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June 25–28, 2013 Tuesday–Friday 3 nights
Continuing Education Credits

Clear Eye, Light Touch: Yoga and the Alexander Technique for Teachers

Yoga
Presenter(s)
Joan Arnold
Joan Arnold

Joan Arnold, MAmSAT, RYT, a certified instructor of both the Alexander Technique and yoga, teaches workshops around New York City, where she maintains a private practice. Her weekly Anusara® Yoga classes at the Hudson Valley’s…
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For yoga teachers and serious practitioners.

Alexander Technique principles can sharpen your perceptions and clarify your response to students’ physical challenges. A method for solving back problems, relieving pain, and enhancing performance, the Alexander Technique offers a way to guide your students toward a more comfortable, joyful practice.

Experience for yourself the Alexander Technique’s principles of efficient movement. Through observation and exploration, you learn to

  • Analyze the common movement habits that limit range or cause injury
  • Help your students unravel limiting constrictions
  • Free the crucial juncture between the head and the spine
  • “Listen” with your hands
  • Observe and experience the profound changes elicited by a gentle touch
  • Explore ways to use words and touch that propel your students’ progress
  • Promote the body’s resiliency and buoyancy for yourself and your students.

Join Joan Arnold to deepen your practice and become a more effective teacher.

Recommended reading Missy Vineyard, How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live (Marlowe).

Note Wear yoga clothes and bring writing materials and notes on your greatest teaching challenges.

CE Credits
This program is eligible for
  • 13.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
  • 13.5 credits for Massage and Body Workers (NCBTMB), $20 additional charge
  • 13.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge