Further Trainings

Yoga is offered today in many different contexts to meet a wide variety of specific needs. And every yoga class has students of diverse capacities and abilities. The Sivananda Further Training courses are designed to give yoga teachers the specialized knowledge and skills needed to confidently meet these teaching challenges.

This course is based on teachings of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Organization but is open to yoga teachers of all traditions. It is assumed that students are familiar with SYVC teaching and Swami Vishnudevananda’s five basic points of yoga.
*75 Hr Continued Education Certificate with Yoga Alliance upon completion.

Continued Education

Education never stops after completing our Sivananda’s Teacher Training Course. The TTC sparks the flame on our spiritual path and it is up to us to keep that flame lit. All year round we offer various continued education courses that will bring you deeper into your practice and help you further expand on your teaching skills.

These courses continue to go deeper into the different topics addressed during the Teacher’s Training Course and also broaden your teaching abilities. This will help you further adapt your classes to different students and gain confidence in your teaching. Our mission to spread peace starts with ourselves and as we continue to learn we are able to continue to inspire and spread Swami Vishnudevananda’s teachings.

Certified Chair Yoga Course

4 – 6 October

Learn how to teach a complete yoga class for those who can not access the mat. Practicing in a chair offers students with limited mobility the opportunity to experience the benefits of Yoga. This program will offer you the tools to help students build strength, awareness and confidence and to increase their mental and physical well-being.
Other topics taught include anatomy of aging, tools for communicating with a population that often has limited hearing and sight and how to approach retirement homes and community. While designed for yoga teachers, those who work regularly with the elderly or wish to share yoga with loved ones can also benefit from this training. The course will count as 20 hrs credit for continuing education with the yoga alliance.

Program Schedule

Friday

  • 3:00pm Check-in
  • 4:00pm Hatha Yoga Class
  • 6:00pm Dinner
  • 7:30pm Satsang (silent practice, mantra chanting, talk) *
  • 10:00pm Lights Out

Saturday

  • 5:30am Wake Up Bell
  • 6:00am Satsang* or Silent Walk
  • 8:00am Hatha Yoga Class
  • 10:00am Brunch
  • 10:45am Karma Yoga
  • 12:00pm Practice and Theory Chair Yoga Workshop
  • 6:00pm Dinner
  • 7:30pm Satsang*
  • 10:00pm Lights Out

Sunday

  • 5:30am Wake Up Bell
  • 6:00am Satsang* or Silent Walk
  • 8:00am Practice and Theory Chair Yoga Workshop
  • 10:00am Brunch
  • 11:00am – 2:30pm Practice and Theory Chair Yoga Workshop
  • 3:00pm Room Check-Out

Michael Hutkins (Anajneya) is a 500hr trained teacher in the Sivananda lineage. He has been teaching chair yoga for over 15 years, making yoga accessible and fun for people of all ages and abilities. He is always amazed at how open seniors are to every aspect of yoga, from the physical to meditation, philosophy and even chanting.