Teaching Yoga to Seniors

Description

Seniors are the fastest growing segment of our population with the oldest baby boomers turning 65 this year. Many seniors are looking for ways to remain healthy and active, and yoga can help them to do this.

However, while many older people can achieve great flexibility, this age group also presents with physical and mental challenges, requiring the practice of yoga to be modified to make it accessible.

Stephanie Cunningham specialises in understanding and working with the needs and body changes of older students and the needs of people (not only seniors) with chronic illness or conditions. She possesses solid knowledge of the physical and mental changes that seniors may experience.

This workshop will teach you how to design sequences and classes that work around the seniors’ special requirements while also combating the attrition of the ageing process.

Who is this workshop for?

• Yoga teachers/therapists with an interest in this area

• Trainee yoga teachers

• Serious yoga students who may be interested in the training for the development of their own practice

This workshop is 12 hours of professional development training of direct relevance to yoga teaching.

About Stephanie

Stephanie Cunningham is Director of Yoga Lightness in Armidale NSW. (See www.yogalightness.com.au.) Stephanie has over 500 hours of teaching experience and has Silver Age Yoga Certification, dealing with changes that occur with the ageing process. She undertook Certification in Yoga Therapy for Seniors through studies at Duke Medical Centre and self-directed study and research.

When

13 to 15 April 2012

Friday 6pm to 9pm; Saturday 1pm to 5 pm; Sunday 10am to 4 pm (with a one hour lunch break).