Chair Yoga Level 1 Training

Chair Yoga Level 1 Training
with Catherine Hamilton

Friday - Sunday, April 16-18, 2021 | held online via Zoom

Join Catherine Hamilton & Sangha Studio to learn techniques to teach chair yoga safely, confidently, and joyfully.

We will explore:

The benefits of chair yoga
How to transition your mat teaching practice to the chair
Creating a welcoming and safe environment
Sequencing, cueing and modifying in a chair
Techniques for healing and transformation, including: Hand yoga (mudras), Use of breath, Lymphatic, self-massage and acupressure points, Reiki and assisting
Use of props
Offering options and modifications
Teaching in person versus virtual

After training, students will demonstrate mastery of these objectives by creating a chair yoga sequence and recording a 15 minute chair yoga video.

Prerequisites: All participants must be 200-hour trained or currently enrolled in a 200-hour teacher training program due to the advanced level of this training which builds off the foundations of a 200-hour program.

Dates/Times/Location/Cost & Other Details

Location: Held online via Zoom
Dates: Friday - Sunday, April 16-18, 2021
Times: 6-8pm Friday | 9am-noon Saturday + Sunday
Cost: $99
Eligible for CEUs through Yoga Alliance
Scholarships available. Apply here.
VSAC non-degree grants accepted

About Catherine Hamilton

Catherine has been practicing yoga for forty years. She received her 200-hour training certification at Honest Yoga in 2015 and has practiced and is inspired by the eternal Tao Porchon-Lynch. Her background in gymnastics and modern dance are evident in her energizing Vinyasa flow sequences that build core strength, stability, and greater flexibility. She also teaches Yin and accessible chair yoga. Her classes are designed to create a healthy, joyful experience and a blissful balance between ease and effort. She integrates “mudras” or “hand yoga” into her classes and for students who are interested, offers therapeutic and Reiki assists. Outside of the chair or the virtual yoga studio, Catherine is a wife, mother, public health professor and advocate for better a consumer experience in health care.