This module is designed for teachers who have already completed a 200-Hr yoga teacher training, and wish to accumulate 300 credits toward their 500-Hr certification. Or for the curious practitioner who simply wishes to deepen his or her knowledge of yoga.
This Inversions course will cover the following topics through lecture, discussion, and hands-on/verbal practice:
- 2.5-hour workshop that will provide tools and techniques on how to practice and teach inversions safely and correctly
- Anatomy lecture and discussion with a physical therapist on muscular awareness and structural integrity in inversions
- How to insert inversions into a regular flow class in a way that is safe, energetically balanced, and accessible to your students
- How to construct an inversions workshop that is appropriate for both beginner and advanced practitioners
- When to use the wall, and when and how to pair students up for maximum safety and fun
- Study of the chakras that are energetically relevant to inversions
- Teaching mindful awareness and inner peace through inversions
- How to avoid the pitfalls of over-trying or attachment to asana
- Practice teaching inversions