Join the Accessible Yoga Movement

Accessible Yoga is an international advocacy organization focusing on sharing yoga with all. We offer Accessible Yoga Conferences, Trainings, and the Accessible Yoga Network. To learn more about Accessible Yoga visit: https://www.facebook.com/AccessibleYogaProject/videos/514266932478189/

The Accessible Yoga Training focuses on how to make the yoga teaching available to everyone, regardless of their level of physical ability. We’ll focus on creating integrated Accessible Yoga classes where all students can practice together. We’ll explore the many ways that yoga practice can be modified to suit students with disabilities, physical challenges, chronic illness, seniors, and anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable in a regular class.

We’ll consider how to make our classes welcoming to everyone, and to approach students in a trauma-informed way. You’ll learn sample Accessible Yoga classes, chair yoga classes and even bed yoga classes. We’ll also look at ways of bringing the yoga teachings and meditation into your classes, and how all of yoga can be used to support health and healing for every body. We’ll also review common medical conditions so that you have a basic understanding of these issues, and review essential concepts of yoga philosophy to build your understanding of the teachings.

Graduates of the program become Accessible Yoga Ambassadors and connect with a network of Accessible Yoga teachers and students around the world. Participants who have completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training will become Certified Accessible Yoga Teachers. Those registered with Yoga Alliance will receive a certificate for 30 YA CEUs after successful completion of the training.

Objectives

After completion of the Accessible Yoga Training, participants will be able to:

✓ Understand the benefits of an accessible yoga practice including: enhancing muscular strength, balance, flexibility, improving physiological functions, reducing stress, anxiety, chronic pain and promoting overall health and well-being
✓ Determine safe and appropriate variations of common asanas for a range of physical ability (chair, mat/bed, standing)
✓ Learn specific asanas for flexibility, strengthening and balance training to maintain or improve health and independence
✓ Understand the purpose and implementation of various props to make yoga accessible to all abilities
✓ Learn how to create integrated (mixed level) classes making yoga accessible to all
✓ Acquire knowledge of common medical conditions and the benefits and concerns for implementation of a yoga practice
✓ Learn the physical and psychosocial benefits of pranayama and meditation and how to make these practices available for all students, regardless of ability
✓ Learn how to apply the teachings of yoga philosophy in day to day life to reduce stress, create more balance and develop authentic connections with self and others
✓ Learn how to build a strong community among Yoga students to support the transformational process of yoga

Cost: $650 ($595 early bird). Scholarships available &  Early bird pricing ends August 23, 2019.   

Cancellation Policy: Once you have accessed the online materials there will be no refunds of the registration fees. As long as you have not accessed the online materials, cancellations will be eligible for a 50% refund before 9/9/19.