Chair Yoga Level 1 Training
with Catherine Hamilton
Saturday – Sunday, September 19-20, 2020 | 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.
This training is designed for anyone wanting to teach accessible chair yoga classes for folks with limited mobility. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend, but yoga teachers can use this training toward their continuing education credits with yoga alliance.
This training is designed for anyone wanting to teach accessible chair yoga classes for folks with limited mobility. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend, but yoga teachers can use this training toward their continuing education credits with yoga alliance.
Dates/Times/Location/Cost & Other Details
- Location: Held online via Zoom
- Dates: Sat-Sun, September 19-20
- Times: 8am-12pm both days
- Early Bird Pricing: $100 through September 5, 2020
- Regular Pricing: $125 after September 5, 2020
- Eligible for CEUs through Yoga Alliance
- Scholarships and payment plans available
- VSAC non-degree grants accepted
About Catherine Hamilton
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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.
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