Find more information about the content of the training on the Inner Axis Teacher Training page.

For a total of 28 days you will be immersed in all the aspects that make up the Inner Axis Yoga and Well-being System.

The teacher training is structured into two segments and follows a hybrid format that combines in-person and live online learning. Combining the best of both worlds, this method offers a rich and effective training experience.

What you’ll get:

• YOGA ALLIANCE RYT® 200-hour diploma (after successfully completing the training) 
• Max Strom Breathe to Heal Facilitator Certificate
• Access to the recordings of the Functional Anatomy segment for 6 months after completion of the training. This is an amazing resource to revisit as often as you like and allows you to take in and revisit the knowledge again at your leisure.
• Access to Jamie Elmer’s online platform with an extensive library of practices and detailed tutorials on postures.

For whom?

• You want to be an impactful yoga teacher.
• You want to expand and deepen your current yoga teaching knowledge;
• Or you have the desire to enrich your personal practice and knowledge with Max’s 30+ years of experience in teaching yoga and breathwork.

Course description

For a total of 28 days (2 weeks in-person in September, 1 week online, 1 week of Breathe to Heal Facilitator Training at a time of your choosing) you will be immersed in all the aspects that make up the Inner Axis Yoga and Well-being System. Max will lead the training in Hamburg at Damn Good Yoga together with his senior assistant Mijke. Highly experienced and esteemed anatomy teacher Jamie Elmer will take you on a 7-day journey through muscles and tissues so you will know exactly how to practice safely and effectively and teach others how to do so. Jamie Elmer is a long time colleague of Max and part of the advanced teacher training teaching staff. We are delighted to have her co-teach the anatomy part of this training.

This 200-hour training includes access to the 6.5-hour Online Breathe to Heal Course, which is a great resource to prepare for the training and to return to later on in your teaching journey.

To support your learning and help you get the most out of the training, there is some required reading, along with a few short writing assignments. To get the most out of this training there is required reading and you’ll be asked to complete short writing assignments.

What will you learn?

• Max Strom’s spectrum of breathing techniques
• Breath-initiated movement; the prime mover
• Techniques for alleviating stress, anxiety, and depression
• Yoga postures; alignment, strengthening, and stretching
• Clear and safe verbal cues
• Adjustments, techniques and common issues
• Hands-on and hands-off assists
• Understanding sequencing
• Working with beginners, elders, and the hyperflexible
• Emotional healing
• History of Yoga and the Axial age
• Philosophy of living
• The importance and power of ethics
• Meditation and focus techniques
• Enhancing your communication skills and building confidence
• Skills for effective teaching and leadership

Daily Schedule (example)

Inner Axis Yoga and Movement with Max Strom in Hamburg

7-21 September (day off on 14 September)

9-16:30 daily including 1.5 hour meal break.

Max Strom Breathe to Heal Facilitator Training

Arrival day
From 2:00pm – Check-in rooms
6:00 – 7:15pm Welcome & dinner
7:30 – 9:30pm Evening class

Weekdays
8:00 – 8:45am Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm Class
12:15 – 2:30pm Lunch & free time
2:30 – 5:00pm Class
6:00 – 7:30pm Dinner
7:30 – 9:00pm Evening class or homework
9:00 – 9:45pm Evening tea

Closing day
8:00 – 8:45am Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00am Class
11:00am – 12:00pm Closing tea and checkout

Applied Anatomy for Yoga with Jamie Elmer

9-11 October 2026
17-18 October 2026
24-25 October 2026

12:00pm – 7:00pm EST including 1-hour meal break.

Prerequisites

• Students wishing to enrol must have a passionate interest in Max Strom’s method of personal transformation. 
• You must have a minimum of two years practicing Hatha Yoga and basic knowledge of common postures. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information if you are in doubt of meeting the criteria.
• You must have practiced with Max before in a workshop, retreat, OR practice with his Inner Axis 30 sequence or 16-min Breathe to Heal practice daily, for one month prior to the commencement of the training.
• You must have read Max Strom's book A Life Worth Breathing before the training starts.

Teacher Training Enrollment Fee

Enrollment is limited and by permission only. 

Segment 1: Yoga and Movement in Hamburg 7-21 September 2026 | daily 9am - 4:30pm
€ 1,700 incl. 19% VAT / € 1428,60 excl, VAT to be paid at Damn Good Yoga

Segment 2: Breathe To Heal & Anatomy (with guest teacher Jamie)
BTH Facilitator Training & Anatomy Segment

• 7-Day Breathe to Heal Facilitator Training
• 3 Anatomy Weekends, total of 7 days online training (live stream) from 12:00-19:00 EST:

• 9-11 October 2026
• 17 and 18 October 2026
• 24 and 25 October 2026

€ 2,230 incl. VAT / € 1842,98 excl 21% VAT to be paid at Max Strom.

Excludes additional costs (accommodation and travel). Reservations must be made with the hotel.

Accommodation costs Austria:
• Double room: € 1,008 incl. VAT
• Single room: € 1,212 incl. VAT

If you have already completed the Breathe To Heal Facilitator training with Max a deduction of € 1,550 is available and no accommodation reservation will be needed.

Your tuition fee covers the teacher training handbook, all course handouts, and all guest teacher fees. Fee does not include travel, meals, or accommodation.

Practical info

Dates: 7 – 22 September 2026 (in person), 9-11, 17-18 and 24-25 October (livestream), 12 December (livestream)
Location: Damn Good Yoga Hamburg // online
Contact: [email protected]