Therapeutic Yoga Training
Professional Education and Training
for Yoga Teachers, Nurses, Acupuncturists
and Physical Therapists
with Cheri Clampett
and Arturo Peal
April 27-29, May 4-6, 2012
The Therapeutic Yoga Training Program gives yoga teachers the skills to work intelligently with students who are living with chronic illness or injury as well as pregnant and aging populations. Knowing how to work with these groups will deepen your confidence as a teacher, expand the range of private clients you can work with and increase the types of classes you can offer. The training also offers an excellent education in the gentler styles of yoga that can be incorporated into more active classes.
Therapeutic Yoga is a comprehensive system of restorative yoga, gentle yoga, breath awareness, guided meditation and hands-on healing, specifically designed to enhance the body's own capacity to heal. Using readily available props such as pillows and blankets to gently support the body, the benefits of Therapeutic Yoga are accessible even to those recovering from injury or illness. Breathwork and guided imagery are also part of the system, working to balance the body and ease the mind.
In addition to yoga teachers, graduates of the Therapeutic Yoga Training Program include nurses, physical therapists, acupuncturists and other healthcare professionals who are then able to integrate the techniques they learn into patient care. Many of them have successfully taken Therapeutic Yoga with them into hospitals, hospices, home-care situations and other areas of healthcare.
THE COURSE
This 35-hour foundational course covers the basics of Therapeutic Yoga. In addition to the theory and practice of supported yoga postures and gentle yoga, participants will learn:
• Physiology of stress and relaxation
• Anatomy from the yogic perspective
• Benefits and contraindications of each posture
• Effect of posture on acupuncture meridians
• Implications of scar tissue and adhesions
• Sequencing guidelines for poses
• Integrating postures with breathwork
and guided imagery
• Incorporating hands-on healing techniques
• Supporting healing in students or clients
• Students will learn to give a private 1-on-1 therapeutic yoga session
The Therapeutic Yoga Training Program is open to physical therapists, nurses, occupational therapists, acupuncturists and other healthcare professionals (no previous experience with traditional yoga practices is required) and to yoga teachers who have completed a basic yoga teacher training course. For yoga teachers, this course may be applied toward the 200 or 500-hour registry with Yoga Alliance. For nurses, we are provider-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 14063, for 21.5 contact hours. For acupuncturists, we are approved by the CAB as provider #457 for 35 continuing education hours. Upon finishing the required hours, students will receive a certification for Therapeutic Yoga.
ABOUT CHERI AND ARTURO
Cheri Clampett, ERYT 500 is the founder and director of the Therapeutic Yoga Training Program. She is a certified yoga therapist with over 20 years of teaching experience and is passionate about bringing the benefits of yoga to those recovering from or living with injury or illness. Cheri has presented Therapeutic Yoga at Beth Israel Medical Center and Rusk Institute at NYU Medical Center and currently teaches yoga at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. Cheri's teaching focuses on the healing aspects of yoga: freeing the body, breath and flow of energy through practicing with awareness, compassion and love. Visit www.therapeuticyogatraining.com for more information about the Therapeutic Yoga Training.
Arturo Peal is co-founder of the Therapeutic Yoga Training Program, an anatomy and physiology (A&P) instructor and a Certified Yoga Therapist. He holds a Masters Degree in Chinese Medicine, practices Craniosacral Therapy and has been involved in the "alternative" healthcare field for more than 30 years. Arturo teaches A&P for yoga teacher trainings and studios, for body workers and other movement specialists. His weekly classes in Therapeutic Yoga serve students who are unable to do a traditional Vinyasa practice. He integrates his expertise in anatomy, kinesiology, Chinese Medicine and the healing processes to present a multi-dimensional understanding of the human body. For more information about Arturo, visit www.bodystudies.com.
DATES & TIMES
Friday – Sunday, April 27, 28, 29
Friday – Sunday, May 4, 5, 6
(Two weekends, 35 hours)
Fridays: 12:30 – 6:30 PM
Saturdays: 12:30 – 6:30 PM
Sundays: 12:30 – 6:30 PM
TUITION
$850 if full payment (deposit and balance) are made by April 1, 2012; $895 thereafter.
Deposit of $250 required to reserve your space. Deposit refundable until April 1, 2012 only, less a $75 processing fee. Entire balance due by and non-refundable after April 15, 2012.
To reserve your space or for more information, please call (626) 403-3961
Space is limited! Pre-registration required.
