Yoga in Psychotherapy - Hello to my colleagues, students and friends!! I have a lot to share! I'll be offering my first Yoga Nidra Retreat on Columbus Day Weekend in Wellfleet, Ma., as well as the 6.25 CEU course "Bringing Trauma-Informed Yoga into Mental Health Clinical Practice," through PESI, Inc., in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Northern California. Next spring, I'll be producing and teaching the 20-hour version of the course in Florence, Italy, followed by a week-long yoga vacation in the Italian countryside. Details are still being finalized. CEUs are included in all of the clinical offerings. I'm also co-producing a Total Yoga Nidra workshop in Florence, Ma. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 6:30-9 p.m.,with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Ph.D.There are a few spaces left; see Registration andPayment page. Additonal information about all of these events is included below. Feel free to contact me at joannlutz22@gmail.com for more information about any of them!

POST-SEMINAR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AVAILABLE.

SEE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Suzanne Ludlum (rear center) and Joann Lutz (front right) dining with our of students at the "Bridging Yoga and Mental Healthcare" course in Florence, Italy. May, 2018.

CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST WORKSHOPS!

"Playing with Your Nervous System, with Yoga"

Experiencing Neurodrama(TM) to learn about the workings of the Autonomic Nervous System.

Saturday, November 10, 2018, 1:30-5 p.m. OMNI YOGA, Los Osos, Ca.

www.omniyogastudio.com

"Trauma-Sensitive Chair Yoga and Yogic Three-Part Deep Breath for Mental Health Professionals"

Tuesday, November 6, 6-7:30 p.m. Brooke West Yoga Studio, Atascadero, Ca. www.brookewestyoga.com

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BELOW: Providence, RI

"Bringing Trauma-Informed Yoga into Mental Health." Connecticut, R.I., Boston, and Florida.

Joann is offering her one-day seminar, Bringing Trauma-Informed Yoga into Mental Health Clinical Practice, in Connecticut and R.I. 6.25 CEs. Here are the dates and locations:

Oct. 22, 2018 in Trumbull, Ct.

Oct. 24, 2018 in Cromwell, Ct.

Oct. 26, 2018 in Providence, R.I.

Dec. 3, 2018, Woburn, MA.

Dec. 5, 2018, Dedham, Ma.

Feb. 18, 2019, Gainesville, Fla.

Feb. 2019, Tampa, Fla.

Feb. 22, 2019, Orlando, Fla.

Visit www.PESI.com for more information.

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"Living With Your Nervous System" Workshop, with Joann Lutz, is coming to YOGAVILLE, Buckingham, Virginia, Dec. 7-9, 2018.

BELOW: Meditating in the LOTUS Shrine.

ABOVE: The James River from Yogaville Lookout.

Heal autonomic nervous system dysregulation as you:

Become familiar with the basic brain structures and learn to regulate the brain’s trauma center with Neurodrama(TM), a playful experiential method.
Learn how various Yoga practices influence the autonomic nervous system
Discover how the latest findings in neuroscience confirm the value of yogic practices
Become familiar with the basic brain structures and learn to regulate the brain’s trauma center
Bring greater awareness to bodily sensation
Experience a guided chair Yoga sequence, including warm-ups and trauma-informed postures
Calm symptoms of trauma, anxiety, and depression with yogic breathing techniques
Take home scripts and practices to continue experiencing the benefits of a nervous-system informed, trauma sensitive approach to Yoga
Balance your nervous system, increase your self-mastery, and develop greater present-moment awareness during this weekend of learning.

Visit http://www.yogaville.org/programs/6080/living-with-your-nervous-system/ for more information.

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Joann Lutz

Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW, E-RYT, C-IAYT, psychotherapist, yoga therapist, international lecturer, developer of Nervous System Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga,and author of the forthcoming book, Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone.