Hybrid Retreat Certification
2 ONLINE WEEKEND MODULES + 1 IN-PERSON WEEKEND INTENSIVE
COMING SOON FOR WINTER 2023
About this Program
This 40-hour certification introduces the practitioner to using Yoga in mental health care. Through didactic presentation, experiential work, guided practice, group process, demos, role play and consultation this hybrid format training will guide participants through critical aspects of yoga philosophy, psychology, and practices for a spectrum of mental health concerns. The Hybrid takes place over 3 weekends, with the first 2 online and the final weekend concluding with an in-person application intensive. Group consultation is included in-between weekend modules.
This training is eligible for 40 hours of CEU and you will receive a Certification of Completion in Yoga-Informed therapy. You will have the opportunity to be added to a national directory of Yoga Informed therapists.
Who Is This For?
This is appropriate for anyone who is interested in using yoga in their work or would like tools for working with clients and patients who have challenges with emotion regulation, mood disorders, addiction, trauma and stress or mental health concerns.
We highly recommend you have an established yoga practice and a serious interest in yoga philosophy and its application. You do not need to have experience or training as a yoga teacher, however about 30% of our participants have received their 200 YTT and have benefited from learning how to combine their knowledge into effective interventions. Attendees are social workers, counselors, clinical supervisors, community advocates, psychologists, wellness coaches, health and public health professionals, and must be working or studying in the mental health field to make get the highest benefit from the application of practices.
What You’ll Learn
Explore Yoga's framework of holistic health, and how it can be adapted to working in today’s mental health practice settings.
Discuss theoretical, physical, and ethical considerations when using the Yoga Informed approach with complex clients.
Learn the physiology that ties yoga with mental health interventions.
Describe the somatic psychotherapy framework which integrates with Yoga and Psychotherapy.
Explore beneficial therapeutic applications of Yoga techniques for clients with mood disorders, addiction, chronic pain, and the survivor client.
Design individualized treatment for complex clients, using yoga asana, kriyas, restorative yoga, pranayama, mantra, mudra, meditation, breathwork and Ayurveda.
Incorporate Yoga-Informed psychotherapeutic assessment tools.
Understand when to refer out to a Yoga Therapist and other specialty providers.
Utilize Yoga philosophy and practices to support an embodied professional self and to prevent burnout.
Requirements for Certification
Attendance of all the modules/hours in this training program.
Completion of 1 case study and 2 self-study assignments.
Completion of accompanied readings.
Attendance of consultation groups and preparation of at least 1 case or theme to bring to the consultation.
Review of recommended readings.
Schedule & Format
2 ONLINE MODULES + 1 IN-PERSON WEEKEND RETREAT | 40 CEU
Next dates and location TBA
The program starts with a 1 hour live webinar to get us orientated and acquainted. The format of this training is divided into two-weekend modules hosted virtually over zoom, followed by a in-person weekend retreat. Virtual classes begin on a Friday afternoon and end on a Sunday afternoon. There are 12 contact hours for each weekend module, with an additional two group consultations. The final weekend is held only on Saturday & Sunday but we suggest arriving Friday night if traveling from out of town.
This training is CEU eligible for 40 hrs and you will receive a Certification of Completion in Yoga Informed Therapy. You will have the opportunity to be added to a national directory of Yoga Informed therapists.
Coming to a City Near You
The next hybrid certification will take place in Winter 2023!
Yoga Informed is coming to the Heartwood Center near Chicago, Illinois in Winter 2023. Other programs across the country will be announced soon. Sign up for updates and be the first to register
