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June 17–21, 2012 Sunday–Thursday 4 nights
Continuing Education Credits

Yoga Nursing®: The Art of Caring

Presenter(s)
Annette Tersigni and Vandita Kate Marchesiello
Annette Tersigni

Annette Tersigni, RN, the Yoga Nurse, is a former Hollywood actor and cover girl turned nurse, a healer who is expanding consciousness in health care. An author and inspirational speaker, she is the founder of…
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Vandita Kate Marchesiello

Vandita Kate Marchesiello, E-RYT 500, is a senior teacher and faculty member at Kripalu Center and the recording artist on two best-selling CDs, Transform, Relax, and Rejuvenate and Yoga with Vandita. Director of Kripalu Professional…
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Program Details

For nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health-care professionals; no previous yoga experience needed.

Revitalize yourself and your caregiving with Yoga Nursing, an exciting new field in health care and yoga. A complementary approach to wellness, Yoga Nursing combines the riches of the Kripalu Yoga methodology with traditional Western nursing practice. It offers a simple prescription to relieve stress, anxiety, pain, and suffering for clients, while also reducing exhaustion and burnout for caregivers.

In this training, you learn how to

  • Present “the sacred remedy” of breath, movement, rest, and nutrition to clients
  • Apply Yoga Nursing privately, in groups, and in direct patient care, including cardio/respiratory, cancer, orthopedic, and geriatric nursing
  • Identify clients’ challenges and goals so you can create measurable results
  • Plan and implement a course of treatment and evaluate its outcome.

Yoga Nursing is a perfect adjunct therapy for all areas of health care. Explore this exciting, new, and profitable career option as you enrich your own life.

Note Tuition includes materials.

CE Credits
This program is eligible for :
  • 18.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge
  • 18.5 credits for Massage and Body Workers (NCBTMB), $20 additional charge
  • 18.5 credits for Nurses, $20 additional charge
  • 18.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
  • 18.5 credits for Social Workers (SW), $20 additional charge