Digital Seminar
Therapeutic Yoga in Clinical Practice
Integrating Polyvagal-Informed, Body-Based Interventions in Practice
- Average Rating:
- 121
- Faculty:
- Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 04 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Sep 09, 2026
- Product Code:
- NOS096778
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Trauma isn’t just psychological—it’s held in the body as patterns of nervous system dysregulation. While insight is important, it’s often not enough to create lasting change.
In this workshop, Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, introduces therapeutic yoga as a powerful, body-based approach to trauma treatment. Grounded in Polyvagal Theory and neuroscience, you’ll learn practical ways to integrate breath, movement, and awareness into your clinical work.
Through experiential practice and clear application, you’ll gain tools to support regulation, restore a sense of safety, and work more effectively with trauma—without needing prior yoga training.
Clinicians will walk away with:
- A clear, step-by-step approach to bringing therapeutic yoga into your sessions
- Simple, effective techniques to regulate the nervous system in real time
- The confidence to apply body-based interventions safely and ethically—no yoga background needed
- A new lens for understanding trauma as physiological dysregulation—not just a cognitive process
Credit
Faculty
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C Related seminars and products
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified complex trauma professional, EMDR Consultant, and Kripalu yoga teacher. She is an internationally sought-out speaker, leading voice in the field of trauma recovery, and the author of eight books including The Complex PTSD Workbook, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology, The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga.
As the founder of the Center for Resilience Informed Therapy, her work is rooted in the positive psychology movement, which is focused on enhancing resources and fostering growth. She offers an integrative, mind-body approach to therapy that includes relational therapy, somatic psychology, EMDR therapy, parts work therapy, and therapeutic yoga for trauma. Praised by Dr. Stephen Porges, Arielle specializes in applying his polyvagal theory, which focuses on addressing imbalances within the autonomic nervous system that underlie most mental and physical health conditions. Her work can be found at the Shift Network, Sounds True, Psychotherapy Networker, Embody Lab, Art of Living, Omega Institute, and more.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Arielle Schwartz maintains a private practice, has an employment relationship with Integrative Psychiatry Institute and receives compensation as a yoga instructor. She receives royalties as a published author and receives compensation as an international presenter and a yoga instructor. Dr. Schwartz is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. She receives speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Arielle Schwartz is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Yoga Alliance.
Additional Info
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Objectives
- Explain the role of Polyvagal Theory in therapeutic yoga interventions and its relevance to trauma-related nervous system dysregulation.
- Identify at least two body-based techniques that support vagal regulation and reduction of chronic stress.
- Apply at least one therapeutic yoga intervention in a clinical setting to support client regulation and promote a sense of safety in the body.
Outline
Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma
- Translating Polyvagal Theory into body-based, clinically actionable interventions
- Understanding trauma as nervous system dysregulation—not a cognitive failure
Why the Body is Essential for Trauma Healing
- Evidence for body-based approaches in trauma recovery
- How breath, posture, and movement influence safety, regulation, and emotional states
Working Directly with the Vagus Nerve
- How to naturally stimulate vagal regulation through breath and movement
- Supporting shifts from chronic stress to states of safety and connection
Core Therapeutic Yoga Interventions
- Yogic-based breath, movement, and awareness practices for in-session use
- Using conscious breathing to rapidly reduce stress and support regulation
Supporting Clients in Exiting Chronic Stress
- Recognizing signs of sympathetic activation and dorsal shutdown
- Practical tools to guide clients back into regulation safely and effectively
Facilitating Safe Release and Integration
- Body-based strategies to support the release of held stress and trauma
- Creating safety and pacing interventions to avoid overwhelm
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
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