Course Description
In this Online Workshop, we highlight the work of various Yoga Teachers who are teaching this format to give you ideas and inspiration. Each of them have a different perspective, style and approach to teaching a combo Mat/Chair Class.
Get ready and be prepared for this next wave of teaching Yoga to the 50+ Population!
After this workshop you’ll understand:
- Why teaching this type of hybrid class is different from Chair Yoga or Gentle Yoga
- Our Role as a Yoga Teacher – What we are and what we are not
- Considerations when modifying Floor asanas for Chair
- Student Safety Concerns
- How various teachers approach teaching Mat/Chair classes from beginning to end
Course Materials:
Includes multiple Video Workshops and some include follow-along, downloadable hand-outs and a sample class script.
Course Outline
| Module 1 | Teaching Mat/Chair Yoga Classes with Helena Bray, E-RYT | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Video Lecture: Teaching Yoga on the Mat and in the Chair with Helena Bray, E-RYT | |
| Unit 2 | Handouts: Floor and Chair Poses | |
| Module 2 | Full-length Classes: A Perspective from 3 Different Teachers | |
| Unit 1 | Video: Mat/Chair Yoga Class with Helena Bray | |
| Unit 2 | Video: Adaptive Yoga Class with Heather Sager, RYT | |
| Unit 3 | Video: Gentle Yoga Mat/Chair Class with Butch Whitmore |
More Information
Helena Bray, E-RYT
Helena is registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 200 level. She offers private and group instruction in classical hatha yoga as well as Silver Age Yoga and Yogazander. She is co-creator of Yogazander which applies the principles of the Alexander Technique to classical yoga poses. She also offers workshops, retreats and yoga parties. She teaches in Scripps Ranch, Poway and La Jolla. View her web site at
http://www.yogazander.com
Heather Sager, RYT
Heather has worked at Tri-City Medical Center in Women’s & Children’s Health for 30 years and just recently retired. She began exploring Yoga when she was in her late 50’s, taking classes and feeling the call to go further. She found many Yoga concepts to be a wonderful compliment to the teachings of active relaxation, body positioning and strengthening that she already shared with her clients. She completed her courses to teach Yoga through True Nature School of Yoga. Sherry Zak Morris and Justine Shelton have been two of her mentors in which she has studied the power of Yoga, bringing the mind, body and spirit together.
Butch Whitmore, RYT
Butch is a Gentle Yoga and SAYCO Chair Yoga Teacher who became a Yoga Teacher when he turned 70 years old. Determined to help his peers stay healthy, strong and independent, he shares his passion for Yoga. A retired construction manager and surfer, Butch offers combination Mat/Chair Yoga classes at libraries around his neighborhood. His Zen-like, cool surfer personality transports his students on a journey to re-discover movement and exploration. Butch is a graduate of the School of Gentle Yoga and SAYCO-trained Chair Yoga Teacher.
