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Attend Online and/or In-PersonDate / Time: December 6-8, 2024
Friday: 6 pm ET – 9 pm ET
Saturday and Sunday: 9 am ET – 6 pm ET
This course explores imbalances that can negatively affect a client’s mental/emotional/energetic health. Various models will be explored as methods to assess relationship health such as the 7 yajna model, chakra system and yamas/niyamas.
Based on these mind-body assessments, students will learn how to work with their clients to develop yoga therapy practices to improve inter-personal relationships. Students will review the basic principles of a therapeutic relationship, taking into consideration the scope of practice for yoga therapists when addressing relationship imbalances.
Models of human development, including developmental stages, lifecycles, and personality, and their importance to medical and psychological health and well-being will be discussed. Familiarity with the influence of familial, social, cultural, and religious conditioning on mental and medical perspectives of health and healing. Knowledge of the interaction of the body, breath, mind, intellect, and emotions in health and well-being will be included.
Learning Objectives:
~ Explain the stages of human development and lifestyles with the many contributing factors such as social, cultural and religious and outside factors.
~ Understand the external factors that affect mental health and healing.
~ Create a client program that takes into account the aspects of the client’s upbringing, stage of life and emotional/energetic state.
~ Understand the Yoga Therapist’s scope of practice when working with a client’s specific condition, emotional needs and history.
Competencies: 2.4, 2.5, 3.1
Learning Materials:
~ PranaShanti Course PowerPoint Slide Package
~ The Yamas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice by Adele Deborah. (Optional: To be purchased/provided by the student.)
~ Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, Timothy McCall
There are no additional fees, books, supply costs or other additional expenses beyond the course fee for this course.
Assessment:
Informal Observation: In-session. Open-ended Questions: In-session. Self-reflective Exercise/Journal Reflection. Homework: Written assignment with a 400-600 word summary essay.
Learn more: https://pranashanti.com/education/education-school-of-yoga-therapy/
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