July 2020
7/11 & 7/12 Basic Principles of a Therapeutic Relationship
For Yoga Teachers: July 11 -12th, 2020 This 11.75-hour weekend is led by Yoga Therapist Cheri Dostal Ryba. It provides the foundations that the yoga therapist – client relationship is the basis, the very core, of all yoga therapy treatment approaches regardless of the specific aim. It introduces the fundamentals of the very first process between yoga therapist and client that the yoga therapist is entering into a relationship with the client that essentially is safe, confidential, reliable, and consistent…
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8/22 & 8/23 The Yoga of Relationships
This Course is Open to All Students: August 22 - 23rd, 2020 Relationships can serve as a primary source of suffering or joy. This intensive will give students an in-depth study of yogic philosophy and how it applies to relationships. Yoga is about transformation. As we learn to improve communication, we are empowered, and we begin to change. As we interact with others, this change can start to permeate the lives of others. If Your Relationships are Improving, Your Practice is Working - TKV Desikachar…
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9/19 & 9/20 Proprioception and Use of Ethical Touch
For Yoga Teachers: September 19-20th, 2020 The intention of this weekend intensive is to provide additional tools yoga teachers and yoga therapist trainees can use to assess and support their clients. We will discuss ethics and consent, hand placement and quality of touch, longevity and safety for the Yoga Therapist as related to transference and body mechanics, and how clear verbal and visual cues can provide a similar result without using touch when it may be contraindicated. Touch can help…
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10/4 Mantras, Mudras, and Meditation for Yoga Therapy
For Yoga Teachers: October 4th, 2020 This class will provide an introduction to subtle body tools to be used in a therapeutic session. Students will be introduced to tools such as: guided meditation practices, mantras, mudras and affirmations. For each tool presented, the instructor will explain the value of each tool, when it is to be used, the benefits, how to assess clients before offering this tool and how to create a goal-oriented practice with each tool to meet the…
Find out more »10/17 – 10/18 Common Pathologies of Human Systems
For Yoga Teachers: October 17 - 18th, 2020 Led by Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Tess O'Hern, this 2-day intensive will focus on adapting yogic practices to meet the needs of students in the second half of life, those over 50. As we age things change, physically, intellectually, spiritually and emotionally, and as we change so does our yoga practice. This section explores the functions of each physiological system in the body and provides a review of general terminology associated…
Find out more »10/31 & 11/1 Tools and Techniques for Teaching Students with Injuries
For Yoga Teachers: October 31st - November 1st, 2020 This weekend will offer you a deeper understanding for teachers on the yoga therapy path supporting and instructing students with an injury. You will not only achieve more confidence utilizing yoga and breath exercises for students with presenting problems, but also embrace skillfully your responsibilities to balance stabilization with strength and safety techniques, taking away knowledge for every student’s unique challenge. Tools and Techniques for Teaching Students with Injuries will ignite…
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11/14 & 11/15 Ayurveda as Lifestyle Medicine
It is the regularity of our day to day actions and habits that can either provide the foundation of wellness or dis-ease. Discover Ayurveda, the planet’s oldest, nature-based, medical system and the sister science of Yoga. In this 11.75 hour workshop, for the curious and yoga teachers we will look at The Ayurvedic paradigm as it relates to the three body types or doshas and formulate ways to individualize the tools of yoga to support each student in their practice…
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