The Upper Body
Benefits of Tra Kirkpatrick’s approach:
- You will learn a functional, integrated approach to evaluation through looking at movement and asana as well as specific muscle testing techniques.
- You will learn techniques to help you “read” your students body through their asana practice.
- This course will give you a more functional understanding of what is going on in the body and how certain imbalances may lead to pain and dysfunction.
- The development of a personalized plan of care and personalized asana practice for your student based on this evaluation will be taught.
- After this course, you will be able to help students with musculoskeletal dysfunctions (for example: back pain, neck pain, arthritis, tendonitis) by finding their imbalances and helping them to find a yoga practice to restore balance as well as modify asanas as needed.
This course will deepen your understanding and knowledge of the function and location of the muscles and joints of the upper body. You will learn a functional, integrated approach to evaluation through looking at movement and asana as well as specific muscle testing techniques. You will learn techniques to help you “read” your students body through their asana practice. This course will give you a more functional understanding of what is going on in the body and how certain imbalances may lead to pain and dysfunction. The development of a personalized plan of care and personalized asana practice for your student based on this evaluation will be taught. After this course, you will be able to help students with musculoskeletal dysfunctions (for example: back pain, neck pain, arthritis, tendonitis) by finding their imbalances and helping them to find a yoga practice to restore balance as well as modify asanas as needed.
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About Pranakryia School of Yoga Healing Arts Director Tra Kirkpatrick, ERYT500
Tra Kirkpatrick, E-RYT500 is a certified Pranakriya Yoga Therapist, Thai Bodyworker and teacher who has a private practice and teaches in Atlanta, GA. Led to the yoga mat nearly two decades ago after a spontaneous visit to a studio’s open house, she has spent the past 8 years sharing the practices of Kripalu and Pranakriya Yoga. Tra’s 200-hour training is through Kripalu under the teachings of Yoganand Michael Carroll and 500-hour through Pranakriya with a focus on the therapeutic aspects of the practice. As a therapist, body/energy worker, and teacher, Tra’s approach to healing combines the love and compassions inherent within Thai philosophy with the tools and techniques of Pranakriya yoga to restore balance, increase vitality, and improve mental and emotional well-being. Tra is the Yoga Therapy Internship Director and Co-Director of the 500-hour Holding Space module in the Pranakriya Yoga School of Healing Arts, as well as one of the teachers for Functional Anatomy & Therapeutic Yoga. She has also been assisting the Pranakriya 200-hour yoga teacher training for the past several years. To find out more about Tra, visit http://pranakriya.com.
Date & Time
Friday, May 22
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, May 23
9:00am – 11:00am, 12:00pm – 3:00pm + 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Sunday, May 24
9:00am – 12:00pm + 1:00pm – 4:00pm
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Cost
$375.00 after March 19, 2015
$325.00 before March 19, 2015
Required Texts
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CEUs & Yoga Certification Info
CEUs & Yoga Certification Info- 18 CEU Hours toward 500 YA or CEUs
- $15 Additional CEU certificate due at time of registration
- Participation in full workshop required to receive 500YA credit.
- This certification counts as one required module towards 300Hr registry towards the Kunga Yoga Therapeutics Track
Cancellation Policy
10 days prior to the workshop cancellation is permitted for account credit only minus a $25 administrative fee. 10 days and closer to the start date of the workshop the total tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.
MyCAA Information:
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