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Yoga Therapy Certification Program at Jai!

The Pranakriya Yoga Therapy Certification program is designed for yoga practitioners, teachers and health care providers who want to specialize in yoga’s therapeutic aspects. The program provides an understanding of yoga’s healing methods seen in the light of modern medical and psychological therapies. This combination brings out the best of both.

The Pranakriya Yoga Therapy School is a charter member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and works closely with IAYT in developing standards for Yoga Therapy schools.

In the program you will develop the following skills:

Learn about diseases and dysfunction from a western model and from a Tantric Hatha yoga model.
Integrate the Tantra Hatha Yoga tools of asana, pranayama and meditation into the treatment of musculoskeletal, medical and psychological conditions.
Become a trained yoga therapist capable of working in private or group settings.
Learn to evaluate a person for musculoskeletal and psychological conditions and apply yoga techniques as treatment for a variety of medical conditions.
Develop care plans based on evaluations.

This program is for yoga teachers, practitioners and health care providers and is intended to build upon the approach to Hatha Yoga taught in the Pranakriya 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program and Pranakriya 500-hour Professional Level Teacher Training program. Health Care practitioners with a yoga practice or background may enter the program.

Yoga Therapy Certification Requirements
The total yoga-therapy curriculum training time is 300 hours and includes:

Four programs from the Pranakriya 500-hour Professional-Level Teacher Training
Four programs specific to Yoga TherapyA mentoring process

 
Courses
The following programs make up the yoga-therapy certification program and may be taken in any order unless specific prerequisites are given in program descriptions. Individual programs may be taken for educational purposes.

Yoga Therapy Training Calendar

Teaching Meditation for Pranakriya Yoga Teachers*
Advanced Pranayama for Pranakriya Yoga Teachers*
Understanding the Hatha Yoga Pradipika*
Functional Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga*
Musculoskeletal Assessment
Medical Issues: Integrating Medical Knowledge and Intuitive Healing
The Yoga Way: Toward Psychological Health and Emotional Well-being
Functional Integration

*Course is from the Pranakriya 500-Hour Professional-Level curriculum.-see 500 hour Teacher Training Page for more details)

Mentoring Process
This is a two-step process:

Write a research paper on a topic of interest in the field of yoga therapy.
Perform two client evaluations with two follow-up visits for each client (this can be done in your home town) and submit a write-up of these cases to your mentor, then meet with your mentor (in person or by phone) to discuss the paper and case studies.

Yoga Therapy Course Descriptions and upcoming dates

Musculoskeletal Assessment-January 12, 2012 (6-9pm); January 13 (9:30-5:30pm); January 14 (9-5pm); January 15 (9-5pm); January 16(9:30-5:30pm)
This course will deepen your understanding and knowledge of the function and location of the muscles and joints of the body. You will learn evaluation techniques for the strength and length of each muscle and joint. This evaluation will be taught in two ways. First you will learn to evaluate each part separately. Then you will learn a more functional, integrated approach to evaluation. Through learning to “read” the student’s body you will learn the tools to find imbalances as you watch their ability to move through asana practice. This ability to “read” the practice will give you a more functional understanding of what is going on in their body and how certain imbalances may lead to pain and dysfunction. The development of a personalized plan of care and personalized asana practice for your student based on this evaluation will be taught. After this course, you will be able to help students with musculoskeletal dysfunctions (for example: back pain, neck pain, arthritis, tendonitis) by finding their imbalances and help ing them to find a yoga practice to restore balance as well as modify asanas as needed.

Prerequisite: Some anatomy background is required… Functional anatomy and therapeutic yoga from the Pranakriya 500-hr YTT, is preferred, however not required.

Instructor: Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, RYT 500

$450.00

  

 Advanced Pranayama for Pranakriya Yoga Teachers -April26, 2012(6pm-9pm); April 27(9:30-5:30pm); April 28(9:30-5pm); April 29(9:30-5pm); April 30(9:30-5:30pm). Pranayama, the yogic science of breath control, is a powerful way for you and your students to raise energy and channel it into spiritual growth and life mastery. This program provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the techniques of pranayama as taught in the Tantric Hatha Yoga traditions. Practicing with the guidance of an experienced teacher, learn a variety of pranayama techniques and teaching methods. Explore the effects of combining pranayama with bandhas (locks), and experiment with ways to incorporate them into a deep spiritual practice. Increase your understanding of how to safely integrate the power of advanced breathing practices into yoga classes and develop your own style in supportive practice-teaching sessions. This program is for yoga teachers only.

$450.00
 

 

 

Medical Issues: Integrating Medical Knowledge and Intuitive Healing-May 10, 2012(6-9pm); May 11(9:30-5:30pm); May 12(9-5pm); May 13(9-5pm); May14(9:30-5:30pm)
This program is designed to integrate medical knowledge with traditional yoga practices of asana, pranayama and meditation. Common medical conditions including: neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, autoimmune, inflammatory, cancer, and gastrointestinal will be discussed. The physiology behind the condition as well as common treatments and the application of yoga practices to the disease will be discussed. Current research on Yoga for these conditions will be presented. The relationship of the mind to the healing process will be explored. There will be opportunity for students to inquire about any medical topics of interest.

Instructor: Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, RYT 500 and Louis Fuerstman, MD

$500.00

   

 Functional Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga-September 27, 2012(6-9pm); September 28 (9:30-5:30pm); September  29(9:30-5pm); September 30 (9:30-5pm); October 1 (9:30-5:30pm)In this experiential course we will explore the major muscles and how they relate to yoga practice. Through observation, hands-on exercises, and practice of specific asanas, you will learn the location and function of the key anatomical regions of the body and understand how they relate to asana, as well as how asana can in turn affect the body. By employing these techniques, you will become proficient at understanding and identifying imbalances in your students’ practice.
Common stresses and injuries for each part of the body will be addressed. Learn how to apply asana therapeutically for specific injuries, as well as modifications (providing appropriate hands-on support and protection) to maximize the healing and strengthening that is possible from the practice of yoga. This program is for yoga teachers only.

$450.00

 

The Yoga Way: Toward Psychological Health and Emotional Well-Being-November 29, 2012(6-9pm); November 30(9:30-5:30pm); October 1(9-5pm); October 2(9-5pm); October 3(9:30-5:30pm)
This course will give a concentrated overview of psychology and the human condition from the ancient Yogic perspective. We will review Yogic concepts related to understanding the mind, including kosas, kleshas, samskaras, gunas. We will explore how these concepts fit into the modern psychological models of the mind and how they may be useful in understanding and treating dysfunction. Students will learn Yoga Therapy methods for managing or assisting in healing psychological difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress responses.
Instructor: Stacie Smith, MA, RYT 200

$500.00

 

Functional Integration-February 7, 2013(6-9pm); February 8(9:30-5:30pm); February 9(9-5pm); February 10(9-5pm); February 11(9:30-5:30pm)
This is the last program in the program. Using all of the information from the seven courses you will have the opportunity to work with case studies. You will practice evaluation techniques from the medical, musculoskeletal and psychology modules. You will then develop an assessment and plan of care using what you learned in the meditation, pranayama and Hatha Yoga Pradipika courses. This will be an experiential course focused on bringing all of the information together and will include a competency check off to ensure you have developed these skills.

Instructor: Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, RYT 500

$450.00