Saturday, March 28-Sunday, March 29
with Heather Hested
Noon-3:00 pm both days
$150
As teachers, our job is to provide a safe container for our students to explore asana shapes and find themselves within the practice. While our vocal cues can be wonderful invitations, sometimes a gentle touch (with consent!) can help a student bring attention to a particular area to soften or engage. This can help the student to increase their proprioception and interoception, which in turn can greatly enhance their overall experience of the practice and even help prevent injury.
This immersive workshop experience is not about physically manipulating students into impossible shapes or to make them “go deeper”, but rather to learn the appropriate ways of touch in specific asana shapes to help students create a greater overall awareness of what their body is doing and where it is going.
You will learn how to:
- Ensure you are getting clear and explicit consent before touch
- Initiate the foundational skill of “reading” bodies
- How to effectively use your vocal cues first
- How to use passive assists that are corrective, supportive, and directional for a wide range of poses.
- How to use a mindful and skillful touch appropriately in different asana for different effects
CEUs available for yoga teachers
May 2-3
Noon-5:00 pm both days
$250
In-person only. Space is limited!
Yoga is for everyone, and using a chair as a supportive prop can
make the practice more accessible for students who
would like a little extra support, whether it be in balancing
postures, with getting up and down off the floor, or with any shape
that would feel more supportive from a seated position.
Chair Yoga is perfect for students of all ages who may be
recovering from injury or surgery or living with a chronic illness,
who are pregnant or coming back to their practice, who may have
some mobility challenges, or who are stuck at their desks all
day.
Chair Yoga can be gentle, but it can also be a way to build
strength and stamina, increase proprioception, improve balance, and
help foster a sense of well-being.
During this 10 hour training you will:
- Learn ways to make postures more accessible for students of all ages and mobility using the chair in a variety of ways Learn chair postures and class sequences appropriate for different populations
- Learn considerations for those who are pregnant, have high blood pressure, hearing and vision loss, joint issues as well as those living with chronic illness
- Receive a training manual
- CEUs for Yoga Alliance available
Learn:
- How to adapt asana for pre and postnatal students using the support of props
- The contraindications of various asana and pranayama, and how to offer appropriate alternatives
- What discomforts and symptoms pregnant students may be experiencing during each trimester, including postnatal
- The anatomical and physiological changes that occur during each trimester, including postnatal
- How a prenatal class sequence differs from a regular class sequence
- Appropriate etiquette when asking questions, and how to hold space for this transformational time in a birthing person's life
CEUs available for Yoga Alliance