FITNESS COACHING PROGRAMS

“After one month on this program I’ve seen an increase in both strength and mobility. The biggest change I saw was how quickly my body composition appeared to change. I was not expecting that. This was most visibly noticeable in my shoulders. I think the nordic hinge also made a huge difference in my knee stability as well.”
—Fred W.

HOMEBODY FITNESS: A Personalized Program to Meet Your Fitness Goals

Start Date: Whenever You’re Ready!

Has your home practice stalled, or did it ever even begin?

Have you tried to put together a home training regimen, but you just end up doing the same familiar exercises?

Do you often end up sore, but not stronger?

Are you unsure if you’re doing the exercises properly?

Are you in pain all the time?

Do you have a yoga practice, but don’t know how to build strength?

Personalized programming is now available for homebodies like you. Build strength, skill, mobility and muscularity from home with a customized fitness and mobility program that fits your needs.

After filling out a questionnaire, you’ll receive a month-long program tailored to your individual needs. You’ll also have weekly chat access for the entire month. During this time, I’ll be available to personally address any program questions, concerns, and issues that come up, and help you adapt and make the most of your program.

When you sign-up, you’ll initially receive a comprehensive assessment of your:

Fitness level. An honest assessment of your current level of fitness will keep you from under-performing or over-exerting in your workouts, and stalling your progress.
Skill Goals. What skills and abilities would you like to work on? Your first pull up? Push up? Handstand? Press handstand? Etc.
Fitness goals. Muscle strength, size, mobility, and agility.
Equipment available. We can work with nothing but a floor and walls, or include some weights if you have them, a pull up bar, or an entire gym, etc.
Time constraints. How much time are you willing/able to spend exercising? We can fit it in and make it work.
Injury status. While strength and mobility training can have therapeutic outcomes, this is not intended to replace clinical physical rehab or PT. We can work with and around injuries that you have. This way you won’t be missing/skipping anything in your program.

For a complete personalized fitness AND nutrition plan, see HOMEBODY FITNESS PLUS below.

HOMEBODY FITNESS PLUS: A Complete Personalized Program to Meet your Health Goals

This offering includes a Personalized Homebody Fitness Program, as described above, PLUS with one-month of health coaching. Whether you're looking to expand your fitness plan with additional elements like nutrition, stress management, and techniques for better sleep, or if you've been struggling to reach your fitness goals focusing solely on exercise, one-on-one coaching can be a valuable tool to help you overcome obstacles and achieve success.

When you choose this enhanced program, you'll first receive your personalized Homebody Fitness exercise program, which will be designed specifically for you by David. Shortly after that, you'll schedule your initial health coaching consultation with Lya. This consultation will be conducted virtually and will last between 45 and 60 minutes. Following the consultation, Lya will create a personalized plan based on your health goals, and you'll have a follow-up consultation lasting between 30 and 45 minutes three weeks later. Throughout the month of coaching, you'll have contact with Lya, who will provide support as needed as you incorporate new behaviors and strategies to help you achieve your desired results.

About Lya…

Lya brings over 20 years of experience in health and wellness to her role as a health coach. Throughout her career, she has leveraged her expertise in food, exercise/movement, yoga, and relaxation techniques to enhance her coaching practice. Currently, she primarily focuses on private practice, working with clients on health and nutrition within an integrative framework. Lya takes pride in successfully supporting her clients in achieving their goals. She believes in the importance of listening to and understanding each individual client's needs and concerns, and collaborating with them to create a clear and effective action plan that takes into account their lifestyle and behavioral tendencies.

Lya holds a Business degree in Marketing from St. Mary's University and certifications in Nutrition through BioLayne/Clean Health Institute, the Kresser Institute of Functional Medicine, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Additionally, she is a certified herbal medicine educator through Dr. Aviva Romm's School of Herbal Medicine for Women.

Learn more about health coaching with Lya at www.lyamojica.com

“I came away as if I'd been given tools to transform my practice into something more measured, organic - to move gradually toward a yoga that is more purposeful and therapeutic. David’s careful and innovative approach to shoulder openers, joint alignment and anatomical architecture was immediately enriching and I feel my practice can grow immensely from what I've learned.”
—Devin. Boston, MA

The Art of Sequencing & Cueing A Vinyasa Yoga Class
20 & 30 Hour Intensives

This in-depth training is most suitable for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners. It is designed to set you apart as a teacher, to provide you with endless practice insights, and to refresh your experience of yoga overall. Expect to become more proficient in your practice and to enable the same for your students, to renew your enthusiasm for learning, and to make a thoughtful contribution to the tradition of Vinyasa Yoga!

During this immersion we will address:

· Precise yet simple verbal cues.

· Intentional postural adjustments.

· A methodical approach to sequencing postures for group classes, and for private settings.

· How to sequence postures in deliberate order, taking into account how one posture complements or continues from another.

· How to proof your own postures, as well as your students’ postures, developing an eye for their integrity and potentiation.

· How to give students the necessary information to assemble an integrated posture.

· Evaluating when a gentle physical adjustment is more efficient than a verbal cue.

· Discerning when a student’s intuitive approach is more appropriate than your own.

While these topics will be the main focus, there will be ample room to address the ones you bring. Each morning will begin with a led-practice, followed by discussion and hands-on learning of the skills discussed. Bring your curiosity and be prepared to fully participate in this interactive learning experience!

Certification

All students who attend all 30 hours of the intensive, will receive a certificate of completion. Students already certified to teach yoga through the Yoga Alliance may obtain continuing education credits with their certificate. Students pursuing a Katonah Yoga Certification may also receive credit with their certificate.

Upcoming

TBA

Geometry of Yoga: Postural Adjustments & Self-Practice Development
20 & 30 Hour Intensives

The Geometry of Yoga 30 Hour Intensive is a continuing education course for experienced practitioners and yoga teachers.
Nothing can replace the compassionate heart and touch of a yoga teacher with a dynamic, adaptive, and artful method of teaching. After completing this intensive, expect to see your students with new eyes, perceive them with clarity and wisdom, and adjust them with confident hands.

Objectives:

-Transcend yoga brands and styles by sharpening your eye for detail and symmetry.

-Engage your students by describing the relationship between physical posture, mental disposition and spiritual development by increasing your own ¨whole¨istic understanding of yoga practice.

-Increase your ability to describe form and technique simply yet accurately to individuals and groups of students.

-Elevate your understanding of alignment as something much more natural than straightening limbs and spreading fingers and toes. Learn the relationships between the parts that make up an integrated whole human being.

-Develop your intuitive awareness of your own postural pattern and ways of thinking. This above all will transform your practice and your teaching into something authentic and potent.

All four days will start with one hour of led practice, followed by one hour of assisted self-practice, and then a group discussion. The afternoon sessions will focus on postural adjustments. Expect to learn how to articulate postural adjustments as well as how to physically alter postures. David will choose a set of postures each day, and demonstrate adjustments on a few different body types. You will also break up into pairs to adjust one another, switching partners a few times so that you have a chance to work with different body types.