Yoga & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Clinicians
June 20 (9:00am - 4:00pm EST)
$100.00
This training offers therapists tools for facilitating psychological flexibility and a deeper understanding of why yoga is good for mental health.
Description
This course introduces the skills and philosophy of Yoga and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for use in psychotherapy. Participants will incorporate modern behavioral science and the ancient wisdom of the Yogic contemplative traditions to facilitate mind-body awareness and psychological flexibility.
Learning Outcomes & Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand basic yogic philosophy and acceptance and commitment therapy principles
- Apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy interventions in the context of psychotherapy
- Utilize yogic philosophy to increase psychological flexibility in clients
- Describe the mental health benefits of a regular yoga practice
- Formulate a treatment plan utilizing yogic and ACT principles
Agenda
- 9:00 am Welcome, Introductions
- 10:00 am Experiential practice: Participants are introduced to yogic and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools.
- 12:00 pm Lunch
- 1:00 pm Lecture: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles: present moment awareness, acceptance, cognitive defusion, self as context, values, and committed action.
- 2:00 pm Treatment Planning: Participants will apply this approach to a client
- 3:00 pm Closing, Q & A
Bio: Angie Hensley, Ph.D, LMFT
Mind-Body Medicine Adjunct Professor at Saybrook University
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and Tennessee, specializing in somatic and eco-approaches to psychotherapy, clinical supervision, pedagogy, research, community building, and social change. I am a certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist and Certifying Coordinator in training through the International Focusing Institute and a Somatic Psychotherapist member of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. I live on the original homelands of the ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) people, where I steward 20 acres of land and host circles, workshops, and retreats.
I believe in the power of circle-based, participatory, and empowered learning spaces. I facilitate deep academic inquiry that engages bodily knowing, heart, the natural world, expressive arts, dreams, and ritual. As a somatic and nature-based psychotherapist, I am interested in researching mind-body approaches to wellness and using the felt sense in research design and methodology.
Logistics
Date: Friday June 20th 9am-4pm
Location: Terre Madre Retreat 4100 Timber Wood Road Maryville TN 37801
Cost: $100, lunch is included
