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Living your Dharma
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Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, give yourself to it.
~ the Buddha
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Soul Qualities of a Teacher
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"To teach is to demonstrate. It is but a call to witness, to attest to what you believe. This is not done by words alone...In fact, the verbal content of your teaching is quite irrelevant. It is the teaching underlying what you say that teaches." Course in Miracles, Manual for Teachers
"It is worth remembering that there is only one yoga and can only be one yoga. True, aspirants are of different natures and resort to various doctrines and practices along the path. But one who completes the process of yoga understands its different paths and sees that the systematic practice of various disciplines leads to the same place. In the end, all yogas lead to the one great Yoga." Swami Kripalu from "Sayings of Swami Kripalu" by Richard and Danna Faulds
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Save the Date!
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November 19 - 21, 2009
Teaching Adaptive Yoga for MS in southeastern Connecticut
Still working on the details. Information will be posted on my website as soon as I have the confirmation.
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Teaching Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis
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A Workshop for Yoga Teachers and Health Care Professionals
June 26 - 27, 2009
There are many potential students who would love to do yoga. Mainstream yoga classes often present too many obstacles for students who have limitations, impairments and even disabilities. Adaptive yoga looks at accessibility, appropriate class levels and the use of props to create safety and a meaningful experience.
While the focus is on multiple sclerosis, this skills based workshop is applicable to other student populations who need an adaptive approach.
It's been my experience that teaching yoga to students who have physical impairments is incredibly rewarding and it continues to stretch the edges of what I think I can do, both personally and as a yoga teacher. Next week, I'll be volunteering at the annual MS Camp here in Connecticut. I'll be meeting new people and visiting with students that I see every year. Some are young adults who live in nursing homes because of their disease. Some come with their family members who often take vacation time from work and travel from other states to support their sibling or parent. I'll lead them through a chair yoga experience, we'll have some fun, many will fall asleep during relaxation (or before) and I will again feel blessed and privileged to be a part of their day.
Around the country, teachers who have taken this program are making a real difference for people who have MS and other physically limiting health conditions. You can too! Change someone's life - make yoga accessible. This work is not for every one, but if you discover that it's for you, it can change your life, too.
Sponsor:
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Divine Yoga Center is hosting this continuing education program for yoga teachers and licensed health care professionals who have an interest in working with people who have MS and other challenging health conditions.
Location:
Training Schedule:
- Friday, June 26, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, June 27, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- As part of this training, teachers will assist the regular Adaptive Yoga class held on Saturday. People who have MS discuss their challenges and what they need in terms of a Yoga experience. Yoga teachers will have the opportunity to work one-on-one or in small group with workshop participants.
Registration Fee:
- $229, includes manual
- early bird discount:
- $209 paid in full by June 19, 2009
To Register:
Click here to pay online
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Yoga Therapy in Practice: A Multi-dimensional Approach to the Therapeutic Application of Yoga
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
9 am - 3 pm
This experiential workshop is designed to give experienced yoga teachers and health care professionals additional training in adaptive yoga for special needs populations in individual and group settings. Components include Theory, Tools, and Application of Yoga Therapy using the panchamayakosha model to determine areas of therapeutic focus and additional tools for teaching yoga to students with limited mobility or the need for a modified or adaptive approach.
- Tuition:
- This program builds onto Teaching Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis with Karen O'Donnell Clarke. It would be great if you have already taken that workshop but if you haven't, don't let that stop you from participating in this one!
Click here to register for this program
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Information for both programs
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Presenter: Karen O'Donnell Clarke, eRYT500, certified Kripalu Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy.Prerequisite:
- 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification
- PTs, OTs, LMTs, nurses & other licensed health care professionals who work with clients who have MS may also participate.
- Must have a minimum one year direct yoga experience in an ongoing class with a certified yoga teacher.
Location: Divine Yoga Center, 3280 W. Southlake Boulevard, Southlake, Texas
Contact:
- Divine Yoga Center
- Yoga Heals Us
CEUs:
- Available for Yoga Alliance RYTs. Please request at the time of registration.
Accommodations:
Meals: Bring your own lunch.
Supplies: This program includes lecture and experiential components.
- Teachers are encouraged to bring their personal yoga supplies including mats, bolsters, blankets, ties, etc.
- We will be practicing adaptive yoga techniques.
- Teachers who require modification or adaptations for their own well-being are most welcome!
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Yoga Heals Us
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Please spread the word to teachers who may be interested in this workshop or who are interested in creating access to yoga for out of the mainstream students.
Breathe, you can relax now...Yoga Heals Us
Contact Karen O'Donnell Clarke at yogahealsus@yahoo.com
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