The Art and Science of Teaching Yoga for Healthier Backs*
Spend four hours deepening your confidence, skills and knowledge when teaching students challenged by a range of back issues.
Presented in two parts (Part 1 has already taken place)
PART 2: Sunday 2/21/11 ~ 2:00 pm – 4:00pm
This workshop is designed for yoga teachers and/or teachers in training who want to increase their effectiveness in working with students who present with back issues. We will utilize awareness, breath and subtle body energy in working with common ailments of the back that create chronic and/or acute pain cycles.
Participants will:
• Learn the causes of upper and lower back pain
• Recognize pain cycles
• Gain an understanding of how yoga techniques address back pain
• Review basic anatomical structure and function
• Learn to address the emotional needs of students with back issues
Through both didactic and experiential approaches, participants will learn to modify the asana practice based on the physical needs of their students.
PRESENTERS:
Linda K. Makowski, MSW, E-RYT, is the Owner of Namaste Yoga, and Director of Namaste Yoga Teacher Training for the last eight years in Royal Oak. She has successfully used yogic techniques to find relief from her own back pain issues.
Ronda Pretzlaff Diegel, Ph.D., E-RYT, is a licensed psychologist and yoga teacher. She is a certified Yoga for Scoliosis teacher and been teaching Better Backs classes for the past 5 years.
Cost: $75 for both sessions, $40 for one session. Please register in advance.
*This teachers’ workshop counts toward CEU’s for the Yoga Alliance
