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Yoga for Nurses

A Holistic Approach to Wellness

10 Week Online Course for All Nurses

Yoga For Nurses: A Holistic Approach to Wellness

This program will provide nurses with the physical and mental tools to help decrease their stress levels, improve the quality of their sleep, decrease their anxiety, and elevate their spirits. Throughout the course, you will learn yoga poses, breathing exercises, and guided meditations specifically tailored for nurses. You will gain an understanding of how the physical practice of yoga can be used to keep you grounded and balanced while providing a safe space for self-reflection and care.

Along the way, you will learn to apply the yogic principles to your daily life as a nurse and beyond, allowing you to embrace a more mindful and balanced approach to health and wellness. By the end of the program, you will have the tools to help you maintain balance in your own life and the lives of those you care for.

$399.00

Yoga for Nurses - Program Overview

The ancient history of Yoga has a place in the present moment, you will learn how to tap into the timeless teachings of Yoga to help you renew, empower, and rejuvenate your nursing career.

This program is designed to help you, as a Nurse, cultivate the ancient teachings of Yoga and bring them into your personal and professional life.

The practice of Yoga can help you combat compassion fatigue, decrease your stress level, improve the quality of your sleep, connect with co-workers from a place of peace, and let go of what you cannot control.

Nurses will learn to integrate the theory and practice of Yoga into their personal and professional practices by enhancing the self-care of both the nurse, and the patient.

Weekly Modules

1 - The History and Benefits of Yoga for Nurses

Explore Yoga’s Origins, how the practice came to the West, and how it can be applied to your personal and professional life as a nurse.
2 - Self Care, Self Compassion, and Self Determination

We will evaluate your current practices in self-care, and explore how these can be expanded to include Yoga, and the benefits this will have in many facets of your life.
3 - The Yamas of Nursing

Learn about the 5 Yamas of Yoga and explore how each can benefit you and your nursing practice.
4 - Yama #1: Ahimsa (Non-violence)

Explore the 6 steps of Ahimsa and how they apply to your nursing practice
5 - Yama #2: Satya (Truthfulness)

Explore the 7 Steps of Satya and their applications in nursing practice.
6 - Yama #3: Asteya (Non-stealing)

Examine the meaning of Asteya and how to bring non-stealing into your professional practice.
7 - Yama #4: Brahmacharya (Non-excess)

Examine the areas of your life where you lack moderation and hold onto excess. Is it with objects/things? Is it with your needs? Is it in your heart?
8 - Yama #5: Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)

We will define and dive deeper into the term “non-possessiveness” to analyze how aparigraha shows up in your personal and professional life.
9 - The Holistic Essence of a Yoga Practice

We will explore the 5 Koshas of the Pancha Vayu Model and compare and contrast them with the Bio-psycho-social Model.
10 - Putting it all Together

Practice a full 60 min Yoga Sequence (from the poses you have already learned throughout this module).

Explore your next steps with Yoga and Yoga’s intrinsic links to holistic nurse coaching.

The Integrative Nurse Coach Academy is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17700 for 40 contact hours.

5-10 minutes

Mindfulness Practice

We’ll start each week with an awareness practice & set our intention.

45-60 minutes

Recorded Lecture

10-15 minutes

Asana Practice

Bring the philosophy from each module into physical postures (asanas). Here is where you begin to link the mind with the body.

These will be recorded videos, with props and modifications offered. This is an all-levels Yoga program.

45-75 minutes

Assignments

Discussion Posts
Short quiz (unlimited attempts)
Reflective Journal

Yoga for Nurses - Course Creator & Faculty

Lisa Ostler
BSN, RN, NC-BC, RYT

Lisa has been a registered nurse for over 20 years and is passionate about helping others find the tools to live a life of wellness. Throughout her career she has witnessed the failures of the healthcare system time and time again – both as a Flight Nurse and in the ER.

This system breakdown compounded with compassion fatigue ultimately led Lisa to seek an alternative career path in which she could combine her nursing education and experience with her passion for holistic health and wellness.

Yoga for Nurses - Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior experience with Yoga to enroll in Yoga for Nurses?

You do not need prior Yoga experience. This is an all-levels yoga program.

Lisa will be teaching you the beginning poses to help you get you started in a Yoga practice. You will gain the knowledge and tools to help you combat compassion fatigue, release stress and improve communication.

This physical practice will be accessible for every-BODY.

If you have Yoga experience, wonderful! We will be moving through Foundation postures, which are always wonderful to review.

Can I teach others what I learned in the Yoga for Nurses program?

You will be able to share what you learn in this program with others; however, this program is aimed at the nurse as the learner, with emphasis on the nurses experience and how the nurse will bring it into his or her nursing practice.

Will I be able to interact with other students in the program?

You will be required to post a discussion and respond to the posts from your fellow cohort members.

We will have 4 LIVE group calls where we will gather in community to discuss your personal experiences and how you are bringing this new found awareness into your nursing practice.

What are the requirements for the Yoga for Nurses program?

This is a 10 module/week program where you will learn the basics of Yoga through readings, discussion posts and journaling. There will be 4 LIVE group calls (Weeks 2, 5, 8, and 10). A final reflective practice is required. You will need one book, a yoga mat, and 2 blocks.