Please note:  Pre-registration is essential.  Sign up for workshops is first come first serve--we cannot hold your place without payment.  Unless noted otherwise, there is a 48 hour cancellation policy for all workshops.  There is a 10% cancellation fee for all workshops. 
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BACKCARE WEEKEND CERTIFICATION / WORKSHOPS WITH
ALISON WEST

Workshops for All levels &

Certification Program for Teachers
   

Saturday February 11 Backcare 9am-12:30pm
Saturday February 11   Backcare 2-5 pm
Sunday February 12  Yoga for Scoliosis  9:30am-12:30pm
Sunday February 12  Yoga for Scoliosis 2-5pm

Open to all levels & Certification Program for teachers

Cost:  Individual sections $70  Whole weekend: $250 

Back pain is one of the most common reasons for which people turn to Yoga in the first place. The beauty of a Yoga practice for these issues is that one uses the body holistically to address them. It is essential to know how to observe, modify, and adjust your practice or that of your student in the presence of back pain. 

This weekend will provide you with a rich opportunity to develop a sound practice.  Disc herniation, spondylolysthesis, scoliosis, muscle spasms, posture problems—all will be explored in the context of the major categories of yoga poses, with suitable modifications.


This weekend-long workshop is suitable both for those who would like to work with their own back issues and for those who would like to be Certified in Yoga for Backcare, Level I, an essential tool for any Yoga teacher. 

Saturday 9am-12pm  Backcare Part I:  Standing Poses and a Strong Back:
  • Introduction to the anatomy of the back and how yoga poses help.
  • Foundational information for all sessions
  • Asana practice.
Saturday 2-5pm   
Backcare Part II:   
Core Strength and Lumbar Issues:
  • How to work with the lumbar/abdominal area in the presence of lumbar herniation and spondylolisthesis
Sunday 9:30-12:30   
Yoga for Scoliosis Part I: 
  • How to lengthen, de-rotate and strengthen the spine through standing poses and twists. Use of props to help with proprioception.

Sunday 2-5    
Yoga for Scoliosis Part II:
  • Understanding backbends and inversions

Certification requirements: A 200TT or equivalent + 1 year of teaching is required for the certification program. You will also need to take at least 5 Backcare Classes and assist in at least 5 Backcare Classes (not included in the cost of the weekend program). Classes and Assists cost $22/class or 10 class card
 

REGISTER BEFORE APRIL 1 TO GET THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!


PRICES

register for full workshop (Parts 1&II)  before April 1 $570

After April 1 $625

One Part early bird $300, 

After April 1 $330


Part 1 4/27-4/29

Friday 4/27 6-8

Saturday 4/28  9-11:30

Saturday 4/28 2-4:30

Sunday 4/29  9-12


Friday 5/4 6-8

Saturday 5/5  9-11:30

Saturday 5/6 2-4:30

Sunday 5/7  9-12











YOGA UNION CENTER FOR BACKCARE & SCOLIOSIS IS PROUD TO PRESENT
Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher’s Training Program
with Elise Miller

Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher’s Training is the first teacher’s training program designed specifically to train yoga teachers on how to work with students who have scoliosis. To become a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer, it is necessary to complete 20 hours of instruction, submit a paper which will be assigned in the workshop and complete a practicum where you will submit 2 case studies within 3 months of completing the 20 hours. There is an additional fee upon submission. You will then receive a certificate acknowledging that you have completed the training. This is not an Iyengar Certificate.


For a yearly fee, you will be featured on a page of my website,www.yogaforscoliosis.com as a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer where students can refer to if they are looking for an instructor. I also get many referral requests by email and phone and I will personally refer scoliosis students in your area, to you once you have completed the training. If you choose to take the 20 hour course without doing the practicum, you may also participate but will not receive the certificate or be able to be listed on my website as Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer. Since there is much information to absorb, it is recommended that you take the course several times and/or assist if you feel you need more understanding before beginning the practicum.


In addition, to obtain the 20 hours of course work, you may take these weekend programs, Part 1 and Part 2, Each weekend will run 10 hours each to complete the 20-hour requirement. If you have taken one of my 10 hour Yoga for Scoliosis workshops offered throughout the United States in previous years, then you may take Part 2 in 2012 and will qualify to do the practicum to become a Yoga for Scoliosis trainer. 

Information for students


The Workshops are appropriate for students of all levels with scoliosis. You must participate in Part I to attend Part II.  Students will benefit greatly by learning about physical and psychological aspects of scoliosis as well as having the opportunity to explore in great depth beginner and intermediate poses with ‘hands on’ adjustments.  Teachers who wish to assist their students with scoliosis are encouraged to enroll them in the Yoga for Scoliosis workshop.


If you are a student with scoliosis and have a teacher who you feel would benefit from my programs, please let them know about these opportunities.





 
OUTSIDE AND OUT-OF TOWN WORKSHOPS WITH OUR CO-DIRECTORS






YOGA FOR BACKCARE

WITH DEBORAH WOLK
DeborahWolkAMVSide
Saturday, February 4 • 2:00 - 5:00pm
Sunday, February 5 • 2:00 - 5:00pm
$60 per day or $110 for the whole weekend

 
In this 2-day workshop, Deborah Wolk, Co-Director of Yoga Union Center for Backcare and Scoliosis in New York City, will teach a direct approach to relief from all types of chronic back pain and alignment issues such as disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, swayback, whiplash and kyphosis. Yoga, practiced with a specific focus can be the key to alleviating pain and creating more balance in the body.

Saturday's program will include:

  • The anatomy of the spine-understanding how it supports us and where its weaknesses are
  • Anatomy of disk diseases, sciatica, osteoporosis and other ailments & injuries
  • Understanding chronic and acute pain.  Separating strong sensation from pain. 
  • Modified Yoga poses and solutions to address acute pain
  • Classical and Modified Yoga poses to decrease or relieve chronic pain

Sunday's program will include: 

  • Defining asymmetries such as Scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis and more localized asymmetries such a spondylolysthesis and flattened cervical spine (whiplash).
  • Through lecture, demonstration and yoga practice understanding how we are all affected by even minor asymmetry in the body and learning to see and feel these asymmetries.
  • How injuries and asymmetries affect the proprioceptive and nervous systems.
  • Yogasana to align the spine and limbs to decrease pain, balance the use muscles and bones, and as a preventative against future injuries and pain.