Yoga Therapy

 

Yoga therapy is the professional application of the principals and practices of yoga to promote optimal health and well-being. Delivered within a therapeutic relationship it includes personalised assessment, goal setting, lifestyle management and yoga practices. It combines the ancient wisdom of yoga, with its evidence-based known benefits, alongside neuroscience and physiology. 

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"The practices of yoga traditionally include, but are not limited to, asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, chanting, mudra, ritual, and a disciplined lifestyle. Yoga Therapy is the appropriate application of these teachings and practices in a therapeutic context in order to support a consistent yoga practice that will increase self-awareness and engage the client/student's energy in the direction of desired goals.

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The goals of yoga therapy include eliminating, reducing, or managing symptoms that cause suffering, improve function, helping to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of underlying causes of illness, and moving toward improved health and wellbeing.

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Yoga Therapy also helps clients/students change their relationship to and identification with their condition. The practice of Yoga Therapy requires specialised training and skill development to support the relationship between the client/student and therapist and to effect positive change for the individual.

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As part of  a living tradition, yoga therapy continues to evolve and adapt to the cultural context in which it is practiced, and today, it is also informed by contemporary health sciences. Its efficacy is supported by an increasing body of research evidence, which contributes to the growing understanding and acceptance of its values as a therapeutic discipline.'

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International Association of Yoga Therapists, 2020

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Yoga Therapy can be used for, but is not limited to, a number of mental health and chronic physical conditions such as:

  

• Stress

• Depression

• Anxiety

• PTSD

• Post-Natal Depression

• Diabetes

• High Blood Pressure

• Parkinson's Disease

• Respiratory Health

• Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Cancer

• HIV

• Alzheimers

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Autoimmune Diseases

• IBS

• Obesity

• Heart Disease

• Insomnia

• Arthritis

• Osteoporosis 

• Osteopenia

• Back pain

• Musculoskeletal problems

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Yoga Therapy sessions can be on a 1-1 basis or as group workshops/courses.  Sammie currently runs an '8 Week Therapeutic Yoga Course for Stress, Anxiety & Depression' (see drop down menu)

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Sammie is a registered Yoga Therapist with the 'Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council' (CNHC), which is also accredited by the 'Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), ensuring that she meets government standards for the Yoga Therapy that she provides. 

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