Course Outline: Online Chair Yoga Teacher Training Program

Chapter 1 – Introduction and Welcome

Module 1	Welcome and Overview
Unit 1	Chair Yoga - Before You Get Started
Unit 2	Chair Yoga - Course Structure and Navigation
Unit 3	Chair Yoga - Welcome and Overview
Unit 4	Chair Yoga - Course Objectives
Unit 5	Chair Yoga - Graduation Requirements
Unit 6	Student Demographics

Chapter 2 – Methods and Philosophies of Teaching Chair Yoga

Module 1	Student Philosophies
Unit 1	Teaching Methodology - Student Philosophies
Unit 2	Video: The Life of a Chair Yoga Teacher!
Module 2	Movement Philosophies
Unit 1	Teaching Methodology - Movement Philosophies
Module 3	Teaching Philosophies
Unit 1	Teaching Methodology - Teaching Philosophies
Module 4	Video Library: Philosophies of Teaching Chair Yoga
Unit 1	Video Library: Philosophies of Teaching Chair Yoga
Module 5	Video Library: Methods of Teaching Chair Yoga
Unit 1	Video Library: Methods of Teaching Chair Yoga
Unit 2	Logistics for Teaching Chair Yoga
Module 6	Video: Safety Summary with Sherry
Unit 1	Safety Summary with Sherry
Module 7	Test: Methods and Philosophies
Unit 1	Test: Methods and Philosophies of Teaching Yoga

Chapter 3 – Anatomy of Aging and Anatomy of Movement

Module 1	Anatomy of Aging
Unit 1	Intro Video: Anatomy of Aging with Sherry Zak Morris
Unit 2	Aging of our Structure
Unit 3	Video 1: Anatomy of Aging – Exploring our Structure Through Movement
Unit 4	Video 2: Anatomy of Aging – Common Conditions of Aging
Unit 5	Test: Aging of our Structure
Module 2	Head and Neck
Unit 1	Anatomy: Head and Neck
Unit 2	Issues and Conditions: Head and Neck
Unit 3	Pose Library: Head and Neck
Unit 4	Video Library : Head and Neck
Unit 5	Test: Head and Neck
Module 3	Shoulders
Unit 1	Anatomy: Shoulders
Unit 2	Issues and Conditions: Shoulders
Unit 3	Pose Library: Shoulders
Unit 4	Video Library: Shoulders
Unit 5	Test: The Shoulders
Module 4	Arms, Hands and Fingers
Unit 1	Anatomy: Arms, Hands and Fingers
Unit 2	Issues and Conditions: Arms, Hands and Fingers
Unit 3	Pose Library: Arms, Hands and Fingers
Unit 4	Video Library: Arms, Hands and Fingers
Unit 5	Test: Arms and Hands
Module 5	The Spine
Unit 1	Anatomy: The Spine
Unit 2	Issues and Conditions: The Spine
Unit 3	Pose Library: The Spine
Unit 4	Video Library: The Spine
Unit 5	Video Library: The Core
Unit 6	Test: The Spine
Module 6	Hips and Pelvic Girdle
Unit 1	Anatomy: Hips and Pelvic Girdle
Unit 2	Issues and Conditions: The Hips and Pelvic Girdle
Unit 3	Pose Library: The Hips and Pelvic Girdle
Unit 4	Video Library: The Hips and Pelvic Girdle
Unit 5	Test: The Hips and Pelvic Girdle
Module 7	Legs and Feet
Unit 1	Anatomy: Legs and Feet
Unit 2	Issues and Conditions: Legs and Feet
Unit 3	Pose Library: Legs and Feet
Unit 4	Video Library: Legs and Feet
Unit 5	Test: Legs and Feet
Module 8	Aging Well with Yoga
Unit 1	Parting Comments
Unit 2	CEU Breakdown for the Anatomy of Aging

Chapter 4 – Teaching Methodologies

Module 1	Patterns and Brain Teasers
Unit 1	Video Library: Teaching Methodologies: Patterns
Module 2	Somatic Variations
Unit 1	Video Library: Teaching Methodologies: Somatic Variations
Module 3	Create Your Own Pose
Unit 1	Video Library: Teaching Methodologies: Create your own Pose
Module 4	Factoids and Themes
Unit 1	Video Library: Teaching Methodologies: Factoids and Themes

Chapter 5 – Chair Yoga Video Class Library

Module 1	Special Topics: Posture
Unit 1	Video Library: Special Topics: Posture
Module 2	Special Topics: Balance
Unit 1	Video Library: Special Topics: Balance with Octogenarian Yoga Teachers
Unit 2	Video Library: Special Topics: Balance with Vestibular Specialist
Module 3	Special Topics: Back Care
Unit 1	Video Library: Special Topics: Back Care

Module 1	Chair Yoga - Full Length Classes
Unit 1	Video Library: Full Length Chair Yoga Classes

Bonus Module – Business and Marketing of Yoga

Module 1	Video Lectures
Unit 1	Part 1 - Introduction to the Business, Ethics and Marketing of Yoga with Sherry
Unit 2	Part 2 - The Ethics of Yoga with Sherry
Unit 3	Part 3 - The Business of Yoga with Sherry
Unit 4	Part 4 - The Marketing Yoga with Sherry
Module 2	Quiz
Unit 1	Quiz: The Business and Marketing of Yoga
Module 3	Teaching Ideas for the Evolving Online Era
Unit 1	Residual and Active Income Ideas for Yoga Teachers
Module 4	Yoga Alliance CEU Info
Unit 1	Register your CEUs with Yoga Alliance - Biz of Yoga

Teaching Virtual Classes

Module 1	Introduction and Welcome
Unit 1	Welcome
Unit 2	Survey - Tell me about you and your desire to Video your Yoga Classes
Unit 3	Basic Terminology - Streaming vs. Video on Demand
Module 2	Take your Yoga Teachings Online!
Unit 1	Preview: What You Will Learn
Module 3	The Basics of Video Filming and Editing
Unit 1	Course - Basics of Video Filming
Unit 2	Course - Basics of Video Editing
Module 4	Equipment Overview
Unit 1	Course - Video Equipment Tour
Module 5	Setting your Stage
Unit 1	Designing your Set
Unit 2	Lighting
Unit 3	Green Screen
Unit 4	What it takes to Set up your Stage for Filming - from Gerry
Module 6	Teaching Virtual Classes
Unit 1	Online Teaching Guidelines for the 50+ Population with Kim O'Brien
Unit 2	How to Navigate Teaching online Zoom classes for the 50+ Demographic with Karen Langevin
Unit 3	Insurance Coverage in this NEW Teaching Environment with Nathan Smith, Alliant Insurance
Module 7	Monetizing Your Videos
Unit 1	After Streaming.... How to make money with your Yoga Videos
Module 8	Submitting a Video for our YogaVista.TV Video Library
Unit 1	Video Submission Guidelines

OPTIONAL: Certification and Credential Module

Do you want to earn advanced credentials and/or a Certification in your Academy Specialty area of study?

Our Credential Module is optional for those who want to go the extra mile and submit a teachback class and final assignment. These additional components are graded by our Mentor Teacher Staff and come complete with a detail Report Card with personal feedback. If you are a 200+ hr trained Yoga Teacher, you will earn a Certification credential upon successfully completing the Credential Module. If you are not a 200-hr trained Yoga Teacher… no worries… you will receive a “Certification of Completion in Advanced Studies”.

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Chair Yoga Final Assignment and Teachback

Module 1	Written Assignment
Unit 1	Chair Yoga: Field Trip Assignment
Module 2	Final Teachback
Unit 1	Final Teachback
Unit 2	YouTube Tips for your Chair Yoga Teachback
Unit 3	SAMPLE Report Card - Chair Yoga
Module 3	Video Library: Teachback Classes from Fellow Classmates
Unit 1	Video Library: Teachback Classes from Fellow Classmates
Unit 2	How to Log your Yoga Alliance CEUs for the Online Chair Yoga Program
Module 4	Chair Yoga Marketing Materials
Unit 1	Chair Yoga Student Guidelines
Unit 2	Chair Yoga Sample Class Scripts

OPTIONAL Electives – Chair Yoga Essentials

Want to deepen your expertise in Chair Yoga? Have you previously taken the Online Chair Yoga Training Course and want to add to your education? These workshops are great for expanding your knowledge, skills and confidence in teaching to Seniors with limited mobility. You will understand what is going awry in the body in terms of alignment, posture and osteoarthritis repercussions so that you can teach to each student in the room.

These 3 Workshops will take you into a deeper dive with lots of supporting material for these important areas of teaching Yoga to Seniors and people with limited mobility. You will get a “behind the scenes” perspective of what it is like to teach to this demographic as many of the videos included in these workshops were recorded live with our lovely students.