{"id":2629,"date":"2025-09-08T07:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:28:25","slug":"adapted-yoga-course-with-anjaneya-michael-hutkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/camp\/adapted-yoga-course-with-anjaneya-michael-hutkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapted Yoga Course With Anjaneya, Michael Hutkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1275px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0.98%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.98%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0.98%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\">Adapted Yoga Course With Anjaneya, Michael Hutkins<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);\"><h5 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\"><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p>This program teaches how to make hatha yoga accessible for people needing a more gentle approach, modifications, or adaptations, due to health issues, aging, injuries, or other physical or mental limitations. You will learn how to adapt asanas and asana choices to offer the same benefits in a way that can be tailored to individuals, or a groups\u2019 special needs.<\/p>\n<p>You will study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Philosophy of asanas<\/li>\n<li>Joint exercises<\/li>\n<li>How to safely modify asanas while maintaining their benefits<\/li>\n<li>Teaching philosophy for a gentle\/accessible class<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy of ageing<\/li>\n<li>How to adapt to common chronic diseases<\/li>\n<li>Working with injuries<\/li>\n<li>Learn to teach a complete class in a chair and standing for those who can not access the floor.<\/li>\n<li>Learn to teach a class using a chair or wall for support when necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Learn to teach an adapted classical hatha yoga class (Gentle yoga)<\/li>\n<li>Learn to teach seamlessly to a group of individuals that might be in all the above categories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tuition Fee: $ 375 plus 2 nights of accommodation<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3:00pm Check-in<\/li>\n<li>4:00pm Hatha Yoga Class<\/li>\n<li>6:00pm Dinner<\/li>\n<li>7:30pm Satsang (silent practice, mantra chanting, talk) *<\/li>\n<li>10:00pm Lights Out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5:30am Wake Up Bell<\/li>\n<li>6:00am Satsang* or Silent Walk<\/li>\n<li>8:00am Hatha Yoga Class<\/li>\n<li>10:00am Brunch<\/li>\n<li>10:45am Karma Yoga<\/li>\n<li>12:00pm Adapted yoga workshop: Practice and theory<\/li>\n<li>6:00pm Dinner<\/li>\n<li>7:30pm Satsang*<\/li>\n<li>10:00pm Lights Out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5:30am Wake Up Bell<\/li>\n<li>6:00am Satsang* or Silent Walk<\/li>\n<li>8:00am Adapted yoga workshop: Practice and theory<\/li>\n<li>10:00am Brunch<\/li>\n<li>12:00am \u2013 3:00pm Adapted yoga workshop: Practice and theory<\/li>\n<li>3:00pm Room Check-Out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anjaneya (Michael Hutkins)<\/strong> is a yoga teacher and yoga therapist with 25 years of experience in Sivananda yoga. 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