Bedside Yoga ~ Yoga and End of Life Care
60 hour on-line training
A 60 hour on-line training for yoga teachers and therapists, chaplains, hospice care workers, or anyone who wants to bring both deep presence and sound practical tools to those at end of life.
This intensive training falls into the category of “there is no way we could put that online!” But here we are.
Having had to cancel our in-person retreat twice due to Covid, I came to realize that I would have to find a way to transfer this content online. Now that I have wrapped my head around it, and begun the first training, I am excited and inspired to share and have found that through the online platform, I can deliver the training in a way that is accessible, profound, connecting and practical.
Bedside Yoga was originally borne out of the Grief and Loss classes offered at The Samarya Center. It occurred to us early on that if we were working with people who were in bereavement for a loved one, then it made sense to extend our reach to the time before the person died, and to extend our offering to the person who was at end of life.
This training is for anyone who is interested in the Death Doula or Death Cafe movements, for anyone who wants to bring a deep spiritual presence to the end of life journey, or who wants to explore the whole process of death and dying, including practical matters and family dynamics and systems.
The training is a total of 60 hours of combined online and self-study that can be applied as IAYT continuing education, but more importantly will prepare you for the experience of death and dying – for your own loved ones, for relative strangers, and for yourself.
Hours are one Tuesday and one Thursday evening, and one Sunday morning per month, for three months. There will be additional required reading as well as self-directed study and group connection through a password protected page on the website.
There will be four sessions offered in 2021, with each session containing four units.
Session 1 runs January – April
Unit 1: Faith foundations and self-inquiry | Tuesday, January 5, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, January 14, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, January 17, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 2: What is your role? | Tuesday, January 26, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, February 4, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, February 7, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 3: Legacy and vigil planning, working with families, systems theory | Tuesday, February 16, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, February 25, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, February 28, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 4: Movement, Thai Yoga, Collective Care | Tuesday, March 9, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, April 18, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, April 21, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Session 2 runs March – May
Unit 1:Faith foundations and self-inquiry | Tuesday, March 23, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, April 1, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, April 4, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 2:What is your role? | Tuesday, April 13, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, April 22, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, April 25, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 3:Legacy and vigil planning, working with families, systems theory | Tuesday, May 4, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, May 13, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, May 16, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 4: Movement, Thai Yoga, Collective Care | Tuesday, May 25, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, June 3, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, June 6, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Session 3 runs June – August
Unit 1:Faith foundations and self-inquiry | Tuesday, June 15, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, June 24, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, June 27, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 2:What is your role? | Tuesday, July 6, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, July 15, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, July 18, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 3:Legacy and vigil planning, working with families, systems theory | Tuesday, July 27, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, August 5, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, August 8, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 4: Movement, Thai Yoga, Collective Care | Tuesday, August 17, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, August 26, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, August 29, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Session 4 runs September – November
Unit 1:Faith foundations and self-inquiry | Tuesday, September 7, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, September 16, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, September 19, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 2:What is your role? | Tuesday, September 28, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, October 7, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, October 10, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 3:Legacy and vigil planning, working with families, systems theory | Tuesday, October 19, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, October 28, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, October 31, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
Unit 4: Movement, Thai Yoga, Collective Care | Tuesday, November 9, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Thursday, November 18, 4 – 6:30 Pacific time Sunday, November 21, 11 – 2 Pacific time |
To understand more about Bedside Yoga and how it alike and different from typical “Death Doula” training, and to read or listen more about Molly’s experience please go here.
Total cost: $1275. To pay in full or make a deposit, please click here. Payment plans and scholarship options available.