Livestream + Recording
Sunday November 19
11:00AM-2:00PM Pacific Time
Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics is pleased to present evidence-based practices to help counteract the debilitating effects of depression. Our three presenters have been working for decades in the fields of Iyengar Yoga and research into yoga as a complementary treatment for depression.
Dr. Chris Streeter will present an overview of the neurology of depression and how yoga benefits the nervous system. She will share findings from her own research that have demonstrated the positive impact of Iyengar Yoga on the brain and neurotransmitters associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.
Dr Streeter's presentation will be followed by a yoga practice led by Patrica Walden and Marla Apt. The yoga sequence, an approach that informed Dr Streeter’s as well as other research related to Iyengar Yoga for depression, is based on BKS and Geeta Iyengar’s therapeutic principles. The yoga sequence will include adaptations for varying ages and abilities.
This workshop is open to yoga teachers and practitioners with at least one year of Iyengar Yoga experience.
Workshop recording(s) will be available for two weeks to all who register.
Props
Have your yoga props available (minimum of 3 blankets, 2 blocks, bolster, chair and belts).
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing education credits with IYNAUS and IAYT are available.
Pricing
Fee: $65
Payment
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Patricia Walden
Patricia Walden is a uniquely inspiring teacher who is renowned for her keen observation, the dynamic depth of her teaching and the elegant refinement of her practice. She has a Senior Advanced/Level 4 certificate. Patricia came to yoga in her early 20s, as a spiritual calling. In 1976, she became BKS Iyengar's student and travelled to India to study with him every year until his death in 2014. Under his guidance, she developed her own methodical and inspirational approach to practice and teaching. Patricia has been a prominent figure in the evolution of yoga in the United States.
Marla Apt
Marla Apt, a founding board member of Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics, studied with BKS Iyengar and Geeta Iyengar for over 20 years. She has served the yoga community as President of the Iyengar yoga national and regional associations and on the national certification committee. She has been asked to represent the Iyengar yoga community for other yoga associations such as Yoga Alliance and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Marla has also been involved in medical research studies of yoga as a treatment for depression, anxiety and IBS.
Dr. Chris Streeter
Chris Streeter, MD, is an associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. She completed a neurology residency, a behavioral neurology fellowship, and a psychiatry residency, and is boarded in neurology, behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry, psychiatry, and forensics. She is the director of the Boston Yoga Research Center at Boston University School of Medicine. She is an instructor at Harvard School of Medicine and a research associate at the McLean Hospital. Most recently, her research interests have focused on a series of studies looking at the association between yoga-based practices, brain gamma aminobutyric acid levels and mood.