Polyvagal Institute

Dr. Amelia Barili studied with old teachers of the healing traditions of India and China and has taught Yoga, Qigong and Meditation for over 40 years. A survivor of deep trauma herself, in this course, Amelia shares with us a distillation of her lifelong dedication to learn from ancient sources of healing knowledge. Dr. Barili is a pioneer at integrating the ancient wisdom healing traditions of Classical Yoga and Qigong, which she knows deeply not only from her passionate dedication to learn them and teach them, but also from her own journey of discovering healing and inner guidance. In the 1970s, Amelia graduated from Kaivalyadhama Yoga School in India. Founded in 1924, Kaivalyadhama is the first ever to research with scientific methods the application of yoga therapy to manage chronic diseases. Inspired by those teachings and discoveries about the transformational power of working with the energy body, Dr. Barili set out to learn what the other great pillar of ancient wisdom, China, taught about healing with the energy body. She apprenticed with Qigong masters and healers, among them several from the lineage of Grandmaster Yang, Mei Jun, the 27th generation inheritor of the Taoist Medical Qigong system developed in the sacred Kunlun Mountains in China. Drawing from the deep knowledge about the continuum of body, mind and spirit in ancient wisdom healing traditions, Amelia developed a unique way of integrating the teachings and practices of Classical Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Qigong. Dr Barili is the founder of “Integrating Yoga and Qigong” ™ approach which now has extended to “Integrating Yoga, Qigong and Polyvagal Theory,” ™ a practical transformative approach to integral health and transformation at an individual, community and global level. To find out more about Dr. Barili’s work, visit her website ameliabarili.com and her YouTube Channel thenewparadigms