Chair Yoga Teacher Training- No Homework

Adopt trauma informed yoga practices to support students in chair yoga, prevent further trauma, and apply trauma informed routines across all classes.

Adopt a trauma-informed, boundary-driven approach as a chair yoga teacher: avoid medical advice, refer to professionals when needed, and hold space through listening and nonjudgmental support.

Three point breathing, also known as snowman breathing, guides students to breathe into the belly, ribs, and chest, nose or mouth, to warm up and transition into chair yoga.

Block breathing teaches students to gain breath control and strengthen their lungs and respiratory system with an inhale-hold-exhale-hold pattern and simple counts; not recommended for those with high blood pressure.

Practice nadi shodhana, an alternative nostril breathing technique, to calm the central nervous system, warm up or cool down in chair yoga, and guide students through paced sessions.

Learn cyclical breathing, a circular pranayama technique for grounding and fresh starts, practiced seated or in a chair with guided nostril breathing and a visualization of a circle of light.

Lead a seated chair yoga warm-up that lengthens the spine and engages the core, guiding moves from seated mountain to side bends and cat and cow pose transitions.

Explore seated chair yoga through twists, folds, and backbends, including camel, eagle, pigeon, hamstring folds, and modifications for warmups or flow segments.

Learn chair yoga stretching 101 with seated poses, modifications, and breath cues for warmups, flows, or cooldowns, including side bends, hamstring stretches, pigeon, and wrist release.

Lead a basic Sun Salutation A in chair yoga, guiding students to coordinate one movement per slow breath and stay grounded as they move through folds and raised arms.

Practice seated sun salutation B with one breath per movement, engaging the core, lifting the spine, and opening the hips through knee-to-chest sequences and gentle back bends.

Explore classic asanas modified for the chair, including goddess, lunge, warrior, strap stretches, and tree pose, with seated options for 100% seated or combo classes.

Learn to teach core and cardio in seated classes with chair-based moves—marching, leg lifts, jacks, knee circles, goddess pose, and seated bicycle—focusing on breathing and core engagement.

Expand your chair yoga toolkit with seated neck bind, strap-assisted stretches, goddess pose, core engagement, eagle pose variations, twists, and accessible modifications.

Modify sun salutations a and b for a chair class with chair support, cueing modifications, chair pose, and transitions to downward facing dog and warrior one.

Modify classic asanas with chair support to improve balance and alignment in standing poses, including chair pose variations, warrior transitions, and standing forward folds.

Master power asanas that build strength and balance using chair-supported cues. Learn alignment and modifications for warrior poses, extended side angle, high lunge, and half moon with chair assistance.

Improve balance and low body conditioning through hip mobility, ankles, knees, hips, quads, thighs and calves, standing balance sequences, chair-assisted poses, calf raises, and dancer and warrior three progressions.

Explore chair yoga with straps to deepen binds and postures, including cow face and dancer pose, with accessibility tips and strap alternatives.

Learn to use a light to medium band in chair yoga to build upper body and core strength through bicep curls, arm extensions, cactus, and leg work, with mindful breathing.

Use light to medium weights in chair yoga for bicep curls, shoulder presses, Arnold presses, cactus arms, and tricep kickbacks while engaging the core and keeping space from the chair.

This floor stretching video teaches accessible floor poses and chair modifications using blankets, mats, and blocks, with variations like child’s pose and butterfly to protect knees and support all students.

Discover restorative chair yoga for flow and seated classes, with 5–20 minute holds, a 5–10 minute pranayama warmup, and chair-supported poses like forward folds and inversions.

Master chair yoga shavasana techniques and seated cooling-down routines. Learn half-body tapping, wrist and ankle stretches, and mindful relaxation for accessible final relaxation.

Develop as a confident chair yoga teacher and share your knowledge with students and the world, with lifetime course access, ongoing instructor support, and access to additional resources.