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Why an Application Interview?

  • This is a small and intimate group in which we’ll be coaching and networking with one another. For that reason, an admissions interview is required.
  • This is a loving conversation to ensure you’re a right fit for the program and the program is the right fit for you.
  • You’ll also be able to ask any questions YOU have.

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Program Director: Brett Larkin

Brett's Background in Yoga

Brett Larkin is the founder of Uplifted Yoga® and the author of Yoga Life: Habits, Poses, and Breathwork to Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos. Her Online Yoga Teacher Trainings have set the standard for quality online certification since 2015 and matriculated over 4,000 yoga teachers. Brett’s award-winning YouTube channel with over half a million subscribers and Uplifted Yoga Podcast empower you to actively design your life using yoga’s ancient wisdom. Yoga enthusiasts love her courses on the History of Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Somatic Yoga and the Uplifted Yoga® Academy. Learn more at BrettLarkin.com


Brett's Background in Somatics

Brett has been studying body-oriented therapy alongside yoga and the chakra system for over 14 years. She audited somatic psychology courses at the California Institute of Integral Studies as early as 2011 and has spent more than a decade studying myofascial release for trauma recovery as a bodyworker under John Barnes, PT. Brett trained as a body-oriented coach through The Somatic School, where she integrated approaches from HAKOMI, Organic Intelligence®, and ICF-aligned best coaching practices. In 2022, she completed a year-long intensive in Radix® Somatic Therapy. Her ongoing continuing education includes trauma-informed movement practices rooted in Thomas Hanna’s work, certifications in Jungian Somatics, and trauma-conscious yoga for both sexual assault and cancer recovery. What’s offered in this training is a unique blend of tantric philosophy, somatic yoga, and body-based life coaching — all rooted in yogic wisdom.

Lead Trainer:

Taylor Lorenz

Taylor Lorenz is a lead trainer and in-house somatic coach at Uplifted.
With over 7 years of training in Brett’s work (both online and in person), Taylor has played a key role in guiding and mentoring students through the somatic coaching process, supporting over 200 graduates as they step into their own voice and leadership.
Blending vinyasa, yin, and somatic movement, Taylor helps students unlock confidence, process emotions through the body, and move toward lasting transformation, not just temporary shifts.
A former full-time travel writer, she now works with students around the world, supporting them in releasing shame, softening into self-acceptance, and finding freedom through intuitive movement.
She brings warmth, humor, and grounded wisdom to every class along with a deep understanding of what it actually takes to move through this certification and integrate the work in real life.

Guest Trainer:

Heather Cecchin

Heather Cecchin, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Certified Embodied Yoga Life Coach, and speaker devoted to helping women return to themselves.
Through a blend of therapeutic insight, embodied practices, and heartfelt conversation, Heather speaks on topics including women’s emotional wellness, body image, self-worth, life transitions, healing self-sabotage, reconnecting with the body, and living with greater authenticity and self-trust.
Her approach invites women out of striving and survival mode and into deeper connection - with themselves, their bodies, and the lives they want to create.
With advanced post-clinical training in Depth Psychology, Jungian Psychology, Object Relations, Sand Tray, Play, and Art Therapy, Heather brings both depth and warmth to every conversation.
Audiences often describe her presence as grounding, thoughtful, and deeply human. She creates spaces where women feel safe to reflect, reconnect, and remember themselves.