Certificate Earned Upon Completion: Yoga Therapy for Respiratory Issues

Pre-requisites: C-IAYT

This course provides 16 Approved Professional Development credit hours for the IAYT toward renewal of your C-IAYT.

This course is 8 hours of prerecorded videos with a quiz at the end, plus eight hours of attendance live in an online Case Studies class which meets Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern Time. During the Case Studies class, you will present two cases of clients that you worked with where you used yoga therapy for the Vagus Nerve.

The prerecorded classes include discussion of the anatomy and physiology of respiratory system, cardio-pulmonary system, how to safely design a class practice for those with respiratory issues, the pathogenesis of common respiratory issues, current research using yoga as the intervention for respiratory issues, healing suggestions for using yoga for clients with respiratory issues., case studies of clients with respiratory issues.

Requirements :

• Respiratory Issues Online Class - Eight one-hour classes (prerecorded).

• Case Studies Online Class - Eight-week online class where you present two case studies of client’s you’ve worked with who have a respiratory issue. Case study presentations are made during the case studies online class—see Current Online Classes. Generally, this class meets Wednesdays, 1-2pm. Upon enrollment in this course, you will be auto-enrolled in the next available Case Studies course where there are two weeks free for you to present your cases.

This course is taught by JJ Gormley, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP).

This course is an Approved Professional Development course with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). 16-Hours for CEUs toward your C-IAYT renewal.