Traditional Chinese Medicine Yoga Teacher Training | Online
Join Tiffany Cruikshank in this power-packed 30-hour online training and learn to leverage the time-tested wisdom of Chinese Medicine to understand your students’ unique needs, effectively individualize practices, and support optimal physical and energetic health.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Yoga Teacher Training | Online
$750.00
Training Description
Discover the foundations of Chinese Medicine theory and master the skillful application of TCM within a yoga setting.
For over 20 years, our founder Tiffany Cruikshank has been intertwining the ancient practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine and yoga to empower thousands of students and teachers to observe the nuances and subtleties of the body on a deeper level and move towards balance.
Now, she’s put all of this invaluable information and experience into one game-changing training, specifically designed for teachers and healthcare providers alike seeking to expand their therapeutic toolbelt to more effectively guide students and clients on their unique health journeys.
In this comprehensive 30-hr online experience, expect to gain a deep understanding of Chinese Medicine principles, their intersection with the art of teaching yoga, and how to thoughtfully apply their wisdom to support common dysfunctions, differential diagnosis and the creation of powerful treatment plans.
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Training Details
This Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Yoga Teacher Training will provide you with a deep knowledge of TCM concepts as it applies to a yoga practice. We cover the foundations of Chinese Medicine theory to help you understand your student’s unique needs and how you can use this information to individualize your classes with them to make your work with them more effective.
You’ll learn Chinese Medicine five-element theory, yin and yang theory, meridian theory and the differentiation of the organs as it applies specifically to yoga. You’ll dig deeper to examine common conditions and differential diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. You’ll learn potent acupressure points and their integration in a yoga practice and a wealth of applications to a therapeutic practice.
This is one of our foundational courses and we believe it provides critical information on how to work one-on-one with students in a way that supports their unique body and mind. This longer format will incorporate case studies to help you integrate the information in a relevant and effective way to start using with your students right away. This training is a game changer for group and private classes and will forever change the way you teach.
You will complete this training with a deep understanding of:
- Yin/Yang Theory and the 8 principles of diagnosis
- Meridian Theory, locations and application to yoga practices
- The 5 elements and their therapeutic applications
- The application of TCM principles to common dysfunctions and the ability to brainstorm uncommon/unknown issues
- How to modify practices and techniques to suit the individual
- The main acupressure points and their uses
- How to incorporate TCM applications within a yoga setting
- How to create group class sequences around TCM themes
- How to conduct an intake, come up with an assessment and develop a yoga plan based on that to support the individual
This training has four sections – each section is composed of pre-recorded lectures, asana practices, review and homework to integrate the information.
We created this online training to be flexible with your schedule so you can complete it at your own pace. The full training is available now and there is no deadline by which you need to complete the training as you’ll have unlimited access to the training materials even after completion. Most of all we are committed to bringing you the highest quality of education by our incredible teachers to your door.
This yoga teacher training will count as 30 ‘in-person/contact’ hours towards your 500-hour/1000-hour Yoga Medicine certification. Directly following the training you will be invited to take an online exam to receive your certificate of completion and training hours. These online training hours will be recognized by Yoga Alliance if completed by the end of 2023, click here to read more about their guidelines on online training hours.
For teachers dedicated to a higher standard of learning looking to deepen their knowledge.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Yoga Teacher Training is a 30-hour advanced online training for yoga teachers, physicians, healthcare providers and those who are interested in learning more about this invaluable curriculum.
Yoga Medicine® believes that an experienced yoga teacher is an impactful asset to our healthcare systems. With our credentials, students and healthcare facilities can trust that their yoga teacher is trained with a depth of knowledge in the fusion of research, science & traditional practices as well as a range of experience. Yoga Medicine® trains our teachers to understand the body and the full spectrum of therapeutic yoga modalities so they can build a personalized practice to suit the individual across any yoga style, state of wellness, level, body shape, gender, anatomical differences, age, or capacity.
Diane Malaspina
500-Hour Yoga Medicine Teacher
“Take your understanding of wellness and the art of natural healing to another level! Incorporating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into teaching yoga has enhanced my sequencing and wellness strategies to share with students, especially during seasonal transitions when we can feel stressed but may not be aware of why. Change is constant – day to day and season to season. Taking a TCM approach to yoga helps you to guide students into seasonal food choices and lifestyle habits that they can take off the mat to find balance in their lives. This knowledge will also enhance your sequences with poses that engage and open meridian lines by working with the 5 elements to provide a therapeutic experience. Understanding TCM helps yoga teachers see how the external environment is mirrored in the internal environment. Concepts of yin and yang can also be used to theme the class – physically through the postures or connecting to larger themes like kindness and forgiveness (which are aspects of the elements).”
Ann-Charlotte Monrad
500-Hour Yoga Medicine Teacher
“Incorporating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles in my yoga sequencing is one of the most inspiring tools I’ve come across during almost twenty years of teaching yoga. When you learn the energetic meridians of TCM, you can target those areas of the body through asana and adapt it to address numerous conditions or concerns. To magnify the effectiveness of your teachings you can also create an emotional setting with your knowledge of the 5 elements: are you aiming to release frustration, create introspection, or do you simply want to support those students who need structure? The possibilities are endless. Instead of “just” teaching a class, there’s now a direction to my classes that can support my students on an even deeper level.”
Meet the teacher...
Tiffany Cruikshank
Founder of Yoga Medicine, L.Ac, MAOM, E-RYT
Tiffany is a yoga therapeutic specialist, author, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine provider.
She’s trained over 15,000 yoga teachers, athletes, medical professionals, physical therapists, bodyworkers and coaches on how to fuse anatomy, western medicine and cutting-edge research with traditional yoga practices to therapeutically support individuality and holistic wellness.
Today, she’s dedicated to helping teachers and students nourish their health and feel their best through a combination of modern science, traditional modalities, and experience.
Our Promise
We believe bridging the gap between yoga and medical systems is a crucial therapeutic adjunct to modern healthcare. That’s why all of our offerings strive to reach the same goal: to empower teachers and students through deeper yoga education.
We train our community of teachers to understand the body and the therapeutic approaches to yoga so that they can build a personalized practice to the individual across any yoga style or level of wellness.
With our credentials, your students will know that their teacher is well-trained with a range of applied and highly specialized therapeutic experience!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be enrolled in the Yoga Medicine 500-Hour program to attend this Yoga Teacher Training?
No!
This training is designed for yoga teachers, physicians, healthcare providers, and coaches who are interested in learning more about this invaluable curriculum.
If you have a consistent yoga practice and a desire to deepen your knowledge, then we would love to have you join!
If you are new to Yoga Medicine and would like to join the 500-hour program, then please complete the online application. Upon successful completion of this training, the 30 ‘in-person/contact’ hours would automatically be applied towards your 500-hour.
More information about the 500-hour program can be found here.
How do I prepare for and access the online training?
Before the training, it is recommended to read chapters 1 & 2 of the book, Voices of Qi.
When you register for this training, you will also receive complimentary access to the following online courses: Conducting a Therapeutic Evaluation and Recognizing Red Flags in a Therapeutic Yoga Setting – reviewing these courses will also help you prepare for this training.
After registering for this training, you will receive a confirmation email with more details on general information, training materials needed, and instructions on how to access your online training.
Do you offer refunds?
Immediately after your payment is processed, you will receive access to this training’s online portal and materials. For this reason, refund requests for online trainings are not accepted.
We appreciate your understanding.
Apply This Training Towards a 500-Hour Certification
If you are enrolled in Yoga Medicine’s 500-hour or 1000-hour program, then this training counts as 55 ‘in-person/contact’ hours towards your certification, as well as continuing education hours with Yoga Alliance!
If you are a yoga teacher interested in pursuing continued education with Yoga Medicine, then you have the option to apply to our 500-hour program (in which case, these teacher training hours will automatically apply towards your 500-hour certification process).
To learn more about our 500-hour certification program, click here.
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