Strong Spirits Mindfulness & Movement Chair Yoga Teacher Training | Saturday, April 18, 2026
Chair Yoga’s therapeutic adaptive exercises work your body from head to toe. The simple and easy movements are great for people in any condition, to do anytime and anywhere. Chair Yoga promotes well-being through breathing correctly and stretching in ways that will open up your body on the path to peace.
The baby-boom generation is turning 65 at a rate of 8,000 people a day and expected to almost double by 2030. There is a huge demand for Chair Yoga movement-based wellness services.
Join Jessica Rosenberg, YACEP, E-RYT/500, 200/500 RYS, Reiki Master, BFA, MID, for an interactive and educational Chair Yoga – Breathing & Movement intensive. Study all of the materials in this program, she created in 2008, that were researched in 2014 by the Earl Bakken University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing.
Learn dynamic, safe, and effectively ways to enrich the lives of all people through the positive yogic principles and mindfulness practices that are incorporated into Chair Yoga Training. Chair Yoga’s therapeutic adaptive exercises work the body from head to toe promoting wellbeing. The movements help to alleviate chronic pain, relieve high anxiety and stress levels, elevate quality of life, lower blood pressure, improve sleep patterns, and manage depression. The modified stretches are great for people in any condition to do anytime and anywhere, whether in a yoga studio, in a school classroom, at a business as a mid-day office break, or in a nursing home facility.
The workshop is packed full of practical tools to become a qualified Chair Yoga teacher – poses, breathing exercises, games, and relaxation techniques – for you to create infinite number of engaging classes. We will also be discussing many topics from the benefits of yoga fitness in a chair, anatomy, body-mind connection, and props. You will even have an opportunity to develop and present to the group your own Chair Yoga pose.
At the end of the course, you will come out with an abundance of knowledge and creative ideas to teach with.
CEs: 6 for RYTs with Yoga Alliance
Manual Materials and teaching tools offered
Certificate of Completion
WHO THIS IS FOR: Yoga novices, parents, grandparents, caregivers, school educators, fitness instructors - all are welcome to attend. No prior experience teaching yoga necessary.
FORMAT: Discussion and Gentle Chair Yoga asana practices
YOUR FACILITATOR: Jes Rosenberg (she/her), BFA, MID, is a yoga educator, innovative product designer, and mixed media artist creating in MN. Her favorite words are: Breathe. Stretch. Play. Her certifications include: YACEP, 500/E-RYT, 200/500 RYS, Reiki Master, Yoga Nidra, EFT/TFT, Ashtanga, Soft Touch Hatha Yoga, Thai Massage, Bikram, Power Vinyasa, Moksha/Modo Int’l, Yin Yoga, Y.O.G.A. for Youth, MBSR / Mindfulness in Motion, MindUp.
WHEN: Saturday, April 18th from 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (30-minute lunch break included)
WHERE: PALM + PINE La Crosse
TUITION: $225 // SAVE $50 with early bird pricing of $175 thru March 31, 2026
SCHOLARSHIP: PALM + PINE offers a limited number of scholarships intended to increase access, equity, diversity, and representation in the yoga community by supporting populations often marginalized by systematic barriers, including: BIPOC, LGBTQAI+ individuals, individuals with a demonstrated financial barrier, and others. To inquire and apply, please email kat@palmandpineyoga.com
