The purpose of Cardiac Yoga is to teach yoga and stress management skills to heart patients and their spouses or close family members. This is a gentle yoga class designed to create a wonderfully safe and supportive atmosphere for people in need of healing. While each individual is on his/her own healing journey, this class can act as a support group.
The Cardiac Yoga Teacher Training Program is an internationally renowned certification program designed to educate and train medical personnel and yoga instructors to work with cardiac patients and their spouses in the area of Mind-Body Medicine and Yoga.
Participants in this comprehensive training program learn how to adapt the basic concepts of medical yoga, mind-body medicine, and stress management to the special needs of the cardiac patient and their spouses.
The Cardiac Yoga Certification Program is a competency-based program that includes training and instruction in the following areas:
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart
- Risk Factors and Diagnostic Procedures
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Psychosocial Aspects of Heart Disease
- Guided Imagery for Healing
- Relaxation, Breathing, and Mindfulness for Heart Patients
- The adaptation of Yoga Postures for Heart Patients
- Communication Skills and Group Dynamics
This training program includes both lecture and experiential components from highly respected experts in the fields of cardiology, exercise physiology, yoga, mindfulness, and psychology.
