Advanced Teacher Training Programs
Earn Continuing Education Units/Credits to maintain your Yoga Alliance registration with these comprehensive, exploratory and thought-provoking programs. ALL workshops are offered at Benders Yoga and most are restricted to individuals who already possess a minimum 200 Hour certification (see workshop details for exceptions).
PRE-REGISTRATION is required for all workshops. Please review the Benders 'Cancellation Policy' prior to registering.
Biomechanics & Yoga: Learning How to Practice and Teach Yoga Safely
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**CE credit for 4 hours with Yoga Alliance**
Ancient yogis were masters at meditation, breathing and spiritual contemplation…but not biomechanics. The 18th century asana practice imported to the West has many benefits but also a number of risky challenges. However, because yoga is deeply integrated with a spiritual philosophy, many are unwilling to question the teachings.
There is no doubt that the practice of yoga has had, and continues to have, a positive impact on people's quality of life. Some of the 'magic' of yoga is an authentic mystery; however, some of the risks are very real. Learn about biomechanics and how a safe yoga practice is one that honours the natural design of the human form. This workshop promises to be one that invites us to question what we believe and empowers us to transform our own practice and teaching.
Date: Sunday, Oct 28th, 2018
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Location: Benders Yoga Inc., 32-1828 Blue Heron Dr., London, ON
Cost: $60 (taxes incl)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**CE credit for 4 hours with Yoga Alliance**
Ancient yogis were masters at meditation, breathing and spiritual contemplation…but not biomechanics. The 18th century asana practice imported to the West has many benefits but also a number of risky challenges. However, because yoga is deeply integrated with a spiritual philosophy, many are unwilling to question the teachings.
There is no doubt that the practice of yoga has had, and continues to have, a positive impact on people's quality of life. Some of the 'magic' of yoga is an authentic mystery; however, some of the risks are very real. Learn about biomechanics and how a safe yoga practice is one that honours the natural design of the human form. This workshop promises to be one that invites us to question what we believe and empowers us to transform our own practice and teaching.
Date: Sunday, Oct 28th, 2018
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Location: Benders Yoga Inc., 32-1828 Blue Heron Dr., London, ON
Cost: $60 (taxes incl)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Yoga & The Chakras
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**15 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Every student who walks into your classes is an energetic being whose body is a physical journal of all of their life experiences. Memories and emotions buried deep within their tissues can resurface during the embodied practice of yoga.
Learn how metaphysical issues may manifest in the physical body and via behavioural patterns. You will learn how to guide your students through the awakening of their deeply buried emotions and memories and mine the gifts of transformation.
Dates: Nov 9th - 11th, 2018
Times: Fri: 7pm – 9pm; Sat: 9am – 6pm; Sun: 12pm – 5pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON.
Fee: $275 (Taxes included; Teaching Manual and CEU Certificate provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Sitting Safe - Sitting Well
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Our cultural addiction to sitting (on furniture or otherwise) for prolonged periods of time goes against the natural design of the human form. However, many of us sit while we make a living! Learn how to work with gravity and the curves of the spine while sitting in order to maintain mobility and stability at all times.
Date: Sunday, January 6th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Our cultural addiction to sitting (on furniture or otherwise) for prolonged periods of time goes against the natural design of the human form. However, many of us sit while we make a living! Learn how to work with gravity and the curves of the spine while sitting in order to maintain mobility and stability at all times.
Date: Sunday, January 6th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Standing Long and Strong
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Explore how biomechanics play a pivotal role in maintaining vertical strength and length in a variety of standing poses.
Date: Sunday, March 17th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Explore how biomechanics play a pivotal role in maintaining vertical strength and length in a variety of standing poses.
Date: Sunday, March 17th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Gazing Within: Cultivating Awareness in Forward Bends
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Forward Bends in yoga not only stretch out tight hamstrings and calf muscles but they also possess the added bonus of ‘gazing within’. However, forward bending is what we humans do 'tens of thousands' of times every day while living our daily lives.
When practicing or teaching Forward Bends, it is critical that they honour the design of the 4 curves of the spine or else they only end up reinforcing postural imbalances acquired off-the-mat. Learn how biomechanics and the natural curves of the spine play a pivotal role in practicing and teaching forward bends safely.
Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Forward Bends in yoga not only stretch out tight hamstrings and calf muscles but they also possess the added bonus of ‘gazing within’. However, forward bending is what we humans do 'tens of thousands' of times every day while living our daily lives.
When practicing or teaching Forward Bends, it is critical that they honour the design of the 4 curves of the spine or else they only end up reinforcing postural imbalances acquired off-the-mat. Learn how biomechanics and the natural curves of the spine play a pivotal role in practicing and teaching forward bends safely.
Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Stepping Back: Expanding Your Vision With Backbends
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Learn how to practice and teach safe backbends that open us to life and clear the wisdom pathway between belly, heart and mind. Discuss and explore the principles of strength, mobility and relaxation and the role of the breath, spine and core.
Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2019
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Learn how to practice and teach safe backbends that open us to life and clear the wisdom pathway between belly, heart and mind. Discuss and explore the principles of strength, mobility and relaxation and the role of the breath, spine and core.
Date: Saturday, June 1st, 2019
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
**FOR TEACHERS and SERIOUS STUDENTS**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Considered the ‘bible’ of Hatha Yoga, the Pradipika gives us a fascinating view of Tantric yoga philosophy and the esoteric methods used to direct prana and connect with the Divine.
Date: Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR TEACHERS and SERIOUS STUDENTS**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Considered the ‘bible’ of Hatha Yoga, the Pradipika gives us a fascinating view of Tantric yoga philosophy and the esoteric methods used to direct prana and connect with the Divine.
Date: Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Time: 9am - 12pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
The Art of Balance: Journey From Chaos to Stillness
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Balance is rarely a 50/50 situation. Nor is it about being totally still. And while balancing can be expressed physically, it is so much more. Learn how to allow for both movement and stillness in balancing asana and how balance can also be explored through pranayama, meditation and metaphor.
Date: Sunday, July 21st, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Balance is rarely a 50/50 situation. Nor is it about being totally still. And while balancing can be expressed physically, it is so much more. Learn how to allow for both movement and stillness in balancing asana and how balance can also be explored through pranayama, meditation and metaphor.
Date: Sunday, July 21st, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Embracing Union: The Art of Teaching Partner Yoga
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Yoga=Union=Partner Yoga. Learn about how respecting boundaries, practicing clear communication and willingness to play are key factors in a successful partner yoga class.
Date: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Yoga=Union=Partner Yoga. Learn about how respecting boundaries, practicing clear communication and willingness to play are key factors in a successful partner yoga class.
Date: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Twisting Into The Spiral Vortex
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Spiraling is a movement symbolic of the journey to a higher level of consciousness. Equally important is a deep awareness of the embodied form as a critical component of safe exploration in twists. Learn how to tap into this wisdom while honouring the divine design of the body.
Date: Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
Spiraling is a movement symbolic of the journey to a higher level of consciousness. Equally important is a deep awareness of the embodied form as a critical component of safe exploration in twists. Learn how to tap into this wisdom while honouring the divine design of the body.
Date: Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
Changing Perspective: Teaching Safe Inversions
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
While inverting the body is a proven method of improving circulation of bodily fluids and increasing strength, some inversions are inherently dangerous. Learn how to practice and teach inversions safely, based on the biomechanics of the human body.
Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
**3 hours/CEU's for Yoga Alliance registrations**
While inverting the body is a proven method of improving circulation of bodily fluids and increasing strength, some inversions are inherently dangerous. Learn how to practice and teach inversions safely, based on the biomechanics of the human body.
Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2019
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Benders Yoga, Unit 32 - 1828 Blue Heron Drive, London, ON
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
Pre-registration is required to save your spot. You can register online or in-studio.
