Applied Structural Yoga
Applied Structural Yoga
Taught by School Director, Dharana Shakti (Christy Harris), Ayurvedacharya, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP
The Applied Structural Yoga Certification program is a 60-hour course, taught at LifePoint Yoga in Robinson KS and online via Zoom, that provides you with the comprehensive principles and clinical application necessary for understanding and interpreting musculoskeletal patterns in the body-mind. This in-depth training course is designed to help you identify and correct common pathologies and physiological patterns in yourself and with clients. Upon successful completion of all five modules, you will have an Applied Structural Yoga Certification with the ability to identify and disrupt the ingrained musculoskeletal patterns contributing to presenting physical, emotional and mental conditions by integrating the physical and subtle energy systems through the application of asana and complimentary therapies.
You will gain the knowledge, skills and experience needed to:
- Identify ingrained patterns within the body-mind that contribute to the presenting symptoms.
- Understand how to apply asana, pranayama and bandha as an aid in correction of postural and movement impairment syndromes
- Use meditation and yoga Nidra to release patterns of tension in the body and mind
- Accurately assess and document your client sessions
Applied Structural Asana Certification Program includes:
How to develop and document a six-week targeted asana practice and measure the results.
A deeper knowledge of the factors that affect the musculoskeletal system
How thoughts, emotions and experiences are processed through the koshas and viewed in the Anamaya kosha
How to identify types of imbalances and how to address them through therapeutic application of asana, pranayama, kriya and bandha
Understanding the art and science of measuring the joint ranges in each plane of the joint through the use of a goniometer
MODULE ONE: Posture Analysis Assessment & Documentation 1
What is Posture
Posture Analysis and Documentation
Therapeutic application of Asana for Posture Correction
Working With Clients- Practicum
MODULE TWO: Range of Motion Assessment & Documentation 2
What is Range of Motion
Range of Motion Analysis and Documentation
Therapeutic application of Asana for Range of Motion
Working With Clients- Practicum
MODULE THREE: Hips, Knees and Feet
MENTORED REASEARCH PROJECT
Assessment: Pathologies and Patterns -Western View, Yogic View
Therapeutic application of Asana, Pranayama, Kriya and Bandha
Structural & Functional Anatomy of Feet, Knees and Hips
Working With Clients- Practicum
MODULE FOUR: The Spine
MENTORED REASEARCH PROJECT
Assessment: Pathologies and Patterns -Western View, Yogic View
Therapeutic application of Asana, Pranayama, Kriya and Bandha
Structural & Functional Anatomy of the Spine and Core
Working With Clients- Practicum
MODULE FIVE: The Neck and Shoulders
MENTORED REASEARCH PROJECT
Assessment: Pathologies and Patterns -Western View, Yogic View
Therapeutic application of Asana, Pranayama, Kriya and Bandha
Structural & Functional Anatomy of the Neck and Shoulders
Working With Clients- Practicum
SCHEDULE:
The Applied Structural Yoga Certification Program consists of 2 modules taught at LifePoint Yoga in Robinson KS and the remainder online via Zoom. Each Session includes didactic lectures, question and answer periods, various practices, demonstrations, and guided independent study.
Time & Dates
MODULE ONE: Posture Analysis Assessment & Documentation 1
March 20, 9am-6pmTraining Session
5 weeks to work on practicum project
April 23, 5pm Presentations
--- 1 week off----
MODULE TWO: Range of Motion Assessment & Documentation 2
April 30, 9am-6pm Training Session
8 weeks for practicum project
June 25, 5pm Presentations
--- 1 week off----
Module 3 Hips, Knees and Feet
July 9th 9am-6pm Training Session 3
7 weeks for practicum project
August 27, 5pm Presentations
--- 1 week off----
Module 4 Spine
September 10, 9am-6pm Training Session 4
7 weeks for practicum project
October 22, 5pm Presentations
Module 5 Neck & Shoulders
October 29, 9am Training Session 5
7 weeks for practicum project
December 17, 9am Presentations/Graduation!!!
APPLICATION:
Credit for this course may apply toward YACEP or as credit toward RYT 300, RYT 500, Yoga Therapy Certification or other Dharma House Institute of Interdisciplinary Yoga Studies programs
TUITION:
$399 per module or, $1795 (a discount of 10%) if all five modules are paid up front in full.
Required Texts:
Structural Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles
Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith
Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long
EMI Goniometer 3 Piece Set 12", 8", 8" Spinal EGM-428
