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CE Workshop | Aging with Balance Through Yoga: Fall Prevention, Balance Training, and Transfers for the Aging Population, Part 2

In an older population, it is imperative to improve balance to decrease the risk of falls, which are common in day-to-day activities such as standing up from a chair, getting out of bed, or using the bathroom. Explore balance training strategies through occupational therapy and yoga therapy techniques and learn safe transfer techniques that strengthen the body and help prevent falls.

CE Workshop | Object-Driven Meditation and Social Action

Yoga scholar, practitioner, and museologist Christopher Rzigalinski invites us to reconsider how we relate to the material day-to-day world. Discuss how social and environmental injustices are linked to histories of Western thought, resulting in social and political tensions that haunt us today. In addition, explore cultivating spiritual activism and turning intention into action with a guided object-driven meditation practice. This workshop empowers us to begin the collaboration and community-building needed for sustainable change.

CE Workshop | Understanding the Pelvic Floor in Yoga Practice

Using the pelvic floor musculature as support for the breath and body is often misunderstood. Yoga practitioners are regularly encouraged to engage “Mula Bandha” without an understanding of what is involved, leaving students confused and tense from effort. This workshop shines light on the anatomy of the pelvic basin, creating awareness of physical patterns, and how to use the pelvis as a ground for support and freedom in practice.

CE Workshop | Making Your Yoga Class Accessible to Amputees

Each year over 1 million people in the world lose a limb or limbs. This loss is multi-dimensional, from the physical rehabilitation to the changes in body image, relationships, and accessibility. This workshop explores the top ten tips to making your yoga classes more accessible to amputees. Marsha Therese Danzig, a below knee amputee and founder of Yoga for Amputees, offers expert guidance on how to safely, effectively, and compassionately offer amputees the opportunity to reclaim their wholeness through yoga. Marsha is also a 2021 Teaching for Equity (TFE) recipient. Learn more about TFE.

CE Workshop | Chair Yoga for Kids and Teens

Learn how to foster creating a healthy and compassionate approach to life. In this workshop, Dee Marie, founder of Calming Kids, teaches simple chair yoga movements and poses, youth-appropriate breathing practices to regulate the brain, relaxation skills to calm the nervous system, and compassionate concentration for social emotional learning.

CE Workshop | Yoga for the Family

Conflict resolution might be one of the most complex parts of family life. Yoga can help cut through tension and provide much-needed time for reflection, giving family members time to bond. Plus, practicing yoga together is a peaceful way to stay active and avoid too much screen time. Learn more about yoga and family in this practical workshop.

CE Workshop | How to Successfully Teach Yoga to Athletes

Learn the art and science behind how to successfully teach yoga to athletes in this 90-minute workshop. Join Hayley Winter as she shares top tips that have changed the game for both athletes and yoga teachers who have worked with her and her team for over a decade.

CE Workshop Series | Three Principles of Spiritual Leadership: Gratitude, Part 1

The Bhagavad Gita is a call to action. Beyond the asceticism of a solitary yoga practice for the sake of one’s own liberation, is the higher practice of fighting for the sake of the world’s welfare. This workshop series, based on the third chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, discusses the practical application of three leadership principles that can empower us to lead without egoism, see beyond illusion, and exemplify action for all the world to follow. This series helps prepare those who know that the world needs them, to step up into a position of spiritual leadership.

Taller de CE | Formas Creativas de Enseñar Yoga En Línea

Este taller te mostrará formas creativas de explorar el cuerpo, usando sillas, palos de escoba y paredes. Aunque enfocado a la enseñanza en línea, este taller aplica a cualquiera que quiera despertar la creatividad y mantener sus clases y su propia experiencia del Yoga fresca.

CE Workshop | Experiential Anatomy of the Spine and Core

In this 75-minutes workshop, presenter Erin Ehlers guides participants through an anatomy and physiology lesson. This experiential class includes simple exercises that enhance the understanding of the spine and core. Both the exercises and lessons reviewed can work wonderfully in yoga classes as smaller pieces of bigger poses.

CE Workshop | Chair Yoga

Broaden your yoga practice with Teaching for Equity participant Krista Marzewski as she guides a 30-minute Chair Yoga practice. Learn how chair yoga can be a form of yoga for beginners, people with limited mobility, and experienced practitioners. Explanations and modifications will be offered—participation encouraged!

CE Workshop | All Levels Yoga: Making Challenging Poses Accessible to All Skill Levels

Teaching a yoga class for all levels can be challenging. Providing options within each pose can help every student, from beginners to advanced practitioners, feel successful. This workshop breaks down poses to help you understand how to adapt each pose for different bodies. Work incorporating multi-levels into a flow, and learn how to adapt to teaching online for students without props.