Teaching Trauma Sensitive Meditation

What:
This five-hour webinar course is Part 2A of the certification course which prepares certified yoga and meditation teachers to work in military communities with active duty servicemembers, veterans, family members, professional caregivers, and civilian staff. This will prepare you for the Part 2B course if you are a yoga teacher and the Part 3 course if you are doing the meditation certification track.

There is increasing evidence for meditation to be an effective adjunctive treatment in regulating the Autonomic Nervous System, making practititioners more resilitent 
AND helping them heal from the effects of extreme stress trauma.

Who and Why:
This course is designed for meditation teachers who are already certified (or very experienced meditation teachers by application only) or certified yoga teachers who 
have already completed the Warriors at Ease Part 1 webinar training. It is appropriate for anyone who wishes to teach in populations who have experienced trauma, 
combat-stress, and/or suffering from PTS or TBI. We welcome Insight Meditation,  iRest® Yoga Nidra, MBSR, Transcendental Meditation, Vipassana and other 
meditation traditions.

When:

Sat - Sun, discussion groups on Wed and Sat.
Dates: Nov 8, 9, 12, 15, 2014
Times:

Nov 8, 2014	Nov 9, 2014	Nov 12, 2014
1:00 – 3:00 pm ET	1:00 – 3:00 pm ET	7:00 – 8:00 pm ET
12:00 – 2:00 pm CT	12:00 – 2:00 pm CT	6:00 – 7:00 pm CT
11:00 – 1:00 pm MT	11:00 – 1:00 pm MT	5:00 – 6:00 pm MT
10:00 – 12:00 pm PT	10:00 – 12:00 am PT	4:00 – 5:00 pm PT

Nov 15, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 pm ET
12:00 - 1:00 pm CT
11:00 - 12:00 pm MT
10:00 - 11:00 am PT 

You will learn:

• What is meditation and how to introduce it in a military community.
• An in-depth discussion of how meditation practices can counteract the impact of stress and trauma on the brain.
• Overview of different styles of meditation (i.e. mindfulness, iRest® yoga nidra, transcendental meditation) and the similarities and differences between different styles.
• Guidelines for adapting specific meditation practices for military populations, particularly those that have experienced trauma, including PTS and TBI, including how to assess the needs of a specific group or individual.
• Research on meditation and why meditation is a potential adjunctive treatment for PTS, TBI and other combat-related conditions

Meditation Certification Track:
Completion of Part 2A will prepare you for Part 3 - Mentoring

Yoga & Meditation Certification Track:
Completion of Part 2A contributes to completion of the Part 2 track.
You will need to take Part 2B next if you haven't done so.

Course Price:
Early Registration (before Nov 1, 2014): $150
(checks must be postmarked by Nov 1, 2014 to receive the early fee)
Late Registration (on or after Nov 2, 2013): $175

(Registering may take 10-15 minutes as we have enrollment questions and a waiver as part of the registration process.) 

Register for the training now!