Course curriculum

Over 3 hours of recorded content for you to learn at your own pace!

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Handout / Course Materials

    • Course Handout
  • 3

    Yoga Skills for Working with Anxiety

    • Introduction to Yoga Skills for Anxiety

      FREE PREVIEW

    • Anxiety Disorders and Presentations

    • Anxiety Prevalence and Goals of Yoga in Anxiety Treatment

    • Causes of Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

    • The Automatic Nervous System, Neurotransmitters, and Yoga

    • Anxiety and the Brain

    • Anxiety Treatments and Yoga Research

    • Yoga as a Biopsychosocial Approach to Anxiety

    • Considerations for Practice: Scope of Practice, Assessment, and Offering Sensitivity

    • Initial Practices for Anxiety

    • Guidance Regarding Diaphragmatic Breathing for Anxiety

    • Bringing the Breath Down: Guided Practice for Reducing Anxiety

    • Important Practice Considerations in Initial and Long-Term Support Through Yoga

    • Grounding Skills for Anxiety

    • Grounding Through Yoga: Guided Practice for Reducing Anxiety

    • How to Manage Psychological Flooding

    • Closing: Review of Yoga's Value in Anxiety Manangement
  • 4

    Course Completion

    • Congratulations!

Instructor

Heather Mason

Founder

Heather Mason

Heather Mason is the founder of The Minded Institute. The Minded Institute is a culmination of Heather’s personal and professional work. After years of deep depression and anxiety Heather moved to South East Asia to begin intensive meditation practice in Buddhist monasteries, where she spent 3 years developing and transforming her mind. During this time she also trained as a 500 hr yoga teacher and shared her yoga teaching with nuns in various meditation centres.
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Accessibility

This course does not contain subtitles so may be challenging to follow for the hearing impaired. We are ensuring our future courses are accessible as possible by including subtitles with each video.