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Integrating Yoga into Health Care - An Introduction & Overview for Healthcare Professionals

Integrating Yoga into Health Care - An Introduction & Overview for Healthcare Professionals

Integrating Yoga into Health Care - An Introduction & Overview for Healthcare Professionals

CA$250.00
This course includes
Lifetime access after purchase
Certificate of completion
The instructors
This course was recorded in January 2021

Overview:

Yoga is a science that provides us with a philosophical framework as well as practical tools and practices that promote health, resiliency, and happiness. The yoga system is fundamentally a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model, and so there has never been a better time to explore the integration of this powerful wisdom tradition into health care.

In this introductory course, Diana Perez, physiotherapist and professional yoga therapist, will give an overview of yoga and yoga therapy, provide the science behind yoga/yoga therapy, explain the numerous therapeutic effects of yoga, and present various other topics that will provide background and context for the integration of yoga into health care. In addition to the 23 theoretical modules, there are additional bonus recordings and resources.

 

About the Course:

  • Who:  For all health care professionals, particularly those that have little or no experience with yoga / yoga therapy or how yoga can be integrated into health care.

  • What: An introduction and broad overview on yoga, yoga therapy, the science of yoga and various aspects of integrating yoga into health care.

  • When: Lifetime access. You can take this course on your own time and pace.

  • Where: Online on Embodia Academy 

  • Why: Because of its broad-based therapeutic effects, yoga therapy can be used to improve clinical outcomes in an array of clinical environments and with varied types of patient populations. Some examples: Orthopaedics/MSK (all conditions), Neurology (Parkinson’s, MS, ALS, Stroke, etc.), Cancer, Arthritis (OA, RA, Fibromyalgia), Chronic Pain, Pelvic Floor Pain/Dysfunction, Post-Surgical Conditions, Cardiorespiratory, Obesity, Diabetes, Chronic Stress, Mental Health, etc.

 

Learning Objectives

  1. The rationale for Integrating Yoga in Health Care
  2. The fundamentals of what are Yoga (Y) and Yoga Therapy (YT)
  3. The science of Y/YT
  4. The therapeutic effects of Y/YT
  5. The effects of YT on different physiological systems and the conditions it ca be used for
  6. A brief history of ancient yoga and how Y/YT developed in NA and globally
  7. The differences between Y and YT
  8. The development of YT from Y
  9. What framework, practices and techniques YT offers
  10. How YT can be integrated into Health Care
  11. How Health Care Professionals differ from Yoga Therapists

 

Course Content:

  1. Chronic Disease Epidemic / Pillars of Health & Disease Prevention/Rx
  2. Rationale for Yoga Therapy in Health Care
  3. YT is a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual (BPS+S) Model of Care
  4. Current Western Medical Model vs Yoga Therapy Model
  5. The Science of Yoga and Yoga Therapy / Therapeutic Effects of Yoga
  6. How does Yoga/Yoga Therapy work on the different Physiological Systems?
  7. Examples of Conditions responding to Yoga/Yoga Therapy
  8. Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain: Concepts from IAYT White Paper
  9. What is Yoga?
  10. Origins & Brief History of Ancient Yoga
  11. Yoga comes to North America
  12. Styles of Yoga and their development
  13. The 8 Limbed Path of Yoga
  14. Elements of a Yoga Practice / Essence and Evolution of a Yoga Practice
  15. Asanas in Yoga
  16. What is Yoga Therapy?
  17. Difference between Yoga & Yoga Therapy
  18. The development of Yoga Therapy
  19. General Concepts about YT: Ayurvedic Medicine - Sister Science of Yoga / Yoga Therapy
  20. General Concepts about YT: The 5 Koshas / Pentagon of Wellness
  21. Using Yoga Therapy in Health Care: Medical Yoga Therapy
  22. Yoga Alliance and the International Association of Yoga Therapists
  23. Becoming a Yoga Therapist / Yoga Therapist vs HCP using yoga in Health Care

 

Bonus Material:

  1. Free access to webinar "Intro to Yoga for HCPs: Personal and Patient Care Now and in the Future".
  2. Recording: Examples of Clinical Environments in which HCPs are Integrating Yoga: A discussion.
  3. Recording: Examples of how HCPs Integrate Yoga into HC: A discussion.

 

Resources: 

  1. Medical Yoga Therapy / Yoga Therapy General Information, Resources and Links
  2. Listing of General Yoga and Yoga Therapy Books
  3. Listing of Accessible/Adapted Yoga and Yoga Therapy Books and Resources
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The instructors
Diana Perez
B.Sc. P.T., M.Sc. Rehab. Science Physiotherapist / Professional Yoga Therapist / Dip. Sports PT

Diana is a physiotherapist (McGill University B.Sc.1985; M.Sc.1993) and yoga therapist who has worked in the rehabilitation field, sports world and the wellness and fitness industries for over 45 years. She is the founder and previous owner (1997-2009) of the Medi-Club Physiotherapy & Medical Wellness Centre (Kirkland, Quebec), where she continues to practice as a clinical physiotherapist and yoga therapist.

She has been a practicing clinician since 1985 and has advanced specializations in sports physiotherapy, orthopedics, manual therapy, back & neck rehabilitation, muscle energy, myofascial release and therapeutic exercise prescription. She has also done extensive training in the areas of functional medicine, wellness, nutrition, naturopathy, ayurvedic medicine and acupuncture.

She has been practicing yoga since 2000 and teaching yoga since 2002. She has 2 yoga teacher training certifications (Hatha & Ashtanga - RYA) and is also certified as a Professional Yoga Therapist (PYTI) and as a Pain Care Aware yoga practitioner. She is the founder and director of the Canadian Yoga Therapy Institute and has developed and teaches a curriculum of courses to health care professionals on how to integrate yoga into clinical practice. (Medical Yoga Therapy, Yoga for Musculoskeletal and Neurological PT Practices, Yoga for Pelvic Floor PT, Teaching and Sequencing Yoga Safely, etc.)

Diana taught for 20 years at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy of McGill University (Faculty of Medicine) and has presented at various national and international congresses and conferences in the areas of physiotherapy, sports medicine, sports physiotherapy and yoga therapy. She is a faculty member of various Yoga Teacher Training Programs and teaches numerous yoga and yoga therapy related workshops to yoga teachers throughout NA. She also continues to teach yoga classes and workshops to the public at several locations in the West Island of Montreal and runs numerous annual national and international yoga and yoga therapy retreats.

She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Quebec Physiotherapy Association and was on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) from 2007 to 2014. In 2020 she was the recipient of the CPA Lifetime Membership Award in recognition of her longstanding contribution to the profession.

www.dianaperezpt.com Contact Diana for any questions at: dianaperezpt@gmail.com

Material included in this course
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Welcome!
  • Slides
  • Introduction to Instructor and Course Objectives
  • WHY USE YOGA/YOGA THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE? - MODULES 1-4
  • MODULE 1: Chronic Disease Epidemic / Pillars of Health and Disease Prevention & Treatment
  • MODULE 2: Rationale for Yoga Therapy in Health Care
  • MODULE 3: Yoga Therapy is a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual (BPS+S) Model of Care
  • MODULE 4: Current Western Medical Model vs Yoga Therapy Model
  • Feedback Modules 1-4
  • THE SCIENCE AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF YOGA/YOGA THERAPY - MODULES 5-8
  • MODULE 5: The Science of Yoga and Yoga Therapy / Therapeutic Effects of Yoga
  • MODULE 6: How Does Yoga / Yoga Therapy Work on the Different Physiological Systems
  • MODULE 7: Examples of Conditions Responding to Yoga / Yoga Therapy
  • MODULE 8: Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain: Concepts from IAYT White Paper
  • Feedback Modules 5-8
  • WHAT IS YOGA? - MODULES 9-15
  • MODULE 9: What is Yoga?
  • MOUDLE 10: Origins & a Brief History of Ancient Yoga
  • MOUDLE 11: Yoga comes to North America
  • MODULE 12: Styles of Yoga and their Development
  • MODULE 13: The 8-Limbed Path of Yoga
  • MODULE 14: Elements / Essence & Evolution of a Yoga Practice
  • MODULE 15: Asanas in Yoga
  • Feedback Modules 9-15
  • WHAT IS YOGA THERAPY? - MODULES 16-20
  • MODULE 16: What is Yoga Therapy?
  • MODULE 17: Difference between Yoga and Yoga Therapy
  • MODULE 18: The development of Yoga Therapy
  • MOUDLE 19: General Concepts about Yoga Therapy and Ayurvedic Medicine- Sister Science of Yoga
  • MODULE 20: General Concepts about Yoga Therapy: The 5 Koshas / Pentagon of Wellness
  • Feedback Modules 16-20
  • USING YOGA THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE - MODULES 21-23
  • MODULE 21: Using Yoga Therapy in Health Care: Medical Yoga Therapy
  • MODULE 22: Yoga Alliance / International Association of Yoga Therapists
  • MOUDLE 23: Becoming a Yoga Therapist / Yoga Therapist vs Health Care Professional using Yoga Therapy in Health Care
  • Feedback Modules 21-23
  • BONUS MATERIAL
  • FREE ACCESS TO WEBINAR: Introduction to Yoga for HCPs: Personal and Patient Care Now and in the Future (Run Time: 1:18:46)
  • RECORDING: Examples of Clinical Environments in which HCPs are Integrating Yoga: A discussion
  • RECORDING: Examples of How HCPs Integrate Yoga into HC: A discussion
  • Feedback Bonus Material
  • RESOURCES
  • MYT/YT General Information, Resources and Links
  • General Yoga and Yoga Therapy Books
  • Accessible/Adapted Yoga and Yoga Therapy Books and Resources
  • FINAL STEPS
  • What's Next?
  • Course Evaluation - 2 minutes
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