If you are a avid yoga practitioner you may have come across the term Yoga Therapy. And if you are new to yoga all around this is great place to land for more information. Yoga Therapy, which is essentially yoga is a mind-body practice that blends movement, meditation, breathwork, mindfulness, and stillness to release stress and anxiety, aid in relaxation, and reduce other underlying symptoms of ailments. Yoga Therapy is a great additive to treatment when we are looking for holistic and homeopathic remedies to use in tandem with doctors orders.
What Is Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy is the practice of using Yoga to treatment a number of ailments, aches, and pains as well as improve mental mental health & over-all wellbeing. Consequently, Yoga Therapy is a holistic approach to improving ones health mentally, physically, and emotionally. Also, similarly to Life Coaching it is goals based. Yoga Therapy uses key components of yoga such as Asana (Physical Postures), Pranayama (Breathing Techniques), and Dhyana (Meditation) as the medicine to treat your mind and body.
A Yoga Therapist will work with you one-on-one to assess your needs a create a specific type of treatment plan/yogic practice tailored to your needs. With your Yoga Therapist you will go over these specific things:
- Medical History; to assess you ailments, concerns, and needs specific to the yoga practice.
- Movement Limitations; to tailor a practice that best fits your physical needs.
- Proper posture and form ; to show how to prevent injuries in and how of your session.
- Direct you through ways to integrate techniques into daily life.
- Breakdown how the poses and breathing techniques impact physical, mental, and emotional health.
- Tips on how to manage and reduce stress and increase relaxation.
- Guide you to an overall more holistic and health lifestyle.
Some Yoga Therapist may incorporate yogic principles into the sessions to enhance a clients quality of life and/or to further breakdown how the practice of yoga can improve emotional and mental wellbeing in a universal way. You do not need yoga experience, flexibility, or to be a specific weight to do yoga. It is designed to assist and improve those areas naturally if that is a goal.
What Can Yoga Therapy Help With?
Yoga specifically has been around for 25,000+ years and has been a proven assist within the medical industry and across cultures. Today Yoga and the art of Yoga Therapy has been proven to aid in these specific areas:
- Easing joint pain caused by arthritis.
- Reduction of physical discomfort and managing pain.
- Helping with weight lose.
- Reduction of depression and anxiety.
- Aiding those who have experienced trauma with processing and reduction of symptoms of trauma.
- Aids with neurological conditions such as : epilepsy, stokes, multiple sclerosis, and more
- Eases symptoms of menopause.
- Helps prevent and heal injuries.
It is important to note that there still ongoing studies on the impacts of Yoga Therapy. To date there has not be risk factors reported on the practice of Yoga Therapy.
- Increased Flexibility
- Reduction of pain & pressure
- Stress Relief
- Increased Mental Clarity
- Improved Sleep
- Improved Function of Internal Organs and Ligaments
A Little More Information
Yoga therapy is conducted similar to a yoga class however, it is one-on-one. In the session you will be guided through a yoga practice where your Yoga Therapist will slowly walk you through each yoga pose. The Yoga Therapist will demonstrate, watch, correct, and educate you every step of the way. A session may consist of forward folds, twist, lungs, and more; it is important to note your sessions are based on what you and your Yoga Therapist discuss. Also, a session can last between 30 to 90 minutes and can be as frequent as you desire. This time frame in contingent upon goals, needs, and your Yoga Therapist.
Yoga Therapy differs from yoga class in this way. Also, a yoga class will consist of 4 or more participants being lead through a series of yoga poses by a yoga instructor. While yoga class alone is equally as beneficial, a class is not tailored specifically to your needs and can vary in difficulty making it dangerous for those who may have never done yoga before. Yoga classes are also lead by a yoga instructor which does not mean they trained in Yoga Therapy. Because of this there are specific skill sets and trainings the instructor has not received to confidential facilitate a Yoga Therapy Session. To learn more about the benefits of yoga click here.
In conclusion Yoga Therapy can be beneficial to anyone no matter what your needs are. You do not need yoga experiences to benefit and enhance your overall health and body function. Yoga Therapy is a great addition to physical therapy, behavioral therapy, a rest day after intense workouts, and spiritual hygiene.
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