Description

Gain insights into trauma-informed care and develop effective strategies to tailor yoga practices that resonate with individuals facing addiction challenges.

Equip yourself with the skills to create safe and supportive environments where students can explore their path to recovery holistically.

Gain a deeper understanding of addiction and compulsive behavior in their many guises—drugs and alcohol, gambling, sex, overeating, shopping and exercise—through the yogic lens of “samskaras,” impressions or pathways carved into the mind by habitual behavior that make addictive patterns very difficult to break.

Continuing Education Credits 

  • 16 Yoga Alliance
  • 1.6 ACE CECs
Prerequisites
  • Completion of a 200 hour RYT; Level 1 for those that are not Yogafit 200 hour trained instructors.

 

Required Materials  
  • Recovery 2.0 by Tommy Rosen

 

Recommended Materials
  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor Mate

 

Course Includes

  • check icon YogaFit Addiction and Recovery Manual
  • check icon Lecture and Guided Practice
  • check icon Small Group Work
  • check icon Practice Teaching Sessions
  • check icon Private Student Community Access
  • check icon Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)

What You'll Learn

  • check icon What samskaras are and how they contribute to addictive behaviors
  • check icon How to use the eight limbs of yoga to help students carve new, healthier samskaras to encourage healthier habits and behaviors
  • check icon Specific yoga poses, pranayama techniques, and meditation practices that have proven particularly effective in noticing destructive patterns of thinking
  • check icon How to offer yoga classes that encourage students to build willpower, create nonjudgmental self‐awareness, and cultivate sankalpa (a commitment to support their highest truth)
  • check icon How to use Transformational language to encourage students to move from addiction to recovery

Why Learn Yoga with us

  • check iconEnhance Mind–Body Balance
  • check iconLearn From Experts
  • check iconStudy at Your Own Pace
  • check iconDeepen Your Practice
  • check iconMake a Positive Impact
  • check iconEarn a Recognized Certificate

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If you’re not happy, retake your course free within 7 days—with a trainer and format of your choice.