2019 Yoga Gold Therapist Training Schedule

Saturday Dec 8 @ 3:15 – 4:30pm

Friday Jan 11 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Review and practice poses from the Yoga Therapy syllabus. The use of props in poses, held for long duration is known as restorative yoga.

Friday Jan 11 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Review and practice poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus that address a variety of health ailments. Peer teaching.

Learn the five pillars of professionalism. Learn how to use a client intake sheet. Learn what a ‘yoga prescription’ is. Preparing for client assessment.

Friday Jan 25 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Learn the physiological and psychological benefits of meditation and their relationship to the new science of PNI (psycho neuro immunology). Learn where meditation is on the ‘bell curve’ of yoga today. Describe the meaning of the last 3 limbs, (Dharana, Dyana and Samadhi) in the 8 limbs of Patanjali yoga and their interrelationship. Describe the primary styles of meditation and their proven benefits.Learn how to commit to a practical, regular meditation style.

Friday Jan 25 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Mindfulness is a simple, yet powerful style of meditation that anyone can learn. As quoted by Jon Kabat Zin, it is ‘the non-judgmental attention to experiences in the present moment’. Mindfulness is now well documented for it’s mental health benefits, particularly when combined with Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Study the emerging picture of the neural shifts evident in mindfulness practitioners.Reference book: ‘Coming to Our Senses’ Jon Kabat Zin

Friday Feb 8 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

1 out of 4 people will experience mental health issues in their lifetime. WHO classes depression as the 4th largest health problem worldwide, predicting it will become the leading cause of premature death in the industrial world by 2020. Yoga therapy helps individuals heal from stress, anxiety and PTSD. Yoga practice helps build a sense of empowerment and confidence in the developing ability to self-regulate the nervous system at times when balance needs to be restored. For more information about Lynne: www.stillpointyoga.ca

Friday Feb 8 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The style of mantra meditation provides broad health benefits and access to a rich inner world. A commitment to this practice reduces stress, brings mental clarity and establishes a strong spiritual practice. Learn the principles and practice of this style. Learn how to describe meditation easily and knowledgably to your clients and give them simple practices.

Friday Mar 1 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Gain an introduction and understanding of the most common types of cancer, treatments and their side effects as well as common complications seen in recovery. Learn an introductory skillset for working with those with a cancer diagnosis; including appopriate poses, modifications, prop use, applied breath work practices and basic healing visualizations for meditation. Tyla will provide some sample class plans that have been used extensively in research within the Yoga Thrive program at the Culos-Reed Health and Wellness Lab, University of Calgary. http://theyogaeffectcalgary.com

Friday Mar 1 @ 12:30 am – 4:30 pm

Review and practice poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus.

Friday Mar 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Review and practice poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus.

Friday Mar 15 @ 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn class plans that relieve symptoms associated with a variety of ailments related to heart and lungs. Both are in the chest area and thus treated similarly. A variety of medical disorders and their treatment will be discussed. Dean Ornish’s early study on reversing heart disease will be discussed as well as it’s implications in paving the way for Yoga Therapy. Learn how the use of props can accommodate the individual, easing discomfort, reducing symptoms and creating space in the troubled areas.

Friday Apr 12 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Prana’ is the subtle energy within breath and ‘yama’ is it’s controlled direction into the body. Pranayama is an effective healing modality on it’s own. Learn where Pranayama falls within the context of the 8 limbs of yoga and why. Learn how to assess your client’s needs and guide them to the most suitable breathing techniques such as Ujjayi and Viloma.  Reference book ‘Light on Pranayama’ by BKS Iyengar.  For more information about Anne: www.anahatayogatherapy.ca

Friday Apr 12 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

 

Learn how to teach the basics of the deep sleep state of relaxation. This step by step process relaxes the autonomic nervous system, replaces rest from sleep deprivation, enhances the biofeedback mechanism of mind/body and restores peace. Anne holds certification as a yoga nidra teacher from Richard Miller.

Friday May 3 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Review and practice poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus.

Friday May 24 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Review of poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus.

Friday Jun 7 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Review and practice poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus - Modules 301 - 307.

Friday Jun 7 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn about the common types of autoimmune disease and the symptoms experienced by those living with these conditions. Gain an understanding of how these conditions interact, the challenges of properly diagnosing autoimmune disease, their treatment protocols, and the complications that can occur from treatment. You will walk away from this session with a basic yet solid understanding for how to help those living with autoimmune disease. Your newly acquired toolset with include appropriate poses, contraindications, modifications, prop use, and the use of breath work and meditation as part of a standard therapy program. Kim will provide sample class plans, one of which will be from her ‘Happy Joints: Yoga for Arthritis’ class she has been offering since May 2013.

Friday Sep 13 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Review and practice of the list of poses from the Yoga Therapy Syllabus as it relates to maintaining physical and mental health for all.

Finding and sustaining our connection to the centre of consciousness is a worthwhile spiritual practice. What are the stumbling blocks to that relationship? This module blends the relevance of ancient yoga with modern transpersonal psychology to gain unique insights into ourselves.

Friday Sep 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Teaching compassion towards self as a starting point helps exercise compassion towards others. This module addresses the use of language with clients and creating a safe environment for the practice of asana.

Friday Sep 27 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Decode the wants, needs and gifts from our unconscious actions in order to align ourselves with the inner teacher.Simple techniques from the Sutras provide a road map to a deeper understanding of ourselves. This inquiry matures our role as yoga therapists.

Reference Reading: ‘Sutras of the Inner Teacher’ Marion & Martin Jerry

Friday Oct 18 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Friday Oct 18 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

More than a mouthful, these practices are hand gestures and muscle locks done while seated and doing pranayama (yogic breathing exercises). Learning how to stimulate different parts of the body and mind affect the flow of prana (life force) in the body. This refined yoga practice works with the subtle nadis ( chakras) in the body to bring profound wellness.

Friday Nov 8 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm 

People come to yoga to recover from injury and pain, and most of us experience pain in yoga asana practices at one time or another. Pain is a complex human experience, and yoga teachers must have a deep understanding of it in order to know how to respond when a student states that they have pain during yoga. This module explores pain from a yogic and biological perspective, allowing us to respond with greater wisdom when we experience ‘body’ pain.

Friday Nov 8 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm 

Continuation of morning module. Neil Pearson PT, MSc, BA-BPHE, CYT, RYT500 is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC, and the first physical therapist recipient of the Excellence in Inter-Professional Pain Education Award from the Canadian Pain Society. He is a Board member of Pain BC, founding Chair of the Canadian Physiotherapy Pain Science Division, a physiotherapist, yoga therapist and creator of Pain Care Yoga Certification. In his practice, Neil works exclusively with people in pain. He teaches health care professionals and yoga teachers to do the same, taking every opportunity to integrate their training with our most insightful teachers – those living in pain.

For more information about Neil: www.lifeisnow.ca.

Friday Dec 6 @ 9:30 am