Schaff Yoga Therapy’s Medical Yoga Training Programs at Omega Institute with Terry Roth Schaff & Karen Abramson of Schaff Yoga Therapy Inc.

For nurses, physical and occupational therapists, physicians and other medical professionals, along with yoga therapists & any experienced yogi interested in deepening their own personal practice.

Achieve positive outcomes for yourself, your students and patients who deal with postural, musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Leading physicians at major medical schools and hospitals endorse this training program and recommend its practices to treat and relieve pain. This training program has been approved by the Arthritis Foundation and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. CEUs are available for nurses, certified IAYT yoga therapists, and YA yoga teachers.

Weekend Adaptive Yoga Training Program (10 ½ hours) May 29 - 31, 2020 - POSTPONED Learn seated and standing sequences to improve posture and gait, and for osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, the most common musculoskeletal conditions found with aging.  This course prepares you to: . Understand basic anatomy and physiology as they relates to posture, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

·      Modify yoga postures for people with physical impairments affecting stability, balance, strength, flexibility and range of motion

 Successful completion of this weekend training program prepares you to teach three series of yoga postures that they can be safely shared in a variety of settings including independent and assisted living communities, nursing homes and hospitals.

5-Day (Sunday – Friday) Adaptive Yoga Training Program (22.75 hours) May 31 - June 5, 2020 - POSTPONED Learn seated and standing sequences for spine and hip conditions.

This course prepares you to: ·      Understand basic anatomy and physiology as they relate to specific musculoskeletal and neurological conditions affecting the spine and hip.

·      Modify yoga postures for people with physical impairments affecting stability, balance, strength, flexibility and range of motion

·      Structure classes so that students with medical issues can participate and enjoy their yoga experience safely and comfortably

·      Understand the impact and safely teach students with co-morbidities

 Successful completion of this 22.75-hour training program prepares you to teach yoga in a variety of settings including independent and assisted living communities, nursing homes and hospitals.

 Note: Tuition includes training manuals, and Terry Roth Schaff’s Chair-Supported Yoga DVD

CEUs are available for nurses, certified IAYT yoga therapists, and YA yoga teachers.

 7-Day (Friday – Friday) Adaptive Yoga Training Program (32 ½ hours) May 29 - June 5, 2020 - POSTPONED Achieve positive outcomes for yourself, your students and patients who deal with postural issues, musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Learn seated and standing sequences for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, lordosis, kyphosis, lordosis, spondylolisthesis, bulging and herniated discs, stenosis, piriformis syndrome, SI joint derangement, labral tears and bursitis.

This course prepares you to: ·      Understand basic anatomy and physiology as it relates to postural, musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

·      Modify yoga postures for people with physical impairments affecting stability, balance, strength, flexibility and range of motion

·      Structure classes so that students with medical issues can participate and enjoy their yoga experience safely and comfortably

·      Understand the impact and safely teach students with co-morbidities

 Successful completion of this 32 ½-hour training program prepares you to teach yoga in a variety of settings including independent and assisted living communities, nursing homes and hospitals.

 Note: Tuition includes training manuals, and Terry Roth Schaff’s Chair-Supported Yoga DVD

For More Information about participating in this Training Program: contact terry@schaffyogatherapy.com.

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Free yourself from pain and stiffness in the warm and supporting environment of water. When you practice yoga in warm water, you can reduce swelling in injured or swollen joints and avoid soreness.

• Enjoy moving in a warm water pool. Supported by the water, you will find yourself able to flow from one yoga pose to another without the risk of falling.

• Use the water to help expand your breath and lower your blood pressure

• Feel the water relax tightness, stress and tension in your body and mind

• Learn yoga postures and yoga sequences in a new way

• Have fun while becoming stronger and more toned

• Feel a sense of ease and well-being in this warm, soothing environment

No previous yoga or swimming experience is necessary. This workshop is appropriate for anyone who would like to increase their mobility, improve their balance, and reduce musculoskeletal and neurological pain. Helping medical and yoga professionals find techniques they can use with their clients.

Due to the Coronavirus this workshop has been postponed until later in the year.

Cost: $300 (Includes Saturday & Sunday Lunch & Sunday Continental Breakfast)

Pay with Check or Paypal

To pay with a check or money order. Download and fill out this PDF then return it with your payment to reserve your spot.

Checks should be made out to Schaff Yoga Therapy and sent to:

Schaff Yoga Therapy
37 Chestnut Street, Apt. B
Rhinebeck, NY 12572

To pay directly through Paypal click on “SIGN UP NOW”. Also, please Download and fill out this PDF and send it back to us by email or using the address above.

Thanks,

Terry Roth Schaff, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist

Refund Policy

You will be officially enrolled upon receipt of your payment. If you need to cancel prior to the start of the workshop payment will be returned to you in the form of a credit that is good for one year from the date of the start of the workshop towards any future Schaff Yoga Therapy service or offering. Services available include: mentoring, one-on-one yoga therapy (in-person and on Skype), workshops and training programs.

In the event that Schaff Yoga Therapy has to cancel this program for an unexpected reason, you will be given a full refund. 

For yoga therapists, instructors, and practitioners at all levels, medical professionals and people preparing for or recovering from a hip or knee replacement. No yoga experience necessary:

 If a hip or knee replacement is in your future, learn how you can not only postpone the inevitable, but also how to prepare your body for a speedy recovery. Medical yoga therapist Terry Roth Schaff and yoga teacher Karen Abramson will teach you a series of safe, easy to practice yoga poses to relieve hip and knee discomfort and to strengthen the muscles surrounding these joints.

Dr. Allen Wilkins will offer valuable insights and information to help you understand when it’s time for surgery, how long you can postpone it, whether you have options other than surgery, and how yoga can help.

 In this program, you:

 •   Learn specific yoga postures & sequences to keep your knees & hips healthy

•    Improve your posture & gait

•    Discover ways to build back muscle strength & joint mobility pre and post-op.

Return home with tools and practices to postpone surgery as long as possible, prepare your body for replacement surgery, and ways to aid in the healing process. This workshop is recognized by the International Association of Yoga Therapists and by Yoga Alliance. It gives yoga therapists and yoga teachers 8-hours of continuing education credits.

Please let us know if there is any further information that we can provide you about our weekend of "Yoga for Hip & Knee Replacements". You can write to us at admin@schaffyogatherapy.com.

Hoping to see you in beautiful historic Rhinebeck, New York!

Terry Roth Schaff                           Karen Abramson
C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, E-RYT     Schaff Yoga Therapy's Admin., RYT & YA-CEP IAYT-CEP & YA-CEP

Pay with Check or PayPal

Tuition for this workshop is $300. We provide lunch and snacks on Saturday and a continental breakfast on Sunday morning but you will need to arrange for your lodging and additional meals.

To pay with a check or money order. Download and fill out this PDF then return it with your payment to reserve your spot.

Checks should be made out to Schaff Yoga Therapy and sent to:

Schaff Yoga Therapy
37 Chestnut Street, Apt. B
Rhinebeck, NY 12572

To pay directly through Paypal click on “SIGN UP NOW”. Also, please Download and fill out this PDF and send this form back to us by email or using the address shown above.

Refund Policy

You will be officially enrolled upon receipt of your payment. If you need to cancel prior to the start of the workshop payment will be returned to you in the form of a credit that is good for one year from the date of the start of the workshop towards any future Schaff Yoga Therapy service or offering. Services available include: mentoring, one-on-one yoga therapy (in-person and on Skype), workshops and training programs.

In the event that Schaff Yoga Therapy has to cancel this program for an unexpected reason, you will be given a full refund. 

Adaptive Yoga Teacher Training Program 

making yoga accessible to people with limited mobility

Schaff Yoga Therapy’s Adaptive Yoga Teacher Training provides yoga instructors with a solid foundation to adapt classic yoga postures for students who are limited in movement because of age, illness, disability, or injury.  We use chairs, the wall, straps, blankets, blocks, and gentle assists. This program is recognized by the national Arthritis Foundation as a treatment modality.

This course prepares you to:

• Understand basic anatomy and physiology as it relates to specific medical conditions.
• Modify classic yoga postures for people with physical impairments, ranging from neurological conditions (such as Parkinson’s and strokes) to arthritis, osteoporosis, spinal stenosis and other back conditions.
• Use breathing exercises and meditations to deepen your students’ experience.
• Structure classes so that students of any age, shape, size, ability, or disability may be able to participate and enjoy the yoga experience safely and comfortably.

Goals: At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Guide people living with physical limitations confidently and compassionately through a yoga experience that is both safe and satisfying.
• Be prepared to teach yoga in a variety of settings including independent and assisted-living facilities, nursing homes and hospitals.

This training program is appropriate for yoga teachers, physical and occupational therapists, nurses, and physicians, and for those interested in deepening their own personal practice. CEUs are available for nurses.  Upon completion, certification is available for experienced 200+ certified yoga teachers. 

Our next Adaptive Yoga Teacher Training Program will take place at Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health in August, from the 5th to the 10th. Space is limited to 24 participants. You will be able to sign up for this training program on Kripalu's website within the next month or two.

Please let us know if you would like more information about this training program.  

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Terry Roth Schaff                             Karen Abramson
C-IAYT Yoga Therapist & E-RYT     Schaff Yoga Therapy's Admin. & RYT

Spend a weekend with us in Rhinebeck, New York building your bone density, strength and balance.  Our focus will be on wrists, arms and hips along with learning more advanced standing poses to improve your balance and bone density in a safe way. Our goal is to send you home with a more advanced and nuanced personal “Yoga For Osteoporosis” practice that best suits you.

In this workshop we review the 12 poses in Dr. Fishman’s “Yoga for Osteoporosis” study, and we teach you a second group of bone-building poses to add to your practice. You will learn new poses to improve your balance, and to stress the bones in your spine, hips, wrists and arms.

The size of this workshop is limited to 24 participants, so we ask that you sign up early if you wish to participate.  This 11-hour workshop takes place from 9 am - 5 pm on Saturday, June 9th and from 9 am - noon on Sunday, June 10th. Lunch on Saturday, June 9th and a light, continental breakfast on Sunday, June 10th will be provided.

If you have any questions about this workshop please write to me or Karen Abramson at terry@schaffyogatherapy.com or karen@schaffyogatherapy.com.

Wishing you well,

Terry Roth Schaff                             Karen Abramson
C-IAYT Yoga Therapist & E-RYT     Schaff Yoga Therapy's Admin. & RYT

Workshop Payment & Refund Policy

Tuition for this workshop is $300. We provide lunch and snacks on Saturday and a continental breakfast on Sunday morning, but you will need to arrange for lodging and additional meals. Payment by certified check or money order is preferred, but payment by PayPal is also an option. Checks should be made out to Schaff Yoga Therapy and sent to:

Schaff Yoga Therapy
37 Chestnut Street, Apt. B
Rhinebeck, NY 12572.

You will be officially enrolled upon receipt of your payment. If you need to cancel prior to the start of the workshop payment will be returned to you in the form of  a credit that is good for one year from the date of the start of the workshop towards a future Schaff Yoga Therapy service or offering. Services available include: mentoring, one-on-one yoga therapy ( in person or on Skype), workshops and training programs.

In the event that Schaff Yoga Therapy has to cancel this program for an unexpected reason you will be given a full refund.

Yoga for Arthritis, Joint Pain & Limited Mobility

Spend a weekend with us in Rhinebeck, New York improving your balance and range of motion using chairs and walls as props, before moving into a warm water pool where you can ease your joints and increase mobility with a gentle yoga flow.

Having a yoga background is not a prerequisite. Knowing how to swim is not necessary.    This 9-hour workshop begins on Saturday, April 28th at 9 am and ends on Sunday, April 29th at noon. This workshop is limited to 18 participants, so we ask that you sign up early if you wish to participate.

Please let us know if there is any further information that we can provide you about our Weekend of "Yoga for Arthritis, Joint Pain & Limited Mobility". You can write to me or to Karen Abramson at: terry@schaffyogatherapy.com or Karen at karen@schaffyogatherapy.com.

Hoping to see you in beautiful historic Rhinebeck, New York!

Terry Roth Schaff                             Karen Abramson
C-IAYT Yoga Therapist & E-RYT     Schaff Yoga Therapy's Admin. & RYT

PS: If you need a walking device to remain stable this workshop is not appropriate for you. Please contact us about other opportunities to come work with us. We do work with people with severe movement limitations and partial paralysis. 

Workshop Payment & Refund Policy

Tuition for this workshop is $300. We provide lunch and snacks on Saturday and a continental breakfast on Sunday morning but you will need to arrange for your lodging and additional meals. Payment by certified check or money order is preferred, but payment by PayPal is also an option. Checks should be made out to Schaff Yoga Therapy and sent to:

Schaff Yoga Therapy
37 Chestnut Street, Apt. B
Rhinebeck, NY 12572

You will be officially enrolled upon receipt of your payment. If you need to cancel prior to the start of the workshop payment will be returned to you in the form of a credit that is good for one year from the date of the start of the workshop towards any future Schaff Yoga Therapy service or offering. Services available include: mentoring, one-on-one yoga therapy (in-person and on Skype), workshops and training programs.

In the event that Schaff Yoga Therapy has to cancel this program for an unexpected reason, you will be given a full refund.  

Schaff Yoga Therapy’s 40-hour Warm Water Yoga Training Program is registered with International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and recognized by the Arthritis Foundation as a recommended therapeutic modality.  It takes place in Rhinebeck, New York from November 10 th – November 16 th . This is the only Warm Water Yoga Teacher Training Program we are offering this year.

Led by IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist Terry Roth Schaff, this training program will teach you how to make yoga accessible to people with physical and neurological conditions. It is designed to help improve balance, range of motion, coordination and mobility while cultivating a peaceful state of mind. You will learn yoga poses and sequences in the water that increase cardio-vascular circulation, open up restricted joints, stretch tight muscles and strengthen weak ones, and breath work and relaxation exercises to soothe the nervous system, while helping the participants to feel grounded, rejuvenated, and refreshed. Terry will show you how to set up a Warm Water Yoga program in your community.

Becoming a certified Warm Water Yoga instructor will give you the opportunity to teach yoga to people who may no longer be able to have an active yoga practice on land, and to people with special needs in a safe and supportive environment.

For certification you must already hold a 200-hour certification as a yoga instructor, with a minimum of three years teaching experience and at least 450 yoga teaching hours. We also ask that you have completed CPR within the last 12 months and be a confident and experienced swimmer.

Workshop Payment & Refund Policy 

Tuition for the program is $2,000, which includes a total of 40 hours of training, 22 hours in the water and 18 hours in the classroom. You will receive a copy of our Warm Water Yoga Training Manual. Lunches and snacks will be provided but you will need to arrange for your lodging and additional meals.

Your place will be confirmed upon payment in full. We are asking for payment for this program by check or money order. Please make it payable to Schaff Yoga Therapy and send it to:

Schaff Yoga Therapy
37 Chestnut Street, Apt. B
Rhinebeck, NY 12572

If you need to cancel prior to the start of the training program payment will be returned to you in the form of a credit that is good for one year from the date of the start of the workshop towards any future Schaff Yoga Therapy service or offering. Services available include: mentoring, one-on- one yoga therapy (in-person and on Skype), workshops and training programs.

In the event that Schaff Yoga Therapy has to cancel this program for an unexpected reason, you will be given a full refund. 

Please let us know if there is any further information that we can provide you about our Warm Water Yoga Teacher Training Program.

Yoga for Arthritis, Join Pain & Limited Mobility

Spend a weekend improving your balance and range of motion using chairs and walls as props, before moving into a warm water pool where you can ease your joints and increase your mobility with a gentle yoga flow.

Having is yoga background is not a prerequisite. Knowing how to swim is also not necessary.  This 9-hour workshop begins on Saturday, April 28th at 9:00 am and ends on Sunday, April 29th at noon. It is limited to 18 participants.

Workshop Payment & Refund Policy

Tuition for the workshop is $300. We provide lunch and snacks on Saturday and a continental breakfast on Sunday morning but you will need to arrange for lodging and additional meals. Payment by certified check or money order is preferred, but if you prefer payment by PayPal is also an option. Checks should be made out to Schaff Yoga Therapy and sent to:

Schaff Yoga Therapy
37 Chestnut Street, Apt. B
Rhinebeck, NY 12572.

If you need to cancel prior to the start of the workshop payment will be returned to you in the form of a credit that is good for one year from the date of the start of the workshop towards any future Schaff Yoga

Therapy service or offering. Services available include: mentoring, one-on-one yoga therapy (in-person and on Skype), workshops and training programs.

In the event that Schaff Yoga Therapy has to cancel this program for an unexpected reason, you will be given a full refund.   Please let us know if there is any further information that we can provide you about our Weekend of Yoga for Arthritis, Joint Pain & Limited Mobility.

Come to a weekend of “Yoga For Osteoporosis Phase II” on Saturday April 29th and Sunday, April 30th in Rhinebeck, NY.  Our focus will be on building up wrist strength and more complex standing poses to improve your balance and bone density in a safe way. Our goal is to send you home with a more advanced and nuanced personal “Yoga For Osteoporosis” practice that best suits you.

The workshop will take place from 10 am – 5 pm on Saturday, April 29th (with a one hour lunch break from 12 noon – 1 pm), and from 9 am – 12 noon on Sunday, April 30th.  It includes lunch on Saturday, and coffee, tea and Danish on Sunday morning.  The cost is $300 per person.  Joining us in the classroom as assistant teachers will be Karen Abramson and Sharon Hong.

In this nine-hour workshop we review the 12 poses in Dr. Fishman’s “Yoga for Osteoporosis” study to make sure that you are doing them to the best of your ability, and we will teach you a second group of bone-building poses to add into your practice. You will learn new poses to improve your balance, stress the bones in your spine, hips, wrists and arms.

As our gift to you, at the end of the workshop we invite you to spend an hour with us practicing yoga in a Warm Water Pool.  The water is around 90 degrees, and the pool is 4 feet deep. Knowing how to swim is not a prerequisite. Participation is completely voluntary but we would be delighted to send you home in the relaxed state that this will induce. 

The size of this workshop is limited so we ask that you sign up early if you want to participate. You will be officially enrolled upon receipt of your payment. You can pay for this workshop by check or by credit card via PayPal.  If you have to cancel your reservation we will give you a credit towards a future Schaff Yoga Therapy workshop or private yoga therapy session in person or on Skype.

If you have any questions about this workshop please write to me or Karen Abramson at Karen@schaffyogatherapy.com.  Once you are enrolled we will send you preparatory materials for this workshop.

Hoping to see you in beautiful historic Rhinebeck!