Stay Tuned! 200 and 300-Hr Yoga Teacher Trainings coming soon!!
SUP Yoga Teacher Training:
June 10-12, 2022
Join this fun-filled 3-day Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and learn how to safely and effectively teach SUP Yoga. This hands-on course is designed to cover equipment, technique, safety protocols and yoga styles. You'll learn how to properly handle, manage, and assemble all equipment for SUP Yoga, including boards, fins, anchors, paddles, and accessories. You'll learn SUP paddle techniques from instructor and experienced Maine Guide, Sarah Graham. And you'll learn the basic water safety and regulations that are critical to minimizing the risks that come with doing yoga while floating. You'll encounter examples of real-life scenarios involving safety and etiquette and you'll get practice dealing with them.
In addition to basic pranayama techniques and an anatomy overview, the course will cover how to teach two different styles of SUP Yoga: Gentle SUP Yoga and Flow SUP Yoga. There will be particular focus on proper yoga alignment, sound teaching methodology, SUP Yoga for the SUP athlete, and the use of yogic philosophy. We will also discuss the business of SUP Yoga, including how to market your instruction effectively.
Yoga teachers are eligible to earn 20 hours in Continuing Education credits from Yoga Alliance. This course is also open to individuals who are not yoga teachers but are looking to deepen their yoga practice with SUP Yoga or hone their paddling skills.
Sarah Graham is Registered Maine Guide, Wilderness Herbal First Responder, E-RYT 500, and an accredited Level 1 and 2 SUP Instructor with ASI (Academy of Surfing Instructors)
COST
$525 per person (includes manual and certificate of completion)
Contact Portland Paddle by email or phone if you are interested in signing up.
ONLINE Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
TBA
Deepen your yoga and mindfulness practice with the gentle and therapeutic practice of Restorative Yoga. This online training will teach you how to use and position yoga props for a variety of Restorative yoga poses, all of which assist the body in reaching optimal relaxation and calming of the nervous system. You will also learn a variety of breathing and meditation practices which complement the Restorative Yoga practice. Guided relaxation and breathing exercises will also be covered. Participants will receive a Restorative Yoga Manual via email prior to the training. Anatomy, injuries, and modifications for students will be covered. You will also learn about consent-based hands-on assists for Yoga Teachers. Registered Yoga Teachers will be eligible for 20 CEU’s from Yoga Alliance after the competition of the training. You do not need to be a Registered Yoga Teacher to participate.
