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Cheryl Fenner Brown1,645 hours of professional yoga training
--------------------------------------------- as of 7/1/2023 9,064 hours teaching classes + workshops 1,853 hours of private clients 337 hours leading teacher trainings |
Certifications
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Professional Training
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Teaching Experience
Since 2004 I have taught public and semi-private classes at a variety of venues including yoga studios, physician’s offices, cancer centers, corporations, and chiropractor's offices (classes presently occuring):
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Workshops & Retreats
Since 2007 I have created the curriculum for and taught the following therapeutic workshops and retreats:
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Teacher Training
Since 2012 I have taught on the faculty of various yoga therapy teacher training programs at the 200, 300 and 500 hour level (current programs):
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Cancer Teacher Training
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Other Trainings
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Yoga Therapy Experience
I have had the privilege to work with 160 private clients guiding them through 1,853+ hours of gentle asana, pranayama, mudra, chanting, yoga nidra, and restorative yoga. I have devised yoga self-care strategies to help them manage a variety of ailments, including ADD/ADHD, addiction, allergies, ALS, Alzheimer's, amputation, anxiety disorder, arthritis, asthma, ASD, auto-immune disorders, brain injury, bipolar disorder, cerebral palsy, cancer, celiac disease, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, concussion, constipation, degenerative disc disease, depression, diabetes, dementia, eating disorders, electro-magnetic sensitivity, fibromyalgia, frozen shoulder, gastritis, gender dysphoria, Hashimoto's disease, heart disease, heavy metal toxicity, hernia (hiatal & inguinal), herniated disc, hip replacement (anterior & posterior), HIV/AIDS, hypertension, hyperthyroid, IBS, incontinence, insomnia, knee replacement, leukemia, Lyme disease, lymphedema, lymphoma, lupus, mastectomy, menopause, mercury poisoning, migraine, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neuropathy, obesity, orthostatic hypertension, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteopenia & osteoporosis, Parkinson's, post-polio sequelae, paralyzed diaphragm, prolapsed uterus, PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sciatica, scoliosis, sexual trauma, sleep apnea, spinal cord injury & paralysis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, stroke, suicide attempt, TMJ disorders, toxicity, and whiplash.
I have found that anyone can benefit from a compassionate and grounded approach to the healing practice of yoga. My main goal with my private clients is to give them the tools and understanding necessary to carry what they learned during our sessions into a dedicated home practice.
I have found that anyone can benefit from a compassionate and grounded approach to the healing practice of yoga. My main goal with my private clients is to give them the tools and understanding necessary to carry what they learned during our sessions into a dedicated home practice.
Yoga Therapy Research
In 2011, I began research on the effects of yoga and the well-being of cancer survivors (60 hours).
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Assistantships
Since 2006 I have assisted Piedmont Yoga Community's Yoga for People with Disabilities program both at Piedmont Yoga Studio and the Cerebral Palsy Center. In these classes we see people with a variety of physical challenges and the therapeutic aspects of yoga play an important role in how both the students are assisted in their practice (854 hours).
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