Samāsa Chair Yoga Certification Course
This program is designed for those who wish to teach accessible chair yoga . Samāsa Chair Yoga makes yoga accessible for elders, those with limited mobility, chronic illness, pre/post surgery, those in wheelchairs, as classroom breaks for children and teens, preventative community health and wellness offerings, at health fairs, at companies, corporations and nonprofits, and for all ages and abilities.
After this course, you can start Samāsa Chair Yoga programs and classes at hospitals, assisted living homes, support groups, yoga studios, expos, non-profits, medical offices, community centres and companies.
This program will enable you to teach yoga postures using chairs (standing and seated) for mixed level classes and private sessions.
This course is useful for yoga teachers, OT's, nurses, PT's, MD's, school teachers, caregivers, social workers and for those who are interested in practicing Chair Yoga at home or in a professional setting. Online teaching principles are now included in this program.
Included in this Course:
- 40 hours of lectures, videos (practice and teaching) with resources for each session.
- Live online group sessions or self-paced, start and end at your own convenience options.
- Live online video classes with Q & A (optional) with unlimited access after (recorded).
- Practice and learn to teach Samāsa Chair Yoga: seated and standing poses (gentle, moderate and challenging), guided progressive relaxation, pranayama (breathing exercises), healing affirmations. guided imagery for healing and meditation techniques (stress management tools) with printable scripts for your convenience.
- Videos and PDFs on the anatomy, benefits and contraindications of yoga poses
- Special population specialization.
- Centring, nād yoga (mantra, seed sounds, music), mandalas and tantra for chair yoga.
- Office Yoga: teaching small, medium and large companies/corporations
- Marketing and starting up new classes
- Experience Teaching and teaching evaluations/feedback from peers and lead instructor
- Short Chair Yoga breaks at home or work
- Certificate of Completion
- Includes a group discount yoga teacher insurance rate (online & onsite teaching). Through the Canadian Yoga Alliance.
- Continuing education contact hours.
- Unlimited lifelong access to all videos and course content, even after course completion (useful for review as you teach).
- Ongoing instructor support - includes 1st year of our Yoga Teachers Support Hub (working title). Value over 400.00.
- Taught by a Certified Yoga Instructor. Denise is qualified as a master level yoga teacher and consistently teaching since 1994 with extensive experience training yoga teachers and teaching at the College and University Levels. Author of Accessibility and Samāsa Chair Yoga - to be released spring 2021.
What is Chair Yoga?
Yoga using a chair as support for seated, standing or supine poses or as a prop for support. Chair Yoga makes practicing yoga accessible for all populations, ages and conditions.
What is a Chair Yoga class like?
Chair Yoga gives you the same benefits of any other yoga class: centring, yoga warm-ups, yoga exercises & postures, concentration & breathing exercises, guided relaxation & meditation.
Why teach Chair Yoga?
As a specialization you can help bring wellness, health and stress management to your community. Many seniors, children, teens, adults, in a variety of environments will benefit from your expertise in creating programming that meets them where they are.
Bring Chair Yoga to your community.
Denise Davis-Gains
So excited to be sharing Samāsa Chair yoga with you. In the fitness industry for over 35 years now and counting. One of my long time personal goals is to make fitness and specifically yoga available to everyone. With a background in the fitness industry, aquafitness, yoga and training yoga teachers since 1997.
Our philosophy is that almost all yoga can be taught from a chair. We teach a methodology that you will be able to take away and apply to all that you teach.
Many call me a yoga teacher's yoga teacher. We aim to share the best that is available from our tradition, with an academic leaning and sound foundation in science tempered with a wide understanding of the socio-cultural implications of understanding the more subtle aspects of yoga.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course? How can I get support during it?
We would never want you to be unhappy! Contact us directly at [email protected] so we can resolve it. The Interactive Live Online version of this course will be open to you as well. You can ask questions practice, teach, and get support from me during the program and the community, other instructors in training. We are here to support you!
Will more topics be added?
This Chair Yoga teacher training is comprehensive. If there is a topic that you would like to know more about that is not listed in our course outline, let me know in your application letter and we can make every effort to cover that topic as well. Let's connect!
Can I take this course if I am not a yoga teacher?
Yes. This course is open to everyone.
What if I have questions during the course?
Ask away! You can always reach us at [email protected]
Example Curriculum
The curriculum block is dynamic. As you add curriculum to your course, you'll see it automatically populate here.
Accessibility & Samāsa Chair Yoga
We are glad that you are here. Continuing education is an important part of professionalism as a yoga teacher and in many other professions. This course is designed to be a refresher in yoga anatomy, physiology and bio-mechanics, we use somatic and embodiment principles and practices to inform movement in, around, under and over chairs. It is our wish that you join us for a fun, interactive, supportive training that will leave you feeling stronger, more grounded and equipped to offer accessible yoga programming to a variety of different populations. Help more people to find ease in the body, peace of mind and overall improved wellness.
Sincerely the Atlas Studio Team & Denise
The Atlas School of Holistic Health & Contemplative Education
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