Deepen your skills as a yoga therapist through hands-on practice in client assessment, protocol development, and session delivery. Required course for the YogaFit Healthcare Therapy Program.
$377.00
The Somatic Yoga Therapy Lab is designed to give students practice in client intake, assessment selection, protocol development and yoga therapy session delivery using somatic exploration of developmental movement patterns. Using Thomas Myers model of myofascial lines to create a global picture of posture and movement, the students will practice reading the body and then expanding the picture to all the koshas thus encompassing all the elements that shape a client’s well-being including thoughts, feelings and physical sensation. This course will also familiarize the students to the process and paperwork involved in the therapy program including SOAP notes preparing them to work with an integrative health team. NOTE: Students are encouraged to wear or bring to change into, form fitting clothing such as yoga leggings, bike shorts, sports bra or form fitting tank top. This is a required course for YogaFit Healthcare Therapy Program.
In this 2-day course, students will sharpen their body reading skills with a focus on somatic holding patterns and look at posture and developmental movement patterns from an integrative and holistic perspective. Student practice will include client intake and a chance to expand into practice choosing other integrative assessments that are appropriate to the client and then developing and delivering a yoga therapy protocol and session that addresses. Experiential practices will include somatic techniques to support postural and functional movement revision. Students will become familiar with the forms required in the therapy program from assessment to protocol delivery including various formats of SOAP notes.
Training Info & Attendance
In-Person: Wait to book non-refundable travel until your training is confirmed.
Online: Zoom link and digital manual provided one week before training.
Self-Study: Learn at your own pace with digital materials in your YogaFit account.
Materials: Required & Recommended List
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Attend at the location listed for your selected training date. Please wait until you receive confirmation that the training has met minimum enrollment before making non-refundable travel arrangements. Full attendance and participation are required for certification and continuing education credit.
Attend live via Zoom on the dates and times listed. All YogaFit Live Online trainings are scheduled in the Central Time Zone. Please plan to join from a device with a working camera and microphone and from a space where you can participate in movement, discussion, and interactive learning. Zoom access and digital training materials are generally available approximately one week before training. Full attendance and participation are required for certification and continuing education credit. Participants must be visible on camera and actively participate throughout the training. Trainings are not recorded for certification credit.
Complete the training on your own schedule. Course content and digital materials are available through your YogaFit account. Access is available immediately upon paid registration.
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Comprehensive Training Manual
Lecture and Guided Practice
Small Group Work
Practice Teaching Sessions
Private Student Community Access
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
Students will demonstrate in depth knowledge and understanding of the biomechanics of movement and movement patterns along with a demonstrated knowledge of the human skeletal and musculature systems and how common deviations in posture and movement can result in physical, mental, and emotional health changes as well as behavior changes.
Students will gain a deeper understanding of how the story of the body can be read from the perspective of yoga and ayurveda.
Students will gain practice in building relationship and communication skills, including listening and managing the therapeutic relationship and applying effective teaching methods and giving and receiving feedback.
Deepen knowledge of somatic awareness, interoception and the interaction of the body, breath, mind, intellect, & emotions in health & well-being.
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the application of yoga therapy tools and their therapeutic effect for common conditions including but not limited to yama, niyama, asana (enhanced awareness of physical sensation), pranayama, meditation, and lifestyle modification.If you’re not happy, retake your course free within 7 days—with a trainer and format of your choice.
