Online
Living Yolates Teacher Training
Become a Certified Teacher
from Anywhere in the World
Welcome to a Journey
of Inner Growth and Transformation
More than a teacher training, this is an invitation to reconnect with yourself, awaken your potential, and create meaningful transformation from the inside out.
The Online Living Yolates Teacher Training is an immersive journey that combines movement, mindfulness, conscious living, and holistic self~development to help you cultivate a life of greater trust, authenticity, joy, and purpose.
Whether you're seeking profound personal transformation or feel called to teach and support others, you'll gain the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to embody the Living Yolates Philosophy and Method in your own life ~ and, if you choose, share it with the world.
Our next 200~hour Online Living Yolates Teacher Training begins this September 2026, bringing together students from around the world in a supportive online study group where you'll learn, grow, and transform together.
If you feel called to the Living Yolates journey, book a free conversation with Mikkala Marilyn Kissi. This is your opportunity to ask questions, connect personally, and explore together whether this is the right next step for you.
New Possibilities with the
Online Living Yolates Teacher Training
New this year, we are bringing students together in an online study group starting on September 28. Throughout the seven~module journey, you'll have the opportunity to join a live Zoom gathering each month, where we'll explore the theme of each module together, share experiences, ask questions, and receive personal mentoring along the way.
These live gatherings create a more personal, supportive, and connected learning experience, allowing you to feel inspired, encouraged, and deeply supported throughout your transformation while becoming part of a global Living Yolates community.
You'll also have the opportunity to join our immersive Living Yolates Teacher Retreat in Sweden, where students from around the world come together for a deeply nourishing experience of nature, embodied learning, friendship, and connection.
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400 teachers worldwide
In the past 11 years, more than 400 yoga teachers, dancers, healers, and body therapists have certified through the Living Yolates Academy ~ expanding their skills, transforming their lives, and sharing this holistic philosophy with communities across the globe. And you don’t need to be a teacher already ~ if you have a passion for holistic living, this training is also for you.
Who we created this training for
This journey is for those who feel called to grow, heal, and live with greater intention.
It is for those who are ready to work holistically with themselves ~ embracing both their inner and outer nature with the intention of creating more harmony, balance, and unity in their lives.
This training is for you if you wish to:
Live more in alignment with who you truly are.
Strengthen your intuitive intelligence and learn to listen to the wisdom of your body.
Develop a deeper understanding of the healing process and learn embodied tools that support healing, integration, and greater wholeness.
Move from a life guided by fear to one rooted in trust.
Deepen your connection to your essence and spiritual journey.
Express yourself with greater authenticity, creativity, and life courage.
Activate your full potential and live your purpose.
Embody feminine leadership.
Feel called to support, uplift, and inspire others.
If you love yoga, Pilates, dance, energy work, and personal transformation, this training brings them together in one modern, holistic philosophy and movement method.
It is for those who feel called to grow, to teach, and to contribute to something greater than themselves. To embody feminine leadership with integrity, strength, and love. Not only speaking about change, but living it~becoming the shift our world so deeply needs.
Your Journey Through the Program
This Online Teacher Training unfolds through 7 transformational modules, each designed to guide you deeper into yourself and into the Living Yolates philosophy.
You can choose to move through the training in your own rhythm as a self~paced journey, or join one of our guided online study groups, where we move through the modules together with monthly live calls, mentoring, reflections, and community support.
Our next guided online study group begins in September 2026, inviting you to move through the training side by side with fellow students in a supportive and inspiring community.
If you choose the self~paced option, we recommend completing the training within 3 months to 1 year to maintain momentum, integration, and continuity throughout the journey.
Each module is built on one of the seven core values of Living Yolates:
Connection
Love
Regeneration
Life Courage
Joy
Synchronicity
Unity
Together, they form a complete pathway for transformation - a reset for your energy, mindset, body, and spirit.
This journey begins by connecting to yourself and strengthening the relationship within - building a foundation of self-love. Because true transformation always starts from the inside out. From this strong, loving base, you will rise and grow, expanding into your fullest potential.
Guided Online Study Group
Beginning in September 2026, you have the opportunity to join our Guided Online Study Group and move through the Living Yolates Teacher Training alongside a dedicated group of students from around the world.
While the training remains online and flexible, this format offers additional support, accountability, inspiration, and connection throughout the journey. Together, we move through one module each month and gather for a live online call where we deepen the theme of the module through teaching inspiration, mentoring, reflections, questions, and sharing circles.
There is something truly special about moving through a transformational journey side by side. Our intention is to create a supportive learning environment where you feel inspired, connected, motivated, and held throughout the entire training.
Monthly Live Calls
All live calls take place from 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM (Danish Time)
• Module 1 - September 28, 2026
• Module 2 - October 26, 2026
• Module 3 - November 23, 2026
• Module 4 - December 14, 2026
• Module 5 - January 18, 2027
• Module 6 - February 22, 2027
• Module 7 - March 15, 2027
What You Get in Your Living Yolates
Online Teacher Training
Join the Living Yolates Online Teacher Training and receive everything you need to deepen your understanding of the Living Yolates philosophy and method - whether your intention is personal growth, professional development, or becoming a certified Living Yolates Teacher.
7 in~depth modules covering the complete Living Yolates philosophy and method
Inspiring guest teachers sharing their expertise and unique perspectives
Flexible self~paced learning with lifetime access to the training material
Opportunity to join a guided online study group with monthly live mentoring calls, support, and community connection ~starting september 2026
Comprehensive Teacher Manual to accompany the video content (digital + printable)
Personal reflections, practices, and integration exercises throughout the journey
Access to Living Kin ~ our global community of Living Yolates teachers and students
The option to complete an online certification exam
The opportunity to join our immersive Living Yolates Teacher Retreat in Sweden and deepen your journey alongside our in-person teacher training students
After Your Online Training
The Online Living Yolates Teacher Training can be completed simply as a beautiful journey for yourself ~ a loving gift of personal growth, embodiment, wellbeing, and self~discovery.
For those who wish to deepen further, there are two additional pathways available:
Online Exam Certification
You may choose to complete an online exam and become a certified Living Yolates Teacher from wherever you are in the world.
Investment: $399 USD
Living Yolates Teacher Retreat in Sweden For those seeking a truly immersive experience, we warmly invite you to join our Living Yolates Teacher Retreat in Sweden together with the students attending the in~person Teacher Training.
This unique 5~day retreat offers a rare opportunity to step fully into the Living Yolates universe, deepen your embodiment of the method, receive hands~on teaching practice, strengthen your confidence as a teacher, and connect with a beautiful community in person.
Surrounded by the magical nature of Sweden, we gather for a experience of movement, reflection, connection, learning, and celebration.
Dates: April 19 ~ 23, 2027
Location: Möllan Retreat Center, Sweden
Investment: 13,000 DKK excl. VAT
VAT applies to participants aged 30+ in accordance with Danish legislation.
While the Online Teacher Training is a complete and transformational journey in itself, this retreat offers an additional opportunity to deepen your learning through embodiment, connection, and shared experience. For those who feel called to join, it is a beautiful space to integrate the journey, connect with fellow students, and immerse yourself more deeply in the Living Yolates philosophy in a supportive and nurturing environment.
The Transformation You Will Experience
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In this opening module, we begin with the foundation of all transformation ~ connection. You’ll be guided to reconnect with your breath, your essence, and the intelligence of your heart. Through this practice, you’ll learn to realign with your inner nature and experience its unity with the outer nature around you ~ a powerful reminder that you are not separate but part of the greater whole.
On this module, we will explore:
Meditation ~ cultivating presence and awareness.
Pranayama & Breathwork ~ reconnecting with your breath as the bridge between body, mind, and spirit.
Yoga Asanas & Alignment ~ grounding your practice in strength, stability, softness, and flow.
The Principles of Yin & Yang ~ understanding the natural rhythms of life and the power of all creation.
Balancing Masculine & Feminine Energy ~ finding harmony between softness and strength, receptivity and action.
Mental Exercises ~ balancing the yin and yang, and the masculine-feminine energy in your life.
Weaving through all of these practices is the core value of Connection. Connection will be your anchor throughout Module 1 ~ and the sacred opening of your journey with Living Yolates.
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In this module, we connect to the core value of Love ~ the vibration that lives deep within you and has the possibility to expand into every part of your life. You’ll be introduced to the four pillars of Love: Forgiveness, Compassion, Gratitude, and Trust. Through guided practices, you’ll open your heart, awaken your truest inner light, and discover how Love can be your greatest teacher and guide in life.
While working with the soft strength of Love, we also connect to the concrete and powerful element of Pilates ~ offering a beautiful contrast between the feminine energy of softness and the masculine energy of structure and stability. Through Pilates, you’ll build strength, grounding, and confidence, learning to embody Love not only in spirit but in form.
On this module, we will explore:
Heart-Opening Meditations ~ connecting to your authentic essence of Love.
Breathwork Practices ~ balancing kidney water with heart fire for harmony and vitality.
In~Depth Pilates Introduction ~ learning the Pilates principles and how to embody strength, stability, softness, and confidence.
Pilates Teaching Technique - not only mastering the Pilates exercises, but also connecting beyond the physical. As we strengthen the body, we also awaken the emotional body ~ cultivating inner power, confidence, passion, and much more.
Mental Exercises ~ cultivating forgiveness, compassion, gratitude, and trust while setting healthy boundaries.
Through these practices, Love becomes your guiding light - helping you grow stronger, softer, and more true to yourself, while gaining the wisdom to share this energy with others.
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In this module, we connect to the core value of Joy ~ opening into the celebratory, vital, and liberating part of Living Yolates. Through dance, we create space for authentic expression, stepping fully into your light and allowing joy and pleasure to infuse your movement practice.
You’ll also explore the therapeutic and deeply healing power of dance, learning how movement can unlock emotions, restore balance, and expand your sense of freedom. This is both a personal exploration and a training in how to guide others into the same joyful liberation.
On this module, we will explore:
Breathwork Practices ~ reopening your inner vital force with Breath of Fire and more.
Guided Meditations - opening up to flow, freedom, and joy in your life.
Deep Movement Practices with Dance - liberating the body and spirit through authentic, expressive dance.
Teaching Guidance - learning how to hold space and guide others into joy, freedom, and celebration through dance.
Energy Work ~ connecting to the emotional body and releasing blockages through movement.
Mental Exercises ~ exploring the Tree of Life and how to open up to more vitality, joy, and freedom.
Lectures in Dance Technique ~ deepening your understanding of the therapeutic and healing elements of dance.
Through this module, Joy becomes your medicine ~ a pathway to freedom, vitality, and authentic expression that you can embody and share.
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In this module, we connect to the core value of Regeneration ~ the deeply feminine, healing part of Living Yolates. Here we honor the life-giving principles of rest, pause, and simply being. By creating space for deep restoration, we allow the body, mind, and spirit to regenerate and realign.
This module also invites you into a deeper exploration of energy work and holistic wisdom, including the five elements of Chinese medicine, the cycles of nature, and the balance of yin and yang. It is a journey of returning to softness, presence, and wholeness.
On this module, we will explore:
Restorative Breathwork ~ practices to deeply restore and revitalize your system.
Meditations ~ opening to the wisdom of your energetic centers, connecting to the chakras, and healing the inner child.
Restorative Movement Practices ~ including chakra work and Soft Yolates for grounding and renewal.
Guest Teachers ~ inspiring voices from the holistic field, sharing wisdom on meridian lines, emotional connections to the organs, and the cycles of nature.
The Five Elements of Chinese Medicine ~ exploring how the elements move through us and how to restore balance.
Balancing Yin & Yang - learning to navigate the dance of opposites within yourself and life.
Trauma Healing Lectures ~ gaining deeper insight into trauma and pathways to healing.
Mental Exercises ~ working with regeneration, the chakras, and practices to support inner renewal.
Through this module, Regeneration becomes an essential part of your life, revealing itself as the missing link in our society. We start to realize that this is what can create true harmony. As the outer world is too focused on performance and outcome, we begin to see that by inviting more regeneration into our lives, true harmony and flow will naturally arise.
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In this module, we connect to the core value of Life Courage ~ the strength to follow your heart, live authentically, and act on what truly matters. Life Courage invites you to rise above fear, hopelessness, and doubt, and instead cultivate hope, resilience, and inner strength. It is about remembering that you already carry the power to live your truth and share it with the world.
On this module, we will explore:
Breathwork Practices ~ going deeper into the circular breath to expand energy and awaken courage.
Meditation & Mantra Singing ~ centering the mind, opening the heart, and learning to make the impossible possible.
Movement Sessions ~ embodying life courage through expansive, freeing practices that inspire authenticity and empowerment.
Energy Work & Chinese Medicine ~ integrating the five elements into daily life, and learning to align with the natural rhythms of the seasons.
Inspirational Lectures ~ exploring how energy work and the cycles of nature can guide you into greater courage and flow.
Mental Exercises ~ reclaiming your power, bringing it back home, and aligning with what matters most.
Guest Teachers & Reflexology ~ discovering the feet as the foundation for all transformation in Living Yolates. You will also receive a full reflexology course to support your practice and teaching.
Through this module, Life Courage becomes a living force within you ~ empowering you to act from the heart, trust your inner wisdom, and move forward with authenticity, freedom, and strength.
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In this module, we open to the core value of Synchronicity ~ allowing yourself to surrender into the flow of life, trusting in the timing of your dreams and wishes, and aligning with your unique path and journey.
This is also the moment where all elements of Living Yolates merge into one holistic movement practice. Yoga, Pilates, Dance, and Energy Work weave together in a meditative and dancing flow.
On this module, we will explore:
Breathwork ~ aligning your body and spirit with synchronicity and universal flow.
Movement Sessions ~ inspiring synchronicity, intuition, and expansion through movement.
Meditation Practices ~ opening to synchronicity and strengthening intuition.
Mental Exercises ~ becoming more clear about your passion and purpose.
Lectures on Program Building ~ learning to create your own Living Yolates classes and flows, guided by the Living Yolates Melody.
Teaching Techniques ~ expanding your ability to teach through all senses, endurance, holding space, and more.
Bonus Course ~ Prenatal Yolates: an inspirational course on how to share Living Yolates practices with women during pregnancy.
Through this module, Synchronicity becomes your embodied practice ~ a living rhythm of trust, flow, and alignment that you can carry into your life and share with the world.
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This final module is about growing for a bigger purpose. Here we remember that we are all part of a greater whole - and that all the transformation, healing, and self~development you’ve been moving through also carries the potential to lift others and create a brighter future for all.
The essence of Unity is moving from ego back to essence, recognizing that everything is energy, and that true success only exists when everybody succeeds. We shift away from old paradigms of hierarchy and control into a new paradigm of equality - where everyone deserves to feel loved, live in creativity, and step into their full potential.
At the heart of Unity is the circle: where every voice matters, where each person brings their unique gift, and where together we honor the wholeness of life and our connection to nature. This module is also a celebration ~ of all the previous modules, of your journey, and of the moment where everything comes together into one holistic practice and philosophy. You’ve come such a long way ~ now you rise to the next level.
On this module, we will explore:
Breathing Practices ~ supporting unity, balance, and connection.
Movement Sessions ~ embodying unity through holistic flow and integration.
Meditation & Mantra Singing ~ opening to universal love and collective resonance.
Mental Exercises ~ stepping into your zone of genius, unlocking your superpower, and clarifying your purpose to grow for a greater cause.
Bonus Guest Teacher ~ learning from an osteopath inspired by osteopathy, deepening your understanding of anatomy, living alignment, and how to move in harmony with your body.
Teacher Certification Pathway ~ for those wishing to become certified Living Yolates teachers, you will receive guidance on how to make Living Yolates your own, express your authentic teaching voice, and share your beautiful energy with the world.
Through this module, Unity becomes a lived experience ~ a celebration of your whole journey with Living Yolates, and a powerful step into serving life with authenticity, creativity, and love.
Mikkala Marilyn Kissi
Founder of Living Yolates
Mikkala Merylin Kissi is the visionary founder of Living Yolates, a holistic movement method that unites yoga, Pilates, dance, energy work, and mindfulness into a practice for body, heart, and soul. With a background as a professional dancer, yoga and Pilates instructor, certified nutrition therapist, kinesiologist, and body master, she has dedicated her life to helping others connect deeply to their body, heart, and spirit — and to come back into alignment with nature.
Her journey began as a professional dancer and Pilates teacher, but her deep curiosity for the human spirit led her to explore yoga teacher trainings, meditation, nutrition, body therapy, and energy practices from around the world.
Living Yolates was born from Mikkala’s desire to weave together strength and softness, body and spirit, intuition and presence — creating a method that inspires people to live with joy, love, and life courage. More than movement, it is a philosophy rooted in the belief that all change begins within and that, together, we can shape a brighter future with more connection and unity.
Mikkala lives in Copenhagen with her husband Benjamin Kissi and their two children. Benjamin is the co~creator behind the Living Yolates Online Teacher Training and the creative force behind the music, sound, visual identity, and video production. With his passion for music, holistic living, and sound healing, he brings a unique dimension to the Living Yolates universe. Together, they create the possibility for students around the world to join the teacher training online and experience Living Yolates as a holistic journey for body, mind, and soul.