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forbes Bo Forbes is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, and integrative yoga therapist in the Boston area. She is the founder of Elemental Yoga and the Center for Integrative Yoga Therapeutics. Her background includes training in biopsychology and sleep disorders, behavioral medicine, and stress management.

The Lymphatic Web: Revitalizing the Immune System,
Emotional Body, and Happiness Pathways
|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 2
Code: T2FORB

Flushing the lymph activates parasympathetic channels, boosts the immune system, calms the brain, and strengthens positive emotional pathways. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, we'll explore ways to flush toxins from the lymphatic web, creating a blueprint for well-being. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.

Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T2FORB) and its content. This program offers three CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for six continuing education contact hours.

Injuries and Chronic Pain Disorders: Awakening our Pathways to Healing|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3AFOR

Injuries and pain disorders such as fibromyalgia and arthritis place the nervous system on continual alert. Healing requires interrupting the pain pathways while calming the nervous system. Learn how to balance the nervous system and reestablish health. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Light asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, and lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.
Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T3AFOR) and its content. This program offers one and a half CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for three continuing education contact hours.



Integrative Yoga Therapeutics: The Five-Body System of Assessment and Intervention|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Tuesday, September 22
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3b
Code: T3BFOR

Memories, emotions, and experiences are stored in the physical body's tissues, written onto the nervous system, and encoded in the mental, emotional, and deep visceral bodies. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, learn assessment and intervention for each of these Five Bodies. Bring a blanket, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.
Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T3BFOR) and its content. This program offers one and a half CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for three continuing education contact hours.



Yoga for the Emotional Body: Moving from Depression to Freedom|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5FORB

Depression is reinforced by a complex web involving the mind, nervous system, emotional body, and immune system. Learn to use your neurobiological network to revitalize your body, reprogram your nervous system, and create emotional freedom. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.

Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (T5FORB) and its content. This program offers one and a half CE hours for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for three continuing education contact hours.



The Neurobiology of the Spine: Your Central Intelligence Agency|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Friday, September 25
8:00am - 10:00am: Main Conference: Session 1
Code: M1FORB
mixed levels, therapeutic


Your spine houses your nervous system, acts as your energetic support system, and assimilates new learning. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, learn how to promote spinal mobility, restore greater flow in the nervous system and enhance emotional balance. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.

Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (M1FORB) and its content. This program offers one CE hour for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for two continuing education contact hours.


Yoga for the Nervous System: Healing Anxiety and Insomnia|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Saturday, September 26
10:30am - 12:30pm: Main Conference: Session 5a
Code: M5FORB
mixed levels, therapeutic


Anxiety and insomnia are neuroemotional patterns involving hyperarousal of the nervous system. Using Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, learn how to use the power of your mind-body network to relax your body, calm your mind, and catalyze your extraordinary inner potential. Bring a bolster or two to three blankets, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.

Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (M5FORB) and its content. This program offers one CE hour for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for two continuing education contact hours.

Gut Wisdom: Awakening the Intelligence of the Core Body|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Saturday, September 26
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Main Conference: Session 6
Code: M6FORB
mixed levels


The core body not only holds us upright, but it's also our central intelligence agency. Explore the anatomy and actions of Mula Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha, and the psoas muscle, observing how they work together to promote core strength and body intuition. Bring a blanket, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.

Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (M6FORB) and its content. This program offers one CE hour for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for two continuing education contact hours.



Elemental Yoga: A Synergy of Vinyasa and Integrative Yoga Therapeutics|CE
Instructor: Bo Forbes
Sunday, September 27
10:00am - 12:00pm: Main Conference: Session 7
Code: M7FORB
mixed levels


Over time, practicing similar sequences can reinforce alignment anomalies and lead to injury. Elemental Yoga's combination of isometric stretches, innovative use of props, and "bodywork asanas" will help you release contracted spaces, promote lymphatic flow, and facilitate mental and emotional opening. Bring a blanket, a strap, an eye pillow, and two blocks. Asana, pranayama, restorative yoga, lecture.

CE credits offered for psychologists and social workers.

Elemental Yoga is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Elemental Yoga maintains responsibility for this program (M7FORB) and its content. This program offers one CE hour for psychologists. This program is also approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886459124) for two continuing education contact hours.





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