Become a TML certified movement instructor
with The Movement Life
“This is the Harvard of teacher trainings.”
TRANSFORM LIVES & BODIES —
STARTING WITH YOUR OWN
with
TML METHOD CERTIFICATION
Learn how to teach beautiful movement classes people will love,
from someone who’s already created the career you crave.
The Movement Life (TML) Method certification is your step-by-step guide to restore your own body at its deepest layers, and teach classes that help others experience a powerful shift in their relationship with themselves.
There’s no other training like this, anywhere. We’ve moved on from outdated approaches to health and fitness. We not invested in trying to look a certain way, fitting into limited shapes, or conforming to unrealistic, unhealthy body standards. We base everything you’ll learn on one foundational mantra:
Great movement teachers inspire an inner shift where how you look matters less than how you FEEL, and what you can DO.
To put it more bluntly —
Fuck basic self-improvement. Invest in building their self-respect.
[A position inspired by 2026 Method Certified Instructor Victoria Ott]
Changing how people feel in their bodies changes everything. It takes a certain skill set to guide people through that kind of experience. Asia draws from 20+ years of teaching delicious yoga and healing, joint-focused movement, to show you how to create these kinds of unforgettable classes.
To be a truly transformative teacher, you have to move the whole person, from their deepest layers of feeling and being, to their lives off their mats.
— Asia Nelson, Founder of The Movement Life
When you know how to teach classes that heal, strengthen, and include people, you can create a career with purpose, loyal clients, and actual JOY.
Learn the best movement, the most effective meditation practices, and how to weave both into classes people will love.
“This isn’t just a movement training; it’s a journey of re-making myself into the person I want to be.”
THIS TRAINING IS WORTH TEN TIMES WHAT WE PAY FOR IT. IT’S NEXT-LEVEL.
— Selam Debs, certified teacher, former Juici Yoga studio owner
& Founder of The Antiracism Course
HOW IT WORKS
The nature of teaching movement has changed;
this training has evolved to match it.
ACCESSIBLE, FLEXIBLE LEARNING
✓ Do the FULL COURSE ONLINE, at your own pace. Learn on your schedule, from anywhere, watch/listen at 1.5x speed if you want, and revisit any of the content as often as you like.
The course format tracks your progress and includes optional readings, assignments, and quizzes to confirm you're mastering the content. You can certify within a few months by treating the video/audio like your new favourite daily podcast or Youtube series.
PERSONAL LIVE GUIDANCE
✓ Get 1:1 time with Asia for up to 10 hours through your training. Ask questions, send videos for feedback, review one of your class designs, or just jump on a Zoom call when you feel you need that extra level of encouragement and accountability.
You won’t be left to fend on your own with TML. You’ll always have direct access to Asia.
TAILORED RESOURCES
✓ Access the MOVEMENT MEMBERSHIP. You’ll get free, top-tier access to TML’s online movement membership during your training, including:
six live online classes with Asia a month
over a year's worth of class videos built with the Method class design you’ll learn
foundational mini courses on the basics of the Method + weaving joint-saving movement into strength training
Use the membership to build a personal practice that fits you perfectly + see hundreds of real examples of how to turn everything you learn in the course into gorgeous flow classes.
✓ Launch your teaching career with ease. Release the stress of getting started as a teacher. You can choose your favourite dozen classes from the membership to teach when you're certified. You'll have your first few months of classes pre-built before you start!
Learning has never been so simple, convenient, accessible, creative, or exciting.
Do it your way, without doing it alone.
“Asia will take care of you every step of the way. Having everything recorded means you can relax if you miss a day/weekend ... [It] allows real life to happen without having to fall behind or not certify. This isn’t like any other training; it’s so much better.”
GET CERTIFIED FOR ONLY $2500
“I came to Asia for the best training. I got it, and a new outlook on my entire life.”
Get everything you need to change lives
as a sought-after movement instructor.
This is the only movement teacher training you need to take you in a new direction, give you new energy (and income), and set you on the path to your best new life. Stand out from the crowd of generic yoga teachers with a niche joint-health focus that’s in very high demand.
You’ll be a certified yoga instructor — but you won’t be just a yoga instructor, and that’s a great way to be sure people remember you and seek you out.
Define your new self.
Build your new life.
Make your next move, with movement.
“What I got from this training was confidence. It was thinking, “Maybe I can do this?” and then graduating and teaching for the first time and knowing, ‘I CAN do this, and I LOVE this.’”
“When I started the course, I had an intuition that I was walking into a space of curiosity, exploration, and learning. Every video has felt like a ‘leap of faith’ that has been met with delightful, engaging, challenging, content, making the leaps smaller and less scary each time.”
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Smarter Movement
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Most don’t know. You will.
Most trainings leave teachers overwhelmed and unsure how to safely take care of people’s bodies, so most new teachers feel imposter syndrome and just parrot what they’ve heard.
There will be no drowning in anatomy, physiology, etc here. Understanding bodies will be accessible and clear. Everything in this training is based on tens of thousands of hours of experience and the latest, cutting-edge research.
Learn anatomy and biomechanics the best way: by getting time to feel it in your own body, and observing how other, different bodies move.
Understand how to design classes that support your clients’ goals, with creative options to fit any body, woven into your flow using The Method.
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PLUS the one thing you’ll learn that heals it – and changes everything.
Get ahead of the curve by learning the latest approach to movement that’s mainly been taught to elite athletes.
Know that what you’re teaching people will heal instead of harm them, by understanding this foundational paradigm shift in how to make bodies stronger, safer, more resilient.
Bring fresh, unique content to your classes with this next-gen approach to keeping people moving and feeling great for decades.
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You’re gonna be obsessed with these delicious joint-saving moves.
Stop chasing whatever influencers call “the latest thing” (which is usually some old thing, repackaged), or trying to master movements that don’t work for your clients (and skip the anxiety of watching your 40+ crew try to twist themselves into a pretzel or weight-bear on wrists that have rested on the edge of a desk for 20 years).
Learn the one approach to building healthy joints for life that’s emerged from the research, and works for any body.
Easily see how to adapt these movements to any class or client, so your creativity (and class attendance) never dries up.
Watch your clients light up as they instantly feel relief from their aches and pains, and get their juicy joints back.
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A lot of what’s taught today wears bodies down instead of building them up. You won’t do that.
Learn the straightforward way to build sustainable strength and freedom of movement into every joint, no matter how battered, ignored, or in pain it’s been.
This is how your teaching is going to progress and evolve over time: intelligently, using the Method to build on people’s abilities instead of bashing on their weaknesses.
The Method will also save YOUR body, so you won’t become one of the many burned-out teachers plagued by injury but stuck only knowing how to teach a few dozen moves, who switch to teaching “restorative yoga” – often to restore themselves and avoid things that hurt them. This teacher’s journey breaks my heart: I created The Method to keep YOU off of it.
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No bland practices here: just spicy work blended into sweet flows they’ll crave.
Once you know the science of great movement, the next step is how to blend it into a great class. You’ll learn the step-by-step TML Method that takes your classes from technically solid to smart AND delicious.
This is what will make you stand out from the crowd: As more people update their understanding of movement, very few instructors will know how to teach that movement in ways that feel luxurious. You’ll be a connoisseur in a landscape of line order cooks.
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Don’t worry, David, I’ll teach you exactly how to fold it in.
Make every class you teach a pure movement flow, or mix these new moves with what you already offer. The Method class design shows you exactly how to do it.
Beautiful Yogic Flow
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Only the most effective, gorgeous practices for bringing life back into a stale or stuck soul.
I’m willing to bet that your favourite classes didn’t just make your body feel great but included YOU – guiding you to tune into yourself, follow your breath, notice and release an old pattern, or feel something you couldn’t tap into otherwise. Those classes change lives. Those are the classes where people feel seen and cared for, the ones they remember, and the ones you want to teach.
Learn how to teach any yoga asana without the wear and tear on joints we see in traditional yoga.
Evolve yoga’s postures based on more truthful needs and intentions. Rebuild your practice on a strong foundation of the latest research and the wisdom of experience.
Learn how postures work in your body, as well as bodies with different limitations, and why you’d do (or not do) them to support each person’s unique goals.
No previous training in anatomy, etc. required. You’ll have time to practice, explore, and know what you’re doing in your own practice before teaching other people.
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Freeing people layer by layer (it’s more accessible than you might think)
Guiding people deeper into themselves is an intricate, intimate practice, one yoga mapped out eons ago and science is only just starting to understand. You’ll learn the steps of that ancient path, integrate it into your own practice, and learn how to include it in your classes to go from moving arms and legs around to moving people’s hearts.
What most people understand of yoga begins and ends with what happens on their mat, but it’s so much more than that. We’ll explore creative ways to become more vibrant, grounded and inspirational by making the full practice of yoga your foundation for a powerful, meaningful life
Enjoy the fruits of yoga’s philosophy without getting lost in the weeds
Gain valuable tools for finding more freedom in a way that isn’t flaky, bypassing, unrealistic, or irrelevant
Have time to self-reflect, realign your goals, change habits, and uncover your potential. Learn how to use yoga’s principles to give your life structure, simplify where things have gotten complicated, clean out crap that’s no longer useful to you, and live with more ease and strength through simple, practical, transcendent practices.
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How you’ll create your own whole, transformational movement - with movement.
There’s a difference between being able to do yoga well and being able to skillfully teach it to others. We’ll give you the tools to teach great classes that are safe, fun, and powerful. When you know how to reach people where they are and help guide them where they want to go, the sky’s the limit: you can design classes that actually help people evolve, become more free, and change their lives. Teach with joy.
This is also how you’ll stand apart and never worry about “the competition”. You knew when you found your favourite teacher - and why. You’ll learn how to become their favourite teacher, and enjoy the same connection, trust, gratitude for each other, and loyalty you have with your most beloved guides.
Practice and understand tested meditation tools for developing resiliency, inner peace, and self-awareness
Translate the yoga practice you love into clear, creative teaching with all the information, practice time, feedback and support you need to teach YOUR way, with confidence.
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Ashtanga Yoga guru Diane Bruni, author Matthew Remski, body specialist Dr. Kenneth Stelsoe, Groove instructor Reva Wild, Wilfrid Laurier University vocal coach Kimberly Barber, TML grad + former yoga studio owner Selam Debs, business coach Ada Barlatt, martial arts master Kao Saechao, world-leading back pain specialist Dr Stu McGill, marketing expert Clayton Law, TML grad Yoga with Rachel’s Rachel Marie — and more!
These TML workshops hit on so many topics that will set you apart and ahead of the rest.
WHEN
START ANYTIME.
TAKE AS LONG AS YOU NEED.
This course is fully self-contained within the member area. Sign up, log in, and you’re on your way!
Training takes about five months to complete, with a time commitment of 6-8hrs/wk.
WHERE
THIS COURSE IS 100% ONLINE
You get access to the FULL online course as soon as you sign up.
Schedule 1:1 calls with Asia as you go, on Zoom from anywhere.
Enjoy the convenience of learning from home, work, even on vacation!
“I just feel like I made the right choice with this training.
I took one of your free classes, and I knew that I was in the right place. Your approach is grounded in science and informed by years of experience, and you sprinkle lots of business ideas into the course. On top of all that, you understand your practice as something that moves across koshas, that honours the history, philosophy, and tradition(s) of yoga. I’ve never felt like you’ve been trying to sell me something, only that I made the right choice. ”
THE METHOD PRINCIPLES
MOVE
You’ll embody a smart, sustainable new movement practice. We’ll build strength and ease into any body, simplify biomechanics so you can understand ANY movement, and creatively design class flows based on people’s goals and a smart flow structure, instead of outdated, generic templates.
MEDITATE
A vital and sought-after skill for our modern day, we’ll study how to make powerful meditation practices accessible. Integrating what we know about neuroscience, trauma and beyond, we open meditation up to work for nearly anyone. Take meditation off the mat/cushion and into your life. Finally.
MAKE
Once you start designing your own classes, you’ll be so full of ideas that your biggest challenge will be how to limit what you want to teach to fit into one class at a time (don’t worry - we help with that). This training is packed with opportunities to practice, get feedback, explore your teaching style, and nail leading classes you LOVE.
BE A CERTIFIED MOVEMENT INSTRUCTOR with …
TML Certified Instructor Kate Lilja
CREDIBILITY FROM EXPERIENCE
What we teach is based on solid research and decades of experience. You’ll carry instant credibility as a TML certified teacher. How do we know? Because we’ve been certifying the best instructors for almost two decades. You might be here because you love one (or more) of them!
TML Certified Instructor Sarah Pittao
A VIBRANT NETWORK
Taking TML certification connects you with our graduates — as contacts and mentors through the training and beyond — forming the core of your new movement network.
We get this feedback all the time: that our training attracts the kindest, funniest, most thoughtful and inspiring folk. And it’s true. We’re cool that way.
TML Certified Instructor Kheaven Brasier
EVOLVED, NEXT-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE
We won’t teach you the same content everyone else teaches. You’ll come out of our training able to create a practice and style unique to you. Our goal is to make you their favourite teacher, by giving you skills that set you apart and put you in high demand. People are seeking classes exactly like the ones you’ll teach. We know, because we already teach them!
What our certified teachers say …
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You'll learn all you need (and a great deal more) to become a kick-ass, confident teacher. But the full value of this training is in your transformation.
— Jennifer Gough, certified teacher & owner of The Gallery Yoga & Art Studio
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![The Movement Life certified instructor Cathy]()
You've created gold with this training, and anyone who has the opportunity to be in your course is truly lucky!
It was incredible to grow along side some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. And YOU, Asia: To have been in the presence of such a wonderful teacher, friend and woman. You are my inspiration. Thank you for just being so damn awesome!
I feel confident and ready to take the tools I’ve gained and excel as a teacher.
— Cathy Benjamin, certified teacher
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![The Movement Life certified instructor Tat]()
Asia is the most wonderful mentor and I feel blessed to be one of her graduates. My soul is full.
— Tatianna Benning, certified teacher
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![The Movement Life certified instructor Kristy]()
I still use your wisdom every day. I wouldn't have the strength and confidence to do most things I do if I didn't get that foundation from you. Forever grateful.
— Kristy Goss, certified teacher
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Training with Asia has made me unwilling to train with anyone else.
Asia’s teaching is full of compassion and brilliance. She’s given me back my ability to trust my body — and myself.
— Alison Moore, certified teacher
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This is beyond a community; you've created a benevolent army.
You’ve stoked a fire in all of us.
— Sarah Tomkins, certified teacher
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![The Movement Life certified instructor Jennifer]()
There was life before this training, and now there's life after, and the life after feels like thriving compared to life before, which was really just surviving.
— Jennifer Clarke, certified teacher
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When you’ve forgotten why you love to move, Asia reminds you.
In a sea of generic teachers, Asia is authentic and inspiring, the kind of sweet leader that reminds you why you come to your mat in the mornings.
— Angelina Marra, certified yoga instructor
“Asia is one of the wisest, most capable teachers I’ve ever met.”
— Rolf Gates, master yogi and author
MEET YOUR GUIDE
“I help you create space — in your joints, and anywhere you feel limitations – so you can live with more freedom.”
Asia is Founder of The Movement Life and Pranalife Yoga. She carries every major recognized certification in both yoga (E-RYT 500, YA-CEP, RYS 500) and movement (FRC, FRA, ISM Strength Coach, Kinstretch) PLUS 20+ years of experience to back it up. For the past 15 years she’s led groundbreaking trainings that have launched the careers of the most beloved teachers (you might be here because you love one of them).
Since 2006, Asia has built a thriving full-time startup-to-six-figure movement career connecting ancient wisdom with the newest learning, beautiful flow practices with powerful joint-building movements, and passionate students to their legacies as confident, creative teachers.
“I'm so in awe of how much you care about your grads and genuinely want us to succeed. I know teachers who took other trainings who weren't offered anywhere close to the support by their instructors that you've given us.”
I can't thank you enough for all your guidance, and how much you encouraged our growth. This year was the start of big changes for me, and I owe most of that to you, Asia. You're super motivating, caring, inspiring, and one of the most intellectual people I have ever met.
— Lisa Moore, TML certified teacher
More love from our grads …
“Starting something new can be scary. You second-guess if you’re making the right decision. But I’ve never looked back since day one of this training.
I know I’m where I should be and I chose the right person to lead me on a fantastic new path.”
— Julie Fasan, certified teacher
“I wish I could stand on the rooftops and scream ‘Take THIS training!’ It truly changed my life.”
— Cathy Benjamin, certified teacher
“Your training contributed to massive changes in my life. You bridged this gap between my regular life to something beyond that.”
— Kimmi Luu, certified teacher
“You gave me my body back, stronger and safer. It feels like a miracle. You’re basically the Jesus of movement.”
— Katelyn Flood, certified teacher
“Still one of the most profitable and personally fruitful investments of my life.
— Reba Campbell aka Reva Wild, certified teacher
GIVE THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR LIFE THE MOMENTUM AND MEANING IT DESERVES.
What You Get
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If you
can’t commit to typical 200hr immersive in-person teacher trainings
can’t remember the last time you took notes in class, and are worried about keeping up
need to hear something a few times to really get it
want to be able to review the content
like to stop-n-start so you can reflect and implement in the moment
— now you can. With full online access to the course, there’s no pressure to immediately absorb what you’re learning the first time you hear it.
The course includes:
all live training video recordings + Asia’s notes
action guides, suggested readings, quizzes, and bonus resources
Relax with the flexibility of full online access to the course content, allowing you to:
save on travel
join from anywhere in the world
be present with your kids, pop your headphones in and go for a walk, or get chores done while you listen to the teaching
not miss a thing
VALUE: $2500
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You get 10hrs of 1:1 live Zoom calls with Asia to get feedback on your practice and teaching as you learn. You’ll also be in contact with TML grads for connection and accountability:
Discuss, reflect, and get your questions answered as you need.
Get direct feedback from Asia or a Method Mentor (previous grad) as you practice your teaching skills.
Learn insights from a master teacher who’s done what you want to do, and has helped others repeat her success for nearly two decades.
Once you’re a TML grad, Asia and the crew are accessible and in your corner forever.
VALUE: $2400
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Already a yoga teacher? TML Method movement instructor certification differentiates your teaching, and fills in the gaps your first yoga training might have missed.
This training blends the smartest movement with the juiciest yoga-style flows in every class you teach. It’s also 200hr Yoga Alliance registered.
VALUE: DOUBLED
Plus —
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The movement membership has
over a year’s worth of practice videos based on the Method, so you can see how what you’re learning becomes beautiful class flows, in action
a 12-week challenge to immerse you in the basics of the Method
SIX new live online classes with Asia each month
bonus vaults for joint- and activity-specific goals.
It’s juicy in there.
You choose:
3 months FREE access
1 year DUO (free 2nd person on your membership) plan at 50% OFF
VALUE: up to $600
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Connect with The Movement Life certified teacher community as your instant teacher network:
Tap into work opportunities shared by others
Have VIP access to new trainings and events
Get exclusive teacher discounts
You’ll also have direct access to Asia via this group long after you certify. This is the long-term support all movement certifications SHOULD have, but don’t.
VALUE: $240/yr
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Stay current with the new training content every year. You’re a TML Mover for life and your learning never ends, so you get renewed access to the online course content each year it runs, to keep what you teach and practice fresh.
VALUE: $1000/yr
“My gut was right, and I have no regrets.”
I’d checked out several different programs, and Asia’s training just felt right. At first I worried I might have ‘bitten off more than I can chew’ but every weekend in class reignited my love of moving and my passion to learn.
— Dr. Natasha Zajc-Dalcourt, certified teacher
Exclusive to TML trainings —
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TML is a Certified Canadian Educational Institution (it acts as a college), which means your TML certification is recognized professionally. That means you don’t pay taxes on your tuition fees. I know: pretty sweet.
SAVE: up to $325
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TML is a Certified Canadian Educational Institution, which means you’ll get tuition tax credits just like in uni. Yup, just keeps getting sweeter.
SAVE: up to $375 at tax time
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TML is a Certified Canadian Educational Institution, which means you can use your Canadian Training Credit of up to $2000 for our courses in 2026. How cool is that? Check your personal maximum on your latest tax return.
SAVE: up to $2000!
“Within a few months of graduating I’m on track to break even on my investment.”
With other trainings it’s such a commitment for not a lot of reward.
— Chelsea Winn, certified teacher
This full training is worth at least $10,840.
But you’re getting it for only $2,500.
Hells yeah: even MORE love from our grads …
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You've made my dream life tangible, and given me permission to BE and DO this.
Your training empowered me to express myself without fear. It put me in charge of my future. I've never felt more prepared for something this big. I'm happier, braver, and completely supported by this community.
— Shareefa Sayani, certified teacher, Badass Yoga creator
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You’ve completely changed the way I view so much in my life.
Asia, thank you! More and more every day I am grateful for the amazing teacher training you provided me.
[Aaron Friesen] Bronwyn Sperling, certified teacher
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I really didn’t expect this community to be so amazing!
How do you get so many smart, funny, caring, creative people? It blew my mind.
— Erin Jewson, certified teacher
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Thank you for giving me the strength to be present, committed, and now able to give back.
— Dana Mayhew, certified teacher
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I’m always ahead of the yoga and movement curve because Asia’s training always is. She wants us to be the best teachers possible: the proof is how good this course is.
— Jessi del Rosso, certified teacher, creator of Enhanced Yoga & Alongside Trauma
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I’ve practiced yoga for years, but the theories never made sense to me on a practical level. They do now. This course is life-changing.
— Christine Jensen, certified teacher
A PERSONAL NOTE
FROM ASIA —
TO YOU
Are you worried you won’t be “good enough” — young enough, thin enough, fit enough, ‘talented’ enough, or influencer-like enough — to be a great teacher?
Let tell you something:
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE’RE DOING THIS WORK, AND WHY YOUR (FUTURE) STUDENTS NEED YOU, because they have these anxieties running through them (and their bodies), too.
creating tension
pain
friction
Allowing for less space between all of our own connecting points - in our bodies, minds, and the chapters of our lives.
MAKING A BIG CHANGE ALWAYS COMES WITH SOME FEAR.
Fear has a way of keeping you stuck. It inverts movement’s power: instead of feeling sure, optimistic, and purpose-filled, you start to feel lost, eroded, and unseen.
In our training we make space for that fear, without letting it hold you back.
You’ve got something to say. It’s time to let go of what’s no longer serving you and get doing what you’re here to do. It’s time to take up space and strengthen the deepest layers of yourself to be capable of the work you want to do. And it’s time to set your crap storylines on fire, and emerge from the flames more YOU — more purpose, less bullshit.
With the right training, you can tap into your bone-deep wisdom and change the way people think about, love, and challenge their ever-aging bodies. You can create experiences that transform lives. You have potential you’ve barely begun to touch yet.
At the heart of the fear you feel is your solution: JUST MOVE. You’ve been holding back the floodgates of your future, wasting your energy resisting the flow that can take you where you actually want to be.
It’s time to turn that all around.
Be different, and be good at it.
JUST IMAGINE
Your wish.
In a few short months, you could be building your new career or side-gig teaching brilliant movement that heals pain and gives people their active lives back, as part of a community of people who inspire you to do what fuels your heart and matters most to you.
Your will.
It begins the moment you decide that this is important to you, worth investing in and committing to. The greatest things happen when you stop hesitating and take action to turn your dreams into goals. This course puts you on your path, and takes you in the right direction.
Your way.
Maybe this is about putting you in control of your life. Maybe it’s about your legacy of giving people their vibrant lives back. Maybe it’s really about getting un-stuck, or wanting your kids to be proud of you for doing this for yourself. Whatever your reason: DO THIS.
I truly feel more comfortable teaching than I ever could have imagined. I'm in awe! Thank you, thank you, thank you! This training is an experience I will always remember!!
— Su Pete Heise, certified teacher
FAQs
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You’ll be certified to teach the juiciest movement, to anyone, anywhere in the world. Roll this learning into something you already teach (like pilates, yoga, or strength training) or design and lead pure movement classes to keep people’s joints healthy for life.
This training combines the best of 13 yrs of Pranalife Yoga Teacher Training (TML’s former brand), an industry-leading yoga instructor certification registered with the Yoga Alliance + the most bleeding-edge, science-based joint health movement available.
Teach classic yoga flows, joint-specific movement classes — or a blend of each. You can teach in studios, gyms, online, or in your own space. Infuse your own style into the perfect class design, every time.
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YES! ‘Movement’ has emerged from elite circles like professional sports and NASA (yup, astronauts do it!) to become essential training for folks who want to stay active as they age. You’ll find more and more people who are looking for it. And the best news is that because it’s new, very few people know how to teach it, so you’ll be a hot commodity with a hot niche.
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To be TML certified you’ll need to complete:
the full training, including the online content, quizzes, and assignments
Once you’re certified, you’re ready! There are no additional trainings, fees, workshops, mentorships, initiation ceremonies, weird secret memberships or rituals ;). You can get started right away building your dream career.
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First, there’s nothing like Method training anywhere. You’ll be certified in a cutting-edge niche that’s growing in demand. Instead of blending in with everyone else teaching the same generic content, you’ll stand out with unique, next-gen skills.
Second, this training is built around your success. You’ll have access to the full course online, so you can learn at YOUR pace. You won’t be overwhelmed with hours of bloated content from a course that cares more about how many hours you sit through than whether you’ll actually use what you’re learning. And you can spend your 1:1 Zoom calls with Asia asking questions, practicing, getting feedback, reflecting, learning directly from her experience, discussing, reviewing, and being sure you know your stuff.
Third, The Movement Life is a change leader. From our early days as Pranalife Yoga challenging yoga postures that provoke pain/injury, to introducing movements based on real-life demands rather than extreme, outdated, or trendy ‘fitness’ routines, TML is rare for having deep experience with creating change for the better.
And we’re still doing it. You’ll learn about bodies in a way that science is just starting to illuminate, and have a proven approach to helping people move well for decades.
We don’t blindly follow a guru. We don’t dictate a small series of movements to a diversity of bodies. We give you tools to design your own practice and show you how to do that for others.
We don’t demand that you follow; we empower you to LEAD.
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This training gives you the best advantage to thrive teaching what you love.
In the yoga market it can seem like you’ve only got two options: teach the same postures as everyone else in as many classes as a studio will give you for the rate they’re willing to pay you, or have the capital to start a studio and take on the job of Studio Owner (and likely Manager) as well as Yoga Teacher. Both can be great options, but they’re not the only ones.
With Method certification you can do something different: design classes that reflect you and fit the people who practice with you, and teach ANYWHERE – instead of being confined to one studio & style. Since 2008, TML (in our former life as Pranalife Yoga) has been giving yoga instructors the tools and freedom to create their own path.
You won’t get bored (nor will your clients) or encourage repetitive stress injuries from only knowing (and being allowed to teach) a limited sequence of postures. Your classes, workshops, private sessions, retreats and beyond will always be as fresh as you make them, evolving to include what you learn through experience, and becoming part of what YOU have to offer as a unique, empowered teacher.
With certification from The Movement Life you’ll also get something very few other trainings can give you: membership in a community with a great reputation. As Pranalife Yoga, and now as The Movement Life, we’ve certified some of the most beloved teachers who’ve gone on to teach around the world. In fact, you might be here because you love one (or more!) of them. If you’re in the KW region, you can walk into almost any movement studio and tell them you’ve got training from Asia Nelson, and they’ll not only know what that means, but want you to join their team on the spot.
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TML is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an RYS-200, which means you can register with them as an RYT-200, though this is neither necessary nor required.
The Movement Life is an ESDC certified institution (unlike almost any other yoga teacher training in Canada), which means your TML certification is what validates you. ALSO, you won’t pay HST on your tuition and you’ll get tuition tax credits for your fees (you’re welcome).
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We sure do. Life doesn’t always go the way we plan: we’ve got a refund policy for that.
FULL REFUND up to seven (7) days after purchase, minus the processing fee ($120). Zero stress.
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We take your practice down to the bones from the first weekend and rebuild it based on smart, science-backed knowledge. You’ll have time during the training to build the strength and experience you’ll need to teach the movement you’ll study.
In some ways, the less ‘immersed’ in one particular way of moving you are, the better. Method training is based on the newest movement knowledge, which means it challenges a few well-worn assumptions. Come with an open mind and a reasonably able body (be sure you’re cleared by your health team/doctor before joining if you have any concerns or known health issues), be ready and willing to do the work during the training, and you’ll do great.
Also, having the course entirely online means you can take the time YOU need to be ready. You’re in control.
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Definitely not. Every year people take this training because they want to dive deeper into their movement practice, or are life-long learners. I’ll warn you though: it’s very common that they change their mind and decide they really do want to teach. ;)
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The training is self-contained, so you don’t need to do anything outside of it. You’ll get the most out of it, though, if you create space for and boundaries around the time the course takes. Book off training time, and have conversations with the people in your life whose support you’ll need - partners, kids, parents, friends, bosses, co-workers, etc. – so everyone knows what you can and can’t do during this time, as well as what they can do to support you.
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Once you’re TML certified, you’re a TML Mover for life. You’ll get access to The Movement Life mentorship group for certified teachers, connecting you to your larger TML community + Asia, where you can ask questions, share/discover teaching opportunities, and get special access to anything Asia and other Movement Lifers offer.
You’ll also have Asia’s guidance and support for as long as you need. You’ll be able to contact her directly, anytime.
You’ll also be offered ongoing access to the course online. That means you can dive into the content year after year and update your knowledge.
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This is the great thing about a fully online course: you’re never behind. Do it at your own pace, and take as long as you like.
That being said, if you want to certify, it’s best to set up a schedule and do your best to stick to it. This course takes time and commitment, and you’ll give up some freedom for a few months, but it’s doable. Many people have taken this training while raising little ones, being single parents, working full-time, traveling, dealing with health issues, even while putting together a wedding or completing a PhD!
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The full course content will be available to you within 24 hrs of registering, so you can work through the content at your own pace.
Ideally, aim for 6-7 hours of content per week. Treat it like a daily 1hr-ish video podcast/your favourite new YouTube series.
You should also be spending a minimum of 2hrs/wk on your movement practice to really embody what you’re learning. Some of that practice time will be in the course content. As well, you get free access to The Movement Life membership during your training, which includes two live online classes a week with Asia. It’s the perfect way to complement your training weekends with practical experience.
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✓ This training IS for you if you:
want to create nourishing, goal-focused practices that help people stay active for decades, rather than just calling out rote shapes or generic, prefab routines and hoping people get something from it.
are done with classes that make people feel “bad at” the movement they should be loving, and you’re driven to make your classes inclusive and inspiring instead of places where some people ‘stand out’ and others fade into the background, unseen
want to spend your time and money on the best training to become the best version of YOU, unbothered by ‘competition’ because you know that what you’ll offer isn’t like anything else anyone else is doing
trust yourself to take this chance to discover what you’re capable of
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✕ This training IS NOT for you if you:
are dogmatically dedicated to ONE way of moving. You need to be excited about the opportunity to learn new approaches, consider the latest research, and challenge what you think and believe.
scared to be creative. You’ll learn a smart, step-by-step way to design movement flows YOU want to teach/do. If you don’t feel excited to take what you learn and make it truly yours, this might not be your best bet.
want to fit in with what everyone else is doing. This training won’t make you a ‘template teacher’; you’ll be specialized, niche, and not everyone is going to ‘get’ what you do. You’ll know how to design classes like everyone else’s – but you probably won’t want to anymore. ;)
like your current comfort zone. You’ll be challenged to do a few things that scare you in this training, because that’s where real growth and strength lives.
want to be an employee. We’re not affiliated with just one studio or gym, so if you’re looking for a plug-n-play career, this ain’t your stop. We know this to be our strength: Method certified teachers run their classes anywhere (and they teach everywhere!); they aren’t limited to a certain style that only fits a certain studio. If you have the drive, you’ll get the skills and confidence to go well beyond what any one studio can offer you.
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You do not need a lot of experience in movement or yoga. Your practice will evolve so much during the course, and you’ll have time to build a strong and realistic discipline. You should be familiar with basic yoga movements.
You will need to be in good enough health to move safely – including being on your hands/knees, and challenging your joints with bodyweight-bearing movements. If you can do a basic movement practice you feel good about, you’re ready.
You’ll have the opportunity to create a practice and career tailored to YOU, which means this course is inherently creative. You’ll learn EXACTLY how to build and teach great classes, and you’ll also need to LEAD: take what you learn and make it truly yours.
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