Healthcare Professionals 300-hour Teacher Training

Study

Yoga Yoga Teacher Training for Healthcare Professionals is a 300-hour comprehensive training in the tools and techniques of adapting yoga for a healing context. Yoga’s understanding of the human system is inherently holistic and meant to be adapted to serve students of all levels, with all conditions; chronic and acute, across all stages of the disease process. This comprehensive training focuses equally on the concrete ways to integrate yoga with western healthcare modalities, in addition to the practical applications for working with students and clients. We offer a balanced, well-rounded presentation of the theoretical concepts used in student and client care.

Practice
Each weekend focuses on evidence-based content as well as a deep respect for the yoga tradition, which has been used by countess students, teachers and seekers for thousands of years. The course is designed to build session to session, in order to give students the understanding and confidence to bring new tools, ideas and understanding to their clients.

Faculty

Teacher Training for Healthcare Professionals is taught by experts in the fields of yoga, physical therapy, Ayurveda, kinesiology, psychology, literature and language and education. Nationally recognized yoga teachers, educators and authors teach in their areas of specialization of yoga asana, pranayama, philosophy, therapy and meditation.

Our transformative training includes the following modules:

• Healing from a Yogic Perspective: Ancient Resources and Practical Application
• East Meets West: Yoga, Healing and Transformation from a Western Perspective
• Specialized, adaptive teaching and practice techniques including: chair yoga, gentle yoga, yoga for seniors, restorative yoga and yoga and relaxation
• Integrating yoga into current client care
• Group classes for individuals with special needs
• Yoga for students and clients with health conditions including: arthritis, osteoporosis, chronic breathing disorders,Parkinson’s disease, stroke, depression and anxiety
• Self-Care for care givers

Schedule

The 300-Hour course meets for 15 weekends at Yoga Yoga Northwest. Each weekend includes:

Friday 5-8 pm

Saturday 9-12 pm, 1-4 pm, 5-8 pm

Sunday 9-12 pm, 1-4 pm

Location

The Hatha Intensive Trainings are held at Yoga Yoga Northwest in Austin, Texas. Click here to find out more about Austin! Yoga Yoga Northwest (12001 Burnet Road) is a beautiful studio containing three yoga classrooms with natural cork floors and over 65 weekly yoga classes.  This studio is within walking distance of several restaurants and suitable accommodations for non-resident students.

Program Pricing

Tuition for this program is $3,995 if paid in full by the start date of the course, or $4,395 if making payments.

Yoga Yoga Teacher Training welcomes applicants for our merit-based scholarships for Teacher Training for Healthcare Professionals tuition. Our next program start date is in November; the deadline to apply for scholarships is September 10, 2013. For more information, please contact training@yogayoga.com or call (512) 326-2273.