YCat Training: Level 1
Jan. 20–Mar. 10, 2023

with Sandra Susheela Gilbert, B.A. C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
Price: 1450.00

YCat Level One is an intensive ten-day program that provides 90 Yoga Alliance hours and includes some pre-program preparation and reading assignments. The program provides medical and scientific rationales for each aspect of the curriculum, along with Swami Satchidanada’s interpretation of the Yoga Sutras as they apply to dealing with pain and suffering, illness and disease, life and death, and daily challenges. The entire program of 300-hours is included as part of the Integral Yoga Advanced Certification Program. www.iyta.org/Advanced-Certification.

Curriculum & Lectures:

  • Cancer Treatments —e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapies, and targeted and hormonal therapies
  • Common side effects —e.g., lymphedema, fatigue, pain, nausea, neuropathy, menopause, osteoporosis, digestive and sleep disorders
  • Exploring adaptations in Yoga —e.g., postures and movement, breathing practices, meditation, Yoga Nidra, guided imagery as well as use of sound and ritual for healing for use in common chronic illnesses, aging and end of life, with specific adaptation suggestions, examining case studies and adaptions
  • Studying the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali —e.g., applications to illness and aging, examining one’s personal relationship with death, dying, and end of life.
  • Yoga & Cancer Research —e.g., reviewing and analyzing related Yoga and cancer research
  • Communcation Skills —e.g., creating Therapeutic Relationships, developing a professional voice for working with medical personnel


NEXT CLASS
Jan. 20~Mar. 10, 2023

Fridays - 7–9pm CST
Saturdays - 9 am–12 pm & 2–5pm CST
Sundays - 9 am–12 pm & 2–5pm CST
Wed Dates: TBD - 7–9 pm CST

Early Enrollment: 10% discount paid by Nov 30, 2022

10% discount for Integral Yoga teachers and enrollees in IYI Yoga Therapy Program

90 HR Certification Tuition: $1450 (2 payment plan available)

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities

Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 90 total hours. You can input your contact hours using your YA login information. Integral Yoga 300-hour: Approximately 90 hours towards RYT 500 designation Yoga Therapy: This is one of the Electives required to become certified as an Integral Yoga Therapist.

Faculty

BA, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 Sandra Susheela Gilbert

Sandra Susheela is the director and Senior YCat trainer and qualifier for the full 300-hour YCat all levels training. Sandra is a highly recognized Integral Yoga® teacher holding advanced training certificates in Stress Management, Integrative, and Mind-Body Therapies and Patient Navigation. Sandra has mentored and taught alongside YCat founder Jnani Chapman for the past 12 years and is committed to taking her YCat Yoga Therapy program forward since her passing in December. Sandra was a Yoga teacher and stress management educator as well as a group support facilitator for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC. She has also taught the YCat curriculum for the Mount Sinai Breast Health Resource Center and the NYC Ruttenberg Oncology infusion center. Sandra has offered Yoga therapy, Yoga education, and gentle adaptive Yoga classes for many trainings and retreats including for Integral Yoga programs, Romemu, Omega Institute, and the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. In addition, she was one of the first trained Urban Zen Integrative Therapists in practice in NYC for their 2008 initiative and research. Sandra has also taught Yoga for the Special Child and at many retreats for Chai Lifeline in the Orthodox Jewish community. Sandra is currently a Yoga Therapist in research at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville. She has a passion for educating and empowering students and other teachers, and for creating a safe, compassionate space to explore healing through Yoga. Sandra is appreciated for her patience, presence, and dedication to the whole person. She has years of personal and professional experience and does her best to live by the quote, "Wherever you are, Yoga is there for you." Sandra is grateful to her mentors Jnani Chapman and Dr. Lawrence LeShan for their pioneering work in mind-body medicine for people with cancer. See more at yogaforpeoplewithcancer.com

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YCat Level One is an intensive ten-day program that provides medical and scientific rationales for each aspect of the curriculum, along with Swami Satchidanada’s interpretation of the Yoga Sutras as they apply to dealing with pain and suffering, illness and disease, life and death, and daily challenges.

$1450.00 - Enroll on ycatyogaincancer.com