We are excited to offer a program designed to meet the needs of health care professionals who want to integrate the benefits of yoga into the treatment of clients and patients. We have worked closely with the staff at SVYASA Yoga University to design a program that provides a practical introduction to evidence-based yoga therapies.

LOCATION
The program operates at the Prshanti campus health clinics of SVYASA, where up to 400 patients reside during each ten-day cycle. The clinic is remarkable for the range of treatments offered and the integration of yoga with the modern medical system. SVYASA is at the forefront of yoga research, working with researchers at institutions worldwide to provide evidence-based results for yoga protocols used with patients.

PARTICIPANTS in this program will learn specific yoga protocols through daily practice, classes and clinical observation. The ten day program offers health care professionals an immersion training in therapeutic yoga. The style of yoga is designed to be accessible to all patients, regardless of physical condition, addressing patients' physical, mental and emotional condition. Participants will gain new tools for intervention, treatment, and health and wellness programs which integrate seamlessly with standard physical therapy protocols. The program includes daily yoga practice, lectures, clinical rounds, and instruction in protocols for specific physical and medical conditions. Instruction will be provided in theory of yoga, integration with medical practice, asana (yoga positions), paranayama (breathing techniques), kria (cleansing techniques), sound techniques and meditation.

Those who attend the program should leave with the capability to introduce new components into clinical practice and instruct others on the basic postures and breathing techniques for a variety of clinical ailments.

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PROGRAM DATES: June 27 to July 8, 2011

Airport Pick up Bangalore, India: 25 - 26 June, 2011
Orientation: 27 June, 2011
Clinical Rounds and Yoga Intensive Workshop: 28 June - 7 July, 2011
End of Program/Departures: 8 - 9 July, 2011

Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in registering for this course. Participation is limited to a small group. After you have heard back from us you may fill out the Registration Form. We will assist you in any way possible in planning for your trip.
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The site of our two week program is the SVYASA Yoga University, which operates a large-scale clinical treatment center integrating yoga therapies with modern medical diagnosis and monitoring. Patients are treated for a wide range of conditions, including cardiac disorders, stress-reductions, headache, hypertension, muscular-skeletal disorders, back and neck pain, obesity, asthma, anxiety, and specific mental health conditions.

As a program participant, you will observe patient intake, attend daily sessions where patients participate in special yoga regimens tailored to their particular medical conditions, and accompany physicians on clinical rounds.

Click here to see the daily schedule and clinical rounds

To supplement the clinical portion of the program, participants will attend lectures on the philosophical and scientific basis of the yoga practices used at SVYASA. You will engage in daily guided personal yoga practice, including pranayama (breathing), asana (postures), kria (cleansing techniques), chanting and meditation.

SVYASA Yoga University is located outside of Bangalore, India, on a beautiful, self-contained campus which includes dormitories, clinics, and research facilities, as well as a nature preserve, trails and bird sanctuary. SVYASA is the first university devoted to yoga to be fully accredited by the government of India. The institution combines clinical treatments, clinical yoga, laboratory based research, and Certification, Masters, and Doctoral degree programs.

To supplement the program, we will visit a number of institutions in Bangalore that work closely with SVYASA Yoga University. Over thirty major health and science institutions are located in Bangalore. Among those that collaborate with SVYASA Yoga University are NIMH (National Institutes of Mental Health), IISc (Indian Institute of Science) and Bangalore University.