CPD Yoga for Scleroderma and Arthritis
Thu, Jun 06
|Arlington, Texas
Yoga for Scleroderma and Arthritis is a comprehensive training course in teaching yoga to students of any age with Scleroderma or Arthritis. 18 hours of CEUs are approved for the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance, and the American Association of Occupational Therapy.
Time & Location
Jun 06, 2024, 5:30 PM CDT – Jun 08, 2024, 5:30 PM CDT
Arlington, Texas, 1330 S Fielder Rd, Arlington, TX 76013, USA
About the event
Yoga for Scleroderma and Arthritis CPD June 6-7-8, 2024 | Westminster Presbyterian Church | Arlington, TX
Thursday 5:30-8:30 pm, Friday/Saturday 9:00 am-5:30 pm
Cost: $420 early bird until May 1, $500 after.
The course will be confirmed or canceled on May 5, 2024, so please sign up early if you plan to attend.
For more information about the training, please get in touch with Kathy
For more information about the venue and local travel and lodging, please contact our program coordinator Alexis
The Sonia Sumar Method ® Yoga for Scleroderma & Arthritis (18 hours)Trainers: Kathy Randolph, C-IAYT Cheryl Albright, OTR/L, C-IAYT. Alexis Harrison, RYT-200, RCYT, and living with Scleroderma Pat McMillan, a yoga practitioner living with Scleroderma
Yoga for Scleroderma and Arthritis is a comprehensive training course in teaching yoga to students of any age with Scleroderma or Arthritis. 18 hours of CEUs are approved for the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance, and the American Association of Occupational Therapy.AOTA Course Info and Course Outline
PRE-REQUISITE at least one of: 200HR Yoga Teacher Training and experience teaching a population with special needs. Health background (PT, OT, RT, SLP, Nurse, Special Education Teacher) plus consistent personal yoga practice. Yoga the Special Child 95H Part 1 Program plus consistent yoga practice.
CURRICULUM includes: The symptoms of Scleroderma, how relief is provided by yoga practice, safety issues, and demonstration by trainers with participants and volunteers. The symptoms of Arthritis, how relief is provided by yoga practice, safety issues, and demonstration by trainers with participants and volunteers. Morning practice: participants experience a group class with various options, including students with Scleroderma and Arthritis. Breathing practices to improve circulation, digestion, and sleep. Yoga poses, breathing practices, and yoga bandhas and kriyas to relieve digestive issues in Scleroderma, safety issues, choosing the proper technique for each case, and how to teach the practices. The use of props specific to the hand and wrist concerns of Scleroderma and Arthritis. Mentored practice teaching with fellow participants: teaching someone with Scleroderma and/or Arthritis. Mentored practice teaching by participants with volunteers with Scleroderma and/or Arthritis. Group discussion: designing the right program for each volunteer.
COVID PROTOCOLS: Because our program involves immune-compromised and/or immune-suppressed individuals, we have the following Covid protocols. A negative rapid test at our location at the beginning of each day, we provide the tests. If you test positive, you cannot complete the training, and we will refund your tuition in full. If Covid numbers are high, we may require masks indoors at the training: N-95, KN-95, KF-94. For more information about Covid protocols, don't hesitate to get in touch with Kathy