Integrative Yoga and Bodywork for Somatic Therapy

Integrative Yoga and Bodywork for Somatic Therapy - Dual Certification

Moving beyond containment into processing body-stored trauma for healing and recovery through the wisdom of yoga and bodywork; this Integrative Somatic Therapy training certifies you as a Certified Yoga Teacher and Bodywork Practitioner

Benefits of this Training

Offered in partnership with Ratha Chek, Registered Clinical Counselor and founder of the Integrative Somatic Studies Institute, this diverse training includes:

100-Hour Certification in Integrative Restorative Yoga C-IRYT for registration with the Canadian Yoga Alliance or Namasta (provides access to yoga teacher insurance)
200-Hour Certification in Integrative Thai Yoga Massage C-ITYM for registration with the NHPC (Canada) or Namasta (USA) (provides access to bodywork insurance and ability to bill to insurance companies in some States and Provinces)
Opportunity to be listed on the Integrative Somatic Studies Institute website
Opportunity for direct entry into 800-Hour Somatic Yoga Therapist Training through Mandorla Yoga Institute

Your Training Includes

This training is a collaborative offering made possible by the work of Ratha Chek (MC, CYT, RCC, Doctor of Counselling & Psychotherapy Candidate Founder of Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice & Training) and Stefani Wilton (BA, RMT, C-IAYT, ISTP, E-RYT 500 YACEP, Founder of Embodiment Yoga & Somatic Yoga Therapy and the Mandorla Yoga Institute). Completion of Level 2 ISTP training or equivalent training in recognized Somatic Therapy Training is required for acceptance into this program.

Accessible ONLINE foundational learning in the original somatic practices of Thai yoga massage, Ayurveda, and yoga therapy
Online Mentoring and Email Support with Stefani Wilton
In-Person training with Ratha Chek and Stefani Wilton in the integrative arts of somatic bodywork and yoga

Video

Course curriculum

1. Integrative Yoga and Bodywork for Somatic Therapy - Orientation and Course Overview
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Additional Resources that are needed for this training
1. In-Person Training Dates, Time, and Location
2. Pre- and Post- Training Learning Pathways, What to Expect, and What to Bring
3. Integrative Yoga for Somatic Therapy Manual
4. Integrative Bodywork for Somatic Therapy Manual
5. Integrative Restorative Yoga Manual
6. Integrative Thai Yoga Massage Manual
7. Key Muscles used in ITYM
8. SOAP Notes for ITYM Vata Flow
9. SOAP Notes for ITYM Pitta Flow
10. SOAP Notes for ITYM Kapha Flow
1. About Integrative Restorative Yoga
2. STEP 1: Photo and Video Release
3. STEP 2: Intake Form and Welcome Letter
4. STEP 3: Documentation of 10 Practice Hours in Integrative Restorative Yoga Techniques
5. STEP 4: Guidelines for Anatomy Supervision
1. The Origins of Yoga's History, Philosophy, and the Lineage of Integrative Restorative Yoga
1. How we Invite these Practices
2. Body Language and Sensory Modulation within Integrative Restorative Yoga
3. Attunement, Coregulation, and Following the Nervous System
4. Observing and Responding to the Body
5. Responding to the Body's Held Pattern and Rhythm
6. Finetuning the Session
7. How do we use Restorative Practices as a tool for Embodiment?
8. The Art of Listening and Adaptation
9. Supporting with Props
10. The Ayurvedic Perspective and Response
11. Language and Breath
12. Samskara, Resource, and Bhavana
13. Tools for Dissociation
1. Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy Foundations for Facilitating Somatic Movement
2. Somatic Movement - Spinal Articulations
3. Somatic Movement - Windshield Wipers
4. Somatic Movement - Arm Clocks
5. Meeting the Body with Movement and Sensation
1. Supported Bound Angle
2. Supported Wide Legged Forward Fold
3. Supported Head to Knee Pose
4. Supported Child's Pose
5. Supported Standing Forward Fold
1. Supported Bridge
2. Supported Inverted Staff Pose
3. Babbling Brook
4. Prana Bolster Chest Opening
5. Legs up the Wall
6. Legs up the Wall without a wall
7. Supported Shoulderstand
1. Savasana
2. Sleeping Child
3. Seated Hero
4. Reclined Big Toe Pose
5. Seated Twist
6. Supported Child's Pose Twist
1. 1: Integrative Restorative Yoga Practice for Opening the Heart
2. 2: Integrative Restorative Yoga Practice for Reflection and Processing
3. 3: Integrative Restorative Yoga Practice for Experiencing the Back Body and Hips
4. 4: Somatic Movement Practice (long practice)
5. 5: Somatic Movement Practice (short practice)
6. 6: Full Demonstration of an Integrative Restorative Yoga Session
1. 2024/2025 Cohort Syllabus - April 2024 Start
2. 1: Contraindications: When not to do this work
3. 2: Vulnerable Structures and Areas of Endangerment
4. 3: Landmarks and Bony Prominences
5. 3a: Anatomy of the Spine
6. 4: How the Body Moves
7. 5: Where the Body Moves
8. 6: Where the Body Doesn't Move
9. 7: Alignment Principles via the Loops and Spirals
10. 7a: Alignment of the Lower Body
11. 7b: Alignment of the Mid-Body
12. 7c: Alignment of the Upper Body
13. 7d: Observing and Responding to Alignment
14. 8: Pain and the Nervous System
15. 8a: Trauma and the Deep Front Line of Myofascia
16. 8b: Functional Anatomy of Breathing
17. 9: Injuries and Health Conditions: Feet and Ankles
18. 9a: Adaptations: Feet and Ankles
19. 10: Injuries and Health Conditions: Knees and Thighs
20. 11: Adaptations: Knees and Thighs
21. 12: Injuries, Health Conditions, and Adaptations: Hips
22. 13: Injuries, Health Conditions, and Adaptations: Back
23. 14: Injuries, Health Conditions, and Adaptations: Shoulders
24. 15: Injuries, Health Conditions, and Adaptations: Neck & Head
25. 16: Injuries, Health Conditions, and Adaptations: Arms and Wrists
26. 17: Need-to-Know Health Conditions
27. Functional Anatomy Open Book Quiz
1. ISTP Supervision 1: Landmarks and Vulnerable Structures
2. Bhavana Meditation
3. Bhavana Meditation
4. Movement Practice with Exploration of Important Landmarks
5. Movement Practice with Exploration of Important Landmarks
6. Vulnerable Structures in the Neck
7. Vulnerable Structures in the Neck
8. Vulnerable Structures in the Hip
9. Vulnerable Structures in the Hip
10. Q&A Supporting Clients with Sciatica
11. Q&A Supporting Clients with Sciatica
12. Practices for Closing Sessions and Sealing Energy
13. Practices for Closing Sessions and Sealing Energy
14. ISTP Supervision 2: Supporting Alignment and Deepening the Practice
15. ISTP Supervision 3: Pain, the Nervous System, Myofascia, and Facilitating Breathing in ISTP
16. ISTP Supervision 4: Supporting the Lower Body
17. ISTP Supervision 5
1. About Integrative Thai Yoga Massage (ITYM)
2. Step 1: Intake Form and Welcome Letter
3. STEP 2: Guidelines for Bodywork Documentation - SUBMIT HERE WHEN COMPLETE*
4. STEP 3: Supervision
5. STEP 4: Documentation of Requisites and Request for Certification
6. Sample Thai Massage Letter for Clients to Request Coverage from Insurance Company
7. Insurance Company Coverage for the Practice of Thai Yoga Massage in Canada
1. 1: Touch in Body Psychotherapy
2. 2: Ayurvedic Energy-work for Somatic Therapy
3. 3: Supporting the Mind with Cranial Techniques
4. 4: Cranial Release 1
5. 5: Cranial Release 2
6. 6: Somatic Lower Body Integration, Part One
7. 7: Somatic Lower Body Integration, Part Two
8. 8: Integrative Bound Angle
9. 9: Integrative Bound Angle a second look
10. 10: Integrative Wide Legged Forward Fold and Somatic Sequencing
11. 11: Integrative Standing Forward Fold and Supporting SI and Low Back Tension
12. 12: Integrative Seated Forward Fold, End Feel and Restriction
13. 13: Integrative Child's Pose
14. 14: Integrative Frog Pose and Bringing Vibration
15. 15: Integrative Crocodile and Moving Into Contraction
16. 16: Alternative to Pigeon Pose for Knee Safety
17. 17: Integrative Pigeon Pose
18. 18: Integrative Bridge Pose
19. 19: Integrative Inverted Staff
20. 20: Integrative Surfboard
21. 21: Integrative Fish Pose Release
22. 22: Integrative Sleeping Child's Pose
1. Origins of Integrative Thai Yoga Massage
2. Sen Sumana
3. Sen Kalathari
4. Sen Ulangka and Sen Lawusang
5. Sen Sahatsarangsi and Sen Thawari
6. Sen Ittha and Sen Pingkhala
1. Vata Dosha and Anxiety
2. Supporting Vata with Thai Yoga Massage
3. The Vata Sequence
4. 1.1 - Prone Savasana Flow
  FREE PREVIEW
5. 1.2 - Balasana Flow
  FREE PREVIEW
6. 1.3 - Paschimottonasana Flow
7. 1.4 - Rock the Baby
8. 1.5 - Halasana Flow
9. 1.6 - Single Leg Work
10. 1.7 - Foot work
11. 1.8 - Completing the Session - Shoulder Presses, Head and Face Massage
1. Pitta Dosha and Irritable Depression
2. Supporting Pitta with Thai Yoga Massage
3. The Pitta Sequence
4. 2.1 - Baddha Konasana Flow
5. 2.2 - Padangusthasana Flow
6. 2.3 - Dancing Supine Tree
7. 2.4 - Hamstring Traction (Dancing Supine Warrior Series)
8. 2.5 - Sleeping Child Flow (Upper Body)
9. 2.6 - Sleeping Child Flow with Deeper Shoulder Work
10. 2.7 - Sleeping Child Flow (Lower Body)
11. 2.8 - Jathara Flow
12. 2.9 - Natarajasana Flow
1. Kapha Dosha and Depression
2. Supporting Kapha with Thai Yoga Massage
3. The Kapha Sequence
4. 3.1 - Prone Shoulder Massage
5. 3.2 - Half Frog Flow
6. 3.3 - Prone Hip Release
7. 3.4 - Heart Opening Flow
8. 3.5 - Flipping Over, Diagonal Arm Pull, and Drawing into Seated
9. 3.6 - Seated Heart Flow
10. 3.7 - Seated Series (Shoulder Pressing)
11. 3.8 - Seated Shoulder Stretch and Supported Pyramid Twist
12. 3.9 - Seated Neck and Shoulder Massage
13. 4.0 - Seated Back Massage with the Feet and Abdominal Massage
14. 4.1 - Hand Massage

About this course

$5,095.00
176 lessons
20.5 hours of video content

Attend the Level 2 ISTP and the Yoga and Bodywork dual certification training this March 30 - 6, 2024 in Lantzville, BC

Register for Level 2 ISTP at holistichealingtrauma.com . . . This is a retreat style training, once registered, you will receive registration information for accommodation and meals.

Tuition and Registration

This accredited program is comprised of ONLINE and IN-PERSON learning. Students who are Canadian residents may claim their tuition on their taxes. Employer grants are also available provincially for Canadian residents.

$5,095.00

Register for April 1 - 6, 2024 Training

Register

Accreditation

This training is accredited with the following bodies: