Teacher Training
Yoga For Athletics
Facilitator: Heidi Fricke
Date: October 17-18th, 2026
Saturday 12:00-5:30pm; Sunday 12:00-5:30pm
Cost $199
This training is open to everyone. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend. For teachers who are registered with yoga alliance, you will receive 10 CEUs.
In modern day athletics there are many different levels of athletes from the weekend warrior to the professional athlete. Children, young adults and adults are stepping into different modalities of movement for fitness, personal wellbeing and professional competition. This training is designed for everyone who wants to understand how to use movement, breath practices and meditation techniques to support all levels of athletes.
As a facilitator, coach or trainer, it is important to understand how functional movement combined with yoga complements mental and physical training of athletes. As the athlete, you will gain a better understanding of how to incorporate yoga into cross-training and recovery cycles. Parents will gain tools to support the demands on both the mind and body of the athletes.
You will learn how to facilitate, teach and integrate the following to support all levels and ages of athletes: Poses to increase stability, balance, range of motion and flexibility. Techniques to enhance physical and mental endurance for athletes. Sports specific practices. Ways to incorporate yoga's approach to mind-body integration in both training and competition. Myofascial release techniques.