Integrating yoga philosophy with ACT Psychology

This immersive workshop is designed for yoga teachers and dedicated yoga practitioners, who are seeking to deepen their understanding of the connections between traditional yoga philosophy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) psychology. By integrating these two powerful frameworks, expect to learn how to enhance your yoga teaching and your yoga practice, support your students' mental and emotional well-being and promote holistic growth.

Expect to:

- Explore the foundational principles of yoga philosophy and ACT psychology

- Identify and understand the intersections between the two frameworks

- Provide practical tools and techniques for integrating ACT principles into yoga teaching and your yoga practice

Often, those with a background in psychology are blown away when learning yoga philosophy; in the philosophical texts (written an unimaginably long time ago), there’s suggestions, theories, techniques and tools that are foundational in psychology. Of course, in psychology these tools and techniques are backed by Western science; effectively supporting the ago-old theories and suggestions explored by yogis in deep meditation.

With that in mind, Yoga Hero and Systemisk Psychology have teamed up to bring you this brilliant, validating and educational workshop:

Integrating yoga philosophy with ACT Psychology: A holistic approach for yoga teachers and yoga practitioners

Why yoga philosophy with ACT?

This is likely to be the first of a series of workshops drawing parallels and validation between ancient yoga wisdom and evidence-based science.

The Yoga Sutras of Master Patanjali is a foundational text when exploring yoga philosophy. The sutras are statements, or aporisms, of wisdom; suggestions of how to live, for a more peaceful and less stressful life. One of these sutras is loosely translated as:

Peace is gained with practice and non-attachment.

Now let’s look at ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

You could say, that these two are saying the same thing; combining doing (acting, practice) with contentment (acceptance, non-attachment) is a very valid towards a life with less pain.

What to expect:

• An introduction to the philosophy of the Yoga Sutras from Holly
• An introduction to ACT from Aiveen
• An exploratory look at how the two overlap and validate each other
• How to integrate this knowledge into your yoga practice and your yoga teaching (now, or in the future)
• Key takeaways to keep this knowledge front of mind
• An intention setting practice
• Q&A

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Yoga Hero, The Boulevard, Leeds, United Kingdom