Course description
Course overview and purpose:
The practice of yoga is mainly appreciated for its mental and physical health benefits. It is, in addition, a discipline open to people of all ages and abilities.
This course aims to help you familiarise yourself with yoga as a tool for handling stress and improving your physical, mental, and emotional health. The course will be adapted to any level: whether you are a beginner or experienced, this course will be enjoyable for you! It will focus on what yoga can do for you as a teacher. You can learn techniques (such as breathing and stretching exercises) that can be used in your daily life and in the classroom to engage, help focus, relax and energise yourself, your students or colleagues. The same techniques can benefit you directly to prevent burnout and build resilience to external situations. Join this course and you will have the authentic opportunity to discuss this practice openly and exchange ideas about what yoga can do for teachers!
Learning outcomes:
- Understand what yoga is, its benefits, and how teachers can benefit from it
- Learn new yoga poses and understand how to reproduce them at home
- Develop healthy strategies and prevent the effects of stress
- Acquire methods and activities to relax and focus, and learn how to share the same techniques with your students
- Build resilience and learn how to prevent burnout