training     for yoga therapists, teachers, & medical professionals

 
 
 
 
 
  • Interested in becoming a Certified Warm Water Yoga Instructor?
  • This 40-hour training program led by IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist Terry Roth Schaff will teach you how to make yoga accessible to people with musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. This program 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.

    Our next Warm Water Yoga Teacher Training is scheduled for May 1 - May 5, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. Contact Terry Roth Schaff for more information about how to apply for this program. Registration is limited to twelve participants. Proof of COVID vaccination is required, along with a rapid COVID test immediately prior to the start of this training program.
    • Requirements For Warm Water Yoga Teacher Certification by Schaff Yoga Therapy:
    • For certification you must already hold a 200-hour certification as a yoga instructor.

      Special permission to participate in this program may be given on an individual basis to medical professionals and individuals with a serious interest in developing a water yoga practice. Upon successful completion of this program these individuals will be eligable to receive a certificate of completion.
      • Interested in Medical Yoga Training?
      • Schaff Yoga Therapy’s Medical Yoga Training Program provides nurses, medical professionals, and yoga therapists with a solid foundation to adapt classic yoga postures for patients and clients who are limited in movement because of age, illness, disability, or injury. We use chairs, the wall, straps, blankets, blocks, and gentle assists. Upon successful completion of this training nurses and IAYT yoga therapists are eligible for continuing education credits.

        This program is recognized by the Arthritis Foundation, the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC),the California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN), and the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT.

        • This Training Program prepares you to:
        • Understand Basic Anatomy & Physiology as they relate to Specific Medical Conditions.
        • Modify Classic Yoga Postures for people with Physical Impairments, ranging from neurological conditions (such as Parkinson’s and Strokes) to musculoskeletal issues such as, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Spinal Stenosis.
        • 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 Training Program 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 nurses, physical and occupational therapists and physicians, yoga therapists and for those interested in deepening their own personal practice. This program provides continuing education credits for nurses and IAYT yoga therapists.

      • Schaff Yoga Therapy's Medical Yoga Training Program was scheduled to be held at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, NY from May 29 - June 5, 2020. This training program has been postponed due to the Coronavirus.