Workshops

The Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga: A 4-day Intensive with Doug Keller

This 4-day intensive puts modern understanding of the body in traditional ‘yoga’ terms for a deeper appreciation of the practice, and to inspire students to explore the purposes and benefits of yoga for health, fitness, and its therapeutic benefits with understanding and confidence. This will include the very important dimension of the role and benefits of yoga for healthy aging.

The content covers:

Principles of joint health, and how a focus on joint mobility is the first step toward students improving their strength and flexibility, as well as overcoming joint pain.
The myofascial lines governing muscles and joints introduced by Tom Myers, as applied to concepts of prana and of asana. This will clarify and enhance your understanding of how to teach and sequence the practice for therapeutic benefit to your students.
The key elements of yoga practice that support healthy aging.
Common obstacles to practice that limit progress, common injuries and their causes, and the common therapeutic problems that bring students to yoga.

This 25-hour intensive is part of AIRYOGA’s 300-hour Advanced Teacher Training, and yet will be open to the general public.

DATES
Thursday, 19 March 2026
8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 pm 5:00 pm

Friday, 20 March 2026
8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Saturday, 21 March 2026
1:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Sunday, 22 March 2026
8:00 am to 10:00 am, and 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm

LOCATION
AIRYOGA Pop-Up © Bridge
Europaallee 22 / Eisgasse 20, 8004 Zürich

TEACHER
Doug Keller

LANGUAGE
English

COST
Entire training (25 hours total): CHF 650.- / Early bird offer until 4 February 2026: CHF 590.-
Thursday and Friday (7.5 hours each): CHF 210.- each
Saturday (4.5 hours): CHF 125.-
Sunday (5.5 hours): CHF 150.-

INFO
The training is recommended for yoga teachers and inquiring students.
It can also be booked for single days.
Participants in the entire intensive will receive a manual.

Space is limited.
Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.
For any questions, please contact zuerich@airyoga.com

Book online here

The approach of this intensive will include:

Injury prevention: how to work safely with joints such as the knees, wrists and shoulders, hips and sacroiliac joints.
Understanding the connections between muscles along myofascial lines, which makes clear the logic and purpose of sequencing, as well as the deep wisdom of the asanas themselves.
Understanding fundamental functional movement patterns which are supported and improved through asana practice for greater health and freedom from pain.

Principles by which teachers can assess students’ posture and movement patterns, for the purpose of understanding their pain patterns, and for being able to provide direction through recommendations and guidance for practice.
Principles of breath in asana practice, and approaches to practice for improving breath patterns.
Specific understanding of the different dimensions of the aging process, and how yoga addresses these and can be adjusted according to students’ abilities.

The Schedule:

Thursday, 19 March 2026
from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 pm 5:00 pm:
Joint Health, and the Key Role that Joint Movement Plays in Regulating Muscle Tone

Friday, 20 March 2026
from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm: Principles of Fascial Fitness / Maps for Movement

Saturday, 21 March 2026
from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm:
The Upper Body: Health and Movement of the Shoulders (and Neck) / Wrist Health

Sunday, 22 March 2026
from 8:00 am to 10:00 am, and 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm:
The Spine, and the Role of Skeletal Muscles in Bone Health / Functional Movement

Find more information on the topics covered on each day here.

Doug Keller has been teaching workshops and trainings in the therapeutic applications of yoga for a decade, and is known not only for his effectiveness in communicating this ever-evolving approach in these trainings, but also for his extensive writing on the topic in magazines, journals and his two-volume work on ‘Yoga As Therapy.’

He is also, in addition to his traveling and teaching, a Distinguished Professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health in their Master’s Degree program in Yoga Therapy. This program is state-approved and accredited for granting a Master’s degree in this field, and is fully accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

For more information please also check out Doug’s website www.doyoga.com

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Therapeutic Wisdom Intensive with Doug Keller – complete course (25 hours)

Thursday, 19 March - Sunday 22 March 2026

Original price was: 650.00 CHF.Current price is: 590.00 CHF. incl. VATAdd to cart

Therapeutic Wisdom Intensive with Doug Keller – Thursday, 19 March 2026

8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 pm 5:00 pm

210.00 CHF incl. VATAdd to cart

Therapeutic Wisdom Intensive with Doug Keller – Friday, 20 March 2026

8:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

210.00 CHF incl. VATAdd to cart

Therapeutic Wisdom Intensive with Doug Keller – Saturday, 21 March 2026

1:30 pm to 6:00 pm

125.00 CHF incl. VATAdd to cart

Therapeutic Wisdom Intensive with Doug Keller – Sunday, 22 March 2026

8:00 am to 10:00 am, and 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm

150.00 CHF incl. VATAdd to cart