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CE Workshop | Chair Yoga for Older Adults

Increase your knowledge and skills on teaching chair yoga for older adults. During this session, Maria Jones will cover age awareness, take a look at some of the benefits of yoga in the lives of older adults, and share best practices for facilitating yoga classes for this demographic. You will leave with practical tips for teaching safe and effective yoga classes to older adults, like:

· The challenges of an aging population and how yoga can support
· What makes chair yoga a positive intervention in the lives of older adults
· How to facilitate effective and accessible chair-based yoga classes for older adults

CE Workshop | Reclaim Your Center: Optimizing Yoga to Support Postnatal Yoga Students

In the rush to return to pre-pregnancy levels of fitness, many postnatal yoga students jump back too quickly to exercises and movements that can prolong postpartum healing and recovery. This workshop will offer ways to develop confidence and learn practical skills to best support yoga students who recently gave birth. Learn potent deep core work that lays the foundation to stabilize and support yoga practice after pregnancy and childbirth.

As a yoga teacher, you will leave feeling empowered to support students who have recently given birth. As a yoga practitioner, you will leave with a toolkit of exercises to access your deep core.

In this workshop you will learn:

· A timeline of different phases of postpartum healing and recovery
· Common postpartum injuries and discomforts your students may experience
· Yoga postures that are contraindicated for your postpartum students
· Deep core exercises that are supportive for your postpartum students as well as for your advanced yoga practice
· When it's appropriate to refer a student to a medical professional

Disclaimer: The intention of this workshop is to support the postnatal student in their yoga practice only. For more information on Yoga Alliance’s Scope of Practice, visit here.

CE Workshop | Sequencing for Success

Yoga is an incredible tool for helping practitioners improve their lives; however, as teachers we may find it challenging to consistently create focused, asana-based sequences that provide students with the particular benefits they seek. Join Hayley Winter for a 75-minute workshop on sequencing that is based in theory and includes practical practice. You will learn:

· How to identify the benefit of a yoga pose that speaks to what your students seek
· How to utilize this knowledge to inform your yoga sequence designs
· How to deconstruct asana to create sequences that help your students receive the benefit

CE Workshop | Scientific Research on Yoga 101: How to Get Involved in Yoga Research

In the third part of our Scientific Research on Yoga 101 series, we will dive into one of the most-asked questions: how to get involved with yoga research? Join our Director of Scientific Research, Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, and host, Scientific Research Consultant, Steph Winsor, as they discuss the various opportunities available to get involved. In this workshop, you will learn:

· What goes into conducting different levels of research on yoga
· What approach to take if you want to become a published yoga researcher
· What approach to take if you want to contribute to yoga research as a yoga teacher

CE Workshop | How Yoga and Mindfulness Can Help Children Lower Anxiety and Boost Mood

Worldwide, 20.5% of youths are struggling with anxiety symptoms,* and yoga has the potential to help. Join us to learn how many of the skills we teach can help kids navigate the mind and body's response to stress. In this workshop, we explore ways kids can better understand their response to challenges, increase their ability to regulate emotions, and lower their anxiety while boosting their mood.

You will learn:

· How to shift thinking about anxiety as a group of symptoms to how we survive a challenge
· How to use Mindful MEDS (Movement, Exhale, Drink Water and Squat Spot) to lower stress and anxiety in children (these are skills that can help adults, too)
· An accessible definition of mindfulness known as The Three C’s: Curious, Calm, and Connected To The Moment

*“About 11.6% of kids had anxiety in 2012, up 20% from 2007. But during the pandemic, those numbers nearly doubled, such that 20.5% of youth worldwide now struggle with anxiety symptoms'' (American Psychological Association, Oct 2022).

CE Workshop | The Myth of Yoga and Flexibility

As yoga teachers, an assumption we often hear from non-practitioners is that they are not “flexible enough” for yoga; in reality, placing too much emphasis on stretching may actually be harming our students in the long run. Join Yogi Aaron, creator of AYAMA (Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™️), as he disputes the flexibility myth and explains why we should place focus on activating and strengthening muscles instead. Come ready to gain a new perspective on stretching, flexibility, and yoga that will transform how you teach and practice.

In this workshop you will learn:

· How stretching disconnects the body and mind, weakens the muscles, and causes misalignment, instability, and chronic pain
· A popular yoga pose you may want to avoid teaching, and why
· A simple muscle activation practice for you and your students to instantly feel stronger and more stable in the body

CE Workshop | Chair Yoga for People Living with Multiple Sclerosis

March is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. An estimated 2.8 million people worldwide are living with this disease, which affects the central nervous system and often impacts mobility. Maria Jones (E-RYT 500) has been working with those living with MS since the beginning of her yoga teaching journey, and is the author of The Chair Yoga Handbook. Join us for a discussion and practical learning on yoga practices shown to be beneficial for people living with Multiple Sclerosis.

In this workshop, you will:

· Increase your awareness of Multiple Sclerosis and its symptoms
· Examine how MS affects the lives of those living with the condition
· Be introduced to yoga practices that are safe and potentially effective in supporting the everyday lives of those living with MS

CE Workshop | Restorative Yoga: Power Presence Practice

Join us for a unique workshop that repositions and spotlights restorative yoga as an integral practice for modern times. Anna Ashby establishes the importance of caring for our nervous system health, and presents an excerpt and sequence featured in her new book, Restorative Yoga: Power Presence Practice for Teachers and Trainees.

In this workshop, you will:

· Better understand the power a restorative yoga practice, and how it impacts our physiological state
· Experience restorative yoga as an empowered process for exploring the depths of human ‘being’ and the more subtle aspects of yoga practice
· Rediscover the importance of slowing down and repositioning stillness and space at the heart of yoga practice

CE Workshop | RCYT 101: Exploring Children’s Yoga Teaching and Training

Join Soul Power Yoga sisters, Cristal and Pooja, to learn more about children’s yoga teacher training and how to successfully teach children’s yoga for various ages and developmental stages. Whether you're curious and exploring a teacher training, or you're already an RCYT looking for tips, techniques, and strategies, there will be plenty to learn on setting up children's yoga classes!

In this workshop, you'll learn:

· What to expect in a 95-hour children’s yoga teacher training program
· Strategies for having a successful class for children’s yoga, including ideal class length, lesson planning tips, and classroom techniques
· How these strategies vary by developmental stage

CE Workshop | Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings, Part 1: What is Trauma-Informed Care?

We’ve partnered with The Driven Yogi to bring you an informative new series called Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings. The series is hosted by The Driven Yogi Founder and Emmy Award-winning journalist Keisha Courtney (E-RYT 500). She’ll be joined by Emma Stern (E-RYT 500), a somatic and mental health counselor and Teacher Trainer at The Driven Yogi. This workshop introduces students to trauma-informed yoga in the studio setting and acknowledges the complexity and nuance of trauma-informed care, the need to unpack power dynamics as an essential part of the work, as well as applicable best practices. In part 1, we explore the concept of trauma-informed care and harm-reduction practices.

Discussion topics include:

· Scope of practice and scope of competence
· Power/privilege/positionality
· Identity and intersectionality

Register for Part 2 and Part 3 of this series.

CE Workshop | Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings, Part 2: The Science of Trauma

We’ve partnered with The Driven Yogi to bring you an informative new series called Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings. The series is hosted by The Driven Yogi Founder and Emmy Award-winning journalist Keisha Courtney (E-RYT 500). She’ll be joined by Emma Stern (E-RYT 500), a somatic and mental health counselor and Teacher Trainer at The Driven Yogi. This workshop introduces students to trauma-informed yoga in the studio setting and acknowledges the complexity and nuance of trauma-informed care, the need to unpack power dynamics as an essential part of the work, as well as applicable best practices. In part 2, we explore the science of trauma and the intersection of trauma, yoga, and embodied awareness.

Discussion topics include:

· What do we mean when we say “trauma”
· Types of trauma
· PTSD

Watch a recording of Part 1 and register for Part 3 of this series.

CE Workshop | Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings, Part 3: Trauma-Informed Best Practices

We’ve partnered with The Driven Yogi to bring you an informative new series called Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings. The series is hosted by The Driven Yogi Founder and Emmy Award-winning journalist Keisha Courtney (E-RYT 500). She’ll be joined by Emma Stern (E-RYT 500), a somatic and mental health counselor and Teacher Trainer at The Driven Yogi. This workshop introduces students to trauma-informed yoga in the studio setting and acknowledges the complexity and nuance of trauma-informed care, the need to unpack power dynamics as an essential part of the work, as well as applicable best practices. In part 3, we explore how to practically apply what we’ve learned in the studio.

Discussion topics include:

· Common trauma-informed best practices
· Consent and touch
· Handling triggering classroom dynamics

Watch recordings of Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.