Adaptive Yoga Training - Dr. Ingrid Yang & Dr. Jenn Chang
Schedule
Sat Jul 31 2021 at 12:00 pm to Sun Aug 01 2021 at 07:00 pm
Location
Prana Yoga Center La Jolla | La Jolla, CA
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ADAPTIVE YOGA ~ 14-Hour Training for Yoga Teachers & Medical Professionals with Dr. Ingrid Yang, MD, C-IAYT and Dr. Jenn Chang, DPT, C-IAYT.~in-person & livestream event ~
We invite certified Yoga teachers and medical professionals to join us in learning how to design and teach Yoga to students with disabilities in a safe and therapeutic environment.
Learn how to design a class, workshop, or therapeutic program for students living with functional impairments due to:
– Low back pain
– Osteoarthritis
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– Lower extremity amputations
– Stroke causing hemiplegia and other deficits
– Spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia
– Parkinson's disease
– Multiple sclerosis
– Cerebral palsy
In this training you will learn:
* The altered anatomy, bio-mechanics, and physiology of each disease process and their respective functional deficits;
* The mind-body principles behind Yoga that have helped students living with trauma, loss or disability live fuller, richer lives;
* Yoga postures appropriate for students with all types of disabilities and their therapeutic advantages, contraindications, and modifications;
* How Yoga can help to reduce pain, build muscle mass and bone, and foster a healthy lifestyle to supplement physical and medical therapies;
* Understand the science behind supported poses using breathing, meditation, and visualization to increase motor skills and activate the parasympathetic response to optimize relaxation and function.
++Training Hours
Saturday & Sunday, July 31-August 1, 2021:
12pm -7pm (w/ breaks)
++Tuition:
$425 early bird July 5, 2021
$475
$100 deposit is due with registration. Space for in-person attendance is limited.
About Ingrid Yang, MD, JD, E-RYT500, C-IAYT:
Ingrid Yang is an internal medicine physician, yoga therapist, and published author. She has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is the author of the books Adaptive Yoga and Hatha Yoga Asanas. Dr. Yang leads trainings and retreats all over the world, with a special focus on kinesthetic physiology and healing through breathwork, meditation and mind-body connection. In her past lives, Ingrid was an intellectual property attorney, founder and owner of Blue Point Yoga Center, and a jazz singer in Australia. Find out more at www.ingridyang.com or instagram.com/ingridyangyogamd.
About Jennifer Chang, DPT, E-RYT, C-IAYT:
Jenn Chang, DPT, E-RYT 200, C-IAYT is a sensible yet innovative teacher who specializes in combining Yoga with modern physical therapy. Jenn has been teaching Yoga since 2012 and practices outpatient orthopedics in San Diego, CA. She has experienced time and again the power Yoga therapy has to heal and revitalize patients. She strives to teach Yoga in a way that truly serves the needs of the practitioner, especially in her classes utilizing The Great Yoga Wall. Her ability to adapt asana to meet the needs of her students ultimately enables them to bring their minds into their bodies, experiences and what each posture intends. Jenn enjoys creating movement experiences that are both insightful and playful for her students, helping them embody the poses in unexpected ways.
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Where is it happening?
Prana Yoga Center La Jolla, 1041 Silverado St, La Jolla, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
