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Dates: March 30-April 1, 2012
Time: Fri 6:30-8:30pm, Sat 6am-5:30pm & Sun 6am-3pm
(includes a morning practice from 6-7:30am)
Location: ChildLight Yoga Studio, Dover, NH
Fee: $405 before March 15
$450 after March 15
Training Description
Special Needs? Perhaps...but we prefer to call them Children with Special Intentions!
Learn leading edge yogic tools that can reach the hearts and minds of Differently Abled Children. We'll encourage your creativity, intuition, and give you innovative and excellent tools to use for individuals or groups.
This course teaches the participant how to effectively integrate yoga into their therapeutic treatment of children with learning and developmental challenges such as ADD/ADHD, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders, etc. Social-Emotional, physiological, cognitive and sensory-motor benefits will be described. Through lecture, videotape and experiential labs, participants will learn how to apply:
BREATH to enhance self-regulation, modulation and organization as well as supporting respiration for language.
MOVEMENT to improve motor planning, balance, coordination, strength and flexibility.
MEDITATION / RELAXATION to decrease stress and promote stillness of the mind for increased attention and ability to focus.
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Course is lead by Shakta Khalsa, www.childrensyoga.com, E-RYT 500, Founder of Radiant Child Yoga and Allison Morgan, MA, www.zensationalkids.com, Radiant Child Yoga triner, Occupational therapist for over two decades. Includes contributions from other RCY trainers.
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand how yoga strengthens the brain-body connection and enhances learning for
- Discover how to use yoga-based activities to support and enhance the effectiveness of your treatment for children with special needs
- Understand how yoga strengthens the brain-body connection and enhances learning for all children
- Create fun and innovative yoga lessons that address therapeutic goals for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech/language therapy
- Examine therapeutic variations for specific disorders and learning challenges
- Demonstrate breathing techniques, yoga poses and meditations for facilitating relaxation, self regulation, attention and ability to focus
CEUs:
Training is eligible for CEU's for OT's & some PT's. Click HERE for more information & eligibility.
Kundalini Yoga teachers are also eligible for CEU's via IKYTA.
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