Yoga Warriors Training (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & The Mind Body Connection) with Lucy Cimini, RYT 500
Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4, 2012
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$495.00 for full weekend training (16 Hours)
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Yoga Warriors is an evidenced-based program healing active-duty military personnel and veterans battling combat stress symptoms or PTSD.
ABOUT THE YOGA WARRIOR METHOD
Our Yoga Warriors teacher training is designed to provide advanced knowledge and practical tools for yoga teachers working with combat veterans diagnosed with Combat and Operational Stress Reaction (COSR) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The Yoga Warriors method skillfully integrates concepts from yoga therapy, traditional yoga philosophy, and psychology with knowledge of the body and mind to promote health and well-being.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
* The training is designed to provide advance knowledge and practical tools for yoga teachers working with combat veterans diagnosed with Combat and Operational Stress Reaction (COSR) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
* Understand that PTSD is an anxiety disorder and that the Yoga Warriors Method activates the Parasympathetic Nervous System.
* Understand the Neurophysiology of PTSD/COSR and corresponding specific treatments within the Yoga Warriors Method.
* Understand Hatha yoga postures and sequencing strategies.
* Demonstrate effective pranayama techniques (breathing exercises) to reduce hyper arousal.
* Demonstrate Positive Affirmations and understand the "top-down" concept within the Yoga Warriors Method.
* Understand Sensory Integration treatment principles and methodology.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS TRAINING?:
* Certified Yoga Teachers
* Mental Health Providers
* First Responders (Police, Firemen, EMTS)
* Sexual Assault Response Coordinators
* Prison Workers
Many mental health professionals have found great value in this alternative non-pharmaceutical treatment modality!
TRAINING INCLUDES:
100 page Manual and YWI Teaching Certificate or Certificate of Attendance
PREREQUISITE:
200 or 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher or mental health professional * Proof of yoga teacher training certificate is required before receiving the certificate to teach YWI. Otherwise, you will receive a certificate of attendance stating you have attended the training. 16 CEUs offered by the Yoga Alliance
About the Lead Trainer:
Lucy Cimini, BA, RYT 500 Hour, Subject Matter Expert and Program Director of the Yoga Warriors Sensory Modulated Yoga Program for PTSD
Further information can be obtained about the Yoga Warriors program at www.yogawarriors.com