with Tracey Eccleston
May 13-16, 2016
Friday 6-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm, Monday 9am-4pm
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED
AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED
25 CEUs
As our clients age, they may begin to
experience changes in their minds and bodies that create challenges when
practicing yoga. Learn how to adapt yoga asanas
safely and mindfully to accommodate maturing adults.
We will explore the importance
of balance, along with a deeper understanding of the top 8 health concerns that
our clients face when aging. Discover how to modify your yoga class for
students of all ages by combining therapeutic asanas with the support of props,
chairs, and the wall.
What you'll learn:
The top 8 health concerns of aging:
Alzheimers
& Dementia
Arthritis
Cancer
Heart Disease
Joint Challenges
Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.)
Osteoporosis
& Osteopenia
Parkinson’s
The importance of alignment
& anatomy when modifying asanas
How to create specialty classes
geared toward a specific challenge
Options for safely
transitioning up and down from the floor
How to teach in non-studio
settings, such as care homes
Therapeutic yoga techniques geared to older adults with health
challenges, but greater mobility
The Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation
Brain balancing and super brain
yoga
The benefits of the Energy
Healing Practices
14 different balance series
Key pranayama (breathing)
techniques appropriate for challenges and seniors
Business and marketing
Who should take this certification:
Yoga
Teachers and Fitness Instructors, who
want to adapt their services to an aging population, increase their client base,
and offer personalized classes
People who work with or support
seniors (Health Care Practitioners, Nurses, Senior Centre Activities
Co-ordinators, or Retirement Communities workers)
Seniors or maturing adults who
want to continue their yoga practice with safe and effective modifications
TUITION: $450.00 Early-Bird Discount: $400, paid in full by April 13, 2016.
Tracey Eccleston is the Owner
& Director of Ageless Arts Yoga in Cambridge, Ontario (Canada). As an
E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance certified Yogi, Tracey teaches future yoga
instructors and specializes in Chair
Yoga. She is the creator of Chair Yoga Therapeutics and co-director of Lakshmi
Voelker Chair Yoga. Tracey regularly delivers training in Chair Yoga at workshops and seminars across Canada and the
United States.
