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In this webinar, Laurie Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, discusses the principles of yoga therapy, the steps to certification, and how to choose the right training program for you as a yoga instructor looking to begin teaching yoga therapy.
Pathways to Yoga Therapy: What Instructors Should Know
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Understanding yoga therapy and its application in promoting health and well-being
- Steps to becoming an IAYT-certified yoga therapist
- Exploring diverse work environments for C-IAYTs, from yoga studios to hospitals
- Guidance on selecting the right yoga therapy training program
In This Webinar: What You'll Learn
Yoga therapy is the professional application of the principles and practices of yoga to promote health and well-being within a therapeutic relationship that includes personalized assessment, goal setting, lifestyle management, and yoga practices for individuals or small groups. We’ll break down this formal definition and discuss what it means in practice.
We will consider the basic steps of moving from yoga teacher to IAYT-certified yoga therapist and learn where C-IAYTs are working today, from yoga studios to senior centers, clinics, and even inpatient hospital settings.
The “How Yoga Therapists Work” series on the yogatherapy.health blog offers an interesting sampling, too.
Finally, we’ll delve into the specifics involved in choosing the right yoga therapy training program for you and touch on subsequent certification by IAYT.
About Laurie Hyland Robertson
Laurie found her way to the transformational practices of yoga and then yoga therapy after more than a decade in scientific, healthcare, and business publishing.
She is now editorial director for the International Association of Yoga Therapists, where she serves as editor in chief of Yoga Therapy Today magazine and managing editor of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy. She co-edited Yoga Therapy Foundations, Tools, and Practice, a comprehensive textbook for graduate-level yoga trainings, and co-authored the popular book Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Health and Well-Being.
Combined with 25-plus years as a professional editor, Laurie's experience as co-owner of an integrative healthcare clinic gives her unique perspectives on healthcare systems and client care. She maintains a private practice as a yoga therapist the Baltimore-Washington area.
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