Dharma Yoga Mindfulness Training (DY2T27)

Registration closes at 11:59pm (US Pacific Time) on May 20, 2027. A waiting list will be created if it fills early.

Program Dates: May 2027 – June 2028

All retreats are held in-person at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Retreat 1: May 29 – June 5, 2027 (residential)
Retreat 2: January 13 – 16, 2028 (hybrid, non-residential; on-land & online)
Retreat 3: June 3 – 10, 2028 (residential)

For BOTH residential retreats: (8 nights/9 days each)
Arrival Time: 2:30-4:00pm PT on opening/first day
Departure Time: 11:00am PT on closing/last day
Meals included.

For the hybrid, non-residential retreat: (4 days)
Daily Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm PT
Daily Morning Sit: 8:00-8:30am PT
Meals not included.

Program Prerequisite

The training is open to everyone, but is designed for practitioners with a mindfulness and/or yoga background.

Description

This year-long Dharma and Yoga Certificate program integrates Buddhist wisdom teachings and meditation practice with āsana, prāṇāyāma, and somatic movement. Dharma and yoga are interwoven as one path to awakening that includes silent retreat; community connection; and structured support for deepening your  personal practice and/or teaching of embodied meditation and mindful yoga. The program centers practices that are accessible, trauma-informed, and nourish belonging, while offering a systematic grounding in the essential practices of these two great traditions.

This program offers 175 CEUs for yoga teachers through Yoga Alliance at no additional cost.

Important Note: This program does not certify yoga teachers to lead insight meditation courses, daylongs, or retreats, which require further training.

What you’ll learn:

1. Gain skills and depth of understanding in the foundational teachings and practices of Buddhist Dharma and Insight Meditation.
2. Advance your practice and teaching skills in yoga āsana as you learn to integrate and express Dharma through your practice and teaching of yoga.
3. Learn to practice and teach in a way that supports the development of a loving connection to embodiment, honoring of boundaries, and a sense of belonging.
4. Refine your understanding of techniques to support all bodies in āsana.
5. Gain understanding of how trauma impacts embodied experience and learn to offer trauma-informed sessions.

Retreat Format:
The retreats will include periods of silence in meditation, mindful movement, and time on the land. This will be combined with interactive workshop-style sessions—including discussion, small group learning, and teacher-led Q&A— focused on advancing understanding and skills in the integration of Dharma and yoga asana. There will also be time for social connection and sangha building.

Program Includes

• 3 retreats (two residential, and one hybrid, non-residential) over a one-year period
• Teacher-led Q & A sessions
• Small groups
• Written assignments/reflections

Commitment to Belonging and Saṇgha Building

We are committed to creating a DYMT community of practitioners from diverse backgrounds and cultures–a mix of gender identities, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientations, ages, and abilities–who will support each other’s dharma and yoga practice. Scholarships will be available.

Program Components & Requirements

To get the most out of this training and to support both the Sangha and the container, we ask that you commit to the following:

• Full attendance at both 8-night/9-day in-person residential retreats, as well as the 4-day non-residential hybrid retreat (non-residential, hybrid retreat attendance can be in-person or online)
• Completion of the curriculum (study and practice) offered online between retreats. (3-5 hr/month recommended)
• Teacher-led Q&A sessions: 75 minutes every other month live via Zoom (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
• Self-facilitated small groups (Optional): 1 hr/month recommended
• Maintain a consistent yoga and meditation practice during the training to integrate the concepts and teachings: 20-30 min/day recommended

Participation Agreements

1. This program includes body-centered practices that can bring challenging emotions and past traumas to the surface. For this reason, participants are encouraged to have an existing foundation of emotional and relational maturity — whether developed through therapy, personal practice, or other inner work — before entering the program.
2. Willingness and capacity to navigate relational difficulties that may arise with peers and teachers.
3. Interest and capacity to interact and engage respectfully with people with different histories, stories, backgrounds, and views than your own.
4. Ability to attune and tend to the unique needs and limitations of your own body while engaging in a group yoga practice in person and/or online.
5. The practice of dāna (generosity) to support program teachers.

Tuition

Program fees do not include additional support for the teachers, Teacher dāna. There will be an opportunity to practice dāna (generosity) to support program teachers following each retreat.

Standard Sliding Scale:
$10,900 – Supporter (guaranteed single room for both residential retreats)
$9,300 – Benefactor
$7,400 – Sustainer
$5,500 – Basic

Scholarship Rates:
$4,400 – Scholarship Rate 1 (open to all with financial need)
$3,300 – Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate
$3,300 – BIPOC Scholarship Rate

Commuter Option: (please read details below)
$2,900 – Sustainer-Commuter Rate DTP

IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE for Commuters: The training is open to everyone, but it is designed for more experienced practitioners from either mindfulness or Yoga traditions who aspire to integrate Dharma and Yoga in their practice. Commuters participate in the full retreat, attending all daily sessions, including all meals for the duration of the residential retreat; but are not provided overnight accommodations. A resting area is provided during the day while on campus.

Tuition does NOT include:

• Teacher support (dāna); which is typically offered after each retreat
• Transportation costs to/from your home to Spirit Rock
• For Commuter Rates: does not include overnight accommodations for any program retreats

Financial Details and Assistance

Participating in DYMT will require your commitment of both time and financial resources. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale. Scholarships are limited and reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship. The following fee structure will apply if you need to withdraw from the program.

ALL participants have the option of paying in full, or a 30% deposit, at the time of registration. Installments can only be set up on credit cards; and will be automatically set up using the same card you used to pay your deposit. The installment dates will be set up on the same date of each month that you made your initial deposit. Monthly installments are available until the second retreat whereby all program fees must be paid in full unless you have made alternate arrangements with the Registration Department. Please reach out to us at: registration@spiritrock.org.

Cancellation Policy
$150 non-refundable administrative fee for all applicants on or before Jan 1, 2027
15% fee = Jan 2 – Mar 2, 2027
30% fee = Mar 3 – May 3, 2027
50% fee = May 4 – May 27, 2027
NO REFUNDS = On or after May 28, 2027
Cancellation fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay. These fees apply to all participants. Late cancellations do not allow us time to fill a vacated spot in the program.