$3500.00 Early Bird discount
- $3600.00 after one month ahead
- $3750.00 after 2 weeks out
Pathology, yuk. Yet, when clients come in for a yoga therapy session, they will come in with definitions defined by the western medical tradition. It is important to know the basic western concepts and / or where to find the information.
Yoga addresses the person as a whole, not as parts. Therefore, it is important to know yoga philosophy and its concepts pertaining to the body. Supporting our yoga work, āyurveda has assessment tools to support diving into pathology from the doṣa influences. How is the body the silent communicator of the Spirit? Where did the person lose the connection with Spirit? What is the body saying with each anatomical compromise? A yoga therapist must be savvy in the vedic foundations. If you understand the Vedic concept of body, mind and Spirit, yoga therapy will unfold!
The course will review the western-defined body systems (excluding musculoskeletal) from the perspective of each tradition: yoga, āyurveda and western medicine. We will look at common dis-eases within each body system through the eyes of an āyurveda-informed yoga therapist. This course is built for those who have studied yoga therapy and want to deepen their understanding of the interrelationship of yoga, yoga therapy, āyurveda and the medical definitions of disease. Students will be required to complete paper cases that document the application of yoga therapy throughout the training course.
Note: Musculoskeletal work will be a separate course offered in the future.
Required Books:
The first two books need to be purchased through PranaYoga and Ayurveda Mandala. The cost is $75.00 for each book.
Hansa and Friends. Yoga Cikitsa: Pathology, The Therapeutic Application of Yoga Manual, self published.
Hansa and Friends. Yoga Cikitsa: Yoga Tools for Yoga Therapy, self published.
Kapit, Wynn and Elson, Lawrence, Anatomy Coloring Book 4th Edition. 2014, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, New York.
Lad Dr., Vasant, The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies. 1998. Three Rivers Press. New York.
Lad, Dr. Vasant and Durve, Anisha, Marma Points of Ayurveda, 2008, The Ayurvedic Press. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Recommended Books:
Werner, Ruth, A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology. 2005, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland.
Any Anatomy and Physiology textbook
Schedule details
No Monday classes December 23 or 30
Weekend dates (subject to change): Sept 7-8 & 14-15, Oct 12-13, Nov 9-10, Dec 7-8, Jan 11-12, and Feb 8-9