



Learn to lead a course that integrates yoga, skill building, and peer support to help people recover from eating disorders.
This advanced training prepares professionals to deliver a four-week group intervention that supports body awareness, emotional coping, and social connection. This eating disorder intervention has been shown to significantly reduce eating disorder symptoms, anxiety, and depression in individuals with severe and longstanding eating disorders.
About This Training
The Practitioner Training builds on the Level 2 Facilitator Training and is designed for professionals supporting individuals with higher acuity eating disorders. You’ll observe real group sessions, receive individual supervision, and develop the skills to deliver this protocol confidently in outpatient, IOP, and community care settings.
What You'll Learn
- Lead group courses for individuals in active eating disorder recovery using an established, research-supported intervention
- Guide experiential exercises and embodied practices to help participants build skills for body awareness, emotional regulation, self-compassion, and social connection
- Facilitate discussions on eating, body image, and identity with safety and care
- Navigate scope-of-practice, referral pathways, and collaboration with treatment providers
- Confidently integrate embodied skill building into your work with clients with eating disorders
Example Curriculum
Chapter 0: Welcome and Orientation
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Chapter 1 | Observe and Learn
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Chapter 2 | Prepare to Facilitate
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- How to Prepare for Facilitation (5:09)
- Participant Application Process (7:55)
- Using Facilitation Resources (46:03)
- Practitioner Development Record (9:31)
- Crisis Intervention and Referral Protocol (14:55)
- How to Conduct Referral Calls (15:45)
- Referral Calls in Action: Meet Daneen (13:43)
- Referral Call In Action: Meet Amanda (7:30)
- Referral Call Post Interview (7:21)
- Assignment: Referral Database
- Assignment: Referral Call Strategies
- Tips and Tricks for Online Facilitation (6:33)
- Caring for the Caregiver (7:29)
- Resource: Design your Self-Care Plan
- Assignment: Your Self-Care Plan
- Chapter 2 Quiz
Chapter 3 | Facilitate with Supervision
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- How to Lead Session One (17:55)
- Assignment: Build Rapport with Participants
- Assignment: Ice Breaker
- Assignment: Draw from your Own Experience
- How to Lead Session Two (7:56)
- Assignment: Validating Interoceptive Experiences
- Assignment: Preparing to Lead the Meditation
- How to Lead Session Three (11:27)
- Assignment: Creating the Magical Pause
- Assignment: Vitally-Absorbing Activities
- How to Lead Session Four (8:09)
- Assignment: Leading Nervous System 101
- Chapter 3 Quiz
- Assignment: Training Review and Reflection
- Assignment: Course Report