Led by Karen O’Donnell Clarke, ERYT500
Welcoming Yoga Teachers and Motivated Students
Chair Yoga: Basics and Flows
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Chair Yoga can be fun and challenging. Chair Yoga offers an alternative to mat yoga that can be just as challenging. Let’s face it, not everyone feels comfortable sitting on the floor. That alone can make yoga inaccessible. However, many postures that are done sitting on the floor can also be done sitting in a chair with better alignment, less pain and discomfort. Chair Yoga also uses chairs for standing. Using a chair for standing poses offers increased stability and often results in better alignment for students who have joint and muscle stiffness.
In this 2 – part, workshop we’ll explore Chair Yoga basics in the morning and Chair Yoga flows in the afternoon, including the Sun and Moon salutations. Sign up for morning or afternoon or both. Many of these modifications can be brought into mainstream classes for students who have specific limitations. Teachers who develop skill with asana modification and adaptive poses are in high demand for teaching special needs populations including a growing segment of the population – seniors and retirees.
Time:
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Basics
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Flows
Location:
St. James Church, 95 Route 2A, Preston, CT 06365 (click here for directions)
Tuition:
Part 1 – Chair Yoga Basics $45
Part 2 – Chair Yoga Flows $45
Sign up for both: $80
CEUs for Yoga Teachers + $5 for CEUs if applicable
Registration:
Mail your check payable to “Yoga Heals Us”
Mailing address: 129 Rose Hill Road, Ledyard, CT 06339
Pay online option available
Please register by April 24th to reserve your space
Bring:
Your yoga gear (I will have some extras as well. Chairs provided.)
CEUs:
6 hours
This workshop meets the Yoga Alliance standard for Continuing Education. Request a certificate of attendance at registration and add $5 to the registration fee.
Contact:
860.204.0797
yogahealsus.com
Presenter:
Karen O’Donnell Clarke, ERYT500 has been teaching adaptive asana for more than 12 years for students ages 5 – 93 in mainstream and adaptive classes. Karen has presented Teaching Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis nationally since 2003. She received her primary training from Kripalu and Integrative Yoga Therapy. Karen will be presenting The Art of Teaching Yoga for Every Body at the KYTA conference at Kripalu June 24 – 27, 2010.
