Cheri and Arturo masterfully present the art of nurturing and the therapeutic arts of Yoga with the precision and informed detail only these teachers can achieve. Their passion to encourage well being is equaled by their joy and compassionate natures.  

-- Ganga White and Tracey Rich

Therapeutic Yoga is a carefully designed and comprehensive system using gentle and restorative yoga, supported postures, breath awareness and guided meditation. Using readily available props such as pillows and blankets to gently support the body, the benefits of Therapeutic Yoga are accessible even to those recovering from injury or illness. Breathwork, guided imagery and hands-on healing modalities are also part of this system working to balance the body and ease the mind.

Specifically designed to enhance the body’s own capacity to heal, Therapeutic Yoga has been used by yoga teachers, nurses and other healthcare professionals to relieve clients’ anxiety and pain while safely working with the body in ways that are both restful and rejuvenating. Outside the clinical setting, Therapeutic Yoga provides the injured or physically challenged client with a complete modified yoga practice, or with supported modifications, which can be incorporated into any regular yoga routine.

Join us for a beautifully focused, nurturing week at the incomparable White Lotus Foundation Retreat. Nestled in the mountains above Santa Barbara and overlooking the Pacific Ocean on land once sacred to the Chumash Indians who called it Taklushmon--the Gathering Place, we invite you to learn the art of Therapeutic Yoga. Nourish your mind amid old growth forests and replenish your spirit surrounded by waterfalls and hiking trails. This will be a time of reflection, transformation and personal rejuvenation as well as one that increases your skills and abilities to care for others. Gourmet vegetarian food, massage, meditation and much more awaits.

This residential course is a week long certification training covering the foundations of Therapeutic Yoga. It is specifically designed to integrate yoga into mainstream healthcare through clinical application. In addition to the theory and practice of supported yoga postures and hands-on adjustment techniques, participants will learn:

	Physiology of stress and relaxation
	Anatomy from the yogic perspective
	Implications of scar tissue and adhesions
	How to sequence poses
	How to integrate postures with breathwork and guided imagery
	How to incorporate hands-on healing techniques
	How self-care can be an essential part of caring for others in a professional capacity.

This program is open to: yoga teachers who have completed a basic teacher training, nurses, bodyworkers, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals (no previous experience with traditional yoga practices required).

Certification and Continuing Education Credits: Therapeutic Yoga training is an AACN Certification Corporation approved for 21.5 contact hours and may also be applied to the registry with the Yoga Alliance for 35 hours. It is also approved for 35 contact hours with the California Acupuncture Board.

Sample Daily Schedule 7:30 AM Morning Meditation 8:00 AM Light Breakfast 9:00 AM Morning Curriculum (Asana, Anatomy, Breathwork, etc.) 12:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Free Time (Massage, hikes, naps, hot tubs & sauna, etc.) 4:00 PM Afternoon Curriculum (Hands-on adjustments, Guided Imagery and Meditation, etc.) 6:30 PM Dinner 8:00 PM Evening Program (Discussions, Meditation, Fire Circle)