Yoga Therapy Certification 800 hours

MODULE II (Yoga Therapist Level I)

Synchronous: 56  hours
Asynchronous: 94  hours
Mode of Teaching: Online

PHILOSOPHY:
Category 1.2. Yoga and the Mind
Suggested Guidelines: 35 hours minimum for this category 1.2
1.2.1 Knowledge of yoga perspectives on the structure, states, functioning, and conditions of the mind,
1.2.1.1 drashtr (seer), drshya(seen)
1.2.1.2 antahkarana citta (consciousness), buddhi (intellect), ahamkara (ego), manas (mind)
Principles of Yoga (Triguna, Antahkarana-chatustaya, Tri-Sharira/ Panchakosha).
1.2.1.3 citta vrtti (activities of the mind), citta pariama (structural changes in the mind),
vyutthana/nirodha (mind’s potential for distraction and focus)
Yogic concept of mental hygiene: (Maître, Karuna, Mudita & Upeksha).
Concept of mental wellbeing according to Patanjala Yoga.
1.2.1.4 artha (cognition), bhava (mood), svabhava (inborn nature), vasana (residue of experience),
samskara (conditioned pattern of thinking and behavior)
1.2.1.5 states of mind: mudha (stupefied/dull), kshipta (disturbed), vikshipta (alternating between
distraction and focus), ekagrata (one-pointed), nirodha (focus enveloped/held/ restrained),
vaishvanara (waking), taijasa (dream), prajña (deep sleep), turiya (beyond).Yogic positive attitudes ( Maitri, Karuna, Mudita, Upeksha).
Concept of bhavas (Dharma, Jnana, Vairagya, Aishvarya) and their relevance in well being.
1.2.2 Knowledge of yoga perspectives on distracted/disturbed conditions of mind and their expressions as
expressed in such texts as the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and other texts,
Significance of Bhagavad Gita in day to day life.
Concept of healthy living in Bhagavad Gita (Ahara, Vihara, Achara, Vichara).
1.2.2.1 klesha (affliction)
1.2.2.2 lobha, krodha, and moha (greed, anger, attachment)
1.2.2.3 duhkha and daurmanasya (suffering/discomfort and negative attitude/thinking), sarupyam
(identification with the contents of the mind or seer taking the same form as the mind)
1.2.2.4 antaraya (obstacles to progress in yoga)
Additional knowledge

ANATOMY:
2.1.2 Knowledge of biomechanics and movement as they relate to the practice of yoga and the work of a yoga therapist. Understanding of COG,BOS, LOG and types of levers and their application.
2.1.3 Knowledge of common pathologies and disorders of all the major systems, including symptoms, management, illness trajectories, and contraindications, as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.

AYURVEDA:- (50 hr)
1.3.1.1 Pancha Maya kosha (fundamental structure of the human system)
1.3.1.2 subtle anatomy
1.3.1.3 tri-dosha (effect of the elements on the physical body)
1.3.1.4 tri-guna (effect of sattva [equilibrium], rajas [activity], tamas [inertia])
1.3.1.5 prakriti/vikriti (dosha constitution at birth/imbalance of the dosha currently expressed in the body);
1.3.1.6 ama (undigested food, emotions, etc., accumulated in the body)
1.3.1.7 agni (internal fire(s) and their contribution to health)
1.3.1.8 prana vayu (prana, apana, vyana, udana, samana)

DIET :-
3.1.2.4 vihara (lifestyle modifications), including basic yogic dietary concepts.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:
Category 5.2. Legal, Regulatory, and Business Issues Pertaining to Yoga Therapy
Suggested Guidelines: 5 hours minimum for this category 5.2
5.2.1 Knowledge of current relevant local, state, and national laws and regulations impacting the work of a yoga therapist.
5.2.2 Basic knowledge of business practices relevant to the work of a yoga therapist, including record keeping, planning, and financial management.

PRACTICALS (ASANA/PRANAYAMA/MEDITATION)
3.1.2.1 Asana (postures)
3.1.2.2 Pranayama (regulated breathing)
3.1.2.3 meditation and relaxation techniques

Category 5.1. Ethical Principles
5.1.3 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of generally accepted ethical principles and related concepts from the yoga tradition to professional interactions and relationships.

Faculties:-
Guruji (Chairman, Paramanand University Trust)
Dr. Vaishali Adlok (BPT, MPT (Neuro) MA-Yoga, YT_E, THYC, C-IAYT, MD.AM, BNYT, DDN, DSM, Certified Manual Therapist, PhD pursuing)
Prof. Shweta Kale (BSc, MA- English, BEd, MA-Yoga, YT_E, THYC, C-IAYT, PhD Pursuing)
Lokesh Carpenter (MA-Yoga, PGDY, BSc, MSc)
DivyaDarshan Shrivastava (BSc, MSc, MA- Yoga)
Dr. Rashmi Joshi Clinical Dietitian, Yoga Therapist, Professor (PhD, MSc., BSc., PGDD, NDDY, YTT, BBM, YTTT)
Dr. Meghna (Ayurveda Practitioner)

Fees:- Internationals $1125, NRI $560, Nationals 23000₹

MODULE III (Yoga Therapist Level II)

Synchronous: 84 hours
Asynchronous: 226 hours
Mode of Teaching: Online

PHILOSOPHY:
Category 2.4. Additional Knowledge
Suggested Guidelines: 10 hours minimum for this category 2.4
2.4.1 Familiarity with models of human development, including developmental stages, lifecycles, and personality, and their importance to medical and psychological health and well-being.
2.4.2 Familiarity with the influence of familial, social, cultural, and religious conditioning on mental and medical perspectives of health and healing.
Category 2.5. Body and Mind Integration
Suggested Guidelines: 10 hours minimum for this category 2.5
2.5.1 Knowledge of the interaction of the body, breath, mind, intellect, and emotions in health and well-being.
3.1.1 In-depth knowledge of the application of yama and niyama in the context of yoga therapy.
3.1.2 In-depth knowledge of the range of yoga practices and their potential therapeutic effects for common conditions.

Category 3.2 Basic Principles of the Therapeutic Relationship
Suggested Guidelines: 35 hours minimum for this category 3.2

3.2.1 In-depth knowledge of, and observed capacity for, well-developed communication skills: listening, presence, directive and non-directive dialogue.
3.2.2 Demonstrated ability to recognize, adjust, and adapt to specific client/student needs in the evolving therapeutic/professional relationship.
3.2.3 Demonstrated ability to recognize and manage the subtle dynamics inherent in the therapist/client relationship.
3.2.4 In-depth knowledge of the scope of practice of yoga therapy and how to assess the need for referral to other professional services.
3.1.3 In-depth knowledge of contraindications of yoga practices for specific conditions and circumstances.

AYURVEDA:
1.3.1.9 prana prakopa (disturbance of the vayu)
1.3.1.10 surya/chandra (sun/moon)
1.3.1.11 brmhana/langhana (expansion/contraction)
1.3.1.12 vyuha model: heya (the symptoms), hetu (the causes), hana (the goal), upaya (the tools)
1.3.2 Knowledge of categorizing illness, including
1.3.2.1 Development/evolution of disease (samprapti [pathogenesis]), including but not limited to
direction, intensity, onset, and duration and their influence on the ease or difficulty of healing and
disease management.
1.3.2.2 Setting priorities: symptoms/pacification (shamana [short term]) and purification/strengthening (shodhana [long term]).
Additional Knowledge

ANATOMY:
2.1.3 Knowledge of common pathologies and disorders of all the major systems, including symptoms, management, illness trajectories, and contraindications, as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.
2.2.1 Familiarity with commonly used drugs and surgical procedures, as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.
2.2.2 Familiarity with common medical terminology, as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.
2.2.3 Knowledge of how to reference current healthcare information, including pathologies, disorders, drugs, and surgical procedures, as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.
2.2.4 Knowledge of how to access and utilize research relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.

Category 2.3. Psychology and Mental Health
Suggested Guidelines: 30 hours minimum for this category 2.3
2.3.1 Basic knowledge of commonly occurring mental health conditions—from psychological distress to psychiatric conditions—their symptoms, and common approaches/interventions, as they relate to the work of a yoga therapist.
2.3.2 Basic knowledge of psychological concepts and terminology, including mood, cognition, behavior,
and personality, as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.

PRACTICALS (ASANA/PRANAYAMA/MEDITATION/THERAPEUTIC SKILLS AND TOOLS)
3.1.2.1 asana (postures)
3.1.2.2 pranayama (regulated breathing)
3.1.2.3 meditation and relaxation techniques such as bhavana (visualization), mantra (recitation), and ritualized activities such as nyasa and mudra.

Category 3.3 Principles and Skills for Educating Clients/Students
Suggested Guidelines: 35 hours minimum for this category 3.3
3.3.1 In-depth knowledge of and demonstrated ability to implement effective teaching methods, adapt to unique styles of learning, provide supportive and effective feedback, acknowledge the client’s/student’s progress, and cope with unique difficulties/successes.
3.3.2 In-depth knowledge of and demonstrated ability to transmit the value of self-awareness and self-responsibility throughout the therapeutic process.
3.3.3 In-depth knowledge of and demonstrated ability to develop and adjust appropriate practice strategies to the client/student.

Category 3.4 Principles and Skills for Working with Groups
Suggested Guidelines: 10 hours minimum for this category 3.4
3.4.1 Basic knowledge of and demonstrated ability to design, implement, and evaluate group programs.
3.4.2 Familiarity with group dynamics and techniques, including communication skills, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries, as well as techniques to address the specific needs of individual participants to the degree possible in a group setting.

Category 5.4. Personal and Professional Development and Continuing Education
Suggested Guidelines: 5 hours minimum for this category 5.4
5.4.1 Knowledge of the fundamental value of ongoing personal practice, long-term mentorship, and skills
maintenance/development through continuing education.
5.4.2 Knowledge of when and how to seek advice and support for case consultation, educational advancement, and personal practice.

DIET :- 3.1.2.4 vihara (lifestyle modifications), including basic yogic dietary concepts.

Category 5.1. Ethical Principles
5.1.4 In-depth knowledge of the scope of practice of yoga therapy, resulting in the demonstrated ability to discern the need for referral to other modalities.
5.1.5 Knowledge of the extent of one’s own individual training, skills, and evolving experience in yoga therapy, and knowledge of the importance of practicing within such parameters.

Faculties
Guruji (Chairman, Paramanand University Trust)
Dr. Vaishali Adlok (BPT, MPT (Neuro) MA-Yoga, YT_E, THYC, C-IAYT, MD.AM, BNYT, DDN, DSM, Certified Manual Therapist, PhD pursuing)
Prof. Shweta Kale (BSc, MA- English, BEd, MA-Yoga, YT_E, THYC, C-IAYT, PhD Pursuing)
Lokesh Carpenter (MA-Yoga, PGDY, BSc, MSc)
DivyaDarshan Shrivastava (BSc, MSc, MA- Yoga)
Dr. Rashmi Joshi Clinical Dietitian, Yoga Therapist, Professor
(PhD, MSc., BSc., PGDD, NDDY, YTT, BBM, YTTT)
Dr. Meghna (Ayurveda Practitioner)

Fees:- $2325 NRI $2995 Indian/Nepal 90000

HYBRID MODULE IV Yoga Therapist Level III

synchronous=164
Asynchronous=76
(26 days if on campus OR 4 months online)

1. Practical understanding and application of biomechanics

4.1.9 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of how to choose and prioritize the use of yoga tools and techniques, including selecting, sequencing, adapting, and modifying yoga practices appropriate to the needs of clients.

2. Practical application of basic meditation techniques (3.1.2.3)

Practical of shatkarmas (Jal neti, sutra neti, vaman dhauti, shankha prakshalan, trataka, nauli, Kapalbhati, agnisar kriya)

4.1.6 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of pacification, purification, and strengthening strategies.

Application of yoga therapy techniques, and demonstration.

Category 4.1 Providing Yoga Therapy
4.1.4 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of how to determine which aspects of the client/student’s
conditions, goals, and aspirations might be addressed through yoga therapy.
4.1.6 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of pacification, purification, and strengthening strategies.
4.1.7 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of strategies that address common disorders and pathologies of
the major human systems and common mental health conditions, as well as other goals and aspirations of the
student as relevant to the work of a yoga therapist.
4.1.9 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of how to choose and prioritize the use of yoga tools and
techniques, including selecting, sequencing, adapting, and modifying yoga practices appropriate to the needs of
clients.
4.1.11 Demonstrated ability to facilitate the client/student’s experience of the practice,
4.1.12 Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships,

5. One-on-one client dealing, how to make questionnaires, intake, protocol making, short term and long term goals.

4.1.1.1 taking a history of the client and his/her condition(s)
4.1.1.2 Assessing the current condition using the tools relevant to the yoga therapist, including an
evaluation of the physical, energetic, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of well-being.
4.1.2 Demonstrated ability to elicit the goals, expectations, and aspirations of the client/student.
4.1.3 Demonstrated ability to integrate information from the intake, evaluation, and observation to develop a working assessment of the client’s condition, limitations, and possibilities.
4.1.5 Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and set both long- and short-term goals with the client/student.
4.1.8 Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of how to combine intake, evaluation, observations, and working
assessment to develop an appropriate practice or session strategy for individual clients/students as well as group classes, taking into consideration the holistic nature of the individual.
4.1.10 Demonstrated ability to teach or deliver the appropriate practices for individuals as well as groups, taking
into consideration the assessment of their conditions, limitations, possibilities, and the overall practice strategy.
4.1.13 Demonstrated ability to provide follow-up and re-planning

6.Bhakti yoga (Mantra chanting, shloka chanting, sutra recitation, bhajanam, kirtanam) (sangha)
3.1.2.3 meditation and relaxation techniques such as bhavana (visualization), mantra (recitation),
and ritualized activities such as nyasa and mudra

Faculties:
Guruji (Chairman, Paramanand University Trust)
Dr. Vaishali Adlok (BPT, MPT (Neuro) MA-Yoga, YT_E, THYC, C-IAYT, MD.AM, BNYT, DDN, DSM, Certified Manual Therapist, PhD pursuing)
Prof. Shweta Kale (BSc, MA- English, BEd, MA-Yoga, YT_E, THYC, C-IAYT, PhD Pursuing)
Lokesh Carpenter (MA-Yoga, PGDY, BSc, MSc)
DivyaDarshan Shrivastava (BSc, MSc, MA- Yoga)
Dr. Rashmi Joshi Clinical Dietitian, Yoga Therapist, Professor (PhD, MSc., BSc., PGDD, NDDY, YTT, BBM, YTTT)

Fees:- Internationals $1800, NRI $900, Nationals 37000₹