Discover how Yoga asana (posture) can help to build and maintain strong bones.

A 10-year study by Dr. Loren Fishman demonstrated an increase in bone mineral density and improved bone quality with regular practice of 12 Yoga poses. Yoga asana also improves your balance, posture, strength, range of motion, and coordination, greatly reducing the risk of fracture.

Yoga for Strong Bones Part 2 is a 2-day online workshop focusing on incorporating variety and challenge into your Yoga practice to help build and maintain strong bones. This series is open to anyone who has completed Yoga for Strong Healthy Bones Part 1 or its equivalent. The Part 2 workshop will include additional poses for building strong, healthy bones. These poses will add variety and challenge to your daily practice. Full instruction will be offered on how to select and sequence poses in your personal daily practice. Guidelines will be given for maintaining a balanced, safe practice that meets your individual needs and goals. The group support and practice will refresh, invigorate, and inspire your continued practice of Yoga for strong bones.

Click here to register for Yoga for Strong Bones Part 1 – Online, Apr. 22–23, 2022. Receive a 15% ($45) tuition discount when registering for both Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 2 Live sessions on Saturday at 9 am–12 pm and 2–4 pm, and Sunday at 9–11 am ET. 

Continued Support After the Program

You will have access to the video recordings and Practice Videos for 8 weeks after the program ends, until Oct. 8, 2023.

In addition, you will have access to recorded Integral Hatha Yoga classes, meditations, and inspiring talks with Swami Satchidananda. You will also have access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.

Prerequisites

Completion of Yoga for Strong, Healthy Bones Part 1 – Online, or Dr. Fishman’s Yoga for Bone Health Training – Self-Paced, or their equivalent.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities

• Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 7 contact hours.
  You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
• Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.

Testimonials

If you have been diagnosed with osteopenia, definitely take this course. Each day I felt myself feeling stronger. The program made me want to get back into a routine of daily practice. The Ashram does a magnificent job in providing these online courses. — Kristin Jo Freed

[I] loved Yoga for Strong, Healthy Bones Part 2! Sayta’s knowledge and guidance is invaluable. She provides so much information on how to practice safely at any level while giving maximum benefit to the body/bones. Great class! — Lisa Powers

Satya provides clear and concise instruction to support those practicing with Osteoporosis. An essential class for yoga teachers and those trying to adapt their own practice to support their body. — Jessica Lonsberry

Yoga for Strong Bones is truly one of the best classes I’ve taken in a long time. Satya is not only knowledgeable but a clear, concise speaker; humorous and humble. She demonstrated poses at all levels of accessibility. I highly recommend her and this class. — Clarissa Riely

A clear, concise course for incorporating Yoga into managing and reducing your osteoporosis risks. — Vicki Langdon