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Program Description

The Certification – International Association of Yoga Therapy program, provided by VSOHA and accredited by IAYT, combines the materials covered in the Foundations of Yoga Therapy and Advanced Yoga Therapy programs, along with a case study project and additional student clinic sessions.

Program Highlights

  • Assess and address physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual imbalances from an Eastern & Western perspective in one-on-one and small group therapeutic sessions.
  • Learn to work as a yoga therapist with trauma survivors, people with mental illness, diverse and aging populations.
  • Understand the philosophy and employ problem solving tools from Vedantic, Buddhist and Northern Indian Shaivite Tantric traditions of yoga.
  • Identify and list common conditions, medications and medical terminology associated with the muscular, skeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic and reproductive systems.
  • Provide home yoga protocols and practices to address your clients’ physical concerns using the Integrated Systems Model (Lee & Lee) to uncover the root cause of the concern.
  • Provide a practice to balance the chakra system using yogic techniques from the tantric yoga tradition.
  • Conduct a case study project with an individual or group representative of a chosen population.
  • Develop and deliver a series of yoga therapy sessions or classes based on your research and findings.
  • Offer 1 hour Yoga Therapy sessions during Student Clinic, to members of the public.

*Our online classes are taught synchronously through Zoom.

This program has been approved by the Registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.

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