IAYT Advanced Professional Development (APD) Trainings

We are offering two exciting and innovative programs for advanced professional development credit (APD) for Yoga Therapists needing to renew their certification. These courses have been approved by the International Association of Yoga Therapy.  Both of these programs have an online and in-person requirement.  We look forward to having you join us for these great trainings!  

1. Bringing Yoga Therapy into Hospitals & Academia:  Winning Formulas & Marketing Strategies for Success.

**ONLINE AND IN-PERSON**

Are you a Yoga teacher or Yoga therapist interested in working in an academic or hospital environment? Join Dr. Mala to learn planning strategies, marketing tactics, negotiation techniques, interviewing skills, and important formulas to successfully implement your ideas into a hospital environment or academic setting. Develop the skills and confidence to successfully “approach, enter, and succeed” as a Yoga Therapist or Teacher. This 40 hour workshop will include: 

1) how to format a comprehensive Yoga Therapy Business Plan,

2) how to write a professional proposal and who to contact within

an academic or hospital setting,

3) how to develop networking opportunities, 

4)  how to develop Interviewing skills and how to “sell” your idea, 

6) how to negotiate your salary and patient fees,  

7) understanding the protocols are for working in a Hospital or

academic setting.

8) how and why to keep clinical notes, and

9) how to network and successfully get referrals from medical

providers.

Coming Soon: Training Dates, Location, and to Sign up

Note: the online component will be available February, 2020.

2. NEUROSCIENCE, YOGA, AND MINDFULNESS:  HOW & WHY YOGA WORKS

ONLINE AND IN-PERSON**

This 45-hour APD training will enable Yoga Therapists to deepen their understanding of how & why Yoga works through the lens of neuroscience research and polyvagal theory.  Specific Yoga Therapy practices will be reviewed such as asana, pranayama, meditation, & cognitive revamping — and participants will learn how to design & apply treatment options that includes a neurobiological perspective. 

Research studies will be reviewed that show support of the yoga practices including impact on resiliency, optimism, self-regulation, health status & mood states.

This workshop will cover: 

1) concepts of affective neuroscience, the limbic system and yoga therapy,

2) a foundational understanding of neuroscience theory & research,

3) how yoga, mindfulness, & meditation practices impact on brain chemistry, plasticity & mood management,

4) how polyvagal theory can be applied to yoga theory and yoga therapy treatment options, 

5) a review of specific asanas, breathing, and meditational practices that enhance vagal tone and impact on brain chemistry.

This ADF is designed so that yoga therapists  can better understand the impact of the yoga practices on our neurophysiology, mood states and emotions and can thus, apply this information into their treatment options for clients within a yoga therapy paradigm.   Students will have an opportunity to present a case study and receive instructor feedback. 

Coming Soon: Training Dates, Location, and to Sign up