E.Y.T. Therapist Training will launch its comprehensive program in the Spring of 2011. Meeting over a two year period, the training will be comprised of four 10-day modules, offering close to 1000 hours of training, including mentorship and on-line coursework. The program will be held outside Seattle, Washington at a residential retreat center. The E.Y.T. Training is designed to empower yoga teachers to become skilled and confident in the intricacies of yoga therapy on the physical, psycho-spiritual and physiologic levels, utilizing the best of yoga, ayurveda and western body/mind science.

Pre-requisites for the program include an RYT - 500 plus a minimum of 2 years teaching experience or equivalent; a minimum of 100 hrs. of Anatomy and Physiology is also required. A & P from massage schools or equivalent applies. For applicants with no formal training in Viniyoga, there will be a Bridge Program available to develop the theory, skills and methodological understanding necessary to enter the E.Y.T. training.

To schedule an initial interview and receive an application packet for the E.Y.T. training, please contact Robin at 425-222-6350 or email info@essentialyogatherapy.com .

Dates
Module 1: May 27-June 5, 2011
Module 2: Oct 21-30, 2011
Module 3: May 11-20, 2012
Module 4: Oct. 5-14, 2012

Location
Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Union, WA.
Visit the Web site - www.harmonyhill.org for more information.

Tuition for E.Y.T. Therapist Training:
$7,500. Payment plans available. Retreat accommodations not included.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive base in the foundations of yoga therapy from a Viniyoga perspective, teaching from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and the Pancha Kosha model.
• Appropriate, adaptive utilization of the tools of asana, pranayama, chanting, meditation, inquiry, yoga nidra, bhavana, use of props & restoratives; for a wide range of therapeutic conditions.
• Ayurveda, applied anatomy and physiology, yoga of the mind including cognitive development and neuroscience.
• Compassionate support and challenge to empower you as a student therapist to find and develop your own voice in working with clients.
• A deepening of your own evolving personal practice to support your ability to bring yoga for healing to others.
• Intimate setting with limited enrollment to facilitate a safe environment for learning, practice, and mentorship.
• Experiential application for group classes, workshops, series and individualized yoga therapy sessions.
• Mentorship opportunities to work with experienced staff in foundational skills as well as areas of special interest.
• E.Y.T. manual and extensive bibliography as an on-going resource.

Skills you will develop through E.Y.T.

• Integration of the yoga tradition with the strengths that western science brings to the opportunity to heal.
• Develop critical thinking to evaluate health and wellness claims from both yoga and science to offer the highest quality care for your clients.
• Intake, assessment, and progress evaluation skills.
• Tools to develop a dynamic healing teacher-client relationship with clear ethical and conduct boundaries.
• Motivational skills which take into account the dynamic mix of your therapeutic style and client’s strengths.
• Language to communicate effectively with a wide range of health care providers.
• Framework for how to set up a professional practice.

E.Y.T. Faculty
Your Essential Yoga Therapy instructors each bring a complex combination of academic training and experience from the field of yoga therapy and other health care professions. The collaboration of these therapists ensures you will receive a uniquely rich exposure to the various applications of yoga therapy in the areas of physical, physiologic and emotional health. With their guidance you will enter the field confident of your scope of practice and empowered to network with health professionals from both Western and Complimentary medical traditions.

Read more about our Faculty:

Robin Rothenberg
Dr. Lynn Hughes, D.O.
Lulu Peelle
Dr. Jill Massengill, D.C.

Bridge Program:
For teachers from Hatha Yoga Traditions who have not had training in the Viniyoga Principles of Breath and Movement, Science of Sequencing, Vedic Chant and the Pancha Maya model, this 8-day course will be a requirement. The Bridge Program is designed to establish foundational teaching principles which will be utilized extensively throughout the therapist training.

Cost for the Bridge Program is $885 before Dec. 1, afterwards, $1,000, and it will be held in the residential setting of Robin's Fall City studio. Accommodations will be provided at minimal additional cost. Dates for the Bridge Program: Jan 22-30, 2011. Space is limited for this program, please contact Robin immediately if interested.