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SUMMARY:Bahamas Beach Retreat: Building Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\n\nBahamas Beach Retreat\nFebruary 22 — 24\, 2024\nBuilding Resilience: Yoga for Your Mood\n\nLife is short- Start the New Year with a yoga vacation! Come relax. Be inspired. Activate your heart. Deepen your awareness\, and be present to the beauty of nature that surrounds you. It’s especially uplifting to gather in community. \nThis retreat offers the sweetness of in-person connection in an amazing location to ground and let go. I know you won’t regret a spacious break to restore your connection to Self at the beautiful Sivananda Yoga Ashram in The Bahamas. The beach there opens my heart. Yoga and meditation outside\, clean vegetarian meals\, the sunsets\, the air…. Community kirtan\, chanting\, and mantras regulate my autonomic nervous system in ways I can’t describe. The tropical fragrance! All of these elements coalesce to remind me of who I truly am beneath whatever story I am telling myself. \nI will be speaking and teaching about Yoga for Your Mood. No experience necessary! We’ll practice yoga tools to reset and manage our moods that not only help release what no longer serves our wellbeing\, but also provides ways for managing your mood at home. Of course\, we’ll practice and play amidst verdant flora\, turquoise waters\, and sparkling sands! Idyllic Paradise Island is a gorgeous place for nature\, yoga\, silence\, and vibrance. I love it all\, and I think you will too. \nAt my Satsang I will offer offer the scientific evidence that supports yoga as an adjunct treatment for mental health and offer the safe application of the practices for mental health. \nYou will come away feeling refreshed\, renewed\, and excited about incorporating new tools into your home\, teaching\, or clinical practice to bring balance to the emotional and physical body. \nThis program is accessible for all levels\, including beginners. Health professionals and Yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in Yoga classes to help their clients focus\, relax\, and have greater access to their feelings. \nLodging options range from tent huts to beachfront deluxe rooms. Spa services not included but wonderful! I hope you will join me. REGISTER NOW! \n\n  \n\n  \n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/bahamas-building-resilience/
LOCATION:Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat\, Paradise Island\, Nassau\, Bahamas
CATEGORIES:retreat,talk/appearance,Workshops
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SUMMARY:LIVE on Zoom! Meditation and Breathing Practices for Mood Management
DESCRIPTION:LIVE on Zoom! Spring Breathing and Meditation Practices\nwith Amy Weintraub\, author of Yoga for Depression and the founder of LifeForce Yoga\nThursday\, May 16th\, 7:00 am PDT/10:00 am EDT\nMonday\,  May 20\, 5:00 pm PDT/8:00 pm EDT\nCEUs for Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists\nA handout accompanies each session. \nI’m trying something new\, and I hope you’ll join me in this experiment. \nDuring May\, I’ll be offering meditation and breathing practices\, specifically for mood management on Zoom. You can join me live or watch the replay (available to registrants for a week after each session).\nPlease see below for the two offerings in May\, and if you enjoy them\, I may offer more this summer. My plan is to offer an online weekend workshop in the late fall. \nTogether\, we’ll practice yoga protocols that lift the heart\, calm the mind\, balance the mood\, and remind us of who we truly are Now! These ancient practices have been adapted for home\, studio\, and clinical settings. These practices are taught and led\, and include breathing\, mantra\, mudra\, and silent meditation. \nBrahmana\nInvigorating Practices to lift the mood and clear the mind!\nFeaturing the LifeForce Yoga Chakra Clearing Meditation – grounding & energizing version.\nThursday\, May 16th\n7:00 am PDT/10:00 am EDT\nLanghana\nSoothing practices to balance the nervous system and calm the mind.\nFeatures the LifeForce Yoga Chakra Clearing Meditation – calming and balancing version.\nMonday\,  May 20\n5:00 pm PDT/8:00 pm EDT \nAll sessions are 45 minutes and include 10-15 minutes of Participant Discussion. \nAttend one session for $25\nSign up for two sessions for $45 \nReplay will be available for one week\, so you can watch and practice at your convenience\, every day for a week. \nClick here to save your spot for the Brahmana Practice. \nClick here to save your spot for the Langhana Practice. \nAfter you register\, keep an eye out for the payment email with specific details on accessing these classes. (Each class will be available for one week after they air).\nAs a member of my mailing list\, you are getting a head start for the limited seats available.\n\nRegister TODAY! \nFor all levels including beginners. For all bodies\, including students\, yoga therapists\, and mental health professionals. \n \n\n  \n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/live-on-zoom-meditation-and-breathing-practices-for-mood-management/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Yoga Skills to Shift Depression and Anxiety at Kripalu
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\nYoga Skills to Shift Depression and Anxiety\nMay 24 – May 27. 2024\nA Spring Reset at Kripalu.\nJoin me for a community of belonging. I offer an unapologetically\, irrepressible\, infinitely inclusive welcome to this 3-day workshop at Kripalu over Memorial Day Weekend. \nWant a break from anxiety\, stress and overwhelm? Join us in the Berkshires this Spring for a luscious four day program\, as the lake begins to warm and the blooms begin to pulse with color. We will move\, breathe\, meditate\, and connect together indoors and outdoors\, weather permitting. Discover accessible practices that address anxiety and help to beat the blues without pretzel poses or extra flexibility. \nStrip away the obstacles that keep you from knowing the joy beneath your mood and story.\nDevelop a practice that includes breathing exercises\, easy postures\, and guided meditations. \nThis program covers evidence-based yogic tools\, designed to \n\nEnergize and elevate depressed moods\nRelax and calm anxiety\nWork with the chakra system\nBring balance to your emotional body.\n\nThrough experiential sessions\, you will discover \n\nPranayama and kriya\, breathing techniques\, that regulate the emotions\nMeditations that lift the mood and/or quell anxiety\nSankalpa\, affirmations\nBhavana\, guided visualizations\nMantras\, tones\, that deepen the experience\nMudras\, hand gestures\, that affect different areas of the chakra system and the body\n\nLifeForce Yoga interweaves ancient disciplines with current scientific findings to help you release what no longer serves you and become the agent of your own healing. Amy’s techniques work to not only shift your mood but they may change your life. After experiencing firsthand the relief that yoga provides\, Amy dedicated her career to helping others who suffer from mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Nearly twenty five years of research\, thirty years of practice\, and Amy’s recovery from a debilitating depression inform this protocol of evidence-based yoga practices. \nRecommended reading/listening/viewing: Amy Weintraub’s YOGA FOR YOUR MOOD card deck\, Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists\, LifeForce Yoga to Beat the Blues—Levels 1 & 2 (DVDs)\, and LifeForce Yoga® CD Series; Tami Simon\, (Ed.)\, Darkness Before Dawn: Redefining the Journey Through Depression. \nCEUs available. For all levels including beginners. For all bodies\, including students\, yoga therapists\, and mental health professionals. \n \n\n  \n\n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/yoga-skills-to-shift-depression-and-anxiety-may24-kripalu/
LOCATION:Kripalu Center\, Interlaken Road\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01266\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immersion,LFYP Training,talk/appearance,Workshops
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SUMMARY:LIFEFORCE YOGA & IFS: New Tools to Bring Balance
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\nLIFEFORCE YOGA & INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS\nNew Tools To Bring Balance To Your Life  \nSeptember 8-13. 2024\nA Fall Retreat at Kripalu.\nWe all have a Precious Center. A place within that is unsullied by life’s traumatic events. LifeForce Yoga skills remove restrictions and help us access the compassion we need to explore our wounds with clarity and wisdom. IFS teaches us how to relate to ourselves and others from a place of inclusion\, empathy\, and curiosity\, and the two modalities dovetail beautifully. You will experience the blend of a gentle\, evidence-based yoga protocol to help you self-soothe and clear your mind as you work with your IFS parts. The manager parts\, reactive parts\, and those tender young parts from a place of compassionate self-awareness that is your highest Self.  \nIs there a worried or depressed part of you that keeps you from seeing clearly? Is there a fearful part of you that prevents you from fully engaging in life and relationships? \nThrough pranayama\, meditations\, mantras\, and yoga\, you will: \n\nAccess your Self energy.\nLearn skills to manage your mood.\nStrengthen the Self to part relationships.\nUnblend the parts that take over your internal system.\nSafely tend to the protected parts of you that are not yet healed.\n\nReturn home feeling refreshed and with new tools to bring balance to the emotional and physical bodies. \nNOTE This program is suitable for all levels including beginners. Psychotherapists\, health professionals\, and yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in yoga classes to help clients focus\, relax\, and gain greater access to their feelings. CE credits are available for yoga professionals. More information will be provided during the program. \nCEUs available. For all levels including beginners. For all bodies\, including students\, yoga therapists\, and mental health professionals. \nFind more HERE. \n \n\n  \n  \n\n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com \n\nLaura Schmidt\, LMFT\nLaura is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in private practice in Spokane\, WA. A family systems therapist for over 25 years\, she’s deeply committed to supporting healing professionals to become more self-aware\, proficient\, inclusive and ethical. As an Approved Internal Family Systems (IFS) Clinical Consultant and AAMFT Approved Supervisor\, she also leads international online clinical consultation groups\, and in-person workshops and retreats. She’s worked with over 250 consultees\, spanning 26 countries and 19 time zones in online groups since 2019\, and served as sole Faculty Assistant to IFS Founder Dick Schwartz at the Cape Cod Institute in 2021 and 2022. \nIFS and Mindful Self Compassion practices also carried Laura through a bewildering decade recovering from an invisible traumatic brain injury and navigating the chronic challenges of another hidden health issue\, rheumatoid arthritis. A familiarity with long-term social isolation and remote learning became the catalyst to expand my professional focus to serve a wider\, global online community of healing professionals.  pausewithlaura.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/lifeforce-yoga-and-internal-family-systems-is-there-a-fearful-part-of-you-that-prevents-you-from-fully-engaging-in-life-and-relationships/
LOCATION:Kripalu Center\, Interlaken Road\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01266\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immersion,LFYP Training,retreat,talk/appearance,Workshops
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SUMMARY:2025 Bahamas Beach Retreat: Building Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\n\nBahamas Beach Retreat\nMarch 4 – 6\, 2025\nBuilding Resilience: Yoga for Your Mood\n\nLife is short- and it’s time for a Yoga Vacation! Come relax. Be inspired. Activate your heart. Deepen your awareness\, and be present to the beauty of nature that surrounds you. It’s especially uplifting to gather in community. \nThis retreat offers the sweetness of in-person connection in an amazing location to ground and let go. I know you won’t regret a spacious break to restore your connection to Self at the beautiful Sivananda Yoga Ashram in The Bahamas. The beach there opens my heart. Yoga and meditation outside\, clean vegetarian meals\, the sunsets\, the air…. Community kirtan\, chanting\, and mantras regulate my autonomic nervous system in ways I can’t describe. The tropical fragrance! All of these elements coalesce to remind me of who I truly am beneath whatever story I am telling myself. \nI will be speaking and teaching about Yoga for Your Mood. No experience necessary! We’ll practice yoga tools to reset and manage our moods that not only help release what no longer serves our wellbeing\, but also provides ways for managing your mood at home. Of course\, we’ll practice and play amidst verdant flora\, turquoise waters\, and sparkling sands! Idyllic Paradise Island is a gorgeous place for nature\, yoga\, silence\, and vibrance. I love it all\, and I think you will too. \nAt my Satsang I will offer offer the scientific evidence that supports yoga as an adjunct treatment for mental health and offer the safe application of the practices for mental health. \nYou will come away feeling refreshed\, renewed\, and excited about incorporating new tools into your home\, teaching\, or clinical practice to bring balance to the emotional and physical body. \nThis program is accessible for all levels\, including beginners. Health professionals and Yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in Yoga classes to help their clients focus\, relax\, and have greater access to their feelings. \nLodging options range from tent huts to beachfront deluxe rooms. Spa services not included but wonderful! I hope you will join me. REGISTER NOW! \n\n  \n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/bahamas-beach-retreat-building-resilience/
LOCATION:Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat\, Paradise Island\, Nassau\, Bahamas
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250529
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SUMMARY:2025 NJIMHC Keynote
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\nSAVE THE DATE! The 3rd Annual New Jersey Integrated Mental Health Conference is coming.\n\nIntegrating the Inter‑being: The Family as a Refuge of Belongingness\nhttps://njimhc.com/ \nThe NJIMHC is an engaging and insightful mental health conference at the beautiful Oceanfront in Asbury Park\, NJ\, May 27-28\, 2025. \nThis year’s conference focuses on a return to the family as a refuge of belongingness. Connect with industry leaders\, refresh your skills\, and enjoy an extended holiday weekend on the Jersey shore. This is your opportunity to share\, learn\, and grow in a supportive and collaborative environment. \nDon’t miss out on this unique gathering of professionals\, researchers\, and advocates who are shaping the future of mental health. Together\, we make a difference in the lives of those affected by mental health conditions. Register now and be part of the conversation. \nAmy will be a Keynote speaker\, and you’ll learn how her personal recovery from depression sparked her passion to fuel clinicians with accessible\, wholistic mental health practices. \nYoga Skills to Enhance Alliance and Compliance \nWhether online or in-person\, the most healing element is your presence and connection with your clients. When you guide a yoga skill in a session\, you will find your client has greater focus\, access to feelings\, and is ready to dive deeper into the work of therapy. Connect from your heart’s mind to your client’s with clinically appropriate\, evidence-based practices that work on your online platform and in your office. \nDiscover yoga skills that offer you an energy boost and a calm\, focused mind\, even as you teach them to your clients. \n\nDiscover how to assess your client’s mood and breathing pattern\, even online.\nLearn Yoga breathing techniques to help clients suffering from depression and/or anxiety.\nDiscover simple yoga practices that give your clients agency\, confidence and control.\nLearn imagery and affirmation to increase client self-compassion.\nExplore the research that substantiates the clinical efficacy of these practices.
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/2025-njimhc-keynote/
LOCATION:Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel\, 1401 Ocean Avenue\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:talk/appearance
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SUMMARY:Practices to Shift Depression and Anxiety
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\nPractices to Shift Depression and Anxiety\nA Spring Reset at Kripalu.\nhttps://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/yoga-skills-shift-depression-and-anxiety \nStuck in a bad mood\, or replaying thoughts that limit you? Learn yoga practices that help you—and those you serve—achieve and sustain emotional well-being. \nStrip away the obstacles that keep you from knowing the joy beneath your mood and story. Return home feeling refreshed\, renewed\, and excited about incorporating these new tools into your home\, teaching\, or clinical practice. \nThrough her accessible LifeForce Yoga practices\, breathwork\, and experiential sessions\, you will discover: \n\nPranayama and kriya\, breathing techniques\, that regulate the emotions\nMeditations that lift the mood\nSankalpa\, affirmations\nBhavana\, guided visualizations\nMantras\, tones\, that manage the emotions\nMudras\, hand gestures\, that affect different areas of the chakra system and the body.\n\nEnjoy Amy’s program and all that Kripalu has to offer. \nNOTE This program is accessible for all levels\, including beginners. Health professionals and yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in yoga classes to help their clients focus\, relax\, and have greater access to their feelings. CEs are available for yoga teachers and yoga therapists. \nLifeForce Yoga interweaves ancient disciplines with current scientific findings to help you release what no longer serves you and become the agent of your own healing. Amy’s techniques work to not only shift your mood but they may change your life. After experiencing firsthand the relief that yoga provides\, Amy dedicated her career to helping others who suffer from mood disorders like depression and anxiety. Nearly twenty five years of research\, thirty years of practice\, and Amy’s recovery from a debilitating depression inform this protocol of evidence-based yoga practices. \nRecommended reading/listening/viewing: Amy Weintraub’s YOGA FOR YOUR MOOD card deck\, Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists\, LifeForce Yoga to Beat the Blues—Levels 1 & 2 (DVDs)\, and LifeForce Yoga® CD Series; Tami Simon\, (Ed.)\, Darkness Before Dawn: Redefining the Journey Through Depression. \nCEUs available. For all levels including beginners. For all bodies\, including students\, yoga therapists\, and mental health professionals. \n \n\n  \n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/yoga-for-your-mood-at-kripalu-2/
LOCATION:Kripalu Center\, Interlaken Road\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01266\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immersion,retreat,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250920
DTSTAMP:20260507T062654
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SUMMARY:LIFEFORCE YOGA & IFS: New Tools to Bring Balance to Your Life
DESCRIPTION:  \nOnline Registration\n\n\n\n\nLIFEFORCE YOGA & INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS\nNew Tools To Bring Balance To Your Life  \nSeptember 14-19. 2024\nA Fall Retreat at Kripalu.\nWe all have a Precious Center. A place within that is unsullied by life’s traumatic events. LifeForce Yoga skills remove restrictions and help us access the compassion we need to explore our wounds with clarity and wisdom. IFS teaches us how to relate to ourselves and others from a place of inclusion\, empathy\, and curiosity\, and the two modalities dovetail beautifully. You will experience the blend of a gentle\, evidence-based yoga protocol to help you self-soothe and clear your mind as you work with your IFS parts. The manager parts\, reactive parts\, and those tender young parts from a place of compassionate self-awareness that is your highest Self.  \nIs there a worried or depressed part of you that keeps you from seeing clearly? Is there a fearful part of you that prevents you from fully engaging in life and relationships? \n \nThrough pranayama\, meditations\, mantras\, and yoga\, you will: \n\nAccess your Self energy.\nLearn skills to manage your mood.\nStrengthen the Self to part relationships.\nUnblend the parts that take over your internal system.\nSafely tend to the protected parts of you that are not yet healed.\n\nReturn home feeling refreshed and with new tools to bring balance to the emotional and physical bodies. \nNOTE This program is suitable for all levels including beginners. Psychotherapists\, health professionals\, and yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in yoga classes to help clients focus\, relax\, and gain greater access to their feelings. CE credits are available for yoga professionals. More information will be provided during the program. \nCEUs available. For all levels including beginners. For all bodies\, including students\, yoga therapists\, and mental health professionals. \nFind more HERE. \n \n\n 
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/lifeforce-yoga-ifs-new-tools-to-bring-balance-to-your-life/
LOCATION:Kripalu Center\, Interlaken Road\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01266\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immersion,LFYP Training,retreat,Workshops
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DTSTAMP:20260507T062654
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SUMMARY:SAGE Wisdom: An Evening of Healing\, Expert Insights\, and Community A Benefit
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\nSAGE Wisdom: An Evening of Healing\, Expert Insights\, and Community\nYou’re invited to a virtual gathering on September 30th to enjoy gentle yoga\, hear from a panel of grief and trauma experts\, and discover LIGHT’s upcoming events\, including a grief retreat\, YTT\, and professional trainings in Colorado\, Springs. This learning benefit raises money for SAGE event scholarships. \n\nYour expert panel are leaders in grief & trauma healing. Don’t miss this time with \nArielle Schwartz\, Amy Weintraub\, Amy Pickett-Williams\, Katie Mattei \, PsyD\, Joann Lutz\, LICSW\, E-RYT\, C-IAYT\, Matthew McKay\, PhD\, and Wendy Black Stern\, C-IAYT.\n\n5:30 – 6pm: Gentle practice to open hearts and bodies.\n6-7 pm: Expert panel for wisdom-sharing and inspiration.\n7-7:30 pm: Closing panel with LIGHT facilitators to preview SAGE’s diverse offerings.\n\nTiered pricing options that provide SAGE scholarships to those who need them. \nGentle Chair Yoga to ground and open the evening\nExpert Panel with leaders in grief & trauma healing\nSAGE Facilitators Panel previewing diverse offerings this December\, including a grief retreat\, YTT\, and professional training \nJoin us virutally to connect\, learn\, and experience the power of community. \n  \n  \n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway \n\nBooks) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/sage-wisdom-an-evening-of-healing-expert-insights-and-community-a-benefit/
LOCATION:ZOOM EVENT
CATEGORIES:talk/appearance,Virtual Gathering,Workshops
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UID:4313-1762300800-1762473599@amyweintraub.com
SUMMARY:Yoga for Depression & Anxiety
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\nNov 5-6\, 2025\, 9:30am-5:15pm each day.\nHosted in person\, livestream and via recording at the beautiful Soul of Yoga in Encinitas\, CA.\nYoga for mood works. We live in challenging times and incidence of anxiety and depression\, stress and anger are on the rise. We know a steady yoga practice can help us navigate these difficulties and gain emotional resilience. This workshop goes a step further to illuminate specific therapeutic techniques that can shift one’s mood in the moment. \nAmy’s compassionate model of therapeutic tools will impact your growth as a teacher and expand your understanding of yoga for emotional health. \nAmy will share her evidenced-based protocols in this experiential immersion. Teaching through the lenses of current scientific research\, personal experience\, and ancient Yogic philosophy\, she will illuminate how our nervous system can become stuck\, and how we can amplify balance and health. \nLifeForce Yoga weaves ancient disciplines with current scientific findings to help you release what no longer serves you and become the agent of your own healing. \nAmy’s workshop is part of Soul of Yoga’s 6-day Wellness Training module. Find out more here: https://soulofyoga.com/event/wellness-training/\nCEUs available with Yoga Alliance\, and Approved Professional Development (APDs) credits with IAYT. \n \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/yoga-for-depression-anxiety/
CATEGORIES:Immersion,LFYP Training,retreat,talk/appearance,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T163500Z
UID:4388-1768348800-1768694399@amyweintraub.com
SUMMARY:Somatic Solutions For Chronic Pain & Discomfort (free) online
DESCRIPTION:Somatic Solutions For Chronic Pain & Discomfort (free) Online Masterclass \nLiving with chronic pain and discomfort is exhausting—not just physically\, but emotionally. \nWhen you’re in the thick of it\, it’s easy to feel isolated\, anxious\, or even hopeless. You might feel like your world has started to shrink as you say “no” to the things you love\, simply because your body feels like it’s stuck in a permanent state of “high alert.” \nThe truth is\, chronic pain often creates a protective feedback loop in the nervous system. While the body can become very skilled at “bracing” for pain\, the good news is that your nervous system is incredibly plastic. This means that with the right somatic tools\, you can “retrain” your body to move out of survival mode and back into a state of ease. \nYou don’t have to stay stuck in the cycle of bracing and discomfort. \nI have an amazing opportunity to share with you that offers a clear roadmap toward that relief. I highly recommend you join me for this FREE online series from AVAIYA University: \nSomatic Solutions For Chronic Pain & Discomfort \nThis online series is brought to you by iKE ALLEN & Ande Anderson\, Co-Owners of AVAIYA University (creators & teachers of transformational courses\, books\, films and online events such as\, Overcoming Anxiety & Fear\, Breaking Free From Trauma\, Healing Your Nervous System\, and many more). \nHere’s just some of what you’ll learn from 20 somatic experts\, doctors\, scientists & more: \nHeal the “Protection” Response: Understand why “Your Pain Makes Sense” as a nervous system signal and how to transition from a state of bracing to a state of ease. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelease Resistance with Mindfulness: Learn to stop the “second arrow” of suffering by softening your lens and using mindfulness to dissolve the mental struggle against physical discomfort. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMicro-Movements for Macro Relief: Use simple facial movements and daily mindful habits to relieve deep-seated physiological and mental discomfort. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaster the Nervous System “Reset”: Discover how Neurogenic Tremoring and somatic pathways allow your body to naturally shake off stored survival energy and tension. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStop Fighting Your Symptoms: Shift from fear and frustration to calm curiosity using somatic inquiry to change your literal relationship with physical pain. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Power of the Breath: Learn specific breath and movement strategies designed to create immediate space and “fluid movement as medicine” for your core. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Food-Pain Connection: Discover how to reverse chronic disease and inflammation using simple “supermarket foods” and dietary shifts that act as internal medicine. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuantum Healing & Energy Medicine: Explore Embodied Quantum Osteopathy and Quantum-Touch to transform pain at the energetic and cellular levels. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTargeted Relief for Pelvic Health: Gain specialized somatic tools to address the unique complexities of chronic pelvic pain and tension. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTapping Into Relief: Master the power of EFT (Tapping) to process the emotional charge often trapped within chronic physical symptoms. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHerbal & Mind-Body Integration: Understand the profound link between the mind and body\, and how specific herbs can support the physical recovery process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCreating Your Pathway to Freedom: Learn to “Wild your Core” and use yoga-based somatic pathways to reclaim your bodily autonomy and move with confidence again. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us now for this FREE series & discover the solutions you and your loved ones need to heal.\nWill you join us and take the first step toward a more vibrant\, comfortable life? \nSave your spot right here and start your journey toward relief.  \nAfter you register\, keep an eye out for AVAIYA’s email for specific details on accessing the expert classes. (Replays will be available for 24 hours after each class airs).
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/somatic-solutions-for-chronic-pain-discomfort-free-online/
CATEGORIES:talk/appearance,Virtual Gathering,Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260815
DTSTAMP:20260507T062654
CREATED:20260211T175948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T175948Z
UID:4411-1786233600-1786751999@amyweintraub.com
SUMMARY:LIFEFORCE YOGA & IFS: New Tools to Bring Balance to Your Life
DESCRIPTION:Online Registration\n\n\n\n\nLIFEFORCE YOGA & INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS\nNew Tools To Bring Balance To Your Life  \nAugust 9-14\, 2026\nA Summer Retreat at Kripalu.\nWe all have a Precious Center. A place within that is unsullied by life’s traumatic events. LifeForce Yoga skills remove restrictions and help us access the compassion we need to explore our wounds with clarity and wisdom. IFS teaches us how to relate to ourselves and others from a place of inclusion\, empathy\, and curiosity\, and the two modalities dovetail beautifully. You will experience the blend of a gentle\, evidence-based yoga protocol to help you self-soothe and clear your mind as you work with your IFS parts. The manager parts\, reactive parts\, and those tender young parts from a place of compassionate self-awareness that is your highest Self.  \nIs there a worried or depressed part of you that keeps you from seeing clearly? Is there a fearful part of you that prevents you from fully engaging in life and relationships? \nThrough pranayama\, meditations\, mantras\, and yoga\, you will: \n\nAccess your Self energy.\nLearn skills to manage your mood.\nStrengthen the Self to part relationships.\nUnblend the parts that take over your internal system.\nSafely tend to the protected parts of you that are not yet healed.\n\nReturn home feeling refreshed and with new tools to bring balance to the emotional and physical bodies. \nNOTE This program is suitable for all levels including beginners. Psychotherapists\, health professionals\, and yoga teachers will learn techniques not regularly taught in yoga classes to help clients focus\, relax\, and gain greater access to their feelings. CE credits are available for yoga professionals. More information will be provided during the program. \nCEUs available. For all levels including beginners. For all bodies\, including students\, yoga therapists\, and mental health professionals. \nFind more HERE. \n \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\nAmy Weintraub\, MFA\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, C-IAYT\, is the founder of LifeForce Yoga® and a pioneer in the field of yoga and mental health. She is the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books) and Yoga Skills for Therapists (W.W. Norton) and numerous magazine articles and book chapters. She often collaborates with therapists to offer yoga-integrated programs to assist mental health professionals. She has been a consultant for research on the impact of Yoga on mood\, and the evidence-based Yoga protocols for depression and anxiety she developed are used in therapeutic settings internationally and are featured on award-winning audio-visual products for mood management. \nAmy’s latest offering\, Yoga for Your Mood Deck: 52 Ways to Shift Depression and Anxiety\, by Sounds True/Macmillan is available now! Her award-winning novel Temple Dancer\, set in India in the 1940’s and in current day USA\, is available everywhere\, including Audible.\namyweintraub.com \n\nLaura Schmidt\, LMFT\nLaura is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in private practice in Spokane\, WA. A family systems therapist for over 25 years\, she’s deeply committed to supporting healing professionals to become more self-aware\, proficient\, inclusive and ethical. As an Approved Internal Family Systems (IFS) Clinical Consultant and AAMFT Approved Supervisor\, she also leads international online clinical consultation groups\, and in-person workshops and retreats. She’s worked with over 250 consultees\, spanning 26 countries and 19 time zones in online groups since 2019\, and served as sole Faculty Assistant to IFS Founder Dick Schwartz at the Cape Cod Institute in 2021 and 2022. \nIFS and Mindful Self Compassion practices also carried Laura through a bewildering decade recovering from an invisible traumatic brain injury and navigating the chronic challenges of another hidden health issue\, rheumatoid arthritis. A familiarity with long-term social isolation and remote learning became the catalyst to expand my professional focus to serve a wider\, global online community of healing professionals.  pausewithlaura.com
URL:https://amyweintraub.com/event/lifeforce-yoga-ifs-new-tools-to-bring-balance-to-your-life-3/
LOCATION:Kripalu Center\, Interlaken Road\, Stockbridge\, MA\, 01266\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immersion,retreat,talk/appearance,Workshops
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