Yoga in Psychotherapy

Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT

25 years experience as a Psychotherapist; 40 years as a Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist.

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 and

Payment 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!

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW,

C-IAYT, E-RYT.

Discounted tuition rates!

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: Email Joann Lutz at joannlutz22@gmail.com with your contact information and CE request, if you have one. Then pay for the course either via Paypal, to Joann's email address, or by check, sent to: Joann Lutz, 108 Black Birch Trail, Florence, MA. 01062.

Early registration deadline is January. 6, 2021.

Certification Program Available. See website registration page.

23 CE, 8-Week Online Course begins January 11, 2021:

"Integrating Trauma-Informed Yoga with Polyvagal Theory: Embodied Nervous System Regulation for Improving Outcomes in Therapy."

Contact joannlutz22@gmail for course times.

Taught by Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT and Deb Grant, LCSW, RSMT, Psychotherapist and authority on Polyvagal Theory.

Experience Deb Grant's in-depth exploration of Polyvagal Theory.

Learn to teach a polyvagal-informed, trauma-sensitive chair yoga sequence, for individual or group therapy sessions.

Offer the benefits of yogic breathing practices to your clients!

WATCH A 5 MINUTE VIDEO OF JOANN DESCRIBING THE COURSE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI3mM3-zOd8

REVIEWS of Joann and Deb's class,

Winter, 2020:

“You created an incredibly safe container in which we were able to learn and apply the material with eachother.”

K.B., Psychologist

"I really enjoyed the course. Your style of teaching worked really well for me... I really felt your passion for the subject. It was very apparent that this isn’t just something you teach, it’s something you live."

Melissa Lynum, Clinical Social Worker

“I really enjoyed learning from you both. You have complementary styles.”

L.P., LCSW

TUITION:

DISCOUNT: $300 if paid by January 6. (Pre-COVID tuition for a similar course was $700.) $350 thereafter.

Audit the course for $125. (NO CEs)

Extra fee for CEs for mental health professionals.* (See APPROVAL INFORMATION, below).

24 CEs approved for yoga therapists, fee included in the tuition.

Please contact Joann Lutz at joannlutz22@gmail.com to for more information, to register. You can pay through Paypal or by check.

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FREE BONUS!

WATCH DEB'S VIDEO PRESENTATION,

"Restoring Social Engagement through a Vagus Nerve Reset Technique."

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/108416210565564/videos/850898278675504

Experience Polyvagal Theory with Deb Grant!

A psychotherapist for over 25 years, Deb Grant, LCSW, RSMT, has developed and taught workshops with Deb Dana, LCSW, including the Polyvagal Playlab, which brings experiential and somatic approaches to learning the polyvagal theory. Deb also co-authored a chapter with Deb Dana on this topic, in the book "Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-informed Therapies." (Editors: Stephen Porges and Deb Dana). She holds two yoga teacher certifications, is a certified Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator, and is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist. You can visit Deb's website at www.debgrant.net

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Deb and Joann with students, March, 2020.

SUMMARY OF COURSE

The course provides mental health and yoga therapy professionals with a clinical foundation for using trauma-sensitive yoga, integrated with polyvagal theory, to improve therapy outcomes for individuals with symptoms of psychological trauma, anxiety and depression.

The training includes the study of both polyvagal theory and trauma-sensitive yogic interventions, including chair postures, breathing practices, and relaxation techniques. The material will be taught through lecture, case discussions, experiential exercises, and practicums. See the course outline on Joann's website, www.yogainpsychotherapy.com.

The methods presented in this workshop CAN BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY TREATMENT APPROACH. NO PRIOR YOGA EXPERIENCE REQUIRED (though it is helpful!)

Gain experience and techniques which you can apply immediately in your work!

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JOANN LUTZ, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT (CERTIFIED YOGA THERAPIST)

www.yogainpsychotherapy.com

Joann, psychotherapist and yoga therapist/teacher, is a pioneer in the application of trauma-sensitive yoga to mental health care. She developed and continues to teach the "Nervous System-Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga" model of care (NITYA).

A video of the course which she taught for PESI, Bringing Trauma-Sensitive Yoga into Mental Health Clinical Practice, is available for purchase at:

https://www.pesi.com/store/detail/28691/bringing-trauma-informed-yoga-into-mental-health-clinical

Her book, Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone, will be published in early 2021 by Handspring Press.

She is the author of a NASW CE course, "Bringing Yoga into Social Work Practice," and the paper, "Classical Yoga Postures as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Autonomic Nervous System Regulation." published in "Proceedings of the Yoga and Psyche Conference, 2014," published by Cambridge Scholars.

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INFORMATION ON CE CREDIT:

For LMHC and LMFT:

Berkshire AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5585. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Berkshire AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs

FOR SOCIAL WORKERS:

This program has been approved for 23 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D 81238.

FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS:

CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Participants must attend all dates to receive Credit.

CEs are co-sponsored by Berkshire AHEC, Pittsfield, MA.

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