Therapeutic Medical Yoga: Learn and Restore
with Amrita Sandra McLanahan, M.D., Dilip Sarkar, M.D., FACS, CAP, C-IAYT and M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT
October 13 - 15, 2017
This course will introduce health professionals to a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of care for patients. Explore the field of mind-body medicine and medical Yoga through mindfulness meditation, stress management, guided imagery, and breathing strategies.
Learn how to assist patients in decreasing the stress response and how to use Yoga to improve flexibility, balance, and exercise capacity for patients. This workshop will introduce you to the clinical applications of medical Yoga and the philosophical basis of health promotion and disease management from this model.
Course objectives include:
- An overview of Neuroscience and Mind-Body Medicine
- An understanding of the role of emotions and psychophysiological stress and on health and disease
- A review of the theory and clinical application of medical Yoga
- An understanding of how to implement Yoga-based clinical interventions
- Didactic and experiential activities in medical Yoga
This workshop is designed for both healthcare and allied health professionals to allow them to experience and learn about the benefits of Therapeutic Medical Yoga.
Training Information
Prerequisites
None.
Continuing Education Opportunities
- Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 12 contact hours
- Healthcare and Related Disciplines: Although CMEs are not offered, a certificate documenting CE hours may be available for your discipline. Please contact CEU@iyta.org for details.
Testimonials
Dr. Amrita is my FAVORITE presenter… She is SO full of knowledge and understanding. I could listen to her for hours and hours!! Her sense of humor is a bonus!! — Gigi
Mala was a wonderful, open, sharing soul. Thank you. — Shannon Krammes
Presenters
Dr. McLanahan is a graduate with high honors from Swarthmore College, and she has an M.D. from Wayne University and a family practice specialty from the University of Massachusetts. For 20 years, she served as director of stress management for Dr. Dean Ornish’s research, using Yoga and lifestyle changes to reverse heart disease and cancer. She now practices integrative medicine at Yogaville. Dr. McLanahan has made multiple study trips to India and Asia, where she visited centers that use Yoga and other natural means to prevent and treat disease. She is the co-author of the book, Surgery and Its Alternatives and…
Learn more about Amrita Sandra McLanahan, M.D.
Dilip Sarkar is a retired vascular surgeon turned Yoga acharya, certified Yoga Therapist, and certified Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist. He retired as an associate professor of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, and now teaches Yoga Therapy and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy both nationally and internationally to healthcare providers, with a focus on integrating yogic and Ayurvedic wisdom with the science of Western medicine. Dr. Sarkar started the first category one ACCME-approved CME (Continuing Medical Education) course in the USA for physicians, “Yoga Therapy for Medical Professionals.” He serves on several local and national healthcare boards as: past president of…
Learn more about Dilip Sarkar, M.D., FACS, CAP, C-IAYT
Mala Cunningham is a counseling psychologist and certified Yoga therapist in Charlottesville, VA. She is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing where she teaches courses in Foundations of Medical Yoga for Health Professionals. Dr. Cunningham is also the co-director of Medical Yoga at UVA where she has developed and teaches continuing education courses in Medical Yoga for physicians and healthcare workers offered through the UVA Professional Development office. She is also the president of Positive Health Solutions and is the founder and director of Hospital Bed Yoga and the Cardiac Medical Yoga Teacher Training Program.…
Learn more about M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT