Teacher for persons with intellectual disabilities

Posted by Ken Godfrey 7 months ago

Ability Options is a not for profit organisation that supports persons with intellectual disabilities. We are looking for a yoga teacher that can supply classes to persons with intellectual disabilities. We would like to run a class in Feb 2012 for 10 weeks. It would be best if classes could be at Seven Hills. Clients would be able to pay for classes at a pensioner rate. Classes would have to be anytime from 10am to 2pm and during the week. Is there anyone who could assist us.

  • Vivienne Dias 5 months ago Hi Ken, I am a yoga studio owner in Wetherill Park www.yogavibe.com.au and I would like to help you out if I can. You can contact me on 0404730751 to discuss further. Regards Vivienne
  • Manly Beach Moving Meditation Circle 5 months ago Hi there I am a yoga teacher and I have experience working with people with disabilities. You can contact me at miriam_hart@hotmail.com if you are still looking for someone. Thanks Miriam
  • Yoga From The Jesus Tradition In India 4 months ago Hi Ken, Unfortunately, I'm unable to apply for this position, as I live in Melbourne, but I'm really interested in this area. I taught yoga in the corporate wellbeing program at the Australian Taxation Office for 7 years and one day I was talking to a lovely disabled lady on the train. It was an AHA moment. I realised I have all these sequences of chair exercises for desk-workers to do at the desk, and how easy it would be to translate those same chair exercises over to a wheelchair context. She said, she gets so stiff in the chair, and just shoulder rolls and hand exercises (adapted from ergonomics exercises for typists) were a relief to her. I'm sure it would help to keep the cardio rate up just a little bit as well. No matter how simple the exercise is, it can be repeated numbers of times to help with metabolic rate. In addition, meditation and breath exercises can be done in a chair and are so effective in relieving anxiety. Thank you for all your great work. I'm at www.surreyhillshathayoga.wordpress.com (email by leaving a comment) or 03 9836 6919. Good luck and God bless, Merry Spicer
  • Sherrie Yazdi 2 months ago Hi' my name is sherrie, I have got years of experience in yoga therapy and keen on cooperation with you. My contact no.:0406106465 email address:shohreh_shy@yahoo.com

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