Yoga for special needs students

Course Outline

A few words about the course: Yoga education can supplement school and any other formal or non-formal education. It can prepare the students physically and mentally for the integration of their physical, mental and spiritual faculties so that the students can become healthier, saner and more integrated members of the society and of the nation.

Yoga education helps in self-discipline and self-control, leading to immense amount of awareness, concentration and higher level of consciousness.

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Agenda

Day 1

Introduction – What Is Yoga

Day 2

Asana Basics – Know Your Practices- What You Will Need

Day 3

Asana Benefits / Empowerment – Standing – On the Floor/ Chair – With Support

Day 4

Breathing Tools / Games / How to Prepare A Class – Class Environment

Day 5

The Importance of a Teacher – What Is Your Role / Practice Teaching

Day 6

Yoga Philosophy into Practice / The Tools of Meditation

Day 7

Yoga & Meditation as A Medium for Relaxation & Connection

Day 8

Language – How to Use Words as Your Ally

Day 9

How to Prepare A Yoga Class for Special Needs and Sustain It

Day 10

Evaluation & Assessement Of the Course-Farewell Ceremony

Duration

10 days –approximately 80 hours.

It can also be carried out in 5 days by redesigning modules accordingly.

Learning outcomes

  1. To enable student to have good health,
  2. To practice mental hygiene,
  3. To possess emotional stability,
  4. To integrate moral values,
  5. To attain higher level of consciousness,
  6. Equip oneself with basic knowledge about one’s personality,
  7. To learn to handle oneself well in all life situations,
  8. To learn techniques of gaining good health,
  9. To develop a discriminative mind capable of knowing the real from the unreal,
  10. To face the dualities of life with equanimity.

Important Notice

During the weekend, recreational activities and visits can be organized. If the weather is mild, there can be horse riding, rowing, swimming, cycling, archery, climbing, trekking, water-cycling etc. in the wonderful location of Lake Plastiras. There can also be visits to nearby beautiful locations which combine sea and mountains.

Evaluation- feedback

Participants fill in a course evaluation form providing thus feedback on what they have been taught.

Cost

400 euros/per participant (all covered by the erasmus+ grant)

Location

Karditsa, Greece

Plastiras’ lake, Karditsa, Greece

Available Dates

Flexible Dates