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Further Training for Yoga Teachers: Accessible Yoga
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Sunday, July 7, 2019
Further Training for Yoga Teachers: Accessible Yoga
2 July – 7 July 2019
Arrival: 3pm, Tuesday 2 July Departure: 2pm, Sunday 7 July
Taught by:
Lakshmi Sutter, USA
Budget:
Rates for 5 nights all included => tent space: 679€, shared room: 734€, furnished bungalow tent 2 beds: 734€, double room: 794€, furnished bungalow tent 1 bed: 794€, double room with bathroom: 889€, single room: 889€, single room with bathroom: 969€
In this practical 5-day programme you will learn how to adapt a classical asana class to the needs of students with physical disabilities or chronic illness, the elderly, and people with injuries. This can range from teaching slightly modified classes, to entire classes taught in a chair or in a bed.
The course focuses on the practical application of yoga techniques and the psychological insight necessary for helping students with disabilities – no matter what their age – to better utilise yoga.
Topics:
- How to empower people with disabilities by giving them a deeper understanding of the yoga teachings
- Using additional tools such as a chair, a blanket, a strap and a cushion
- How to create a positive group dynamic
- Deepen your personal practice of asanas, pranayama and meditation
Daily Schedule
6:00am: Satsang (meditation)
8:00am to 9:45am: Accessible Yoga Training
12:00pm to 3:00pm: Accessible Yoga Training
4:00pm to 5:45pm Sivananda Asana Class
8:00pm: Satsang (meditation)
Certificate
Students receive a certificate recognised by the Yoga Alliance that will enable yoga teachers and health professionals to teach yoga to students with disabilities.
Manual
The training manual of the course contains 145 pages and is available for 10 € at the reception.
Language: English with simultaneous translation into French
Lakshmi Sutter
Lakshmi Sutter, Ph.D., comes from the USA. She has practiced movement for much of her life. She is a trainer of Integral Hatha Yoga teachers and enthusiastically shares her fascination with the human body during basic anatomy workshops. Her current work is developing the Integral Yoga Therapeutic Yoga certification program. Lakshmi’s supportive instruction is suitable for a wide range of abilities, with different classes ranging from gentle and restorative to energetic and challenging.