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Weaving Ayurveda, modern science, and ancient wisdom into a living methodology that trains yoga therapists to meet the full human being — in body, mind, and spirit.

Among the First 25 Yoga Therapy Institutes Accredited in the World.

IAYT Acreditated Programs

Sattva Yoga Therapy™ — a proprietary method integrating yoga therapy, Ayurveda, and nervous system science.

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15+ Years Training Women in Yoga Therapy

Masters in Leadership

Successful Graduates Building Careers in Yoga Therapy.

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<h2>You came here because something in you is ready.</h2>
You've done good work. You've supported students, held space for clients, and shown up with everything you have. But you feel the gap between what you're offering and what you know is possible — clinically, therapeutically, professionally.
We are here to bridge it.
Not sure where to start? Begin here. Joy Is a Return to Relationship A free 20-minute masterclass on anxiety, depression, and the path home.<a href="https://classroom.pranayogaschool.com/products/joy-is-a-return-to-relationship-a-free-masterclass-on-anxiety-depression-and-the-path-home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Watch the Free Masterclass →</a>

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Our Story

PranaYoga Institute is the work of a woman who lived the path before she taught it.
Dani McGuire began yoga in her own living room while healing from anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder as a young adult. What started as personal practice became a calling. She became one of the first yoga teachers in her region, was hand-trained as a yoga therapist by a working neurosurgeon, and went on to author The Path of Joyful Living. Through that work she developed Sattva Yoga Therapy™, her proprietary method. She built PranaYoga Institute into one of the first 25 yoga therapy institutes accredited in the world.
Today, Dani trains women practitioners and leads PranaYoga Institute with one steady commitment. That yoga therapy be reclaimed as real, embodied medicine. And that the women carrying this lineage forward do so with confidence, prosperity, and purpose.

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She didn't build Embodied Leadership Method to teach you something new. She built it because the women she trains keep asking for the one thing a certification can't give them: a guide who walks the whole path with you, body and business both.
This is coaching, Ayurveda, and yoga therapy woven into a single container, built for the woman who has already done the inner work and is ready to lead from it. Not separately. Together.

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Pranayoga has inspired so many people ! I am so grateful that my path has crossed with Prana’s !

Kole B.

The six sessions of Yoga therapy I spent with Dani were such a help to me! Taking Yoga Therapy was a joyful , meaningful , useful and lovely experience.

I am a trauma-based licensed marriage and family therapist and advanced practice certified adult psychiatric clinical nurse specialist.  I strongly recommend individual clients to the yoga therapy programming with Pranayoga where Dani has administrated and delivered yoga therapy expertise.

Dr. Dave Johnson

Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana has enjoyed an ongoing partnership with Pranayoga for several years. The healing power of yoga has been seen by our clients who report having more energy, less treatment side effects and help with reducing pain.

What is Yoga Therapy? At first glance, yoga therapy might look like a gentle yoga class, a quiet moment with your breath, or a grounding posture held just a little longer than usual. But there’s something more happening beneath the surface.

At first glance, yoga therapy might look like a gentle yoga class, a quiet moment with your breath, or a grounding posture held just a little longer than usual. But there’s something more happening beneath the surface.

What is Yoga Therapy?

Elevating the Standard of Yoga Therapy Education

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Kierra Boylan

Director, Lead Faculty & Luminary, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, RPYT, RCYT, YACEP, Sattva Yoga Therapist, Sattva Vinyasa Embodied

I came to yoga in a real way during my bachelor’s studies in Health and Wellness. At that time, I wasn’t just learning in the classroom—I was also navigating struggles mentally, emotionally, and physically. Yoga gave me a way to reconnect with myself. It taught me how to move with awareness, sit with discomfort, and find steadiness in my breath. Over time, it became both my healing process and my anchor. The Pranayoga community gave me a place to belong, to be supported, and to grow—truly holding me while I found my own footing.
Since then, yoga has guided me through every season—through nonprofit leadership, where I’ve witnessed the power of partnerships and human development to transform lives, and through motherhood, where my daughter Omelia (Om) continues to be my greatest teacher. She reminds me daily that yoga is about presence, not perfection.
Today, I serve as a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Sattva Yoga Therapist, blending my background in health and wellness with the depth of yoga therapy. I also serve as Chief Wellness Officer at a nonprofit wellness center dedicated to holistic health, developing partnerships, and meeting people where they are. These experiences shape the way I hold and share space—with compassion, practicality, and heart.
My work as a yoga therapist has allowed me to support a wide range of people and conditions. I have experience working in diverse populations, from heart conditions, cancer, EDS, and neurological conditions, to post-operative healing and chronic pain; with prenatal and postnatal clients navigating birth, postpartum, and motherhood; and with individuals healing in and with trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. I also specialize in working with developmental frameworks across the lifespan—from children to older adults—bringing together yoga therapy, human development, and community wellness in an integrative way. Whether in one-on-one sessions, group classes, or community partnerships, I hold and share space for people to reconnect with their strength, find balance, and cultivate resilience.
As a Lead Faculty member at Pranayoga Institute’s Yoga Therapy Institute, I guide students in learning how to apply the principles of yoga therapy with compassion, evidence-based knowledge, and sensitivity. I teach on the integration of Eastern with Western health sciences, on group and individual adaptations, and on weaving developmental frameworks into therapeutic practice. My non-profit leadership, training in human development, and experience in developing partnerships and grant-writing, brings unique qualities to our Institute that support our students holistically. My aim is to help future yoga therapists not only build skill but also embody presence—holding space for transformation in clients, community, and themselves.
I believe that when we allow our dukkha (suffering) to become medicine (through life-long learning, growth, compassion)—for ourselves and for others—we transform it into sukha (ease) and light. My life’s work is to reflect that healing light: to ignite, inspire, and illuminate the potential that already lives within each person. For me, yoga is about creating spaces where people feel supported, seen, and empowered to reconnect with their wholeness. We journey back hOMe, together.

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Ali Cross

Originally a native of San Diego, Ali found herself in Fort Wayne in March of 2024 by way of her partner. After spending nearly a decade in Austin, TX they both felt like they were ready for their next move and were looking to be closer to his family. With this move, she found herself with a lot more time on her hands and was seeking community in this new found home. Ali had been practicing yoga on and off for about 15 years and she thought there was no better time than the present to explore a teaching certificate! Ali initially entered the program to deepen her own practice, learn more than just the asanas, to understand the meaning and the why. What she discovered was her love for sharing that knowledge with others and cultivating a meaningful practice for them. She completed her 200-hour certification through PranaYoga in June of 2025 and is excited to continue her journey by learning from her students!
Off the mat, Ali works as an executive assistant in non-profit healthcare and enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and spending time outdoors with her partner.

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Claudia Hedeen

Claudia always loved a good stretch: the muscles, the schedule – just how much can one person fit into a day? Attending her first yoga course in 1996 just continued the stretching. However, the more she delved into the practice, the more was revealed that yoga is the space lacking in the hectic life she created for herself. Seeking to explore beyond just one branch in the yoga tree brought her to the doors of Pranayoga. Every step revealed the possibilities of incorporating these teachings into the very breath that carries us through the experiences of our lives, however small or overwhelming they may seem. Claudia’s message: to find yourself in the jumble – even if we start one class at a time, hoping it will expand and stretch across each aspect of life.

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Megan Hodge

Megan has been practicing yoga for over 8 years, beginning as a fun way to connect with friends during college. Over time, the practice evolved into a vital tool for managing mental and physical stress, helping to cultivate inner balance during life's transitions. In recent years, it has deepened into a spiritual practice, offering space to slow down, reflect, and connect with both the self and the divine. 
Driven by the belief that life is meant to be enjoyed, Megan is passionate about empowering others to unlock their own potential. Her mission is to create an environment where her students can safely explore physical vitality, inner peace, or deeper spiritual connection.
Beyond the mat, Megan is dedicated to personal development and spiritual growth, with a love for exploring universal laws, intuition, and the expansive nature of the self.

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Kelli Sparks

Admissions Director, Luminary(mentor) RYT500, Sattva Vinyasa Embodied

Kelli began her yoga journey in the Summer of 2016 after finding herself at a crossroads in life where her current lifestyle wasn’t serving her any longer. Working in the executive level of a corporation led to a life of stress, anxiety, and depression. Soon unhealthy coping mechanisms became a part of the every day routine, which made the ailments of life even more difficult to cope with. Trying to find the right path to “fix” herself led to seeking many sorts of treatment and therapy, but the growth was only ever temporary. Yoga became that missing pillar to keep positive growth a lifelong journey. It didn’t take long to realize that yoga wasn’t just a daily hobby, but also where her career was meant to be.
When you don’t see Kelli teaching a class, you will likely see her behind the front desk, where she serves as the Accounts Manager for Pranayoga.
She has a passion for helping others find their path in the world by using yoga as a tool to help them heal and grow. Whether it is through recovery from mental illness, addiction, or just trying to live life as their true self, she is eager to share with others her experience and yoga to help others recover as well. She has hopes to continue her training in the future. “It is important for me to share with my students that yoga isn’t just time spent on the mat, but the mat is where we train and practice a new set of skills that we can take with us off the mat and out into the world to help us through our every day stressors and anxieties.”
When she is not behind the desk or on the mat at Prana, you can find her with her 2 children, playing, learning, and exploring.

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Tara Moeller

Tara began thinking about yoga years before beginning to practice. Always one to try new fitness and healing pathways, upon taking her first class in 2018, she felt a sense of finally coming home. After completing her Sattva Hatha 200hr teacher training in 2021, she immediately began pursuing a path to become a Yoga Therapist. In early 2024, Tara will finish her 1000hr Yoga Therapy training and start working through clinicals to obtain her IAYT license. Throughout this time, Tara completed a 500hr RYT, 80hr RPT in the Pre/Postnatal space, and a 100hr Ayurveda and Yoga Certification. Tara enjoys co-creating with students and their energies to bring vitality and bliss into the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga can be an integral part of finding happiness, wholeness, and ease [sukka]. She aims to inspire students to find their own intuitive movements - each journey is uniquely its own! Class styles range from Sattva Vinyasa, Sattva Hatha, therapeutic, restorative, meditation and Yoga Nidra practices, as well as chakra aligned flows. Always one to offer a multitude of pranayama practices and mudras (breath work and hand gestures) to keep building on the foundational postures, steering us deeper into oneself. Tara firmly believes we are all inherently good and strong, and enjoys helping build confidence through Yoga and Ayurveda.

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Dani Wasson

<h5>Founder of PranaYoga, Creator of Somatic Vinyasa Yoga Therapy, Author, Yoga Therapist, and Ayurveda Wellness Counselor</h5>
 Dani “Pranavani” is the founder of PranaYoga and the visionary behind the Somatic Vinyasa Yoga Therapy method. With over 22 years of yoga practice and a dedicated focus on yoga therapy since 2007, her journey into the healing arts began as a personal quest to overcome an eating disorder and chronic pain. Through the transformative power of Yoga and Ayurveda, Dani found healing and purpose, which she now shares with others through her therapeutic offerings and teachings. Dani is the author of The Path of Joyful Living, a contemporary exploration of kriya yoga and the psychology of yoga. She has a profound commitment to helping individuals navigate life with greater ease, particularly those facing cancer, chronic pain, or other health challenges. As a certified Yoga Therapist accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), she leads the PranaYoga Institute, which offers a 1,000-hour IAYT-accredited Yoga Therapy Diploma program. In addition to training future yoga therapists, Dani works one-on-one with clients, providing personalized Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy sessions designed to foster balance and well-being.

Jenny "Sevika" Young

Yoga Therapist, Massage Therapist, RYT500, E-RYT200, YACEP, C-IAYT, IAYT

Jenny started yoga for her daughter in 2010 but stayed for herself. This is when powerful healing began to transform her body, mind, and spirit, not necessarily in that order. Through a regular asana and sitting practice, studying with phenomenal teachers and soaking in the love of the beautiful yoga community, she has begun to discover a quieter mind. She became RYT 200 certified through Prana School of Yoga and Health in 2012 as well as Thai Massage from Thai Body Work in 2012. She became ERYT 500 certified in 2015, and a Certified International Yoga Therapist in 2017. As a teacher, she sees each student as whole. She strives to create a supportive environment in which each student can safely experiment in uncovering the beauty and joy that reside within the heart of each of us. This support can include traditional yoga therapy, massage therapy, and a synergistic blend of the two. She is a perpetual student and is furthering her yogic and massage studies on the pelvic floor and myofascial release.

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Joe Brothers

Joe Brothers has worked in the manufacturing field since high school and is the proud father of one adult son. At home, he shares life with a playful puppy named Rumi and a small flock of chickens, grounding his days in simplicity and care.
About three years ago, Joe discovered Ayurveda and yoga through Pranayoga—an experience that opened the door to deeper healing practices. His first sound bath was a turning point, sparking an immediate connection to the profound effects of sound and vibration on the nervous system and overall well-being.
Joe went on to complete Sound Massage training in St. Louis at the Center of Sound. He is passionate about sharing sound healing as a powerful avenue for relaxation, release, and restoration, and is dedicated to creating experiences that help others reconnect with ease, presence, and inner calm.

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Brett Matzke

Luminary, C-IAYT, Sattva Yoga Therapist, Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, Sattva Vinyasa Embodied

Brett Caroline Matzke, C-IAYT is a Yoga Therapist and Ayurvedic Wellness Coach with a deep reverence for nature, movement, and lifelong learning. She completed her Yoga Therapy training through the PranaYoga Institute of Holistic Health and Yoga, where she now has the honor of returning as a luminary mentor, and her Ayurvedic Wellness Coach training through the Shakti School. Her work prioritizes nervous system regulation, empowered healing, and trust, supporting sustainable, individualized healing that welcomes both Eastern and Western approaches to care. Brett believes wellness is a daily practice—one that is alive, adaptive, and continually evolving with us. 
My Why
My training at the PranaYoga Institute of Holistic Health and Yoga was far more than an academic pursuit—it became deeply personal. Although I had practiced yoga for many years and completed a prior 200-hour training, it wasn’t until this program that I truly experienced Yoga as something embodied and lived. Through the guidance of Dani, Jenny, and the entire Prana faculty, my rigid, “do everything right” approach to health softened into something more compassionate, sustainable, and individualized.
What stayed with me most was not just what I learned, but how held I felt throughout the process. The Yoga Therapy container supported me not only as a practitioner-in-training, but as a human moving through my own life and healing. That experience—of being seen, supported, and trusted—shaped how I practice and how I teach.

My desire to serve as a luminary mentor comes from the genuine joy I feel in supporting others on this path. Yoga Therapy training is not just a professional journey; it is a deeply personal one. We are learning how to hold others while also learning how to hold ourselves. Being able to walk alongside trainees in that process—witnessing their growth, questions, and self-trust unfold—is something I feel profoundly grateful for and excited to give back.
<h2>What to Expect From Me as a Mentor</h2>
What I want students to know is this: you will never feel fully ready—and that’s okay. You can know the language, understand the philosophy, and memorize the protocols, but Yoga Therapy comes alive when you trust yourself to make informed, aligned, and intuitive decisions with a real person in real time.
Yoga Therapy is deeply personalized. While the information matters, the work ultimately comes down to your ability to show up, hold space, listen closely, and respond with presence and discernment. Our clients are complex, deeply human, and not scripted.
My goal as a mentor is to help you build trust in yourself, strengthen confidence in your clinical judgment, and nourish the belief that you belong here—that you are capable of stepping fully into your role and identity as a Yoga Therapist.

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I've participated in other cleanses before and I highly recommend this one. The guidelines are easy to follow, we are well nourished and eat the entire cleanse, and it creates long-term changes in habits and self-care.

Ayurveda Cleanse Participant

As I approach 40, I am healthier and more balanced than ever before, thanks to what I've learned and implemented into my daily life from Ayurveda. Each cleanse has brought a new insight into my cravings and addictions. My knowledge and interest in plant-based eating has flourished and I feel well educated on how to maintain balance with daily lifestyle choices.

I have participated in Prana's Ayurveda cleanses each fall and spring for two years now. With Dani's guidance, I have felt prepared and eager to examine my daily habits.

I have participated in Prana's Ayurveda cleanses each fall and spring for two years now. With Dani's guidance, I have felt prepared and eager to examine my daily habits. As I approach 40, I am healthier and more balanced than ever before, thanks to what I've learned and implemented into my daily life from Ayurveda. Each cleanse has brought a new insight into my cravings and addictions. My knowledge and interest in plant-based eating has flourished and I feel well educated on how to maintain balance with daily lifestyle choices. I've participated in other cleanses before and I highly recommend this one. The guidelines are easy to follow, we are well nourished and eat the entire cleanse, and it creates long-term changes in habits and self-care.

Ayurvedic Cleanse Participant

"I cannot tell you how much this program and you all have changed my life. 
 It has truly been wonderful. Thank you all for everything. Both my care-seekers or myself would not have come to my place of healing and growth without your program."

Lauren

"This series was so positive and uplifting. My spirit, and especially my body needed it immensely."

Sema

" I love how understanding, patient, and open your teachers are. I loved the slow and steady learning process. I’m so thankful I can still engage by Zoom and yet still feel like part of the community."

Beth

Jenny is a massage therapist who can help you journey towards better health. Her massages work directly on muscles but are also a gateway to healing our breath, thoughts, emotions, and inner spirit. Having a degree in Biology and being a certified Yoga Therapist with years of experience makes Jenny extremely proficient in addressing her client's needs.

Diane, Massage Client

I was so impressed with the individualized care that targeted precisely to my clients needs.

Lynn

Yoga therapy was recommended to me when I was at a very tough spot in my life. Suffering from chronic migraines, constant disequilibrium/dizziness, and infertility, I was searching for anything that could help, even just a little. My sessions with Dani were terrific - the one-on-one interaction and a yoga plan customized for my specific needs were so helpful. I felt renewed each week despite many stressful and life-altering challenges.  I am so thankful to have had yoga therapy as a facet of my plan. I would (and have) recommended yoga therapy to anyone struggling with a challenging health condition.

Emily

I was stuck and in so much pain. Dani taught me to be gentle and compassionate with myself, let go of those things that no longer serve me, and breathe in the abundance of life. I don't know exactly how it works, but I have had such healing. I no longer have pain in my hip. Yoga Therapy is a gift, and I am incredibly grateful.

Peggy, Yoga Therapy Client

After breaking two bones in my leg and having surgery to repair them, my surgeon gave me very little guidance, so I turned to Dani for yoga therapy sessions. Dani is knowledgeable, compassionate, and intuitive in her guidance. Even over Zoom, she was able to see the tiniest of movements and make suggestions for me. Dani gave me the confidence and necessary tools to use my leg again while holistically focusing on my entire body, mind, and spirit. I can not recommend Dani and PranaYoga enough!

Kerri, Virtual Yoga Therapy Client

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Dani’s training is so well rounded. I feel like I’ve learned so much: how to be a great teacher, physically, mentally and emotionally. Dani is an amazing teacher, instructor and person. Every minute I am in her training, I feel like it’s priceless. My clients and I are forever thankful for this training.

Amanda, Will Power Fitness

Jenny Young is a massage therapist who is able to help you journey towards better health. Her massages are relaxing but also healing since many of our "issues" are in our tissues. Her massages do work directly on muscles, but they are also a gateway to healing our breath, thoughts, emotions, and inner spirit. Having a degree in Biology, along with being a certified Yoga Therapist with years of experience makes Jenny extremely proficient in addressing her client's needs. Above and beyond that, however, her generous, kind, and empathic personality make each encounter a blessing.

Massage Customer

As I reflect over the year I am overwhelmingly grateful. I had struggled and struggled and struggled trying to let go. I was so frustrated with myself and so hard on myself that I was stuck in such a bad place. I knew better, I wanted to let go, but I was stuck and in so much pain. THANK YOU for teaching me to be gentle and compassionate with myself….in doing so I have been able to let go of those things that no longer serve me and breathe in the abundance of life. I don’t know exactly how it works; perhaps as I learned to quiet my mind thru yoga the Holy Spirit is able to work …. I have had such healing….I no longer have pain in my hip. I feel free and blessed. As I learned to exhale deeper and deeper I was able to let go and now I can breathe deeply and fully and receive. And as I receive I am able to give. You and what you do thru yoga are gifts, and I am incredibly grateful.

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