Syllabus: 6 Weekends

Summary Topics: 60 hours

10/1-10/2           Teaching a Diverse Population

10/15-10/16        Life stages- pregnancy & aging
12/10-12/11        Chronic conditions & autoimmune disorders

2/4-2/5                Special populations: autism, developmental disability, trauma
4/15-4/16            Managing and rehabbing injuries
5/20-5/21            Preventing injuries supporting physical and emotional strength & stability

Useful Resources: (I will

1. Emerson, David. (2015) Trauma Sensitive Yoga Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment
2. Robin, Mel. (2009) A Handbook for Yogasana Teachers: The Incorporation of Neuroscience, Physiology and Anatomy into the Practice
3. Lasiter, Judith. (2009)Yoga Body: Anatomy, Kinesiology & Asana
4. Long, Ray. ALL HIS ANATOMY and YOGA books
5. Payne, Larry,Terra Gold & Eden Goldman. (2015) Yoga Therapy & Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Meets Modern Medicine
6. Singh Khalsa, Sat Bir, Lorenzo Cohen, Timothy McCall, & Shirley Telles. (2016) The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Healthcare.
7. Myers, Thomas A. (2014) Anatomy Trains: Myofacial Meridians for Manual & Movement Therapists.
8. Stiles, Mukunda. (2000) Structural Yoga Therapy:Adapting to the Individual.
9. Clark, Bernie. (2016) Your Body, Your Yoga

• Factors 

(these are not mutually exclusive and may be affected by "intersectionality"-the way that these factors interact with each other in a single individual or a group).

• age
• childhood
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• adulthood
• seniors
• life stage
• pregnancy/postpartum
• puberty/menstruation
• injuries
• athletic/training
• repetitive motion (OT)
• lifestyle
• accidental/physical trauma
• chronic conditions (may be reversible)
• diabetes
• post-polio syndrome
• arthritis
• high blood pressure
• scoliosis
• dysplasia/asymmetrical dysplasia
• progressive or acute disorders (non-reversible)
• autoimmune
• RA
• MS
• Lupus
• Scleroderma
• Cancer (& post-treatment)
• mental, emotional & spiritual state
• anxiety/depression
• trauma
• stress
• cultural/sociological
• ethnicity
• religion
• deafness
• gender
• socioeconomic status (education, occupation, income)
• Interventions
• protocols for prevention (optimal health & function)
• protocols for symptoms or treatment of active conditions
• protocols for side effects of treatments
• rehabilitation for injuries (support healing and optimal function

Contributions:

• Iyengar yoga systems (BKS & Geeta Iyengar)
• anatomy based postural interventions
• Structural Yoga Therapy (Stiles)
• Viniyoga system (Kraftsow via Deskishar)
• anatomy based postural and breath movement interventions
• Kundalini yoga system (Kaur Khalasa)
• pranayama (breathwork) interventions
• Phoenix Rising system (Lee) & Purna system (Palkhivala)
• physio-psychological systems
• Svastha Yoga Therapy
• anatomy based postural and ayurveda (Mohan)
• The Breathing project (Kaminoff)
• anatomy based postural & pranayama
• Other Modern Integrative Yoga Therapies
• Yoga Rx (Payne)
• Urban Zen (Yee & Saidman Yee)
• Yoga Nidra (iRest) (Miller)
• Hatha Yoga systems (traditional texts)
• ayurveda
• diet
• dosha
• lifestyle
• kriyas
• shat karman
• nuali kriya