Yoga Therapy
Hope for changeWhat is Yoga Therapy?
Many people first learn about yoga through its physical practices, but a common misconception is that it’s all about stretching or movement. In fact, yoga therapy can help people who can’t move at all, as well as active individuals!
The yoga model of health is unique because it addresses every aspect of life rather than considering each body part or system separately. Yoga therapy is a safe way of working with the natural capacity of your body and mind to optimize well-being. Over time, practices can help improve awareness of the internal state of the body, strengthening self-agency, resiliency, and cultivating safety.
A general public yoga class can certainly ease everyday aches, pains, and mood complaints, but a yoga therapy session is tailored to the individual, growing with the needs, changes, and goals of each client.
How Yoga Therapy Can Help You
Yoga therapy connects each person to the innate healing potential with which we are all designed. Yoga therapy clients report experiencing improved mood, decreased stress, chronic pain, and more. Additionally, clients have reported a new understanding of their own mind, body, and soul leading to deeper safety, respect, and partnership with themselves and with God.
Yoga practices have a great capacity to affect the nervous system by improving our ability to self-regulate. This in turn equips us with a comprehensive toolkit to help support regulation and resilience in the mind-body system. Yoga therapy is the specific use of these tools by a trained practitioner.
Yoga Therapy can help with:
Chronic pain – including low-back pain, arthritis, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and other types of pain such as that associated with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Mental Health – including concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, insomnia, trauma recovery, and more.
Neurological issues and complications of stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Support for illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and progressive illness.
Overall well-being changes in seasons of life, healthy aging, and more (you don’t need to be sick or in pain for yoga therapy to have value!)
Physical Health
Many people first learn about yoga through its physical practices, but a common misconception is that it’s all about stretching or movement. In fact, yoga therapy can help people who can’t move at all, as well as active individuals! From chronic pain management to improving flexibility and strength, yoga therapy addresses a variety of physical health issues, aiding in recovery and prevention.
Mental and Emotional Well-being
Yoga therapy can promote general emotional balance and assist with mood regulation. Research into effects on specific concerns is promising, and yoga has been used as an adjunctive therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, insomnia, and other conditions.
Chronic Conditions and Recovery
Tailored therapeutic practices support individuals dealing with long-term illnesses or recovering from injuries, through nervous system regulation, stress management, improved adaptability, and pain management A carefully designed plan tailored to each individual can help enhance overall quality of life.
Preventative Care
Beyond addressing specific health issues, yoga therapy meets people where they are, connecting them to their own innate healing potential and promotes overall wellness and disease prevention, encouraging a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
