Yoga Therapy Applications Within The Mental Health Field

800-Hour Professional Yoga Therapist Program

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Take The Next Step in Your Yoga Therapy Training

Explore the multiple facets of mental health and how yoga can support a variety of conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, chronic stress, and addiction. Leaders in the field will be presenting:

  • Psychological concepts and terminology
  • Common mental health conditions, symptoms, and interventions
  • Specific applications of yoga as medicine
  • Contraindications for specific conditions 

Through the expert leadership of Kripalu Faculty and mental health professionals, experience the tools of yoga to promote mental well-being. Learn from the experts how to assess and create a yoga wellness plan for a variety of mental health conditions pertinent in a group or individual yoga therapy session. Using case studies and experiential practice, students engage with the material through intellectual discourse and embodied learning. 

This course fulfills 75 contact hours: structured as a hybrid training, a single synchronous online weekend, and a seven-day immersion on campus. Successful completion of program hours count toward the 800-Hour Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. 

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