Mindful Chair Yoga - Adapted Yoga & Mudras for Mindfulness
- Yoga in Your Hands Teacher Training
WHAT IF YOU HAD A HELPING HAND TO PUT YOUR HEART AND MIND AT EASE ?
Chair yoga is one of the fastest-growing areas in accessible teaching — and one of the most misunderstood. Many think it’s only for seniors or people with mobility limitations. What I discovered during my thirty years of nursing & practicing and teaching yoga – a Chair can be a creative and supportive tool for every body. It deepens practice, builds strength, supports neurodivergent learners who may need tactile support & more obvious props – also useful for those who may disassociate due to trauma experiences. This training opens yoga up to students who may have thought or assumed yoga wasn’t for them.
As a Registered Nurse with 30 years of clinical experience, I’ve seen how adapted yoga and somatic movement change lives — particularly for people navigating trauma, neurodivergence, chronic pain, and movement challenges. This training teaches you how to offer that same access and creativity to your students. And if you’re working with NDIS participants, this qualification opens doors to being able to expand your services and support.
What You Will Learn
· Adapted yoga sequences for those with compromised movement and those who want to learn how to use the chair to improve their current yoga practice
· How to use the chair to INTENSIFY poses — not just modify them
· Core strengthening and balance work using chair support
· 17 Mudras for nervous system regulation and Mindfulness — particularly effective for ADHD, autism, anxiety, trauma recovery.
· Accessible progressions that challenge both beginners and advanced practitioners
· Scope of Practice considerations & safety
Somatic practices for dysregulation – how to manage fight/flight/freeze modes of the nervous system and how to promote rest and digest
· Yoga Nidra supported by the chair and deep nervous system restoration
· Teaching tools for sensory sensitivities such as lighting, sound, pacing, touch considerations
· Sequence sheets and full teaching manual — ready to support your practice and / or your Teaching of Adapted / Chair Yoga
Mudras for Mindfulness charts that can be integrated into any therapeutic practice or meditation.
Who This Is For
YOGA TEACHERS wanting to expand their offerings in accessible teaching. Build a sustainable practice serving NDIS participants, neurodivergent students, and people with chronic pain or movement limitations.
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (physios, OTs, mental health workers, nurses) wanting to add somatic movement and mindfulness tools to your clinical practice. Chair yoga and mudras work powerfully alongside rehabilitation and trauma care.
NDIS PROVIDERS AND DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS looking to add yoga and mindfulness to your service offerings. This qualification positions you to attract NDIS funding and serve participants who desperately need a balance of gentle, safe, accessible movement. Along with exercises that build strength and mindful awareness.
NEURODIVERGENT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS navigating ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities, and complex nervous systems. This practice is designed for you — structured hand work, breath practices, and chair-based sequences that calm rather than overstimulate. And that can be integrated into any health and fitness routine. For those wanting extra Mentorship in the area of Neurodivergence we have Yoga NRG Teachers who have extra qualifications, lived experience and skills in this area (Ask us for more information about our optional add on training – Introduction To Neurodivergent Care For Little Yogis & Teens)
Why This Training Is Unique - Depth & Flexible Learning
WHY THIS TRAINING IS DIFFERENT
You’ll find plenty of online yoga courses. Self-paced modules. Videos you watch alone. But teaching chair yoga and mudras — particularly to those who are potentially vulnerable requires safety and support.
This training is rare because it combines flexibility with depth.
You learn at your own pace, but you’re given live support – you can choose from in person or live online.
1:1 Mentoring support is given from someone with 30 years of clinical and registered nursing experience including Trauma Care and over 19,000+ teaching hours.
Your specific questions are given the time required so you feel confident to serve your specific students.
You have the opportunity to reach out for follow up support whilst practice teaching what the course offers.
· Your unique approach won’t be a copy of mine. It will be customised to your students, the population you want to serve. This is not a production-line training. It’s mentorship that meets you where you are and builds exactly what you need to teach safely, confidently, and with genuine care, joy and creativity.
What's Included
1:1 Mentoring Sessions x3 to take a deep dive into Chair Yoga & Adapted Yoga Postures & Sequencing Plus ongoing support whilst completing the self paced components
Access to Live Online &/or In Person Integrative Classes – demonstrating how Chair Yoga can be integrated into general Yoga Classes – with opportunities for discussion and feedback on teaching methods & practice teaching.
Recorded Self Paced Resources Workbook & Self Reflective Journal & Manual
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CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION - MAKE PAYMENT HERE
Once you have registered contact 0439418571 to arrange your Introduction & Orientation Session and 1:1 Mentoring Times
Upfront Discounted Option – Two Certifications for the Price of One! – $610
Upfront Discounted Option – Two Certifications for the Price of One! – $720