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Practical Yoga for Personal Trainers
One-on-one yoga for fitness and sports specific training and body awareness.
By LindaChristy Weiler, MS


Design customized yoga programs based on your client’s goals and needs. Learn more than 50 yoga postures plus breathing techniques, meditations, visualization, and affirmations. This comprehensive course covers sport-specific yoga programs for jogging, cycling, golf, tennis, and dance conditioning, as well as yoga programs for general flexibility, upper- and lower- body strength, core stability, stress reduction, chronic fatigue, back pain, pregnancy, and weight loss.











Course Objectives
  • Teach 21 classic yoga posses using cues and demonstration
  • Identify the basic kinesiology for 21 common yoga poses
  • Identify the 4 categories of contraindicated yoga poses
  • Understand why yoga qualifies as a Somatic Science
  • Explain the significance of sensory awareness, and how it relates to yoga asana
  • Teach 2 poses that strengthen the multifidus muscle and support core stabilization (Easy Sunbird and the Modified Prone Boat)
  • Teach 2 breathing inquires (The Three Part Breath and Breathe throug the Spine)
  • Teach 2 primary breathing techniques (Extended exhale and Ujayi)
  • Teach 2 simple meditation techniques (Observe the breath and Word or phrase)
  • Utilize visualization (imagery) and affirmation (postitive self-statement)
  • Understand how yoga techniques complement Sport Psychology
  • Select, customize, and modify (for safety) appropriate yoga postures to fit an individual client's needs, goals, preferences and comfort level
  • Teach a general flexibility training program using 10 yoga postures
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    Course Includes: 
  • Exam
  • 179-page workbook
  • Topic: Personal Training
    Level: Intermediate
    Weight: 2.5 lbs
    Complete Printed Course  #4444     $239.00

    CECs
    ACE 2.20
    ACSM 22.00
    AEA 8.00
    AFPA 8.00
    BCRPA 22.00
    CI 22.00
    COPS-KT 2.20
    ISSA 22.00
    NASN 22.00
    NCSF 5.00
    NETA 22.00
    NFPT 0.50
    NSPA 22.00
    W.I.T.S. 11.00