Yoga of the Heart®: Cardiac and Cancer Certification Training

For yoga teachers and health-care professionals with a yoga background (see prerequisite).

Would you like to share yoga with those at risk for, or living with, heart disease, cancer, and other life-altering illnesses? Taught by renowned expert Nischala Joy Devi, this training includes the theory and practice of asana, pranayama, deep relaxation, imagery, and meditation as applied to disease and general health. It focuses on the proven approach of allowing the heart to expand through compassion and love for self and others.

The training also addresses

• How to safely tailor the practices for the individual
• The psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of disease
• How to interface with the medical community
• The virtues of a low-fat vegetarian diet
• Basic anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and immune systems.

Each day of the training includes adaptive hatha yoga, practice classes, group meditation, and discussion. Upon successful completion, you leave with the skills needed to teach yoga in a hospital or clinic setting, on an individual basis, and in your own health-care practice.

Prerequisite An application, available here, must be approved by Nischala prior to arrival. Please complete the application and return via e-mail to nd@abundantwellbeing.com.

Note Tuition includes The Abundant Well-Being 4-CD Series (used in the Dean Ornish program for reversing heart disease), a 330-page manual, and a copy of Nischala’s book The Healing Path of Yoga. This program has extended hours.

• 71 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
• 67.5 credits for Nurses, $20 additional charge
• 71 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge