Program Description

By delving deeper into the science of Yoga we will try to uncover the basic elements of yoga practice. We will then explore ways of making these practices accessible to all people regardless of their physical ability.

This advanced training will be an interactive, workshop-style program, and we hope to utilize your knowledge and experience. With this intention, participants will be required to have a daily Hatha Yoga, pranayama and meditation practice, and attend all sessions. You will also be asked to take two Gentle Yoga classes outside of class time and evaluate them.

Prerequisite

This program is for Yoga teachers who have completed a Yoga Alliance-certified basic teacher training program.

Jivana Heyman, eRYT500, is an Integral Yoga Minister and Director of Teacher Training for the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, CA. Jivana has been teaching Yoga since 1995, and has focused on training Yoga teachers, teaching Yoga philosophy, and teaching yoga for people with disabilities.
He has taught at CPMC’s Institute for Health and Healing, UCSF’s Dean Ornish Heart Disease Reversal Program, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and St. Mary’s College.

In 2007 he created the Accessible Yoga Teacher Training program to train people with disabilities to become Yoga teachers. This innovative program is the first training that is specifically designed to bring Yoga teacher training to the disabled community.

In this course we will focus on ways of adapting the Integral Yoga Hatha class to meet the needs of specific populations including the elderly, people recovering from injury, and those with disabilities and chronic illness.