Meet instructor Keren Eshed and learn more about this continuing education workshop.
The Brahmaviharas, also referred to as the qualities of the heart, are friendliness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These four qualities mentioned in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra are meant to promote clarity of mind. Each quality can be addressed as a state of mind or a way of seeing the world that can be cultivated through practice. Philosophical inquiry provides a framework to better understand our experiences and challenges. Yoga philosophy supports self-agency, fosters benevolent coping skills, and can empower a life of connection.
In this workshop, we will learn how to awaken these qualities in daily life and in our work with the eating disorders community. We will explore the Brahmaviharas as tools for transformation and for deepening connections to ourselves and others. This workshop will hold space for discussion, practice, and reflection to explore how these concepts apply to the healing process so that we can better serve the eating disorder community.
Who Should Participate
This workshop is for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of yoga philosophy and practices as they apply to eating disorders healing. The workshop will enrich your skills as a teacher. You do not need any prior knowledge or study of yoga philosophy and you also do not need to be currently teaching specifically in eating disorder recovery. The tools gained in this workshop will enrich your skills as a teacher and can be applied to offerings specific to eating disorders as well as public yoga classes.
What We Will Learn
Understand Yoga psychology concepts and how they relate to daily life and experience.
Learn and understand the Brahmaviharas and their connection to transformation, eating disorders recovery, and mental health.
Learn to use this philosophical framework to engage with the challenges of the recovery path and apply it to your personal practice as well as teaching yoga.
Learn tools and practices, including meditation and asana (postures), based on the brahmaviharas to increase resiliency and deepen present moment acceptance to provide support with eating disorder healing.
Explore how you can integrate the Brahmaviharas into your professional work to deepen your connection with private clients as well as your public classes and community.
Includes
Handout containing key takeaways from the workshop.
Lecture and discussion.
Yoga practices and resources for eating disorders.
Personal reflection opportunities.
Connection with others who are passionate about yoga and eating disorders.
Yoga teachers registered with the Yoga Alliance will receive 3 CEUs.
This virtual workshop, led by Yoga for Eating Disorders faculty member Keren Eshed, will meet on Zoom on Saturday, September 30 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM EST. You are welcome to join live or participate via the recording. Attending live is highly encouraged.
Tuition: $60
Meet the Instructor
KEREN ESHED, MA, Yoga THERAPIST
Keren (she/her) is dedicated to supporting individuals to reconnect with their whole self through the practices of yoga, meditation, breathwork, and yoga philosophy. Keren experienced the therapeutic capacities of these practices after years of struggling with eating disorders. Keren is a 500-hour Yoga teacher, is certified in Trauma-informed Yoga, Yoga for Eating Disorders, Yoga Nidra, and has a master’s degree in yoga studies with a concentration in Yoga Therapy. She has taught yoga, meditation, and breathwork in various settings including eating disorders centers, support groups, corporate, community spaces, as well as private settings. Connect with Keren on her website or on Instagram.