Online Course for Yoga Teachers & Students
Yoga Therapy:
Therapeutic Applications of Posture, Movement and Breathing
make the yoga you teach safer and more effective
Deepen your knowledge of how to manage injuries and health conditions
help your students to feel safe in your classes
increase your student retention rate
Deepen your knowledge about how yoga can help heal injuries and health conditions, and how to apply the principles of yoga therapy to help yourself and your students.
Is this Course for You?
“It was only when Simon’s teachings started to sink in that I realised how little I knew about the human body, and that yoga can make conditions worse if you apply it unintelligently.”David Cunningham (The Yoga Shala, Ocean Fitness, Galway Ireland)
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from the Yoga Therapy: Therapeutic Applications of Posture, Movement and Breathing Online Course
28 mins – Exercises for lower back pain
About the course
You will have access to the online course for 15 weeks in total. Including:
- 12 weeks of Video Lectures
- Downloadable course slides and notes
- Final exam
- Two weeks extra time for review
You will learn to make the yoga you teach safer and more effective.
Why study Yoga Therapy?
Many people practice exercises way beyond their understanding and physical capability, which is why it is so easy to get injured. If you’re a yoga teacher and would like to deal with your students’ ailments and conditions safely and effectively, first you have to understand the anatomy and physiology of your own body. Once you have understood how to manage your own ailments and injuries, it’s then much easier to start giving advice to other people.
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$587
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Weekly Topics You Will Cover
WEEK 1: Introduction; and Principles of Therapy (1)
Video 1: Important Stages of Therapy – Overview
Video 2: Important Stages of Therapy – Pre-treatment assessment
Video 3: Important Stages of Therapy – Physical observation
Video 4: General principles of therapy
Video 5: Basic Anatomy
Video 6: Stretch and reciprocal reflex in practice
Video 7: Ten ways to enhance blood flow through the body
Video 8: Nerve-tensioning movements in practice
Video 9: Anatomy of the lower limb
Video 10: Four muscle states around a joint complex
WEEK 2: Musculoskeletal problems of the Upper Limbs, Upper Back and Neck
Video 11: Anatomy of the shoulder, elbow, arm, wrist and hand
Video 12: Yoga therapy for the shoulder, elbow, arm, wrist and neck 01
Video 13: Yoga therapy for the shoulder, elbow, arm, wrist and neck 02
Video 14: Yoga therapy for the shoulder, elbow, arm, wrist and neck 3.
Video 15: Exercises for the Shoulder, elbow, wrist & neck
Video 16: How to create shoulder stability
WEEK 3: Musculoskeletal problems of the Upper Limbs, Upper Back and Neck; & Introduction to the Lower Trunk and LImbs
Video 17: How to do push-ups safely and effectively
Video 18: How to train the joint complexes of the arm in different positions
Video 19: Exercises for Upper Back Pain
Video 20: Exercises for a torn rotator cuff
Video 21: Basic Anatomy of the lower limb 1.
Video 22: Basic Anatomy of the lower limb 2.
Video 23: General exercises for strength & flexibility around the hip, knee & ankle, and their effect on the lower back
WEEK 4: Musculoskeletal problems of the Lower Limbs Pelvic Girdle and Lower Back (1)
Video 24: Specific exercises for strength & flexibility around the hip, knee & ankle, and their effect on the lower back – ankle problems
Video 25: General exercises for knee problems
Video 26: A progression of exercises for knee problems
Video 27: Yoga Therapy for Hamstring Problems
Video 28: How to relieve and prevent lower back pain
Video 29: Exercises to lengthen the psoas muscle
The study of Yoga Therapy …
fosters a greater feeling of safety and personal attention in your classes
Over the last 30 years, students have shared with us many reasons why they chose not to return to Yoga after their first class experience. This course has been designed with that in mind.
You will learn how to help your students:
- Feel safe in the class
- Feel that their conditions are being considered and/or noticed
- Approach the class so they don’t overdo it or feel too sore afterwards to return
- Feel assured that you have a thorough understanding of their body and their personal limitations
- Please note this course does not qualify you to be a “Yoga Therapist”
About Us
Hi I’m Simon Borg Olivier and this is Bianca Machliss, Co-directors of Yoga Synergy and Yoga teachers for over 30 years.
I’ve been treating people’s injuries and conditions as a registered physiotherapist for 30 years and practicing yoga for 45 years.
I have the experience and know-how to bring modern physiotherapy and traditional yoga together to help you with the conditions that have continued to plague you.
And I can also teach you how to help your clients and students with their conditions.
Myself and Bianca Machliss have developed this unique course. After an introduction to the principles of diagnosis and therapy, you will be expertly guided through simple approaches and therapeutic sequences of posture, movement and breathing that can help to improve physical problems and energetic conditions of the body.
Throughout the course you will also see me assess and treat many real life cases with yoga therapy.
Bianca and I are both qualified, exercise-based physio (physical) therapists who are also experienced and advanced yoga practitioners and teachers.
Hope you enjoy the course!
Simon
Simon Borg-Olivier MScBAppSc(Physiotherapy)APAM and
Bianca Machliss BScBAppSc(Physiotherapy)
Become a more knowledgeable practitioner and teacher
who can help themselves and other people heal
Why study with us?
Yoga Synergy offers the most comprehensive Yoga Education and Training in Australia. We provide the support and flexibility you need to learn.
Established in 1984, Yoga Synergy is one of Sydney’s largest and most respected yoga schools. We teach thousands of students in our local schools in Sydney , through our Teacher Trainings (Australia and India) and Online students from all over the world.
For more information about us please visit our About Us pages.
Flexibility
Not just in body and mind – study anywhere, anytime. All of our courses are accessible 24/7 on your PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet.
Community
Connect with other students and share your insights. We encourage students to engage with our vibrant community via our Facebook group.
Experience
Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss are experienced yoga practitioners and physiotherapists and have been training teachers for over 20 years.
Support
We offer personalised support. Our excellent support team is here to help you get the most out of your studies. Contact us whenever you have a question.
Highly Qualified & Experienced teachers
The course is explained simply and practically by experienced yoga teachers and physiotherapists, Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss.
Certification
Study at your own pace. Receive a certificate of successful completion. Please note this course does not qualify you to be a “Yoga Therapist” however it can contribute to Continuing education for Yoga Teachers
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How our Pricing Works
Basically we offer discounts to those who study a second and third course with us. All our courses can be studied over 12 weeks (3 months) This is our recommended progression of study, but of course you can choose whatever order you like:
Course 1
We highly recommend you start with ‘Advanced Yoga Fundamentals: Essentials for Teaching Yoga’
12 week (3 month) course $587
Course 2
We recommend studying Applied Anatomy and Physiology (AP) of Yoga as your second course.
12 week (3 month) course approx. $440
Course 3
Complete the trio with Yoga Therapy: Therapeutic Applications of Posture, Movement and Breathing.
12 week (3 month) course $387
