Online Course

Yoga and Recovery Symposium: Healing From Addiction and Eating Disorders

Leading thinkers explore how yoga can transform the treatment of addiction and eating disorders.

For the first time, four leading organizations in yoga and recovery united for a groundbreaking conference on how yoga can transform treatment for addiction and eating disorders. This course will equip you with cutting-edge research, practical tools, and innovative approaches for prevention and healing. You'll gain actionable insights and join a global network of changemakers committed to lasting transformation.

Who is this course for?

This course is for yoga therapists, yoga teachers, and health professionals interested in how yoga can help people and communities heal from addiction and eating disorders. We enthusiastically welcome:

  • Yoga Therapists

  • Recovery Coaches

  • Counselors

  • Doctors

  • Dietitians and Nutritionists

  • Students

  • Yoga Teachers

  • Social Workers

  • Psychologists

  • Nurses

  • Family and Carers

  • Osteopaths

…and of course, anyone on the path to recovery seeking tools for themselves!

31 videos, 16 hours of video content.

Continuing Education Credits

Attendance for attending the symposium, allowing you to accrue up to 12 CEU hours. You can use this certificate toward your annual CEUs.

* We cannot guarantee that all professional bodies will accept the certificate for CEU hours. Please check with your professional association or registration body to confirm.

Meet the Speakers

  • Dr. Helene Langevin

    Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health

  • Jill Bolte Taylor

    Neuroanatomist and Author of My Stroke of Insight

  • Susan Broderick

    Research Professor at Georgetown University, Former Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan DA’s Office

  • Mark Sanders, LCSW

    Addictions Counselor and Author of Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients with Multiple Addictions

  • Jason Nagata, MD

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco

  • Sarah Murphy, MS

    Welsh Labour Member of the Senedd

  • Carolyn Costin, PhD

    Eating Disorder Therapist and Founder of Monte Nido

  • Rolf Gates

    Yoga Teacher, Counselor, and Author of Daily Reflections on Addiction, Yoga, and Getting Well

  • Eddie Stern

    Yoga Teacher, Author and Lecturer

  • Catherine Cook-Cottone, PhD

    Psychologist and Researcher

  • Tommy Rosen

    Yoga Teacher and Founder of Recovery 2.0

  • Jamie Marich, PhD

    Counselor, Trauma Specialist, Founder of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness

  • Greg Williams

    Health Policy Consultant, Manager of Alliance for Addiction Payment Reform and Award-Winning Filmmaker

  • Dr. John Kelly

    Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School

  • Dr. Jayashree Pathak

    Family Physician and Expert Yoga Therapist

  • Nikki Myers

    Founder and Director, Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

  • James Marzolf, PhD

    Senior Director, Health Sector Finance and Policy at Whole Health Institute

  • Dianne Neumark Sztainer, PhD

    Eating Disorder Researcher and Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health

  • Tracy Tylka, PhD

    Professor of Psychology, Ohio State University

  • George Mycock

    Project Officer at the Quality Network for Eating Disorders, Royal College of Psychiatry

  • Chelsea Roff, C-IAYT

    Founder of Eat Breathe Thrive and Co-Executive Director of Give Back Yoga Foundation

  • James Downs

    Mental Health Campaigner and Author of The Practical Handbook of Eating Difficulties

  • Leigh Leibel

    Yoga Therapist and Researcher

  • Inge Sengelmann

    Somatic Resilience Educator and Integrative Mind-Body Healer

  • Durga Leela

    Ayurvedic and Yoga Therapy Specialist, Founder of the Yoga of Recovery

  • Alicia Hann

    Mindful Dance Educator, Performer, and Choreographer

  • J-P Rowley

    Meditation Teacher, Yoga Teacher, and Author

  • Esther Estey

    Fellow at Harvard Medical School & Center for Mindfulness and Compassion

  • Melanie Taylor

    Yoga Therapist and ViniYoga Teacher Trainer

  • Robin Blackwell

    Yoga Teacher, Sound Practitioner and Mindfulness Coach

  • Dana Keegan

    Y12SR Space Holder and Leader Advocate, E-RYT 500 Yoga Instructor

Organizers

  • Give Back Yoga Foundation

    Give Back Yoga Foundation

    Give Back Yoga Foundation was founded in 2007 by Beryl Bender and Rob Schware. The mission of the organization is to support yoga teachers and yoga therapists to bring the benefits of yoga to all people, especially those facing mental and physical hardship (e.g. addiction, incarceration, poverty, military service, and eating disorders).

  • International Association of Yoga Therapists

    Founded in 1989, IAYT has consistently championed yoga as a healing art and science. IAYT supports research and education in yoga and serves as a professional organization for yoga teachers and yoga therapists worldwide. Its mission is to establish yoga as a recognized and respected therapy.

  • Eat Breathe Thrive

    Eat Breathe Thrive is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2013 by Chelsea Roff that aims to prevent and help individuals overcome eating disorders. Their mission is to provide skills and resources for mindful eating, emotional resilience, and positive embodiment.

  • Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

    Y12SR “connects the dots” between the ancient wisdom of yoga, the practical tools of 12-step programs, and the latest research on trauma healing and neurobiology. As part of a holistic recovery program, it works in tandem with traditional treatment to address the physical, mental and spiritual disease of addiction.

Sponsors and Supporting Organizations

  • Sponsor
    Yoga Alliance

  • Sponsor
    Life of Wellness Institute

  • Yoga in Healthcare Alliance

  • Prison Yoga Project

  • beYogi

  • Kathryn Templeton

  • She Recovers Foundation

  • ANAD

  • Mala for Vets

  • Yoga for Eating Disorders

  • The Minded Institute

  • Para Yoga

  • Essential Yoga Therapy

  • Omega

  • Willow Place

  • With Health & Gratitude