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The Yoga Vista Academy Curriculum is created to provide flexibility for the student teacher so that you can craft your own level of expertise in the area of your interest. We will share lots of useful information via our eNewsletter, FREE instructional videos and Q&As.

Certifications

If you are interested in furthering your studies and certifications in the area of Gentle, Senior and Chair Yoga, we offer a variety of courses, workshops and tracks where you can earn Yoga Alliance Continuing Education units as well as achieve certification upon passing the accreditation exam for the area of your interest. Topics covered:

Fundamentals of Gentle Yoga - Core Courses

  • Introduction to Teaching Gentle Yoga
  • Common Modifications and Adaptations
  • Class Design and Structure
  • Structural Anatomy
  • Business and Marketing of Gentle Yoga

Chair Yoga Track

The Chair Yoga Track encompasses the wide variety of populations served by this Gentle Yoga format. There is a growing need for Chair Yoga in the workplace to counteract repetitive stress activities, in the senior community and in serving those individuals coming off an injury or health setback. Chair Yoga provides a well-rounded and safe yoga practice that can be made accessible to all. Topics covered:
  • Completion of Gentle Yoga Core Course
  • Deskworker and Ergonomic Chair Yoga
  • Chair Yoga for the Wheelchair-bound
  • Chair Yoga for the Physically-challenged
  • Senior Chair Yoga - Seated and Standing

Senior Yoga Track

The Senior Yoga Track focuses primarily on senior-related health issues and needs. With the growing need for Gentle Yoga teachers in Assisted Living Centers, Senior Centers, Community Centers, etc, this expertise will be in high demand for years to come. Topics covered:
  • Completion of Gentle Yoga Core Course
  • Fundamentals of Teaching to Seniors
  • Individual Workshops on Senior Health Issues (Balance, Arthritis, Heart conditions, etc)
  • Senior Chair Yoga - Seated and Standing
  • Know Your Students! Senior Yoga Student Panel Discussion

Gentle Yoga Therapy Track

The Gentle Yoga Therapy Track focuses on yoga therapy for specific structural issues or related health conditions. It is our aim to increase Yoga teachers' skills in working with various conditions they may come across in a public class. The courses in this track have been compliled to provide the student teacher with a targeted area of expertise and optional certification for the specific area. Topics covered:
  • Completion of Gentle Yoga Core Course
  • Fundamentals of Teaching Gentle Yoga Therapy
  • Safety 101
  • Gentle Yoga Therapy for A Healthy Back
  • Gentle Yoga Therapy for A Healthy Hips
  • Gentle Yoga Therapy for A Healthy Knees
  • Gentle Yoga Therapy for A Healthy Shoulder Girdle
  • Body Reading and Self Assessment
Note: A full yoga therapist certification must be pursued with an accredited Yoga Therapy organization in order to use the title "Certified Yoga Therapist".

Somatic Studies Track

The Somatic Studies Track focuses on injuries and/or lifestyle movement patterns that have caused structural misalignments or malfunctions in the body. By learning Hanna Somatic theory, philosophy, and practice combined with Gentle Yoga asana’s, the teacher will expand their repertoire of serving a larger population of people seeking Gentle Yoga for healing. Topics covered:
  • Completion of Gentle Yoga Core Course
  • Introduction to Somatics
  • Neuromuscular Re-Education and reversing Sensory Motor Amnesia
  • Integrating Somatics with Gentle Yoga (GYSE Methodology - Gentle Yoga through Somatic Exploration )
  • GYSE for the Upper Body
  • GYSE for the Lower Body
  • GYSE for the Full Body
Gentle Yoga Therapy - "Learned a lot about Anatomy, Justine is great! So much helpful info and great explanations."

Senior Yoga - "What an inspiration! I liked how she named the yoga poses prior to chair pose given and enjoyed the variety. I love Paula and the class. A very different approach."

Workshops - "The workshops were very helpful and informative. I loved the opportunity to meet so many other teachers and learn from such great presenters. I found every session extremely valuable!"


 
Chair Yoga - "I loved and appreciated the organization and the many pictures and poses and yoga names of poses so that we could experience the class and not have to stop and write. I enjoyed having a different approach and a variety of chair exercises to see the difference in styles and learning how we can be creative."

 
Somatic Yoga - "James Somatics class was awesome. It was my first time and it was great! Amazing! Very interesting. I will take away and incorporate a lot from this session."