Clinics & Workshops - Osteoporosis
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Great news! You can practice yoga and you can move safely about in the world if you have low bone density! But you need to know what movements to limit, avoid, adapt or modify to ensure you are moving safely.
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For an Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Safe Yoga for People with Low Bone Density...
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Or, if you know you are ready to take a deeper dive - you want to learn more,
experience more, and practice more - you can take my in-depth Yoga Reset program by
attending a group program or working with me privately.
Yoga Reset: Principles and Practices of Safe Yoga for People with Low Bone Density is aimed at those who have low bone density (osteoporosis or osteopenia), an established yoga practice, and who want to learn how to continue their practice safely. The program is based on the principles outlined by Osteoporosis Canada in their Basic Bone Fit™ training program and Too Fit To Fracture: Managing Osteoporosis through Exercise.
This series includes education on relevant topics (see below), the exploration and adaptation of commonly practiced yoga poses to the Bone Fit™ principles of safe movement, yoga practice, and guided relaxation. Participants can expect to learn:
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The importance of practicing safe yoga for people who have osteoporosis or osteopenia;
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The principles of safer movement/exercise for people with osteoporosis;
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Variations of commonly practiced yoga poses that incorporate these principles;
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The importance of back strength, posture, and balance, for people with osteoporosis;
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How to safely incorporate back strengthening, posture, and balance, into a yoga practice; and
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Relevant yoga philosophy.
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If you don’t have low bone density but you know that you are at risk of developing it (e.g., it runs in your family, you are post-menopausal or you have another health condition or are on a medication that increases your risk of developing low bone density), you would benefit greatly from this program. Some yoga experience is recommended, but is not required.
Stay tuned for dates & location of the next offering
of this program.
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Contact me to let me know you're interested and I'll make sure you get the information! ​​
If these program dates don't work for you, we can work together privately to
achieve the same outcomes - and we can change the format of the program to suit your needs!