UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

FOCUSING YOGA FOR THERAPEUTIC RESULTS

A Yoga Symposium

May 13 - 18, 2008

at the: Kripalu Center, Lenox, MA

Priti Robyn Ross will be delivering a key note and workshop along with with a panel of highly skilled yoga therapists and health professionals.

Come together with practictioners on the leading edge of yoga therapy, medicine and yoga education to develop the skills you need to deliver yoga's therapeutic benefits.

For yoga teachers, therapists, and health professionals.

How do you teach yoga to students and clients who suffer from chronic pain or want to apply the therapeutic benefits of yoga to improve the quality and longevity of their lives? According to the American Pain Foundation, more than 50 million Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain. The search for pain relief is a primary motivator for many students seeking yoga classes. How do we, in our roles as yoga teachers and health professionals, prepare ourselves to focus on this growing need?

Yoga therapy combines contemporary medical science, wellness physiology, and mental health with traditional yogic practices in ways that transform both the practice and its outcome. Come together with practitioners on the leading edge of yoga therapy, medicine, and yoga education to develop the skills you need to deliver yoga’s therapeutic benefits. Learn how to

* Assess your students’ and clients’ capabilities and chronic conditions
* Select, modify, and adapt individualized practices that help people to slow down and listen to their bodies
* Recognize the detrimental effects of trying too hard or pushing beyond physical limitations
* Use yoga methodology to establish a functional relationship with pain
* Cultivate authentic relationship using intentional communication and empathic listening within appropriate professional boundaries.

As the symposium addresses these topics and many more, you will discover a fresh infusion of creativity, energy, and inspiration for the important service you offer others, along with a greater capacity to find community and balance in our ever-evolving world.

To register call Kripalu: 866-741-7353

Log onto Kripalu's website for prices and registration: www.Kripalu.org

For program content contact Priti Robyn directly.