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Yoga for Scoliosis

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Prema Yoga Institute

February 20, 2026

6 PM ET – 8 PM ET on Zoom

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Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Teacher Training Certification Course

HYBRID Format:

Weekend #1 : June 26-28, 2026 Online

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Weekend #2 : July 11-13, 2026 in-person at Kripalu Institute Lenox, MA

Over the course of two weekends, learn and become certified to teach Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Series 1, the yoga poses shown to raise bone mineral density, as you gain a deeper understanding of bone health and how yoga works to counteract osteoporosis. This live, hybrid, 20-hour, two-weekend program is geared toward yoga teachers and yoga therapists, but anyone may attend. 

The first weekend takes place online on Zoom and will be recorded. 

The second weekend takes place IN PERSON at Kripalu and will not be recorded. Registration for and attendance at both weekends is required for teacher certification.

Weekend #1 ONLINE (June 26-28, 2026):

The focus of the first weekend will be on osteoporosis as a medical condition, the scientific basis for how the poses work to combat it, and introductory teaching of the poses. The first weekend’s recordings will be available for six weeks. By registering for this program, you consent to having your image and voice recorded during the workshop and shared with the other participants.

Weekend #2 course continues IN-PERSON at Kripalu Institute (July 11-13, 2026):

The in-person portion of the program will not be recorded. During this weekend, the focus will be on the effective and safe teaching of the poses, and the practicum. Those seeking teacher certification will practice teaching the poses to the group throughout the weekend. During this weekend, we will also cover additional pose adjustments, refinements and work-arounds that are best given in person. 

Assessment will be primarily based on how well the specific tenets of teaching Yoga vs. Osteoporosis are incorporated into your teaching, and on how safely and effectively it is taught. Not every version of every pose is accessible to everyone. You will learn to verbally instruct how to do each version of the poses safely, but you do not have to be able to do every version.

This portion of the program offers a unique opportunity to enhance your teaching technique and master the teaching of the Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Series 1 poses while receiving feedback from Dr. Fishman, senior Fishman Method yoga teacher Liz Larson, and other senior members of his teaching team, all of whom are certified in the Fishman Method.

Teacher Certification Requirements:

If you seek Teacher Certification, you must meet the following requirements:

-You must be: a yoga teacher with at least a 200-hr certification OR, a medical professional (MD, RN, BSN, PT, LMT, etc). 

-You must also pass the written exam AND live practicum involving successfully teaching yoga poses to the group. 

-Registration for and attendance at both weekends is required for teacher certification.

BUT: You can attend this workshop without seeking certification. 

Recommended textbook: Yoga for Osteoporosis: the Complete Guide (Completely Revised & Updated Edition). W.W. Norton: 2025.

Program Dates & Times:

Weekend #1 ONLINE (June 26-28, 2026):

Friday, June 26, 2026:
7:00 PM ET – 9:00 PM ET

Saturday, June 27, 2026:  
10:00 AM ET – noon
2:00 – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, June 28, 2026:  
10:00 AM ET – noon
2:00 – 4:00 PM ET

Weekend #2 course continues IN-PERSON at KRIPALU (July 11-13, 2026):

Friday, July 11, 2026:
7:30 PM ET – 9:00 PM ET

Saturday, July 12, 2026:
9:00 – 11:30 AM ET
1:30 – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, July 13, 2026:
9:00 – 11:00 AM ET

This live, hybrid (online & in-person), 20-hour two-weekend program is geared toward yoga teachers and yoga therapists, but anyone may attend. 

Registration for and attendance at BOTH weekends is required for those seeking teacher certification.

Click HERE to Register for Weekend 1 – Online

Click HERE to Register for Weekend 2 – In Person at Kripalu

Registration for and attendance at BOTH weekends is required for those seeking teacher certification.

This training is not intended to be a substitute for individual medical advice.

20 – Hours CEU – IAYT

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Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Classes on Zoom

Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 PM ET

$35 per class

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CLASS

This class is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.

I Hour CEU – IAYT

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RECORDED WEB EVENTS

PEACE IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK click HERE to watch the recording

 

YOGA FOR SCOLIOSIS – INTERVIEW WITH YOGABERRY

TUESDAY JUNE 16TH 2:00 PM (EDT)
 
CLICK HERE

 

Topic: Waist Management – Using Yoga to Regulate your Weight

Start Time: June 8, 2020: 8:30 – 9:30 PM EDT

Meeting Recording

Access Password:

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 Loren M. Fishman, MD, B.Phil., (oxon.), graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, and spent the year 1973 with B. K. S. Iyengar in Pune, India. He has taught yoga ever since. He went on to Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical School, then to a Tufts-Harvard Residency program, and served as Chief Resident at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Loren has written and edited more than 97 academic articles and chapters, and 12 books, including Yoga for Osteoporosis and Yoga for Arthritis (W.W. Norton), with Ellen Saltonstall, Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis with Eric Small, and Healing Yoga–Yoga Cures for 20 Common Conditions. Dr. Fishman has a private practice in Manhattan and is on staff at Columbia University Medical School.

Courses with CE credit are approved by IAYT 

 

 

 

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Testimonial:

“If you only go to one workshop in your life, this is it.”

– A.M., Baltimore, M.D.

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