Strong Bones. Healthy Aging. Online Training Course

with Heather Otterbine double 500-hour certified E-RYT 500 & Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist

Osteoporosis and low-bone density affects an estimated 48 million Americans, 80 percent of those are women. A mindful yoga practice that includes weight-bearing poses can build strength, ease tension, and encourage good posture. It also helps improve flexibility, stability, and agility. These benefits make daily movements easier, improves coordination, and reduces the risk of falling.  Yoga can be a helpful addition to combat the effects of osteopenia and osteoporosis. It can help to ease symptoms, improve bone health, and lower the risk of complications.  Throughout this course we will discuss the process and effects of low-bone density, osteopenia, and osteoporosis, as well as how to structure safe, effective yoga classes that support and empower our students on their journey to better health and well-being.  This training, while geared toward understanding safe ways to work with people dealing with low-bone density, is also safe for people with a variety of medical issues.
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Course curriculum

    1. OmBodies Yoga & Functional Wellness Health and Liability Disclaimer

    2. Meet the Teacher

    3. A Brief Introduction to Strong Bones. Healthy Aging. (Teaching Yoga for Osteoporosis & Healthy Aging)

    4. Strong Bones. Healthy Aging. (Online Training Course Manual)

    1. What Is Osteoporosis?

    2. Important Terminology Defined

    3. The Process of Bone Resorption & Formation

    4. The Bone "Reserve"

    1. Osteoporosis Risk Factors

    2. Chronic Inflammation & Osteoporosis

    3. Osteoporosis & Men

    4. Osteopenia

    5. The BMD Chart Explained

    6. Primary & Secondary Osteoporosis

    7. Early & Late Stage Osteoporosis

    8. Approach to Movement in Yoga for Osteoporosis Classes Part 1

    9. Approach To Movement in Yoga for Osteoporosis Classes Part 2

    10. Maintaining Bone Health Asana Practice (Students with Existing Yoga Practice)

    1. Measuring Bone Density

    2. Mechanical Loading of Bones

    3. Mechanical Loading of Bone - Detecting Load

    1. Wrist & Forearm Fractures

    2. Short Wrist Practice

    3. Wrist Class Weave-Ins

    4. Shoulder Class Weave-Ins

    1. Hip Fractures & Osteoporosis

    2. Class Weave-Ins for the Feet & Lower Leg

    3. Class Weave-Ins for the Knees

    4. Class Weave-Ins for the Hips

    5. Yoga for Osteoporosis Asana Practice: Hips & Lower Body Focus

About this course

  • $499.00
  • 56 lessons
  • 10 hours of video content

Training Includes:

  • Downloadable Manual

  • Self-Paced Learning

  • Unlimited access for the life of the course

  • Certificate of Completion once you've completed the course

  • Course qualifies for 14 CEU's with Yoga Alliance or 15 Credit Hours toward 300/500-hour OmBodies Yoga Teaching Certification

Who Is This Course For?

This course is perfect for yoga teachers and students as well as anyone that would like to develop a deeper understanding of osteopenia and osteoporosis and how to work with these bone-related conditions. For teachers, this online training will provide you with the knowledge you need to create safe and effective classes for people dealing with not only bone density issues but also those students in need of a modified yoga practice.
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Apply These Hours To...

If you are enrolled in the OmBodies Yoga® 500-hour Teacher Training Program, this training counts towards your certification hours with OmBodies Yoga®. This training may also be used as CEU'S (Continuing Education Units) with Yoga Alliance. You do not need to be enrolled in our 500-hour program to participate. If you are interested in continuing to train with OmBodies Yoga® to receive an advanced training certification with us, you have the option to apply to our 500-hour program and this yoga teacher training’s hours will automatically apply towards your 500-hour certification. If you would like to learn more about our 500-hour Teacher Training Program, click on the link below.

Meet the Teacher

Heather Otterbine

Founder of OmBodies Yoga and Functional Wellness & Lead Trainer

Heather is a double 500-hour certified E-RYT 500, a Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist, and a YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) with Yoga Alliance, and the founder & owner of OmBodies Yoga. She opened OmBodies Yoga Studio in 2009 and has developed two successful teacher training programs, the OmBodies Yoga Foundational 200-hour & the OmBodies Yoga 500-hour Advanced Teacher Training, both registered with Yoga Alliance. Her Vinyasa yoga classes feature challenging, creative sequences with an emphasis on precision cueing and healthy alignment. She uses these elements in combination with a deep understanding of anatomy and physiology to draw in other aspects of the yoga practice, such as, pranayama and meditation.​ Heather has been a serious yoga practitioner for nearly 25 years and teaching for 19 years of that. She completed the 200-hour Teacher Training Program with Sivananda Yoga in 2005, the PreNatal Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Works in NYC in 2006, the 500-hour Advanced Teacher Training at Moksha in 2014, and has most recently, completed her second 500-hour Advanced Teacher Training Certification with Tiffany Cruikshank & Yoga Medicine and is currently working to complete her thesis for the 1000-hour Yoga Medicine Certification. Education: Double 500-hour certified E-RYT 500, (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist, & YACEP, MBG Functional Nutrition Guide 1,800 + hours of training completed in various yoga traditions and styles, yoga therapeutics, & functional nutrition Has studied yoga with Tiffany Cruikshank, Seane Corn, Tias Little, Rod Stryker, Maty Ezraty, Noah Maze, Kathryn Budig, Rich Logan, Kim Wilcox, Shanna Linn, and many more fantastic teachers! 19 years experience teaching yoga, 12 + years training yoga teachers, developed both the 200-hour and the 300/500-hour OmBodies Yoga Teacher Training Programs