PRIVATE YOGA THERAPY SESSIONS
Yoga therapy is a holistic approach to healing that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. As a yoga therapist, I seek to promote an environment where my clients can explore - with curiosity and tenderness - what it means for them to live more vibrantly. Private yoga therapy sessions produce several benefits: they can enhance an existing practice, serve as a form of preventative care, be useful for rehabilitation, or act as an ally when living with disease. Each yoga therapy session is as unique as each individual.
One-on-one sessions begin with a orienting practice and conversation to understand your needs and goals. We will explore asana (yoga poses), pranayama (breathing practices), rehabilitative exercises, and mindfulness tools in an application uniquely designed for you. Our time together will conclude with restorative yoga for deep rest, a summary of the session and suggestions for home practice.
Yoga therapy can be beneficial for addressing a variety of issues. I have experience working with the following: anxiety and stress, depression, trauma, chronic pain, insomnia, chronic fatigue, addictive patterns, autoimmune diseases, life changing events or times of transition, and self-exploration of the mind, body and spirit.
To promote the well-being of my clients, I’m happy to work in partnership with other health care providers. If you feel yoga therapy could be valuable for you, please reach out to set up a free 20 minute phone consultation.
A note on cultural appropriation:
The interpretation of yoga in the West focuses primarily on the physical practice. This is just one element of the eightfold path that is yoga. There is much harm that has been done and continues to be done by appropriating the practices of yoga. I am committed to learning how to honor a practice that comes from cultures that are not mine. In my initial trainings I have learned primarily from white teachers. As I continue to understand how white people, myself included, have appropriated these practices, I have made a concerted effort to listen and learn from Indian and South Asian voices. I am committed to my personal practice and am grateful for the ways yoga has shown me peace and expanded my awareness beyond myself to help me to create deeper connections with others. I know I will make mistakes and have blindspots and I am open to input and suggestions.
MOre Resources about cultural Appropriation of Yoga
If you would like to learn more, check out these resources:
Yoga and the Roots of Cultural Appropriation
8 Signs Your Yoga Practice Is Culturally Appropriated – And Why It Matters by Maisha Z Johnson
Why White People Need to Stop Saying 'Namaste' By Kamna Muddagouni
We Are Not Exotic, We Are Exhausted: South Asian Diaspora Youth Speak