Strong Bones. Healthy Aging. Online Training Course
with Heather Otterbine double 500-hour certified E-RYT 500 & Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist
Osteoporosis and low-bone density affects an estimated 48 million Americans, 80 percent of those are women. A mindful yoga practice that includes weight-bearing poses can build strength, ease tension, and encourage good posture. It also helps improve flexibility, stability, and agility. These benefits make daily movements easier, improves coordination, and reduces the risk of falling.
Yoga can be a helpful addition to combat the effects of osteopenia and osteoporosis. It can help to ease symptoms, improve bone health, and lower the risk of complications.
Throughout this course we will discuss the process and effects of low-bone density, osteopenia, and osteoporosis, as well as how to structure safe, effective yoga classes that support and empower our students on their journey to better health and well-being.
This training, while geared toward understanding safe ways to work with people dealing with low-bone density, is also safe for people with a variety of medical issues.
Training Includes:
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Downloadable Manual
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Self-Paced Learning
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Unlimited access for the life of the course
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Certificate of Completion once you've completed the course
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Course qualifies for 14 CEU's with Yoga Alliance or 15 Credit Hours toward 300/500-hour OmBodies Yoga Teaching Certification
Who Is This Course For?
This course is perfect for yoga teachers and students as well as anyone that would like to develop a deeper understanding of osteopenia and osteoporosis and how to work with these bone-related conditions.
For teachers, this online training will provide you with the knowledge you need to create safe and effective classes for people dealing with not only bone density issues but also those students in need of a modified yoga practice.
Apply These Hours To...
If you are enrolled in the OmBodies Yoga® 500-hour Teacher Training Program, this training counts towards your certification hours with OmBodies Yoga®. This training may also be used as CEU'S (Continuing Education Units) with Yoga Alliance. You do not need to be enrolled in our 500-hour program to participate. If you are interested in continuing to train with OmBodies Yoga® to receive an advanced training certification with us, you have the option to apply to our 500-hour program and this yoga teacher training’s hours will automatically apply towards your 500-hour certification. If you would like to learn more about our 500-hour Teacher Training Program, click on the link below.
Meet the Teacher
Heather Otterbine
Founder of OmBodies Yoga & OmBodies Yoga With Heather
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Heather Otterbine is an experienced yoga educator, teacher trainer, and lifelong student of movement, anatomy, and mindful living. She is a double 500-hour certified E-RYT 500, a Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), and a Functional Nutrition Guide.
Heather is the founder of OmBodies Yoga and the creator of The Empowered Path, an innovative approach to yoga education that emphasizes embodied learning, functional anatomy, critical thinking, and sustainable practice. Over the past two decades, she has developed and led multiple Yoga Alliance–registered teacher training programs, including 200-hour and advanced-level trainings, and has guided hundreds of students through transformative educational experiences.
Her teaching is rooted in clarity, curiosity, and respect for the individual. Rather than rigid systems or prescriptive methods, Heather supports students in understanding why practices work, how to adapt them intelligently, and how to apply yoga in ways that are both accessible and meaningful in real life.
Heather has completed more than 1,800 hours of training across a wide range of yoga traditions, yoga therapeutics, functional anatomy, and functional nutrition. She has studied extensively with teachers including Tiffany Cruikshank, Seane Corn, Tias Little, Rod Stryker, Maty Ezraty, and many others. She is currently completing her thesis toward the 1000-hour Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist certification.
Today, Heather focuses on education, mentorship, and creating learning spaces that invite depth without pressure, structure without rigidity, and growth without burnout. Her work supports practitioners and teachers alike in building confidence, discernment, and a lasting relationship with yoga that evolves over time.