Adaptive Yoga

This immersion is a perfect opportunity for yoga teachers to develop proficiency in teaching adaptive and accessible yoga to a diverse population of yoga students. The main groups we will be focusing on are older adults and basic yoga students. If time permits though, we will also discuss cancer patients and survivors, as well as pre- and post-natal students. 

The highlights of this immersion, based on the above mentioned populations, include learning how to: 

• Be flexible around the past learned ‘rules’ of postures so they can skillfully adapt to their students needs
• Creatively modify postures according to the needs of their students
• Integrate the use of props (including chairs, walls and more) in new and supportive ways 
• Assist manually and/or verbally in ways that enhance their students experience
• Guide with a language of care, inclusivity, accessibility and confidence
• Also, we will learn specifics about the older adult body’s anatomy, changes and needs

By completing this course, teachers will take their guiding skills to a higher level, gaining the ability to create a space of trust and freedom through their teachings. Their students will be able to experience the transforming benefits of yoga by being guided in a way that allows them to thrive, knowing they are being seen and cared for fully as they are.

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