YOGA THERAPY | yogatherapistsf

What is Yoga Therapy?

• One on One or Group Coaching with individualized program design that meets each person’s desires, needs and lifestyle.

• Holistic Healing & Therapeutic Interventions for rehabilitation, crisis, and trauma to the body or mind.

• Uses the 8 limb system of Classic Yoga to create a program of essential practice.

• Improves Physical Health & Fitness: all systems and organs are nourished and exercised.

• Supports healing of emotional wounds by utilizing the chakra system, gentle bioenergetics, and counseling.

• Deepens understanding of true nature of the self

• Accesses, uses, and moves energy in a way that will profoundly change your mind, body and life.

What does Yoga Therapy include?

• Physical Exercises to strengthen, lengthen, improve circulation, flexibility, balance, etc.

• Mental Exercises such as concentration, sensory awareness, creative flows, and challenges.

• Meditation Practices to calm your mind, inspire awareness, and connection.

• Breathing Exercises to energize, calm, balance, and strengthen.

• Energy Explorations using the chakra system.

• Lifestyles counseling or coaching for creating ease and balance in everyday life.

• Appropriate Referrals to Nutrition, Chiropractic, Massage, or other Healthcare Practitioners.

Who are Yoga Therapists?

They are experienced and professional Yoga Teachers that have met or exceeded the standard for teaching group Yoga Classes.

They have graduated from a 200 hour professional Yoga Teacher Training that is registered with the National Yoga Alliance.

They are not a licensed or state certified practitioner but can hold a certificate of completion in Yoga Therapy by a program endorsed by the IAYT (www.iayt.org).

They’re guidance is not a substitute for appropriate medical intervention and especially a diagnosis by a Medical Doctor.