Depressive symptoms can range from feeling “down” to overwhelming feelings of heaviness. It can be helpful to understand physical and psychological reactions to being overwhelmed. Yoga has many tools to cultivate emotional health.

This 5-hour workshop will include information on the body’s reaction to depression, yoga’s traditional energetic perspective on depression, and practical activities to help build resilience. The class will include discussion of yoga’s teachings on states of mind (vyasa), models of energy (gunas, brahmana, langhana), and tools to manage symptoms of depression. This workshop is designed for anyone who is interested in learning tools to build emotional health. Earn 5 in-person hours for Yoga Alliance for participation in either the in-person or virtual option of this workshop.

This workshop will include a combination of lecture and active practice. Additional resources will be provided to participants. This class will be led by Dr. Kim Allen, a certified 500-hour teacher and 500-hour yoga therapist through the American Viniyoga Institute. Kim has her doctorate in Health Education and has been teaching yoga since 1996 to a wide range of specialty populations. 

FEES: $100

Sign up for the in-person (at Dragonfly360 • 1724 E 86th St • Indianapolis, IN 46240) or Virtual (Zoom) option.