Trainings with Alexandra
Annually Alexandra offers one (in person) 50hr Restorative Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training
& one (in person) 16hr BackMitra Foundations Training.
Online BackMitra Training coming soon !
50hr Restorative Yoga Immersion & Training
therapeutic (adj) ~ having a healing effect; tending to make a person healthier; causing someone to feel happier and more relaxed, or to feel healthier.
Overview:
Join senior experienced yoga teacher, Alexandra Rodrigues, for a therapeutic immersion in restorative yoga, renewing one’s capacity for relaxation and cultivating a strong sense of abiding inner calm. Learning to relax is at the heart of living well. This deeply renewing practice brings you directly in touch with the essence of your being, an internal resource that is always readily available to guide and support you.
This comprehensive 50-hour Restorative Yoga advanced teacher training, or as an immersive experience for enthusiastic students wishing to take responsibility for their own healing journey. No previous experience is required.
Most importantly students should have an open attitude, a willingness to learn, and a deep desire to self-heal and/or empower others to do so.
Course Curriculum:
During this course you will learn:
• The foundational restorative yoga postures, cautions, modifications, and benefits for each asana
• The Koshic Model from Taittiriya Upanishads that will deepen your understanding of the restorative yoga effect.
• How restorative yoga alleviates the effects of stress – the most prominent, underlying issue in most ailments.
• The innate intelligence of the central nervous system, vagal tone, and the triune brain
• Conscious breath inquiries and meditation practices to support self-regulation on a mental, physiological, emotional, and energetic level.
• Emotions & intuition inquiry within a restorative yoga session
• Healing and conscientious touch to provide comfort, support, nurturing acceptance, and connection.
Qualification & Accreditation:
Certified yoga teachers may earn 50 continuing education contact training hours accredited by Yoga Alliance International Registry. Non-teachers will be awarded a certificate of attendance and competency.
Feb – March 2024 offering is now complete.
Additional ways to experience Restorative Yoga with Alexandra
Fortnightly Friday evenings 5:45 – 7pm at SoHo Yoga, Grange.
Private Sessions available at Alexandra’s home clinic space:
16 Hour BackMitra Teacher Training
Treasure your Backbone – with the Ingenious foam strip the BackMitra.
If you would seek health, look first to the spine. ~ Socrates
You are as young as your spine is flexible ~ Richard Hittleman
NEXT OFFERING UPCOMING!
October 4 -6 th 2024 at Inna Bliss, Camp Hill.
More info coming very soon !
OVERVIEW
In modern society our back and neck are under constant pressure from prolonged sitting or staring (with bowed heads) at our mobile devices. As our posture slowly deteriorates, we see an increase in premature wear and higher frequency of hernias of the lower back & neck. The BackMitra® is a powerful tool to support spinal health, improve posture and promote a profound relaxation response.
Join senior experienced yoga teacher and BackMitra® trainer, Alexandra Rodrigues, for this foundational training course aimed at anyone who works in the field of body-orientated healing. Suitable for yoga teachers, physiotherapists, osteopaths, physical education teachers, or enthusiastic students wishing to take responsibility for their own healing journey. No previous experience is required. Most importantly students should have an open attitude, a willingness to learn, and a deep desire to self-heal and/or empower others to do so.
COURSE CURRICULUM
During this course you will learn:
- History & inspiration behind the BackMitra®
- Foundational lessons empowering you to teach and work with the BackMitra® safely, creatively, and confidently.
- Key BackMitra® alignments and movement sequences
- Integrative breath inquiries & practices to support working on the BackMitra®
- Basic anatomy and physiology relative to working on the BackMitra® enabling greater functional mobility, strength, resilience, and overall wellbeing.
- Cautions of BackMitra® use and modifications available
- A profound understanding of the BackMitra® through your own experience.
QUALIFICATION & ACCREDITATION
Certified yoga teachers may earn 16 continuing education contact training hours accredited by Yoga Alliance International Registry. Non-teachers will be awarded a certificate of attendance and competency.
Additional Options to experience the BackMitra® Magic:
Custom-tailored private BackMitra® class
OR,
NEW online weekly class on Fridays 11:15-12:15pm AEST (commencing May 24th 2024).
In Studio Classes available:
Thursday | 9:15am Movement Vitality, Indooroopilly.
Sunday | 3pm SoHo Yoga, Grange.