Does this sound familiar?

You get nervous when students tell you they have injuries. You're not sure what to say. Yoga helped you heal your own body and you want to help others do the same, but you're not sure how. When a student asks about their pain, the only thing you know to say is "listen to your body" — but you want to give them clearer, more confident answers.

With a little bit of training, you can show up with confidence to teach students who have injuries or pain.

Why this course exists

If you are a yoga teacher who worries about teaching students with injuries or pain, you are not alone. This is exactly why the Teach Yoga to Students With Injuries course was created — to help yoga teachers know exactly how to manage group and private yoga classes, even when students have injuries or pain.

You might already know that Trish practiced physical therapy for many years before teaching yoga. And you might be thinking — well of course she was confident teaching yoga to people with injuries. The truth is, she worried too. Managing a group of people with various injuries and complaints all at once was something she had to figure out. She also had to learn how to separate her role as a yoga teacher from her role as a physical therapist, and speak from the authority of a yoga teacher when that's what she was being paid to do.

Over 12 years of teaching yoga, Trish developed a simple and concrete system for managing students with injuries and pain. Now she's ready to teach you how to do the same.

What you can expect

Know exactly what to say to students. No more worrying when students bring up injuries or pain in class. You will have the answers.

Learn the science behind healing. Use science to confidently lead your students toward recovery. Know when and how much yoga they should do.

Have systems for managing pain and injuries. Systematically know how to help your students and when to refer them to a healthcare professional.

Confidently teach all students. Master your skills of modification for private and group classes. Trust yourself with any student.

Imagine this...

You arrive early to your yoga class to greet your students and you are excited to be there. A student comes up to you and says "I just want you to know that I am dealing with a herniated disc." You know exactly what to say. After a brief conversation the student sets up their mat and you continue to confidently teach class. After class, the same student comes up to thank you. You let them know you are available for private lessons and they ask how to get started.

What's inside the course

The course is self-paced with on-demand video modules, PDF learning tools, and live support from Trish. Once you purchase, you have access to all materials for as long as you want.

Module 1: Mindset and your role

Your mindset influences your confidence and your impact on your students. Learn to confidently identify your role as a yoga teacher and healer from a legal, ethical, and personal perspective. This sets you up to know exactly what to say and what not to say to students with injuries or pain. You will identify the skills and value you have as a yoga teacher and understand how you may be an integral source of healing for people with pain and injuries.

Module 2: Science of healing and pain

Learn the physiological phases of healing and use this knowledge to best guide your students who are recovering from injuries. Explore pain science and identify various factors that contribute to pain. Know when and how your expertise as a yoga teacher can help manage pain and when it might be more appropriate to refer students to a healthcare practitioner.

Module 3: Modifications and systems

Learn various ways to modify yoga postures to meet the needs of students with injuries and pain. Trish shares her systematic approach to supporting students with injuries and teaches you how to develop your own system of questions and alignment principles that you can consistently use. No more winging it when it comes to teaching students with injuries or pain.

Module 4: Mastery and mentorship

Mastery comes from putting knowledge and skill into practice. The final module focuses on a case study where you will see exactly how to apply everything from the first three modules. You will also find common Q&A and bonus content in this module.

What teachers are saying

"After completing this course I am much more confident that I am offering the best experience possible to students with injuries." — Dana Kamour, Yoga Teacher

Course details

One-time payment: $187

On-demand training with lifetime access to all recordings. PDF learning tools with each module. 5 CEUs in Yoga Anatomy and Physiology. Personal support and mentorship from Dr. Trish Corley.

About Dr. Trish Corley

Trish is a licensed physical therapist and internationally recognized yoga and anatomy teacher. She practiced physical therapy for over 20 years and has been teaching yoga since 2011. She was a college professor of Functional Anatomy for five years, where she mastered course development and fun ways to teach anatomy. The courses in the Yoga Anatomy School combine her deep expertise in both worlds, all in service of her mission to improve the health of modern society through yoga.

Still have questions?

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to learn more about this or any other course.

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