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The
In partnership with
Greenleaf Integrative Strategies
presents Yoga Therapy Workshop:
Techniques for Somatic Healing & Emotional Wellbeing
Sunday, June 29, 2008 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
taught by
Angela Cerkevich, Gopi Kinnicut, and
Siddharth Ashvin Shah, M.D., M.P.H.
Yoga as “therapy” is on the rise, and it is
being applied to both medical and psychological conditions.
Some of the claimed benefits are credible; others seem exaggerated.
Traumatic symptoms, depression, and stress are among the yoga-sensitive
conditions that fall under the rubric of mental health.
This two-day course will allow participants to investigate a range of
heterogeneous yoga therapies through direct experience and intellectual inquiry.
Question: Could yoga and
related therapies be optimal methods to affect the physiological and somatic
processes of mental health difficulties?
True, evidence supports that talk therapy (via
relationship, cognition, and emotion) has the capacity to modify somatic
processes such as gene expression, neurotransmitter tone, and the structure of
the brain. However, somatic
problems that respond slowly or only partially through talk therapy include
those of depression (appetite and sleep disturbances), trauma (frozen states,
hyperarousal, tissue memory), and stress (HIV, cardiovascular disease,
dysglycemic conditions). In order
to complement talk therapy, why not explore the role of somatically based
therapies in addressing somatic symptoms?
Yoga is increasingly available, but its ability
to be widely applied is limited by unsubstantiated claims, unfocused therapies,
unlicensed practitioners, and our illiteracy in yoga’s various presentations.
This workshop endeavors to close this gap.
Who Should Attend?
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Mental health practitioners,
spiritual care and other direct care providers who would like to integrate
simple yoga therapies (e.g. chair-based protocols) into their practice
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Mental health practitioners,
spiritual care and other direct care providers who would like to know enough
about specialized yoga therapies (e.g. yoga nidra, yoga protocols for
depression) in order to refer clients to area practitioners
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Agencies providers whose
populations are affected by stress, depression, and trauma
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Those who wish to sample and learn
more about yoga therapies in an academic environment
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People interested in further
developing their self-monitoring and self-care method
Objectives:
The workshop will:
1.
Familiarize participants with a
range of yoga therapies (postures, breathwork, laughter, sound/vibrational and
guided meditations) with mental health applications
2.
Introduce yoga’s meta-psychology
plus connect therapies to
neuroscience
3.
Demonstrate how yoga therapy can
be integrated with standard mental health interventions in individuals and
communities
FACULTY
COURSE DIRECTOR
Siddharth Ashvin Shah, M.D., M.P.H.
is the founder and medical
director of Greenleaf Integrative Strategies, which develops training and
resiliency services for people involved in crisis and humanitarian responses.
Dr. Shah’s educational background includes a degree in Religious Studies,
Masters in Public Health, internship at the Menninger Clinic, and post-doctorate
work in Behavioral Medicine.
He specializes in stress-related illnesses, mind-body interventions, trauma
recovery, and spiritual healing practices.
More on
www.greenleaf-is.com
and
www.siddharthshah.com.
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS Angela
Cerkevich is a
Thai Massage Body Worker
and Certified Yoga Teacher specializing in Yoga Nidra and Trauma-sensitive Yoga.
She is also the founder of Anahata International, a non-profit
dedicated to assisting individuals and communities affected by conflict and
trauma through a spectrum of yoga and meditation techniques.
More on Anahata’s projects in the Gopi Kinnicut
is a Yoga Alliance Registered
teacher specializing in
Yoga for Depression and Trauma-sensitive Yoga.
She lived in an ashram for 8 years where she studied and taught
Indian Philosophy, vegetarian cooking, Ayurveda and mantra meditation.
Ms. Kinnicut addresses individual needs
and limitations while creating a safe environment for her students to move
through physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions.
CE/CME Award – 12
FEE
-- $420
The
The School is
approved by the Social Work Board of the State of
The School is
approved by the Medical Society of
TO REGISTER Please call the School
at 202-237-2700 to register. You can also use the
conference registration form to
register for this seminar by faxing it to WSP at 202-237-2730, or mail the form
to:
Disclosure of Commercial Support and the Unlabeled use of a commercial product.
No member of
the planning committee and no member of the faculty for this event have a
financial interest or other relationship with any commercial product(s)
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