Yoga Medicine® Innovation Conference
Join LIVE starting February 9th
Join hosts Tiffany Cruikshank and Rachel Land along with 18 Yoga Medicine® experts for this 18 hour online conference as they bring the highest quality research, experience and innovation to our teachers and community.
Yoga Medicine® Innovation Conference
$195.00
Conference Description
We are so excited to invite you to our third Yoga Medicine® Innovation Conference! This virtual conference will focus on innovative new techniques and research-informed approaches to yoga therapeutics, along with new adaptations of traditional practices for modern issues. Showcasing our experienced teachers and specialists (in healthcare, research and yoga), each presenter will share their research, experience and yoga techniques related to specific issues or demographics in their field of expertise with applications to therapeutic yoga.
We created this conference to bring a high level of expertise and knowledge in various fields to the yoga world from our experienced teachers, researchers, PhD’s and healthcare providers. Our purpose with this conference is to educate and inspire teachers around the globe with specialized therapeutic information they can use with their students right away.
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February 9-12, 2026
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Conference Details
The Innovation Conference includes a panel of 18 Yoga Medicine® experts including physicians, researchers, PhD’s, physical therapists, coaches, senior yoga teachers, and therapeutic specialists! Presentations will cover a wide range of topics including:
Day 1 – Monday, February 9th
- 9am PST | Valerie Knopik, PhD – Epigenetics, Gene Expression, & Mindfulness-Based Practices
- 10am PST | Daya Grant, PhD – Effortless Excellence: The Neurophysiology of Flow State through the Lens of Yoga
- 2pm PST | Monisha Bhanote, MD – Resilient by Design: The Science of Travel Stress & Yoga’s Role in Resetting the Body-Mind System
- 3pm PST | Melissa Oleson, DPT – The Tension Trap: How the Nervous System Shapes the Pelvic Floor
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 10th
- 9am PST | Jenni Tarma & Michaela Smith – Beyond Bone Density: The Real Role of Yoga in Osteoporosis Care
- 10am PST | Erin Holt – When the Gut Talks to the Pelvic Floor: A Functional Medicine Perspective for Yoga Teachers
- 2pm PST | Marnie Hartman, DPT – Presencing Life: Can Death Awareness through the Lens of Yoga Offer Us a Greater Embodied Life?
- 3pm PST | Bethany Leavitt, MPH – Purpose in Life & All-Cause Mortality: Implications for Meaningful Yoga Instruction
- 4pm PST | Kylie Rook – Chronic Pain & the Soft Path to Healing: Safety & Trust
Day 3 – Wednesday, February 11th
- 9am PST | Nikki Tugent, MD – Fatigue, Pain, Flares & Recovery: Teaching Yoga in Autoimmune Populations
- 10am PST | Katja Bartsch, PhD, BSc, ATSI – Unraveling the Achilles Tendon: Research Insights for Yoga & Movement Practice
- 2pm PST | Doreen Wiggins, MD – Integrating the 5 Kosha Model for Breast Cancer Resilience
- 3pm PST | Kelsea Wright – Hope, Health, & Healing the Lower Back: The Mind-Body Connection
- 4pm PST | Jennifer Beal – Integrating Yoga into Healthcare: Practical Tools & Lessons from a Large-Scale Medical System
Day 4 – Thursday, February 12th
- 9am PST | Firdose Moonda – Feminizing the Yoga Body
- 2pm PST | Lisa Ash – Eyes Wide Open: Using Visual Awareness to Modulate Stress & Anxiety within a Yoga Therapeutics Setting
- 3pm PST | Tiffany Pridgen, MS – Visceral Fascia & Enteric Nervous System Regulation: A Therapeutic Yoga & Myofascial Release Approach
- 4pm PST | Sava Papos – From Synapse to Savasana: Principles of Neuroplasticity & Motor Learning for Yoga Professionals
This Innovation Conference includes 4 days of live, 45 minute presentations delivered by our expert teachers. After each live presentation, a short 10 minute Q&A will follow at the end for live participants to ask questions. All presentations will be recorded via Zoom and posted afterwards in the online portal.
We created this virtual conference to better support you in an interactive format with discussions along the way. You can either attend the presentations live or watch the recordings to stay on top of the information as it progresses - you will have limited access to watch them in the online portal for 45 days after the conference.
This Innovation Conference will count as 18 hours towards your 500-hour/1000-hour Yoga Medicine certification. Directly following the last live presentation of the conference you will be invited to take an optional online exam - you must pass the exam within 45 days to receive your certificate of completion and training hours. These hours will also be recognized as 18 continuing education hours (CEUs) by Yoga Alliance.
For teachers dedicated to a higher standard of learning looking to deepen their knowledge.
The Yoga Medicine® Innovation Conference is a 18-hour online offering open to yoga teachers, healthcare providers, therapeutic specialists, and dedicated students with a deep interest in yoga therapeutics. We believe that an experienced yoga teacher is a key component in our healthcare network and are committed to supporting that with top quality offerings.
To fully benefit from this training, we recommend that anyone considering enrollment is actively working with students and clients within a yoga or therapeutic setting.
Yoga Medicine® believes that an experienced yoga teacher is an impactful asset to our healthcare systems. With our credentials, students and healthcare facilities can trust that their yoga teacher is trained with a depth of knowledge in the fusion of research, science and traditional practices as well as a range of experience.
Meet Your Hosts...
Tiffany Cruikshank
Founder of Yoga Medicine, L.Ac, MAOM, E-RYT
Tiffany is a yoga therapeutic specialist, author, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine provider.
She’s trained over 15,000 yoga teachers, athletes, medical professionals, physical therapists, bodyworkers and coaches on how to fuse anatomy, western medicine and cutting-edge research with traditional yoga practices to therapeutically support individuality and holistic wellness.
Today, she’s dedicated to helping teachers and students nourish their health and feel their best through a combination of modern science, traditional modalities, and experience.
Rachel Land
E-RYT500, YACEP, Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist & Senior Teacher
Rachel Land is a yoga teacher, teacher trainer and writer based in Queenstown, New Zealand. Her approach blends traditional yoga practices with extensive study in anatomy, physiology, sports training and therapeutics.
Rachel’s fascination lies in fusing research and tradition together to create a practice that supports and empowers each individual. Her strength is her ability to bring theory to life, making complex topics in the yoga and wellness sphere feel simple and accessible.
She runs workshops and anatomy trainings around the world, regularly contributes to other teacher trainings, and co-teaches several of the Yoga Medicine® 500hr orthopedic modules!
Our Promise
We believe bridging the gap between yoga and medical systems is a crucial therapeutic adjunct to modern healthcare. That’s why all of our offerings strive to reach the same goal: to empower teachers and students through deeper yoga education.
That’s why all of our offerings strive to reach the same goal: to empower teachers and students through deeper yoga education.
We train our community of teachers to understand the body and the full spectrum of therapeutic yoga modalities so they can build a personalized practice to suit the individual across any yoga style, state of wellness, body shape, gender, anatomical differences, age, or capacity.
With our credentials, students can trust that their teacher is well-trained with a range of applied and highly specialized therapeutic experience!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be enrolled in the Yoga Medicine 500-Hour program to attend this live virtual event?
No!
The Yoga Medicine® Innovation Conference is designed for yoga teachers, dedicated practitioners, healthcare providers, and anyone interested with a deep interest in yoga therapeutics.
If you are new to Yoga Medicine® and would like to join the 500-hour program, then please complete the online application. Upon successful completion of this training, the 18 hours would automatically be applied towards your 500-hour.
More information about the 500-hour program can be found here.
How do I prepare for and access the Online Innovation Conference?
After your payment has been successfully processed, you’ll immediately receive a confirmation email with all your access details and next steps!
Do you offer refunds?
Immediately after your payment is processed, you will receive access to this live conference's online portal and materials. For this reason, refund requests are only accepted before February 9th (when this event goes live).
We appreciate your understanding.
Got additional questions? Contact us here.
Apply This Training Towards a 500-Hour Certification
If you are enrolled in Yoga Medicine’s 500-hour or 1000-hour program, then this online conference counts as 18 hours of online education towards your certification, as well as continuing education hours with Yoga Alliance!
If you are a yoga teacher interested in pursuing continued education with Yoga Medicine, then you have the option to apply to our 500-hour program (in which case, these teacher training hours will automatically apply towards your 500-hour certification process).
To learn more about our 500-hour certification program, click here.
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