Integrating Accessible Yoga Techniques into Brief Therapeutic Interventions

Clients struggling with anxiety, depression, or trauma need more than talk therapy—they benefit from evidence-based mind-body approaches that engage the entire person. This course offers a way to seamlessly integrate accessible yoga techniques into brief therapeutic interventions, making treatment more holistic and effective.

Many clinicians are ready to meet this demand for somatic interventions in mental health care, and this course provides an open invitation to explore a framework that combines both cognitive and physical strategies.

"Integrating Accessible Yoga Techniques into Brief Therapeutic Interventions" is one of three courses that compromise the Yoga-Based Clinical Interventions Certificate (YCIC) program. Enroll in the discounted full program and earn 24 total CEs and the YCIC.

Internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on slow, mindful yoga practices, Kristine Weber, MA, C-IAYT, eRYT500, leads the way in demonstrating how yoga supports mental and emotional well-being. She is joined by Brett Sculthorp, LCSW, LCAS, CPS, RYT 200, whose extensive experience in clinical social work and addiction recovery complements Kristine’s expertise. Together, they translate cutting-edge research and decades of practice into a dynamic, applicable skill set that aligns with the course’s learning objectives.

Through live, interactive demonstrations and practical discussions, Kristine and Brett will guide you in tailoring postures, breathing techniques, and meditation practices to fit diverse clinical settings. Attendees will learn how to incorporate these techniques as brief interventions or “homework,” helping clients manage distress and deepen their therapeutic progress. By the end of the course, you’ll have actionable strategies to address clients’ mind-body needs and boost treatment outcomes.

In this course, you'll go beyond the basics:

• Foundational Principles: Understand the core reasons yoga and mindfulness practices are so beneficial in clinical work—how they influence neurobiology, mood regulation, and overall wellbeing.
• Practical Techniques: Practice simple yet effective yoga postures, breathing exercises, and meditations you can use right away with clients to help ease symptoms of depression and anxiety.
• Research-Based Insights: Gain confidence in integrating yoga into treatment by reviewing the latest studies that support its effectiveness, empowering you with evidence-based rationale.

Why this course?

• Comprehensive Approach: This program, offered through the Telehealth Certification Institute, reflects our mission to equip healthcare professionals with advanced, holistic strategies that truly make a difference in clients’ lives.
• Respected Instructors: Benefit from Kristine Weber’s national leadership in yoga therapy and neuroscience, plus Brett Sculthorp’s extensive clinical experience with trauma and addiction—expertise you won’t easily find elsewhere.
• Practical Application: Unlike other courses that offer theory alone, this training provides real-world tools and structures you can implement immediately to deepen rapport and enhance outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• List at least 6 key principles of why and how to integrate yoga into a clinical practice.
• Demonstrate at least five postures, breathing, and meditation practices which may be integrated into individual and group interventions to help mitigate symptoms of depression and anxiety.
• Describe the top-down and bottom-up neurobiological basis for the effectiveness of yoga interventions.
• Identify at least two research articles on the efficacy of yoga brief interventions.

Supporting clients with accessible, gentle yoga techniques can elevate the therapeutic process and align with best practices in integrative mental health. Join us for this interactive webinar and discover how these strategies can seamlessly fit into your current approach, offering a new path to help clients feel safer, calmer, and more engaged in their healing journey.