Clinical Applications of Yoga Therapy for Depression
This course explores yoga therapy-informed approaches for supporting clients experiencing depressive symptoms such as low energy, withdrawal, fatigue, indecision, and difficulty initiating action. Emphasis is placed on selecting practices that support activation, reconnection, and remission without overwhelming limited capacity or exacerbating fatigue.
Participants learn how nervous system dysregulation, inflammation, and altered brain function contribute to depressive symptoms, and how carefully paced movement, breathwork, chanting, and meditation may support engagement, reduced inflammation, and functional momentum. Instruction prioritizes ethical scope, contraindication recognition, and integration with existing treatment plans rather than replacement of clinical care.
Offered by ClinicAlly Trained™.
Course Format:
Self-paced online learning with approximately six hours of video instruction, demonstrations, and guided practices. You have one year to complete the course.
CE Credit:
6 CT-NASW CECs | Including 1 hr Cultural Competency
This program has been approved for Continuing Education Credit Hours by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for CT Social Work Licensure renewal. Approval also meets the continuing
education criteria for CT LMSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, and licensed psychologists.
Tuition:
$89. Course content is available for one year after purchase.
Instructor:
Christine Saari, MA, C-IAYT
About Your Instructors
Christine Saari, MA, C-IAYT
Director, ClinicAlly Trained™ | Co-Founder, Yoga Therapy Associates
Christine Saari, MA, C-IAYT, is an author, educator, and yoga therapist dedicated to bridging yoga therapy and mental health care. As Director of ClinicAlly Trained™, she develops specialized continuing education and yoga teacher training programs for clinicians who want to integrate evidence-based somatic and breath-based interventions into therapy practice.
Christine’s clinical background centers on supporting individuals living with anxiety, trauma, depression, and cancer. As a breast cancer survivor, she brings lived experience and clinical expertise together with genuine compassion, recognizing both the depth of suffering people carry and the practical tools that support real healing.
As co-founder of Yoga Therapy Associates and ClinicAlly Trained™, Christine envisions a professional platform where yoga therapy and behavioral health meet. Her work emphasizes elevating best practices, strengthening ethical standards, and ensuring that yoga therapy is represented with the same rigor and accountability expected in clinical disciplines.
Through a partnership between Yoga Therapy Associates and the Held Center for Healing, Christine helped develop the EMbody Trauma Recovery Program, an IOP alternative for individuals recovering from addiction and trauma that combines EMDR and yoga therapy. She has also presented multiple times at Smilow Cancer Center at Yale New Haven Hospital on yoga therapy for emotional and physical recovery. In addition, she provides continuing education for DMHAS, the Connecticut Women’s Consortium, and EMDRIA’s national webinar catalog, teaching clinicians how to integrate yoga therapy and breathwork into trauma treatment.
Christine’s writing and teaching reflect a deep commitment to professionalizing yoga therapy, making it accessible, research-informed, and relevant to the realities of modern clinical practice.
Learn more about Christine’s work at www.yogatherapyassociates.com/about/christine-yoga-therapist and explore her specialized programs for therapists at www.clinicallytrained.com.