Get Certified. Change Fitness.
You remember the moment movement changed your life. Our Yoga and Fitness Instructor Certifications train you to become that moment for someone else, for every body that comes to your class.
Starts the week of January 25, 2027 (dates subject to change). Founding spots are limited.
One class. Every body. That's what you'll learn to teach.
Join by Saturday, October 31 and unlock three bonuses
On top of your founding perks. Ends at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Ends Saturday at 11:59 p.m. ET
Fast Start access
Get into your first lessons in mid-December, so you begin January settled in and ready.
Founders' business masterclass
A private live session with our founder, Lee-Anne Reuber, on building an inclusive client base: finding clients, pricing, corporate wellness and getting found in our Instructor Directory.
Instructor Launch Kit
Social post templates, a client intake form, an accessible class flyer and a pricing guide, so you can start teaching the week you graduate.
Two paths. One certification.
Train the clients no one else is ready for
Most certifications never taught you how to cue a client who is blind, adapt a flow for someone who uses a wheelchair, or build one class where every person has an option that works. This one does.
- Open your classes and your business to people the industry has overlooked
- Go deeper on every exercise and pose with our Movement Foundation Index
- Get listed in our Instructor Directory, where members come to find instructors
- Build a stronger case for corporate wellness and community contracts
Become the trainer you wish you had
If a certification has ever been out of reach because it wasn't built with you in mind, this one was. The majority of our team has a disability, and your lived experience is an asset here.
- Every lesson, resource and exam in multiple accessible formats, including ASL
- We test how well you teach a movement, not whether you can perform it
- No threshold for who can take part, and we help you get the supports you need
- Mindset coaching and peer mentors with you the whole way
The Movement Foundation Index
The depth behind every class you'll teach. Every exercise in the Fitness Certification and every pose in the Yoga Certification, broken down into its components so you can teach it to anyone.
It's a level of detail most certifications leave out, and a big part of why our instructors teach with confidence from day one.
For every movement, you'll learn
- A clear breakdown of the movement and its components, including considerations for wheelchair users, people with amputations or limb differences, neurodivergent individuals, those with larger bodies, shorter bodies, and more
- Sensory descriptions, so you can cue clearly without relying on a demonstration
- Teaching scripts you can bring straight into your classes
- Current best-practice cueing, with outdated cues retired
- How to use weights, bands, chairs and props well, standing or seated
Teach every body that comes to your class
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Full body and seated movement
With considerations for amputees, larger bodies, shorter bodies, neurodivergent clients and more.
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Audio description
Detailed cueing for clients who are blind or have low vision, built into how you teach everyone.
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Inclusive language
The words that make every person feel they belong in your class from the first minute.
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Creative sequencing
Class planning that gives every person an option that works, in the same class.
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Coaching with confidence
Mindset coaching to help you teach as your most authentic self.
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Building your business
Finding clients, corporate wellness and getting found in our Instructor Directory.
Fully virtual, built around your life
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Live sessions, recorded every time
Learn live with your lead trainers, plus lessons you work through at your own pace. Every live session is recorded. We strongly encourage you to join as many as you can, and if you can't make one, you can take part through the replay and still complete the program.
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About 15 hours a week
That's the average if you complete the whole program across the 12 weeks. The lessons are self-paced, so you have the flexibility to spread the work out in a way that fits your life.
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Up to 2 years to join a cohort
Secure your spot and the price now, then complete your certification in any cohort over the next two years.
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Exams on your timeline
You have 6 months after your cohort ends to write your exams, with up to 3 attempts to pass.
Learn from leaders in the field
Wes Hamilton
Lead Fitness Trainer
Adaptive athlete and founder of Inclusiv Wellness Center, Kansas City's first fully adaptive facility. More than 60 keynotes, two TEDx talks, and featured by Netflix's Queer Eye, Good Morning America and Forbes.
Niya Bajaj
Lead Yoga Instructor
Award-winning, IAYT-certified yoga therapist and best-selling author. Featured in Forbes, the New York Times, the Toronto Star, the CBC and the Globe and Mail.
From our current cohorts
I have a Health, Wellness & Fitness diploma, so a lot of it is a refresher, but the inclusive approach has been really, really good for me. I'm loving it and excited to keep going. I'm enjoying the worksheets, having conversations with friends and family, and doing the reflective gym activities. I even started creating a bit of a program for how I'd do it in front of a class.
I am soooo excited. I love the layout of the first week material email. It's clear, organized and I can feel the care that went into it.
The videos and trainers are top-notch.
Choose your plan
Both include the full certification, the Movement Foundation Index, mindset coaching, peer mentors and your founding perks: lifetime app membership and a permanent Instructor Directory listing. Join by October 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET for all three bonuses too.
$1,000 USD
or $1,250 CAD plus HST, in one payment
- One payment and you're done
- No class recording requirement
$50 USD a month
or $70 CAD a month plus HST, for 12 months
- Once you're certified, record 9 classes for our Sekond Skin Society membership community
- All virtual, from wherever you are, and we support every recording with you
Tuition goes up in April. Starting with the April 2027 cohort, it's $1,200 USD ($1,500 CAD plus HST), and the monthly plan runs 14 months with 12 recorded classes after certification.
All payments are final and non-refundable. If life changes, you can move to a later cohort. Questions? Email instructortraining@sekondskinsociety.com.
Not ready yet? Get the details by email.
The full overview, pricing and what's included, sent to your inbox so you can decide in your own time.
Your questions, answered
Who is this certification for?
Trainers and yoga teachers who are already certified and want to teach every body with confidence, and people who want to become trainers and have faced barriers to getting certified. Both learn side by side.
Do I need to already be certified?
No. You can start with us whether you're new to teaching or already have a certification.
When does the January cohort start?
The week of January 25, 2027. Dates are subject to change, and we share your full live session schedule before your cohort begins.
How much time does it take?
On average, about 15 hours a week if you complete the whole program across the 12 weeks. The lessons are self-paced, so you have the flexibility to spread the work out in a way that fits your life.
What if I can't make a live session?
Every live session is recorded. We strongly encourage you to join as many as you can, and if you can't make one, you can take part through the replay and still complete the program.
When do I have to take my exams?
You have 6 months after your cohort ends to write your exams, with up to 3 attempts to pass.
Can I join now and take a later cohort?
Yes. You have up to 2 years to join a cohort, so you can secure your spot now and complete your certification in any cohort over the next two years.
How physically demanding is the training?
You practice the movements so you understand them, but you don't need to perform every movement yourself. We test how well you teach a movement and understand its impact on each person, not your ability to do each exercise or pose.
Is there a level of disability you can't accommodate?
No. We don't set a threshold for who can take part. Need more time, more mentorship or additional supports? We help you get there. If you're unsure whether it fits you, ask us before you enroll.
What formats is the training offered in?
Video lessons with captions and transcripts, written documents, images with descriptions, plain language, and ASL throughout.
What is the Movement Foundation Index?
Our reference library of every exercise (Fitness) and every pose (Yoga), broken down into components with sensory descriptions, teaching scripts and current best-practice cueing. You use it throughout your certification.
What opens up for me after I graduate?
Get hired at a gym or yoga studio, contract for corporate wellness, build your own online community, and teach as part of the Sekond Skin instructor community. Graduates are listed in our Instructor Directory, where members come to find certified instructors.
How does the monthly plan compare to paying in full?
Pay in full is $1,000 USD or $1,250 CAD plus HST, in one payment. The monthly plan is $50 USD or $70 CAD plus HST a month for 12 months, and in place of the higher price, you record 9 classes for our Sekond Skin Society membership community once you're certified. Founding perks apply to both.
What is the 9-class recording requirement?
It applies only to the monthly plan. After you've successfully become certified, you record 9 classes for our Sekond Skin Society membership community. We arrange them together with you, they're all virtual so you record from wherever you are, and our team supports you to set up, record and share them.
What are the founding perks?
Lifetime access to the Sekond Skin Society app and a permanent listing in our Instructor Directory with the fee covered for life. They apply to the January 2027 cohort only.
What are the join-by-October-31 bonuses?
Join by Saturday, October 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET and you get Fast Start access to your first lessons in mid-December, a private business masterclass with our founder during your cohort, and an Instructor Launch Kit when you graduate.
Can I get a refund, or change cohorts?
All payments are final and non-refundable. If life changes, you can move to a later cohort. Email us and we'll help you switch.
Who issues the certification?
Your certification is issued by Sekond Skin Society, through Sekond Skin Academy, our education team.
What happens after I pay?
You'll receive a welcome email with a short initial intake form. Next, we send your enrollment agreement and student handbook. Course content opens once your enrollment forms are complete.
I still have a question.
We'd love to hear from you. Email instructortraining@sekondskinsociety.com.
Become the instructor every body has been waiting for.
January is our last founding cohort. Spots are limited.
For everybody and every body.