Discover Yoga Therapy

Yoga Therapy, at its heart is a practice of wholeness & connection

Yoga is an ancient practice from India that offers you deeply therapeutic benefits.

 

Yoga therapy is the customized application of tools including yoga postures, breathing practices, meditation, mantra, mudra, and balancing lifestyle rituals to support an individual’s physical, emotional and mental well-being.

 

The Panchakosha Model

Also understood as the Koshic Model

We adress your presenting condition through the five koshas (sheaths or layers) of the body.

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These sheaths include the physical, energy/breath , mental/emotional, wisdom/intuition and bliss body. The panchakosha model suggests that the human system is interconnected and functions optimally when there is a state of dynamic balance . To better understand the panchakosha model, check out this post, A yoga therapy perspective on the human system: The panchamaya model.

The International Association of Yoga Therapists defines yoga therapy as the “professional application of the principles and practices of yoga to promote health and well-being within a therapeutic relationship that includes personalized assessment, goal setting, lifestyle management, and yoga practices for individuals or small groups.”

 

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What is the difference between Yoga Class and a Yoga Therapy Session?

A Yoga Class is often a group lead by a yoga teacher/instructor in which a set of postures and breathing techniques are practiced that all participants can do. Yoga Classes offer an excellent form of stress relief, community connection and do offer therapeutic benefits.

 
 
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Yoga Therapy takes in the whole picture

In contrast, yoga therapy sessions focus on individual assessments and client goals to help manage specific symptoms and conditions. In yoga therapy, ancient wisdom, tools, and techniques of yoga combined with traditional and contemporary best practices are adapted to each individuals's unique situation and health challenges with the goal of helping clients improve and maintain optimized health.

 
 
 

An Integrative, Holistic Plan of Care

 


Yoga therapists work in conjunction with Western healthcare professionals to address specific needs and goals for client care.

 

 

While Yoga Therapy is appropriate for lifestyle management, it can be especially helpful for:

 
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  • Chronic pain

  • Stress Reduction

  • Anxiety/Depression

  • Digestive disorders

  • Autoimmune disease

  • Arthritis

  • Osteoporosis

  • Hypertension

  • Sleep disorders, Insomnia

  • Special Medical Concerns

 

Thanks to Tina I am pain-free today. I can now dance (my passion) pain-free! I owe it all to Tina. Thank you for changing my life! - S.M.

What are the potential benefits of Yoga Therapy?

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  • An increased sense of overall health and well-being

  • Improved sleep

  • Improved strength, flexibility, and balance

  • Relief of chronic pain, low back pain, headaches, and tension in neck and shoulders

  • Increase range of motion, coordination and balance for clients with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease

  • Reduce symptoms of many chronic disorders including arthritis

  • Stress management and greater ability to find calm

  • Enhanced resilience and heart rate variability

  • Emotional balance through mindful self awareness

  • Mood regulation 

 

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