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!

Yoga in Psychotherapy

The work of Joann Lutz, M.S.W., LICSW, E-RYT, C-IAYT.

June, 2018

Suzanne Ludlum and I dining with our of students for the "Bridging Yoga and Mental Healthcare" course in Florence, Italy.

ANNOUNCING THE SECOND CAPE COD NETWORKING WEEKEND ON INTEGRATING YOGA AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

Saturday, October 6, 10 am- Monday, Oct. 8, noon, 2018.

Join a small group of practicing yoga teachers, yoga therapists and psychotherapists who will gather at a private home in Wellfleet, Ma. on Columbus Day Weekend to share their innovative work and spend time together enjoying the ocean and wooded paths. (Limited to 12).

The cost for space rental and snacks will be $25 each. Group meals can be arranged. Limited lodging is available on-site, for an extra charge. Please address questions to Joann at: joannlutz22@gmail.com. To register, send a check or PayPal payment of $25 to Joann at 108 Black Birch Trail, Florence, MA. 01062, with your name, home address, email address, phone number, and work focus. Registration deadline is Sept. 30, 2018.

Photo: Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, Ma.

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Photo: Providence, RI

NEWS!

"Bringing Trauma-Informed Yoga into Mental Health Clinical Practice"

Comes to Connecticut and R.I.

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.

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.

View of the James River from Yogaville

Heal autonomic nervous system dysregulation as you

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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Update on "Bridging Yoga and Mental Healthcare" Professional Training

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO BRING JOANN AND SUZANNE'S COURSE, BRIDGING YOGA AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE, TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA IN WINTER, 2019.

STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS!

Bridging Yoga and Mental Healthcare, offering 25.5 CEs , is a continuing education course synthesizing yoga, somatic psychotherapy, and neuroscience research. This interdisciplinary course is designed for mental health professionals, yoga therapists, teachers, and students, and related disciplines, and includes instruction on the therapeutic use of chair and mat yoga postures; breathing practices; relaxation, including yoga nidra and iRest, and meditation. Practicums, with scripts, for trauma-sensitive chair yoga, the yogic three-part deep breath, and Integral Yoga Nidra are included.

Joann Lutz

INSTRUCTORS:

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.

Suzanne Ludlum, MS, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, yoga therapist, conference presenter, author, and owner of Trinity Yoga Therapy in Fredericksburg,Va.

Please visit these websites for more information about Joann and Suzanne: www.yogainpsychotherapy.com; www.trinityyogatherapy.com

Suzanne Ludlum

25.5 CEUs are included for this 5-day course for Psychologists, Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors and Nurses, and Yoga Teachers. (IAYT CE guidelines for Yoga Therapists are under development.)

MORE INFORMATION will be available on the Facebook page, Bridging Yoga and Mental Healthcare, as well as the websites www.trinityyogatherapy.com and www.yogainpsychotherapy.com.

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