Sally Lomas creates flowing easy movements in the water to bring a smile to your face and a sense of wellbeing to last throughout your day. She uses yoga, rhythm and resistance with elements of Ai- Chi and music to create beautiful sequences. There is a focus to personal awareness of sensations and movement to support women through pregnancy, postnatal and for all ages. The benefits include strengthening the physical body, calming the emotions and freeing the breath to enhance the flow of energy.
With over 25 years international tutoring experience, Sally has now developed three unique teacher training courses which can be highly adapted to your own needs. She enjoys working flexibly and is a great communicator. Programmes can be created for individual companies and swim schools whilst maintaining high standards and consistency. The courses will give you the knowledge and confidence needed to run your own classes. When deemed safe for everyone, Sally is very willing to travel to you. There is also the opportunity to have some of the theory pre-recorded and live online with practical sessions in person.
Please do get in touch to discuss your needs and to receive sample programmes and more detailed information and costs.
Ai Chi
Ai Chi is a beautiful flowing aquatic energy therapy created by Jun Konno, one of Japan’s foremost swimming coaches and fitness experts. Eastern and western philosophies are integrated to strengthen, relax and to attain mental, physical and spiritual health. Tai – Chi and Qigong concepts are combined with Shiatsu and Watsu techniques to combine deep breathing with slow elegant rhythmic movements. The practice is performed in shoulder depth warm water starting with hand and arm movements and extending to full upper and lower body sequences.
“ In Ai Chi we strive not for rigidity but for tranquillity” Jun Konno
Aqua yoga courses
Joyful aqua yoga courses are created to provide women with nourishment, fun and support in water throughout their lives with specialised attention to pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
Joyful Aqua Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth
Beautifully designed sequences to nurture women through their pregnancy and help prepare for a joyful birth experience. Women are encouraged to connect with their bodies and to tap into their own intuition through easeful practices.
You will learn:
- Specifically designed moves suitable for pregnant women
- Adaptations for the different trimesters of pregnancy
- Pregnancy and birth related anatomy and physiology
- Breathing techniques for pregnancy and birth
- Musical flowing sequences to incorporate into your classes
- The benefits of the practices and how to integrate a perfect balance
- How to develop your own personal style of teaching
- Self-awareness and exploration of the water for yourself
Who is this course for?
This course is open to everyone who has a love of water and a desire to support women during pregnancy and to help prepare them for a joyful birth experience. You must be able to swim, to submerge happily and be ready to open your heart to a gentle personal journey of exploration as well as learning all the moves and theory that will set you up to teach.
Assessment and qualification
To qualify you will need to complete all sessions and activities which will include a teaching assessment.
You will receive a Joyful Nurture certificate qualifying you to teach these specific practices for pregnancy and birth.
As a qualified tutor in this area, Sally has tutored aqua yoga courses internationally for many years. It has been validated with BGi insurance that the company recognises the qualification and will insure new teachers to teach the practices.
Training support
Sally will be your mentor along the way.
- A training manual will be available online
- Video clips, showing moves
- Joyful Nurture community
Movements and breathing to create an overall balance of energy release and relaxation. We are not addressing specific aliments or injuries rather a practice to support women of all ages both emotionally and physically through flowing, strengthening sequences and deep relaxation.
You will learn:
- How to create a welcoming and nourishing environment, a haven for everyone
- A series of flowing sequences that can be adapted for each woman’s needs
- How to use the water for optimum benefit and enjoyment
- The benefits both physical and emotional
- Communication and adaptation to realise your full potential as a teacher
- Your own personal experience of aqua yoga, a connection to your own inner world
Why join our Aqua yoga teacher training?
Creative new programme
The programme is based on yoga principles and also includes flowing movements of aqua yoga and Ai Chi and elements of dance accessible to all. Creating a beautiful sensory, physical and emotional experience.
Explore different experiences
relaxed & inclusive approach
lesson planning
You will leave with a clear idea of lesson planning and also the confidence to create and draw out the best in yourself and others.
blended course
A blended course designed to combine detailed theory and discussion with very important real life pool time and face to face communication.
joyful community
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Fantastic guru
Truly brilliant teacher
I cannot wait to start teaching my aquanatal yoga classes - gentle pregnancy, birthing and parenting as a subject really close to my heart. So I know I will love the new branch of my job. Thank you Sally for a fab week."
