Certificate Earned upon completion of all requirements for the Specialty Certificate: Yoga Therapy for Auto-Immune Issues

Pre-requisites for Specialty Certificate: Currently enrolled in Step 2 or beyond of SCHYS Yoga Therapy Program.

This course includes discussion on the immune, endocrine, and lymphatic systems and many other systems as related to common auto-immune issues. We discuss the pathogenesis of these common auto-immune diseases: Epstein-Barr Virus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Sjogren’s and more.

As lead faculty, JJ Gormley, MS, CIAYT, ERYT500, will guide students in how to safely plan, design, and teach a class practice for clients with auto-immune issues. She will teach the anatomy & physiology of many of these ailments/diseases, including the pathogenesis. We will also look at current research using yoga as the intervention, healing suggestions, and case studies of clients with these issues.

Requirements

• Auto-Immune Online Class - Eight one-hour classes

• Case Studies Class - Eight week class where the student presents two case studies of client’s they have worked with who have an auto-immune issue. Case study presentations are made during the case studies online class on Wednesdays—see Current Online Class schedule.

• Practicum Application Module (PAM) - 14-hours of in-person training where students will work with clients with auto-immune issues.

This course is taught by JJ Gormley, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP).

This course is an Approved Professional Development course with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) for 30 Continuing Education hours.

The Practicum Application Module location/dates: TBD.