Yoga Tune Up® Teacher Certification Training

Established 2008

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Tune Up Fitness

14144 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA

Los Angeles, CA

Purpose

Yoga Tune Up® (YTU) is a comprehensive biomechanics, movement-based 7-Day Training built around a therapeutic style of conscious corrective exercise.

What to expect

This 7-day Certification Training focuses on movement from an anatomical and biomechanical perspective. It works to rewire proprioceptive feedback and locate “body blind spots” – tissues and joints that are overused, underused, or misused and have become desensitized or dysfunctional. The poses, routines, and structure of this format are rooted in discovering the biomechanics and physiology of each individual as an individual, helping students through their own process of creating lasting embodied change. Distinguish yourself as a movement educator and empower your students by grounding your teaching in scientific evidence and creativity. In this training you will: • Elevate your embodied teachings by deepening your anatomical understanding • Learn the art of building context-based cueing that connects with your clientele • Develop a foundation to build original classes that bridges the gap between rehab, functional training, yoga and massage therapy • Connect with a like-minded community who shares a passion to bring evidence-based practices and joyful creativity to their teaching

Style/Lineage

Jill Miller is a pioneer in forging relevant links between the worlds of fitness, yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Jill is known as the Teacher’s Teacher and has trained thousands of movement educators, clinicians, and manual therapists to incorporate her paradigm-shifting self-care fitness programming into athletic and medical facility programs internationally. As the creator of some of the world’s best mobility tools, she has crafted original programs for Equinox, Golf Digest, 24 Hour Fitness, YogaWorks, and numerous professional sports teams. She and her team of 500+ teachers help you to live better in your body with an emphasis on proprioception, mobility, breath mechanics, and recovery.

Additional Information

Additional Course Materials (not included in registration) - Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball - The Trail Guide to the Body or another anatomy book

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

General Knowledge

Discuss the fundamentals of the anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system including muscles, bones, fascia, ligaments, joints, and attachment points in the context of yoga practice.
Apply critical thinking to yogic dogmas around asana, sequencing, and cueing taking a fresh perspective on an embodied practice.

Professional Knowledge

Guide students using "clues" instead of "cues" towards a deeper level of curiosity and embodiment.
Describe the movements of the body using accurate anatomical and biomechanical terms.
Design memorable, accessible classes using a step-by-step process to “think out of the boxana” based on the individual clients needs and fitness level.
Apply principles of biomechanics and kinesiology to pursue a deeper understanding of what is happening in their bodies and the bodies of students.

Practice Skills

Practice context-based teaching strategies for the classroom, clinic, gym or studio with a yogic lens of awareness.
Innovate their own embodied yogic practices merging the worlds of yoga, fitness, pain management, and myofascial self-care.

Teaching Skills

Teach a variety of self-massage techniques and myofacial stretches to students in private or group sessions in order to assist them in relieving pain, increase range of motion, and improve body awareness.
Teach Yoga Tune Up classes, workshops, and privates with a yogic lens of awareness, conscious relaxation, and body therapy.

AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.

Program Emphasis

Evaluation methods

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Written exam

There is robust daily written homework, specialty assignments and a 29-question exam that is multiple choice, essay form, and drawings.

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and creator of the formats Yoga Tune Up®, The Roll Model® Method and Body By Breath. With more than 30 years of study in anatomy & movement, she is a pioneer in forging relevant links between the worlds of fitness, yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Jill is known as the Teacher’s Teacher and has trained thousands of movement educators, clinicians, and manual therapists to incorporate her paradigm-shifting self-care fitness programming into athletic and medical facilities. As the creator of some of the world’s best mobility tools, she has crafted original programs for Equinox, Golf Digest, 24 Hour Fitness, YogaWorks, and professional sports teams. Her programs help you to live better in your body with an emphasis on proprioception, mobility, breath mechanics, and recovery. Jill has presented at conferences and symposia worldwide in the fields of yoga therapy, fitness, fascia, pain, athletic performance, and mental health. She has the rare ability to translate complex physiological and biomechanical information into accessible, relevant moves that help students transform pain, dysfunction, and injury into robust fitness. Jill is a former anatomy columnist for Yoga Journal and has been featured in The NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, Prevention, Shape, Men’s Journal, Women’s Health, Yoga Journal, Self, on TODAY Show, Good Morning America & the Oprah Winfrey Network. Her video collaborations with Tom Myers, Katy Bowman, Kelly Starrett DPT & Jen Esquer DPT have been embraced worldwide. She is the author of the internationally bestselling book The Roll Model: A Step by Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body and Body by Breath: The Science and Practice of Physical and Emotional Resilience. Jill is also a contributing author on the topic of self-myofascial release in the textbook Fascia, Function and Medical Applications as well as Safe and Sound by Dr. Stephen Porges. Based in Los Angeles.

Jill Miller