Thai Massage Certification: Dec. 13-17, 2010

I hope you can make it to this wonderful intensive in Thai Massage Certification. It’s from 8-5 p.m. daily and we’ll be covering all positions (side lying, prone, supine, sitting, and a few flying). Come learn Thai foot massage, face massage, basic acupressure techniques and assisted yoga.

We’ll start each day with a centering yoga practice and the OM NAMO SHIVAGO mantra to cultivate love, kindness, compassion and equanimity.

After completion participants will be able to give a 1-2.5 hour therapeutic session on a one-one-basis or be able to teach Thai yoga group classes.

You don’t need to be a licensed massage therapist or yoga teacher to attend. This course is a part of our 650/1000 hour program in Asian Body Therapy, so you’ll be credited for the longer program if you continue. Upon completion of the 650/1000 hour programs students are eligible for testing and national certification from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and licensure in massage in bodywork (including, KS, MO, IA, ETC).

The program has been approved by the Kansas Board of Regents (the KS Dept. of Education that recognizes colleges, universities and trade schools in KS) and the course can be used as CECs for Yoga Alliance.

We are offering $500 off registration or register two for the price of one!


Contact me with any questions of if you would like to host one at your center in the future.

Register

2011 Programs in Yoga, Massage, Nutrition Certification Announced

We are happy to announce another year of holistic healing programs in yoga certification, massage certiifcation, nutrition certification and holistic health certification.

We have several exciting additions including:
• Anatomy in Clay
• 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training by donation,
• Level II of Yoga Therapy Training

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2010 Catalog Available

We are proud to announce our 2010 catalog of Yoga Certification and Kansas City Massage School offerings is available on our Website.

We have several new additions, including a new 650 Hour Shiatsu Therapy Course and a 650 Hour Personal Training Certifiction course.

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New Yoga Class Schedule

Come experience our new yoga classes at KCFitnessLink's new location. It's important for new yoga teachers to have their own practice and one can learn a lot from getting new perspectives. Any teachers who have graduated from our yoga teacher training program can attend classes free. We also offer a work study program for teachers willing to work in exchange for free classes.

We are finalizing our 2010 yoga certification schedule. Our next 200 hour yoga teacher training will be Feb. 1-12, 2010. Now on to the Kansas City yoga class schedule:

Monday
Yoga Basics 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Yoga Flow 12:00-12:50 p.m.

Wednesday
Power Yoga 6:30-7:20 a.m.
Yoga Basics                              6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday:
Yoga Flow 12:00-12:50 p.m.

Friday:
Zumba 12:00-12:50 p.m.

Saturday  
Power Yoga                               9:00-10:00 a.m.

Sunday
Relax and Renew Yoga            11:00-12:30 p.m.

Thai Massage Training for the New Year

60 Hour Thai Massage Therapy Training
December 27-31, 2009
8:00-5:00 p.m.
Special $795 registration! (Normally $1500) until 8/15/09

Thai bodywork was brought to Thailand over 2000 years ago by Ayurvedic doctors and Buddhist monks. It combines acupressure, reflexology and applied yoga poses.
Thai bodywork is used as a holistic way to restore equilibrium in the body. Thai bodywork focuses on pressure points situated among ten energy lines across the body.
It creates a powerful release of stress, increases vitality and deepens the connection between mind, body and spirit in both the giver and receiver.

At the end of the course, a student can perform a complete 60-90 minute Thai massage session, including supine, prone, side lying, and seated positions. A basic certificate of completion is issued. No previous massage experience required.

ote: Dec. 27-31 dates in lieu of previously scheduled dates of Dec. 14-19 as listed in the catalog.

Register for the Thai Massage Certification

Grants and Scholarships for Yoga Teacher Training

The field of yoga is moving closer and closer to a regulated field as seen in the latest NY Times article. This means yoga teachers will be required to be certified minimally to teach. The price of yoga certification for a 200 hour registered Yoga Alliance program can range from $700 to up to $5000. For many, this makes yoga certification inaccessible.

There are yoga grants and scholarships to make these programs affordable.

1) Inquire about the program or school to see if it is an accredited facility with the Department of Education. Career training loans, scholarships and grants are avaialble for accredited programs.

2) Military spouses can assistance through The Department of Defense’s expanded Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program, which is now offering up to $6,000 to military spouses who are interested in pursuing degree programs, licenses or credentials leading to careers in high growth, high demand portable career fields. Spouses of active duty members are eligible and can visit the the MyCAA web site to register.

3) Scholarships and work study: Scholarships and work study opportunities may be available in exchange for volunteer work at yoga schools and centers. Inquire or propose this arrangement to the program director.

The KCFitnessLink Yoga School offers monthly payment plans, work study scholarships and participates in the MyCAA military grant program. For more information, visit the yoga instructor training home page.

*** Yoga Month: Yoga Teacher Training by Donation ***

Last year I served as the local coordinator for Yoga Month in Kansas City. We offered free yoga classes and workshops across the metro area and raised money for non-profit organizations that support community health.

This year while still focusing on free yoga classes and workshops, I decided it would be good to offer something for current and aspiring yoga instructors. Given the economic situation, many are out of jobs and are looking for new career avenues. The catch 22 is that more and more people don't have the money for additional training during these tough economic times and financing career training is more difficult during the current financial situation.

During Yoga Month we will be offering yoga teacher training by donation, aspiring teachers can register for the training by choosing a price they can afford with no strings attached. This by donation option is for the regular 200 hour teacher training and the yoga therapy training as well.

Yoga Month is a grassroots, community-based global campaign to educate people about the health benefits of yoga and to inspire a healthy lifestyle.