Would you like to share Yoga with those at risk for or living with heart disease, cancer, or other life-altering illnesses? In this program, you’ll learn how the theory of Yoga can be applied to disease and general health. Yoga of the HeartⓇ is an evidence-based blend of Eastern and Western therapy, which allows the heart to expand through compassion and love for one’s self and others.

In Yoga of the Heart, you’ll learn:

• Tailoring practices for the individual
• The psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of disease
• Interfacing with the medical community
• The virtues of a vegetarian diet
• Basic anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and immune systems

Each day of the training includes adaptive Hatha Yoga, practice classes, group meditation, and discussion. You will leave with the skills needed to teach Yoga in a hospital, in a clinical setting, privately, or in your own healthcare practice.

Training Information

Prerequisites
200-hour Yoga teacher training certification or experience as a healthcare provider with a Yoga background.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities

• Yoga Alliance (YA):  Approximately 100 contact hours.
  You can input your contact hours using your YA log in information.
• Nurses: Approved for 50 credit hours*
• International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): This is an Approved Professional Development Course for Continuing Education.
• Integral Yoga 300-hour Mentored Program: 100 hours towards RYT 500 designation
• Yoga Therapy: This is one of the elective modules to become certified as an Integral Yoga Therapist
• Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email membership@iyta.org.

* Nurses: This activity has been approved to AAOHN  for award contact hours. The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses is an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

More Information

The course is didactic and experiential, allowing a full and rich experience for teachers and practitioners alike.

Topics include:

• Yoga classes adapted and applied for patients
• Physical postures
• Imagery
• Relaxation
• Meditation
• Psycho-social aspects of disease
• Breathing practices
• Physiology of disease
• Research findings
• Interfacing with the medical community

Materials include:

• The Abundant WellBeing Series (four CDs used in the Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease)
• A course-specific 300-page manual
• The Healing Path of Yoga, by Nischala Devi

Research: Lifestyle Heart Trial Study and Intensive Lifestyle Changes may Affect the Progression of Prostate Cancer

Testimonials

The power of the heart—LOVE—was what I experienced. Sincere, compassionate, unconditional, selfless, and humble are just some of the words to describe Nischala and Bhaskar. Her years of dedication and service are appreciated. It was a blessing and honor to share their ocean of knowledge. — Tehut Ami

Our hearts can unwittingly lead us down a path to dis-ease. Being a Yoga instructor who received a diagnosis of cancer opened my eyes. As my disease and medical treatments began to strip me of my personal power, I found that my Yoga practice returned it back to me. Yoga of the Heart is an inspired course that can help us, as yogis, to empower our students and ourselves with a strong heart and the tools we need to heal at every level. — Jyoti Sinanian

Nischala is a blend of medical science, mystery, myth, and spirit, all wrapped into a joyful, humorous purple shawl. — Chris Schulz