Workshops

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yoga teachers and teacher trainees:

Are you ready to fearlessly and safely teach in exciting and exotic venues worldwide?

Then join me to learn the principles of Western musculoskeletal anatomy. You’ll be empowered to teach your passion, be a respected stand-out in your profession, and earn Yoga Alliance approved CE hours.

1. Are you seeking to refresh and expand on the anatomy you were taught in your teacher training and see immediate and dramatic improvements in your ability, confidence and effectiveness as a Yoga teacher?
2. Do you want potential employers to contact YOU with exciting opportunities based on your experience and solid reputation alone?
3. Are you ready to embrace the fun and enriching aspects of anatomy without having to spend a small fortune on training or sit through boring and complicated courses?
4. Do you have the desire to make a significant impact on others by capitalizing on the trend towards incorporating Yoga programs into athletics, corporations, luxury resorts, etc.?

if you answered "yes," then keep reading:

I’ve taught Hatha Yoga for the past 20 years in dynamic venues which includes teaching:

• The Gopher football team, Concordia College football team and pro athletes from the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Wild
• The U of M dance department and U of M/Guthrie Theater actor training program
• Inner-city high school students
• I’ve also taught at luxury resorts worldwide, studios, health clubs and corporations

how did these exciting opportunities take shape for me?

In 1991, I was teaching my very first Yoga class to a college football team. These were big, stiff guys on football scholarships who were trusting and depending on me. When I was about to apply the Yoga adjustments I was taught, it hit me, "Good God! I need to get my booty into an anatomy class, pronto!"

that’s when my passion for anatomy ignited!

As someone who struggled BIG TIME with science in high school and college, I now had an urgent and specific need to grasp anatomy and physiology. I immediately enrolled in massage school to take basic science courses and then signed up for more college level science classes.

i was craving hands-on experience.

So, over the course of 20 years, I worked as a rehabilitative massage therapist in a renowned healing center, a chiropractic clinic and a leading orthopedic center. I also taught anatomically-precise rehabilitative massage techniques at a massage school and was mentored by the founder of the institution, an expert in anatomy.

I learned to teach Yoga from an anatomical standpoint, and I became an interpreter of anatomical information for others who were struggling with the content. I had been there and knew the exhilaration that comes with finally “getting it.”

I had the highest quality teachers and mentors who instilled in me the true value of passing this knowledge of anatomy and physiology on to people who have that same love, awe and respect for the human body as I do. If you’re one of them, these courses are for YOU.

here’s what you’ll learn:

1. The major structures and muscles; where they are located and how they work in asana.
2. We will further this knowledge by artfully creating these structures in the classroom and making our own model to use as a visual.
3. You will then take what you’ve learned and create lesson plans to teach one another in the style of Yoga you love to teach.

what to bring to class:

A notebook, pen, and a yoga mat.
Optional: Your favorite anatomy book. I recommend The Trail Guide to the Body, by Andrew Biel or The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, by Ray Long.

Register early; due to the focus on individual supervision, class space is limited.

location:

The St. Paul Yoga Center 1162 Selby Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 (Corner Studio) www.stpaulyogacenter.com

this course is perfect for you if you:

1. Are interested in using Yoga to professionally interface with other bodyworkers, athletes, healthcare professionals, scientists, trainers, coaches, or any other specialist in the body/mind/spirit realm.
2. Want to simply enhance your knowledge so you can be the best teacher you can be to serve your students.
3. Have a sense of adventure, are willing to dive in and immediately learn, create and teach your craft.

this course is NOT for you if you’re:

1. Disrespectful towards styles of Yoga that you do not practice or teach.
2. So overly concerned about details that you lose sight of the big picture.
3. Unwilling or resistant to stepping into another way of thinking that may differ from your own.

with all that said:

Are you ready to dive into learning the major musculoskeletal structures of the human body and use that knowledge when instructing your students?

If you answered “YES”, then register below.

New Dates TBA

Register now as space is limited and expected to fill quickly.

See you in class!

Julie Schmit, E-RYT, NCTMB

Legal Disclaimer – These are potential benefits and there is no guarantee that they will be achieved. Earning potential is dependent entirely on the person taking these courses and not Julie Schmit or Shakti Bodyworks, LLC.