ABOUT THE COURSE

Prerequisites:

• minimum 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Approved Teacher Training
• have paddleboarded before
• First-Aid and CPR certified (or at least registered for a class before the training begins)

General Course Outline:
20 Hours on land & water will include the following

• General Board, SUP Equipment & knowledge
• Water Safety & Equipment
• Rescue techniques and skills
• Proper use and care of gear
• Rules and regulations of waterways
• Why SUP Yoga?
• How to teach Intro to SUP skills
• Assessing the water & conditions
• Assessing students (options & limitations)
  • before the class starts
  • on the water
• Wind, waves, tide & current
• What makes a good SUP Yoga instructor
• SUP Yoga postures (water specific & level options)
• Sequencing for on the water
• Setting up your floating studio & classes
• Successes from other studios
• Setting yourself and the class up for success
• Partnering with local businesses
• How to host a SUP Yoga class if you don’t have your own fleet of boards
• NEW: a tried and true sequence you can always use on the boards, cheat cards for your intro, AND the newest alignment system that works best for optimal balance on the water

Included:

• 20 Continuing education hours through Yoga Alliance
• SUP Yoga training and studio/class set up from E-RYT, Wanderlust instructor, and SUP Yoga instructor of four years
• Board, paddle, and PFD rentals for all three days
• A SUP Yoga class from the creator of SUPyo
• SUP Yoga TT Manual
• Unlimited access to exclusive support group for SUP yoga Teachers who want to continue to grow their teaching and business
• and some surprise goodies!

Price: Depends on Location

Reserve your 30 min interview call w/ the director.

Here’s what three SUP Yoga Grads had to say:

“I really enjoyed the play! I loved that we got to learn on different bodies of water and different elements (HOT sun vs. rain). I feel the training was thorough and comprehensible. Katarina was professional and prepared with materials. My biggest AHA moment – Learning true presence. As soon as you’re not present to being on the board or any movement .. you let your mind wander, you’re in the water. SUP Yoga is a fun and powerful practice of being present in the moment.” – Megan

“As a former lifeguard and water safety instructor, I knew I had found a personal calling. Yoga? On the water? On a paddleboard? I was hooked before I even tried it. I went to the training expecting to learn the information that was necessary to become a reputable instructor with training. What I got was far more than I expected. I knew you had to make adjustments to do yoga on a wobbly board in the water, but the skills that we added with the WPA certification, gave me the confidence and expert skill set needed to teach SUP Yoga on a paddleboard. Katarina’s guidance was excellent and inspiring. She went above and beyond my expectations.” – Kristie

“The thing I enjoyed most about the training is taking something I love (yoga) and being able to share it in a completely new and unique way. People have the impression that SUP yoga is so hard and they won’t be able to do it, etc – I thought the same thing before the training! However, there is a way to modify every pose and your body and muscles find a way to adapt. The whole experience of being on the water and in the open air with the sun shining down invites in a sort of magical component in which you think ‘how does it get any better than this?’. My ‘aha’ moment was realizing that there are absolutely no limits or things that can’t be done on the board and it allowed space for exploration, growth, and playfulness by letting go of ‘what I’m used to’. I have taught one summer of SUP yoga and can’t wait for the summer to be back out on the water!” – Laura