Professional Yoga MountainYoga Therapy Certification

We are happy to announce the beginning of the Professional Yoga Mountain Yoga Therapy Certification Program commencing October 28th 2007. This program is designed to take the student from understanding the concept of Yoga Therapy to developing a sustainable career.

This is a one year program consisting of 100 contact hours and approximately 100 hours of field work. The curriculum will be presented through lecture, discussion, observation, hands-on practice, diagnostic process and prescriptive practices. The skills that will be developed are intake, client assessment, process plan creation, implementation, adaptation, prescription, documentation and follow up. The cost is $2,650 for the 100 hour course and $1,400 for the 50-hour course, payment plans are available.

Yoga Therapy is a self-empowering process, where the care-seeker, with the help of the Yoga therapist, implements a personalized and evolving Yoga practice, that not only addresses the illness in a multi-dimensional manner, but also aims to alleviate his/her suffering in a progressive, non-invasive and complementary manner.  Depending upon the nature of the illness, Yoga therapy can not only be preventative or curative, but also serve as means to manage the illness, or facilitate healing in the person at all levels. International Association of Yoga Therapists 2007

Pre-Requisites

Graduates of the 200-hr Teacher Certification will be eligible to qualify for this program. An additional 100 hours will be required along with:

•  Field Work

•  Written Reports/Research

•  Assisting in 200-hour Therapeutic/healing workshops

Graduates of the 500-hr Teacher Certification may be approved with an additional 50-hours as well as:

•  Field Work

•  Written Reports/Research

•  Assisting in 200-hour Therapeutic/healing workshops

Students presently enrolled in the 500-hour Teacher Certification may be approved by specializing in the Yoga Therapy Track, as well as completing:

•  Field Work

•  Written Reports/Research

•  Assisting in 200-hour Therapeutic/healing workshops

As you know, Yoga therapy is sweeping the country. We encourage you to seriously consider becoming a Professional Yoga Mountain Yoga Therapist. Enclosed is the application to be submitted by October 1 st , 2007 with a 20% deposit. Please call Gail Walsh or Stephanie Sirico at 845-639-0736 or visit the website www.yogamountain.com for more information or questions.

Namaste ~

Gail Walsh, Director

Stephanie Sirico, Managing Partner

Yoga Therapy Schedule Details

Gail Walsh just returned from the first International Association of Yoga Therapists Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research in L.A.

An abstract of research done on a therapeutic program Yoga Mountain gives in the schools in Rockland County is published in the Supplement (2007) for the Symposium. Gail Walsh has been approved by Oxford Health plans and HIP Health Insurance as an Alternative/Complementary Caregiver since 1998.