Yoga Therapy is not just for the person with a health condition. And it is not simply a prescription for yoga exercises. If you are going through a life change, or a transition, you can benefit from yoga therapy.

Yoga Therapy is a holistic mind body approach to health and healing that embraces the traditional elements of yoga together with the latest advances in mind body medicine. Yoga stress management techniques are used within sessions to reduce stress.

Foundation of Yoga Therapy

The foundation of yoga therapy is yoga philosophy and yoga psychology. The Yoga Therapist shares skills and resources, and creates a safer space for you to examine life’s challenges. This can be done in a group or individual sessions.

If you are having an individual session, the yoga therapist will select and adapt the techniques from the yoga tradition according to your age, culture, religion, and specific physical challenge. Yoga therapy does not have a one size fits all approach to self healing. The holistic mind body approach is customized and takes into consideration your Ayurvedic mind body constitution and your strengths and weaknesses.

The 3 plus 1 A’s of Yoga Therapy

1.  Awareness – Are you only deeply connected to your health or life challenge? How aware of you of all parts of your being?
2. Acceptance – Can you find a way to accept whatever condition does exist?
3. Adjustment – What are the yoga techniques that will create balance and bring more freedom and joy?

And the 4th A – Awakening – Using yoga philosophy the yoga therapist seeks to highlight the question: What is preventing this individual from experiencing the whole person?

This is my brief overview of Yoga Therapy that focuses on these 4 “A”s.  If you would like to bring balance and harmony to your life, consider the 4 questions and accept support available  for your healing journey.