GreenTREE Yoga - Yoga for You!

"How to Incorporate Kids Yoga Programs into Your Programs"

March 3rd, 2012. Saturday, 2-5 pm Local Yoga, Murray, UT Click Here for more info on the Local Yoga Immersion Program -- yoga credits for this kids training.

How do you help students calm down, perk up, energize, focus,relieve stress, and be more positive about learning? Making yoga a part of PE or taking a five minute yoga break in the classroom can do all that. Come to a 2 hour workshop to experience how FUN yoga an be! And learn how to share yoga, a tool for stress management and exercise with young people! No Yoga experience necessary!

CE credits for nurses and social workers; Lane Change for teachers; and RTY credits for yoga teachers.
Taught by author and educator Yael Calhoun, MA, MS, RYT,   www.greentreeyoga.org

Cost: $45.00 and includes free CD

IDAHO workshop March 8, 2012:

Simple Yoga Tools for Stress Management: Self-Care and for Patients/Families

For Health Care Professionals (credit for both nursing CE and Social Work CE)

Feeling stressed? Need more energy? Learn how to manage your own stress and to keep yourself strong so you have more to give those who depend on you.

“Yoga for You” -- all shapes, sizes and abilities invited for a relaxing time.

The course provides an overview of current science and applications in the field:

1) Definition of and techniques for addressing compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma;

2) Instruction in simple breathing/relaxation techniques to use in therapeutic settings;

3) Opportunity to develop a personal yoga practice as a self-care tool; and.,

4) Instruction in compassion fatigue and yoga resources: books, articles, DVDs, CDs.

Where: Pocatello, Idaho

Date: Thursday, March 8th 1:15 - 4:15

Cost: $35.00.

     Includes the GreenTREEYoga/Cole Holland DVD/CD: Yoga for Caregivers ($30.00 value)

   yoga@greentreeyoga.org for more info 801-656-7885

Must Preregister by March 1, 2012.

Idaho Workshop

Idaho Workshop

Comments from our PACE Summer Series at the University of Utah College of Social Work and the NASW professional development series at the University of Utah College of Social Work

"I loved the integration of knowledge with practice. I liked the references to so many resources. I liked that the class was so relevant to the field and stayed on topic." Jennifer Jenkins.

"Well planned and well organized. applicable to a wide variety of circumstances. Nice balance of yoga and formal 'bookwork'. " Alesa Van Dyke.

"I really appreciated leanring and practicing specific ideas and techniques so hat the knowledge would be applied -- not just learned. The presenters were very knowledgeable in this field and provided empirical evidence for application of practices. I love doing the yoga, it really helped me interalize the information... Jodi Mansfield

"I appreciated information and discussion on referring people to a yoga class. I especially appreciated doing yoga in the class." Michael Olsen

"It was great to learn how yoga can be done with any mentao or physical contition. The person can adapt it to their situation and not feel elft out because they can't do it." Marianne Cook

"I liked the poses that releated to different clinical conditions and I like having things I can take back and use." Jennette Stone.

"I liked the list of resources and the brief description of the focus of each book. I really liked the practice of doing yoga." - Helen Mertz



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