Awakening the Spirit Training
A unique blending of philosophy, neuroscience, embodiment, movement, journaling, breath, ayurveda and yoga this integrative training will offer:
- Integration of the ancient wisdom traditions of yoga and ayurveda with tools of recovery to enhance your understanding of yoga as therapy for recovery
- Clear instruction, guidance and practices of mindful yoga and meditation: back to basics, proprioception, therapeutic intervention, neuroscience, and efficacy research
- A framework of yoga as therapy for recovery incorporating a trauma sensitive lens, including practices to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and other co-occurring symptoms
- A comprehensive approach to emotional sobriety & well-being that embraces the concepts of surrender, letting go, acceptance, growth, awakening, gratitude, and service
- Support for when and how to introduce techniques, adapting and modifying the practices during challenge, and special considerations in practicing with young people and seniors
- Offer a range of powerful healing modalities for mind, body and spirit to master a practice of balance with effortless ease juggling the complex demands of the world
The intention of this program is to provide participants with in-depth knowledge and practice in the application and integration of several eastern-based wisdom traditions and evidence-based western clinical and counseling practices. The Program’s theoretical framework is designed to offer several modalities: instruction, lectures and videos, physical asana, breathing and meditation practices, off-site readings, a yoga as therapy research project and a supervised “internship”. The internship offers participants the opportunity to gain experience in the practical application of the integration of various yoga as therapy for recovery techniques that promote the optimal health and well-being of persons in long term (“second stage”) recovery under the supervision of our experienced training staff.
