Certificate Earned Upon Completion: Yoga Therapy for Sleep/Insomnia Issues

Pre-requisites: C-IAYT

Instructor: JJ Gormley, CIAYT, MS

This course provides eight hours of prerecorded videos which include discussion in the anatomy and physiology of the sleep cycle, how to safely plan and design a class practice for those with sleep issues, the pathogenesis of common sleep issues, current research using yoga as the intervention for sleep issues, healing suggestions for using yoga for clients with sleep issues., case studies of clients with sleep issues. Plus eight hours of prerecorded video classes of Case Studies. You are required to present two cases to JJ Gormley of clients that you worked with where you used yoga therapy for a sleep issue.

As lead faculty, JJ Gormley will guide students in how to safely design, and teach a class practice for clients with sleep issues. We will also look at current research using yoga as the intervention, healing suggestions, and case studies of clients with these issues.

Requirements:

• Sleep/Insomnia issues Online Class - Eight one-hour classes (prerecorded), with a quiz at the end.

• Case Studies Online Class - Eight one-hour classes (prerecorded)

• Present to JJ Gormley two case studies of client’s you’ve worked with who have a sleep issue. Presentations should be similar to those you observed in the Case Studies Online Class.

This course is an Approved Professional Development course with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) for 16 CEUs toward your C-IAYT renewal.