Jahara^® Specialist Qualifications

What is a Specialist (js) qualified to do?  Give professional Jahara® sessions to healthy clients.  Assist in teaching classes, by invitation of a qualified Jahara® teacher.  Give Jahara® Presentations, by permission of the Jahara® Advisory Committee.  Lead Jahara® ActivExercise™ classes, by permission.

What is an Advanced Specialist (jas) qualified to do?  Give professional Jahara® sessions to clients with special conditions.   Lead Jahara® ActivExercise™ classes, by permission.   Assist in teaching classes, by invitation of a Jahara® teacher.   Give Jahara® Presentations and Introductions, by permission.   Give Jahara® Basics Review classes, by permission.

Giving Presentations, Qualified Classes

General Guidelines All Presentations, Intros and Review Classes are by permission only and are to be held under the supervision of the Jahara® Advisory or Local Committee. Every activity needs to be listed in the jahara.com Class Schedule. Jahara® Technique is to be presented in its own time slot and is not to be blended with other aquatic bodywork modalities. Presentations, Intros, ActivExercise™ and Review classes are to be held within the Specialist’s scope of knowledge/licenses. All written class/presentation materials are to be copyrighted, with the ®  symbol placed next to the word Jahara  and the ™ symbol included next to the Jahara® trademark words.

Presentation Guidelines Presentations are 4 hours maximum in length. Presentations are not about teaching. Presenter may guide Footwork Patterns in the pool, and give exercises to help feel the gentle power of water. Presenter may lead Jahara® ActivExercises™ practices for land and pool. It is recommended to show the Jahara® Presentation video. It is recommended to talk about the conceptual approach of Jahara®: the 5 Concepts.

Introduction Class Guidelines Intro classes are 8 hours maximum in length. Every movement is to be taught with Footwork. Every class activity must protect the body structure, with attention given to neck and lower back support. JAS must talk about the conceptual approach of Jahara®: the 5 Concepts. It is recommended that one co-teaches the first Introduction with another JAS. If group size is larger than 8, an assistant is needed.

Review Class Guidelines Review classes are 8 hours maximum in length. New materials cannot be taught; however, updated, changed versions of known exercises and movements should be shown.

ActivExercise™ Class Guidelines ActivExercise™ classes are 30 to 45 minutes long. Specialist is to be in the pool while leading the class. Pool temperature, depth and size need to be suitable for the class. It is recommended to hand out a class outline that includes the benefits and purpose of each exercise.