Elevate Your Life with Transformational Yoga Masterclass

Established 2026

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Purpose

This masterclass is for you if you are:

  • new to yoga and want a deeper understanding

  • a practitioner ready to go beyond the physical practice

  • a yoga instructor wanting to enrich your teaching

  • someone on a healing journey seeking trauma‑informed tools

What to expect

What you will explore:

  • what yoga truly is beyond the poses

  • the science of breath and nervous system regulation

  • yoga philosophy including the Eight Limbs, Yamas, and Niyamas

  • the Pancamaya model and your five layers of consciousness

  • practical tools to apply yogic concepts to daily life

Style/Lineage

This masterclass is the immersive companion to the book Elevate Your Life with Transformational Yoga by Luna P. Kunst. It goes far beyond poses — guiding you through the philosophy, science, and soul of yoga so you can build a loving, communicative relationship with your body, mind, and spirit.

Additional Information

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

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  • Identify the core principles of trauma-informed yoga, including choice, pacing, safety, and non-coercive language.
  • Identify the difference between command-based language and invitational language and the impact each has on student experience.
  • Identify the key facilitation considerations specific to breath-centered and somatic yoga offerings, including the management of nervous system activation, emotional release, and individual variation in breath sensitivity.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics
  • Apply knowledge of respiratory anatomy to explain why diaphragmatic movement is central to effective oxygenation and nervous system regulation.
  • Apply knowledge of diaphragmatic function to cultivate fuller, more efficient breath patterns in your yoga practice.
  • Apply an understanding of fascial response to explain why slow, breath-guided stretching is more effective than forceful or ballistic movement.
  • Apply knowledge of the autonomic nervous system to select appropriate breath techniques for calming, energizing, or balancing a student's state.
Practice Skills
  • Describe the physiological effects of each pranayama technique on the nervous system, oxygen delivery, and pranic flow.
  • Apply knowledge of the four breathing types to guide your practice through a progression from shallow to fuller, more regulated breath.
  • Apply principles of accessibility and presence to practice asana in ways that are mindfully meaningful and that cultivates embodied awareness in the present moment.
  • Apply foundational concentration techniques such as drishti and single-point focus to support the transition from sensory engagement to inner stillness.
Yoga History & Theory
  • Identify the ancient cultural and spiritual roots of yoga as a living tradition that has evolved across thousands of years.
  • Apply knowledge of modern yoga lineages to connect the style of yoga you practice to its historical origins.
  • Apply knowledge of the six branches to recognize which paths are most active in your own yoga practice and daily life.
  • Apply Upanishadic concepts to reflect on how ancient teachings about identity and awareness show up in daily life and personal practice.
  • Identify the five sheaths of the Kosha model and apply this framework to observe how different layers of your experience and observe how they influence one another during yoga practice and the dimension of human experience each one represents.
  • Identify the eight limbs of yoga as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali  explaining why breath, ethics, and meditation are as essential to yoga as asana.
Lifestyle & Ethics
  • Identify and define the 5 Yamas and apply them to everyday situations by identifying how non-violence, truthfulness, and non-grasping can guide small, real-life choices.
  • Identify and define the Niyamas, and apply their core concepts to personal habits and routines by identifying how contentment, inner fire, and self-inquiry show up in daily life.
  • Apply self-study practices by regularly observing personal patterns, triggers, and beliefs with honesty and compassion.

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Program Emphasis

Evaluation methods

Program evaluations
  • Solo Project Or Presentation
  • Written Submission
  • Direct Observation
Students will be asked to turn in assignments and solo projects

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Luna Kunst
Luna
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Trauma‑informed yoga therapist offering accessible, body‑neutral practices in both clothed and clothing‑optional formats to support embodied healing and agency.

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