SWEET MEDICINE:
Programs on the application of classic yoga to mental well-being and physical health...


Welcome to the work of Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT, YACEP

NEW BOOK REVIEW:
"Your book, Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone, has been a revelation for me in the work I do. Thank you for integrating so much so clearly into this text. With respect and appreciation, Amadea Morningstar."
(Amadea Morningstar is the founder and Director of the Ayurveda Polarity Therapy & Yoga Institute).

COMING SOON: FREE VIDEOS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE OF FULL CLASSES IN NERVOUS-SYSTEM INFORMED, TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YOGA.
Here's the link to the latest interview about my work: https://iwantabuzz.com/biz/ask-the-doc/joann-lutz-licsw/ 
 

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Expanding your understanding of the interplay between yoga and the autonomic nervous-system.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
MONDAY EVENINGS IN APRIL: FREE, ONLINE BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP. 1)
Joann will guide a discussion on her book, Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone. April 3, 10, 17, and 24, 8-9 pm, EDT.
We will cover 2 chapters each evening. Please email me at [email protected] to receive the zoom link. 
APRIL 22: New workshop: "Twenty ways Integral Yoga Balances Your Nervous System: An ANS-Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Practice." Saturday, April 22, 10-1 p.m. Integral Yoga Institute, 227 W. 13th St., NYC. LINK: https://iyiny.org/events/20-ways-integral-yoga-balances-your-nervous-system-an-ans-informed-trauma-sensitive-practice/?occurrence=2023-04-22
APRIL 28: Online presentation, NASW Ma. Conference:
"Vagal Nerve Stimulation as a Treatment for Depression: Techniques from the Yoga Tradition."
1-2:30 p.m., EDT. Visit https://www.naswma.org/page/symposium2023 to register for the conference. 
JUNE 16: In-person presentation, International Association of Yoga Therapists, 4:15-6:00 p.m.: "Working with Targeted Yoga Therapy Interventions to Resolve Nervous System Dysregulation." Part of the IAYT Conference, June 15-18. To register, go to https://www.iayt.org/page/sytar2023I
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Explore applications of yoga which provide psycho-physiological and clinical outcomes that are not currently readily available within the repertoire of modern medicine, including improvements in physical flexibility, respiratory function, stress reduction and coping, resilience to stress, emotion regulation, mind-body awareness and mindfulness, subjective well-being, quality of life, and life meaning and purpose. 

Featured Book Review:
Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone by Joann Lutz
    Forewords by Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D., and Sandra McLanahan, M.D

Jonathan Rosenthal, M.D.: “Joann has wondrously woven together multiple disparate models of how yoga affects the post-traumatic nervous system, to enhance our understanding and utilization of these practices. This work will be a cherished contribution to the growing body of work on these ever                         
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For more information, visit www.joannlutz.com
EMAIL ME WITH QUESTIONS TODAY: [email protected]
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WATCH A FREE VIDEO ABOUT MY WORK: Yoga as a neurobiological-based therapeutic strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBZ6RcX7d9E JOANN LUTZ, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT (CERTIFIED YOGA THERAPIST) www.yogainpsychotherapy.co 

Please email Joann with questions: [email protected]

Click below to purchase TRAININGS and recordings.

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READ REVIEWS OF JOANN'S BOOK 
from Stephen Porges, Shirley Telles,: Sat Bir Singh Khalsa,  Dean Ornish,: Marlysa Sullivan, Jonathan Rosenthal,: Amy Weintraub, Amy Wheeler, and Helene Couvrette on the REVIEWS PAGE. Click below!

  Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT,  YACEP, the developer of “Nervous-System Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga" (NITYA), has been training mental health professionals internationally for 10 years, as well as offering a certification program in this approach. She is the author of the book, Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone, (Handspring, 2021); a research paper, Classical Yoga Postures as Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Autonomic Nervous System Regulation, (Cambridge Scholars Press), and a CE Course, Bringing Yoga into Social Work Practice,  (NASWMA). She has offered workshops at the United States Association of Body Psychotherapy International Conference, the International Psychosynthesis Conference, and online, for Somatic Experiencing International. She has  taught for the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers; the Integral Yoga Institutes; the University of South Florida, and many other venues, and is a trainer for PESI, Inc. She was the initiator and co-chair of the 2016 and 2017 national conferences, "Integrating Yoga into Mental Health Care," (USA), and continues to teach trauma-sensitive yoga classes to special populations. She completed Level One of the Somatic Experiencing training and the 40-hour training in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga at The Trauma Center in Brookline, Ma. She is certified in Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy through the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers; in EMDR and Psychosynthesis, and is a Certified Integral Yoga teacher. 

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Joann has just completed a series of videos which are companions to her book. You can purchase them here, as well as register for her new 23-CE Course.

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