Self-paced online and in person on ten Sundays · Jan 24 – Apr 25, 2027

Learn to teach from the inside out.

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The 2027 Inward YTT

One Hatha foundation. Four ways to teach. Every style taught through a somatic, nervous-system-informed lens, so you learn to teach the student in front of you.

❋ A somatic lens

Build confidence in your own felt experience, and guide students into theirs instead of toward one correct shape.

❋ Nervous-system informed

How the nervous system works and how yoga supports it, with trauma-informed language and choice throughout.

❋  Bodies are different

A functional approach to anatomy, so you learn what each pose is for and offer variations that make the practice accessible.

❋ A portfolio, not a test

There's no final exam. You build a teaching portfolio through the program, with professional photos on graduation day.

Anna created the Inward YTT and held its first training at Coconut Yoga Chicago in 2025. Three of its graduates now teach at Coconut. In 2027, the training returns to the same room, co-led by Anna and Kathryn Norris.

The styles

One foundation, four ways to teach.

Hatha is the root. You'll learn its postures, breath, alignment and Sanskrit first, then how that foundation becomes a flowing Vinyasa class, a long-held Yin class or a fully supported Restorative one.

Hatha

The foundation

Vinyasa

Flow

Yin

Stillness

Restorative

Rest

Every style

Somatic, nervous-system informed

How it works

Together on Sundays. At your own pace in between.

You'll practice, study and teach together on ten Sundays at Coconut, with self-paced coursework online in between. You teach two full classes, one in person and one online, each followed by feedback.

Training Sundays

12:30–5:00pm

Self-paced coursework

About 9 hours a week

Live Zoom lectures

Recorded

Coconut class pack

20 classes

Printed manual

Yours to keep

Tuition and dates

$3,800 · $3,500 for the first four to register

Pay in full, or a $500 deposit and three monthly payments, at no extra cost. Register in 2026 and you can choose an early start at no extra cost. Inward Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS 200).

Registration opens

Mon, Oct 26

Early-start lessons

From Wed, Nov 11

Registration closes

Fri, Jan 8

First Sunday

Jan 24

Graduation

Apr 25

In their words.

“Now, as a teacher, I feel confident knowing I lead with intention, respect for the practice and yoga’s roots, and adaptability for my students.”

Abby H., 2025 graduate, now teaching at Coconut
“This training has expanded that feeling of joy into an extensive knowledge of yoga history, philosophy, and teaching methods, but it also brought me a lifelong bond of new friendships, and mentorship with the most amazing instructors.”

Sophie G., 2025 graduate, now teaching at Coconut
“Anna is a masterful teacher whose previous dance experience of her own translates into a brilliant knack for creative yoga sequencing.”

Julia D., 2025 graduate

Led by Anna Maddelein, founder of Inward Yoga, who created the Inward YTT and teaches Flow Slow every Sunday at Coconut, and Kathryn Norris, a yoga therapist and somatic practitioner who teaches Yin Bliss on Sunday evenings at Coconut.

No. Many people take a 200-hour training to understand their own practice more fully. Every reason is welcome.
About 9 hours a week of self-paced work from January 11 through April 20, plus the ten Sundays and your Coconut classes. Zoom lectures are recorded, so you can catch up.
Anyone who registers in 2026 can choose an early start at no extra cost. Lessons are released in stages from Wednesday, November 11, and your 20 Class Yoga Pack activates within a week of registering. With the early start, tuition becomes non-refundable on the day your lessons open.
Yes. Inward Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS 200). When you complete the training, you’ll be eligible to apply for Yoga Alliance’s Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) credential.
The two required books cost under $30 together, or you can borrow them from the Chicago Public Library. Nothing else is required.

It starts with a conversation.