Enrollment now open · 2027 inaugural cohort
Gentle, inclusive yoga and sacred movement for every body.
A different kind of teacher training
You do not have to be young, thin, flexible, athletic or able to perform advanced poses. Rose Temple Yoga School welcomes women over 40, beginners, plus-size students, people with limited mobility, and those living with chronic illness or physical limitations.
Your body belongs in yoga. Your wisdom belongs in the room.
✦One sacred journey
Both pathways share the heart of the training. Choose the destination that speaks to you—and know your calling may become clearer as the journey unfolds.
The teaching pathway
Complete the requirements to teach professionally. Learn to plan and guide safe, welcoming, accessible classes while developing your authentic teaching voice.
The personal & spiritual pathway
Receive the knowledge, experience and personal transformation of teacher training without the intention of teaching professionally.
“We learn how to meet people where they are.”
This may be your invitation
You may have felt called toward yoga teaching while quietly wondering whether you were experienced, healthy, flexible or confident enough.
✓You want to make yoga welcoming to different bodies and abilities.
✓You are drawn to gentle, chair, restorative, Yin or somatic yoga.
✓You want spiritual depth—not a competitive fitness atmosphere.
✓You want to understand yoga as a way of living, not just a series of poses.
✓You feel called to help others reconnect with their bodies compassionately.
A complete 200-hour foundation
This is not a program built around achieving the “perfect pose.” It is a complete foundation for understanding, practicing and sharing yoga with integrity.
Yoga history, philosophy & the Eight Limbs
Functional anatomy and safe, adaptive movement
Inclusive, trauma-aware teaching language
Gentle Hatha, chair and bed-accessible yoga
Yin, restorative, somatic and aqua yoga foundations
Breathwork, meditation, mindfulness & Yoga Nidra
Sequencing, class planning and use of props
Professional ethics, practicum and teaching confidence
Sacred space and the spiritual dimensions of yoga
From Bertena Varney
I did not begin yoga as someone who naturally fit the image of a yoga teacher. I began in my forties while navigating significant health challenges. When I first expressed an interest in teacher training, I was told I was too sick to participate.
Instead of allowing that moment to end my journey, I found another teacher and another path. While working full time, I made a three-hour daily commute after nine-hour workdays to complete my training.
That experience changed my life. I created Rose Temple because no sincere student should be made to feel that yoga is not for them.
30+ years as an educator, advisor and mentor
200-hour + 300-hour yoga training
Somatic, Yin, restorative, Thai & aqua yoga studies
100-hour meditation training
Rooted in tradition
Bertena’s lineage is rooted in Thirumoolar’s Ashtanga Therapeutic Yoga through Dr. Asana Andiappan, passed to Mary Irby of White Crow Yoga and then to Bertena. This therapeutic tradition recognizes that yoga can—and should—be adapted to support the individual.
January–November 2027
Learn in community through a thoughtful combination of live training, home study and supported practice.
Gather at Cosmic Connections in Nashville for immersive training days, practice and community.
Join remotely when you cannot attend in person. Required live Zoom lectures keep everyone connected.
Complete readings, reflection, observation, practice and assignments between live sessions.
Your investment
Class size is limited so each student can receive personal mentoring, feedback and support.
Accreditation
Accredited through the American Yoga Council. Yoga Alliance accreditation is currently pending.
Early enrollment
Enroll by November 30, 2026
$3,000 beginning December 1, 2026
$250 nonrefundable deposit reserves your place and applies toward tuition.
Payment plans are available.
Request Enrollment DetailsBooks, supplies, props, travel and lodging are not included.Included in your training
❀Complete 200-hour curriculum
❀Rose Temple training manuals
❀Live instruction & group discussion
❀Guided yoga & meditation practice
❀Class-planning templates
❀Practice-teaching opportunities
❀Personal feedback & mentoring
❀Supportive learning community
Questions, answered
No. Flexibility is not a requirement for practicing or teaching yoga. This program emphasizes safe variations, accessible movement and respect for each person’s body.
No. Choose the personal and spiritual pathway if your goal is to deepen your own practice and understanding of yoga.
Yes. The program includes a hybrid Zoom option. Some live Zoom lectures and gatherings are required for every student.
No. Required books, supplies, yoga props, travel and lodging are not included in tuition. You will receive a complete list before training begins.
Tuition and deposits are nonrefundable after training begins. If a significant life circumstance prevents completion, you may request permission to continue with the next available cohort, subject to program policies and availability.
Rose Temple Yoga School is accredited through the American Yoga Council and is awaiting a decision regarding Yoga Alliance accreditation. Yoga Alliance registration cannot be promised unless the school receives formal approval.
The 2027 cohort is forming now
Request the complete calendar, book and supply list, payment-plan information, and enrollment instructions.