CHRISTA FAIRBROTHER YOGA

Purveyor of Aqua Yoga Resources 

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Teach Aqua Yoga for Arthritis & Chronic Pain

If you're teaching aqua yoga, people who live with arthritis and chronic pain are coming to your classes.

This online training will give you the theory, practical skills, and resources to best serve these students.

Group of people in the pool holding hands in a circle with a pool noodle behind each of their backs so they can float together.

This training is for EXISTING aqua yoga teachers who:

Want to serve this audience

Arthritis is a catch all term that can include poeple with very different needs.  This course will help you tailor your teaching to the different types of arthritis.

Need help teaching mixed-levels classes

What if you have people with different types of arthritis, and of different ages and ability levels in the same class?  You'll learn how to structure your teaching so everyone can succeed.

Want resources for their own health

If you're living with arthritis yourself, there aren't a alot of aqua yoga resources to help you.  This will help you manage your own arthritis personally and extend your teaching career.

Want to offer private sessions

Included in the course is how to create (the aqua yoga side) and offer (the business side) custom private sessions tailored to people with arthritis or chronic pain.

Hi,

I'm Christa Fairbrother

I'm passionate about helping people with arthritis feel better and live full lives through aquatic exercise.  I live with five kinds of arthritis myself and most of my students live with some form of arthritis as well.

Not only am I personally invested, I'm professionaly trained in this specialty.  I'm a certified Yoga for Arthritis teacher, a mentor in their program training other teachers, and an Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Professional.  My zone of genius is truly aqua yoga for arthritis.

I've trained hundreds of other pros how to teach aqua yoga and consistently hear teachers want a deeper dive on this topic.

Sample Timeline

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June 7th 

Get access to the course platform

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Saturdays June 14th, 21st, and 28th

3 Live Sessions 10 AM - Noon Eastern time


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1 on 1 Mentoring Session

You have a 1/2 hr mentoring session for support anytime during the program

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Before December 6th

Submit a 45-minute audio teaching sample

05

1 on 1 Mentoring Session

We'll meet for an hour to review your audio submission

Improve your confidence as a teacher

Arthritis is not the same for every person.  

Teaching the same thing to everyone breaks down as soon as one person has a problem.

This course doesn't give you scripts - It gives a practical understanding of what arthritis is and how you can modify aqua yoga effectively for any student with arthritis or chronic pain.

But there are more than 100 types of arthritis 

True.  But we're going to focus on the 14 most common types that you will see, as well as chronic pain as a companion to arthritis

Types of Arthritis Included:
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gout
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica


  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren’s syndrome
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Christa Fairbrother rubbing her feet on the pool steps showing how teaching water yoga for arthritis makes your arthritic feet more comfortable.

Principles

Five science and theory videos to help you understand the basics - 3 hrs

  • Principles of Aqua Yoga for Arthritis
  • Pain Science & Management
  • Pain Strategies for Movement
  • What is Arthritis 
  • Yoga Philosophy for Arthritis & Chronic Pain
Photo of the cover of the pool exercises workbook for the Teaching Aqua Yoga for Arthritis course. It shows Christa Fairbrother standing in the pool with both thumbs up and smiling. She's wearing black swimpants and a black and colored swirl swim shirt.

Pool Exercises

18-page handout of exercises to use in the pool.

Three of my favorite exercises for each of the major joints.  With color photos and tips for modification.

A woman leaning against the pool wall with a pool noodle behind her neck to help her relax as part of teaching aqua yoga for arthritis.

More Resources

  • Aqua Yoga Props for Arthritis video
  • (2) mp3 meditation downloads for pain relief
  • The Business of Private Aqua Yoga packet
  • Resource list for you
  • Resource suggestions for your clients
Photo of the cover of the pool exercises workbook for the Teaching Aqua Yoga for Arthritis course. It shows Christa Fairbrother standing in the pool with both thumbs up and smiling. She's wearing black swimpants and a black and colored swirl swim shirt.

Support

Learning in community and with help is both more fun and more effective.

Three Live Sessions via Zoom with me in the pool.

Saturdays Eastern time

  • Session #1 - 2 hours
  • Session #2 - 2 hours
  • Session #3 - 2 hours

One month of weekday support emails for help applying the materials and staying on track.

what teachers say about working with me...

Christa is very approachable, knowledgeable, and willing to share her experience. 

I was so impressed with Christa's ability to meet the needs of both Yoga and Aqua fitness professionals. She meets you where you are at, so you can best serve your students/clients from day one.

Christa has a gift for sharing her knowledge and experience to professionals who serve their clients in the water and/or on land. 

What clients say about this course...

The course content was top-notch. The homework allowed me to test myself and learn more! Christa's feedback, whether answering questions or in 1-on-1s, was helpful and valuable. My confidence in bringing aqua yoga to those with arthritis rose as a result of this course.

For my style of learning, it was perfect.

m . N.- Teaching aqua yoga for arthritis student

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    Bonus:

    You'll get the recording of the Aqua vs. Land Yoga for Arthritis workshop I did with Dr. Steffany Moonaz.

    Picture of Christa Fairbrother in the pool with two purple pool noodles. She's wearing a salmon colored swim shirt and a straw hat. Steffany Moonaz is shown with her hands over her heart.

    Frequently asked questions

    Do I already need to teach aqua yoga

    Yes.  This course is a deep dive into teaching a specific audience within aqua yoga, not how to teach aqua yoga in general.
    You need to already be teaching general aqua yoga classes or private sessions.  You'll be asked to provide your teaching info when you enroll.

    You do not have to have earned your certificate from me however.

    What tech do I need

    You need access to a printer, a phone or laptop to watch the recordings, and a phone or laptop to record your audio submission.  A laminator would help but is not required.

    What do I need to do to earn my CEU's

    To earn 15 Aquatic Exercise or Yoga Alliance CEU's, watch the videos on the course platform, attend the live sessions or watch the recordings, submit an audio teaching sample of a sample student with arthritis, and join our one-on-one mentoring session.

    How long do I have to finish the course?

    You have access to the course platform for six months and need to submit your teaching sample before 12/6/25.

    What's your refund policy?

    Before the course starts if you need to withrdraw, you'll receive a full refund minus a $20 processing fee.  Once the course starts 6/7, there are no refunds.  Please purchase mindfully.

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