Integrating Yoga into Health Care: Introduction to Medical Yoga Therapy

Yoga is a science that provides us with both a philosophical framework and practical tools and practices that result in stress reduction and more health, resiliency, and happiness. There has never been a better time to explore the practices of this ancient but powerful tradition.

Join Diana Perez, physiotherapist and yoga therapist, for this live series of 3 webinars (1/week for 3 weeks) that will give a brief overview of what yoga, yoga therapy and medical yoga therapy are and the scientific support for the why and how yoga can be integrated into health care.

In addition to the theory and discussions, there will be some experiential yoga practices that you can easily integrate into your clinical practice and your own life to manage stress and achieve more resiliency and equanimity. There will be time at the end of each webinar for questions and discussion.

Description:

This is a 7.5 hour introductory Medical Yoga Therapy (MYT) course for health care professionals (HCPs) on how to use Medical Yoga Therapy as a framework for clinical practice. 

Fields of clinical practice for which this course is applicable:

Because of its broad based therapeutic effects, MYT can be used in an array of clinical environments and with varied patient populations. Some examples, but not limited to these, are: Orthopaedics (all conditions), Neurology (Parkinson’s, MS, ALS, Stroke, etc.), Arthritis (OA and RA), Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Pelvic Floor Pain/Dysfunction, Post-Surgical Conditions, Cancer, Cardiorespiratory, Obesity, Diabetes, Chronic Stress, Mental Health, etc.

What will be covered during this course:

• What is Yoga?
• Origins of Yoga
• Objectives of Yoga
• Styles of Yoga
• The 8 Limb Path of Yoga
• Common Yoga Practices used in NA today
• What is Yoga Therapy?
• History of Yoga / Yoga Therapy
• How does YT differ from Yoga?
• The rationale for using yoga in Health Care
• BPSS Model
• The contrast of current Medical Model to Yoga Therapy Model
• Conditions responding to Yoga / Yoga Therapy
• The science behind yoga / Yoga Therapy
• Therapeutic effects of Yoga / Yoga Therapy
• Effects on different physiological systems
• What is Medical Yoga Therapy?
• Pentagon of Wellness
• Clinical evaluation and treatment with the Medical Yoga Therapy Model
• Designing the Medical Yoga therapy Program
• Case Studies

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Explain what MYT is.
• Understand the scientifically supported effects and mechanisms of action of MYT.
• Understand how to evaluate and treat patients through the lens of the BPSS Model.
• Be able to use some MYT tools and techniques for the evaluation and treatment of patients.
• Be able to integrate some basic MYT tools into their own particular health care environment and with varying patient populations.