NEXT TRAINING: March 22nd-24th 2026
Yoga Quarter, Ballyhackmore, Belfast
Times:
Friday 9am - 5:30pm, Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm
Established in 2018, this 30 hour in-depth, professional development training for Yoga Teachers
and healthcare professionals gives you the knowledge, embodied experience and practical skills to run
safe, inclusive, client-friendly chair yoga classes, adapt classes suitable for various care settings,
or to integrate chair yoga into your regular teaching.
Yoga Quarter, Ballyhackmore, Belfast
Times:
Friday 9am - 5:30pm, Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm
Established in 2018, this 30 hour in-depth, professional development training for Yoga Teachers
and healthcare professionals gives you the knowledge, embodied experience and practical skills to run
safe, inclusive, client-friendly chair yoga classes, adapt classes suitable for various care settings,
or to integrate chair yoga into your regular teaching.
During this course you will learn to:
Who's it for?
Course philosophy
The approach is inclusive, mindful and therapeutic, prioritises safety, and is centered around the needs of clients and students whose bodies may have particular needs that may not be accommodated in a general yoga class.
This course draws from my own background in Hatha Yoga, Somatic movement and Yoga therapy, and 30 years of experience of working with the body through massage and bodywork, yoga, dance and movement.
Careful attention is given to the delivery of this course, to ensure that experienced as well as new teachers leave feel informed and confident to design and deliver empowering, creative and sensitive classes in a variety of settings.
Schedule and coursework
2. Research and class design project on a target group of your choice
You are expected to commit to a personal practice of chair yoga during the course.
On completion of the course and assignments you will receive a certificate of completion.
Course modules
Fees
Fees are set by the host studio, and include a 100-page manual, access to recordings, assessment and certification fees.
Fees to be paid in full before the start of the course.
Payment plans welcome. Please get in touch and we can work out a schedule that will best support you.
Booking your place
Bookings through the host studio - click the link for the next training
- Use holistically based techniques to support physical, mental, emotional and energetic well being.
- Support your students and clients to develop more mobility and confidence in their bodies.
- Offer a safe, supportive environment where people can have fun and learn to care for themselves
- Apply chair yoga in numerous settings, such as active retirement groups, wheelchair users, community groups, people with special needs and for people with limited movement due to health, injury or recovery from surgery.
- Become creative and adaptive in your approach to teaching, so that you can offer accessible, inclusive classes led by the needs of your students.
Who's it for?
- Fully qualified yoga teachers and yoga therapists from all yoga lineages and levels of experience.
- Yoga teachers interested in a therapeutic approach to yoga, and in yoga therapy,
- Healthcare professionals with experience of yoga who would like to share chair yoga with their clients.
Course philosophy
The approach is inclusive, mindful and therapeutic, prioritises safety, and is centered around the needs of clients and students whose bodies may have particular needs that may not be accommodated in a general yoga class.
This course draws from my own background in Hatha Yoga, Somatic movement and Yoga therapy, and 30 years of experience of working with the body through massage and bodywork, yoga, dance and movement.
Careful attention is given to the delivery of this course, to ensure that experienced as well as new teachers leave feel informed and confident to design and deliver empowering, creative and sensitive classes in a variety of settings.
Schedule and coursework
- In-person hours: c.24 hours. Studio times vary for each venue.
- If time is limited at the venue, extra hours will be made up with online classes
- One online follow up class (1-2 hours) to check in and answer questions arising from the training and your assignments.
- Assignments and self-study (4+ hours)
2. Research and class design project on a target group of your choice
You are expected to commit to a personal practice of chair yoga during the course.
On completion of the course and assignments you will receive a certificate of completion.
Course modules
- Overview of chair yoga, it’s applications and target groups.
- What is accessible, inclusive yoga, and why is it needed?
- Asana, Pranayama (breathing practices), Mudras, Meditation, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra, plus therapeutic applications and adaptations.
- Practice sequences to support creating balanced and creative classes
- Supporting minimally mobile students
- Supporting postural alignment and awareness
- Giving clients the skill and confidence to move from the chair into standing.
- Yogic philosophy relevant to chair yoga classes
- Therapeutic yoga models as a lens for understanding health conditions and support for planning class plans
- Health and safety
- Teaching tips: language, safety, touch, room set up and considerations.
- Trauma sensitive teaching practice
- Overview of some relevant medical and health conditions
- Emotional considerations
- Yoga as a support for the nervous system, holistic well-being and the management of pain
- Practical steps to set up a class
Fees
Fees are set by the host studio, and include a 100-page manual, access to recordings, assessment and certification fees.
Fees to be paid in full before the start of the course.
Payment plans welcome. Please get in touch and we can work out a schedule that will best support you.
Booking your place
Bookings through the host studio - click the link for the next training
TESTIMONIALS
"I’m delighted I was able to do the training with you. I learned so much and I feel the training is invaluable. Already it has supported me to be a more considerate teacher and to look at each person as an individual. It's just opened to door for more learning in this area. Thank you for your guidance, kindness, support and your wealth of knowledge." Clare, Cork yoga teacher
‘‘I cannot recommend Claire’s chair yoga training highly enough. I was very impressed with Claire’s deep knowledge of yoga asanas and philosophy and how she delivered the two day training. I found her calmness very soothing and her teaching methods very motivating. The Yoga Nidra was just the icing on the cake .... fabulous !” Sara, Cork yoga teacher
"I have a deeper understanding of the koshas and how it weaves its way throughout our whole being. Thank you for that. I have learned so much about thinking outside the box in regards to asanas. I have a deeper understanding of the challenges for various people and how as a yoga teacher we remain fluid, respectful and cognisant of peoples mental and physical being. There is something for everyone. People we restricted mobility can do yoga, they don’t have to give up." Clare, Dublin yoga teacher
"I think this course has deepened my understanding of yoga. I have been on a journey with yoga for so many years and each time I look at the yoga models I gain new understanding and insights. I think this course helped me see again how yoga really is for everybody." Helena, Kerry yoga teacher
‘’I had the pleasure of training with Claire. She has an amazing and profound presence. I'm delighted I could take part in her first Chair Yoga training .... in July 2018. It was not what I expected, I learned so much more than I thought I would, especially on a spiritual and deep connection of myself. I can recommend this course to everybody as it would be beneficial for all.’’ Trish, yoga teacher
"I’m delighted I was able to do the training with you. I learned so much and I feel the training is invaluable. Already it has supported me to be a more considerate teacher and to look at each person as an individual. It's just opened to door for more learning in this area. Thank you for your guidance, kindness, support and your wealth of knowledge." Clare, Cork yoga teacher
‘‘I cannot recommend Claire’s chair yoga training highly enough. I was very impressed with Claire’s deep knowledge of yoga asanas and philosophy and how she delivered the two day training. I found her calmness very soothing and her teaching methods very motivating. The Yoga Nidra was just the icing on the cake .... fabulous !” Sara, Cork yoga teacher
"I have a deeper understanding of the koshas and how it weaves its way throughout our whole being. Thank you for that. I have learned so much about thinking outside the box in regards to asanas. I have a deeper understanding of the challenges for various people and how as a yoga teacher we remain fluid, respectful and cognisant of peoples mental and physical being. There is something for everyone. People we restricted mobility can do yoga, they don’t have to give up." Clare, Dublin yoga teacher
"I think this course has deepened my understanding of yoga. I have been on a journey with yoga for so many years and each time I look at the yoga models I gain new understanding and insights. I think this course helped me see again how yoga really is for everybody." Helena, Kerry yoga teacher
‘’I had the pleasure of training with Claire. She has an amazing and profound presence. I'm delighted I could take part in her first Chair Yoga training .... in July 2018. It was not what I expected, I learned so much more than I thought I would, especially on a spiritual and deep connection of myself. I can recommend this course to everybody as it would be beneficial for all.’’ Trish, yoga teacher