Yoga Therapy

Developed by T. Krisjnamacharya, TKV Desikachar, BKS Iyengar, Yoga Therapy is a journey of self-discovery. Facilitated by a guru (teacher), yoga therapy allows you to go within yourself and find elements that need correction. Drawing out the negative behaviors or traits and bringing them into reality creates the basis for change. Yoga Therapy is used for the purpose of introspection, exercise, healing, and relaxation. When used therapeutically, yoga can affect change from within with minimal effort. The concentration that is required with yoga is mastered over time. The experience of Yoga Therapy is a process to be engaged in, enjoyed, and embraced. The powerful transformation that takes place through Yoga Therapy affects the body, mind, and spirit in a clearly profound and dynamic way.

• Issues Treated by Yoga Therapy
• Practice and Benefits of Yoga Therapy
• Resources Related to Yoga Therapy

Issues Treated by Yoga Therapy

Yoga Therapy provides coping mechanisms as well as many positive physical benefits. It has been widely used for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and for the relief of symptoms from chemotherapy. The benefits it provides in the form of relaxation allow people suffering from internal stresses to reach a point of calm and peace. When they achieve this state, they are fully aware of being in the present moment. They are allowed to let go of the pain, the frustration, and the negative emotions that often accompany these illnesses. During Yoga Therapy, a client is able to separate themselves from the possibility of pain, the regret of past choices, and the fear of death.

Practice and Benefits of Yoga Therapy

Many experts who study musculoskeletal structure recommend yoga as a method of delivering relief for pain found in the spinal region, neck, shoulder, and hips. Physical therapists often implement specific yoga techniques in their delivery of massage and various other treatments. Aside from the physical implications of this vastly popular therapy method, the sense of psychological healing and well-being that yoga creates are unique and exhilarating. Yoga can be practiced individually or in group settings. Yoga techniques range from simple to advanced and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

Resources Related to Yoga Therapy:

Yoga 4 Beginners

GAIAM - "Yoga Therapy: The Next Wave in Yoga" by Nora Isaacs

Yoga Therapy Center

International Association of Yoga Therapists

Wikipedia's Page about Yoga Therapy