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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:“From yogic perspecve, there is a connecon between your posture and yourmood. . .with sustained pracce you can shi your emoonal baseline towardsgreater levels of happiness.” Dr. Timothy McCall, Yoga as Medicine.Yoga incorporates breathing techniques, healing movement, meditaon, andother pracces which can calm the body and mind and help those strugglingwith depression or anxiety to deepen their spiritual connecon and becomemore peaceful. Recent research has shown Yoga has a greater posive effecton a person’s mood and anxiety level than other forms of exercise. Yoga’sability to improve moods is linked to increased levels of GABA, a chemical inthe brain that helps to regulate nerve acvity. Increasing GABA is just one ofthe ways in which yoga supports mental health.Yoga for Emoonal Well Being:Prevenon and Recovery forDepression and AnxietySeptember 12, 2013Edwin W. Monroe AHEC Conference CenterVenture Tower Drive, Greenville, NCProvided by:In this one day interacve workshop, parcipants will understand how yogadevelops greater awareness of emoons through experiencing the sensaonsin the body during yoga movement and breathing pracces, as well as basicyoga pracces to reduce anxiety and depression. Opportunies to pracceyoga during the workshop will help parcipants learn to ulize the basic toolsof yoga to help improve client outcomes. Yoga is a pracce that can be usedby people of any physical ability and fosters spiritual development in the contextof any belief system. Please wear comfortable clothes to move in andbring a mat if you have one.OBJECTIVES:Upon compleon of this workshop, parcipants should increase their ability toeffecvely care for clients by being able to: Define yoga in the context of mental health Incorporate basic yoga techniques to address depression and anxiety intoclinical pracce Idenfy yoga techniques that are proven to help with sleep, fear, anxiety,and sadness Describe how to refer clients to appropriate yoga classes;as well as implement these skills in their daily pracce.Please bring a sweater or jacket to ensure your comfort.

Yoga for Emoonal Well BeingABOUT THE FACULTY:Krisne Kaoverii Weber, MA, eRYT500, has been teaching yoga since 1995and training teachers since 2003. A registered yoga therapist, Krisne is theDirector of the Subtle Yoga Teaching Training for Behavioral Health Professionals,an RYT200 training, at MAHEC in Asheville. She has studied a variety ofyoga styles including Vini yoga, Lyengar, Viniyasa, Anusara, Kripalu and Acuyogaand has completed a Therapeuc Yoga for Seniors training at Duke IntegraveMedicine. Krisne is the author of Healing Self‐Massage (Sterling,2005) and has also published arcles for the Internaonal Associaon of YogaTherapy Yoga Therapy in Pracce journal and other health-related publica-ons. Her work has been featured in Redbook, Women’s World, and NaturalHealth magazines and Lifeme TV’s online magazine.TARGET AUDIENCE:This workshop will be beneficial to health and human service praconersincluding social workers, psychologists, counselors, substance abuse professionals,marriage and family therapists, case managers, recreaonal and occupaonaltherapists and all interested others.PROGRAM LOCATION:This program is being held at the Edwin W. Monroe AHEC Conference Center(adjacent to the Eastern AHEC Office Building-Venture Tower) located on VentureTower Drive in Greenville, NC. Parking is available in the lots markedMonroe Conference Center Parking Only (two rows in front of the building andin the lot located to the right of the building).Maps at hp://eahec.ecu.edu/map_direcons.cfmHANDOUTS AND EVALUATION:You will receive handouts for this workshop in your confirmaon email.Please be sure we have your correct email so that you will receive thehandouts. Please be sure to print your handouts prior to the event andbring them to the workshop, as there will be none available at the event.The program evaluaon will be sent immediately following the programto the email address on your registraon form. Once the evaluaon hasbeen completed, your cerficate will be available.AGENDA:8:30 am REGISTRATION9:00 am Introducon and ObjecvesPracce and Processing10:00 am A Yogic Perspecve on Mental Health10:30 am Promising Research on Yoga for Depression10:45 am BREAK11:00 am Yoga Sequence for Depression12:15 pm Mental Health‐Ayuredic Insights12:30 pm LUNCH (on your own)1:30 pm Promising Research on Yoga for Anxiety1:45 pm Yoga Sequence for Anxiety3:00 pm BREAK3:15 pm Referring to Appropriate Yoga ClassesBrief Intervenons for Insomnia, Fear, and AnxietyClosing Discussion and Quesons4:30 pm ADJOURNMENTCREDIT:Category A‐NC Psychology Credit: This program will provide 6.0 contact hoursof (Category A) connuing educaon for North Carolina psychologists. No paralcredit will be given.Contact Hours: Cerficates reflecng 6.0 contact hours of educaon will beawarded at the compleon of the program.Naonal Board for Cerfied Counselors Credit (NBCC): Eastern AHEC is an NBCC- Approved Connuing Educaon Provider (ACEP) and may offerNBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.(Provider #5645)Substance Abuse Counselor Cerficaon (SAC): Applicaon has been made tothe North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Pracce Board for 6.0 hours ofSubstance Abuse General Skill Building credit.