Yoga Therapy is not a Yoga Class

Yoga Therapy is personalized and usually one-on-one or in small therapeutic groups. It’s tailored to an individual’s specific health conditions, physical limitations, emotional needs, and goals. Yoga Therapy is a therapeutic practice with a focus on healing rather than fitness or flexibility. It is often beneficial in support of healing from physical pain, chronic conditions, trauma, mental health challenges, or life transitions (like menopause, stress, grief). Yoga Therapy can be a fantastic part of an integrative healthcare plan.

Yoga Therapists are trained in anatomy, physiology, psychology, and often work alongside healthcare providers. They apply yoga tools—movement, breath, meditation, and philosophy—for specific therapeutic outcomes. Yoga Therapists are always keeping up to date with the latest research and science related to the benefits of yoga therapy for specific conditions and diseases.

In Yoga Therapy, regulating the nervous system (using breath, somatic awareness, and slow, mindful movement) is often the foundation of the practice—especially for anxiety, trauma, and chronic stress. In sessions we use tools like gentle movement, breath awareness and yoga nidra to learn to self regulate. I might recommend meditation or nidra practices, or record a personalised practice for you.

Yoga Therapy sessions often include assessment, goal-setting, and tracking progress over time. I would recommend a minimum of three sessions in order to follow up, review and reassess the practices and progress. We have to ask what is working, and what is not working. Ideally a client will begin a short daily practice utilising some of the tools we focus on in a session, and then feedback on their progress.

The beauty and uniqueness of yoga therapy is that we create a bespoke practice together, based on your individual needs.