Accessible Yoga for Older Grownups Training 2021

Course dates: 5th April - 24th May 2021

My mission in life is to get the world to embrace yoga as an essential means to proactively self manage physical, mental and spiritual health. Making yoga inclusive, accessible and empowering requires equipping yoga teachers, who already have the passion, with the knowledge and skills to safely support a diverse range of individuals in their classes. It is important, when teaching seniors and older grownups, to be able not only to offer choices and modifications, but to also educate them to be able to make informed choices. The Yoga for Older GrownupsTeacher Training will go beyond teaching set sequences and modifications, by empowering yoga teachers to synthesise knowledge of the aging process, common health conditions and injuries, and health promotion best practice to confidently and safely support older individuals in their classes. 

​Course Content:

• ​Principles of how to teach a safe, fun, empowering yoga and movement class ​to older grownups and seniors.
• An overview of the normal aging process and the concept of healthy aging.
• An overview of principles of effective health promotion programs for older adults
• An understanding of common conditions that older students present with such as osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease, pain, joint replacement, anxiety and depression.
• An understanding of the impact of aging and health conditions on an older person's mobility, daily function and class participation.
• Principles of adaptation, modification and prop use for safety and to empower older students. 
• Sequences for older grownups and seniors that are based on the latest research evidence.
• Use of evidence based assessments to document functional outcomes. 
• Yoga teacher's scope of practice and the ethics of teaching older students

This course is now offered in a 100%  online format with optional weekly 2h30min zoom tutorials. 

When you enrol you will be given access to:

• The Yoga for Older Grownups manual (85 pages)
•  20 hours of pre-recorded lectures and example practices and classes
• Access to numerous journal articles, blogs, videos, TED talks, podcasts and more
• Practical application tasks (optional) which you can submit for feed back
• If you would like to move through the course with a cohort of other students and be part of a more structured group, then you can join the course dates from 5th April to 24th May.  There will be a 2.5 hour zoom session from 6 am to 8:30 am.  These will be opportunities to review the weekly lessons, ask questions, and work on lesson plans. 
• If you would prefer to work through the course at your own pace there will be optional monthly 90 minute zoom tutorials. Times for these tutorials will be scheduled to suit as many of participants as possible.  These tutorials are optional.  The first one will be in the first week of April 2021.  

Your access will remain open for a year, and all the lectures can be downloaded

To receive a certificate (optional) for 40 hours of training with Maria Kirsten (valid with Yoga Australia and Yoga Alliance), submit 3 class plans for assessment.   

Course cost: $750.00 AUD

For any questions, please email Maria at maria@yogaforgrownups.com

To enrol fill in the form below then click here to to pay by credit card or PayPal,
For direct deposit: use the account below and us MH and your last name as the identifier.  
Maria Kirsten
BSB: 082522
Account: 365715279          ​

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