Yoga for Stress, Anxiety & Trauma
Yoga for Stress & Anxiety
Online Course Available NOW!
What you get:
- 9+ Hours of video and audio segments
- Information on the Science, the Yoga, mindfulness, and more!
- Practices of specific sequences we recommend
- Guided meditations, breathwork, and yoga nidra
- Journal prompts, reflections, and suggestions for working with the tools and concepts
All of this from the comfort of your own home!
- Self directed – start any time!
- Go at your own pace so you can take in and practice the information!
- Have access to the course forever!
Do you want to know what to expect in the course? Try a sequence you’d find in the course below!
Podcast Interviews with Amanda
Hear some of what Amanda teaches in the course through the following podcasts.
Hear Amanda chat about Yoga for Anxiety on these wonderful podcasts!
The Connected Yoga Teacher: Episode 149
On and Off Your Mat: October 25, 2020
Reviews for Yoga for Stress & Anxiety
Prem and Madhu created a safe space for me to explore mental health and well being for myself. I was able to both see and hear myself in a more compassionate and loving manner and experience a beautiful internal shift. This training has been an amazing step along the journey of lifelong discovery.
Shannen Goszulak, Registered PsychologistThis course provided a succinct explantation of stress, anxiety & trauma, the effects on the body and how yoga can be incorporated to help individuals in need.
AnonymousI would highly recommend this course for anyone wanting to seek balance within their life, and return to a state of loving presence, kindness and compassion for one’s self and others. Thank you Madhu and Prem!
Lisa H.Madhu & Prem were lovely! Compassionate, knowledgeable and highly adaptable. This course allowed me to gain insight and awareness into my own practice, as well as to take new techniques back to my students who experience mental health issues.
SabrinaIf you experience anxiety yourself, or are looking to support others with anxiety then I highly recommend this course! It was extremely helpful & informative. The fact that the teachers experience anxiety & stress themselves was reassuring for me.
AnonymousI loved this course! It was full of such great information! It is my belief that if you work with anxiety or trauma in any way, this course is a must!
AnonymousI would highly recommend this course to anyone that has interest in yoga. We all know someone who can benefit from the information and tools offer here, whether they practice yoga or not. This program is a conduit for more loving presence to enter the world.
AnonymousPrem & Madhu are passionate instructors who care about sharing healing techniques about dealing with stress & anxiety. It is an amazing course!
AnonymousWonderful experience! Prem and Madhu are very knowledgeable and supportive instructors!
Katie L.This course opens you to the possibility that there is relief from anxiety & depression. This relief can be completely self-accessed if desired. It is also something that can be shared for the benefit of others.
AnonymousYOGA FOR STRESS & ANXIETY
This workshop is designed for individuals to deepen their capacity to support those who experience anxiety and stress. Together we’ll explore practices for emotional health that include therapeutic asana sequences, visualizations, and meditations including metta (loving kindness). As well, there will be opportunity to deepen one’s understanding of the therapeutic aspects of yoga through dyad work and guided self explorations. This experiential weekend will leave you equipped with more confidence in holding space for students going through emotional difficulty.
During this hour intensive you will:
- Understand anxiety and stress from the perspective of the nervous system and how yoga shift states of mind through body and breath
- Gain in-depth knowledge of specific yoga asanas, pranayama and meditations that regulate and balance emotions
- Learn how to support others when they are triggered and feel anxious and/or dysregulated
- Cultivate self compassion, loving kindness and forgiveness
- Reconnect with oneself and with life
- Learn specific sequences to use before bed, while at work, and more!
A manual will be provided. There is no required reading prior to this intensive. Amanda is a YACEP (Continuing Education Provider with Yoga Alliance) and hours of training can be used as Continuing Education Units with YA.
“My experience in this course was nothing short of incredible. The workshop was comprehensive, and I loved the balance of Western Science and Eastern Philosophy. I’ve struggled with an anxiety and panic disorder for years as a result of PTSD, and this weekend gave me so many take-aways. I can’t wait to practice what I learned at home. Thanks Amanda & Prem!”
Julia KYOGA FOR RESILIENCY & SELF-COMPASSION
Will Return in the Future!
With Prem Robin Campbell and Amanda Madhu Whiting
The second module in the Emotional Wellbeing Series, this intensive is designed for yoga teachers and practitioners to deepen their capacity to support students and themselves for emotional health and wellbeing. Together we will explore yoga philosophy as it applies to mental health, and practical ways to support yourself and others through emotional difficulty. Topics that will be explored include shame, vulnerability, resiliency, compassion and boundaries. This experiential weekend will leave you equipped with more confidence in holding space for students and yourself when going through emotional difficulty.
During this intensive you will:
- Gain a deeper understanding of the interconnection between psychology, neuroscience and yoga philosophy and practices for emotional wellbeing
- Gain in-depth knowledge of specific yoga asanas, pranayama and meditations that regulate and balance emotions
- Learn how to set and support your boundaries in relationship with students or people in your life
- Explore key yoga concepts for mental health, such as samskaras (conditioned patterns), dukkha (suffering) and the kleshas (forms of suffering) from the Yoga Sutras
- Explore the concepts of vulnerability, shame and ways to dissolve the barriers to self-acceptance
- Discover ways to cultivate self compassion, loving kindness and forgiveness
- Explore spiritual concepts from the Upanishads and Tantric texts that guide to expansive states of being
Location: Prana Yoga Studio, Edmonton, Alberta
There are no prerequisites for this course. We recommend reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown prior to the course, but it is not required. This course counts as 25 hours of CEUs.
This course opens you to the possibility that there is relief from anxiety & depression. This relief can be completely self-accessed if desired. It is also something that can be shared for the benefit of others.
AnonymousTRAUMA INFORMED YOGA
Coming soon!
Have you been interested in learning more about trauma informed yoga and how to teach students from a trauma informed lens? This highly digestible training is broken down to include both neuroscience and practical teaching tools to allow teachers to be more sensitive to trauma as a whole. Even if you never plan to teach trauma informed yoga specifically, this training is excellent for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of how trauma appears in your classes.
During this intensive you will gain a deeper understanding of:
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What is trauma
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What are types of trauma
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Trauma Responses
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ACES
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What happens in the brain when trauma occurs
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What is the nervous system
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Polyvagal theory
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What is trauma informed yoga
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What are the principles of Trauma Informed yoga
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Languaging in a Trauma Informed way
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Dosage & Titration
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Power Dynamics
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Environment
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Yogic Underpinnings
There are no prerequisites for this course. This course counts as 20 hours of CEUs.