Yoga Therapy Training Course 250hrs
with Gonçalo Correia and Marco Peralta
This Yoga Therapy Training is intended for Yoga Teachers who completed a 200 hours Teacher Training Course and who are teaching for a minimum of 2 years.
Yoga therapy is the therapy that uses the techniques, philosophy, physiology and psychology of yoga to promote and restore physical and mental health, as well as complement any allopathic or natural therapy and to alleviate, treat and cure disorders and illnesses while always keeping in mind the actual goal and purpose of Yoga which is self realization.
Yoga therapy is a fundamental contribution of yoga for modern life, based on ancient principles, offering natural solutions and using what you already have with you, (your body and your mind) to heal yourself and see yourself whole and complete despite your circumstances and in this way contributing in a very real sense to an integral and healthier human being.
Therefore, Teachers will learn to apply the Yoga Therapy principles in themselves, which in a way always was the main process of Yoga, to remove the obstacles (mistaken views, beliefs, diseases) that one might have to the realization of yoga. Therefore, become themselves an living example of Yoga Therapy applications.
Each person is unique, some students face mental, others physical and others emotional challenges especiall
Teachers will be able to receive and hold in their regular Yoga classes (private or group) practitioners in any physical or psychological conditions, bringing awareness to the immense potential of healing and regeneration that each one has in itself, and also teach and use Yoga therapy in a private therapy setting (one-a-one) Using Yoga Therapy this issues can be dealt with, and a further advancement of this health issues can be avoided (heyam dukham anagatam).
So that the students should be informed about yoga therapeutic approach, because Yoga Therapy is needed not only for treating, but also primary should be used in preventing health issues.
At the end of the course, the trainees will be able to use the techniques (philosophy and psychology) of yoga for therapeutic purposes in a group or private settings so that their students should feel improvement in health issues, gain self confidence in their yoga practise/path and specially realize the totality of him/her self in his daily life.
This is a course that requires dedication, study and personal practice.
1- Training and Practice
- Preserve health through a balanced Yoga practice
Use in Yoga Therapy of:
- The practice of asanas, their groups, main effects and its use in Yoga therapy
- The practice of kriyas, main effects and its use in Yoga therapy
- The practice of bandhas, main effects and its use in Yoga therapy
- The practice of pranayama, their types, main effects and its use in Yoga therapy
- The practice of yoganidra, main effects and its use in Yoga therapy
- The practice of meditation, their types, main effects and its use in Yoga therapy
-Main Principles for Adaptation of Asanas, how to adapt each Asana, benefits and contraindications
-Main Principles for Adaptation of pranayama and bandha, how to adapt each pranayama and bandha, benefits and contraindications
- Practice of Yoga with the use of props for a therapeutic effect
- Practice of Yoga Therapy based on anatomy and physiology principles of the human body
- Practice of Yoga Therapy based on Subtle energy and Chakras
- Importance of the Yoga therapist's personal practice
-Therapeutic perspective (Study and application) according to: Hatha Yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Tantra Yoga
- General, specific and concrete physical health issues: Asthma, Chronic diseases, Diabetes, Depression, Cardiovascular, etc
- General, specific and concrete psychological health issues: Anxiety, Anger, Additions, etc
- Yoga Therapy as a complementary tool in the treatment of any disease
- Combination of techniques (theory/philosophy and practice) to maximize health benefits
2- Teaching Methodology
- Protocol of a yoga therapy session (how to do, start, middle, end, do and dont´s)
- Prevention and treatment using Yoga Therapy
- Benefits and contraindications of the techniques used in Yoga therapy
- Disease and Consciousness
- General Psychological and Physical (Body Mind Organism) health issues and specific and concrete Psychological and Physical (Body Mind Organism) health issues: How to address
- Touch, Indication (orientation, dialogue), Presence (Silence) as a tool in communication and contact in Yoga Therapy
Context of Yoga therapy in the Yoga classroom (Individual and with groups)
- Yoga Therapy Fundamentals to deepen your knowledge/experience as a Teacher:
- Personal experience (of experiencing oneself),
- Observation (number of cases observed)
- And study / research (research, reading, training and monitoring the work of other colleagues and teachers)
3- History, philosophy and psychology of yoga and yoga therapy
- Intention and Purpose of Yoga Therapy
-Yoga therapy view in the classic texts: Yoga sutra, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Yoga Upanishads, etc.
- Yoga Shastras and their specific therapeutic indications
- Therapeutic perspective (Study and application) of: Hatha Yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Tantra Yoga
- Yoga Therapy: concept, definition and practical application
- Existential Issues and the Yogic point of view
- Illness as a label, reality and illusion and the Yogic point of view
- The Yoga psychology of the teacher and student: traditional and modern points of view
- Treat the idea of treating in the yogic point of view
- Yoga Therapy with and without a therapist
4- Practical teaching experience
- Training and practice with the class mates of the Yoga Therapy teacher training
- Case studies: Typical issues that arise at a Yoga therapy session
- Supervised teaching
- Assistance in the teaching of practical Yoga Therapy classes
- Personal Yoga practice of the Yoga therapist
5- Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga
- Functional Anatomy and Physiology
- Anatomy and Physiology applied to Yoga techniques
- Medical Health Disorders: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Gastroenterological (Digestive), Metabolic, Neurological, Gynaecological, Otolaryngology and Orthopaedic
Yogic concept of the Human Being:
- The 3 Shariras or Bodies: Sthula (gross or physical), Sukshma (subtle or energetic) and Karana (causal)
- Subtle Anatomy: Chakras, Nadis, Prana and Kundalini and its application or not in Yoga Theraphy
6- Other topics
- Yoga therapy as a complementary tool to any chosen treatment (Homeopathic, Holopathic, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, etc.) by those who seek us
- Option of not dealing with the health issue and how Yoga therapy can help
-Integrating and presenting Yoga therapy in a secular context
Note: minimum of 2 years of Yoga Teaching before you can be accepted onto the course.
More info:
marcoperaltayoga@gmail.com
yogakshetraporto@gmail.com
