Certified yoga training for kids set May 1-3 in Lewes
Synergy Behavioral Health Group of Lewes and Groovyoga Dharma Kids LLC invite parents, caregivers and social workers to certified yoga training for kids Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3 at the University of Delaware Virden Center in Lewes.
The workshop will cover using trauma-informed treatment strategies in clinical practice for kids. Participants will learn basic yoga poses and meditation techniques and their benefits. They will learn to incorporate a comprehensive combination of yoga and mindfulness practices as a trauma-informed treatment protocol for children and adults.
Participants will learn about chakras, which are seven energy centers in the body, and how to bring awareness to them with movement, meditation, sound and mindfulness. This information will help attendees learn to develop treatment plan formulations based on acknowledging internal strengths existing in each person.
Participants will learn creative ways to teach self-confidence, trust, teamwork, focus and self-control. Participants will learn to help individuals feel strong and confident through physical movement, and learn how to nurture self through relaxation. Participants will learn to incorporate use of journaling techniques to emotionally detox and bring gratitude and intention on where they want to be.
Featured lunch speaker is Lark Eshleman Ph.D, an author and child and adolescent psychotherapist specializing in working with children who have experienced early emotional trauma, attachment difficulties, neglect and abuse. Eshleman is the founder of the Institute for Children and Families, previously in West Chester and Lancaster, Pa. For 10 years, ICF was a leading treatment center for children who suffer from the lasting effects of early trauma.
Through the clinic, Eshelman developed and practiced STAT, the Synergistic Trauma and Attachment integrative model of healing from early emotional and attachment trauma. Eshelman is trained and highly experienced in therapeutic practices of Theraplay, EMDR, EEG biofeedback, attachment and narrative therapy, trauma art narrative therapy , family and individual psychotherapy, and school psychology for children with significant trauma and attachment issues. Currently she shares her enthusiasm and experience through writings, trainings, consultation and events.
Presenter Peggy Gaestel, LCSW(DE)/LCSW-C(MD) has worked in multiple settings where she learned the importance of respecting people for who they are, and recognizing and building on their strengths. She has extensive training and experience working with children, adults and families.
Throughout her career, Gaestel has participated in ongoing skill development in the areas of family-centered practice, the use of family team meetings, family group decision making, mediation training, and custody mediation training. She has developed curriculum and provided training through the University of Maryland School of Social Work Training Department on the use of family-centered practice in child welfare. Gaestel participated in the development and implementation of an inpatient adolescent addiction facility in southern Maryland, where she was employed as an addictions counselor.
Gaestel's other specialized training includes: Girls Circle Certified Facilitator, Critical Incident Stress Management, Forensic Interviewing of Child Sexual Abuse Victims, evaluations and treatment of sexually abused children and adolescents, Attachment Based Family Therapy, Clinical Intensive Training in Family Injustice, fully trained in Trauma Informed EMDR, OETAS Addiction Training, and Certification in Traumatic Stress Studies through The Trauma Center at JRI, Boston, Mass. Gaestel continues to receive consultation and training in the areas of emotional trauma, attachment, adoption and foster care attachment/bonding assessment and treatment planning and implementation under the direction of Lark Eshleman.
Presenter Kathi Donnelly, Registered Yoga Alliance, RYT200, is a Chopra Center University graduate who is certified as a health and wellness practitioner. Donnelly has been teaching children as a gymnastics/teacher choreographer for over 30 years. In 1985, Donnelly founded Power Tots Inc., a children’s gymnastics, dance and yoga business in the Maryland, D.C. and Virginia areas. She is trained in the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga and is a Yoga Alliance certified instructor.
Donnelly is the founder of GroovYoga Dharma Center LLC, where she has developed and implemented classes, camps, and workshops for children and parents focusing on identifying individual strengths and teaching self-care techniques. She co-developed a curriculum for the College of Southern Maryland in Yoga/Health/Wellness Certifications. She has been recognized as one of Chopra Centers featured teachers for her work in developing Dharma Kids Program and GroovYoga.
Upon completion of this Lewes weekend program the participants will receive a GY Dharma Kids Level 1 Licensed Facilitator Certificate and 12 CEUs approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners. Space is limited. To register or for more information call 302-703-2276 or go to www.thebettertogethergroup.com or www.groovyoga.com.
