Teaching Yoga and Meditation in Military Settings
Part 1 + Part 2 Combination Courses
Fundamentals plus Residential Practicum
Cost: $690 (does not include accommodation and meals)
Fundamentals: in the first part of the course you will learn:
- Key distinctions between “yogic culture” and “military culture” and why they matter
- Basic information about military culture, history, structure, values, norms and attitudes
- Cultural sensitivity skills critical to a teacher’s success and effectiveness
- Ways to introduce yoga/meditation that enhance your students’ receptivity and focus on their concerns
- Ways to create a safe learning container and why this is crucial for working with those suffering from trauma
- A basic understanding of war-related traumatic stress, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
- Practical guidelines for working with student’s emotional reactions in class
- Strategies and tips for initiating a class or workshop series in military facilities and communities
Residential Practicum: In the second part of the course you will learn:
1. Trauma-sensitive teaching guidelines and precautions, as well as adaptive yoga asana sequence protocols and modifications for these military populations:
• able-bodied service-members with and without PTSD
• older veterans with chronic physical illness and PTSD
• veterans with MST (military sexual trauma)
• veterans suffering from major physical illness, TBI, spinal cord injuries and amputations
• veterans and service-members in wheelchairs
2. The neurophysiology of PTSD and how sensory processing can be affected by war-related trauma.
3. How to incorporate pertinent sensory integration treatment principles and techniques into a yoga class for military personnel or combat veterans to maximize healing.
4. Pranayama (breathing) techniques that are most effective in reducing hyper-arousal.
5. How to address PTSD, TBI, amputations, spinal cord injuries and combat-related stress by using sensory integration, yoga and meditation to improve psychological health and help alleviate the symptoms of PTSD and improve resiliency and self-regulation.
Earning your Part 1 and Part 2 Certificate of Completion requires participation in all residential training sessions and successful passage of practice teaching sessions. If you wish to be certified, after completion of Part 1 and Part 2 you can apply for Part 3: Mentoring to complete your certification (click here for more information on certification.)
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