Poṣaṇa Jam 1: Yoga Science
Our inaugural Jam highlights 13 educational talks and experientials focused on the power of integrating yoga science and Ayurveda into professional practice.
What is Poṣaṇa Jam?
Poṣaṇa Jam is an online gathering for Registered Dietitians, yoga teachers, and other health pros working at the intersection of nourishment science, embodiment, and social justice.
The word Poṣaṇa (पोषण) comes from the Sanskrit language and means "nourishment, protection, and support for all aspects of your being"
We believe in nutritonal soul in integrative medicine.
Poṣaṇa Jam 1 is all about Yoga Science.
This self-study program includes a mix of lecture-based and experiential sessions from cutting-edge thought leaders. Presenter slides and handouts included with purchase.
10.5 CEUs for Registered Dietitians and 10.5 CEUs for Registered Yoga Teachers.
KEYNOTE: Yoga Therapy for Metabolic Health: Choosing Tools
- Annie B Kay, MS, RDN, E-RYT500, C-IAYTYoga with Gentle Breathwork
- Stacy K. Leung, RDN, CDN, RYTQuieting the Critic: A Skill for Mind-Body Nutrition Program Creation
- Pamela Malo MHS, RDN, KYTTara Empowerment Mantra Meditation for Change
- Annie B Kay, MS, RDN, E-RYT500, C-IAYTMindfulness-Based Yoga – its Role in the Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Beverly Price, CEDRD-S, MA, E-200 RYT, C-IAYTBreathscape Journey: Unlocking the Power of Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Monique Richard MS, RDN, LDN , FAND, IFNCP, RYT-200A Mindful Approach to Nutrition for Fertility Support + Yoga for Fertility
- Kendra Tolbert MS, RDN, RYTMeditation and Intuitive Eating: How to Have Lasting Peace with Food (+ Shamatha-vipashyana)
- Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN
KEYNOTE: The Science and Research on Yoga and Its Relevance to Dietary Health
- Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhDAn Experience of the Six Phases of the Phoenix Rising Method in Yoga Therapy as a Catalyst for Behavior Change
- Michael Lee, MA, Dip.Soc.Sci, C-IAYT E-RYTSerenity from Within: Ayurveda's Approach to Mind, Body, and Gut Health
- Gauri Junnarkar MS, BAMS, RDN, LD, CDCES, LMTCoregulation through Resonance
- Abby Bange MS, RD, LMHCAyurvedic Nutrition: Tailoring Diets to Balance Vata, Pitta, and Kapha Doshas
- Ilene M. Cohen, MS, RDN, CDCES, CLT, E-RYT500, C-IAYTHealth Secrets of Indian Spices
- Aarti Sachdeva, MS, RD, CDCES-
Integration & Visioning Session
- Annie B Kay, MS, RDN, E-RYT500, C-IAYT and Pamela Malo MHS, RDN, KYT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Annie B Kay
MS, RDN, E-RYT500, C-IAYT
Annie B Kay is an integrative dietitian and certified yoga therapist in private telehealth practice in Western MA. She is the best-selling author of three trade books on nutrition and yoga therapy (Every Bite Is Divine, a finalist in 3 national book awards; Yoga & Diabetes published by the American Diabetes Association, and The Future of Sacred Yoga Therapy, a collaborative project to benefit the International Association of Yoga Therapy), and a CPE program for nutritionists, Yoga & Meditation; Tools for Weight Management.
She holds a BS in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University, an MS in Nutrition Communications from Boston University, and certifications in medical yoga therapy and shamanic herbalism. Annie is the former Director of the MA Osteoporosis Awareness Program at the MA Department of Public Health in Boston, and was Lead Nutritionist at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest holistic education center in the US.
TALK:
Yoga Therapy for Metabolic Health: Choosing Tools
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa
Ph.D.
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa is the Director of Research for the Kundalini Research Institute, a Research Associate at the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, a Research Affiliate of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Khalsa works with the International Association of Yoga Therapists to promote research on yoga and yoga therapy as the chair of the scientific program committee for the annual Symposium on Yoga Research and as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy. He is the medical editor of the Harvard Medical School Special Report An Introduction to Yoga and chief editor of the medical textbook The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care.
TALK:
The Science and Research on Yoga and Its Relevance to Dietary Health
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Stacy K Leung
RDN, CDN, RYT
Stacy K Leung is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and yoga instructor with over a decade of experience. As a dietitian, she has worked with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds and stages of life, including adolescents and pregnant women. Her philosophy is rooted in Health at Every Size and specializes in plant-based nutrition and mindful eating. Stacy has taught yoga globally to people of all-levels of experience. She strives to make the physical yoga practice fun and approachable in hopes that it will encourage people to further explore yoga and all that it has to offer.
OFFERING:
Yoga with Gentle Breathwork
Pamela Malo
MHS, RDN, KYT
Pamela Malo is a Registered Dietitian, certified coach, yoga instructor, and speaker. Her twenty-year career has included working in global health, private practice, the startup industry, politics, and government research. For over a decade, Pamela traversed the United States collecting data for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Pamela received her BS in International Nutrition from the University of Delaware and her Master's degree in Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She currently serves as the Mind-Body Therapies Chair for Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine (DIFM).
OFFERING:
Quieting the Critic: A Skill for Mind-Body Nutrition Program Creation
Beverly Price
CEDRD-S, MA, E-200 RYT, C-IAYT
Beverly is a certified eating disorder registered dietitian and IAEDP supervisor, experienced registered Yoga teacher, and IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, recognized for bringing mindfulness-based yoga to the eating disorders treatment community along with Yoga therapy training programs in eating disorders for professionals.
Beverly (BS, Michigan State, MA, Wayne State University) is an inspiring author and international presenter. She is the author of Reconnect with Food…Unplugged! DVD, Nutrition Secrets for Optimal Health, and numerous articles in peer-reviewed and trade publications, including Time Magazine’s Special Edition. She is a frequent presenter at iaedp (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation) Symposiums and has presented at the Soviet-American Nutrition Conference and the American College of Physicians.
OFFERING:
Mindfulness-Based Yoga – its Role in the Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders
Monique Richard
MS, RDN, LDN , FAND, IFNCP, RYT-200
Monique Richard is an award-winning internationally experienced Registered & Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN, LDN) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200). She is the owner of Nutrition-In-Sight, where she offers nutrition communication, counseling and consulting services blending personalized nutrition with lifestyle medicine to nourish the mind, body and spirit. Monique is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND) and Past President of the International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAAND). She is regularly featured in a variety of media outlets, is a writer, leader, presenter, and educator and is passionate about addressing food insecurity, spreading kindness, sharing positive energy and connecting with others through breath and yoga around the globe.
OFFERING:
Breathscape Journey: Unlocking the Power of Diaphragmatic Breathing
Kendra Tolbert
MS, RDN, RYT
Kendra Tolbert MS, RDN, RYT is an award-winning registered dietitian nutritionist, registered yoga teacher, and certified aromatherapist specializing in fertility and preconception preparation. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences from Howard University and her Master of Science in Nutrition and Public Health from Teachers College, Columbia University.
She combines yoga and nutrition to support people preparing to start trying to conceive or are actively trying to conceive. Through her one-on-one client work and YouTube channel, she helps people optimize their fertility, improve their overall well-being, and create life mindfully.
OFFERING:
A Mindful Approach to Nutrition for Fertility Support
Jenna Hollenstein
MS, RDN
Jenna Hollenstein is a nutrition therapist, meditation teacher, and author of five books. Her work combines intuitive eating, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, polyvagal theory, and other embodied modalities. She received her BS in Nutrition from Penn State, and her MS in Nutrition from Tufts University. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Self, Health, Lion’s Roar, Mindful, Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Women’s World, and U.S. News & World Report. Jenna lives with her family in greater New York City, NY.
OFFERING:
Meditation and Intuitive Eating: How to Have Lasting Peace with Food & Shamatha-Vipashyana
Michael Lee
MA, Dip.Soc.Sci, CIAYT, ERYT
Michael Lee founded Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in 1986, integrating yoga and elements of contemporary psychology, supported by neuroscience. His published works include Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy—Bridge from Body to Soul and Turn Stress Into Bliss. He has contributed to a chapter in the APA-published book Beyond Talk Therapy, Dr. Timothy McCall's book Yoga as Medicine, Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine, and Yoga and Science in Pain Care.
He has been the keynote speaker at the International Association of Yoga Therapists Conference, the Yoga Australia Conference, the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health, the Toronto Yoga Conference, the Japan Yoga Therapy Conference, and the first Global Consortium on Yoga Therapy, at Sendai, Japan. Michael received a BS from the University of Queensland, and Masters degrees from Norwich University, VT, and Flinder’s University, Australia. He is a leader in yoga therapy with a focus on mental and emotional health.
OFFERING:
Yoga Therapy to Support Behavior Change
Gauri Junnarkar
MS, BAMS, RDN, LD, CDCES, LMT
Gauri Junnarkar is a highly acclaimed author, International keynote speaker, nutrition Ayurveda & wellness expert, and the Founder and Director of ‘Ayurnutrition’, an integrative and Holistic wellness practice in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. She has co-authored two books, A Primer on Ayurveda: A Practical Guide, and Ayurveda & Yoga: A Path to Health and Healing. Gauri holds a BS and a BAMS in Ayurvedic medicine from the University of Mumbai, India, and an MS in Nutritional Science from Texas Women’s University. She hosts the wellness show ‘Wellness Bites with Gauri’ on YouTube and as a podcast. With 15+ years as an Ayurveda Practitioner & 13+ years as a Licensed Nutrition Professional, and 10+ years as a Certified Diabetes Educator & Licensed Massage Therapist. Gauri guides people to reduce stress levels and increase their energy levels with Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Ayurvedic Therapies.
OFFERING:
"Serenity from Within: Ayurveda's Approach to Mind, Body, and Gut Health."
Abby Bange
MS, RD, LMHC
Abby Bange has been working in the field of nutrition and psychology for almost 20 years. She received her dual masters degree from master in 2008. She has worked in community mental health, eating disorder centers, private practice and hospitals and learned that personalized nutritional therapy is what has worked best for her patients and their ability to make changes. Currently Abby work at Lake Chelan Community Hospital and has a private practice in Winthrop WA where she lives with her two daughters.
OFFERING:
Coregulation through Resonance
Ilene Cohen
MS, RDN, CDCES, CLT, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Ilene M. Cohen is a nationally recognized Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, IAYT-certified yoga therapist, and Ayurvedic health coach. Ilene contributed her expertise to The Future of Sacred Yoga Therapy, a collaborative of topics in yoga therapy written by Certified Yoga Therapists. She received her BA in Spanish & Business Management from Clark University, and MS in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. She leads a virtual group private practice, PranaSpirit Nutrition & Wellness, LLC dba Ayurvedic Path to Wellness™, and is the owner and founder of RefreshExams, LLC, providing expert dietitian board exam preparation. Ilene specializes in leveraging her unique background as a dietitian and yoga therapist to offer self-care strategies for achieving greater success in life.
OFFERING:
Ayurvedic Nutrition: Tailoring Diets to Balance Vata, Pitta, and Kapha Doshas
Aarti Sachdeva
MS, RD, CDCES
Aarti Sachdeva is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator with 15 years of experience in nutrition and medical research. Aarti specializes in weight management, diabetes, cholesterol control, vegetarian/vegan diets, and nutrition for the whole family. She holds a BS in Dietetics and Public Health from Delhi University, India, an MS in Food Management and Dietetics from Indira Gandhi National University, India, and did her didactic program at the University of Colorado. She believes in helping her clients achieve their nutrition and wellness goals using stress management tools, metabolic testing, body composition analysis, and online tracking while helping her patients make sustainable and impactful lifestyle choices. Her unique style is a blend of modern nutrition principles with an eastern-ayurvedic approach.
OFFERING:
Health Secrets of Indian Spices
Imagine...
Knowing the science behind 'why yoga works' and how it can support your practice.
Having the confidence to create and release your own mind-body offering into the world.
Finally finding "your people" who love and geek out on all things nutrition and mind-body related.
Join the growing Mind-Body Dietitan Movement today!
14 workshops
10.5 CEUs for Registered Dietitians
Through CDR
13 CEUs for Yoga Teachers
Through Yoga Alliance
FAQs
How long do I have access to the materials?
By downloading the sessions to your personal device you will have lifelong access to all Poṣaṇa Jam sessions.
Can I earn CEUs as a Registered Dietitian?
You sure can! Poṣaṇa Jam has been approved for 10.5 hours of continuing education through the Commission for Dietetics Registration (CDR) at no extra cost to you.
Can I earn CEUs as a Yoga Teacher?
Indeed you can! Poṣaṇa Jam has been approved for 13 hours of continuing education credit from Yoga Alliance at no extra charge to you.
What is your refund policy?
Due to the digital nature of this program we are unable to offer refunds.
How can I be more involved in this community?
Add your email below to stay informed of other offerings throughout the year. Would you like to be a speaker at a future Jam, support our social outreach, or help us with behind-the-scenes? If so reach out to us (Pamela & Annie) at posanajam@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you.
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What inspired this event, and what you can expect to get out of it.
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