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California Regional Consortia

Yoga Therapy Certificate (300-hour)

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Submitter's Information

Name

Silvie Grote

Title

Dr.

Region

Orange County

College

Cypress College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Margaret Fernandez

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Yoga Therapy Certificate (300-hour)

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Fitness Trainer (083520)

Projected Start Date

08/26/24

Catalog Description

The Yoga Therapy Certificate (300-hr) is designed for students who wish to pursue Yoga from a therapeutic perspective and interventional perspective. Yoga therapy is the therapeutic application of Yoga derived from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and principles of Ayurvedic medicine. Yoga Therapy is a whole systems approach to health, healing, and vitality, and its primary goal is to facilitate a state of sattva, balance, to the individual, which is accomplished through assessing and implementing specific modalities across all kosha layers of the individual, from physical to subtle and energetic. The certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as Yoga Teachers in the health and wellness industry and is accredited by Yoga Alliance.  To earn this certificate, complete the required courses as listed with a grade of C or better. This certificate requires a total of 16 units.

Enrollment Completer Projections

15

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

A student who completes this program (degree/certificate) will

  1. acquire skills and knowledge to assess and implement specific modalities across all kosha layers of the individual to aid wellness and wellbeing. 

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

16

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The Yoga Therapy Certificate (300-hr) is designed for students who wish to pursue Yoga from a therapeutic perspective and interventional perspective. Yoga therapy is the therapeutic application of Yoga derived from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and principles of Ayurvedic medicine. Yoga Therapy is a whole systems approach to health, healing, and vitality, and its primary goal is to facilitate a state of sattva, balance, to the individual, which is accomplished through assessing and implementing specific modalities across all kosha layers of the individual, from physical to subtle and energetic. The certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as Yoga Teachers in the health and wellness industry and is accredited by Yoga Alliance. To earn this certificate, complete the required courses as listed with a grade of C or better. This certificate requires a total of 16 units.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
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Orange County Regional Questions

District

NOCCCD

College

Cypress

CRLC Member

Margaret Fernandez

Email

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Phone

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Reason for program recommendation request

New Program

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
This is a stackable certificate which builds upon our already approved Yoga Teacher Training Certificate (200-hour).
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
To our knowledge, the closes community college which offers a 300-hour training is MiraCosta.
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
15
Advisory Minutes
Priority Sector

Health

Submission Details

Published at

10/17/23 - 11:00 PM

Status

Recommended

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