This short Chair Yoga for Seniors Workshop introduces you to teach safe+ fun chair yoga and mindfulness practices to support Healthy Ageing.

As per government guidelines, all participants need to be fully vaccinated to participate in this workshop .*******This course will provide you with new skills and creative ideas to offer to the Seniors in your life. Our Chair Yoga for Seniors course will provide you with the necessary tools to guide the elderly or less-abled towards maintaining a degree of mobility through movement and to allow a sense of well-being through the yoga practice.Having completed this course you will have the capacity to encourage a person with limited mobility to explore their potential in becoming physically, emotionally and psychologically stronger.

This workshop includes:Definition of Chair Yoga / Mindfulness
Common Ageing Ailments
Practice Class
Suitable Yoga and Mindfulness Exercises for Seniors aged 55+
Breathing Exercises, Chair Yoga Activities, Body-Mind Activities, Relaxation Techniques
Incl Manual and Participation Certificate

You will come away from this workshop with the knowledge and a toolkit of techniques to create fun and accessible yoga classes for baby boomers and beyond.This workshop will be invaluable for anyone wishing to learn to make yoga accessible for all with a focus on Seniors residing in Aged Care/Residential Living who'll be practicing from a chair.

Prerequisites: This workshop is suitable for anybody who wishes to support the seniors in their life. Whether you're working in Aged Care as an Occupational Therapist or Physio Therapist, you're family member who wishes to enrich the time with your (grand)parent, Yoga Teachers, Yoga Teacher Training trainees and anyone with a passion for supporting Seniors with tools to support healthy ageing.

Accreditation: Yoga Teachers: 100% attendance of this Workshop will enable you to gain 4.5 CEU's with Yoga Alliance as part of our YACEP registration.With booking our course you agree to the Privacy and Cancellation policy as outlined at http://www.yogazeit.com.au/privacy-policy

This is what our past graduates have said:"Awesome training. Highly recommended!". "I'm working as a PhysioTherapist at Aged Care and Regina's insights have given me valuable tools to support my work with the residents." "Very practical, insightful and fun workshop!". "Being a Yoga Teacher with an interested in working with Seniors, this workshop has given me so many ideas on chair based yoga. Really good!"