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WHAT WE DOMaximum Performance Yoga trains teachers to lead our workouts at the gyms, schools, pools, fields and beaches where student athletes play. MPY will also be offering online video training for individual athletes and teachers.
According to StopSportsInjuries.org, more than 2 million injuries are sustained annually by high school athletes in the US due to overuse, year-round play and antiquated training methods.We think it's time for training in youth sports to evolve. Don't you?It's no secret anymore that yoga is training plutonium for Olympic and professional athletes. At Maximum Performance Yoga, we believe that the benefits of yoga training shouldn't only be available for million dollar bodies, they should be available for everybody. Especially our youth.Athletes love the way they feel.Parents appreciate the injury prevention factor that is at the heart of our program.Coaches experience the satisfaction of seeing their players perform their best with increased focus and endurance.And MPY certified trainers increase their earning potential and introduce a entire new generation of kids to the remarkable benefits of yoga training.Are you an athlete or a coach looking for a competitive edge?You just found it.
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SEEING IS BELIEVINGMPY is a game changer for coaches.
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You love yoga, fitness, sports and kids. Welcome to your happy place! Our teacher training is for you if...You were or still are an athlete
You’re a certified athletic or personal trainer
You want to work with kids or already do
You're a school teacher or an athletic coach
You want to teach yoga but don’t have 200 hours or $2,500 to spend
You’re already a yoga instructor and want to make more money
You know how awesome it feels to do yoga and to breathe
You want to bring yoga to teams, but you don't exactly know how
You want more variety in teaching than being tied to studios & gyms
You want to feel your time as a teacher is being valued
You want to be a part of something new and innovativeThe National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) approved 1.3 CEU(s) for certified individuals attending MPY teacher training.The National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) approved 1.5 CEU(s) for certified individuals attending MPY teacher training. What You'll LearnMaximum Performance Yoga® Teacher Training will cover:- The psychology of athletes & coaches
- How to deliver yoga cues that athletes respond to
- Cardio moves that strengthen an athlete's stamina
- Sequences that build endurance, core strength, flexibility, and focus
- breathCORE™ exercises to increase focus and discipline
- Basic principles of anatomy and safety for training athletes
- Customized guided visualizations for any sport
- A build-your-business roadmap for personal success
- How to approach schools, coaches and teams.
- How to market your classes to earn $30-$70/hr
- Additional earning opportunities as an MPY teacher
How Do I Sign Up?VISIT: www.MPYteachertraining.comYES YOU CAN LEARN TO TEACH YOGA IN ONE WEEKEND!Upcoming certification workshops:AUSTIN, TX • October 17 • 18 • 19SF BAY AREA • November 7 • 8 • 9Friday 7-9pmSaturday 9-5pmSunday 10-6pm* Friday night is a FREE MPY class and certification info session.Cost: $599 Premium • $299 BasicContact: info@maxperformanceyoga.com or call 510.384.5395All three workshops will be filmed for inclusion in our online video certification program. Act now to be a part of our groundbreaking training. www.MPYteachertraining.com Break Free with MPY Teacher TrainingAs a teacher, you bring so much value to the lives of others. Now we want you to feel valued in all the right ways. Your success is our success.We believe that you should keep every cent that you earn leading an MPY class for student athletes. That's why we don't contract with schools and we don't play the middle. Otherwise we'd need to get paid first which is why you don't make as much working for a gym or studio as you do for yourself.In the same way a law school teaches what you need to know in order to go out and make a living as a lawyer, at MPY we want you to take the skills you learned from us and make more money as a teacher.That's why our involvement doesn't just end after you attend our workshop.You'll receive personal one on one follow-up support and access to job leads in our referral base. You'll have 1st phase access to our new teaching programs and routines. You'll have even more earning potential in swag and supply commissions. And most importantly, you'll love the work that you do as part of a well networked community of MPY trainers that will revolutionize the landscape of athletic training in youth sports forever.We're excited to empower a new breed of teachers to share MPY with young athletes. And we are driven to liberate current fitness professionals from being bound to working for others as a sole means of income. Bottom line: -
WHO WE ARE Nathan FriedkinFounderAfter experiencing firsthand the benefits of a steady power yoga practice and sharing that practice with his athletic sons, MPY Founder Nathan Friedkin began to research the connection between yoga and athletic performance. Two points quickly became clear:1. Yoga was already being used at the highest levels to help professional and Olympic athletes prevent injuries and perform their best.2. Instances of injuries in youth sports were skyrocketing at unprecendented levels.Having spent 8 years coaching his sons' teams, Nathan decided that it was time to bring the benefits of yoga training to young athletes on a wide scale. Calling on 15 plus years of experience as a video producer and project manager, he assembled a team of yoga teachers who shared his vision and Maximum Performance Yoga® was born. Jessi McMasterLead Yoga Teacher – MPY SoCalWhile Jessi McMaster spent years testing her body's limits in competitive sports and fitness, it was yoga that taught her how to truly connect to her body and focus her energy.Inspired by the way in which yoga cultivated strength, balance and clarity, Jessi got her RYT-200 so she could share the gifts of yoga with others.In January 2014, Jessi was certfied by Zumba Fitness and is currently pursuing her personal trainer certification through NCSF. Jessi's passion for yoga, sports, and making athletes safe and strong align perfectly with our mission at MPY.J-Mac is a content developer for the MPY online teacher training program and is the lead yoga teacher for MPY Southern California. Jackelyn HoHIITJackelyn eats burpees for breakfast. She's passionate about health and wellness and positive messaging to women about their bodies. Jackelyn specializes in high intensity interval training (HIIT) to increase strength and endurance in her students.Jackelyns' certifications include:- 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher
- Aerobics Fitness Associationof America
- Fundamental Mat Pilates
- POUND rockout.workout
- TRX Suspension Training
- Turbo Kick ®Jackelyn is also a Nike Trainer and Jamba Juice ambassador. She is the HIIT content developer and a lead for MPY Teacher Trainings. Dean PohlmanYoga for Men Expert – MPY AustinDean knows athletes because he is one himself. While playing D1 collegiate lacrosse at University of Wisconsin, Dean began practicing yoga to to increase his flexibility and endurance. He went on to become a 200 hour RYT and became a leading advocate of the yoga for men movement when he founded Man Flow Yoga, which has become a social media sensation.Dean believes that yoga is one of the best workouts a man can do and has bravely become a stigma smasher for encouraging men of all ages to get on their mats and start a yoga practice.Dean is the yoga for men and psychology of athletes content developer for the MPY teacher training program. He is also the lead yoga teacher for MPY Austin. Jeannie LeeInjury Prevention & AnatomyJeannie is going to tell you just what you need to know about the human body so that you feel confident about leading an MPY class. Anatomy made fun so you'll enjoy learning - that's what she's all about.A woman of many talents, Jeannie is a 200 hour RYT and a health and biology educator with emphasis in women's health, human genetics, and bone cell research.Jeannie earned her bachelor's degree in Integrative Biology and is also a Biology Scholars Program alum at the University of California, Berkeley.She has the unique ability of combining a scientific knowledge about the human body with a spiritual knowledge about yoga. M. Ryan SaldivarBreath Control & CoreM. Ryan Saldivar is a true master at teaching others how to use their breath to increase physical performance and mental endurance. Ryan has trained professional boxers, MMA fighters and world class jui-jitsu fighters. He has over 2,000 hours of continued education in kinesiology, sports therapy, and completed pre-med education.Certifications include:-500 hour Kundalini instruction by International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association-750 hour Massage Therapist Certification from National Holistic InstituteRyan is the breathwork content developer and a lead for MPY Teacher Trainings. -
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