What is Therapeutic yoga?
Exercises are designed to help relieve stress, anxiety, and depression using poses that actively relax the body and the mind, renewing the spirit and guiding to find a place of balance and oneness within.
Several aspects set Therapeutic yoga apart from other yoga disciplines. The first is that it is highly flexible, as it must be, to accommodate the needs of individuals with different conditions and physical abilities. Therapeutic yoga is also very gentle, acknowledging that participants are not experienced in the practice of yoga and they may not be prepared for the physical strain of intense yoga practice.
Sessions of Therapeutic yoga typically include restorative yoga (supported postures), gentle yoga, breath work, hands-on healing, and guided meditation techniques combined in such a way that it is an excellent choice for those who need something gentle yet effective for bringing the body into balance and reducing stress. This style of yoga can be integrated into physical therapy regimens, the practice of nursing, and other aspects of health care. Yoga helps individuals to relax while strengthening their bodies and spirits, whether they are in recovery from an illness, injury or preparing for surgery.
Those who practice Therapeutic yoga may experience the following benefits: alleviate pain, facilitate healing, decrease blood pressure and pulse, promote circulation, increase range of motion and mobility, improve strength and flexibility, enhance energy and stamina, stabilize mood, gain awareness of body, and reduce stress.
Anyone can benefit from the practice of Therapeutic yoga. It is especially beneficial for individuals with: pain management issues, back and neck conditions, injuries, general medical conditions, emotional conditions, seniors, and pregnant women.
- Seated Yoga: Seated Yoga is suitable for all abilities and levels and especially beneficial for those who may be limited with time and space. It is an easy way to incorporate yoga poses into the workplace, or for students working with an injury or disability, by allowing the student to experience all the benefits of yoga while staying seated. This form of Yoga Therapy awakens and rejuvenates your spirit, creating a stress-free environment in the body and in the mind.
- Integrative Yoga Therapy: Integrative Yoga Therapy brings the body back to right alignment through strengthening poses based in postural alignment techniques. This type of functional training allows new corrective patterns to form in the body and mind, promoting a healing process and eventually eliminating/reducing pain. The yoga poses will help to strengthen specific body parts and their surrounding muscles. Props such as yoga blocks, bolsters, straps, blanket and chairs may be used to assist the poses.
- Restorative Yoga: Restorative Yoga includes standing and seated poses and uses props such as yoga blocks, blankets, bolsters or pillows, and sometimes yoga straps. Restorative Yoga releases tension in the body and in the mind. This calm approach allows finding contentment in each pose and peace in the mind, allowing one to open up to the present moment. By practicing this gentle and refreshing class the body engages in its natural ability to heal.
- Deep Relaxation: practice can include meditation, breath work, and relaxation techniques, rotating consciousness through the body and point-to-point sweep. Throughout the practice your focus is always inside: on the breath, on the sensations in the body and on the thoughts and reactions in the mind.
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Rima Mehta is a nutrition educator, registered yoga trainer and writes about health and nutrition. To contact Rima, call 480.326.0138, or email her at rima@theeasynutrition.com
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