Expand your skill set and knowledge to help others by using an integrative approach based on yoga philosophy and neurophysiology.
Course Overview
This course meets for 7 weeks from Oct 11th to Nov 22nd. Five weeks are live sessions on Zoom from 4:00 to 6:00 pm ET (US & Canada).
Module 1: (2h live) Oct 11
Module 2: (2h live) Oct 18
Module 3: No live session: Oct 25
Module 4: (2h live) Nov 1
Module 5: No live session: Nov 8
Module 6: (2h live) Nov 15
Module 7: (2h live) Nov 22
The weeks of Oct 18 and Nov 8 are self paced and include an interview with Dr. Stephen Porges.
Participants will be invited to a bonus optional one-hour live broader student community discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD in the fall of 2024.
A 3-month payment plan is available at registration.
We invite you to watch the introductory webinar recording.
In the fields of pain care and mental health there is a need to identify ways to address the complexity of physical, psycho-emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. In addition, healthcare providers often experience burnout because of the workload and demands of the job which can be extreme. It can be difficult to keep your passion for your work to help others and you may find decreased presence with your client or yourself. Yoga therapy provides a holistic and embodied approach to practitioner self-care and client care. Polyvagal Theory provides a neural foundation for these practices which aligns well with the yoga therapeutic framework of the gunas. This relationship between Polyvagal Theory and yoga philosophy can create a shared language for yoga and healthcare/research professionals to understand the unique role of yoga in whole-person health and wellbeing. This course will cover the basic foundations for assessment and application of practices using the gunas and Polyvagal Theory as well as other yoga principles.
Expand your skill set and knowledge to help others by using an integrative approach based on yoga philosophy and neurophysiology
You will learn to use three yoga-based assessment charts and apply specific tools of yoga therapy to the findings to create personalized care plans. Throughout the process, you will learn to develop greater self-awareness to support the therapeutic relationship and help support empowerment of clients for their own transformation and wellbeing.
Learners will also be invited to participate in an open live discussion with Dr. Porges in the fall of 2024
Students will have access to the course for 180 days from the date of purchase.
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CE's and/or Certificate of Completion Available
INSTRUCTOR(S)
Marlysa Sullivan, DPT
Dr. Marlysa Sullivan is a physiotherapist, yoga teacher and therapist with over 20 years of experience working with people with chronic pain conditions. She is the author of two books: Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-being and Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain, as well as several peer-reviewed articles and chapters. She is the physical therapy coordinator of the Empower Veterans Program at the Veterans Health Administration where she offers mindful movement programs for veterans as part of interdisciplinary pain care. She is passionate about research that centers on bridging the wisdom of yoga with evidence-based healthcare utilizing philosophical and neurophysiological perspectives. She teaches in yoga therapy programs including Optimal State and Kripalu. www.marlysasullivan.com
Marlysa Sullivan, DPT
Amy Wheeler, PhD
Amy Wheeler, PhD
Amy Wheeler, Ph.D. is the Founder and Director of Optimal State Programs, which provides both Yoga and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. She was a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino for 25+ years. Amy's degrees include a B.A. and M.A. in Health Promotion and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. Amy has travelled to India many times and was certified to teach Yoga and Yoga Therapy in the Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. Before that, she was certified by several other internationally recognized Yoga and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. She served as Board President for the International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT) from 2018-2020. Amy also helped the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) set standards for Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy.
Stephen Porges, PhD
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He is the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems related to traumatic experiences. He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ , which currently is used by approximately 3,000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement. Dr. Porges is a founder of the Polyvagal Institute.
Stephen Porges, PhD
