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Yoga Therapy Certification Program

The Pranakriya Yoga Therapy Certification program is designed for yoga practitioners, teachers and health care providers who want to specialize in yoga’s therapeutic aspects. The program provides an understanding of yoga’s healing methods seen in the light of modern medical and psychological therapies. This combination brings out the best of both. For detailed information click here to download a copy (PDF) of our Yoga Therapy program.

The Pranakriya Yoga Therapy School is a charter member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and works closely with IAYT in developing standards for Yoga Therapy schools.

Marlysa is a professional physical therapist and Yoga instructor. Marlysa continues to research and develop new methods for integrating Yoga and physical therapy. She is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is pursuing further certification and study with Yoganand. Marlysa is the author of The Anatomy of Yoga, instructor of Advanced Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga for Pranakriya Yoga Teachers and collaborates with therapists across the country on the integration of Yoga in to therapy practices.

In the program you will develop the following skills:

• Learn about diseases and dysfunction from a western model and from a Tantric Hatha yoga model.
• Integrate the Tantra Hatha Yoga tools of asana, pranayama and meditation into the treatment of musculoskeletal, medical and psychological conditions.
• Become a trained yoga therapist capable of working in private or group settings.
• Learn to evaluate a person for musculoskeletal and psychological conditions and apply yoga techniques as treatment for a variety of medical conditions.
• Develop care plans based on evaluations

This program is for yoga teachers, practitioners and health care providers and is intended to build upon the approach to Hatha Yoga taught in the Pranakriya 200 hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program and Pranakriya 500 hour Professional Level Teacher Training program. Health Care practitioners with a yoga practice or background may enter the program.

The program includes 8 modules and they will all be offered at Main Street Yoga. Individual modules may be taken for educational purposes. Functional Anatomy is the first module we are offering. Dates for the next four modules are:

• The Yoga Way: Emotional Well-Being: June 15 – 19 2012
• Teaching Meditation: July 6 – 10, 2012
• Medical Issues: Integrating Medical Knowledge and Intuitive Healing: October 26 -30, 2012
• Functional Integration: December 14 – 18, 2012

The total curriculum training time is 300 hours and includes courses from the Pranakriya 500 hour Professional Level YTT, Courses specific to the Pranakriya Yoga Therapy program and a mentoring process. You can register for the modules below:

The Yoga Way: Emotional Well-being

June 15 – 19, 2012
Director: Marlysa Sullivan, Course will be taught by Stacie Smith M.A.
Cost: $550

This course will give a concentrated overview of psychology and the human condition from the ancient Yogic perspective. We will review Yogic concepts related to understanding the mind, including kosas, kleshas, samskaras, gunas. We will explore how these concepts fit into the modern psychological models of the mind and how they may be useful in understanding and treating dysfunction. Students will learn Yoga Therapy methods for managing or assisting in healing psychological difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress responses.

Teaching Meditation for Pranakriya Yoga Teachers
July 6 – 10, 2012
Director: Yoganand Michael Carroll
Cost: $450
In ancient times yoga schools had a rich meditation practice that has been lost in many modern traditions. Some yoga schools today turn to Buddhism for meditation if they teach it at all. This program will explore the many stages and techniques of yoga meditation. We will start with the most ancient forms from which Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain meditation have sprung. After learning these techniques we will explore how they can be incorporated into a modern practice and taught to our students. This program is for yoga teachers only.

Medical Issues: Integrating Medical Knowledge and Intuitive Healing
October 26 – 30, 2012
Taught by Louis P. Fuerstman, MD
Cost: $550
This program is designed to integrate medical knowledge with traditional yoga practices of asana, pranayama and meditation. Common medical conditions including: neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, autoimmune, inflammatory, cancer, and gastrointestinal will be discussed. The physiology behind the condition as well as common treatments and the application of yoga practices to the disease will be discussed. Current research on Yoga for these conditions will be presented. The relationship of the mind to the healing process will be explored. There will be opportunity for students to inquire about any medical topics of interest.

Functional Integration
December 14 – 18, 2012
Director: Marlysa Sullivan MPT, RYT
Cost: $450
This is the last class taken in the program. Using all of the information from the seven courses you will have the opportunity to work with case studies. You will practice evaluation techniques from the medical, musculoskeletal and psychology modules. You will then develop an assessment and plan of care using what you learned in the meditation, pranayama and Hatha Yoga Pradipika courses. This will be an experiential course focused on bringing all of the information together and will include a competency check off to ensure you have developed these skills.

The Pranakriya Yoga 200 hr. Teacher Training program is for yoga practitioners who have a love for yoga born out of practice. We help these practitioners develop the skills needed to share yoga with students as professional teachers.

Our Next 200 hr. YTT training will be announced soon.

You can download the application (PDF) to see the requirements. Download the full training brochure (MS Word doc.)

Pranakriya Yoga is an approach to Hatha Yoga based on the Tantric teachings of Swami Kripalu, an ascetic monk who practiced yoga ten hours each day for over 30 years. Through his practices he gained a thorough understanding of all aspects of yoga. His teachings have been adapted for western students as Kripalu Yoga, developed by Amrit Desai; and as Pranakriya Yoga, developed by Yoganand Michael Carroll. The training takes place one weekend per month for 9 months.

Pranakriya Yoga is founded on the principle that all yoga practices were originally meant to do the following:

• Cultivate inner awareness and sensitivity
• Raise energy
• Strengthen the body/mind container
• Dissolve the sense of self into universal consciousness

When asana and pranayama are practiced with these intentions they become powerful tools for self-transformation.

REFUND POLICY:

If you cancel before the program starts, we will refund 75% of your payment.
No refunds after a program has started.