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Timothy McCall, MD,
is a board-certified internist,
Yoga Journal's medical
editor, and the author of
Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic
Prescription for Health and
Healing. He has been a
student of Patricia Walden
since 1995.
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Instructor: Timothy McCall
Monday, September 21
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1a
Code: T1AMCC
What we call "stress" is often what Ayurveda calls "vata derangement," which can result in anxiety, insomnia, restlessness, and constipation. We'll do a grounding asana practice, pranayama, chanting, and meditation, and discuss Ayurvedic lifestyle techniques for calming vata and keeping stress at bay. No prior knowledge of Ayurveda is necessary. Bring two blankets, a strap, and an eye bag. Lecture, discussion, asana.
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Monday, September 21
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 1b
Code: T1BMCC
Yoga offers a holistic, multifaceted approach to preventing osteoporosis and the potentially life-threatening fractures that often result. We'll do a strong practice designed to prevent osteoporotic fractures and use that as a springboard to discuss the science of yoga and a holistic approach to healthy aging. Bring a blanket or two and an eight-foot strap. Lecture, discussion, and asana.
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5MCCA
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a potentially painful nerve condition that is sometimes mistaken for thoracic outlet syndrome. We'll review the causative factors for both conditions, cover treatment options, and introduce a yogic perspective on ergonomics. Bring an eight-foot strap. Lecture, discussion, asana, and pranayama.
Instructor: Patricia Walden and Timothy McCall
Thursday, September 24
9:00am - 4:30pm: Thursday All-Day Intensive
Code: ALPWTM
mixed levels, therapeutic
Yoga includes a wide variety of tools to help heal psychological and emotional problems. In this workshop, we'll explore using asana, breathing practices, chanting, meditation, and ideas from yogic philosophy in the treatment of anxiety and depression. We'll review the science involved, including yoga's effects on the nervous system, neurotransmitters like serotonin, and the stress hormone cortisol. We'll also discuss how to integrate yoga into a broader holistic framework, including ideas from Ayurveda and other therapeutic approaches, both alternative and conventional. Bring a block and two to three blankets.
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Friday, September 25
11:00am - 1:00pm: Main Conference: Session 2b
Code: M2MCCA
mixed levels
Recent evidence links stress to heart attack, diabetes, and breast cancer. We'll discuss the science behind stress-related disease and yoga's proven ability to fight it. We'll also review the effects of various yogic practices on the autonomic nervous system and on stress hormones, and try out a few simple breathing techniques. Lecture, discussion, and some practice. No asana.**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
Instructor: Timothy McCall
Friday, September 25
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Main Conference: Session 3
Code: M3MCCA
mixed levels
Yoga has been documented to have hundreds of beneficial effects on the body and mind. We'll review the scientific evidence to understand how yoga works. Then we'll talk about what isn't known, the limitations of science in investigating yoga, and how to make health care decisions in the absence of good scientific data. Lecture, discussion, and some practice. No asana.**This class has been approved by American Council on Exercise (ACE) for 0.2 CECs.**
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