The Fascia-Informed Yoga Teacher: 3-Hour CE Workshop

Learn to weave self-myofascial release into any yoga class. In this 3-hour live, hands-on workshop, you'll practice simple ball, block and roller techniques, learn how they affect tissue fluid and the nervous system, and leave with ready-to-teach openers matched to common peak poses.

3 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education contact hours (Techniques, Training & Practice 1.0, Teaching Methodology 1.0, Anatomy & Physiology 1.0). Attend all 3 hours and complete a short quiz to receive your certificate.

What we cover

• Fascia essentials for yoga teachers: what fascia is, its layers, and why slow pressure and movement help tissue glide and calm the nervous system

• The technique ladder, practiced on your own mat: compression, rolling, shearing, cross-fibering, pinning, winding and scribbling, with gentle, medium and targeted options

• Test, roll, retest: using yoga poses before and after release so students feel the change

• Class prescriptions matched to the peak pose: forward folds, backbends, shoulders and inversions, hip openers, twists, standing balance and restorative classes

• Safe group teaching: an opening check-in script, key cautions, modifications and props, and clear cueing for intensity and breath

• Practice teaching in small groups, with peer feedback

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Workshop outline

3 hours, live and hands-on, with 1 CE contact hour in each Yoga Alliance category:

• 0:00 Welcome, safety and scope: the opening check-in script, red flags and when to refer, "no nerves, no bones, no swelling," and teaching self-release only

• 0:15 Fascia for yoga teachers (Anatomy & Physiology): what fascia is, its layers, tissue fluid and glide, the nervous system, and why where it hurts is often not where it starts

• 0:45 The technique ladder on your mat (Techniques, Training & Practice): compression, rolling, pinning, shearing, cross-fibering, winding and scribbling with balls, a block and a roller, plus gentler options

• 1:25 Break

• 1:35 MFR matched to the peak pose (Teaching Methodology): prime, background and downregulate; practice openers for forward folds, heart openers and hip openers with test, roll, retest

• 2:15 Teach it: the cueing bank, group set-up, and modifications for pregnancy, osteoporosis, hypermobility and students who can't get to the floor; practice-teach a 10-minute opener

• 2:45 Q&A, quiz and certificate: questions, the short quiz for your CE hours, and your take-home teaching guide

Who it's for

Yoga teachers and teacher trainees of any style, plus curious students who want to understand their bodies better. No experience with myofascial release needed.

What to bring

Your mat and a water bottle. Registering for the workshop only? Bring 2 tennis balls in a sock.

Choose your registration

• Workshop only ($95): bring 2 tennis balls in a sock

• Workshop + MFR Ball Kit ($163, a $68 add-on): RAD Recovery Rounds (2 soft balls), RAD Centre and RAD Rounds (3 smaller balls). 6 balls, yours to keep.

We use the kit throughout the workshop, and it's handed to you there, so there's nothing to ship or wait for. If the workshop doesn't run, the $68 kit is refunded along with your registration. Includes a take-home teaching guide.

About your teacher

Marda Zechiel is a 500-hour E-RYT and Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider with 18 years of teaching experience, and she completed Yoga Medicine's Myofascial Release Training. She is the founder of Marda Yoga and creator of the Alignment Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training, and has trained more than 175 teachers in 11 countries across 5 continents. Her teaching is strong, kind and practical: you'll leave with tools you can use in your very next class.

Cancellations and refunds

• This workshop runs with a minimum of 6 participants. If it doesn't reach that by November 13, you'll receive a full refund, kit included.

• Need to cancel? Cancel up to 7 days before the workshop for a full refund. After that, you can transfer your spot to a friend.

FAQ

Bring this workshop to your studio

Workshops are scheduled by request. Want one in your area? Email thepowerofyoga@mardayoga.com.

This workshop teaches self-myofascial release as a yoga practice and teaching skill. It does not cover diagnosis or treatment of any health condition.