Chair Yoga Teacher Certificate Program

 
 
Chair Yoga Certificate Program
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Enrollment for Chair Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Program

 
 

Become certified as a Chair Yoga Teacher

Pre-Requisite:

200-hour RTY or equivalent, be proficient in English, have reasonably good computer skills (be able to use an online platform for online classes, and join virtual classes via GoogleMeet), and have access to a working computer with fairly recent software.

Program Requirements

This 34-hour certificate program begins with a online classes and culminates in a practicum evaluation.

Online Classes included in your tuition:

  • Chair Yoga-1 (CY-1) - Online class to start April 15th in our Spring 2024 session of online class offerings. This class is one hour per week for 8 weeks. In this class, JJ will teach how to design a chair yoga class with counter poses and rest poses properly placed. After Spring 2024 session has ended, students may take this course via the recordings. Those who do not attend live will be required to take a short quiz.

  • Chair Yoga-2 (CY-2) - Online class to start with our Summer 2024 session of online class offerings. This class is one hour per week for 8 weeks. In this class, JJ will teach how to keep students safe, especially those who have conditions such as osteoporosis, joint issues, joint replacements, are in a wheelchair, and more. After the Summer 2024 session has ended, students may take this course via the recordings. Those who do not attend live will be required to take a short quiz.

  • Course Planning 5 (CP-5)- Eight pre-recorded video recordings. Students listen to the recordings and follow along with the handouts. At the end of the 8 lessons, take a short quiz. This requirement is done at the student's pace.

  • Chair Yoga with JJ - live or via recording - 8 classes. JJ offers this class in both the Spring and Summer online sessions on Wednesdays from 2:15 - 3:00 pm Eastern time. To fulfill this requirement, students may also sign up for any of JJ's Chair Yoga classes listed below.

  • Practicum evaluation:

    • 1-hour of observed experiential teaching—to be scheduled individually, or submit a recording of at least one class showing how you teach chair yoga.

    • Submit two lesson plans for a chair yoga class.

    • Submit at least two reviews/evaluations by your students of your chair yoga class.

Chair Yoga Classes with JJ (8-Hours) (see the requirement above); these classes listed below are other ways students can fulfill the requirement:

Currently, JJ offers Chair Yoga in the following ways/places:

  • via Google Meet - beginning April 17th from 2:15 - 3:00 pm see the Online Classes page on this website.

  • In-Person at the Blue Cross Blue Shield facility in Brier Creek, NC every other Wednesday at 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

  • In-Person at the North Regional Library on Harps Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC, every other Thursday at 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

  • If attendance live is prohibitive, you will be given at least eight hours of Chair Yoga Classes that have been pre-recorded, treat this as an additional Online Class similar to the above CP-5, CY-1, and CY-2 classes.

Application and Steps for Enrollment

  1. Apply for the Certificate Program using the application on this page, and submit your $80 Application Fee. Currently enrolled students in any SCHYS program, please use the application form on this page—no application fee required.

  2. Enroll in this program using the form on this page, and pay your tuition for this program (can be paid on this page). This 34-Hour program costs $340. Tuition includes the bulleted Online classes above. Currently enrolled students in SCHYS’s 300-Yoga Training Program or above will already have CP-5. Therefore, they need only CY-1 and CY-2 and Chair Yoga with JJ, and their cost is reduced to $180.

  3. Once all requirements are met including the Practicum Evaluation, students pay a $150 graduation/certification fee. Students graduating from another SCHYS program pay a reduced graduation/certification fee of just $75.