Workshops for Yoga Teachers The Headlines - scroll down for workshop details Chicago, Illinois * October 1 - 2, 2010 Yes, You Can Adaptive Yoga (TAYMS) Kansas City, Missouri * October 15, 2010 Yoga Programming for People with MS:  A Focus on People with Mild Symptoms of MS This is a pilot program offered by the NMSS Des Moines, Iowa * October 16, 2010 Chair Yoga for Every Body Lorton, Virginia * October 29 - 31, 2010 Yes, You Can Adaptive Yoga (TAYMS)

Chicago, Illinois October 1  - 2, 2010 Yes, You Can Adaptive Yoga with Karen O'Donnell Clarke Teaching Adaptive Yoga for People with Multiple Sclerosis (TAYMS) A Workshop for Yoga Teachers and Health Care Professionals Sponsor: The Greater Illinois Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting this continuing education program for yoga teachers and licensed health care professionals who have an interest in using yoga techniques to work with people who have MS and other challenging health conditions.  Click here for detailed information.

Des Moines, Iowa Welcoming Yoga Teachers and Motivated Students Chair Yoga:  Basics and Flows Saturday, October 16, 2010 Chair Yoga can be fun and challenging.  Chair Yoga offers an alternative to mat yoga that can be just as challenging.  Let's face it, not everyone feels comfortable sitting on the floor.  That alone can make yoga inaccessible.  However, many postures that are done sitting on the floor can also be done sitting in a chair with better alignment, less pain and discomfort.  Chair Yoga also uses chairs for standing.  Using a chair for standing poses offers increased stability and often results in better alignment for students who have joint and muscle stiffness. In this 2 - part, workshop we'll explore Chair Yoga basics in the morning and Chair Yoga flows in the afternoon, including the Sun and Moon salutations.  Sign up for morning or afternoon or both.  Many of these modifications can be brought into mainstream classes for students who have specific limitations.  Teachers who develop skill with asana modification and adaptive poses are in high demand for teaching special needs populations including a growing segment of the population - seniors and retirees.  Time:   9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Chair Yoga Basics Location: Des Moines, Iowa Tuition: $95, early bird $85 paid by October 1, 2010 Add $5 for CEUs if applicable Registration:  Please register by October 9 Mail check payable to:  This information will be updated soon. CEUs: This workshop meets the Yoga Alliance standard for 6 hours of Continuing Education.  Request a certificate of attendance at registration and add $5 to your payment. Bring: Your yoga gear:  mat, strap, blocks, bolster if you have one. Lunch: Potluck will be organized by Robin Contact: Robin Bourjaily at rbourjaily@trilliumprose.com Presenter: Karen O'Donnell Clarke, ERYT500 has been teaching adaptive asana for since 1996 for students ages 5 - 95 in mainstream and adaptive classes.  Karen has presented Teaching Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis nationally since 2003.  She received her primary training from Kripalu and Integrative Yoga Therapy.  Karen recently presented The Art of Teaching Yoga for Every Body at the KYTA conference at Kripalu Center.

Lorton, Virginia (Northern) October 29 - 31, 2010 Teaching Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis (TAYMS) with Karen O'Donnell Clarke A Workshop for Yoga Teachers and Health Care Professionals Sponsor: The National Capital Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting this continuing education program for yoga teachers and licensed health care professionals who have an interest in using yoga techniques to work with people who have MS and other challenging health conditions.  Click here for detailed information.