About this retreat
Dave & Stacy are known for their genuine connectivity and personal style of teaching. They truly care about your success in the training. They have had many years of experience with coaching and giving feedback. They know what does and doesn’t work. Their teaching methodology has gone through years of development and it is effective. They will work with you to develop your unique gifts.
Stacy and Dave are passionate about elevating the level of yoga with evidence-based practice and interprofessional relationships. Yoga is being utilized as an adjunct therapy in the fields of mental health and sports medicine and the leaders in the industry are those who are equipped with modern science and education. Stacy is involved with Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Exercise Psychology at the Osteopathic Medical School A.T. Still University. Her studies and research are applied to all YP training programs. Effective online instruction is an important part of their course development. You will see this in the details of the platform, content delivery, and materials.
FUNCTIONAL HUMAN MOVEMENT PHILOSOPHY
In addition to her studies with A.T. Still University, Stacy is a Corrective Exercise Specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Every class Dave & Stacy teach incorporates elements of functional training. This makes classes variable, fun, and educational. They have both gone through their share of injuries in their early days of yoga and now consider long-term sustainability a priority with their students. Stacy is the author of Embodied Posture: Your Unique Body and Yoga. It is an in-depth structural anatomy text that emphasizes structural variability and it’s implications in postural alignment. Their goal is to empower others with a heightened awareness and ability to take personal wellness back into their own hands.
MINDFUL AWARENESS & EMBODIMENT
We believe that yoga is a human practice that should not be reserved for a select percentage of the population. Mindful awareness (MA) is a non-exclusive practice that incorporates the nectar of yogic philosophy. We train teachers to share the practice of MA through the most relatable elements of humanness—breath and body. We will teach you proven methods and techniques to awaken kinesthetic awareness and breath control with an in-depth understanding of anatomy, functional human movement, and science-based aspects of mindfulness. Embodied Posture Methodology, or EPM, empowers you to align yoga postures to best suit your uniqueness. Through over 25 years of studying the human body and teaching yoga, Stacy Dockins developed this innovative approach that integrates bio-individuality and long-term, sustainable functional wellness. Combining body awareness, science, and exploration, Stacy & Dave will teach practical information you can immediately apply on your mat to your students.
What they offer
Full-time (usually intensive/immersion), Part-time (spread out over time), Modules (several, shorter immersions), Residential (trainees stay on-site), Non-residential (trainees commute to the program), Destination / retreat
Yoga styles taught
Flow Yoga, Alignment-Oriented Yoga, Fitness Yoga, Spiritually-Oriented Yoga, Hot/Heated Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Specialty Yoga