THERAPEUTICS 1 & 2:
The Secret to Masterful Teaching
THERAPEUTICS 1
Note - Therapeutics 1 must be taken Live and In-person!
7/19-7/21, 2024 at LILA STUDIO
7/19 6:00pm-9:00 pm, 7/20 8:00am-5:30pm, 7/21 8:30am-6:00pm
THERAPEUTICS 2
Therapeutics 2 can be taken at LILA STUDIO or via Zoom
2/21-2/23, 2025
2/21 6:00pm-9:00 pm, 2/22 8:00am-5:30pm, 2/23 8:30am-6:00pm
This course lays out the foundations for therapeutic applications of yoga by integrating structural modalities of yoga with Ayurvedic principles and the energetic teachings of yoga. Our goal is to help yoga teachers gain critical skills to move people forward from where they are towards greater ease and well-being. Ultimately, we are propelling yoga teachers into a place of greater mastery as both practitioners and teachers.
The course is offered in two sections. Therapeutics 1, dealing mostly with physical alignment and adjustment, is offered early in the training. Therapeutics 2 gives an opportunity to integrate material from the many courses, and so is offered near the end of the training.
THERAPEUTICS 1
We begin by revisiting the physical foundations of asana with a deeper look at alignment and adjustment within the postures. We’ll explore how we can safely assist our students - verbally and with hands-on assists - to maximize ease, clarity and stability. We'll look at relationships between the bones, the muscles, and the organs in order to clarify the underlying purpose of alignment principles and further develop the eye. Through partnering we refine our own felt sense of alignment.
THERAPEUTICS 2
We then weave together this attention to physical detail with Ayurvedic principles and the energetic teachings of yoga. Students will prepare for this course with a case study research project. Case studies as well as learning to work 1 on 1 will further support our inquiry. Finally, we include discussion of the more subtle practices of pranayama, meditation, and kriya as a support for therapeutics.
Mary Johnston-Coursey is E-RYT 500, is IAYT-certified in Yoga Therapy, is certified in Vishoka Meditation, and has an MFA in dance. Guest teacher Bonnie Wallace is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, an Ayurvedic Yoga Speciallist, and an RYT 500.
Topics Include:
Adjustment as communication
Intention of adjustments
4 Levels of adjustment - verbal to weight-bearing
Basic principles of therapeutics
Alignment - Seeing, feeling, channeling energy
Bony landmarks
Energy, breath, organs
Release Valves
Common patterns of misalignment
Practice misalignments/coming into alignment
One-on-one adjusting in group class setting
Dosha, guna, vayu revisited
Practices to heal VPK
Interface of physical and energetic aspects of practice
Kriya, master kriya
Case Studies
CEs for RYTs: 42
Registration & Cancellation Policies:
When you register, you may pay in full or pay a $100 deposit to reserve your space; to pay a deposit only, please contact Mary at mary@maryjohnstoncoursey.com. Any remaining balance is due by the start date.
Early bird rate requires all tuition costs to be paid in full no later than the Early Bird date. If total costs are not paid in full by this date, participant is no longer eligible for the early bird discount, and course fees will revert to the regular (higher) cost.
Any cancellations done 30 days or more prior to event start: The deposit of $100.00 is non-refundable but can be transferred to a future event. The balance (total cost minus the deposit) is fully refundable.
Any cancellations done 29 days or less prior to event start: The deposit of $100.00 is non-refundable and non-transferrable. The balance (total cost minus the deposit) is not refundable, but it is transferable to future events.