The RYC^® Professional Training approaches pelvic floor work as part of a whole system, where the pelvic floor, core, breath, and nervous system are constantly interacting. Rather than focusing on isolated muscles or fixed protocols, the training develops your ability to assess how patterns show up in the body and how they change with movement, pressure, and context.

The learning is experiential and cumulative. You work in your own body as you learn, which shapes how you see and interpret what is happening in the bodies of your clients. Assessment, movement, and client interaction are taught together, so the tools you develop are grounded in real-time application rather than theory alone.

Many pelvic floor certifications organize information around exercises and conditions. This training builds a framework for understanding how those conditions arise and how different systems contribute to what you are seeing. Over time, that understanding allows you to respond with more specificity and adapt your approach based on the person in front of you.

The RYC^® Professional Training is open to anyone drawn to this work. Many participants are physiotherapists, occupational therapists, yoga teachers, Pilates instructors, massage therapists, personal trainers, or midwives. Many others come from backgrounds outside of movement and health entirely. Some have decades of clinical experience. Some have none. What they share is a desire to understand the body more deeply through pelvic floor training and to bring that understanding into how they help others.

This Professional Training will give you the full RYC® Method and the tools to work with clients using this approach. To teach RYC® branded classes, workshops and series you will need to complete this training and the Advanced Movement Training (planned for 2027).

Approximately 3 to 5.5 hours per week. This includes time for the live Zoom calls (or watching replays), pre-recorded training videos, workbook chapters, module quizzes, and hands-on practice sessions. We also recommend 2 to 3 hours of personal RYC^® practice per week using the Essentials Program before the training starts.

All live calls are recorded and available on replay. We strongly recommend attending live whenever possible, as this keeps you engaged with the group and the material at the pace intended. The training is designed to be a shared experience, and the live calls are where much of that happens.

You will be expected to watch the pre-recorded videos for each module, read the assigned workbook chapters, pass the module quizzes, complete all required forms, and log your hands-on practice sessions (one per module for Modules 1 through 5). Staying current with the group as you move through the curriculum is expected. You will receive a Certificate of Completion.

There is no formal pass/fail test. You are expected to complete the hands-on practice sessions, end-of-module quizzes, feedback forms, and practice the materials for each module. You are also expected to either attend all the live calls or watch all the replays.

Learning anything new takes effort, and the training is designed to meet you where you are. You will receive the full RYC^® Essentials Program (Levels 1 through 6) upon registration, and you will be asked to work through Levels 1 and 2 before the training begins. This gives you a felt experience of the method in your own body and a foundation in the core concepts before Module 1. We will also direct you to useful resources to help you feel more prepared before we get started.

If you find any of the content challenging, you will be well supported by the teaching team and by your fellow participants. Many people join each year with no prior teaching or clinical background, and they complete the training successfully.

Yes. We teach everything you need to know, and we are good at describing concepts in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. Many people have done the training with no prior anatomical knowledge and succeeded. You may need to spend a bit more time reviewing the material than those who already have that foundation, and you will have everything you need from us as part of the training.

You will learn in-depth tools specific to improving core and pelvic floor dysfunction, prolapse, and diastasis recti. These tools consider the body as a whole, functional unit. You will go beyond spot-treating to help your clients transform their movement patterns, breathing patterns, and core and pelvic floor strategies so they can experience relief from their symptoms and enjoy the activities they love. Every PT who has been through the training has expressed that the movement assessments used in RYC^® are different from any they currently use. You will also learn the RYC^® ICCP, which transforms how you bring your clients into the center of their treatment plan. What you learn in this program makes the tools you already have more effective. The RYC^® Professional Training complements a pelvic floor physical therapy certification or pelvic floor PT certification by adding a whole-body systems approach.

We think you will be very pleased with what you learn. We want to be upfront that it is possible to feel stretched at times. This is a professional training and we cover a lot of ground. You will find yourself with more answers than questions, and the training will help fill the gaps. Everything is designed to be practical and easy to implement. You can pick and choose the information you need and do not need to implement everything all at once. You have access to the materials for life, and that helps to ease the pressure of mastering it all at once. This program helps you understand how the body really works, and you will become more effective with whatever tools you are already using.

Most postnatal trainings remain relatively surface-level with core and pelvic floor information. They tend to focus on generalized strength and do not go in depth on biomechanics or the unique patterns and compensations each person presents with. The RYC^® Professional Training goes deep into whole-body assessment, breathing, alignment, the nervous system, and individualized approaches. The depth here is significantly greater than what most postnatal trainings and pelvic floor certifications cover.

Yes. Prenatal considerations are included in each of the core training modules (Modules 1 through 5), covering how the RYC^® concepts around alignment, breathing, core, spine, and pelvic floor apply when working with the pregnant body. The principles themselves are largely the same, and the prenatal content reinforces how much of what you learn here is directly applicable to pregnancy. If you want to go further with dedicated birth preparation content, a prenatal offering focused specifically on pelvic floor preparation for birth is in development as part of the broader RYC^® family.

Yoga teacher trainings typically do not go in depth with core and pelvic floor information. The RYC^® Professional Training gives you a comprehensive understanding of biomechanics and multiple methods to work with the unique individuals who are your clients. After completing this training, you will be fully prepared and confident to work with people on core and pelvic floor issues with a level of specificity that yoga teacher trainings do not typically provide. Many yoga teachers say this filled the gap that no other pelvic floor training had addressed for them.

There are many ways to use what you learn. You can implement the tools and assessments into whatever you currently do and offer. You can use the RYC^® ICCP with clients. You will know how to help your clients be more functional and to move with more ease. You can list the training alongside any pelvic floor certification or pelvic floor continuing education you hold – it sits comfortably next to those credentials while offering something distinct.

The Interactive Client Centering Protocol is woven through the entire training. It teaches you specific ways to meet your clients where they are, interact with them, and become co-creators in their healing. The ICCP helps your clients have genuine felt experiences and “Ah-Ha” moments as they connect with what you are guiding them through in their bodies, so they can make lasting, self-sufficient change. The ICCP has been evolving over Lauren’s entire career as a movement teacher and is one of the things that makes this training distinct.

Upon completing the training, you become eligible to join the RYC^® Pro Collective, a professional community of RYC^® trained practitioners. This is where continued learning, peer connection, and access to Lauren and the team continue beyond the training itself. All RYC^® Professionals are eligible to be listed on the RYC^® website, either free with your RYC^® Pro Collective membership or as an annual listing for $50.

Module 6 is new in 2026. It closes the training with three calls covering how to apply the learning in specific, client scenarios, condition-specific overviews, and professional identity and branding: how to talk about yourself and your work now that you have completed the training, along with the RYC^® codes of conduct and assessment guide.

Complete for full registration packet and Levels 1 and 2 of the RYC^® Essentials Program, RYC’s online pelvic floor and core rehabilitation program (included in the price) before Module 1. Working through the classes and materials will give you a clear understanding of the core concepts and a felt experience of the method in your own body before we begin.

The RYC^® Essentials Program is not refunded when you join the Pro Training. It remains yours in your library to keep practicing with, and existing Essentials owners arrive at the training with the foundation already in place, which often allows the deeper material to land more quickly.

$1,899 USD. Payment plans are available. This is introductory pricing for the first consolidated RYC^® Professional Training, and it will increase in future cohorts.

September 16th 2026

This training is the first step to becoming an RYC® Certified Teacher. In order to teach RYC® branded classes, workshops and series you will need to complete this training as well as the Advanced Movement Practitioner Training (planned for 2027).

The RYC^® Professional Training runs October 2026 through February 2027, covering six modules on Zoom. Each module typically spans three weeks, with a week between modules. Weekly live calls are held on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 PM ET. All live calls are recorded and available on replay. The training closes with four Module 6 wrap calls covering tough client questions, a condition-specific and a prenatal deep dive, and professional identity and branding. The full training calendar will be visible in the training portal once it is live. There is no in-person component.

In previous years, RYC^® offered two separate tracks: the Method Training and the Teacher Training. For 2026, these have been consolidated into a single RYC^® Professional Training that covers the full method. This simplifies the decision and gives every participant the same depth of training within one pelvic floor certification pathway.

If you are interested in in-depth training in the RYC^® exercises and in learning how to adapt them in small groups with an RYC^® teacher,  putting together RYC^® series, workshops and retreats and using the RYC^® name in your practice, the pathway toward RYC^® Advanced Training planned for 2027 and will be available to those who have completed the Professional Training.

The RYC^® Advanced Movement Training is a separate training planned for 2027 and beyond. It is open to those who have completed the Professional Training. RYC^® Certified Teachers are eligible to teach RYC^® group classes, use RYC^® branding, and access a range of ongoing support including a listing in the public RYC^® Professional Directory database, a private community, branded marketing materials, and discounts on future events. It will run from March – May 2027

The Advanced Movement Training will run from March-May 2027

You’ll learn:

• The full RYC® exercise library, with detailed video breakdowns, expert cueing, common compensations to watch for, and clear progressions and regressions to meet every body where it is.
• How to structure and lead an RYC® class from start to finish, including scaled and regressed class formats, with planning tools, templates, and dedicated content on the art of teaching a great class.
• How to teach and adapt to different bodies and settings, through hands-on practice with a certified RYC® teacher, four implementation calls, live Teaching the Tools sessions, and 1:1 assessment templates for individual client work.
• A first taste of what it means to step into the wider RYC® teaching community, with live classes, peer practice, and a celebratory close that welcomes you in.

Cost: $899