Yoga therapy is the application of the practices of yoga  and ayurveda for healing purposes.

Yoga therapy respects the individual differences in age, culture, religion, occupation, and mental and physical health.

Yoga therapy tailors a variety of practices to your individual health needs.  It helps to promote all-around positive health, as well as relieve particular medical conditions. Enrich yourself with the tools and a means to find wellness while managing and reducing symptoms, improving function and feeling better about yourself and your experiences.   

HOW IS YOGA THERAPY DIFFERENT FROM YOGA?

Yoga is the practice of postures and breathing used for over 5,000 years to balance body and mind.

Ayurveda is the sister science to Yoga. It is an Indian health science widely known as the oldest continuously practiced system of medicine in the world. The central concept of Ayurvedic medicine is the theory that health exists when there is a balance between three fundamental bodily humours or doshas called Vata, Pitta and Kapha. When these doshas become unbalanced they can be brought back to health with diet, asana, meditation and other ayurvedic and yogic practices.

Yoga therapy blends the strength of these two practices, finding the best program to bring balance and healing to the client.  A yoga therapist offers practices and support to the individual that are not typically provided by the average yoga instructor.  Yoga therapy is done on a one-on-one basis and is customized to the individuals' needs.  Yoga therapy is a rapidly growing field--NIH funded research is taking place, a professional peer-reviewed journal is published each year and individuals whose needs cannot be met by group yoga classes are increasingly seeking out the services of certified yoga therapists.