Course Outline:

In this CPD training you will discover unique ways to harness energy for fatigue conditions such as exhaustion, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Burnout & Long Covid with the help of yoga therapy.  You will be guided through yoga practices Fiona has developed over a career supporting people with CFS.

Yoga Therapy for Burnout, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long-Covid – An Introduction

With Fiona Agombar and Sarah Ryan

In this CPD training you will discover unique ways to harness energy for fatigue conditions such as exhaustion, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Burnout & Long Covid with the help of yoga therapy.  You will be guided through yoga practices Fiona has developed over a career supporting people with CFS.

You will also have access to 8 classes where you will see Fiona putting the content into the context of a live class on Mondays 1100-1200 GMT and Wednesdays 1800-1900 GMT

Along side the opportunity to ask questions throughout the training Fiona will be running a Q&A on Fri 3 Dec.

Session One - 

Prana and its relationship to yoga and our energy.

• The five prānas
• The importance of working with apāna in fatigue states
• Granthis (restrictions) that can cause health problems. (obstacles that can stop prāna flowing)
•  Examples of personal granthis
• A brief overview of the panca maya (kosha)
• Breath work and pranayama examples for helping fatigue and softening granthis
• Using a bhavana in relation to prāna
• Practice

Session Two 

• The çakras and fatigue
• Fatigue and the çakras – mooladhara çakra
•  The importance of creating a safe space
• Teaching somatically
• Practice with Fiona including nyāsa

Session Three 

• How society views fatigue – the problems of the patriarchy
• Definitions of fatigue including burnout and ME/CFS.  Are there differences with Long-Covid?
• Symptoms and how these are relevant to yoga.
• The various models of stress
• The rational v emotional brain
• Polyvagal theory
• The mitochondria
• Avoiding the push-crash pattern and dealing with relapse.
• How fatigue affects a yoga practice
• The importance of micro breaks and pacing
• The role of trauma in chronic fatigue and how this affects teaching
• Finding a resource
• Practice with Sarah

Session Four

• Long Covid Focus
• Samskara and our shadow side
• Facing our emotions and not disassociating – self-inquiry
• Self-compassion, people pleasing and boundaries.
• The major tools of yoga therapy including nyāsa, pranayama , deep relaxation and mantra
• Welcoming fatigue and symptoms with acceptance as an opportunity for self-inquiry and spiritual investigation.
• Practice with Fiona

In addition to the live elements there is a significant amount of both recorded material and written content.  Please allow for a minimum of 3 hours per week for the online content.  Attending the live element of the training is recommended and CPD Certification is provided on completion of all elements of the course.

In each week you will have the opportunity to take part in yoga practice and there will be space for questions.

 This online course is for yoga therapists, yoga teachers and other practitioners supporting people with CFS, Burnout & Long Covid.

There will be an opportunity to have your questions answered throughout the training.

On booking you will receive a 20% discount code for Fiona's book "Yoga Therapy for Stress, Burnout & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"

Please be aware that although practices shared have been helpful to people experiencing Long Covid this is a relatively new condition and Fiona and Sarah are yoga professionals and not doctors.