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LifeForce Yoga to Manage Your Mood

Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd.

Enroll via Yogaville here

Online via Yogaville and when you register via the link above, you help Yogaville support Integral Yoga San Francisco as an affiliate. Thank you! Please register by 5 pm on Oct. 1

Live sessions with Amy: Saturday, Oct. 2, 7:30 am – 1:00 pm PDT
(10:30 am–12:30 pm and 2–4 pm EST)

and Sunday, Oct. 3, 7:30 am – 9:30am PDT
(10:30 am–12:30 pm EST)

LifeForce Yoga® interweaves the power of an ancient discipline with current scientific findings to help you release what is no longer serving you—without a story attached! Join Amy Weintraub, author of the groundbreaking book Yoga for Depression and the new card deck of 52 practices Yoga for Your Mood, for an online workshop that will guide you through evidence-based Yoga practices for managing your mood.

You will come away feeling refreshed, renewed, and excited about incorporating new tools into your home, teaching, or clinical practice to bring balance to the emotional and physical body.

You’ll practice:

  • Pranayama and kriya (breathing techniques) that regulate the emotions
  • Meditations that lift the mood
  • Sankalpa (affirmations)
  • Bhavana (guided visualizations)
  • Mantras (tones) that manage the emotions
  • Mudras (hand gestures) that affect different areas of the chakra system and the body
  • Yoga asanas suitable for all levels

This program is accessible for all levels, including beginners. Health professionals and Yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in Yoga classes to help their clients focus, relax, and have greater access to their feelings.

Fulfills the prerequisite for the LifeForce Yoga Practitioner Training.

In addition, you will have access to two 1.5-hour recorded Yoga classes with Amy—one for depressed mood and one for anxious mood—as well as the Ashram’s Live Hatha Yoga classes at 5 pm ET, recorded Ashram meditations, and inspiring talks with Sri Swami Satchidananda. You will also have access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.

You will have access to the video recordings for 8 weeks after the program ends, until November 28.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities

Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 9 contact hours.
You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.
International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): Approved Professional Development (APD) course eligible for IAYT continuing education credits. (It is the students’ responsibility to request a certificate of completion and submit all required documents, hours, syllabus, etc. on the IAYT website.)
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Fulfills the prerequisite for the LifeForce Yoga Practitioner Training.

To learn more about Amy’s books, her downloadable video and audio practices on Yoga and mental health, her new card deck Yoga for Your Mood: 52 Ways to Shift Depression & Anxiety, and to see her schedule, please visit www.amyweintraub.com

Testimonials
“LifeForce Yoga is a practice for everyone. If you have a troubled mind and need to relax and find calmness, I highly recommend this program.” — Elaine Cook

“Amy brings such energy and joy to her presentations. She keeps participants engaged through movement, feedback, and her genuine interest in each of us and our questions. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience and shares it all. This was a lovely way to spend the weekend!” — Nora B May

“Amy is clearly the culmination of a lifetime of work and experience. It was a gift to be in her presence as a student.”  — Sarah

 

Amy Weintraub, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, MFA, YACEP, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute and has been a pioneer in the field of Yoga and mental health for over twenty-five years. She is the author of Yoga for Depression, Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management, the award-winning novel Temple Dancer, the new card deck Yoga for Your Mood: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety, and numerous articles and book chapters. She offers professional trainings and workshops for mental health and Yoga professionals and speaks at international Yoga and psychology conferences. Amy’s evidence based LifeForce Yoga protocol is in use in…Learn more about Amy.

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Yoga of Recovery – 12 week course

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Between the Mat and the Meeting
ONLINE — Jan 21 – Apr 8
This 12 week online course is about how Ayurveda can support our recovery journey.

Features:
– Prerecorded ‘lecture/teaching’ videos with the topic coming up for review and discussion in our

– Live zoom sessions: Thursdays 4-6pm PST from 1/21 to 4/8/21. You will be able to access the recordings of these if you are unable to attend live. 4/20.

– Live 12 step recovery – Saturdays 8am PST (ends 4/10/21) all fellowships together, open meeting (no teaching just sharing)

– Live Book Discussion (not 12 step, book TBD) – Tuesdays 2pm PST (from 1/26/21, ends 4/6/21)

– 6 months unlimited yoga classes on IYTV when you sign up here, via Integral Yoga San Francisco website!

Continuing Education Opportunities
Yoga Alliance – 50 hours
YACP Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider®
IAYT – 27 APD hours
Advanced Professional Development – International Association of Yoga Therapists; and
NAMA PACE – 50 hours
National Ayurvedic Medical Association – Professional Advanced Continuing Education

Embody health in recovery from all addictive disorders, (substances, food/sugar and behaviors) through Ayurveda, framed in the most accessible, relatable and practical way.  Address the needs and vulnerabilities that underlie these habits with pioneering look at our stress-response tendencies.  We’ll look at our ‘acting out’ tendencies, and how physical practices and daily routines can widen the window of tolerance.  We come to deeper self-understanding and self-regulation for resilience one day at a time.

Yoga of Recovery works with everyone whose lives have been affected by addiction, in themselves or loved ones – people who have sex addiction, eating disorders, codependents with no substance abuse, and others where substance abuse is present but it is not the primary presenting issue. The program is also open to anyone who wants to learn lifestyle and stress management skills.

Health and recovery from addiction and disease involve fully living in the wholeness that you are. By recognizing your innate strengths you can learn to revitalize your body’s systems rather than to depend on addictive, unhealthy behaviors. Build a strong foundation for living well, and learn about stress, digestion, sleep hygiene, and detoxification. Practice deep self-care and emotional regulation through simple Ayurvedic daily routines that you can practice at home.

The program is an integration of the philosophy and psychology of yoga and Ayurveda – offering many physical practices to allow us to embody our recovery pathway.

When you sign up through Integral Yoga San Francisco you’ll also receive 6 months unlimited yoga classes on IYTV.

Course Details:

YoR BMM 12 week online session consists of:

  1. Live zoom class once per week for 2 hours (Thursdays 4-6pm PST / 7-9pm EST; 1/21/21 – 4/8/21).  Here we review, discuss and share about the week’s class topic – with a Buddy check in and also group break out sessions and Q&A with me – slightly different each week.  This is recorded in case they’re not able to make the live session.

  2. Pre-recorded videos you can watch before we meet to review and discuss this topic in our live class (about 11 hours over the 12 weeks, released each week) and

  3. We have 2 YoR Recovery Meetings per week – one an open, all-fellowship 12 step meeting; the other will be a book study (non-12 step).  These are not recorded  – day/time TBA

Upon completion of this course you can submit to receive continuing education credits with 3 major Yoga certification organizations

  • Yoga Alliance – 50 hours — YACP Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider®

  • IAYT – 27 APD hours — Advanced Professional Development with the International Association of Yoga Therapists

  • NAMA PACE – 50 hours – National Ayurvedic Medical Association – Professional Advanced Continuing Education

Course Fee $1200

  • Offering 20% discount to those in need of financial assistance. Use code “discount”
  • Please email us if a scholarship rate is what is needed for you to join us:  durga@yogaofrecovery.com

 

Durga Leela, Founder of Yoga for Recovery, B.A., C.A.S., holds the RYT-500 qualification, having completed both the Sivananda Yoga teacher training course and an advanced Yoga training. She is also extensively trained in meditation and Vedanta. Durga is a clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma specialist, trained in both the United States and India, and has served as the director of the Ayurveda programs at the Yoga Farm, in California, since 2003. She is a professional member of and speaker for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and a member of Yoga Alliance.

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Virtual Open House – Integral Yoga Therapy

Zoom link

Free | Please register in advance, via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided via a confirmation email.

Save the date: January 16, 2021 –  12:00-1:00pm PT (or 3:00-4:00pm ET)

Enhance your career and empower those you serve with lasting, positive change and optimal health.

Join us and learn more about becoming an Integral Yoga therapist!
In this hour long event, we will have a panel discussion and discuss details about the IYTh program as well as what it means to be a Certified Yoga Therapist–diving into topics related to enrolling, curriculum, peer cohorts, mentoring, practicum experience, employment opportunities, and more. There will be an open Q&A session at the end and participants can submit questions to be answered live..

IYTh Panel Members: 
Program Director Lakshmi Sutter
Senior Faculty Swami Vidyananda
Governing Board member and Faculty Swami Sarvaananda
Governing Board Member and Center Manager Chandra/Jo Sgammato
Center Managers and Mentors Sarala Evans and Diana Meltsner
Certified Yoga Therapist and Faculty Taravati/Tania Turcinovic

Anyone who wants to grow personally/professionally and share the empowering practices of Yoga Therapy with others is invited to attend!
We encourage you to share this invitation with all who would benefit from the transformational experience of becoming an Integral Yoga Therapist!

About Our 800-hour Integral Yoga Therapy Program:
The Integral Yoga Therapy Certification offers a special path to a career in Yoga Therapy. Our program combines the time-honored heritage of a classical Yoga lineage with practices adapted for contemporary times. Drawing from the roots of classical teachings, our therapists receive a balanced and thorough training exemplifying the essence of Yoga, while providing applicable skills for modern-day implementation.

The flexibility and adaptability of our unique modular 800-hour program allows students to work at their own pace and smoothly integrate the training into their current life. With three locations across the country offering courses and a personal mentor guiding the process, students are assured options and support during the program. Learn more

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Neuroscience, Yoga, and Mindfulness: How Yoga Heals

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$295.00 to $350.00  Sliding Scale | Please register via the button above, linking to Yogaville website, by 11 am on Jun. 17

Dates and times:

June 17-20, 2021
Thursday & Friday  8am – 10am PT & 1pm – 3pm PT (11 am–1 pm & 4–6 pm ET)
Saturday and Sunday  8am – 11am PT & 1pm – 3pm PT (11 am–2 pm & 4–6 pm ET)

Neuroscience can explain how and why Yoga works for healing the body, mind, and emotions. In this online workshop, Dr. Cunningham will share with you some powerful techniques and strategies for increasing healing, happiness, and peace; and conversely, you will learn how to reduce negative emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that tend to take over our lives.

Researchers are now able to understand how Yoga and mindfulness practices can help us to heal, restore vibrancy, and increase resiliency. Over the last twenty years, research has proven that Yoga and mindfulness techniques can increase empathy, compassion, and optimism, and can significantly reduce negative emotions such as chronic stress, anxiety, and depression. We now know that certain Yoga and mindfulness practices can have a positive impact on our neurobiology and our neuropathways.

Explore and discuss:

  • Scientific ways you can rewire the brain, releasing old patterns and introducing new, healing energy into the body, mind, and emotions
  • Powerful hands-on healing methods designed to help with emotional balance through their positive impact on anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, stress, and other emotional and mental issues
  • Established tools for helping with physical healing.

These ideas and tools are on the cutting edge of neuroscience and therapy. Come learn about this fascinating new field and discover what neuroscience, Yoga, and mindfulness have to offer you.

Live sessions on Thursday and Friday at 11 am–1 pm and 4–6 pm, on Saturday and Sunday at 11 am–2 pm and 4–6 pm ET. The schedule includes 18 hours of live sessions plus 8 hours of prerecorded Cognitive, Hatha Yoga, and Pranayama practices with Dr. Mala Cunningham.

Attendance at live sessions is required for certification. Recordings will be available for review for 8 weeks after the program ends, until May 9.

In addition, you will have access to Ashram’s Hatha classes, meditations, and an inspirational talk. You will also have access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.

Prerequisite

Anyone can take this live online program for their own learning experience.

Those who wish to apply for APD credits are required to complete additional homework and Mala’s Neuroscience, Yoga and Mindfulness self-paced course before the live online program. It costs $196 (not included in the tuition for the live online program).

Continuing Education Opportunities

  • Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 26 total hours
  • Integral Yoga 300-hour: 26 hours towards RYT 500 designation
  • Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.
  • International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): Approved Professional Development (APD) course eligible for IAYT continuing education credits. Those taking this program for APD hours/credits will need to complete an additional homework and section of Mala’s online self-paced course in order to receive a 45-hour certificate of completion for this course. (It is the students’ responsibility to request a certificate of completion and submit all required documents, hours, syllabus, etc. on the IAYT website.)

Testimonials

All of it was fantastic…Mala was amazing and so is Yogaville. — Mary Carson

I particularly enjoyed looking at the relationship between thought, behavior, and yogic healing. — Past Participant

Mala was absolutely terrific! Great intersection and synthesis of neuroscience with Hinduism science/philosophy! — Dan Saint

Presenter

M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT
Mala Cunningham is a Counseling Psychologist and Certified Yoga Therapist in Charlottesville, VA. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing where she teaches courses in Foundations of Medical Yoga for Health Professionals. Dr. Cunningham is also the president of Positive Health Solutions and is the founder and director of Hospital Bed Yoga and the Cardiac Medical Yoga Teacher Training Program. She is also the co-director of Medical Yoga at the University of Virginia and is involved in several Yoga-based initiatives, including a research study exploring the impact of Medical Yoga on lupus patients. She…
Learn more about M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT

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