  • Total = €5550 staggered payments | €5000 (one-time payment

Fees Include

  • Manual PDFs for every module
  • Printed Yin and Restorative manual
  • All tuition and assessments
  • Continued support and mid-month online mentorship throughout your training.  
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