Boston/Woburn, MA August 2021 MBF Conference

YogaFit Seniors

This one‐day workshop offers ways to modify YogaFit classes to make them accessible to individuals over the age of 55, regardless of their fitness levels. You may take this workshop at any time that fits with your schedule, after completing Level One. 

YogaBack

Did you know that 85 percent of all Americans suffer from back pain at some point in their lives? Created by a chiropractic physician, this dynamic and obviously essential one-day workshop will help yoga therapists and physical therapists understand the anatomy and kinesiology of the spine and explain how yoga can impact the health of the spine.

YogaFit Pranayama

Changing the rhythm of our breath can literally change our minds and our nervous systems. This one­-day workshop on pranayama (yoga’s ancient breathing techniques) was designed by a respiratory therapist and a registered nurse/Ayurvedic practitioner. It offers an East-meets­-West approach to breath awareness practices in order to help yoga therapists, teachers, and healthcare practitioners understand how to use specific techniques to facilitate the healing process and promote well being.

Thai Energy 1

Thai yoga, a hands­-on therapeutic technique, combines acupressure, gentle rhythmic massage, deep stretching, and gentle twisting to create a deeply meditative healing experience. In this one­-day workshop, you’ll not only learn how to offer these techniques to your students and clients, but you’ll get to experience them yourself.

YogaFit YogaBarre

YogaFit YogaBarre is a fun and functional way to create a balanced body, mind and spirit. Utilizing principles of yoga, ballet barre, pilates, strength training and dance allows for a complete integration of fitness modalities for well-being. We utilize a barre or chair to provide stability, balance, and support as we move through exercises that target the core, glutes, arms, and legs. The major benefits are improved posture, muscle definition, weight loss, increased mobility, and reduced stress.The YogaFit Yoga Barre program helps individuals to become stronger and feel better as they perform their everyday activities.  The program is based not only on muscle balancing, but also on balancing the common postural and movement patterns we create in our daily lives. 

The average American adult spends at least 6.5 hours sitting every day and the number is higher for teenagers, according to the Washington Post (The Big Number: The average U.S. adult sits 6.5 hours a day. For teens, it’s even more. Linda Searing April 28, 2019).  This means many Americans are moving through their day with forward head posture, rounded shoulders, a lack of natural curves in the spine and a chronically tight front line.  YogaFit Yoga Barre can provide individuals with a movement practice they will enjoy at the time and for years to come. YogaFit Yoga Barre is also one of the fastest, most effective ways to burn calories and get toned.  Your students will love the functionality, fitness and fun they will experience every time they show up on their mat! 

***Virtual Trainings will receive a digital manual only. 
 

YogaFit for Improved Pelvic Floor Performance

One in four women have pelvic floor issues by the age of 45. This workshop is designed for anyone who wishes to strengthen and improve their pelvic floor, as well as yoga teachers. This workshop combines practical take away tools as well as osteopathic and physiotherapeutic approaches, incorporating a Biopsychosocial Yoga approach. You will learn real techniques for Pelvic Floor Improvement. This is a one‐day workshop that will explore the common conditions that are experienced in the pelvic region, the factors that may contribute to the conditions, and how we solve our pelvic floor issues with yoga poses and breathwork. The result is improved pelvic floor function.

Note: YogaFit for Pelvic Floor Improvement fulfills a portion of the elective requirements necessary for completion of your YogaFit 200‐hour teacher training certification. You may take this program at any time that works for your schedule or if you want to gain a greater depth of understanding about the pelvic floor for your personal practice and or your students enhanced life experiences.

Working with the Chakras

Much has been written about the chakras—the seven energy centers of spiritual power that reside deep within our bodies and help regulate everything from our physical health to our emotional and mental health. YogaFit’s prior teacher-­training modules have covered the chakras in detail, exploring how they work and how they affect overall health and wellness. In this one­-day intensive, you will work with your own chakra energies, learning chakra balancing and healing techniques to awaken a deeper connection to Self.

LEVEL ONE: Foundations

The first step on the path toward becoming a yoga teacher or simply deepening your practice, Level One provides the tools to create inspiring vinyasa yoga classes grounded in proper alignment and the safety of exercise science. 

While there are no prerequisites for this course, we do require that all attendees read Beth Shaw's YogaFit prior to attending. This book explains the foundation of our entire teacher training program, and allows for better overall understanding of the material covered in our Level One Training. Please email edu@yogafit.com with any questions about Level One!.  We look forward to seeing you on the mat. 

We are also offering Level One virtually, with live trainings via zoom.  Please click here for the schedule of Virtual Level One Trainings.

Note: In order to receive a Certificate of Completion for Level One, you must also complete eight hours of practice teaching as a community service, in which you bring the gift of yoga, free of charge, to individuals who would not normally be exposed to yoga on a regular basis.

Upon completion of the Level One training and Community Service hours, click here for instructions regarding obtaining your certificate. 

You have one year from the date of your Level 1 Training to complete Community Service and apply for your Level 1 Certificate. We do understand that sometimes life events interfere with our plans. Please email certs@yogafit.com if you find that you may need an extension for completion.

Retrain: Please call Customer Service at 1-888-786-3111 to register for retrains of Level 1.  The retrain price is $199.

LEVEL FOUR: Tradition

Level Four continues where Level Three left off, exploring more challenging practices and the preparation for each of them. But the real emphasis is on how to weave elements of yoga's ancient tradition into your practice, life, and teaching. This four‐day intensive delves deeper into the Yoga Sutra, the Bhagavad Gita, and some of the more esoteric elements of yoga, such as chakras, mudras (hand gestures), and sound.

**Please note: Due to the scheduling involved with Level 4 and 5, requests to transfer out of Level 4 or 5 trainings will result in a $100 transfer fee. 

Ayurveda I

Learn ways to adapt the principles of yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda, to your yoga classes and for your clients in this two-­day intensive. By taking into account health challenges, age, seasons of the year, times of day, and myriad other factors, Ayurveda can help you more effectively meet the needs of your students, your clients (and yourself) on and off the mat. Combines lecture, discussion and practice. 

Note: This course fulfills part of the requirements for the YogaFit 100-hour Ayurvedic Coaching Certificate.

***Virtual Trainings will receive a digital manual only. 
 

Positive Psychology

Increase happiness levels for your clients, your students, and yourself, by integrating evidence­-based interventions into your classes, your therapy sessions, and your life. This two­-day intensive focuses on the core concepts of Positive Psychology and how these concepts complement and parallel the foundational concepts of yoga.  

YogaFit for Cancer Care

YogaFit for Cancer Care empowers anyone touched by cancer, including family members and caregivers as well as those undergoing diagnosis and treatment. This four-day intensive will help you understand the physical, psychological, and emotional journey people embark on when they’ve received a cancer diagnosis and give you the tools you need to move your students or clients toward health and healing. 

Yoga for Upper and Lower Extremities

The upper and lower body extremities—shoulders, elbows and wrists, hips, knees, ankles and feet—are particularly susceptible to sports and over-use injuries. With its emphasis on integrating the latest medical treatments with therapeutic-oriented yoga techniques, this two­-day intensive provides yoga teachers, physical therapists, and personal trainers with a multi-faceted toolkit to help their clients manage and prevent acute and chronic injuries. 

Note: This course requires the completion of a post-­training project, in which you are asked to research a specific upper or lower extremity pathology. Project accounts for 6 no-­contact hours toward your YogaFit HealthCare certification.

YogaFit for the Change: From PMS to Menopause

For many women moving through the stages of their lives—from puberty to post­menopause—can be quite challenging. This one-­day workshop examines what goes on physically and emotionally in a woman’s life and presents tools and practices to help her navigate those stages with grace and determination.

YogaFit for Caregivers

Caregivers spend so much time and loving attention on others that they forget to care for themselves–physically and emotionally. If you work with elderly patients, children with special needs, or foster kids trapped in the system, this one-­day workshop can provide the tools necessary to revitalize and reconnect to your center and find the balance you need to serve others.

LEVEL FIVE: Unification

Level Five brings together all that you’ve learned in your YogaFit 200‐hour teacher training, and shifts the emphasis from external accomplishments to internal growth. Applying the powerful practice of staying in the present moment, an integral tenet of the essence of YogaFit, this two‐day intensive may be the end of your official teacher training, but it’s just the beginning of your journey inward toward true integration.

Note: All participants are required to complete the Brief Strengths Test, authentichappiness.org, print individual results, and bring these results to the training.

Ayurveda II

Drawing on the concepts presented in Ayurveda I, this two-­day workshop delves a bit deeper into specific practices of Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science of holistic self­care, providing an opportunity to enjoy a weekend of personal practice that will enhance your own well being and give you the tools to strengthen your knowledge of yoga’s therapeutic benefits. 

Note: This course fulfills part of the requirements for the YogaFit 100-hour Ayurvedic Coaching Certificate.

Expanding Consciousness: The Yogic Mindset

As yoga therapists and teachers, we hold space and act as guides for our students and clients as they work to create balance in their lives and build a healthier relationship with the challenges they face. In order to be effective healers and therapists, however, we must believe in the limitless ability of our own power to heal. YogaFit’s Expanding Consciousness workshop provides an opportunity to examine our own limitations and fears, increase our capacity for self compassion, and learn to co-create our own reality. 

Sound and Mantra Healing

Sound and vibrational healing, as described in the yogic texts of old, has been practiced in the East for millennia. Come explore the ancient practice of sound healing in this two­ day workshop, learn the therapeutic healing power of sound and vibration, and discover why music, chanting, and toning continue to have a profound effect on our physical and emotional well being.

Anatomy and Alignment

This two‐day interactive module explores the musculoskeletal anatomy and biomechanics you need to know in order to safely and effectively teach hatha yoga classes. You may take this workshop at any time that fits with your schedule.