Yoga education for students, teachers, seekers, and space-holders ready to deepen their practice and expand their path.
Where Science Meets Spirit
• dive • immerse • ascend •
About
The Bend Academy
Bend Academy is the education branch of The Bend Wellness Center, offering yoga teacher training, advanced study, continuing education, and therapeutic yoga education rooted in practice, presence, anatomy, philosophy, nervous system awareness, and real-life teaching.
Whether you are beginning your teaching journey, expanding your skills, or preparing for a deeper therapeutic path, Bend Academy offers a grounded and supportive place to learn.
What Is
The Bend Academy?
Bend Academy was created for students and teachers who want to understand yoga beyond the surface. Our trainings blend traditional yoga study with modern anatomy, functional movement, trauma-aware teaching, subtle body exploration, nervous system support, sequencing, practice teaching, and real-world application.
At Bend Academy, education is not about memorizing poses or performing perfect shapes. It is about learning how yoga works, how bodies move, how people heal, and how to hold space with confidence, compassion, and integrity.
More than training.
A deeper way to practice, teach, and serve.
Dive
Into Yoga
200 Hour Training
Begin the journey.
Dive Into Yoga is our foundational 200-hour teacher training for students ready to deepen their practice, understand the roots of yoga, and learn how to teach with clarity, confidence, and care.
Best for:
devoted students, future teachers, and anyone ready to study yoga more deeply.
Immersion
Into Yoga
300 Hour Advanced Training
Deepen the path.
Immersion Into Yoga is our advanced 300-hour training for teachers and dedicated students who want to refine their teaching, expand their knowledge, and specialize through focused paths of study.
Best for: 200-hour graduates, yoga teachers, and serious students ready for advanced education.
Ascend
Into Yoga
800 Hour Yoga Therapy
Serve through yoga therapy.
Ascend Into Yoga is our advanced yoga therapy pathway for teachers ready to apply yoga therapeutically through individualized support, assessment, nervous system care, and client-centered practice.
Best for: experienced teachers pursuing deeper therapeutic application and professional yoga therapy education.
This path may be for you if…
1.
You want to understand yoga beyond the poses.
2.
You feel called to teach, guide, or hold space.
3.
You want to deepen your personal practice.
4.
You are already teaching and want to feel more confident.
5.
You want stronger skills in anatomy, sequencing, cueing, and class design.
6.
You are interested in yoga therapy, nervous system support, or individualized care.
7.
You want education that feels grounded, human, and supportive.
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You are ready to learn in community.
Why Train at The Bend?
Bend Academy trainings are designed for real bodies, real students, and real teaching environments. You will learn how to teach people, not just poses. Our approach honors yoga tradition while also making room for modern anatomy, accessibility, nervous system education, trauma-aware teaching, subtle body study, and the lived experience of each student.
Rooted in practice. Built for real life.
Supportive community
Learn in a space where questions, growth, and honest practice are welcome.
Experienced guidance
Train with teachers who bring years of practice, teaching, wellness work, and education into the classroom.
Practical application
You will learn how to sequence, cue, modify, observe, and teach in ways that translate into real classes and real client support.
Whole-person approach
Our programs honor the body, breath, mind, energy, nervous system, and spirit.
Meet Your Lead Trainer
Led by Angie Capps
Bend Academy is led by Angie Capps, founder of The Bend Wellness Center. Angie brings decades of experience in yoga, yoga therapy, holistic wellness, teacher training, curriculum development, and community-based education.
Her teaching blends depth with accessibility, structure with intuition, and education with heart. Bend Academy reflects her belief that yoga is not a performance — it is a practice of awareness, healing, embodiment, and service.
Ready to take the next step?
Enrollment opens seasonally for Bend Academy programs. Explore each training page to learn more about dates, tuition, requirements, and whether the program is the right fit for you.
FAQ
Do I have to want to teach to join teacher training?
No. Many students join training to deepen their personal practice, understand yoga more fully, and learn in community.
Where should I begin?
Most students begin with Dive Into Yoga, our 200-hour foundational training.
What is the difference between the 200-hour and 300-hour programs?
The 200-hour program builds the foundation for personal practice and teaching. The 300-hour program is advanced study for students and teachers ready to refine their skills, specialize, and deepen their education.
What are the 300-hour paths?
Immersion Into Yoga includes three focused paths: Power Path, Gentle Path, and Therapeutic Path.
Is the 800-hour Yoga Therapy program separate?
Yes. Ascend Into Yoga is a deeper therapeutic education program with its own structure, requirements, and application process.
Can I take individual trainings or modules?
Some advanced or continuing education modules may be available individually, depending on the program and schedule.
Begin where you are.
Grow from there.
Whether you are ready to teach, deepen your study, expand your skills, or move toward yoga therapy, Bend Academy offers a meaningful path of education, practice, and support.
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