Applying Subtle® Yoga in Clinical Practice

Description

Yoga has been shown to reduce cortisol levels, depression, disordered eating, PTSD symptoms, chronic pain, and insomnia. It can also increase mindfulness, immune function, energy levels, and an overall sense of well-being. A history of the yoga tradition and its evolution in the U.S. will be reviewed to provide insight into yoga's key theoretical principles and its relationship with behavioral health theory and practice. Moving from theory to application, participants will learn the neuroscientific underpinnings of the physiological and psychological connection between yoga and mental health. Research and skills to support the application of yoga across the spectrum of behavioral healthcare (treatment, aftercare, prevention, and health promotion) will be presented as well. Participants will learn how to implement accessible Subtle® Yoga techniques including postures, breathing, and meditation. Case studies on incorporating yoga into behavioral health will provide details on the practicalities of integration.

Subtle® Yoga courses are a unique offering of holistically oriented, mind-body behavioral healthcare. You are welcome to take any Subtle® Yoga modules on an individual basis (as multiple or sole trainings) or in any order, except for the Subtle® Yoga Teacher Training Certification for Behavioral Health Professionals: Teaching Yoga to Individuals and Groups (RYT200) which begins in Winter/Spring of 2025. If you would like to attend this training, you must fulfil the pre-requisites listed as 1, 2, 3 and 4 below, before attending 5, which is the full teacher training. The combined hours of the trainings listed below will qualify participants to apply for registration with the Yoga Alliance as a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT).

1. Any one of the following One-Day Introductions:
(a) February 16, 2024 - Subtle® Yoga for Trauma Recovery: A One-Day Introduction
(b) March 15, 2024 - Subtle® Yoga for Chronic Pain: A One-Day Introduction
(c) April 12, 2024 - Subtle® Yoga for Positive Mental Health: Brief Interventions

2. September 12-13, 2024 - Applying Subtle® Yoga in Clinical Practice (you may substitute 2 of the above one-day trainings for this two-day requirement)

3. October 17-19, 2024 - Subtle® Yoga for Behavioral Health Intensive: Anxiety and Depression

4. November 7-9, 2024 - Subtle® Yoga for Behavioral Health Intensive: Trauma, Addiction, and Recovery

5. Feb. 20-23, 2025 / March 13-16, 2025 / April 10-13, 2025 / May 15-18, 2025 - Subtle® Yoga Teacher Training Certification for Behavioral Health Professionals: Teaching Yoga to Individuals and Groups (Four, 4-day Trainings with 102.0 Hours and 4.0 Ethics Hours)

Subtle® Yoga is an exceptionally adaptable approach to yoga practice which is person centered and can be tailored to clients with differing abilities. It fosters the development of attention and mindfulness, and promotes spiritual development in the context of any belief system. Please wear comfortable clothes to move in and dress in layers. You are welcome to bring a yoga mat.

"It's interesting that right now there are about six to ten million people in America who practice yoga… They've discovered that there's something they can do to regulate their internal systems."
- Bessel van der Kolk, MD author, "The Body Keeps the Score"

Group Registrations

Registering 5 or more participants with one payment? Please use the paper registration form at the end of the PDF brochure. Send completed paper registrations for the full group to the Registration Team at MAHEC.
Fax: 828.257.4768 | Email: MAHEC Registration

Register here for all the workshops in the 2024/2025 season, including the Teacher Training, at a discounted rate!
$ 3,300.00 if paid in full by September 12, 2024

To learn more about and/or register for individual Subtle® Yoga Series trainings in the series click here.

By registering for this conference, you are granting permission for your contact information to be shared with Subtle® Yoga staff.

Target Audience

Mental health professionals including substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, school counselors and other professionals interested in this subject

Objectives

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the historical and cultural context of yoga as complementary to the behavioral health profession
• Explain the scope and depth of yoga practice from a public health perspective
• List key tenets of how the basic neuroscience of yoga promotes mental health and recovery
• Demonstrate at least five Subtle® Yoga techniques which may be applied as clinical interventions

Faculty

• Brett Sculthorp, LCSW, LCAS, CPS
• Kristine Kaoverii T. Weber, MA, c-IAYT, eRYT500