IAYT Certification

Year 1

Fall - Summer

• Yoga Therapy Rx I

Fall

• Bhagavad Gita
• Upanishads

Spring

• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
• Samkhya Karika

Year 2

Fall - Summer

• Yoga Therapy Rx II

Fall

• Ayurveda Self Care I

Year 3

Fall - Summer

• Yoga Therapy Rx III
• Yoga Therapy Practicum Preparation

Year 4

• Yoga Therapy Practicum Delivery

YRTX 811
Yoga Therapy Rx I
13.5 Semester Hours

Yoga Therapy is a marriage between Yoga and complementary medicine. It is designed to train Yoga teachers to be Yoga therapists and apply classical applications of Yoga in clinical settings to help treat common ailments and conditions. This basic course will focus on the musculoskeletal system. We will address principles of practice, anatomy for yoga teachers, and the origin and treatment of common low back, upper back, knee, and hip problems. The course also will cover communication tools for working with doctors, including reading reports and understanding medical terminology and clinical notes such as S.O.A.P. notes.

YRTX 821
Yoga Therapy Rx II
13.0 Semester Hours

Yoga Therapy is a marriage between Yoga and complementary medicine. It is designed to train Yoga teachers to be Yoga therapists and apply classical applications of Yoga in clinical settings to help treat common ailments and conditions. The advanced course will address the origin and treatment of the internal systems of the body, focusing on the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems. The course will also cover communication tools for working with doctors including reading reports and understanding medical terminology and clinical notes such as S.O.A.P. notes.

YRTX 830
Yoga Therapy Rx III
13.0 Semester Hours

Yoga Therapy is a marriage between Yoga and integrative medicine. It is designed to train Yoga teachers to be Yoga therapists and apply classical applications of Yoga in clinical settings to help treat common ailments and conditions. Following the basic and advanced core courses, this clinical introduction course provides a practicum preparation experience in a clinical setting, taught seminar style with live and standardized patients, and complete interaction with all students.

YGPX 813
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
2.0 Semester Hours

The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is perhaps the seminal work on the meaning and purpose of Yoga, exploring movements, breathing, meditation and liberation. In this line-by-line study we will explore and chant the Sanskrit text in the original and in translation.

YGPX 817
Samkhya Karika
1.0 Semester Hours

The Samkhya Karika by Ishvarakrishna is the root text of the Samkhya system, which is regarded as one of the six darshanas or foundational perspectives of orthodox Hindu thought. Consisting of only seventy-five aphorisms, the Samkhya Karika outlines a basic metaphysical perspective that informs some of the core teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, and the traditions of hatha yoga, tantra, and Kashmir Shaivism. In this five-week course, we will thoroughly examine the concepts of purusha and prakriti, the three gunas, and the other twenty tattvas or metaphysical principles outlined by the system. Students will gain an enhanced understanding of the concept of moksha or spiritual liberation as understood in the Indic contemplative traditions.

YGPX 819
Bhagavad Gita
1.0 Semester Hours

The Bhagavad Gita encapsulates the primary features of Yoga practice. It narrates the story of a confused warrior seeking counsel from his charioteer (Lord Krishna) who illuminates the nature of various Yoga practices. Learn key Sanskrit verses, read through and discuss the entire text, and explore the meaning of such topics as the three gunas (core constituents of reality) and visionary consciousness.

YGPX 818
Upanishads
1.0 Semester Hours

The Upanishads constitute the philosophical insights of the early sages of India and also document some of the earliest practices of Yoga. Study the key ideas of the Upanishads, including non-dualism, the identity between Self (Atman) and Supreme Consciousness (Brahman), and the ineffability of the absolute.

YGPX 894
Ayurveda Self Care I
5.0 Semester Hours

Ayurveda, considered one of the world’s first comprehensive medical sciences, offers a developed and comprehensive philosophical construct that defines the fundamental energetic nature of humans, and our interaction with our environment. In this course, students will be introduced to Ayurveda with an overview of its science, practice, and integration in everyday approaches to wellness.

YRTX 845
Yoga Therapy Practicum Preparation
10.0 Semester Hours

In preparation of independent practicum delivery, this course will provide a rigorous examination of scope of practice, the yoga therapy profession, ethics and best practices with clients, especially those with mental and emotional health concerns. In this course, students will demonstrate their mastery of professional competencies in yoga therapy.

YRTX 846
Yoga Therapy Practicum Delivery
4.0 Semester Hours

As a capstone of their didactic studies in the Yoga Therapy Program, students will complete individual hours of practicum delivery. In the practicum, students will provide yoga therapy delivery to assigned clients individually, then moving into a group setting. Students will be required to properly document their delivery, and meet with assigned mentors outside of delivery. Students will be assessed by their documentation portfolio, mid-term and year-end self-assessments, as well as final reviews by mentors and clients.