Continuing Education Programs
Unless otherwise stated, these workshops are restricted to individuals who already possess a minimum 200 Hour Yoga Teacher certification.
PRE-REGISTRATION is required for all workshops. Please review the Cancellation Policy prior to registering.
The Biomechanics of Safe Assists
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
Perhaps one of the edgiest things we learn during yoga teacher training is how to safely assist our students in postures. Ahimsa (do no harm) is the most important aspect of assists, whether we are providing them verbally or hands-on. Understanding of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics is necessary to be able to keep our students and ourselves safe from injury while assisting.
In this workshop, we'll explore a variety of ways to safely assist students in common yoga poses by honouring the innate design and biomechanics of the human form. Whether you're newly certified or have been teaching for years, there's always some new technique to learn.
Date: TBD
Time: 4 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $75 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
Perhaps one of the edgiest things we learn during yoga teacher training is how to safely assist our students in postures. Ahimsa (do no harm) is the most important aspect of assists, whether we are providing them verbally or hands-on. Understanding of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics is necessary to be able to keep our students and ourselves safe from injury while assisting.
In this workshop, we'll explore a variety of ways to safely assist students in common yoga poses by honouring the innate design and biomechanics of the human form. Whether you're newly certified or have been teaching for years, there's always some new technique to learn.
Date: TBD
Time: 4 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $75 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Japa Meditation and Malas
**FOR TEACHERS and ADVANCED STUDENTS**
The practice of Japa Meditation is rooted in Bhakti Yoga - the yoga that celebrates the Divine within all things. There are many ways to practice Japa, one of which is with the use of males - a strand of sacred beads or seeds that helps to keep us grounded and focused as we meditate. In this workshop, we'll explore the tradition of Japa and engage in a Japa practice with malas that participants will have a chance to create.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Cost: $50 (materials provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR TEACHERS and ADVANCED STUDENTS**
The practice of Japa Meditation is rooted in Bhakti Yoga - the yoga that celebrates the Divine within all things. There are many ways to practice Japa, one of which is with the use of males - a strand of sacred beads or seeds that helps to keep us grounded and focused as we meditate. In this workshop, we'll explore the tradition of Japa and engage in a Japa practice with malas that participants will have a chance to create.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Cost: $50 (materials provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Restorative Yoga Basics
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
It was almost over 70 years ago when medical research discovered how our bodies relax when exposed to certain situations and practices and we first heard the term 'relaxation response'. Now more than ever, our physical, emotional and mental well-being needs this kind of practice.
You may have touched on it in your earlier yoga teacher training programs and perhaps you've even grown to love the practice yourself. Nonetheless, guiding students through a Restorative practice takes mindfulness and skill. In this workshop, we'll discuss the physiological benefits of a Restorative practice and review the logistics of helping your students settle into the healing comfort of various poses and pranayama.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Cost: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
It was almost over 70 years ago when medical research discovered how our bodies relax when exposed to certain situations and practices and we first heard the term 'relaxation response'. Now more than ever, our physical, emotional and mental well-being needs this kind of practice.
You may have touched on it in your earlier yoga teacher training programs and perhaps you've even grown to love the practice yourself. Nonetheless, guiding students through a Restorative practice takes mindfulness and skill. In this workshop, we'll discuss the physiological benefits of a Restorative practice and review the logistics of helping your students settle into the healing comfort of various poses and pranayama.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Cost: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Yoga for the Vagus Nerve
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
The vagus nerve is part of the ‘rest and digest’ portion of our nervous system and its health is key in our ability to feel safe and calm. Considerable research is pointing to yoga as an effective way to develop optimal tone to this nerve which, in turn, assists in regulating the immune system, helping us to cultivate resiliency and minimize the negative impacts of stress. Learn about what asana, pranayama and meditation techniques can give your students the tools they need for self-regulation.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
The vagus nerve is part of the ‘rest and digest’ portion of our nervous system and its health is key in our ability to feel safe and calm. Considerable research is pointing to yoga as an effective way to develop optimal tone to this nerve which, in turn, assists in regulating the immune system, helping us to cultivate resiliency and minimize the negative impacts of stress. Learn about what asana, pranayama and meditation techniques can give your students the tools they need for self-regulation.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Yoga & The Chakras
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Times: Fri: 7pm – 9pm; Sat: 10am – 6pm; Sun: 10am – 5pm
Location: TBD
Fee: $275 (Teaching Manual provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Biomechanics of Yoga: How to Practice Yoga Safely
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS and ADVANCED STUDENTS**
Ancient yogis were masters at meditation, breathing and spiritual contemplation…but not necessarily biomechanics. The asana practice imported to the West has its roots in not only traditional yoga but also martial arts, gymnastics, body building and wrestling. While modern day asana practice has many benefits, because of these influences, there are also a number of risks. Learn about the history of modern day asana, the biomechanics of the human form and how a safe yoga practice is one that honours the natural design of our bodies.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Sitting Safe - Sitting Well
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Standing Long and Strong
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
Explore how biomechanics play a pivotal role in maintaining vertical strength and length in a variety of standing poses. We'll examine the necessary and symbiotic relationship between tension and compression in the fascial design of the human form and how to apply that knowledge when teaching standing postures.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
Explore how biomechanics play a pivotal role in maintaining vertical strength and length in a variety of standing poses. We'll examine the necessary and symbiotic relationship between tension and compression in the fascial design of the human form and how to apply that knowledge when teaching standing postures.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Gazing Within: Cultivating Awareness in Forward Bends
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Stepping Back: Expanding Your Heart With Backbends
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
**FOR TEACHERS and SERIOUS STUDENTS**
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. Dive into the world of asana, kriyas, mudras, bandhas and more on this wild ride through Tantric practices that influenced Western yoga.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR TEACHERS and SERIOUS STUDENTS**
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. Dive into the world of asana, kriyas, mudras, bandhas and more on this wild ride through Tantric practices that influenced Western yoga.
Date: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
The Art of Balance: Journey From Chaos to Stillness
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Embracing Union: The Art of Teaching Partner Yoga
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
Twisting Into The Spiral Vortex
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
**FOR YOGA TEACHERS ONLY**
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: TBD
Time: 3 Hours
Location: TBD
Fee: $60 (handouts provided)
To Register: Email Michele at michelebar1965@gmail.com
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: TBD
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: 847 Headley Drive, London, ON, N6H3V7
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
To Register: Email michele@michelebarnes.com
**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: TBD
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: 847 Headley Drive, London, ON, N6H3V7
Fee: $75 (Taxes included; handouts provided)
To Register: Email michele@michelebarnes.com