The course covers 9 disabilities and chronic conditions:
- 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
Learn how to design a class, workshop, or therapeutic program in these 9 videos (12 hours)
Adaptive Yoga Training
A series of trainings suitable for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, physical therapists, and individuals with the conditions in learning how to practice adaptive yoga for several disabilities and conditions. These trainings are taught by Ingrid Yang, M.D., E-RYT-500, C-IAYT and Jennifer Chang D.P.T., E-RYT-200, C-IAYT. We recommend that you have the Adaptive Yoga book by Dr. Yang in hand prior to taking the course to benefit the most.
Low Back Pain
Included in the Full Course -- this is the foundational course for all disabilities. Learn the importance of core work, hip flexibility and back extension through yoga techniques.
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a auto-immune neurological disorder. Yoga is a promising method of symptom management for patients with MS.
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease.Yoga is one of the most beneficial complementary therapies for PD, helping to increase flexibility, improve posture and balance, loosen tight muscles, and build confidence.
Curriculum
In this training, you will learn:
– The altered anatomy, biomechanics, 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.
Testimonials
"The Adaptive Yoga Teacher Training was exceptional. The training efficiently takes you through all the chapters of the Adaptive Yoga book by Ingrid Yang (which is amazing on its own) yet incorporates and weaves in valuable insight that is instrumental for your success when working with clients/patients/students. Ingrid Yang, MD and Jennifer Chang PT, both experienced yoga instructors, provide their medical expertise and hands on experience, explaining conditions and how each asana can be utilized as beneficial components to overall healing. This information is not only for populations discussed in the training but for EVERY BODY regardless of a person’s condition be it mild or severe, a beginner or advanced yogi. I would go so far to say this training is a must for every yoga teacher and student that wants to better understand the asanas and the mechanics of the body as it will enhances your ability to better support your students. Just recently, I reached out to the instructors for more information and they immediately respond. It is obvious they both genuinely care about the information they are sharing and want to help us assist our clients. Last, the training is extremely efficient in its use of time and flows smoothly, allowing for questions at the end of each session. Again, I highly recommend this training to anyone. I look forward to any future trainings with this dynamic duo." - Jenn M., South Africa
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