The Calm Circuit: Neuro-Yoga Practices for Healing

Work with your nervous system. Learn to activate your Calm Circuit. Develop your personal RESET toolkit.

Join Dr. Mala Cunningham for a live online workshop on the science and practice of vagus nerve regulation for healing. Drawing on the Neuro-Yoga Psychology Model, you’ll learn how to use neuro-yoga practices to activate the Calm Circuit, the network of brain and vagus nerve pathways that helps your body shift out of stress and into calmness. This workshop provides evidence-based information on neuroscience and yoga concepts, simple ways to assess your own stress and dysregulation, and practical techniques to reset your nervous system and support physical, mental, and emotional healing.

You’ll discover the power of the Calm Circuit and how the Neuro-Yoga Psychology Model and practices support healing, nervous system regulation, immune function, and reduced inflammation.

Dr. Cunningham holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and is a certified yoga therapist. She is the CEO and President of Positive Health Solutions, an author and educator, and the founder of the Neuroscience and Yoga Teacher Training Certification program.

This weekend is offered live on Zoom, January 29–31, 2027, and is recorded. Your registration includes lifetime access to the recording, so a missed session isn’t a lost one.

Program Details

Format: Live online on Zoom, with lifetime access to the full recording
Dates: Friday–Sunday, January 29–31, 2027
Price: $349, including all live sessions and lifetime access to the recording
Self-paced option: The recorded course, $199, available after the live weekend
Scholarships: Limited partial scholarships are available. Call the Ashram Reservations Center at 434-969-2048 or email arc@yogaville.org.

Schedule (Eastern Time, 9 hours)

The weekend moves through three stages: Concepts, Assessment, and Practices and Interventions.

Friday, January 29, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Session 1: Concepts – Understanding the Calm Circuit
The Neuro-Yoga Psychology Model
Understanding the Vagus Nerve
The Pharmacy Within (DOSE)

Saturday, January 30, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Session 2: Assessment – Reading Your Nervous System
The Neuro-Yoga Psychology Guna Model
Uvula Assessment
Color-Coding Assessment
Assessing Your Body Language

Saturday, January 30, 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Session 3: Practices – Neuro-Yoga for the Body, Mind, and Spirit
Understanding the Practices and Interventions of Yoga’s Eightfold Path
Experience a Neuro-Yoga Hatha Class
PINE Practices (Proprioception, Interoception, Neuroception, and Exteroception)
Breathing, Sense Withdrawal, and Focusing Practices

Sunday, January 31, 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Session 4: Interventions – Building Your RESET Toolkit
Meditation Practices and Brain-Wave Patterns
The FAR Meditation Method
The BASS Method
The BREAD Concept
The RESET Model and Your Take-Away Toolkit

What You’ll Experience

• Learn how the Calm Circuit, the brain and vagus nerve pathways, shifts your body out of stress and into calm.
• Assess your own stress and dysregulation with simple Neuro-Yoga tools.
• Practice Neuro-Yoga techniques for physical, mental, and emotional healing.
• Build a personal RESET toolkit for navigating everyday stress.
• Join live on Zoom, January 29–31, 2027, with lifetime access to the full recording.

The goal isn’t to eliminate stress or feel calm all the time, but to better understand your responses, develop greater awareness, and build more options for meeting life’s challenges.

You Will Leave With

A personal RESET toolkit for everyday stress
Neuro-Yoga practices you can use in your personal and professional life
A working understanding of how the brain and vagus nerve calm the body, mind, and emotions
Lifetime access to the full weekend recording

Who This Is For

Anyone who wants practical tools for managing stress, life challenges, and difficult emotions, and anyone curious about how the brain and body regulate and influence each other. Yoga teachers, yoga therapists, mental health workers, and healthcare professionals will gain clinically relevant methods to bring to their work with patients, students, and clients.

No yoga or neuroscience experience is needed.

Please note: This workshop is educational and experiential, not a substitute for medical or mental health care. Yoga and breathwork affect individuals differently; participation should always be guided by personal comfort and ability.

Testimonials

“Kind, caring, compassionate. Not afraid to push limits a little, which I love.” ~Neuroscience & Yoga participant, 2026

“Mala is always wonderful, and I learn so much whenever I hear her speak!” ~Rachel L., 2025

“I loved the content and the expertise and care with which it was shared. Dr. Mala’s expertise and knowledge are amazing!” ~Neuroscience & Yoga participant, 2026

“Excellent, and so well-experienced and attentive. The program met and exceeded my personal goals.” ~Aari, 2026

“Well paced, great material, and a wonderful leader.” ~Lucy L., 2025