Chair Yoga Training
with Mel Mackintosh
AYA’s Chair Yoga training is another example of how AYA can assist you to take your teaching to a deeper level, as we explore unique and special needs areas throughout this course. In this course, you will be led by AYA’s co-owner, Mel Mackintosh. She has developed this course through her experience in working with NDIS clients and oncology outpatients at one of Melbourne’s highly regarded cancer treatment hospitals. What Mel has noticed through her work is the large amount of crossover between the issues faced by older people with a cancer diagnosis, the onset of menopause and osteoporosis and those with limited mobility. The use of chairs in the yoga practice, therefore, is a natural next step for these groups to make the practice of yoga as accessible as possible.
This course aims to provide you with a thorough overview of the three areas that we will cover: cancer, menopause, osteoporosis/limited mobility. The focus will be on developing an applied understanding of how yoga and meditation may improve the wellbeing of those living with these conditions. This course is not designed to fix or treat these conditions, but aims to arm the yoga teacher with a variety of tools to employ during classes so all students may feel that their yoga experience positively contributes to their health.
